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If you have any questions about our Privacy Policy, please e-mail us at jconcilus@bssd.org
We are committed to protecting your privacy. Our policy is that we will not share your personal information with anyone without your prior consent. Distance Education Clearinghousetakes the privacy of its users seriously.
If we decide to change our privacy policy for this website, we will post those changes here so that you will always know what information we gather, how we might use that information and whether we will disclose it to anyone.
For Consumers
Distance Education Clearinghouse will not give, rent, sell or otherwise release any of the information you have provided us unless required by law, except:
- If you decide to post your Content Request on Distance Education Clearinghouse, the information you provide in your data submission, along with the name and contact information you provide in your Distance Education Clearinghouseregistration, will be accessible to content providers. Therefore, you should carefully consider what information you provide in your Content Request submission. Distance Education Clearinghouseis not responsible for providers who re-disclose your Content Request information to 3rd parties without Distance Education Clearinghouse's knowledge or permission.
DELETING YOUR ACCOUNT/INFORMATION - To completely delete your account and all information (including registration and Content Request information), login to your account and select the option "Delete Account" at the bottom of the page. This will completely remove all of your information from Distance Education Clearinghouse's system. If you completely delete your account and wish to use Distance Education Clearinghouse's services in the future, you must re-register.
If you have specific questions about the privacy of your information, please contact Distance Education Clearinghouse prior to providing the information.
For Providers
Distance Education Clearinghouse will not give, rent, sell or otherwise release any of the information you have provided us unless required by law, except:
- The information you provide in your Content Module or Course listings, including contact information, will be viewable by anyone who visits the Distance Education Clearinghouse web site and should be considered "public" information.
DISCONTINUING YOUR ACCOUNT - To completely delete your account and all information (including profile and all listings), login to your account and select the option "Delete Account" at the bottom of the page. This will completely remove all of your information from Distance Education Clearinghouse's system. If you completely delete your account and wish to use Distance Education Clearinghouse's services in the future, you must re-register.
If you have specific questions about the privacy of your information, please contact Distance Education Clearinghouse prior to providing the information.
Information Collection
We collect personal information (such as your name, email address and any
other details you provide to us that identifies you as an individual) from you
when you submit a request for information or when you submit your details for
any other reason. Personal information will only be collected with your consent.
When you browse our website, we may also log your IP address (the Internet address of your computer) to give us an idea of which part of our website you visit and how long you spend here. We do not link your IP address to any other personal information that you send to us. Like many other websites, we may use a standard technology called a "cookie" to collect information about how you use the website.
Use Of Information We Collect
We will use your information for several general purposes including: fulfilling any requests for information or services placed by you, processing any other transactions authorized by you, personalizing your experience on our website, keeping you up to date with news about Distance Education Clearinghouse, our listings and services, and providing other information to you which we think you may find of interest. Your personal information shall not be used for any other purposes.
Who May Process Data
Your personal information may be processed by us in accordance with this privacy policy. We take all reasonable care to prevent any unauthorized access to your personal data. Personal information will not be sold or transferred to unaffiliated third parties without your prior consent.
What are cookies?
A cookie is a small message sent from a website to your browser. The message is then stored in a file on your hard disk.
A cookie file is small, usually 1kb. Cookies help the site recognize you.
How do they work?
Every time you "check in", two cookies are created in your computers memory (RAM) so that we can personalize the service to you.
How does Distance Education Clearinghouse use cookies?
We only use cookies to create your own personalized pages of the site. When you "Log in", we send two (2) cookies to your internet browser. This allows us to retrieve your choices and prior selected options (for example, your bookmarked items from our site) and present them to you on a web page. There are two types of cookie - permanent and temporary. We use temporary cookies to avoid any possible threat to your privacy.
Security Measures
We are serious about guarding the security of your personal information that we have under our control from unauthorized access, improper use and disclosure, unauthorized destruction or accidental loss. However we cannot guarantee the protection of your personal data as due to the nature of the Internet, the website is theoretically accessible by any user of the World Wide Web. You should be aware that when you disclose personal information on the Website it may be collected by another user and may result in unsolicited messages from other Internet users.
Session Variables
Some sections of our website require your information to be stored in what's
known as a session variable. Session variables exist for the length of your visit
(or in the case of our client login, until you log out).
Access and Changes to your Personal Information
Upon request, we may provide you with a copy of the personal information which
we hold about you. Please address requests to jconcilus@bssd.org
and insert "access request" as the subject heading, or write to us at
the Distance Education Clearinghouseaddress, stating your name and email address for identification purposes.
At your request, we will use reasonable efforts to update / correct personal
information previously submitted by you. You may also request that we cease processing
the personal information we have about you and that we delete your personal information
from our database or records.
Please address your requests to change or delete your personal information
to jconcilus@bssd.org and
insert "change details" or "unsubscribe" as appropriate as
the subject heading. Alternatively you may write to us at the Distance Education Clearinghouseaddress, stating your name and email address for identification purposes.
We will only perform the activities outlined above to the extent that such
activities will not compromise privacy or security interests.
Changes to this Policy
We may change this privacy policy from time to time. When such a change is made we will post a revised version on the website. It is your responsibility to view this privacy policy from time to time to be aware of any such change. Your continued use of the website will indicate your agreement to any such change.
For further information
If you have any further questions or concerns about our privacy policy please email us at jconcilus@bssd.org
or write to us at the Distance Education Clearinghouse Address.
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