Privacy Statement
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The University of Utah has created this statement to demonstrate our firm commitment to your privacy. This document explains how we gather, use, and protect your information. We Don't Sell Your Contact Information While using this site, you may choose to submit personal information through email or on-line forms. We will use this information to process your requests. But we will not intentionally sell, share, or distribute your personal information to third parties, except as required by law or university policy. The University uses reporting programs to collect data about visitor traffic to our site. We do not attempt to personally identify visitors. Instead we collect data to analyze in aggregate to determine trends and improve our sites. Here are some examples of the types of data we routinely collect:
Some U sites require the use of cookies (bits of data passed by your browser to our site). For instance, the My.Utah.edu portal uses cookies (active only during your session) to remember password and menu settings. You are not required to use My.Utah.edu; this tool is provided for your convenience. If you prefer not to receive cookies, you can turn them off in your browser or set your browser to ask you before accepting new cookies. We have put in place appropriate physical, electronic, and managerial procedures to safeguard and help prevent unauthorized access, to assist in maintaining data security, and to assist in correctly using the information we collect online. We do not intentionally release personal information gleaned from these programs to others, except as required by law. Security Precautions You Should Take Although we make every effort to secure our networks, the University cannot guarantee privacy of online communications. Use discretion in providing information in online classes, chatrooms, or other open forums on the Web. If you use My.Utah.edu to access personal records, be sure to "lock up" when you leave by exiting the site AND closing your browser. Otherwise, the next person to use the computer may see your information. Alternate Ways to Submit Information You have a choice about whether to provide personal information online. For other options, contact the site manager and learn how you can provide information by phone, mail, fax or in person. Other Sites Have Different Policies This site contains links to other independently managed U sites. Some may use information for purposes other than stated above; be sure to read their separate privacy statements. U sites also contain links to sites outside the university; these sites may have their own privacy statement--or none at all. We urge you to exercise caution when providing personal data to any site. Check their policies and contact them if you have questions. We encourage parents to explore our website with their children. If we learn that a child under age 13 has provided personally identifiable information to our sites, we will promptly remove this from our files. For more on children’s privacy rights, read about about the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act at the FTC’s website. Here’s how to review or change your personal profile information (address, home phone, e-mail):
The University, and those who work, teach, and learn here, value
the privacy of the health information you provide us. The Health
Sciences Center HIPAA Privacy Office website explains how we
handle the personal information that you share with us as a patient,
health/benefits plan member, or participant in a research study.
The website also provides information explaining the rights you
have regarding that information and how to exercise those rights.
We provide the notices to make you aware of these practices and
to comply with the law, including the Health Insurance Portability
and Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996.
University policies are subject to change.
We encourage you to check
back for updates from time
to
time. If you have additional questions about this privacy statement,
we invite you to
contact:
Last Updated: 1/3/05 Effective Date: 10/24/03 |