This privacy policy explains the information gathering and dissemination practices for the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Scholars in Health Policy Research Program Website (the “Site”), including what personally identifiable information we collect, how it is used and shared, what choices you have in disclosing your information, security, and how you can correct inaccuracies  practices for the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Scholars in Health Policy Research Program Website. The Site is controlled by Trustees of Boston University (the “University”). As used in this policy, the terms “we,” “us,” and “our” refer to the University.

By using the Site, you are consenting to our collection and use of your information in accordance with this privacy policy.

If you have any questions about this privacy policy please e-mail rwjf[at]bu.edu.

Information Collection
 

The University is the sole owner of the information collected on the Site. We will not sell, share, or rent this information to others in ways different from what is disclosed in this statement.

1)      Requests for Information

If you request information through the Site or register for a Site account, we will ask for information such as your name, email address, and other contact information. We may ask for other information at other times. We may use this information to customize your experience on the Site, to respond to your request for information, to improve Site content, to understand use of the Site, and to provide you with email notifications related to your interests.

2)      Browsing Information and Cookies

When you access the Site, our servers automatically record information that your browser provides. This may include, among other things, your Internet Protocol address, web request, browser type, the date and time of your request, web pages visited, files accessed, and one or more cookies that uniquely identify your browser (see below).

The Site will attempt to store a small piece of data known as a "cookie" on your computer. For example, when you visit a page within the Site, a cookie will be placed on your computer (if your computer accepts cookies) or will be read if you have visited the Site previously. We may use cookies to establish continuity between related requests, to personalize the Site to your preferences, to authenticate your log-in, and to analyze web traffic. Cookies do not themselves contain any personal information. The Site logs a session identifier along with other information about each request. You may choose to block cookies with your browser, but if you do, you may not be able to take advantage of the certain site features.

3)      User Communications

When you send email or other communications to us, we may retain those communications to process your inquiries, respond to your requests and improve our services.

We use the information collected for the following purposes, in addition to those described above: tailoring the Site to user needs and improving our service; generating data and reports about usage of the Site and its content; supporting the functioning and security of the Site and our network and systems; protecting our rights, property, or safety or those of others; and research.

We do not link IP addresses to any personally identifiable information. At no time do we disclose site usage by individual visitors or individual IP addresses.

We may evaluate site usage by analyzing user information and demographics, but only to generate aggregate statistical reports.

User information may be shared with third-parties to only the extent necessary to provide our web services. We may also provide your information to third parties in circumstances where we believe that doing so is necessary or appropriate to: satisfy any applicable law, regulation, legal process or governmental request; investigate compliance with or enforce our Terms of Use; detect, prevent or otherwise address fraud, security or technical issues; or protect the rights, property or safety of us, our users or others. The information referred to in this section may include personally identifiable information. In addition, we may share with third parties information about the use of the Site and its content that is aggregated or anonymized so that it does not identify any individual user.

This Site's content is not intended to attract children under 13 years of age and we will not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13 years of age. If you are under 13 years of age, you should not use the Site.

Security

This Site has security measures in place to help protect against the loss, misuse and alteration of the information under our control. However, we cannot guarantee that those security measures will be effective.

Links

This Site may contain links to other websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such websites.

Notification of Changes

We may change this Privacy Policy from time to time without advance notice. If we change the policy, we will post the modified policy on this page. Your continued use of this Site after changes are posted constitutes your acceptance of this policy as modified.

The effective date of this policy is October 23, 2013.