The David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA Office of CME follows the University
of California Guidelines for Privacy of and Access to Information, Electronic Information
Security, and Electronic Communications Policy, regarding the use of computer resources for the
protection of all users. Respect for the privacy of others is an important
component of our University's policy and guidelines. This statement
explains our online information practices to assure your privacy when
participating in CME activities on our Internet site.
Information Collected and Purpose
Regarding visitors to our Internet site:
- We collect aggregate information on what pages are visited in order to assess and
improve the content of our site.
- Our Web server does not automatically recognize information regarding individual users,
e.g., domain name or email address.
- We do not set any "cookies" to track visitor's identification or use of the site.
When visitors register for CME activities:
- We ask for information about their identity in order to maintain a record of their
participation.
- If a fee is charged and registrants can pay online, we ask for credit card information.
Transactions with credit card information are encrypted before
transmission over the Internet.
- We ask whether participants want to be notified of new CME activities as they become
available on our site. If participants wish to change their status
regarding notification at a later time, they may do so by contacting
UCLA Office of CME. (See contact information
below.)
Additionally, when visitors participate in Internet CME activities:
- We ask participants
to complete a knowledge test as part of a CME activity in order to
provide feedback concerning the participant's understanding of the
content.
- We ask participants to evaluate CME activities in order to improve these activities and
future ones.
- We ask whether participants want to be notified of new CME activities as they become
available on our site. If participants wish to change their status
regarding notification at a later time, they may do so by contacting
UCLA Office of CME. (See contact information
below.)
Other Uses of Information
We may use the information you provide to contact
you:
- To check on potential verification problems, e.g., duplicate registration for the
same activity
- To ask for more detail about information you have provided, e.g., on your suggestions
for improvements.
- To inform you that
additional CME activities are now available at our site, if you
requested this notification.
You may request that we provide you with a copy of our record of the information that you
provided to us. (See "Contact Information" below.)
We do not share our registrants' information with other institutions, except as may be
required by law. We do not store credit card numbers on our
servers.
Change in Policy
As our Internet site evolves, we may collect additional
information or may use information in new ways. If our information
practices change, we will modify this policy statement and use for these
new purposes only data collected from the time of the policy change
forward.
We have appropriate security measures in place in our physical
facilities to protect against the loss, misuse or alteration of
information that we have collected from you.
Other Internet Sites
Our site may provide links to other sites with information on topics
that may be useful to visitors. However, we do not control those sites and
are not responsible for their privacy practices.
Cancellation Guideline
UCLA offers course refunds according to the following guidelines:
Requests must be made in writing and must be submitted to UCLA CME by the
published due date. Refund requests are subject to an administrative fee,
which varies on a course-by-course basis.
Concerns about Following Policy
If you believe that actions associated with this site are not
consistent with this privacy policy, you may contact the CME office
directly (see "Contact Information" below). Alternatively, you may contact
the University of California, Los Angeles Audit & Management
Services Department at add UCLA Info Here.
Contact Information
If you have questions about this privacy policy or other questions
regarding CME at the David Geffen School of
Medicine at UCLA, you are welcome to contact us:
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(310) 794-2620 |
| Fax:
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(310) 794-2624 |
| Email:
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eayala@mednet.ucla.edu |
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David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
10920 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 1060
Los Angeles, CA 90024-6512 |
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