The Southern Environmental Health Study Website Privacy Policy
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Privacy Policy
The Southern Environmental Health Study website is a tool of the Southern Environmental Health Study. The Southern Environmental Health Study (“we” or “us”) is a research study funded by the U.S. government.
This Privacy Policy explains what information we will collect through the Southern Environmental Health Study website. It also says what we will do with this data.
By visiting the Southern Environmental Health Study website, you agree to this Privacy Policy.
Data We Collect
When you visit the Southern Environmental Health Study website, we collect information about the way you use the website.
Below is a list of the information we collect:
We use tags, beacons, and cookies to keep an eye on The Southern Environmental Health Study website traffic. They tell us things like how people get to our website and if they have visited before.
We also ask web service providers to tell us about the Southern Environmental Health Study website traffic. Web service providers (for example, Google and Weebly), are the companies that host websites as well as the Google Analytics platform.
How We Use Data
We will use the data we collect through the Southern Environmental Health Study website:
• For research.
• For security.
• To make sure the website works the way it is supposed to.
• To improve the website.
• To make the website easier to use.
If you give us your contact information through the “Contact Us” page, we may use that information to get in touch with you. Some examples of why we might contact you are to give you technical support or to answer your questions about the Southern Environmental Health Study. We will NOT sell your data or contact information.
How We Protect Your Privacy
Your privacy is important to us. Here are some of the steps we will take to protect your privacy.
• Data we have about you will be stored on protected computers. We will limit and track who can see this data.
• We will limit who is allowed to see information that could directly identify you, like your name or social security number.
• We have a Certificate of Confidentiality from the U.S. Government. This Certificate may help us keep your data private. For example, it may help us fight requests for data from law enforcement.
• We will tell you if there is a serious data breach.
When and Why We Disclose Data
We would only disclose (give out) data that we collect through the Southern Environmental Health Study website for the reasons below. Other than these reasons, we will not sell, rent, lease, give, or share your data without your permission.
Reasons we could disclose data:
If you do not want us to track your use of the Southern Environmental Health Study website, you can use ad blockers or Do Not Track preferences in your browser.
Data Security
The Southern Environmental Health Study implements policies, standards, and procedures which are consistent with government-wide laws and regulations, to assure an adequate level of protection for IT systems whether maintained in-house or commercially.
How Long Will We Keep Your Data?
We may keep a backup of all the data we collect from you. We need to keep backups and archives for disaster recovery purposes. However, these backups are synchronized with information in real-time, so they are updated every time there is an addition or deletion of your information.
Your Rights and Choices
You have rights and choices about your data. For example, if there is an error in the data we collect from you, you have the right to ask us to fix it. You can email us at [email protected] or call us toll-free at 1-855-710-9489.
You can stop using the website at any time. This is not the same as withdrawing from the Southern Environmental Health Study. If you want to withdraw from the study, please call us toll-free at 1-855-710-9489.
We may keep a copy of all the data we collect from you. This is because we have a responsibility to keep backups and archives.
If you have questions about your rights and choices or would like more information about your rights and choices, please email us at [email protected] or call us toll-free at 1-855-710-9489.
Updates to this Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy; when we do, we will post updates on this website. If you visit the website or take part in the Southern Environmental Health Study, it means you agree to the Privacy Policy.
Contact
If you have any questions, comments or requests, you can email us at [email protected] or call us toll-free at 1-855-710-9489.
Privacy Policy
The Southern Environmental Health Study website is a tool of the Southern Environmental Health Study. The Southern Environmental Health Study (“we” or “us”) is a research study funded by the U.S. government.
This Privacy Policy explains what information we will collect through the Southern Environmental Health Study website. It also says what we will do with this data.
By visiting the Southern Environmental Health Study website, you agree to this Privacy Policy.
Data We Collect
When you visit the Southern Environmental Health Study website, we collect information about the way you use the website.
Below is a list of the information we collect:
- The date and time of your visit to the Southern Environmental Health Study website.
- The pages you visit on the Southern Environmental Health Study website.
- The time you spend on each page.
- Your actions on each page. For example, if you click a button on the page.
- The type of device you use to visit our website. For example, are you using a tablet or mobile phone?
- Your device’s IP (internet protocol) address. An IP address is a string of numbers that identifies a device on the internet. It does not identify the person using the device.
- Your device’s operating system. For example, many PCs use the Windows operating system. Many Apple computers use a version of iOS.
- The browser you use to visit the Southern Environmental Health Study website.
We use tags, beacons, and cookies to keep an eye on The Southern Environmental Health Study website traffic. They tell us things like how people get to our website and if they have visited before.
We also ask web service providers to tell us about the Southern Environmental Health Study website traffic. Web service providers (for example, Google and Weebly), are the companies that host websites as well as the Google Analytics platform.
How We Use Data
We will use the data we collect through the Southern Environmental Health Study website:
• For research.
• For security.
• To make sure the website works the way it is supposed to.
• To improve the website.
• To make the website easier to use.
If you give us your contact information through the “Contact Us” page, we may use that information to get in touch with you. Some examples of why we might contact you are to give you technical support or to answer your questions about the Southern Environmental Health Study. We will NOT sell your data or contact information.
How We Protect Your Privacy
Your privacy is important to us. Here are some of the steps we will take to protect your privacy.
• Data we have about you will be stored on protected computers. We will limit and track who can see this data.
• We will limit who is allowed to see information that could directly identify you, like your name or social security number.
• We have a Certificate of Confidentiality from the U.S. Government. This Certificate may help us keep your data private. For example, it may help us fight requests for data from law enforcement.
• We will tell you if there is a serious data breach.
When and Why We Disclose Data
We would only disclose (give out) data that we collect through the Southern Environmental Health Study website for the reasons below. Other than these reasons, we will not sell, rent, lease, give, or share your data without your permission.
Reasons we could disclose data:
- For research. The purpose of the Southern Environmental Health Study is to help researchers make discoveries. Study data we collect through the app and website will be stored in the Southern Environmental Health Study research database. Researchers will use this database for their studies. You can learn more about the use of your study data in the consent forms, the FAQs on our website, and the Southern Environmental Health Study Privacy and Security webpage.
- To service providers. If we work with a service provider, we will give them any data they need to do the job we have asked them to do. A service provider is someone who is helping us with a part of the Southern Environmental Health Study. The service provider will have to sign a contract promising to use the data only for the job they are doing for us. Also, they will promise to keep the data safe and do not re-share outside their organization.
- For legal reasons. We may give out data if we are required to by law. Otherwise, we will not give out data in any civil, criminal, administrative, legislative, or other proceedings. In cases where the law says we are required to give out data, we will try to give out as little data as possible. We will try to protect your privacy as much as we can. Whenever possible, we will tell you if we have to give out data.
If you do not want us to track your use of the Southern Environmental Health Study website, you can use ad blockers or Do Not Track preferences in your browser.
Data Security
The Southern Environmental Health Study implements policies, standards, and procedures which are consistent with government-wide laws and regulations, to assure an adequate level of protection for IT systems whether maintained in-house or commercially.
How Long Will We Keep Your Data?
We may keep a backup of all the data we collect from you. We need to keep backups and archives for disaster recovery purposes. However, these backups are synchronized with information in real-time, so they are updated every time there is an addition or deletion of your information.
Your Rights and Choices
You have rights and choices about your data. For example, if there is an error in the data we collect from you, you have the right to ask us to fix it. You can email us at [email protected] or call us toll-free at 1-855-710-9489.
You can stop using the website at any time. This is not the same as withdrawing from the Southern Environmental Health Study. If you want to withdraw from the study, please call us toll-free at 1-855-710-9489.
We may keep a copy of all the data we collect from you. This is because we have a responsibility to keep backups and archives.
If you have questions about your rights and choices or would like more information about your rights and choices, please email us at [email protected] or call us toll-free at 1-855-710-9489.
Updates to this Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy; when we do, we will post updates on this website. If you visit the website or take part in the Southern Environmental Health Study, it means you agree to the Privacy Policy.
Contact
If you have any questions, comments or requests, you can email us at [email protected] or call us toll-free at 1-855-710-9489.