PRIVACY STATEMENT
Crit-IQ is a global provider of local online
education, quality assurance and professional development website, for critical
care doctors, nurses and allied health professionals.
Our Commitment to Privacy
Due to the nature of the subscription
memberships, personal information is recorded as part of the application to
subscribe to Crit-IQ. As part of our commitment to privacy, we have adopted
this Privacy Statement.
Use of Information
We only use your personally
identifiable information to respond to your requests and to provide you with
information about Crit-IQ's services, but may also use it to provide you with
marketing material about Crit-IQ services, unless you opt out of receiving this
information as outlined below.
Collecting Information
Our websites may invite you to
contact us or to provide information about yourself. We use the information you
provide to personalize your online experience and to deliver the content most
suited to your needs.
In addition,
"cookies" (i.e. small text files placed on your computer when you
first visit the site) are used on our website. Most browsers now recognize when
a cookie is offered and permit you to refuse or accept it. If you are not sure
whether your browser has this capability, you should check with the software
manufacturer, your company's technology help desk or your Internet service
provider.
Cookies are primarily used to
enhance your online experience and are not used to track the navigational
habits of identified visitors, unless we obtain your permission to do so. If
you visit our sites to read or download information, such as news stories or
articles, much of the information we do collect is statistical only (e.g., the
domain from which you access the Internet, the date and time you access our
site, and the Internet address of the website from which you linked directly to
our site) and not personally identifiable. We use this information about the
number of visitors and their use of the sites in aggregate form to make our
sites more useful and attractive to you.
Some of the cookies we use are
provided by Google Analytics and these are used to collect information about
how visitors use our site. We use the information to compile reports and to
help us improve the site. These cookies collect information in an anonymous
form, including numbers of visitors to the site, the pages visited and where
visitors have come to the site from. An overview of privacy at Google can be
seen at this link and to opt out of being
tracked by Google Analytics across all websites visit this link.
To find out more about
cookies, including how to see what cookies have been set and how to manage and
delete them, visit www.allaboutcookies.org or www.aboutcookies.org.
Sharing Information
The personal information you
provide to us will be retained only for as long as necessary to fulfill the
purposes for which the information was collected or as required by law. We do
not share personal information with third parties. By submitting data through
Crit-IQ electronically, you are providing explicit consent to trans-border
transmission of data collected via our website.
Safeguarding Information
In addition, we have
technological and operational security policies and procedures in place to
protect your personally identifiable information from loss, misuse, alteration
or unintentional destruction. Our personnel who have access to the data have
been trained to maintain the confidentiality of such information.
Crit-IQ recognizes its
responsibility for protecting the online privacy of your personal information.
If you have questions or comments about our administration of your personal
information, or would like to opt out of receiving any marketing material from
us, please contact us at admin@crit-iq.com. You may also use this
address to communicate any concerns you may have regarding compliance with this
Privacy Policy.
Location and Acceptance of Use
Crit-IQ operates this
website from its offices in Melbourne Australia. All matters pertaining to this
website are governed and interpreted under the laws of Australia.
By accessing this website, you
indicate your acceptance of this Privacy Policy.