Crit-IQ Privacy

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.