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Privacy Policy
Boston University and its marketing partner Embanet Knowledge Group (EKG) consider your personal privacy to be of utmost importance. This Privacy Policy describes our current policies and practices with regard to information we collect through www.cjdegree.com (this "Site").

This Privacy Policy describes our current policies and practices with regard to information we collect through our website.

What Personal Data Does EKG Collect About Me Through This Site?
The only Personal Data we collect through this Site is the Personal Data you volunteer when you use this Site, for example, the information you provide when you request a brochure or complete a survey. "Personal Data" means information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person, such as name and e-mail address.

How Does EKG Use My Personal Data?
EKG uses the Personal Data you volunteer through this Site to provide the information, services and products you request. For example, we use the information you provide when you request a Brochure to deliver it to you, and we use your e-mail address to respond to your comments or questions.

In addition, we may study the Personal Data collected through this Site to improve our programs and services, to improve the content, functionality, navigation and usability of this Site, to better understand the needs and interests of learners, alumni and the others we serve, and to better market our programs, services and products.

From time to time, we may send you newsletters or updates, special offers, or other information about programs, services and products we believe would be of interest to you.

Does EKG Share My Personal Data?
EKG may share Personal Data collected through this Site with other companies, organizations and individuals who perform certain functions on our behalf, for example, companies that provide support services to us. They may need information about you in order to perform their functions such as fulfill a mailing. They are not authorized to use the information we share with them for any other purpose.

In addition, there are other, limited circumstances in which EKG may share or transfer the Personal Data in our databases, for example, with your permission; when we believe it is necessary: to comply with U.S. Department of Education reporting requirements or the reporting requirements of accrediting bodies, to comply with a court order or subpoena, to comply with a legal requirement, to enforce our conditions of use and other agreements, to protect the rights, property or safety of EKG, our users or others, to protect your vital interests, to administer our programs, to provide a quality online learning experience consistent with our program descriptions; or in the event of a corporate sale, merger, reorganization, dissolution or similar event. In particular, we exchange Personal Data with other companies and organizations for fraud protection and credit risk reduction.

What Statistical Data Does EKG Collect Through This Site?
We automatically gather certain information, on an anonymous basis, about the use of our Site. For example, we may track how many visitors access our Site, the date and time of their visit, the length of their stay, which pages they view, which web browsers they use, the addresses of their Internet service providers, and the web pages from which they access our Site. The technology we use to collect this information does not identify you personally, and we do not combine this information with other information to tell us who you are. We use this information in the aggregate to compile statistics about the use of our Site. We may use these statistics and share them with third parties to improve the content, functionality, navigation and usability of our Site, to better understand our constituencies and markets, and to improve our programs, services and products. In addition, we may use third party advertising companies to serve ads on our behalf. These companies may employ cookies and action tags to measure advertising effectiveness. Any information that these third parties collect via cookies and action tags is completely anonymous.

How Does EKG Protect Personal Data?
At EKG, we strive to maintain the integrity and security of our databases. Although EKG cannot guarantee against any loss, misuse, unauthorized disclosure, alternation or destruction of data, we try to prevent such unfortunate occurrences. Our servers and databases are protected by firewalls and passwords.

Does EKG Collect Information From Children Through This Site?
EKG does not knowingly collect Personal Data from children under the age of thirteen through this Site. If you are under thirteen, please do not give us any Personal Data. If you have reason to believe that a child has provided Personal Data to EKG through this Site, please contact us, and we will endeavor to delete that information from our databases.

What About Other Sites That May Be Linked To This Site?
One of the strengths of our university is that a wide spectrum of resources are readily made available to you. As such, this Site contains links to web sites that are not operated by EKG. These links are provided for your reference and convenience only and do not imply any endorsement of the products sold or information provided through these sites, nor any association with their operators. EKG does not control these sites and is not responsible for their data practices. Any information you provide to third parties on their sites is covered under their privacy and data collection policies and is not covered by this Privacy Policy. We urge you to review the privacy policy posted on any site you visit before using the site or providing any Personal Data.

Changes To This Privacy Policy.
As EKG grows and technology advances, this Privacy Policy may need to change. EKG will notify you of changes to this Privacy Policy by posting the revised Privacy Policy on this Site. Your use of this Site following any such change constitutes your agreement that all information collected from or about you through this Site after the revised Privacy Policy is posted will be subject to the terms of the revised Privacy Policy.

Please review this Privacy Policy regularly. You may access the current version of this Privacy Policy at any time by clicking on the link marked "Privacy Policy" at the bottom of each page of this Site.
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