We
respect your privacy.
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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