The Peterson Center on Healthcare (the “Center,” “we” or “us”) is strongly committed to protecting the privacy of visitors to our website (the “Site”) and people who communicate with us. This Privacy Policy seeks to help you understand (i) how we collect and use your personal information; (ii) how we share and protect your personal information; (iii) your choices regarding our use of such information; and (iv) your rights in relation to your personal information.
This Privacy Policy applies when you visit our Site or share your personally identifiable information with us, as discussed below. Please note that this Privacy Policy applies only to the Site, and not to any other website linked to ours. We do not control the privacy policies or practices of others. We encourage you to ask questions and read the privacy policies of other websites before you disclose any personal information to them. This Privacy Policy does not concern your interaction with the Center in any matter other than your use of, and does not address our privacy practices except with respect to, the Site. Please read the following carefully to understand the Center’s views and practices regarding your personal information.
If you have any questions or comments about this Privacy Policy, you can e-mail us at privacy@petersonhealthcare.org or write to us at Privacy, Peterson Center on Healthcare, 888-C Eighth Avenue, P.O. Box 144, New York, NY 10019.
We collect personal information from you in a number of ways. Personal information that we receive from you, such as your name, telephone number, postal address and e-mail address (or other information that is associated by us with such information), and personal information that we collect about you from the following sources: your social media interactions with us, your submission of an Initial Inquiry Form to the Center in connection with unsolicited grants, your submission of our online forms for employment or internship positions with the Center, and your use of our Site during which we may collect technical information and information about your visit (as set out below in the “Website Visits” section).
We use your personal information for the following purposes:
We and our authorized designees collect information through the servers for the Site, cookies and other technologies. In general, we automatically gather certain information about our Site visitors, including the number and frequency of your visits, the URL of the last and next website you visit, your browser and operating system, your IP address, how long you spend on our Site and what pages you view here.
We use cookies to enhance the efficiency of user interaction with the Site, gain insight into and customize our visitors' use of our Site, and help maintain our Site's proper operation. “Cookies” are small files placed on the hard drive of your computer; each website can send its own cookie to your browser if your browser preferences allow it. You can configure your browser to accept all cookies, reject all cookies, or notify you when a cookie is set. (Each browser is different, so check the “Help” menu of your browser to learn how to change your cookie preferences.) You are always free to opt out from cookies at any time by changing your browser settings accordingly, although that may prevent you from using certain features on our Site, and may result in your needing to re-enter your account user name and password frequently when you are participating in the Center Blog. In addition, a number of companies offer utilities designed to help you visit websites anonymously.
We use cookies to track usage on our Site. We use “session cookies” to help us “remember” you until the session times out, or the closing of your browser, which helps ensure that, if you are participating in the Center Blog, you remain logged into your account. Session cookies are automatically deleted from your hard drive after the end of a session. We may also use a “persistent cookie” which “remembers” you every time you come back to our Site, but only if you choose this option. The information collected through cookies and other technologies is not personally identifiable in and of itself.
We use third party service providers to facilitate our provision of the Site and related services. For example, Google Analytics is a service that uses cookies and tracking code to analyze how visitors use our Site. The information collected (including your browser and operating system, IP address, pages visited on our Site and time spent here) is transmitted to and stored by Google. Google uses this information to evaluate visitors' use of this Site in an aggregate manner, compile reports on website activity and provide other related services. We also use the IpMeta Google Analytics plugin. IpMeta uses your browser's IP address to provide Service Provider and Network Domain dimensions for our Google Analytics reporting using WHOIS metadata. Google may transfer this information to third parties that process information on its behalf or as required by law. You can read Google's privacy policy at https://policies.google.com/privacy.
We will not allow third parties other than our affiliates or service providers to place any cookies, web beacons or other similar devices on our Site. We do not control such devices that may be placed on our Site by third parties. We are not responsible for any other websites accessible from or linked to the Site, including their privacy policies or information collection practices.
We may disclose aggregate and anonymized information about our Site visitors and registered users to organizations or individuals that have provided us with funding or with which we have other relationships, for informational purposes.
We may share your personal information in certain circumstances:
Your personal information may be transferred to and processed in the United States or to other countries located outside the European Economic Area (EEA). We will take steps that are reasonably necessary to ensure that your personal information is adequately secured in accordance with this Privacy Policy and applicable data protection laws, including, where relevant, by entering into a valid data transfer mechanism, such as based on the European Commission Standard Contractual Clauses with the party located outside the EEA.
The security of your personal information is important to us. We employ several different technical, administrative and physical security measures to protect your personal information from unauthorized access or use. You can also read the statements regarding security in the privacy policy of our website services provider, Pantheon Systems, Inc., at https://pantheon.pactsafe.io/legal.html#contract-r1gwog2ui.
You should be aware, however, that “perfect security” does not exist on the Internet, and there is always the risk that unauthorized persons may access or use your personally identifiable information. You use our Site at your own risk.
We will only retain your personal information for as long as necessary for the purpose for which that information was collected and to the extent permitted by applicable laws. When we no longer need to use your personal information, we will remove it from our systems and records and/or take steps to anonymize it so that you can no longer be identified from it (unless we need to keep your information to comply with legal or regulatory obligations to which we are subject).
We wish to maintain your information accurately, and to allow you to make choices about how we use it.
You have the following rights in relation to your personal information:
You can make a request to exercise any of these rights in relation to your personal information by contacting us as indicated below in the “Contact Us” section.
You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the local data protection authority if you believe that we have not complied with applicable data protection laws. Please click here for a list of local data protection authorities in the EEA countries.
We do not track our visitors over time or across third party websites to provide targeted advertising, and therefore do not respond to Do Not Track (“DNT”) signals. However, some third party websites do keep track of your browsing activities when they serve you content, which enables them to tailor what they present to you. If you are visiting such websites, your browser allows you to set the DNT signal so that third parties (particularly advertisers) know you do not want to be tracked. You should consult the help pages of your browser to learn how to set your preferences so that websites do not track you.
We are concerned about the safety and privacy of children who use the Internet. Our Site is not designed for or directed to children under the age of 13. Consistent with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 (“COPPA”), we will never knowingly request personal information from anyone under 13 (or under the legal age of majority set out under applicable data protection laws) without prior verifiable parental consent. If we become aware that a child under 13 has somehow provided us with personal information without verifiable parental consent, we will use our best efforts to remove such information from our files. If you believe that your child has provided us with such information without your consent, please e-mail us at privacy@petersonhealthcare.org or write to us at Privacy, Peterson Center on Healthcare, 888-C Eighth Avenue, P.O. Box 144, New York, NY 10019, or call us at (212) 542-9200.
We make no claim that our Site is appropriate or lawful for use or access outside the United States. Furthermore, our databases are located in the United States. If you access this Site from outside the United States, you do so at your own risk. You are solely responsible for complying with all local laws, rules and regulations regarding online conduct and access. By sending us your data, you consent to its transfer to and storage within the United States.
We reserve the right to change our Privacy Policy from time to time including where this is necessary due to changes to our data processing practices or activities. If we decide to change our Privacy Policy we will notify you of these changes via email where we have a direct relation with you and post an alert on the home page of our Site.
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us as follows:
Other than with respect to those provisions governed by the EU General Data Protection Regulation, this Privacy Policy is governed by New York law and if you have a dispute regarding this policy or your use of this Site, you agree that it shall be resolved solely in the state or federal courts located in the borough of Manhattan, New York City.