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====Disclosure====
====Disclosure====
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The OER Foundation will never publish, sell, trade, rent or share personal information with third parties other
than the recognition of our donors and contributing members
in
accordance with
this policy and for the public health and safety purposes listed below. The OER Foundation may outsource operational activities and services provided
to contributing members
. For this purpose, and only for the purpose of providing official services of the OER Foundation, personal information may, as required, be handled by:
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The OER Foundation will never publish, sell, trade, rent or share personal information with third parties other
uses specified
in this policy and for the public health and safety purposes listed below. The OER Foundation may outsource operational activities and services provided. For this purpose, and only for the purpose of providing official services of the OER Foundation, personal information may, as required, be handled by:
* Individuals, professionals or organisations working under contract to the OER Foundation to provide such services in accordance with the policies of the OER Foundation.
* Individuals, professionals or organisations working under contract to the OER Foundation to provide such services in accordance with the policies of the OER Foundation.
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* Official members of staff of the OERu partner institutions to facilitate registration and identification of students opting for assessment and credentialing services from one or more of the OERu partner institutions.
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In accordance with the Privacy Act 1993, the OER Foundation reserves the right to disclose personal information where it believes on reasonable grounds that the disclosure of information is necessary to prevent or lessen a serious and imminent threat to public health or public safety or the life or health of the individual concerned or another individual. The OER Foundation also reserves the right to disclose personal information where authorised by the Privacy Commissioner if the public interest or benefit to another person substantially outweighs the breach of privacy.
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In accordance with the Privacy Act 1993, the OER Foundation reserves the right to disclose personal information where it believes on reasonable grounds that the disclosure of information is necessary to prevent or lessen a serious and imminent threat to public health or public safety or the life or health of the individual concerned or another individual. The OER Foundation also reserves the right to disclose personal information where authorised by the
New Zealand
Privacy Commissioner if the public interest or benefit to another person substantially outweighs the breach of privacy.
====How we manage personal information====
====How we manage personal information====
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The
OER Foundation
is committed to keeping personal information secure. We manage our systems to ensure your username and personal information is protected as best we can.
Personal
information under this policy
is collected using
a secure website and corresponding SSL certificate registered by the
OER Foundation
. The
OER Foundation
may enter your information in a database with appropriate computer, network and communications security. The personal information collected will be destroyed when no longer required.
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The
OERF
is committed to keeping personal information secure. We manage our systems to ensure your username and personal information is protected as best we can.
In accordance with generally accepted practice, where personal
information under this policy
would require the use of
a
secure website, for example, financial transactions, these will take place under
secure website and corresponding SSL certificate registered by the
OERF
. The
OERF
may enter your information in a database with appropriate computer, network and communications security. The personal information collected will be destroyed when no longer required.
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The
OER Foundation
takes advantage of the [http://www.google.com/analytics/ Google Analytics] service to monitor traffic to and from our web sites. The system uses a small piece of Javascript to anonymously aggregate website statistics such as the number of page views, the number of unique visitors, the time spent on our website, and common entry and exit points into and from the website.
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The
OERF
takes advantage of the [http://www.google.com/analytics/ Google Analytics] service to monitor traffic to and from our web sites. The system uses a small piece of Javascript to anonymously aggregate website statistics such as the number of page views, the number of unique visitors, the time spent on our website, and common entry and exit points into and from the website.
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If you opt to pay
using a credit card, our payment processor [http://www.paypal.com/ PayPal] has their own privacy policy which varies by region. Please check the footer of their website for the policy that applies to you. Note that
your
credit card details are never shared with the
OER Foundation
.
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Should any financial payments be required by
using a credit card,
for institutional memberships, public donations or related services
our payment processor [http://www.paypal.com/ PayPal] has their own privacy policy which varies by region. Please check the footer of their website for the policy that applies to you. Note that credit card details are never shared with the
OERF
.
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The
OER Foundation website
may use cookies to maintain the state of your web session in accordance with best technical practices.
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The
OERF websites
may use cookies to maintain the state of your web session in accordance with best technical practices.
====Financial information====
====Financial information====
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All access to
donor
financial information is strictly limited to professional staff who need to process those data. No such data are given to any person, organization or group who does not need to access those data.
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All access to financial information
,
is strictly limited to professional staff who need to process those data. No such data are given to any person, organization or group who does not need to access those data.
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The
OER Foundation
only uses online payment processing services with world class security and strong reputations. The
OER Foundation
does not store, nor does it have access to, your credit card information, bank account numbers, or other account data sent to those processing services.
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The
OERF
only uses online payment processing services with world class security and strong reputations. The
OERF
does not store, nor does it have access to, your credit card information, bank account numbers, or other account data sent to those processing services.
====Access or correction of personal information====
====Access or correction of personal information====
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You can access the personal information the
OER Foundation
holds on you or your organisation. If the information held is inaccurate, incomplete or not up to date you may request the OER Foundation to correct this by contacting the Privacy Officer in writing.
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You can access the personal information the
OERF
holds on you or your organisation. If the information held is inaccurate, incomplete or not up to date you may request the OER Foundation to correct this by contacting the Privacy Officer in writing.
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=Contact=
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===
OERu terms of service
===
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If you have questions about this
Donor
Privacy Policy or if you wish to be removed from our e-mail/postal contact lists, then please email for the attention of the Privacy Officer at info@oerfoundation.org or write to:
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====Public forums and websites====
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The OERu publishes user communications associated with OERu courses on the internet including wiki edits, chat rooms, forums, message boards, microblog posts and/or news groups which are openly available to OERu users and the general public without username or password access. Please remember that any information that is disclosed in these areas becomes public information and you should exercise caution and take responsibility when deciding to disclose any personal information.
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===Contact===
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If you have questions about this
OERu
Privacy
and Terms of Service
Policy or if you wish to be removed from our e-mail/postal contact lists, then please email for the attention of the Privacy Officer at info@oerfoundation.org or write to:
The Privacy Officer
The Privacy Officer
Line 88:
Line 96:
New Zealand.
New Zealand.
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Please do not send donations to the address above. Donations are processed online.
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===Changes to the
OERu Privacy
and
Terms of Service
policy===
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===Changes to the
Donor
and
contributing member privacy
policy===
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The
OER Foundation
may amend this policy from time to time by resolution of the
Board
of
Directors
.
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The
OERF
may amend this policy from time to time by resolution of the
executive management
of
the Foundation
.
==References==
==References==