The Osher Center for Integrative Medicine at UCSF adheres to the University of California Guidelines for Privacy of and Access to Information, Electronic Information Security, and Electronic Communications Policy, regarding the use of computer resources for the protection of all users. Respect for the privacy of others is an important component of our University's policy and guidelines. This statement explains our online information practices to assure your privacy when accessing our Internet site.

Information Collected and Purpose

Regarding visitors to our Internet site:

• We collect aggregate information on what pages are visited in order to assess and improve the content of our site.
• Our Web server does not automatically recognize information regarding individual users, e.g., domain name or email address.
• We do not set any "cookies" to track visitor's identification or use of the site.

When visitors subscribe to receive email announcements or our e-Newsletter:

• We ask for sufficient information to be able to send the requested announcements.
• If participants wish to change their status regarding notification at a later time, they may do so by contacting us. (See contact information below.)

Other Uses of Information

We may use the information you provide to contact you:

• If you have requested notification regarding announcements, new lectures, events, classes, grand rounds, giving opportunities, clinical trials information, new treatment options or special offers.

We do not share information collected (i.e., email addresses, names) with other institutions, except as may be required by law. We do not store credit card numbers on our Web servers.

Change in Policy

As our Internet site evolves, we may collect additional information or may use information in new ways. If our information practices change, we will modify this policy statement. For these new purposes, we will only use data collected from the time of the policy change forward.

Security

We have appropriate security measures in place in our physical facilities to protect against the loss, misuse or alteration of information that we have collected from you.

Other Internet Sites

Our site may provide links to other sites with information on topics that may be useful to visitors. However, we do not control those sites and are not responsible for their privacy practices.

Concerns about Following Policy

If you believe that actions associated with this site are not consistent with this privacy policy, you may contact the Osher Center directly (see "Contact Information" below). Alternatively, you may contact the University of California, San Francisco Audit & Management Services Department at 415-502-2238.

Contact Information

If you have questions about this privacy policy or other questions about the Osher Center for Integrative Medicine at UCSF, please contact us:

Osher Center for Integrative Medicine
University of California, San Francisco
Box 1726
San Francisco, CA
94143-1726