大学网站隐私与安全政策
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) and UT Physicians are committed to ensuring the privacy and accuracy of your confidential information. We do not actively share personal information gathered from our web servers. However, because the university is a public institution, some information collected from our website, including the summary server log information, emails sent to the website, and information collected from web-based forms, may be subject to the Texas Public Information Act. This means that while we do not actively share information, in some cases we may be compelled by law to release information gathered from our Web servers. UTPhysicians is not a public institution and is not subject to the Texas Public Information Act
As part of our commitment to maintain the privacy of general public who utilize our Web sites, UTHealth has developed this privacy statement. The statement has two purposes:
- 向公众教育隐私问题
- 对特定privac告知公众y policies and guidelines employed at UTHealth.
UTHealth web consists of hundreds of Web servers. Some servers hosted by the university may adopt more restrictive privacy statements as their specific needs require. If another UTHealth web server has a privacy statement that is different from this statement, that policy must be approved by theInformation Technology Security Core Teamand then must be posted on that department's site. However, those sites cannot adopt a privacy statement that in any way supersedes federal or state regulations.
University websites contain links to hundreds of external websites. The university is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of external websites we link to (请参阅链接策略.)
UTHealth complies with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA),禁止大多数教育r的释放ecords without student permission. UTHealth also complies with state and federal regulations protecting personal health information of patients, employees and general website visitors.
Information We Gather
Our web servers generate temporary logs that contain the following information:
- Internet address of computer being used
- 请求的网页
- Referring web page
- Browser used
- Date and Time
- 独特的人身份证
该数据由系统管理员和Web内容协调员汇总使用,以调整网站的效率,并且通常与特定个人无关。日志产生的摘要报告可帮助Web发布者确定哪些Web浏览器和页面最受欢迎。
Cookies
cookie是Web浏览器存储的小数据。Cookie通常用于记住有关您访问过的偏好和页面的信息。例如,当您访问网络上的某些网站时,您可能会看到“欢迎回来”消息。您第一次访问该网站时可能在计算机上设置了cookie。当您返回时,cookie会再次阅读。您可以拒绝接受cookie,可以禁用cookie,并从硬盘驱动器中删除cookie。
UTHealth web servers use cookies in the centralized authentication system called LDAP. These cookies are used so you will not have to repeatedly enter user names and passwords when you go to different parts of the website. You are normally required to authenticate against the LDAP when you request data about yourself or to ensure that you are a member of the university community. This login process uses Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) so the user name and password are encrypted between the Web browser and our web server.
Some web servers within UTHealth may also use cookies to retain user preference information. It is against university policy to share this information with external third parties.
Security and Accuracy of Confidential Information
The university does its best to ensure that the personal information we have about you is accurate. Although no computer system is 100% secure, UTHealth has deployed extensive security measures to protect against the loss, misuse, or alteration of the information under our control.
E-commerce
Some sites within UTHealth enable you to pay for products or services online with a credit card. Unless otherwise noted, these transactions are encrypted. It is university policy that confidential information you enter in the transaction is used only for the purposes described in that transaction, unless an additional use is specifically stated on that site.
Sharing of Information
UTHealth does, upon explicit request of users, share information with other parties and gather information from other private data providers. For example, the university receives test scores from testing agencies and will send transcripts to other schools. This is done only at the request of users (persons to whom the information applies). Unless specifically required under public information requests filed under the Texas Public Information Act (Government Code, Chapter 552, also known as the Texas Open Records Act) or compelled under other legal processes, it is against university policy to release confidential information gathered through the Web, such as pages visited, or personalized preferences.
Consistent with FERPA, we do not release personal student information, other than public directory information, to other parties unless we receive explicit written authorization to do so. Enrolled students can restrict release of their directory information by contacting theOffice of the Registrar.
HealthKit and Google Fit
With your permission, certain versions of our Applications can connect to Apple HealthKit or Google Fit to receive health information and to share that information with your healthcare providers.
Our Applications do not share your health information with HealthKit, Google Fit, or other software enabled with HealthKit or Google Fit.
Public Forums
UTHealth may make some public chat rooms, forums, message boards, and news groups available to its users. The university does not ordinarily log data transactions during usage of these systems, however, any information that is disclosed in these areas becomes public information and you should therefore exercise caution when deciding to disclose your confidential information in such places.
Academic chat sessions and discussion forums, such as those using student course management software, may be logged. At the same time, these educational records may be protected from disclosure by FERPA or other statutes.
Online Surveys
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Open Records Requests, Texas Public Information Act
The Texas Public Information Act (Government Code, Chapter 552) dictates how we must respond to any requests for any information that has been collected, assembled, or maintained by or for The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston.
To request public information you may send a request by US mail, email, fax, or deliver it in person as follows:
By U.S. Mail:
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Attn: Public Information Act Representative
Office of Legal Affairs
PO Box 20036
Houston, TX 77225
In Person:
大学中心塔
7000 Fannin Street, Suite 1460
Houston, Texas 77030
By Fax:(713) 500-3275
By Email:tpia@uth.tmc.edu
More information on how to prepare your request can be found in theState of Texas Public Information Handbook
Questions
如果您对此隐私声明有疑问,或者您认为您的个人信息已未经您的同意发布,请发送电子邮件至legal@uth.tmc.edu.