Privacy Statement

The Belin-Blank Center is committed to protecting your privacy and developing technology that gives you the most powerful and safe online experience. This Statement of Privacy applies to the Belin-Blank Center Web site and governs data collection and usage. By using the Belin-Blank Center website, you consent to the data practices described in this statement.

Collection of your Personal Information

The Belin-Blank Center collects personally identifiable information, such as your e-mail address, name, home or work address or telephone number. The Belin-Blank Center also collects anonymous demographic information, which is not unique to you, such as your ZIP code, age, gender, etc.

There is also information about your computer hardware and software that is automatically collected by the Belin-Blank Center. This information can include: your IP address, browser type, domain names, access times and referring Web site addresses. This information is used by the Belin-Blank Center for the operation of the service, to maintain quality of the service, and to provide general statistics regarding use of the Belin-Blank Center Web site.

The Belin-Blank Center encourages you to review the privacy statements of Web sites you choose to link to from the Belin-Blank Center so that you can understand how those Web sites collect, use and share your information. The Belin-Blank Center is not responsible for the privacy statements or other content on Web sites outside of the the Belin-Blank Center.

Use of your Personal Information

The Belin-Blank Center collects and uses your personal information to deliver the services you have requested. The Belin-Blank Center also uses your personally identifiable information to inform you of other products or services available from the Belin-Blank Center and its affiliates. The Belin-Blank Center may also contact you via surveys to conduct research about your opinion of current services or of potential new services that may be offered.

The Belin-Blank Center does not sell, rent or lease its customer lists to third parties. The Belin-Blank Center may, from time to time, share data with trusted partners regarding a particular educational offering that may be of interest to you. All such partners are prohibited from using your personal information except to provide these services to you, and they are required to maintain the confidentiality of your information.

The Belin-Blank Center keeps track of the Web sites and pages our customers visit within our website, in order to determine what Belin-Blank Center services are most popular. This data is used to deliver customized content and to users whose behavior indicates that they are interested in a particular subject area.

The Belin-Blank Center Web sites will disclose your personal information, without notice, only if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to: (a) conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on the Belin-Blank Center or the site; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of the Belin-Blank Center and, (c) act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of the Belin-Blank Center, or the public.

Security of your Personal Information

The Belin-Blank Center secures your personal information from unauthorized access, use or disclosure. The Belin-Blank Center secures the personally identifiable information you provide on computer servers in a controlled, secure environment, protected from unauthorized access, use or disclosure. When personal information (such as a email address or telephone number) is transmitted, it is protected through the use of encryption, such as the Secure Socket Layer (SSL) protocol.

Changes to this Statement

The Belin-Blank Center will occasionally update this Statement of Privacy to reflect company and customer feedback. The Belin-Blank Center encourages you to periodically review this Statement to be informed of how The Belin-Blank Center is protecting your information.

Contact Information

The Belin-Blank Center welcomes your comments regarding this Statement of Privacy. If you believe that The Belin-Blank Center has not adhered to this Statement, please contact the Belin-Blank Center at 319-335-6149 or Brian Douglas at brian-douglas@uiowa.edu. We will use all reasonable efforts to promptly determine and remedy the problem.