Privacy
Statement
Privacy
is a high priority at Goodwyn Institutional Review Board, Ltd.
(Goodwyn IRBā).
This statement is provided to help you understand the information
we gather from our online guests and what we do with it. Our
Security Statement describes the steps we take to protect
sensitive information.
Contents:
What information does Goodwyn IRB gather about me and how is it
used?
What
security monitoring is performed?
Does the Goodwyn IRB web site link to other sites?
Children's Guidelines
Changes to the Privacy Statement
For more information
What
information does Goodwyn IRB gather about me and how is it used?
Goodwyn IRB gathers information
used to process an IRB review application, to provide support
or service, and to assist in the resolution or diagnosis of system
questions or problems. We will ask you when we need information
about you or your organization or allows us to contact you. Generally,
this information is requested when you are registering for information
or submitting an application or report for IRB review. Whenever
information is requested, the user may decide not to provide it.
The information you provide will not be shared with any third
party outside of Goodwyn IRB, unless the provision of such information
is required in order to process your application or report, or
is required by law.
Goodwyn
IRB collects certain information about your computer hardware
and software. This information may include: your IP address, browser
type, operating system, domain name, access times and referring
Web site addresses. This information is used for the operation
of our web service, to maintain quality of the service, and to
provide general statistics regarding use of GoodwynIRB.com.
Goodwyn
IRB also collects information about which pages our customers
visit within GoodwynIRB.com. This site visitation data is identified
only by a unique ID number, and it is never linked with personal
information. No attempts
are made to identify individual users or their usage habits.
In
a few areas of our web site we request specific information. We
only ask for information we need, when we need it. You can decline
to provide the information. In these cases, if you decide not
to provide the information, or provide incorrect information,
you will not be able to take full advantage of the services offered.
Sensitive information is handled in a secure manner (See
Security Statement for more details).
In
the event that any governmental or law enforcement agencies makes
an allegation that you are engaged in unlawful activities through
use of the HOSTING SERVICE, ISP, Web Interface or our Software
Services involved in the IRB Process or General Web browsing;
Goodwyn IRB reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to take
any action it deems necessary or appropriate under the circumstances.
What
security monitoring is performed?
For
site security purposes and to ensure that this service remains
available to all accessible users, Goodwyn IRB utilizes software
programs to monitor network traffic to identify unauthorized attempts
to upload or change information, or otherwise cause damage to
our web servers / hosted servers.
Goodwyn
IRB web servers / hosted servers may be monitored for all lawful
purposes, including to ensure that their use is authorized, for
management of the system, to facilitate protection against unauthorized
access, and to verify security procedures, survivability and operational
security.
Does
Goodwyn IRB link to other sites?
The
Goodwyn IRB web site links to other sites. Please be aware that
we are not responsible for the privacy and security practices
of other sites. We encourage our guests to be aware when they
leave our site and to read the privacy and security statements
of each and every web site. This privacy statement applies solely
to information collected by the Goodwyn IRB web site.
Children's Guidelines
Goodwyn
IRB does not knowingly solicit data from children or do we knowingly
market to children
Changes
to the Privacy Statement
If
we decide to change our Privacy Statement, we will post those
changes so our guests are always aware of what information we
collect, how we use it and under what circumstances, if any, we
disclose it.
For
more information
If
you have any questions about this Privacy Statement, the practices
of this site, or your dealings with this web site, you can:
- Send
e-mail to protection@GoodwynIRB.com
- Or,
if you prefer, send mail to the following postal address:
Information Protection
Goodwyn IRB
9380 Main Street
Cincinnati, OH 45242