Privacy Policy

ONECONSORTIUM™ is committed to protecting the privacy of its registrants and visitors. ONECONSORTIUM™ maintains safeguards to store and secure information it has about registrants and visitors. The safeguards may be physical, electronic or procedural. This document describes how ONECONSORTIUM™ collects data from its websites and how the information is used. We reserve the right to make changes to our site, policies, and conditions of use at any time. By visiting MedEdAccess.org, you accept these conditions.

What information does ONECONSORTIUM™ collect?

It is the general policy of ONECONSORTIUM™ to collect only personal information that the registrant or visitor knowingly chooses to provide. The following information is collected from all visitors to ONECONSORTIUM™ websites and is recorded in a log file:

  • Time and date of the visit
  • The Internet address of the computer
  • The browser and operating system used
  • The page that is viewed
  • The previous page that was visited

From general users:

ONECONSORTIUM™ does not collect any personal identifying information from visitors who are browsing the public areas of ONECONSORTIUM™ websites other than those data items mentioned above. Visitors to the public areas of ONECONSORTIUM™ websites browse anonymously.  ONECONSORTIUM™ does not review the use of publicly accessible ONECONSORTIUM™  websites by individual users unless this information will assist ONECONSORTIUM™  staff in troubleshooting individual problems. ONECONSORTIUM™ will also review this information if a user's account is associated with:

  • Attempts to violate security of ONECONSORTIUM™  computer networks
  • Activity that degrades the performance of websites
  • Activity that might be related to copyright violations

How does ONECONSORTIUM™ use data collected?

ONECONSORTIUM™ uses the data it collects from its websites to better serve registrants and visitors to ONECONSORTIUM™  websites. ONECONSORTIUM™ uses information submitted on the website by users and other visitors in the following ways:

ONECONSORTIUM™ uses data collected to improve its web content, to respond to user’s needs and preferences and to develop new activities.

Disclosure required by law or emergency circumstances: ONECONSORTIUM™ may release personal information to third parties in order to comply with valid legal requirements such as a law, regulation, search warrant, subpoena or court order. In the event that ONECONSORTIUM™ is legally required to disclose your personal information to a third party, ONECONSORTIUM™ will notify you unless doing so would violate the law or court order.

How does ONECONSORTIUM™ use cookies?

Cookies are a technology used by the ONECONSORTIUM™ to identify a user as the user moves through ONECONSORTIUM™  websites. The user’s browser allows ONECONSORTIUM™ to place some information on the user's hard drive that identifies the computer utilized. Two types of cookies are commonly used. A session cookie is a temporary file stored in memory on the user's computer drive whenever a website is accessed and is terminated by closing the browser. A persistent cookie is a file stored on the user's hard drive that may be deleted manually by the user or expired by the web server.

ONECONSORTIUM™ may use session cookies on some public areas of its websites in order to provide greater functionality. ONECONSORTIUM™ may use persistent cookies in the password-protected areas of ONECONSORTIUM™ websites. These persistent cookies may be used to personalize a member's visit, to offer greater functionality, and to track visitor practices. The information generated from these cookies is used to help determine which services are most important and guide editorial decisions.

The user who may not desire the functionality offered by the cookie has the option to disable the cookie either by indicating when asked that they do not wish to have the cookie created or by disabling the cookie function in their browser.

For privacy questions or concerns about this website, please contact info@mededaccess.org.