Privacy Policy
This policy confirms that Hamdan Bin Mohammed Smart University (HBMSU) has agreed to notify you of:
If you feel that this organization is not abiding by its posted privacy policy, you should send an e-mail at [email protected] . If you do not receive acknowledgment of your inquiry or your inquiry has not been satisfactorily addressed, you should then contact Prof. Ahmed Ankit, Dean of Research at [email protected]
Information Collection and Use
Hamdan Bin Mohammed Smart University is the sole owner of the information collected on this site. It will not sell, share, or rent this information to others in ways different from what is disclosed in this statement. Hamdan Bin Mohammed Smart University collects information from its users at several different points on its website.
Registration
In order to use this service, a user must first complete the registration form. During registration, the user is required to give his/her contact information (such as name and email address). This information is used to contact the user about the services on the site for which he/she has expressed interest.
Cookies
A cookie is a piece of data stored on the user's hard drive containing information about the user. Usage of a cookie is in no way linked to any personally identifiable information while on HBMSU site. Once the user closes his/her browser, the cookie simply terminates. For instance, by setting a cookie on HBMSU site, the user would not have to log in a password more than once, thereby saving time while on the site. If a user rejects the cookie, he/she may still use the site. The only drawback to this is that the user will be limited in some areas of HBMSU site. For example, the user will not be able to participate in any of the quizzes, contests or monthly drawings that may take place. Cookies can also enable HBMSU to track and target the interests of users to enhance the experience on the site. Some of HBMSU business partners use cookies on the site (for example, advertisers). However, HBMSU has no access to or control over these cookies.
Information-sharing
We will share aggregated demographic information with our partners and advertisers. This is not linked to any personal information that can identify any individual person. We partner with another party to provide specific services. When the user signs up for these services, we will share names, or other contact information that is necessary for the third party to provide these services. These parties are not allowed to use personally identifiable information except for the purpose of providing these services.
Links
This web site contains links to other sites. Please be aware that Hamdan Bin Mohammed e-University is not responsible for the privacy practices of such other sites. We encourage our users to be aware when they leave our site and to read the privacy statements of each and every web site that collects personally identifiable information. This privacy statement applies solely to information collected by this Web site.
Newsletter
If a user wishes to subscribe to our journals, newsletter and other publications, we ask for contact information such as name and e-mail address to [email protected].
Surveys and Contests
From time-to-time, our site requests information from users via surveys or contests. Participation in these surveys or contests is completely voluntary and the user therefore has a choice whether or not to disclose this information. Information requested may include contact information (such as name and mailing address), and demographic information (such as pin code, age level). Contact information will be used to notify the winners of awards and prizes. Survey information will be used for purposes of monitoring or improving the use of this site.
Tell-A-Friend
If a user decides to use our referral service for informing a friend about our site, we ask him/her for the friend's name and e-mail address.
Security
This Web site takes every precaution to protect our users' information. When users submit sensitive information via the Web site, the information is protected both online and off-line. When our registration/order form asks users to enter sensitive information (such as social security number), that information is encrypted and is protected with the best encryption software in the industry - SSL. While on a secure page, such as our order form, the lock icon on the bottom of Web browsers such as Netscape Navigator and Microsoft Internet Explorer becomes locked, as opposed to un-locked, or open, when you are just 'surfing'.
While we use SSL encryption to protect sensitive information online, we also do everything in our power to protect user-information off-line. All of our users' information, not just the sensitive information mentioned above, is restricted in our offices. Only employees who need the information to perform a specific job (for example, billing clerk or a customer service representative) are granted access to personally identifiable information. Our employees must use password-protected screen savers when they leave their desk. When they return, they must re-enter their password to regain access to your information. Furthermore, all employees are kept up-to-date on our security and privacy practices. Every quarter, as well as any time new policies are added, our employees are notified and/or reminded about the importance we place on privacy, and what they can do to ensure our customers' information is protected. Finally, the servers that store personally identifiable information are kept in a secure environment, behind a locked cage.