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Your privacy is important to us.\u202f We developed this Privacy\u00a0<\/span>Statement<\/span>\u00a0so you know how we collect, use, share, and store your personal information.\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n This Privacy Statement applies to our website (<\/span>http:\/\/ncope.org\/<\/span><\/a>), the Orthotics and Prosthetics Centralized Application Service (<\/span>https:\/\/opcas.liaisoncas.com\/<\/span><\/a>),\u00a0<\/span>the Orthotics and Prosthetics\u00a0<\/span>Residency\u00a0<\/span>Centralized Application Servic<\/span>e (<\/span>https:\/\/oprescas.liaisoncas.com\/<\/span><\/a>)<\/span>,<\/span>\u00a0NCOPE Tracker (<\/span>https:\/\/ncopetracker.org<\/span><\/a>),<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>information we have received from third parties, and other information we receive from communications from you.\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n INFORMATION WE COLLECT, WHY WE COLLECT IT, AND HOW WE USE IT<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n “Personal Information” is information that, either alone or in combination with other information collected, identifies an individual. When we combine other information (<\/span>i.e.<\/span><\/i>, information that does not, on its own, identify an individual) with Personal Information, we treat the combined information as Personal Information.\u202f Personal Information includes your name, mailing address, phone number, e-mail address, employer, and job function.\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Contact and Mailing Information<\/span><\/i>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n When you<\/span>\u00a0request a personal account to access our website, complete an annual report,<\/span>\u00a0apply for\u00a0<\/span>residency program<\/span>\u00a0accreditation,\u00a0<\/span>participate in mentor\/director training<\/span>,<\/span>\u00a0or register for a residency position,<\/span>\u00a0we request contact and mailing information including your name, mailing address, email address, and telephone number.\u202f We use this information to process your order and provide you with the services or products you request.\u202f This information is necessary for us to provide you with the following:<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n This information is also necessary for us to communicate with you about your\u00a0<\/span>residency or residency program\u00a0<\/span>accreditation, account, or transactions with us, giving you important information about your products or services, sending you notices about material changes to this Privacy Statement, and, sending you updates on the status of your\u00a0<\/span>residency<\/span>, and other information related to the process of\u00a0<\/span>education accreditation<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Personal Information Needed for\u00a0<\/span><\/i>Residency Registration<\/span><\/i>\u00a0<\/span><\/i>&\u00a0<\/span><\/i>Residency Program\u00a0<\/span><\/i>Applications<\/span><\/i>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n When you register to begin a residency position or\u00a0<\/span>apply<\/span>\u00a0for a residency program, we may request some additional personal information.\u202f This personal information may include your employment history, date of birth, Social Security Number, training, certification, education, criminal history, and other information directly relevant to your eligibility to enter a residency position or host a residency program.\u202f We need this information to verify your identity, process your applications and register you.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Payment Information<\/span><\/i>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n When you ask to purchase a product, service, o<\/span>r residency r<\/span>egistration, we request certain payment information necessary for us to fulfill your order.\u202f This information may include your billing address, payment card information,\u00a0<\/span>responsible parties,\u00a0<\/span>and other bank information.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n A\u00a0<\/span>third-party<\/span>\u00a0financial institution<\/span>\u00a0processes customer payment card information when our customers use a payment card to make a purchase on our website<\/span>\u00a0or via direct correspondence with the NCOPE staff<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n If you send us payment by mail, email, eFax, or telephone, we will collect Personal Information from you including, your name, mailing address, telephone number, and your payment information in order to process your payments for the products and services you request.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Communicating with Us<\/span><\/i>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n When you interact with us by email, telephone or in person, we may collect Personal Information, such as your name, mailing address, phone number, email address and contact preferences, as well as information about your\u00a0<\/span>education\u00a0<\/span>accreditation and\u00a0<\/span>residency\u00a0<\/span>services you receive.\u202f We keep a record of your correspondence or comments, including Personal Information, in a file specific to you.\u202f We may use this information to help us provide you with better service\u00a0<\/span>in the event that<\/span>\u00a0you contact us again.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Browsing, Searching, and Website Activity<\/span><\/i>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n We collect certain Personal Information when you visit our website or click on the various links for\u00a0<\/span>information\u00a0<\/span>and services. We collect this information to help run our website more efficiently, to gather broad demographic information, and to monitor the level of activity on the\u00a0<\/span>webs<\/span>ite.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Once you register and sign in using an account on our website, you are not anonymous to us. The personally identifiable data we collect when you visit the website may include the Uniform Resource Locator (“URL”) of the website that you came from before visiting our website, which pages you visit on our website, which URL you next go to, which browser you used to come to our website, your platform, your user name, your Internet Protocol (“IP”) address, and any search terms entered on our website. We use industry-accepted standards and technology (including ‘cookies’) to collect this data\u00a0<\/span>and also<\/span>\u00a0take reasonable measures to maintain the security and integrity of collected data.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Consent<\/span><\/i>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n If we ever request additional Personal Information for different reasons or in a situation that requires your explicit consent, we will notify you of the reasons and request your explicit consent to the collection accordingly.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n SOURCE OF DATA<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n We primarily collect Personal Information directly from you.\u202f In some cases, however, we may receive your Personal Information, such as your Contact and Mailing Information, from\u00a0third-parties.\u202f\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n SHARING YOUR INFORMATION<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n NCOPE has a collaborative relationship with the American Board for Certification in Orthotics & Prosthetics (<\/span>https:\/\/www.abcop.org\/<\/span><\/a>) and the American Academy of Orthotists & Prosthetics (<\/span>https:\/\/www.oandp.org\/default.aspx<\/span><\/a>) and at their request\u00a0<\/span>we\u00a0<\/span>may share in the form of a mailing list the Personal Information we collect online or otherwise. Requests for mailing lists will be accepted only for purposes appropriate to topics related to the orthotic, prosthetic and\u00a0<\/span>pedorthic<\/span>\u00a0profession and shall not conflict with NCOPE’s mission, goals and activities. Lists only include names, email and work mailing addresses and DO NOT include phone or fax numbers. You may opt out of these mailing lists by emailing us at info@ncope.org.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n We use third party service providers to help us to administer certain activities on our behalf, such as managing\u00a0<\/span>residency<\/span>\u00a0data, processing\u00a0<\/span>education<\/span>\u00a0accreditation applications, administering\u00a0<\/span>NCOPE Tracker<\/span>, providing digital badges<\/span>\/certificates to individuals that participate in NCOPE sponsored training,<\/span>\u00a0processing payments, providing accounting services, and hosting our website.\u202f We may share Personal Information about you with such third-party service providers to the extent necessary for the sole purpose of enabling them to perform services on our behalf.\u202f Where we engage third parties to perform services on our behalf, we will require them to observe the intent of this Privacy Statement.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Other Disclosures<\/span><\/i>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n We may disclose Personal Information about you to others if we have your consent to do so in such form of consent as may be required under applicable law and in compliance with the rules set forth by the Counsel for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) and the Commission on Accreditation in Allied Health Education Programs<\/span>\u00a0(CAAHEP)<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n We may also disclose Personal Information about you to others as we believe to be necessary or appropriate: (a) under applicable law or regulation, including laws or regulations outside your country of residence; (b) to comply with legal process; (c) to respond to requests from public authorities and law enforcement officials, including officials outside your country of residence; (d) to assist or support theft investigations involving our products or property, (e) to enforce any of our terms and conditions or policies; (f) to protect our operations or those of any of our affiliates and subsidiaries; (g) to protect the rights, privacy, safety or property of\u00a0<\/span>NCOPE<\/span>, its affiliates and subsidiaries, you or others; or (h) to permit us to pursue available remedies or limit the damages that we may sustain.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n We may also transfer Personal Information to an affiliate, a subsidiary or a third party in the event of any reorganization, merger, sale, joint venture, assignment, transfer or other disposition of all or any portion of our business or assets, including, without limitation, in connection with any bankruptcy or similar proceeding.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n RETENTION OF PERSONAL INFORMATION<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n We will retain your Personal Information for the period necessary to fulfill the purposes for which your Personal Information has been collected as outlined in this Privacy Statement unless a longer retention period is required by law.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n We will store\u00a0<\/span>residency<\/span>\u00a0information for individuals for an indefinite\u00a0<\/span>period of time<\/span>, so that we can confirm your\u00a0<\/span>completion of residency<\/span>\u00a0to third parties upon your request.\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n INTERNATIONAL TRANSFERS<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n NCOPE\u2019s offices are based in the United States and we use data processors whose offices are located within the United States.\u202f\u00a0<\/span>Please note that any information you send to us by telephone<\/span>\u00a0or\u00a0<\/span>mail will be received in the United States.\u202f\u00a0<\/span>Our 3<\/span>rd<\/span>\u00a0party software, data processors, and hosting companies may be international in scope and leverage servers hosted outside of the United States.\u00a0<\/span>The United States\u00a0<\/span>and other countries where IT infrastructure\u00a0<\/span>is<\/span>\u00a0housed\u00a0<\/span>may not have the same data protection laws as the country in which you initially provided the information.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n HOW YOU CAN REVIEW, CORRECT, UPDATE, AND DELETE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n
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