Your privacy on the Internet is of utmost importance to PAHO. This privacy statement describes PAHO’S policy regarding the gathering and sharing of information from individuals who consult the VCPH Platform. The same statement applies to all PAHO sites. The VCPH Platform specifically collects the following types of information:
- Normal website usage;
- Gathering information that allows identifying the person.
If you register to enroll in a course or receive a newsletter, you will be asked to provide certain personal information, such as: your name and surname, country of residence, email address, gender, health center, educational level, profession, workplace, position, if you wish to receive updates from the VCPH. This information is collected only with your knowledge and permission, and is kept in various VCPH databases and mailing lists.
The information gathered during the general registration of the domain "campusvirtual.paho.org" is used to analyze trends and site usage, and to improve the usefulness of the site.
By accessing the VCPH Platform, you agree that:
- Only authorized users may access the VCPH Platform and accounts are nominative;
- You will notify the VCPH if you become aware of any unauthorized use of your account;
- You will not use the VCPH Platform in any way that is illegal, fraudulent, or harmful, or in connection with any unlawful, illegal, fraudulent, or harmful purpose or activity;
- You will not bypass, disable, or interfere in any other way with the security-related features of the VCPH Platform, including features that prevent or restrict the use or copying of any content or impose limitations on the use of the site and/or the content included therein;
- You will not upload or transmit (or attempt to upload or transmit) viruses, trojan horses, or other material that interferes with any other party's uninterrupted use of the VCPH Platform, or that modifies, degrades, disrupts, alters, or interferes with the use of the features, operation, or maintenance of the VCPH Platform;
- The violation, or reasonable suspicion of violation of these terms of use, may result in a range of actions including formal warnings, suspensions, blocked access, or expulsion from the VCPH Platform by PAHO.
What happens if I don’t want to provide personal information?
Providing personal information on the VCPH Platform is optional. If you do not provide personal information, you can use the VCPH Platform, but you will not be able to enroll in courses or receive newsletters.
Option to modify the information or request its deletion
At any time, you can modify your information or request that it be deleted: to do this, you must log back into the website where you first entered the information and contact the VCPH Help Desk. https://campus.paho.org/en/contact
Security
All PAHO employees or their contractors who have access to, and are associated with the processing of personal data, are obliged to respect the confidentiality of official matters, including personal data.
The VCPH Platform contains links to external sites outside the domain "campus.paho.org." The VCPH is not responsible for the privacy practices or content of such sites.
Notification of changes
Any changes to the privacy policy will be published on the VCPH homepage at https://campus.paho.org/
Contact
For questions or inquiries regarding the privacy policy, please contact us by sending a message through the VCPH Help Desk at https://campus.paho.org/en/contact
*Cookies: A cookie is a small amount of data that is sent from a web server to your browser. It is normally used to assign a unique identification to your computer and securely store information such as user IDs, passwords, preferences, and electronic profiles. It is stored on the hard drive of your computer. You can choose not to have PAHO’s VCPH cookies from being installed by changing your browser settings. Different websites can send their own cookies to your computer. To protect your privacy, the browser only allows a website to access its own cookies and does not allow access to those installed by other sites.