PRIVACY POLICY

By visiting the digital tools of the “al-Niqat al-Mu'tamadah for Health Training” hereinafter referred to as "CREDIT HOURS®" and its subsidiaries and sister companies including but not limited to software, websites, mobile applications, online resources, or any Internet technology in addition to electronic devices that you consent to this privacy policy.

By using this website and/or by submitting personal information to the CREDIT HOURS®, you consent to the processing of your personal information in the manner set forth in this policy. If you do not agree to this policy, please do not use this site or provide the CREDIT HOURS® with your personal information.

CREDIT HOURS® respects your right to privacy, and we understand that, as a visitor to the CREDIT HOURS® website and our training sites, you prefer to control the way you share your personal information and preferences. CREDIT HOURS® provides this privacy policy ("Policy") to inform you of our practices about the way your information is collected online and how that information is used.

Definitions, throughout this Policy:

• The terms "CREDIT HOURS®", or “Company” and the forms “we”, “us” and “our” refer to al-Niqat al-Mu'tamadah for Health Training Company.
• The term "Internet technology" refer to our Learning Management Systems (LMSs), software, websites, mobile applications, online resources, any Internet technology, electronic devices owned by CREDIT HOURS®".
• The "User" and the combinations of "you" and "your" refer to any visitor to our Internet technology.
• The term “Personal Information” is defined as information that you voluntarily provide to us that identifies you personally and/or contact information, such as your name, telephone number, current employer name, email address, national identification data, and professional license number. In order to provide you with the Site and related services, the Certified Points Company collects your personal information in a number of ways.

How CREDIT HOURS® uses your personal information:

• CREDIT HOURS® uses your personal information for the purposes described in this policy. Please note that one or more purposes may apply simultaneously.
• To develop or improve our training and services, we may also ask you to provide us with information relating to your personal or professional interests, demographics, and experiences with our products or services. Providing this additional information is optional.
• To provide education, training and continuing professional development services.
• We may use your personal information to administer our Internet technology and to provide services and information (such as technical support, activities and training) that you have requested
• For internal research to ensure that our Internet technology is appropriate to your needs.
• We may also use your personal information to provide you with a service more relevant to you; For example, to display customized content on our Internet technology. We may combine personal information collected in connection with your use of a particular training and/or service with other personal information we may hold about you, except where such personal information was collected for a different purpose
• To communicating you and announce training activities regarding course updates or to contact you with customer satisfaction inquiries, and special offers available.
• We may use your personal information for marketing or research purposes, for example, to conduct market research, in accordance with applicable law;
• We also use this information in the aggregate to perform statistical analyzes of user behavior and characteristics in order to measure interest in and use of the various areas of our Internet technology.

Where CREDIT HOURS® share your personal information:

• CREDIT HOURS® share your personal information with Saudi Commission for Health Specialties (SCFHS), we will use your personal information to allocate your CME/CPD hours on SCFHS systems.

• Sometimes, CREDIT HOURS® may share your personal information with Saudi Food and Drug Authority based on the agreed regulations of disclosure and transparency, this will be done through activity sponsors (if any)
• CREDIT HOURS® may be obligated to disclose your personal information through law enforcement action,
• CREDIT HOURS® may share your personal information with approved and trusted third parties, such as, but not limited to, our service providers, and our vendors, who process CREDIT HOURS® personal information for the purposes described in this policy. Such parties are not permitted to use your personal information for other purposes, and we require that they act in accordance with this policy and use appropriate security measures to protect your personal information.
• Your personal information will never be shared with unrelated third parties.​

Third Parties Links:

• Our Internet technology may contain links to third party websites. Except as otherwise discussed in this Policy, this document only addresses the use and disclosure of information we collect from you on our website.
• Other sites that can be accessed through our site via links or that have their own privacy policies. We are not responsible for the privacy policies or practices of third parties.
• When we disclose personal information, CREDIT HOURS® will not sell, rent, lease or disclose your personal information to third parties without your permission. 

How we protect your personal information:

• CREDIT HOURS® is committed to protecting the security of your personal information.
• While there are always risks associated with providing personal information, whether by telephone, online or otherwise, and no technology is completely secure, CREDIT HOURS® takes appropriate technical and organizational information security measures to help mitigate these risks. These measures include, where appropriate, the use of firewalls, secure server facilities, encryption, implementation of appropriate access rights management systems, and other technically and commercially reasonable measures to provide appropriate protection for your personal information against unauthorized access, use, or disclosure.
• Where appropriate, we may also take backup copies and use other means to prevent accidental damage or damage to your personal information.
• While we do our best to protect your personal information that is shared with us via our Internet technology, you acknowledge that the personal information that you voluntarily share with us through our Internet technology may be accessed or tampered with by a third party. You agree that we are not responsible for any intercepted information that you share through our website without our knowledge or permission. In addition, you release us from any and all claims arising out of or related to the use of such intercepted information in any unauthorized manner.
• We urge you to take every precaution to protect your personal information when you are online: change your passwords often, use a combination of letters and numbers, and be sure to use a secure browser.

Collection of other personal information:

• Like many websites, CREDIT HOURS® websites use “cookie” technology. When you first connect to our Internet technology, a cookie identifies your browser with a unique random number. The cookies we use do not reveal any personal information about you. Cookies help us record the most popular topics and pages of our Internet technology, as well as the time our visitors spend there. We use cookies to study traffic patterns on our site to improve and perfect them.
• In general, we do not collect personal information when you browse - not even your email address. However, your browser automatically tells us what type of computer and operating system you are using.

Changes to this statement:

• If there are updates to the terms of the CREDIT HOURS® Privacy Policy, we will post those changes and update the revision date in this document, so you will always know what information we collect online, how we use it, and what choices you have.
• We recommend that you review this Policy from time to time for any changes to this Policy.
• Your continued use of our website signifies your acceptance of our privacy policy.

If you don't accept this policy: 

• If you do not wish to provide/receive information to CREDIT HOURS®, please let us know by emailing us at: registration@credit-hours.com.
• In some cases, particularly if you wish to delete or stop processing your personal information, this may also mean that we may not be able to continue to provide services to you.