Saudi Medical Coders Network - Privacy policy
Your information is collected via three. Firstly, by browsing “Saudi Medical Coders Network” will cause the website to create a number of cookies, which are small text files that are downloaded on to your computer’s web browser temporary files. The first two cookies just contain a user identifier (hereinafter “user-id”) and an anonymous session identifier (hereinafter “session-id”), automatically assigned to you by the website. A third cookie will be created once you have browsed topics within “Saudi Medical Coders Network” and is used to store which topics have been read, thereby improving your user experience.
We may also create cookies external to the website whilst browsing “Saudi Medical Coders Network”, though these are outside the scope of this document which is intended to only cover the pages created by the website. The second way in which we collect your information is by what you submit to us. This can be, and is not limited to: posting as an anonymous user (hereinafter “anonymous posts”), registering on “Saudi Medical Coders Network” (hereinafter “your account”) and posts submitted by you after registration and whilst logged in (hereinafter “your posts”).
Your account will at a bare minimum contain a uniquely identifiable name (hereinafter “your user name”), a personal password used for logging into your account (hereinafter “your password”) and a personal, valid email address (hereinafter “your email”). Your information for your account at “Saudi Medical Coders Network” is protected by data-protection laws applicable in the country that hosts us. Any information beyond your user name, your password, and your email address required by “Saudi Medical Coders Network” during the registration process is either mandatory or optional, at the discretion of “Saudi Medical Coders Network”. In all cases, you have the option of what information in your account is publicly displayed. Furthermore, within your account, you have the option to opt-in or opt-out of automatically generated emails from the website.
Please be aware that Google Analytics and Ads are used on this website to collect data on user behavior and provide targeted advertisements. These tools may also create additional cookies during your browsing. Information collected by Google Analytics and Ads is subject to their respective privacy policies you can opt-out by disabling tracker of their cookies in your browser.
Your privacy and data security are of utmost importance to us. If you have any concerns or questions regarding this policy or how your data is handled, please feel free to contact us through the provided channels. We are committed to protecting your information and ensuring transparency in our data usage practices. This policy may be subject to periodic updates to align with changes in data usage or evolving regulations. We encourage you to review it periodically.
Your password is ciphered (a one-way hash) so that it is secure. However, it is recommended that you do not reuse the same password across a number of different websites. Your password is the means of accessing your account at “Saudi Medical Coders Network”, so please guard it carefully and under no circumstance will anyone affiliated with “Saudi Medical Coders Network”, another 3rd party, legitimately ask you for your password. Should you forget your password for your account, you can use the “I forgot my password” feature provided by the phpBB website. This process will ask you to submit your member name and your email, then the website will generate a new password to reclaim your account.