Privacy Policy

Who we are

Thank you for visiting childcarecontracts.oucpm.org.

The Orientation to Child Care Subsidy Contracts is an open, online course created by the University of Oklahoma Center for Public Management on behalf of the Oklahoma Department of Human Services, Child Care Subsidy Division.

We respect and protect the privacy of our users. This privacy policy tells you how we collect and use information.

The term “Personal Information” in this privacy policy means any information from which your identity is apparent or can be reasonably ascertained.

We do not collect Personal Information about you when you visit this course.

What data we do collect and why we collect it

If you visit this course to browse, read, or download information, your web browser automatically sends us information such as:

  • Internet domain through which you access the Internet (e.g., yourServiceProvider.com if you use a commercial Internet service provider, or yourSchool.edu if you use an Internet account from your school);
  • Internet Protocol address of the computer you are using;
  • Type of browser software and operating system you are using;
  • Date and time you access our site; and
  • The Internet address of the site from which you linked directly to our site.

We will use this information as general data to help us maintain this course, determine the number of visitors to each module within the course, to ensure the course is working properly, and to help us make this course more accessible and useful.

Cookies

To improve your experience in this course, we may use ‘cookies’. Cookies are an industry standard used by most major web sites. A cookie is a small text file that this course may place on your computer.

Google Analytics

We use a tool called “Google Analytics” to collect information about use of this course. Google Analytics collects information such as how often users visit this course, what pages they visit when they do so, and what other sites they used prior to coming to this site.

We use the information we get from Google Analytics only to improve this course. Google Analytics collects only the IP address assigned to you on the date you visit this site, rather than your name or other identifying information.

Although Google Analytics plants a permanent cookie on your web browser to identify you as a unique user the next time you visit this course, the cookie cannot be used by anyone but Google. Google’s ability to use and share information collected by Google Analytics about your visits to this course is restricted by the Google Analytics Terms of Use and the Google Privacy Policy.

You can prevent Google Analytics from recognizing you on return visits to this course by disabling cookies on your browser.

Who we share your data with

We do not share individual session information. We do occasionally share general information (such as number of visits, charts, etc.) about the course’s health, accessibility and traffic with stakeholders at the University of Oklahoma and the Oklahoma Department of Human Services.

How long we retain your data

We do not retain any data directly, however data that is collected by Google Analytics will be retained for an unlimited period of time.

Contact

If you have any questions about this course or this privacy policy, please contact us at help@oucpm.org or call 405-521-2580, 8am-5pm, Monday – Friday.