The privacy and security pertaining to the information that our readers provide are serious matters, and Psychiatry Online CME has established the following Privacy Statement for our organization and users.

Privacy Statement:

1. We do not release proprietary database information about your use of our site, including mailing and email addresses, to any third party.
2. Personal information, including the name of the individual user, is private to Psychiatry Online CME faculty, the American Psychiatric Association, and the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME).
3. We collect the domain name and email address of users of our site and information volunteered by the user such as quiz/evaluation information and/or site registrations. The information we collect is used to notify users about updates, provide confirmation of course completions, and facilitate the peer-review analysis of our content conducted by the CME faculty. This information is not shared with other organizations for commercial purposes.
4. We use industry-standard data-encryption technology when we transfer and receive personal information on our site. We maintain appropriate security measures in our physical facilities to protect against loss, misuse, or alteration of information we have collected from you at our site.
5. With regard to cookies: "Cookies" are bits of information that are stored on your computer that help identify you when you visit the Psychiatry Online CME web site. They are used solely to facilitate the log-in process so that your username and password will not have to be entered each time you visit the site to participate in a CME course offering. When you first log in to the site to participate in a course, you can choose whether to use the site with or without cookies. You are NOT required to accept cookies to use this site as a registered user, but, if you choose not to accept them, you cannot use the convenient "Auto Sign-In" feature and the only way you can sign out is to quit your browser. If you use this site without cookies, you will have to log in each time to see certain content. Unless you use the "Auto Sign-In" option on the sign-in page, the cookie information we create in your browser is destroyed as soon as you quit your browser. We use cookies only to store your username and password, and for security purposes the password is encrypted.