Privacy Policy

PRIVACY POLICY UPDATE

This Privacy Policy was last updated May 12, 2024.

INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW

You have arrived at a website that is provided by The American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology (ABOMR). The ABOMR respects the privacy of everyone who visits our website and to protecting information that you provide to us. This Privacy Policy governs the use of www.ABOMR.org, explains what information we collect from people who visit the website, why we collect it,  the choices you can make about how we use and/or share information, and how we use that information.  By using our website, you are agreeing to the terms of this Privacy Policy.

Please read this Privacy Policy carefully so that you understand our policies and practices regarding your information and how we will treat it. Our goal in establishing this Privacy Policy is to assure you that information disclosed to us is handled appropriately, respecting the privacy of your information. 

If you do not agree with our policies and practices, including our use and disclosure of your Personal Information, please do not use our Site and do not provide us with any of your information.

By accessing or using the Site, you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy and consent to our privacy practices described in this Privacy Policy, including our use and disclosure of your Personal Information as described in this Privacy Policy.  

This Privacy Policy may change from time to time. Your continued use of the Site after we make changes is deemed and treated as your acceptance of those changes, so please check the Privacy Policy periodically for updates.

WHAT THIS PRIVACY POLICY APPLIES TO

This Privacy Policy applies to:

• The use of our web www.ABOMR.org, including mobile sites or apps, and any interactive features, applications, and/or services that we make available through a site or interactive platform that posts a link to this Privacy Policy.

WHAT THIS PRIVACY POLICY DOES NOT APPLY TO

This Privacy Policy does NOT apply to the use of:

• The ABOMR Portal. This portal is located at https://abomr.roc-p.com. The ABOMR Portal is operated by a company called ROC-P, LLC. We require that dentists, seeking board certification, provide certain personally identifiable information, including name, mailing address, email address, phone number, date of birth, government-issued identification numbers, education, and professional background information. We use this personal information to identify and communicate with dentists, and to determine their board eligibility to become a candidate for certification and to maintain their certification. By applying for certification or submitting information for continuing certification and providing data to us, whether through applications, surveys, forms, or other means, dentists consent to our use of their data in accordance with this Privacy Policy. Dentists may make limited changes to their personal information at any time by visiting our website, clicking the “Log In” button located in the "Login Portal" in the navigation header.We may include surveys as part of the application and examination process, Certification Maintenance, and at the end of exams. At times, we may survey applicants, candidates, examinees, residents, or diplomates directly concerning specific topics. This information is used for internal business purposes, to inform and improve our programs, and to anticipate trends in the oral and maxillofacial radiology workforce. When applicants pay an examination fee or Diplomates pay a Certification Maintenance fee via the ABOMR Portal, certain financial information, such as credit card numbers, credit card expiration dates, and billing addresses, are used to charge the dentist. Credit card information is not retained by us. Credit card information provided by dentists will be used only for billing purposes and will not be provided to any third party. about ROC-P’s collection, use, and disclosure of information through the ABOMR Portal, please see ROC-P’s Privacy Policy, Terms and Conditions, and Cookies Policy.  The ABOMR may update the information contained in the ABOMR Portal.  The ABOMR may also use and disclose information contained in the ABOMR Portal for its own administration purposes, such as to complete and update Diplomate information on the Find a Diplomate, to process and respond to verification requests, and to communicate with account holders.  
• Other Third Party links and Data. The ABOMR may engage third party service providers with whom your information may be shared. Service Providers have their own security policies and ABOMR is not responsible for the data collection and privacy practices employed by any of these third parties. Unless explicitly stated otherwise, any current, updated and new services shall be subject to this Privacy Policy. The inclusion of any link does not imply ABOMR's endorsement of any other company, its websites, or its services. We may also provide your information to our affiliated companies and successors. We reserve the right to provide third parties with aggregate statistics about our clients, traffic patterns and related site information. This data reflects Site usage patterns but does not contain personally identifiable information about any individual user. 

INFORMATION WE MAY OR WILL NOT RELEASE

Except as provided in this Policy, we regard all personally identifiable information as private and confidential, and will therefore use it only for our internal business purposes. We may disclose certain information in certain circumstances, including the following:

1. Diplomate Data. We consider a dentist’s certification status, including the status of the dentist’s participation in the ABOMR’s Certification Maintenance Program, to be public information. We may provide and display a dentist’s current certification status. We disclose this information to third parties on request.
2. Aggregate Data. We regard the results of an individual dentist’s examination, ABOMR-approved activity performance, and survey responses as private and confidential. We may make available the aggregate results of various groups (e.g., candidates, diplomates) at our discretion. We may publish examination pass rates on our website to inform the public; however, we do not identify individual dentists, only aggregated exam results.
3.  Court Order. We will disclose all relevant information in our possession for which we do not have a claim of legal privilege in response to a lawful subpoena, court order, or an authorized request by a government or regulatory entity. We may also disclose personal information if we believe it is necessary to investigate, prevent, or take action regarding suspected illegal activities.
4. Consent. We will release information not otherwise disclosed pursuant to this Privacy Policy to third parties upon the direction of and receipt of a signed authorization from the physician for whom the information pertains.
5. Information Collected through the “Contact Us” Feature on the Website. The ABOMR receives any information that you choose to provide through the Contact Us feature on the website. That could include your name, email address, and any information you include in the message, including other personal information. The ABOMR will use any information you submit through the Contact Us feature only for the purpose of responding to your inquiry or request. Although the ABOMR takes steps to keep its data secure, there is always a risk that information transmitted through a website or email could be accessed by a third party.

EU GENERAL DATA PROTECTION REGULATIONS (GDPR) 

The GDPR is an update of the original 1996 EU Data Protection Directive (“Directive”). The purpose of the Directive, and now the GDPR, is to protect the privacy of individual residents of the European Economic Area countries by giving them control of how and for what purposes their personal data is collected, stored, maintained, processed, purchased, sold, transferred, and used. It also ensures that there is consistency across the European Union (EU) with respect to protection of personal data. Without written consent from a diplomate residing in a European Economic Area country, ABOMP will abide by the following guidelines: 

• ABOMR will not release diplomate information (personal, contact, or certification status) to any organization/individual except the diplomate.
• ABOMR will not collect, manage, report a diplomate’s certifications or Certification Maintenance information/status.
• ABOMR will only retain the current information in systems; ABOMR will not update the diplomate’s records/information before May 25, 2018.
• ABOMR will only be authorized to release diplomate information to the diplomate.
• ABOMR cannot collect, manage or release diplomate information to include Certification Maintenance activities such as CME credit, licensure, etc.

COOKIES

Our website uses cookies. A cookie is a small piece of text sent to your browser by a website you visit. It helps the website to remember information about your visit, like your preferred language and other settings. Most browsers allow you to refuse to accept cookies, and to delete cookies. The methods for doing so vary from browser to browser, and from version to version of each browser. If you block cookies, you might not be able to use all the features on our website, or on other sites.

ANALYTICS

We use Google Analytics to monitor and analyze the use of our website. Google Analytics gathers information by using cookies and uses that information to create reports about the use of our website. Google's privacy policy includes an explanation of Google Analytics and how that service collects and uses information.

NO SALE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION

The ABOMR does not sell any personally identifiable information that we collect through the website.

EMBEDDED CONTENT

Resources on the website might include embedded content. Embedded content from other websites behaves as if the visitor has accessed the other websites. These other websites might collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your online behavior. The ABOMR is not responsible for the privacy or security practices of other websites, or for harm caused by or through any other website.

PROTECTION OF YOUR INFORMATION

We reserve the right to periodically update or change this Privacy Policy. Posting of an update to this Privacy Policy on our website will serve as notice of that update. The updated statement (along with its effective date) may be viewed by visiting our website and selecting the “Privacy Policy” link at the bottom of the home page. By logging onto ABOMR website(s) and using them to submit information, you signify your agreement with the terms of the Privacy Policy and that you release and hold harmless ABOMPR, its Directors, trustees, and employees from any and all claims arising from the loss, misuse, or alteration of personal information submitted by you.

Contact Us

Questions regarding this Policy may be directed to info@ABOMR.com