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Central Blood Bank interacts
and communicates on a regular basis with donors,
healthcare professionals, employees and others. These
audiences may share their personally identifiable
information with Central Blood Bank, which we collect,
store, and process electronically and/or manually. As a
company, the following philosophy helps to guide our
privacy protection efforts:
Privacy Protection Philosophy:
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Determine the potential benefit of processing personal
information and will seek to identify and minimize the
effects of any potential risks by implementing privacy
protection measures.
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Listen to and consider feedback from internal and
external audiences that have specific privacy concerns.
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Actively participate in public discussions and
professional forums to promote Central Blood Bank and
Industry privacy protection principles.
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Work with government agencies to understand external
privacy protection requirements that we are required to
implement for procession of personal information.
Framework for Implementing Privacy Protections:
Central Blood Bank has implemented Data Privacy and
Security principles to develop a privacy cultural
awareness and technical and/or procedural compliance.
These principles are the driving force Central Blood
Bank uses to integrate our Privacy Principles in
appropriate areas of the company’s operation. Central
Blood Bank’s senior management takes an active
leadership role in the direction of Central Blood Bank’s
privacy program.
Applying Privacy Protections:
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Central Blood Bank is demonstrating its sensitivity and
responsiveness to potential concerns regarding
processing of personal information by accomplishing the
following:
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Central Blood Bank has implemented awareness and
compliance processes to address the privacy of data of,
among others, Central Blood Bank donors, clients,
medical facilities, internal and external Web sites, and
internal business systems and processes.
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Central Blood Bank has developed methodologies to
identify electronic and/or manual business systems and
processes that process personal information to minimize
the effects of any potential risks.
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Central Blood Bank has instituted privacy and security
standards that support the appropriate confidentiality
of personal information, including medical and clinical
information.
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Central Blood Bank has implemented privacy processes
and practices related to security, enforcement, access,
disclosure, and third party due diligence.
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Central Blood Bank has developed mechanisms to respond
to privacy concerns in a timely fashion.
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Central Blood Bank will continually monitor technical
security measures for their efficacy toward appropriate
privacy protection.
Review
This Privacy Statement and the decisions that have been
made under the Statement will be reviewed, revised and
communicated as appropriate based on technological
advancements, legal and regulatory changes, and current
social and ethical considerations.
Questions
Please contact
the Executive Assistant to the Chief Operating Officer at,
(412) 209-7050.
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