Website Privacy Policy

The University of Kansas Cancer Center is committed to protecting your online privacy. In general, you can visit kucancercenter.org without revealing any personal information. However, you may be asked to provide personal information to gain access to some of our content and services. This information helps us to better ascertain and address the healthcare needs and concerns of site visitors.

All personally identifiable data that you enter on this site is encrypted with secure server software to protect it while it is being transferred to our servers, where it is guarded with state-of-the-art security software. It is not sold or given to any third parties.

Registering on kucancercenter.org may also provide you with the opportunity to receive free print or email newsletters, or electronic updates on topics of particular interest to you. You may unsubscribe from these items at any time by emailing hospweb@kumc.edu.

Website accessibility: The University of Kansas Cancer Center is committed to providing access to its web pages for individuals with disabilities. The hospital recognizes the importance of making its website available to the largest possible audience and the goal is to attempt to design the website to be accessible by everyone.

To meet this commitment, the goal is to attempt to voluntarily comply with requirements of Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act Amendments of 1998, and Level 1.0 Accessibility Guidelines proposed by World Wide Web Consortium. Section 508 requires that individuals with disabilities, who are members of the public seeking information or services, have access to and use of information and data that is comparable to that provided to the public who are not individuals with disabilities, unless an undue burden would be imposed on the hospital.

Website disclaimer: The University of Kansas Cancer Center provides its website as a public service. Users of the hospital website are responsible for checking the accuracy, completeness, content, currency, suitability and timeliness of all information. The University of Kansas Cancer Center makes no representations, guarantees or warranties, expressed or implied, as to the accuracy, completeness, content, currency, suitability and timeliness of the information provided via its website. The information is provided on an as-is basis.

The University of Kansas Cancer Center specifically disclaims any and all liability for any claims or damages that may result from providing the website or the information it contains, including any websites maintained by third parties and linked to or from The University of Kansas Cancer Center website. The University of Kansas Cancer Center makes no effort to independently verify, and does not exert editorial control over, information or services provided on pages outside the kansashealthsystem.com domain. The University of Kansas Cancer Center does not endorse any of the products, vendors, consultants or documentation referenced in the hospital website. Any mention of vendors, products or services is for informational purposes only.

Website linking: The information posted on The University of Kansas Cancer Center website may include hypertext links or pointers to information created and maintained by other public and/or private organizations, either affiliated with, or in partnership with, The University of Kansas Cancer Center. The hospital provides these links and pointers solely for the website users' information and convenience. The inclusion of links on the website should not be construed as an endorsement by The University of Kansas Cancer Center of those links or their contents. When users select a link to an outside website, they are leaving The University of Kansas Cancer Center website and are subject to the privacy and security policies of the owners/sponsors of the outside website.

Website recognition of sponsors and partners: The information posted on The University of Kansas Cancer Center website may include acknowledgements or promotional materials and information regarding other public and/or private organizations, either affiliated with, or in partnership with, The University of Kansas Cancer Center. The hospital provides the material solely for the website users' information and convenience as part of agreements with its sponsors and community partners. The inclusion of this material on the hospital website should not be construed as an endorsement by The University of Kansas Cancer Center.

IP addresses: We collect and log the IP address (an identification number associated with your computer) of all visitors to kansashealthsystem.com. This allows us to administer our system and gather aggregate information about how our site is being used. To maintain your anonymity, we do not associate IP addresses with records containing personal information. We will use IP address information, however, as needed to enforce our legal rights or when required to do so by law enforcement authorities.

How we use cookies: Cookies are small pieces of information that some websites store on your computer's hard drive when you visit them. Like many other websites, kansashealthsystem.com uses aggregate data compiled by cookies to provide us with information about traffic to our site. Collecting this information does not allow us to personally identify you. If you modify your web browser to reject cookies from our site, the functions and conveniences of our site may not work properly.

Email communications: Email communication that you send to us via the email links on our site may be shared with a customer service representative, employee or medical expert that is most able to address your inquiry. We make every effort to respond in a timely fashion once communications are received.

Because email does not provide a completely secure and confidential means of communication, please do not use email if you wish to keep your communication private. Instead, call 913-588-1227 or toll-free 844-323-1227 with your request.

Complaint process: If you have a complaint or concern, or if you believe your privacy rights have been violated, you may email us at hospweb@kumc.edu. Please indicate the reason for contacting us and we will forward your concern to the appropriate department for response or resolution.