Privacy Policy
What is CARISA?
CARISA is a website that helps you understand your risk for cancer and what you can do to help lower that risk. The site features a series of interactive assessments that calculate your risk for five different types of cancer. Taking an assessment will help you learn what factors may be increasing or decreasing your risk of developing a specific type of cancer. At the end of each assessment you receive a personalised risk report and action plans to reduce cancer risks. The assessments cannot predict if you will get cancer or not, but they can help you focus on specific changes you can make to lower your cancer risk and live a healthier life. You will also find useful information on risk factors and cancer prevention in each question for the assessments.
What browsers should I use to take these assessments?
This site works best on the following browsers:
- Microsoft Edge
- Google Chrome
- Mozilla Firefox
- Safari
This site is also accessible on mobile phone and tablet. In case you are having trouble viewing the content on your mobile phone or tablet, please switch to a desktop computer or laptop.
Who should take an assessment?
The assessments are a great way for all Malaysians to learn more about the factors that affect cancer risks.
Why are there assessments for different cancers?
Although some risk factors such as your age or being a smoker can increase your risk for many cancers, each type of cancer has its own set of risk factors. Our assessments are based on the latest scientific evidence and will help you understand the specific factors that increase or decrease your risk for each cancer.
What should I prepare before I start an assessment?
Before you start, you may want to gather as much information as you can about your height, weight, as well as your family cancer history. For some cancers, having a close relative (parent, sibling or child) who has been diagnosed with cancer can affect your risk.
How long are your data retained?
We take your privacy seriously. Your email address will not be shared with third parties. You may choose to save or print your results by providing your email address, or just click the ‘Submit’ button to get an instant result on the browser (if you do not wish for the results to be emailed to you). In all of these cases, we will retain your data for not more than five years for statistical study purposes.
Why is CARISA collecting personal information?
Generally, CARISA is collecting your personal information in order to facilitate your use of the website. CARISA collects your answers to the cancer risk assessment questions in order to generate your personalised cancer risk assessment. At your request, CARISA collects your email address to send you your cancer risk assessment results. If you contact us with a question or concern and provide us with your contact information (e.g., your name and telephone number), CARISA will only use such information to provide you with a response.
Privacy Statement
CARISA is committed to protecting your privacy. This website practices transparent collection, appropriate and ethical use, and secure storage of personal information. Our aim is to provide an online environment which will ensure the information you provide to us is handled in a secure, efficient and confidential manner. Any information you provide to CARISA, which include your email address, will only be used for the purpose for which you provide it and will not be disclosed to any other party unless your written consent has been obtained.
CARISA will destroy or de-identify personal information if it is no longer required to perform its functions. CARISA will also ensure that personal information is protected from misuse, interference, loss and from unauthorised access, modification or disclosure through a range of physical and electronic security measures including restricted physical access to CARISA’s premises, security firewalls and computer user identifiers and passwords.
Cookies
CARISA uses ‘cookies’ for maintaining contact with a user through a website session. A cookie is a small file supplied by CARISA, and stored by the web browser software on your computer when you access our site. Cookies allow us to recognise you as an individual, as you move from one of our web pages to another. Cookies are only used to help you use our website systems more efficiently, not to track your movements through the internet, or to record private information about you. No attempt will be made to identify anonymous users or their browsing activities.