Internet Development Division - Privacy Policy
The Internet Development Division (IDD), a division of University of Dayton Information Technology (UDit) at the University of Dayton (UD), has created this policy in order to demonstrate our commitment to privacy and security, as well as to disclose all procedures related to information gathering and dissemination practices. The following discloses information gathering and dissemination practices for all IDD web sites and associated media at the University of Dayton.
For the purposes of this policy, "us", "we", and "our" refers to the IDD and/or IDD employees; "you" and "your" refers to you as an individual user of an IDD web site.
LAST UPDATED: September 20, 2005
INFORMATION IDD GATHERS AND USES:
The majority of public information and services on our websites are offered without the gathering of any personally identifiable information from you.
Information Provided by You Directly to Us
The gathering of personally identifiable information by our websites is required in certain instances. Those instances may include: logging-in and/or customizing a site; purchasing products or services; submitting certain online forms for registration, application, or related activities; or contacting us. You will always be aware when we are gathering your personally identifiable information, as you will be entering and/or submitting that information through an online form and/or similar method. Your personally identifiable information may be used to provide information and services through our websites and associated media.
Information Provided by You to UD and/or Other Divisions of UD
In certain instances, personally identifiable information that you provide and/or have provided to UD, and/or other divisions of UD, for other activities such as applying for admission, registering for courses, etc., may be provided to us in order that we may better serve you. In all such instances, personally identifiable information is provided and used within appropriate guidelines, and only to the extent to which it is necessary in your ability to use our websites, and/or for us to provide you with information and services. Your personally identifiable information may be used to provide information and services through our websites and associated media.
Information Gathered from You Passively by Us
IDD websites passively gather information about you. Such passive gathering may not be readily noticeable to you, and may include, but not be limited to: IP Address, domain from which you access the Internet, individual pages accessed within an IDD website, access and session times, environmental variables such as web browser, platform, and operating system, the URL from which you came, the URL you visit when leaving. This information is gathered and analyzed to enhance our websites, detect problems, determine trends, maintain security, and overall, to assist us in improving the offering of information and services throughout our websites and associated media. This information is generally non-personally identifiable, however, may be combined with personally identifiable information to provide information and services through our websites and associated media.
Cookies To enhance the information and services provided through our websites and associated media, many of our websites utilize "cookies." Cookies are small text files we place on your computer, associated to your computer's web browser. These cookies do not and will never contain personally identifiable information; however, information stored in these cookies may be linked to personally identifiable information gathered in a manner as previously indicated.
INFORMATION IDD DISSEMINATES TO OTHERS:
Information Disseminated by Us to Other UD Divisions, Offices, and/or Officials
In certain instances, in order to provide information and services, we may disseminate both non-personally and personally identifiable information to other UD divisions, offices, and/or officials. Such instances in which we disseminate information may not be readily noticeable to you, and may include, but not be limited to: taking online exams; registering for courses; purchasing products or services; submitting certain online forms for registration, application, or related activities; or electing interests or preferences. In all such instances, personally identifiable information is disseminated and used within appropriate guidelines, and only to the extent to which it is necessary in our ability to provide information and services through our websites and associated media, and/or the ability of other UD divisions, offices, and/or officials to do the same.
Information Disseminated by Us to Strategic Partners and Others
In certain instances, we may disseminate to strategic partners and others outside UD non-personally identifiable information for research, presentation, and/or related activities. This information does not identify any specific individual, and will not be combined with personally identifiable information without the express consent of the individual.
INFORMATION YOU DISSEMINATE TO OTHERS:
Certain IDD websites offer features that allow you to disseminate or otherwise make available your personally identifiable information to others. These features may include, but not be limited to: posting a personal profile of yourself for others; uploading personal work and then making that work available to others; or participating in specific activities related to coursework, advisement, and related academic endeavors that are reviewed by others. You will always be aware when you are disseminating your personally identifiable information to others, as you will be entering and submitting that information through an online form and/or similar method. Also, these features will often include additional information notifying you of the extent to which any personally identifiable information will be disseminated to others.
LINKS AND THIRD PARTIES' PRIVACY POLICIES
Some of our websites may contain links to other websites not developed, managed, or otherwise controlled by us. IDD is not responsible for the privacy practices or content of such websites.
SECURITY
To protect the loss, misuse, theft, or otherwise unauthorized accesses of personally identifiable information, as well as the overall integrity of all information and services offered, IDD websites and associated systems maintain stringent security measures.
We take technical, contractual, administrative, and physical security steps to protect personally identifiable information and associated systems. In certain instances, such as when logging-in or when you provide credit card information in the purchasing of products or services, Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) encryption technology is further employed to protect your personally identifiable information.
Although we take appropriate measures to protect personally identifiable information, we can not guarantee that this information will never be disclosed in a manner that is inconsistent with the Privacy Policy.
WEBSITES COVERED BY THIS POLICY
The following websites are covered by this policy:
POLICY UPDATES
IDD reserves the right to make changes to this policy at any time.
CONTACTING IDD
Should you have any questions related to the Privacy Policy, or any IDD websites, you may contact:
Internet Development Division, 300 College Park, Dayton, OH 45469-1501, IDD@udayton.edu
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