Online
Privacy Statement
The policy of the University of Minnesota is to respect the privacy of
all web site visitors to the extent permitted by law. This online privacy
statement is intended to inform you of the ways in which this web site
collects information, the uses to which that information will be put,
and the ways in which we will protect any information you choose to provide
us.
There are four types of information that this site may collect during
your visit: network traffic logs, web visit logs, cookies, and information
voluntarily provided by you.
Network Traffic Logs
In the course of ensuring network security and consistent service for
all users, the University employs software programs to do such things
as monitor network traffic, identify unauthorized access or access to
nonpublic information, detect computer viruses and other software that
might damage University computers or the network, and monitor and tune
the performance of the University network. In the course of such monitoring,
these programs may detect such information as e-mail headers, addresses
from network packets, and other information. Information from these activities
is used only for the purpose of maintaining the security and performance
of the University's networks and computer systems. Personally identifiable
information from these activities is not released to external parties without
your consent unless required by law, including Minn. Stat. 13.15.
Web Visit Logs
University web sites routinely collect and store information from online
visitors to help manage those sites and improve service. This information
includes the pages visited on the site, the date and time of the visit,
the internet address (URL or IP address) of the referring site, the domain
name and IP address from which the access occurred, the version of browser
used, the capabilities of the browser, and search terms used on our search
engines. This site makes no attempt to identify individual visitors from this
information: any personally identifiable information is not released to
external parties without your consent unless required by law, including
Minn. Stat. 13.15.
Cookies
Cookies are pieces of information stored by your web browser on behalf
of a web site and returned to the web site on request. This site may use
cookies for two purposes: to carry data about your current session at
the site from one web page to the next, and to identify you to the site
between visits. If you prefer not to receive cookies, you may turn them
off in your browser, or may set your browser to ask you before accepting
a new cookie. Some pages may not function properly if the cookies are
turned off. Unless otherwise notified on this site, we will not store
data, other than for these two purposes, in cookies. Cookies remain on
your computer, and accordingly we neither store cookies on our computers
nor forward them to any external parties. Unless otherwise notified on
this site, we do not use cookies to track your movement among different
web sites and do not exchange cookies with other entities.
Information Voluntarily Provided by You
In the course of using this web site, you may choose to provide us with
information to help us serve your needs. For example, you may send us
electronic mail (through a mailer or a web form) to request information,
you may sign up for a mailing list, or you may send us your address so
we may send you an application or other material. Any personally identifiable
information you send us will be used only for the purpose indicated. Requests
for information will be directed to the appropriate staff to respond to
the request, and may be recorded to help us update our site to better
respond to similar requests. We will not sell, exchange or otherwise distribute
your personally identifiable information without your consent, except
to the extent required by law. We do not retain the information longer
than necessary for normal operations. Each web page requesting information
discloses the purpose of that information. If you do not wish to have
the information used in that manner, you are not required to provide it.
Please contact the person listed on the specific page, or listed below,
with questions or concerns on the use of personally identifiable information.
University web sites provide links to other World Wide Web sites or resources.
We do not control these sites and resources, do not endorse them, and
are not responsible for their availability, content, or delivery of services.
In particular, external sites are not bound by the University's online
privacy policy; they may have their own policies or none at all. Often
you can tell you are leaving a University web site by noting the URL of
the destination site.
Minn. Stat. 13.15 provides that electronic access data may be disseminated:
(1) to the commissioner for the purpose of evaluating electronic
government services;
(2) to another government entity to prevent unlawful intrusions into
government electronic systems; or
(3) as otherwise provided by law.
If you have questions about general University of Minnesota security
measures see the University policy,
Including a Privacy Statement on U Web Pages.
If you have questions about this site, its collection of information,
and its online privacy statement, contact the site administrator or these
U-Wide
numbers.
Effective: February 2000
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