Our
Commitment to Privacy
We respect the privacy of your information. We provide this
explanation about our online information practices as a show
of our commitment to protect your privacy.
We do not sell, rent, share, or in any other way use personally-identifying
information collected during your use of our Website without
your permission.
The Information We Collect
At the time you register on our site or at any other time
that we request information from you, we collect and store
your username (which may require disclosure by you and storage
by us of your name), e-mail address, and password. We need
this information to provide services that you request. We
also use this information to customize your experience using
our Website.
In addition, we automatically gather general statistical
information about our Website and visitors, such as IP addresses,
browsers, pages viewed, number of visitors, services used,
etc., but in doing so we do not reference you by individual
name, e-mail address, home address, or telephone number. We
use this data in the aggregate to determine how much our users
use parts of our site so we can improve our site. We may provide
this statistical information to third parties, but when we
do so we do not provide personally-identifying information
without your permission.
As part of our service, we use cookies to store and sometimes
track information about you. A cookie is a small amount of
data that is sent to your browser from a web server and stored
on your computer's hard drive. Generally, we use cookies to
remind us who you are and enable us to access your account
information so you do not have to re-enter it; gather statistical
information about usage by registered or unregistered users,
research visiting patterns, and help target advertisements
based on user interests; assist our retail partners track
visits and process orders; and track progress and participation
in promotions. In some instances, our retail partners and
advertisers appearing at our site may use their own cookies.
Preference and options configurations in your browser determine
if and how a cookie will be accepted. You can change those
configurations on your computer if you desire. By changing
your preferences, you can accept all cookies, you can be notified
when a cookie is set, or you can reject all cookies. If you
do so and cookies are disabled, you may be required to re-enter
your information more often and certain features of our site
may be unavailable.
The Way We Use Information
We use your personally-identifying information to improve
our services, to statistically analyze site usage, to improve
our content and product offerings, and to customize our site's
content, layout, and services. We use your username and e-mail
address to contact you regarding administrative notices, new
service offerings and communications relevant to your use
of the site. We use your password only if necessary for administration
of the site. We may disclose or access information whenever
we believe in good faith that the law so requires or if we
otherwise consider it necessary to do so to maintain service
and improve our products and services. We use your IP address
to help diagnose problems with our server, to manage our Website
and to enhance our site based on the usage pattern data we
receive.
Security
We employ reasonable and current security methods to prevent
unauthorized access, maintain data accuracy, and ensure correct
use of information. Your account information and profile are
password-protected. We recommend that you do not divulge your
password to anyone. Our personnel will never ask you for your
password in an unsolicited phone call or in an unsolicited
e-mail. Remember to sign out of your account and close your
browser window when you have finished your session. This is
to help ensure that others cannot access your personal information
and correspondence if you share a computer with someone else
or are using a computer in a public place where others may
have access to it.
No data transmission over the Internet or any wireless network
can be guaranteed to be perfectly secured. As a result, while
we try to protect your personal information, we cannot ensure
or guarantee the security of any information you transmit
to us, and you do so at your own risk.
How You Can Update, Correct or Delete
Your Information
You can access the information that we collect online and
maintain through normal updating methods. To update, correct
or delete this information, you can contact us. Your account
can be deleted or deactivated, but doing so will result in
your not being able to access our services. It is our expectation
that we will delete your information each year as the normal
college year ends at the end of the Spring semester. You will
have to re-register to use our site and to activate your account.
Children Under 13
This site is directed to undergraduate and graduate students,
faculty, and staff of a college or university; therefore,
it is our expectation that users of this site will not be
under the age of 13. We have no way of distinguishing the
age of individuals who access our Website, and so we carry
out the same Privacy Policy for individuals of all ages. If
a child has provided us with personally-identifying information
without parental or guardian consent, the parent or guardian
should contact us to remove the information and opt out of
promotional opportunities.
Changes to Our Policy
Any changes to our Privacy Policy will be communicated through
our Website at least five days in advance of its effective
date. Information collected before changes are made will be
secured according to the previous Privacy Policy.
Your Consent
By using our Website, you consent to the collection and use
of this information in the manner we describe.
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