Online
Disclaimer Statement
Metropolitan State University is committed to respecting the privacy of all
web site visitors to the extent permitted by law. This disclaimer is intended
to inform you of the ways in which this web site may collect 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. 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. 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.
If you have questions about general Metropolitan State University security
measures or this site, its collection of information, and its online privacy statement
contact webmaster@metrostate.edu.
Effective: June 2002 | 
