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Wisconsin Center For
Education Research (WCER) is committed to protecting your privacy and
developing technology that gives you the most powerful and safe online
experience. This Statement of Privacy applies to the WCER Web site and governs
data collection and usage. By using the WCER website, you consent to the data
practices described in this statement.
Collection of your Personal Information
WCER collects personally identifiable information, such as your e-mail address,
or name.
There is also information about your computer hardware and software that is
automatically collected by WCER. This information can include: your IP address,
browser type, domain names, access times and referring Web site addresses. This
information is used by WCER for the operation of the service, to maintain
quality of the service, and to provide general statistics regarding use of the
WCER Web site.
Please keep in mind that if you directly disclose personally identifiable
information or personally sensitive data through WCER public message boards,
this information may be collected and used by others. Note: WCER does not read
any of your private online communications.
WCER encourages you to review the privacy statements of Web sites you choose to
link to from WCER so that you can understand how those Web sites collect, use
and share your information. WCER is not responsible for the privacy statements
or other content on Web sites outside of the WCER and WCER family of Web sites.
Use of your Personal Information
WCER collects and uses your personal information to operate the WCER Web site
and deliver the services you have requested. WCER also uses your personally
identifiable information to inform you of other products or services available
from WCER and its affiliates. WCER may also contact you via surveys to conduct
research about your opinion of current services or of potential new services
that may be offered.
WCER does not sell, rent or lease its customer lists to third parties. WCER
may, from time to time, contact you on behalf of external business partners
about a particular offering that may be of interest to you. In those cases,
your unique personally identifiable information (e-mail, name, address,
telephone number) is not transferred to the third party. In addition, WCER may
share data with trusted partners to help us perform statistical analysis, send
you email or postal mail, provide customer support, or arrange for deliveries.
All such third parties are prohibited from using your personal information
except to provide these services to WCER, and they are required to maintain the
confidentiality of your information.
WCER does not use or disclose sensitive personal information, such as race,
religion, or political affiliations, without your explicit consent.
WCER keeps track of the Web sites and pages our customers visit within WCER, in
order to determine what WCER services are the most popular. This data is used
to deliver customized content and advertising within WCER to customers whose
behavior indicates that they are interested in a particular subject area.
WCER Web sites will disclose your personal information, without notice, only if
required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is
necessary to: (a) conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process
served on WCER or the site; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of
WCER; and, (c) act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety
of users of WCER, or the public.
Use of Cookies
The WCER Web site use "cookies" to help you personalize your online experience.
A cookie is a text file that is placed on your hard disk by a Web page server.
Cookies cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses to your computer.
Cookies are uniquely assigned to you, and can only be read by a web server in
the domain that issued the cookie to you.
One of the primary purposes of cookies is to provide a convenience feature to
save you time. The purpose of a cookie is to tell the Web server that you have
returned to a specific page. For example, if you personalize WCER's pages, or
register with WCER site or services, a cookie helps WCER to recall your
specific information on subsequent visits. This simplifies the process of
recording your personal information, such as billing addresses, shipping
addresses, and so on. When you return to the same WCER Web site, the
information you previously provided can be retrieved, so you can easily use the
WCER features that you customized.
You have the ability to accept or decline cookies. Most Web browsers
automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting
to decline cookies if you prefer. If you choose to decline cookies, you may not
be able to fully experience the interactive features of the WCER services or
Web sites you visit.
Security of your Personal Information
WCER secures your personal information from unauthorized access, use or
disclosure. WCER secures the personally identifiable information you provide on
computer servers in a controlled, secure environment, protected from
unauthorized access, use or disclosure. When personal information (such as a
credit card number) is transmitted to other Web sites, it is protected through
the use of encryption, such as the Secure Socket Layer (SSL) protocol.
Changes to this Statement
WCER will occasionally update this Statement of Privacy to reflect company and
customer feedback. WCER encourages you to periodically review this Statement to
be informed of how WCER is protecting your information.
Contact Information
WCER welcomes your comments regarding this Statement of Privacy. If you believe
that WCER has not adhered to this Statement, please contact WCER at
rglover@wisc.edu. We will use commercially reasonable efforts to
promptly determine and remedy the problem.
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University of Wisconsin-Madison