Information Collection and Use
University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez Campus (UPRM) is the sole owner of the information collected on this site. UPRM will not sell, share, or rent this information to others in ways different from what is disclosed in this statement or the particular web page.
Personal Information
In different parts of our website a user is required to give their contact information (such as name, email address and student number). This information is used to contact the user about the services on our site for which they have expressed interest. It is optional for the user to provide demographic information (such as income level and gender, etc.), and unique identifiers (such as student number), but encouraged so we can provide a more personalized experience and better service on our site. Others sections of our website do require such unique identifiers. These are required and used strictly as part of official online processes or services.
Cookies
A cookie is a piece of data stored on the user’s hard drive containing information about the user. Usage of a cookie is in no way linked to any personally identifiable information while on our site. Once the user closes their browser, the cookie simply terminates. For instance, by setting a cookie on our site, the user would not have to log in a password more than once, thereby saving time while on our site. If a user rejects the cookie, they may still use our site.
Log Files
We use IP addresses to analyze trends, administer the site, security audit, and gather broad generic information for aggregate use. IP addresses are not linked to personally identifiable information.
Links
This web site contains links to other sites. Please be aware that we [UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO, MAYAGÜEZ CAMPUS] are not responsible for the privacy practices of such other sites. We encourage our users to be aware when they leave our site and to read the privacy statements of each and every web site that collects personally identifiable information. This privacy statement applies solely to information collected by this Web site.
Security
This website takes every precaution to protect our users’ information.
All of our users’ information, not just the sensitive information mentioned above, is restricted in our offices. Only employees who need the information to perform a specific job are granted access to personally identifiable information. ALL employees are kept up-to-date on our security and privacy practices. Finally, the servers that we store personally identifiable information on are kept in a secure environment.
The physical and logical security is periodically audited by internal and external auditors to verify our compliance with the security and confidentiality requirement.
Surveys
The information collected in electronic surveys is not associated with the identity of the users under any circumstances. The information collected is used with the exclusive purpose of analysis and statistics. Participation in electronic surveys is optional. An invitation to participate in an electronic survey may appear automatically. The user may dismiss this invitation and continue using our electronic services. Under limited circumstances a user may be taken directly to an electronic survey upon completing his or her login. The user may submit the electronic survey in blank by pressing the submit button or the button “I wish not to participate”.