SUNY Oswego Advocates.org Commitment to Privacy
SUNY Oswego

SUNYOswegoAdvocates.org is committed to protecting your privacy and making it easier and more efficient for people to interact with our Web site. We recognize that it is critical for individuals to be confident that their privacy is protected when they visit our Web site. You can travel through most of SUNYOswegoAdvocates.org without giving us any information about yourself. Sometimes we do need information to provide services that you request, and this commitment of privacy explains our online information practices.

SUNYOswegoAdvocates.org does not collect any personal information about you unless you provide that information voluntarily by sending e-mail or completing a form on the site.

This policy is consistent with the provisions of the Internet Security and Privacy Act, the Freedom of Information Law, and the Personal Privacy Protection Law.

Information Collected Automatically When You Visit SUNYOswegoAdvocates.org

* The Internet Protocol address of the computer that accessed our Web site

* The type of browser, its version and the operating system on which that browser is running

* The Web page requested by the user

* The Web page from which the user accessed the current Web page
* The date and time of the user's request

* The pages that were visited and the amount of time spent at each page

None of the above-mentioned information is deemed to constitute personal information by the Internet Security and Privacy Act. The information that is collected automatically is used to improve our site's content and to help us understand how users are interacting with the Web site. This information is collected for statistical analysis and to determine what information is of most and least interest to our users. The information is not collected for commercial marketing purposes and will not be sold or disclosed for commercial marketing purposes.

This Web site uses Google Analytics, a Web analytics service provided by Google Inc. Google Analytics uses "cookies," which are text files placed on your computer, to help the Web site analyze how users use the site. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the Web site (including your IP address) will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of the site, compiling reports on Web site activity for site operators and providing other services relating to Web site activity and Internet usage. Google may also transfer this information to third parties where required to do so by law, or where such third parties process the information on Google's behalf. Google will not associate your IP address with any other data held by Google,

You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser, however please note that if you do this you may not be able to use the full functionality of this Web site. By using this site, you consent to the processing of data about you by Google in the manner and for the purposes set out above.

Information Collected When You E-mail SUNYOswegoAdvocates.org or Complete a Transaction

During your visit to SUNYOswegoAdvocates.org you may send an e-mail to a SUNY Oswego Advocates account. Your e-mail address and the contents of your message will be collected. The information collected is not limited to text characters and may include audio, video and graphic information formats included in the message. Your e-mail address and the information included in your message will be used to respond to you, to address issues you identify or to improve this Web site. Your e-mail address is not collected for commercial purposes and SUNYOswegoAdvocates.org is not authorized to sell or otherwise disclose your e-mail address for commercial purposes.

During your visit to SUNYOswegoAdvocates.org, you may complete a transaction such as completing a form on the site. The information collected by SUNY Oswego Advocates, including personal information volunteered by you in completing the transaction, is used by SUNYOswegoAdvocates.org and may be disclosed by SUNY Oswego Advocates for those purposes that may be reasonably ascertained from the nature and terms of the transaction in which the information was submitted.

SUNY Oswego Advocates does not knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of 13 or create profiles of children under the age of 13. Users are cautioned, however, that the collection of personal information submitted in an e-mail will be treated as though it was submitted by an adult and may, unless exempted from access by federal or state law, be subject to public access.

Disclosure of Information Collected Through this Web Site

The collection of information through SUNYOswegoAdvocates.org and the disclosure of that information are subject to the provisions of the Internet Security and Privacy Act. SUNYOswegoAdvocates.org will only collect personal information through SUNYOswegoAdvocates.org or disclose personal information collected through SUNYOswegoAdvocates.org if the user has consented to the collection or disclosure of such personal information. The voluntary disclosure of personal information to SUNY Oswego Advocates by the user constitutes consent to the collection and disclosure of the information by SUNY Oswego Advocates for the purposes for which the user disclosed the information to SUNYOswegoAdvocates.org.

However, SUNY Oswego Advocates may collect or disclose personal information without consent if the collection or disclosure is: (1) necessary to perform the statutory duties of SUNY Oswego Advocates, or necessary for SUNY Oswego Advocates to operate a program authorized by law, or authorized by state or federal statute or regulation; (2) made pursuant to a court order or by law; (3) for the purpose of validating the identity of the user; or (4) of information to be used solely for statistical purposes that is in a form that cannot be used to identify any particular person.

Further, the disclosure of information, including personal information, collected through SUNYOswegoAdvocates.org is subject to the provisions of the Freedom of Information Law and the Personal Privacy Protection Law. SUNY Oswego Advocates may disclose personal information to federal or state law enforcement authorities to enforce its rights against unauthorized access or attempted unauthorized access to SUNY Oswego Advocates' information technology assets.

In addition, SUNYOswegoAdvocates.org has implemented procedures to safeguard the integrity of its information technology assets, including, but not limited to, authentication, authorization, monitoring, auditing and encryption. These security procedures have been integrated into the design, implementation, and day-to-day operations of SUNYOswegoAdvocates.org as part of our continuing commitment to the security of electronic content as well as the electronic transmission of information.

Cookies

Cookies are small pieces of information that are stored by the user's browser on the hard drive of your computer. Some areas of the SUNYOswegoAdvocates.org domain may use cookies to enhance or customize your visit to the site. A session cookie is erased during operation of your browser or when your browser is closed. Other cookies can be stored on your computer's hard drive and will allow the Web site to recognize you when you visit again and tailor the information presented to you based on your needs and interests. This type of cookie is used only with your permission.

Disclaimer

The information provided in this privacy policy should not be construed as giving business, legal or other advice, or warranting as fail proof, the security of information provided through SUNYOswegoAdvocates.org.

Contact Information

For questions regarding this Internet privacy policy, please contact us at:


info@ SUNYOswegoAdvocates.org