Introduction

The University of Chicago is committed to protecting the privacy of its users. The privacy and confidentiality policies are intended to comply with all relevant laws and University policies. This document explains our policies on the collection, use, disclosure, retention, and protection of user information.

Information We Collect and How It Is Used

In order to conduct business, the UChicagoSolutions collects and maintains personally identifiable information about UCSMP users. If you are not affiliated with the University of Chicago, we must obtain certain information from you in order to provide you with access to the online student edition.

UChicagoSolutions will maintain confidentiality of information sought or received and other personally identifiable data regarding use of UCSMP materials, facilities, or services. Identifiable information may be retained, in some cases indefinitely, when doing so serves an institutional purpose. We will not make this information available to any other entity outside the University of Chicago, except as required by University policies or as mandated by law.

Information Collected When Using UCSMP Website

Whenever a user visits the this website, certain information is gathered and stored automatically. This information does not generally identify the user personally. Information that is automatically collected and stored includes:

• the Internet domain and IP address from which the UCSMP's website was accessed,
• the type of browser and operating system used to access the UCSMP's site,
• date and time the UCSMP's site was accessed, and
• pages visited.

This automatically collected information is only used internally for technical troubleshooting, to monitor compliance with the universities Policy on Acceptable Use of Electronic Resources, to improve the usability of our website, and to record aggregate statistics.

Personal Information Submitted By Users

If you choose to submit personally identifiable information to UChicagoSolutions (through web forms, email messages, or other communication), that information will be used only for the purpose for which you submitted it, with the exception that we may make reasonable statistical reports that do not identify particular individuals. UChicagoSolutions does not share this information with private organizations or allow it to be used for commercial purposes. We do contract with Application Service Providers (ASPs) to provide some services, and we requires application service providers to respect the confidentiality of the information placed on hosted servers. While we may disclose information about use of this site in aggregate (such as server use statistics), we will not disclose to unaffiliated parties any information that could be used to identify individuals or their use of UChicagoSolutions resources, except as required by University policies or as mandated by law.

Sites Linked from UCSMP Webpages

This website contains links to websites and licensed databases that are not maintained or supported by University of Chicago. In some cases, UCSMP services may be provided via third party tools. While you may reach these services via UChicagoSolutions web sites, you are subject to the privacy practices of those third parties, and we encourage users of these services to be aware of their policies before using them.

Security

Transmissions made on the Internet are generally not secure, since the information is transferred in clear text. In some cases transactions made via our web site are conducted using an SSL (Secure Socket Layer protocol) connection in order to provide increased security to the information as it is transmitted. Personally identifiable information is stored in a password-protected environment and may only be accessed by authorized staff for the purpose of performing UCSMP work. While UChicagoSolutions makes a concerted effort to protect personal information, we cannot guarantee that your submissions to our website, any content residing on our servers, or any transmissions from our server will be completely secure.