College Insider Radio PRIVACY POLICY Introduction CIRadio is
committed to protecting your privacy while making it easier and more efficient
to interact with the college in our database. You can navigate through much
of the website 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. We do not collect any
personal information about you unless you provide that information voluntarily
by sending an e-mail, completing an online form, or completing the online
application.
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. When visiting www.ciradio.net we automatically collect and store the
following information about your visit: * 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 from
which you accessed the current Web page * The date and time of your request
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 web
content and to help us understand how you are interacting with our Web site.
This information is collected for statistical analysis and to determine what
information is of most and least interest to our users. Our company does not
disclose the information collected to any person or organization outside the
website. Information Collected When You E-mail our Webmaster or Complete a
Transaction If you send an e-mail to our webmaster, your email address and
the contents of your message are collected. These are used to respond to you,
to address issues you identify, to improve this Web site, or to forward your
message to someone who can help you. We do not disclose your e-mail address
to any person or organization outside our company.
If you voluntarily complete an online form, the personal information you provide
will be retained in a way that is appropriate to complete your transaction.
We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under the age
of 13 or create profiles of children under the age of 13. Caution: if you
submit personal information in an e-mail, the information 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. Cookies are simple text
files stored on your web browser to provide a means of distinguishing among
users of this website. The use of cookies is a standard practice among Internet
websites. To better serve you, we occasionally use "session cookies"
to enhance or customize your visit to this website. Session cookies that are
created automatically on the device you use to access this website do not
contain personal information and do not compromise your privacy or security.
We may use the cookie feature to store a randomly generated identifying tag
on the device you use to access this website. A session cookie is erased during
operation of your browser or when your browser is closed. The software and
hardware you use to access the website allows you to refuse new cookies or
delete existing cookies. Refusing or deleting these cookies may limit your
ability to take advantage of some features of this website. Information and
Choice As noted above, CIRadio does not collect any personal information about
you unless you provide that information voluntarily by sending an e-mail,
responding to a survey, or completing an on-line form. You may choose not
to send us an e-mail, respond to a survey, or complete an on-line form. While
your choice not to participate in these activities may limit your ability
to receive specific services or products through this website, it will not
normally have an impact on your ability to take advantage of other features
of the website, including browsing or downloading information.
Disclosure of Information Collected Through This Website The collection of
information through this website and the disclosure of that information are
subject to the provisions of the Internet Security and Privacy Act. Empire
State College will only collect personal information through this website
or disclose personal information collected through this website if the user
has consented to the collection or disclosure of such personal information.
The voluntary disclosure of personal information to CIRadio by the user, whether
solicited or unsolicited, constitutes consent to the collection and disclosure
of the information by CIRadio for the purposes for which the user disclosed
the information to Empire State College, as was reasonably ascertainable from
the nature and terms of the disclosure. However, ciradio.net may collect or
disclose personal information without consent if the collection or disclosure
is:
(1) necessary to perform the statutory duties of ciradio.net
or necessary for ciradio.net 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
this website is subject to the provisions of the Freedom of Information Law
and the Personal Privacy Protection Law. Ciradio.net may disclose personal
information to federal or state law enforcement authorities to enforce its
rights against unauthorized access or attempted unauthorized access to ciradio.net
information technology assets. Retention of Information Collected Through
this Website the information collected through this website is retained by
ciradio.net in accordance with the records retention and disposition requirements
of the Law.
Information on the requirements of the Law may be found at
http://www.archives.nysed.gov/services/recmgmt.htm. In general, the Internet
services logs of ciradio.net, comprising electronic files or automated logs
created to monitor access and use of college services provided through this
website, are retained for 21 days and then destroyed. Information, including
personal information, that you submit in an e-mail or when you complete a
survey, registration form, or order form is retained in accordance with the
records retention and disposition schedule established for the records of
the program unit to which you submitted the information. Information concerning
these records retention and disposition schedules may be obtained through
the Internet privacy policy contact listed in this policy. Access to and Correction
of Personal Information Collected Through this Website any user may submit
a request to ciradio.net privacy compliance officer to determine whether personal
information pertaining to that user has been collected through this website.
Any such request shall be made in writing and must be accompanied by reasonable
proof of identity of the user. Reasonable proof of identity may include verification
of a signature, inclusion of an identifier generally known only to the user,
or similar appropriate identification.
The privacy compliance officer shall, within five (5) business days of the
receipt of a proper request, provide access to the personal information; deny
access in writing, explaining the reasons therefore; or acknowledge the receipt
of the request in writing, stating the approximate date when the request will
be granted or denied, which date shall not be more than thirty (30) days from
the date of the acknowledgment. In the event that ciradio.net has collected
personal information pertaining to a user through the website and that information
is to be provided to the user pursuant to the users request, the privacy compliance
officer shall inform the user of his or her right to request that the personal
information be amended or corrected under the procedures set forth in section
95 of the Public Officers Law. Confidentiality and Integrity of Personal Information
Collected Through this Website ciradio.net is strongly committed to protecting
personal information collected through this website against unauthorized access,
use or disclosure. Consequently, ciradio.net limits employee access to personal
information collected through this website to only those employees who need
access to the information in the performance of their official duties. Employees
who have access to this information follow appropriate procedures in connection
with any disclosures of personal information. In addition, ciradio.net has
implemented procedures to safeguard the integrity of its information technology
assets, including, but not limited to, authentication, monitoring, auditing,
and encryption. These security procedures have been integrated into the design,
implementation, and day-to-day operations of this website as part of our continuing
commitment to the security of electronic content as well as the electronic
transmission of information. For website security purposes and to maintain
the availability of the website for all users, ciradio.net employs software
to monitor traffic to identify unauthorized attempts to upload or change information
or otherwise damage this website.
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 this website.
Contact information for questions regarding this Internet privacy
policy, please contact: (via e-mail) cirtoms@yahoo.com (via regular mail)
The following definitions apply to, and appear in italics, in this policy:
Personal information: For purposes of this policy, "personal information"
means any information concerning a natural person which, because of name,
number, symbol, mark, or other identifier, can be used to identify that natural
person. User: shall have the meaning set forth in subdivision 8 of section
202 of the State Technology Law. Required Submissions & Notices Not applicable.
Compliance Not applicable.