The CABNR's Commitment to Privacy
At the the College of Agriculture, Biotechnology and Natural Resources (CABNR), we are committed
to protecting your privacy and making it easier and more efficient for individuals
and businesses to interact with CABNR. We recognize that it is
critical for visitors to be confident that their privacy is protected
when they visit CABNR Web site. You can travel through most of
this Web site 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.
This Web site does not collect any personal information about you unless
you provide that information voluntarily by sending an e-mail or completing a request
or other type of form.
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 This Web Site
When visiting this Web site, CABNR 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 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 Privacy and Security Act. The information that is collected automatically
is used to improve this Web site's content and to help CABNR
understand how users are interacting with its 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 CABNR are not authorized to sell or otherwise
disclose the information collected from this Web site for commercial marketing purposes.
Information Collected When You E-mail the College or Complete a Transaction
During your visit to this Web site you may send an e-mail to CABNR.
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,
to improve this Web site, or to forward your message to another University of Nevada
unit for
appropriate action. Your e-mail address is not collected for commercial purposes
and CABNR are not authorized to sell or otherwise disclose your
e-mail address for commercial purposes.
During your visit to this Web site you may complete a transaction such as a registration
or request form. The information collected by CABNR, including
personal information volunteered by you in completing the transaction,
is used by CABNR and may be disclosed by CABNR
for those purposes that may be reasonably ascertained from the nature and terms
of the transaction in which the information was submitted.
CABNR 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.
Nevada Public (Open) Records Act
Disclosure of Information Collected Through This Web site
The collection of information through this Web site and the disclosure of that information
are subject to the provisions of the Internet Security and Privacy Act. The University
Libraries will only collect personal information through this Web site
or disclose personal information collected through this Web site if the
user has consented to the collection or disclosure of such personal information.
The voluntary disclosure of personal information to CABNR
by the user, constitutes consent to the collection and disclosure of the
information by CABNR for the purposes for which the user
disclosed the information to CABNR.
However, CABNR may collect or disclose personal information
without consent if the collection or disclosure is: (1) necessary to perform the
statutory duties of CABNR, or necessary for CABNR
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 Web site is subject to the provisions of the Freedom of Information
Law and the Personal Privacy Protection Law.
CABNR may disclose personal information to federal or
state law enforcement authorities to enforce its rights against unauthorized access
or attempted unauthorized access to CABNR's information technology
assets.
Retention of Information Collected Through This Web Site
In general, the Internet services logs of CABNR, comprising electronic
files or automated logs created to monitor access and use of Agency services provided
through this Web site, are retained for 5 years and then destroyed. Occassionally,
logs are retained longer for troubleshooting purposes. Information concerning these
records retention and disposition schedules may be obtained through the Internet
privacy policy contact listed in this policy.
Confidentiality and Integrity of personal information Collected Through
This Web Site
CABNR are strongly committed to protecting personal information
collected through this Web site against unauthorized access, use or disclosure.
Consequently, CABNR limit employee access to personal information
collected through this Web site 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, CABNR have 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 this
Web site as part of our continuing commitment to the security of electronic content
as well as the electronic transmission of information.
For Web site security purposes and to maintain the availability of this Web site
for all users, CABNR employ software to monitor traffic
to identify unauthorized attempts to upload or change information or otherwise damage
this Web site.
Cookies
Cookies are small pieces of information that are stored by the user's browser
on the hard drive of your computer. Cookies are simple text files stored on your
computer and used by your web browser to provide a means of distinguishing among
users of a web site. This Web site uses cookies.
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 Web site.
Contact Information
For questions regarding this Internet privacy policy, please contact our webmaster
via e-mail at
webmaster@cabnr.unr.edu or by regular mail at:
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CABNR WEBMASTER
1664 North Virginia Street
University of Nevada - MS 221
Reno, Nevada 89557
Definitions
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 mean any natural person who uses the internet to access a state
agency website.