Privacy policy
Vermont State Colleges Web Privacy Statement The Vermont State Colleges (VSC) are committed to preserving and maintaining the privacy of visitors to VSC websites. The following discloses the information gathering and dissemination practices for the VSC websites. By visiting any of the VSC web sites, you are accepting the practices described in this statement.
Information Gathering We use your Internet domain and the Internet address of the computer you are using, the type of browser and operating system you are using, and the date and time of access to help diagnose problems with our servers and to administer our websites. We identify which parts of our sites are most heavily used, and which portion of our audience comes from within and outside of the VSC network. We do not link your computer's internet address to anything personally identifiable. This means that user sessions may be tracked, but the users will remain anonymous.
Some of the Vermont State Colleges use Google Analytics to monitor traffic on websites. Google Analytics places cookies or text files, on your computer to help us analyze how visitors use our site so we can improve its usefulness. Personal information is not stored with cookies. You can set the preferences on your browser to refuse cookies, or to alert you when cookies are being set. Other information is collected only if you choose to send it. For example you may complete an online form, make an online purchase, or send an email.
Use of Information As noted above, the VSC uses the information we collect to tailor site content to user needs, to generate aggregate statistical reports, to help diagnose problems and otherwise to administer our websites. At no time do we disclose site usage by individual computer Internet address.
Information you choose to send on our sites is used to complete transactions (such as registering for a course or sending an email). The VSC may employ independent contractors to help manage web-based services, and such contractors may have access to data similar to the access we give our employees. In such instances, we take precautions to protect against re-disclosure of personal information.
Security This site has security measures in place to protect against the loss, misuse or alteration of the information under our control.
Contacting Us If you have any questions about this privacy statement, the practices of this site, or your dealings with this site, you can contact: Webmaster Vermont State Colleges PO Box 7 Montpelier, VT 05601 VSC websites contain links to other independently run websites within the VSC network and to some sites outside the vsc.edu domain. The VSC is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such websites.
Changes to this Statement This statement will be prominently displayed either directly or by link on the homepage of the VSC and of each member college. An announcement of any changes to this statement will be posted prominently on the first page of our website.
Effective Date The effective date of this statement is June 25, 2009 Reviewed: September 6, 2013.
Northern Vermont University Web Privacy Policy Northern Vermont University is committed to protecting the privacy of visitors to our website. We will never sell or trade any information you provide to us to other institutions or businesses, organizations and agencies; however, we may use this information to inform you of news and information related to Northern Vermont University and/or the Vermont State Colleges System that we believe would be of interest to you. At your request, we will remove from our files any contact information you have provided.
We use third-party service providers to serve ads on our behalf across the Internet and sometimes on this site. These providers may collect information about your visits to our website and your interaction with our services. They also may use information about your visits to this and other websites to deliver advertisements for goods and services. This information is collected through the use of a pixel tag, which is industry-standard technology used by major websites. No personally identifiable information is provided in this process. For more information about the use of pixel tags and your option to disallow the use of this technology by our third-party service providers please click here. You can read more about these and other technologies used to personalize your web-browsing experience at the Network Advertising Initiative website.