Privacy Policy

Our Commitment to You

The University of Nebraska-Lincoln will attempt to safeguard the privacy of all visitors to publicly accessible web sites (that is, web sites not password-protected) to the extent allowed by law. This notice describes our privacy policy as it relates to the collection, protection, and disclosure of such information resulting from University web servers, including University web sites, sites that collect online information, or that identify actions of a web user.

Other privacy standards apply to such things as password-protected web sites, instructional web sites, student records and employee personnel records as specifically identified in State Statute, in accordance with federal or state laws and University policies and by-laws. As UNL Marketplace is an eCommerce web site with certain password-protected sections, we are committed to ensuring that your information is secure. In order to prevent unauthorized access or disclosure, we have put in place suitable physical, electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online. Moreover, as a web site that handles payment card transactions, we are obligated to follow the privacy and security restrictions outlined by the Payment Card Industry's Data Security Standard (PCI DSS). More information about the University's policies on card processing are available from the Bursar's Office.

The University of Nebraska-Lincoln web pages may contain links to other sites on the World Wide Web; however, the University is not responsible for any content or services provided on these sites. You should exercise caution and look at the privacy statement applicable to the web site in question. You should never provide payment information to a web site you do not trust or that does not follow industry standard consumer protections (like SSL certificate encryption).

Voluntary Information Requested from You

Information provided on a volunteer basis, during routine requests for personal information (such as surveys, email addresses, requests for information, etc.) will be used only for the purpose(s) outlined. Every web page that requests information from you should disclose the purpose of how this information will be used. If you do not wish to have the information used in the manner listed, or if the potential use of the information is not outlined, you are not required to provide it, however, you may not receive certain services if the information is not provided.

UNL Marketplace and its stores may collect the following information:

• name
• contact information including email address
• demographic information such as postcode, preferences and interests
• other information relevant to customer surveys and/or offers

Information We Collect Automatically

The information collected and logged through University web sites can be classified into two categories: web site logs and cookies.

Web Site Logs

The University of Nebraska-Lincoln makes no attempt to identify individual visitors from information collected in web site logs, except in cases where system integrity, institutional infrastructure, or personal safety is being jeopardized. The data is used to tune the web pages and the site for efficiency, to produce summary reports regarding system usage and give system administrators the ability to monitor system integrity, and protect institutional infrastructure and personal safety. The usage information gathered is also used to customize web sites (move high use pages to the top of the site, add content for information frequently searched for, establish patterns of interest, etc.).

Information collected and logged through University web sites and web servers includes the following:

• Internet addresses or URLs of computers used in browsing a web site
• Web pages requested
• The date and time of a visit to a web page
• The browser version and configuration information used to connect to a site
• Search terms used on our search engines

Cookies

A cookie is a small file which asks permission to be placed on your computer's hard drive. Once you agree, the file is added and the cookie helps analyze web traffic or lets you know when you visit a particular site. Cookies allow web applications to respond to you as an individual. The web application can tailor its operations to your needs, likes and dislikes by gathering and remembering information about your preferences. A cookie in no way gives us access to your computer or any information about you, other than the data you choose to share with us. You can choose to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. This may prevent you from taking full advantage of the web site.

There are university sites that require cookies. We neither forward cookies nor intentionally collect information for other parties outside UNL. UNL Marketplace requires cookies in order to facilitate your shopping cart experience. For the exhaustive list of cookies we collect see the List of cookies we collect section.

We use traffic log cookies to identify which pages are being used. This helps us analyze data about web page traffic and improve our website in order to tailor it to customer needs. We only use this information for statistical analysis purposes and utilize an external vendor (Google Analytics) to facilitate the collection of this information.

What We Do with the Information We Gather

UNL Marketplace requires this information to understand your needs and provide you with a better service, and in particular for the following reasons:

• Internal record keeping
• Protecting our systems from abuse and intrusion
• Providing our development team with information to improve and maintain the web site
• We may use the information to improve our products and services.
• We may periodically send promotional emails about new products, special offers or other information which we think you may find interesting using the email address which you have provided.
• From time to time, we may also use your information to contact you for market research purposes. We may contact you by email, phone, fax or mail. We may use the information to customize the website according to your interests.

Sharing Information

We disclose any nonpublic information only when it is necessary for the conduct of University, State, or Federal government business, or under circumstances where disclosure is required by law. Information may also be disclosed for audit purposes, to regulatory agencies, or for other general administrative services. Information is not intentionally disclosed or distributed to any entity who uses it to sell products or services. Information will not be released without written authorization to the extent allowed by law.

You may choose to restrict the collection or use of your personal information in the following ways:

• whenever you are asked to fill in a form on the website, look for the box that you can click to indicate that you do not want the information to be used by anybody for direct marketing purposes
• if you have previously agreed to us using your personal information for direct marketing purposes, you may change your mind at any time by setting your marketing preference.

If you believe that any information we are holding on you is incorrect or incomplete, please write to or email us as soon as possible. We will promptly correct any information found to be incorrect.

Questions

If you have questions about the collection of information or concerns about adherence to this policy from University of Nebraska-Lincoln web sites, please contact the University Communications Office. You may also contact any UNL Marketplace store by using the information found in the "Contact Us" section at the bottom of every page.

List of Cookies We Collect

The table below lists the cookies we collect and what information they store.

The table below lists the cookies we collect via external service providers (companies and University departments not specifically responsible for this site) and what information they store.