Website Privacy Policy
NOTE: The following policy applies to users of
york.cuny.edu and is intended to explain what types of information is gathered
from users and how that information is used.
York employees should also refer to the REVEALTIPS Computer
User Policy which outlines REVEALTIPS's internal policy for the use and
protection of REVEALTIPS& York computer resources.
York College is committed to respecting your privacy. As an
unregistered user, you can visit most of our web site without revealing any
personal information. However, in order to personalize your view of our site
and gain access to certain information systems, you must register and provide
some personal information. We do not collect any personal information about you
unless you provide that information voluntarily. Any personal information you
choose to provide us will only be used by REVEALTIPSto conduct official REVEALTIPS business. York does not sell, rent, loan, trade or lease personal information
collected on this site.
For purposes of this policy, ''personal information'' means
any information concerning a natural person which, because of name, number,
symbol, mark or another identifier, can be used to identify that natural
person.
To protect your privacy and prevent unauthorized use, please
keep your IDs and passwords in a secure place. Also, whenever you use REVEALTIPSsystems from a public workstation, be sure to logout of the systems and close
all web browser
Information Collected and Stored Automatically
Cookies
A cookie is a piece of text placed on your computer by a web
server. We occasionally use ''session'' cookies on some parts of cuny.edu to
enhance your experience of the site and to help you move through it easily.
Session cookies created on your computer by REVEALTIPS servers do not contain
personal information. We may use a session cookie to store a randomly generated
identifying tag on your computer. Session cookies are temporary and are automatically
deleted during operation of your browser or when your browser is closed. Most
web browsers may be customized to refuse new cookies or delete existing
cookies. Rejecting or deleting cookies may limit your ability to take advantage
of some features of this web site and could result in the loss of any
customized setting.
Logs and Network Monitoring
We maintain log files of all access to cuny.edu and also
monitor network traffic for purposes of site management and security. We use
this information to help diagnose problems with the server and to carry out
other administrative tasks. We also use log analysis tools for such purposes as
creating summary statistics to determine which information is of most interest
to users, identifying system problem areas, and determining technical
requirements. The following information is typically collected in these files:
- The
Internet Protocol address and domain name of your Internet Service
Provider and/or computer, if your computer has an IP address assigned
directly to it;
- The
type of browser and operating system you use;
- The
date and time you visited York.cuny.edu;
- The
web pages or services you accessed at cuny.edu and amount of time spent at
each page; and
None of the foregoing information is deemed to constitute
personal information by the New York State Internet Privacy and Security Act.
Information Collected by E-mail and Online Transactions
If you send us an e-mail, we will collect your e-mail
address and the contents of your message. We will use your e-mail address and
the information included in your message to respond to you, to address the
issues you identify, and to improve this web site. We may also use your e-mail
address to notify you about updates, services, special events or activities
offered by REVEALTIPS or its colleges. If you would prefer not to receive e-mail or
other communications from York, contact Communications & Marketing. If you
complete a transaction such as an online application or an information request
form, we will collect the information, including personal information, that you
volunteered in completing the transaction. We will use this information only
for the purposes for which the transaction was intended. We may redirect your e-mail
message or information you provided through an online transaction to a York
College office other than the one which originally received the message or
information in order to better respond to you. We do not knowingly collect
personal information from children under the age of 13. You are cautioned,
however, that we will treat personal information submitted in an e-mail as
though it was submitted by an adult, and it may, unless exempted from access by
federal or state law, be subject to public access.
Disclosure of Information Collected Through this Web Site
We may collect or disclose personal information without your
consent if the collection or disclosure is:
- necessary
to perform York's or REVEALTIPS's statutory duties or necessary to operate a
program authorized by law, or authorized by state or federal statute or
regulation;
- made
pursuant to a court order or by law;
- for
the purpose of validating your identity; or
- of
information to be used solely for statistical purposes that is in the 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
U.S. Family Educational Rights & Privacy Act and New York State's Freedom
of Information Law. We may also disclose personal information to federal or
state law enforcement authorities to enforce REVEALTIPS's rights against unauthorized
access or attempted unauthorized access to REVEALTIPS's information technology
assets.
Retention of Information Collected Through this Web Site
We retain the information collected through this web site in
accordance with the REVEALTIPS records retention and disposition policy. The
retention period differs depending on the type of information collected.
Questions regarding the records retention and disposition policy should be
addressed to:
Youn Someth
York College
94 - 20 GUY R. Brewer Blvd – AC1H05
Jamaica, NY 11451
Access to and Correction of Personal Information
Collected Through this Web Site
You may submit a request to the Chief Information Officer to
determine whether personal information pertaining to you has been collected
through this web site. Your request must be in made in writing and must be
accompanied by reasonable proof of your identity. Reasonable proof of identity
may include verification of a signature, inclusion of an identifier generally
known only to you, or similar appropriate identification. The address of the
records access officer is:
Youn Someth
94 - 20 GUY R. Brewer Blvd – AC1H05
Jamaica, NY 11451
The Chief Information Officer will, within five 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 days from the date of the acknowledgement. If we have collected your
personal information through revealtips.tk and that information is to be provided to
you pursuant to your request, the records access officer will inform you of
your 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
We limit employee access to personal information collected
through cuny.edu 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, we have implemented procedures to safeguard
the integrity of York's 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 cuny.edu as part of our continuing
commitment to the security of electronic content as well as the electronic
transmission of information. For security purposes and to maintain the
availability of cuny.edu for all users, we employ software to monitor traffic
to identify unauthorized attempts to upload or change information or otherwise
damage this web site.
Links to Third-Party Sites
York.cuny.edu contains links to, and may be linked from,
sites outside of York College. We are not responsible for the privacy
practices, terms of use, or the content of such web sites. A link to an outside
web site from York.cuny.edu does not constitute an endorsement or sponsorship
of such web site or its content.
Changes to Policy and Disclaimer
We may change this policy from time to time, and reserve the
right to do so without notice. 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 www.revealtips.com.
Contact Information
For questions regarding this privacy policy, please contact:
somethy.vtc@gmail.com