Terms and Conditions
Collection of Information
University of Windsor only obtains specific personal information, such as your name, phone number or email address if you voluntarily complete an online form, submit an email to us with this information or register to use a secure portion of the Site.
Should you choose to provide us with personal information, we will only use that information to respond to your request.
All personal information created, held or collected and protected under the Confidentiality and Protection of Privacy policies of the University of Windsor. At any point of collection, you will be advised of the authority for such collection, and purpose for which the personal information is being collected, and how to exercise your right of access to, and correction of, that information.
Visitors' personal information is not usually disclosed to anyone other than University of Windsor staff who need the information to carry out their responsibilities. Any further disclosure of the personal information you give us would be in accordance with the University of Windsor’s Confidentiality and Protection of Privacy policies (see: http://www.uwindsor.ca/registrar/519/notice-disclosure-confidentiality-and-use-personal-information-fippa).
Note: Unless specifically noted otherwise, neither electronic systems nor email are secure information transmission methods. Therefore, we recommended that you do not send sensitive personal information electronically.
Any information sent or received over the Internet is generally not secure. The University of Windsor does not guarantee the security of any communication to or from the Site.
Google Analytics
University of Windsor uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc., to measure traffic patterns to, from, and within our Site. Google Analytics uses “first party” cookies, which are text files placed on your computer, to help analyze how users use the Site.
Google Analytics uses "session" and "persistent" cookies to collect standard Internet log information and to track visitor behaviour information, in an anonymous form, and compile statistical reports on site activity. The information generated by the cookies about your use of the Site (including your IP address) is transmitted to Google servers outside Canada. No personal, identifying information is recorded or provided to Google. As well, Google will not associate your IP address with any other data held by Google. University of Windsor uses the statistical reports generated by Google Analytics to help us make our Site more useful to visitors. Reports are made available only to Web Services, Public Affairs and Communications, and other designated staff who require this information to perform their website maintenance and enhancement duties. Google Analytics is not used to track visitor behaviour on any of our secure sites.
For further information about Google Analytics, please refer to Google Analytics Privacy Policy. If you wish, you may opt out of being tracked by Google Analytics by disabling or refusing the cookies; by disabling JavaScript within your browser; or by using the Google Analytics Opt-Out Browser Add-On Beta available at https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en.
Google Analytics Terms of Service can be found at http://www.google.com/intl/en_uk/analytics/tos.html.
If you require clarification about University of Windsor’s use of Google Analytics, please create a service request online at www.uwindsor.ca/itshelp.
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