Privacy Policy
The University of Wisconsin Foundation (UWF) endeavors to respect the privacy of every individual who visits our site. In this statement, we disclose our information practices for the UWF website, including what type of information is gathered and tracked, how the information is used, and with whom the information is shared.
For purposes of this disclosure, the “UWF website” is defined as publicly accessible pages hosted under the domains: supportuw.org and uwfoundation.wisc.edu.
Personal Data
We do not and will not sell, rent, trade or market personal data about you to third parties. We do, however, share our data with campus partners, the alumni association and select individuals and entities for alumni relations and development purposes.
Business Relationships
The UWF website contains some links to other sites. Please be aware that UWF is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of those sites. This statement applies solely to information collected by this website.
Children
The UWF website is not directed towards children and it does not knowingly solicit or collect information from children. If parents want to supervise their children’s online activities, they may consider using one of the available prepackaged parental control tools. These tools can also prevent children from disclosing personal information without parental consent. For additional information regarding children’s online privacy, please consult the “Consumer Protection” page of the Federal Trade Commission home page at: http://www.ftc.gov.
Information Collected Automatically
In some cases, we may automatically collect information (i.e. without you submitting it) about you that is not personally identifiable. Examples of this type of information include the type of browser you are using, the type of computer operating system you are using, the IP address of your computer, and the domain name of the website from which you linked to our site. This information is used to ensure our site meets the needs of the majority of our users, as well as to diagnose problems with our website. This information also helps us produce statistics on how frequently our various pages are visited.
Cookies
Cookies are tiny files placed onto the hard drive of your computer the first time you visit our website that enable our server to recognize or “remember” who you are the next time you come back. Contrary to popular myth, cookies do not extract private or personal information from your computer’s memory; rather, they record only information you volunteer to give us upon logging into or visiting the site.
Data Security
We have implemented commercially reasonable technical and appropriate organizational measures to help us keep your personally identifiable information secure, accurate, current, and complete. When our online giving form asks you to submit personally identifiable information, that information is encrypted when it is sent from your browser to our server, using industry standard methods. This industry standard encryption is called Secure Socket Layer or SSL encryption. Your browser will notify you that it is using this SSL encryption by placing a lock symbol at the bottom of your browser window. To learn more about SSL encryption, please visit: Verisign Information Center.
Any information that you submit to our website is quickly transfered to a secure computer that is not publicly accessible. Once off our website, we take additional precautions to protect your data in our access-restricted offices. Only employees who need the information to perform a specific task are granted access to personally identifiable information. All personally identifiable information is stored on secured, off-line (non-web accessible) computers.
If you have any concerns about the security of our website, please contact us at: uwf[at]supportuw.org.
Email messages sent from UWF may contain confidential information and/or material. It is not intended for transmission to, or receipt by, any unauthorized persons. If you have received an email message in error, please (1) do not read it, (2) reply to the sender indicating that you received the message in error so that we can correct our records, and (3) erase or destroy the message. If you have received an email transmission in error, any information or advice contained in it should not be relied upon, copied, forwarded or further disseminated by electronic, print or any other method of communication.
As part of our continuing service to you, we at times may send you email communications. These communications are considered supplemental to any emails we may send you regarding any registrations or concerns about your account with UWF. You have the right to choose to “opt-out” of these additional communication emails. Users who do not wish to continue to receive these types of communication emails should email UWF at: uwf[at]supportuw.org.
Notification of Changes
UWF reserves the right to alter this statement at any time by posting a new one at this location. This privacy statement was last updated on 09/12/06.
Contact Us
Please contact us with any concerns or questions via email at uwf[at]supportuw.org or through the U.S. mail at:
Legal Affairs
University of Wisconsin Foundation
1848 University Ave.
Madison, WI 53726-4090
