Western International University (West) is committed to protecting your privacy when you visit our website. We post our Privacy Policy because we want you to know what information we collect when you visit our site, how we use that information, and how you can update it. West reserves the right to append or otherwise modify this Privacy Policy at any time, so please visit this page occasionally to check for updates.
- Information We Collect
- Information Collected Automatically
- Information You Provide To Us
- How We Use This Information
- Your Rights, Our Obligation
- Why We Use "Cookies"
- For More Information
- Definitions
Information We Collect
We collect various types of information from our visitors so we can adjust our site to meet our users' needs and expectations. Some of this information is collected automatically through cookie and other information is collected when you register for any of our online services.
Information Collected Automatically
The types of information your browser or internet session automatically sends us each time you visit our sites, which we automatically collect, includes:
- Your browser; e.g., Internet Explorer, Netscape Navigator
- Your Internet domain; e.g., AOL, Netcom, Earthlink, etc.
- You computer's operating system; e.g., Windows, Macintosh, UNIX, Linux
- Your navigation path; i.e., the URLs from which you connect to our site, which of our pages you visit, and where you go when you leave our site
- Your IP address
This information lets us see how users are finding our sites, and it tells us which pages are visited the most often so we can make our website more useful.
Information You Provide To Us
In addition to the information automatically collected by your browser, we also collect information that you provide to us when you request information. Information requests may be sent to an outside vendor for fulfillment.
Information Request Sites — Our site provides users the opportunity to request information from Western International University. These information requests require users to provide West with contact information, as well as information about their interest in West. Contact information is used to send information about West to the customer requesting that information. Customer interest information is collected to determine what information the customer wishes to be sent. Opt-out policy: You could choose not to provide this information online. Instead, you can call West and request to have information sent to you.
How We Use This Information
We use the information we automatically collect to help us better plan our website to meet your Internet needs. Information you provide to us is used for marketing purposes and may result in follow-up communications.
Your Rights, Our Obligation
Western International University does not sell or rent any personal data submitted by visitors to our site to any third parties. The company respects the privacy of users visiting our West website. On occasion, we may use certain directory information that we have collected to send you information about products and services or updates and other information we think may be of interest to you. Occasionally we may share this information with our educational subsidiaries to bring similar information to your attention. If you tell us that you do not wish to have this information used as a basis for further contact with you, we will respect your wishes.
Other than directory information, data you provide to us as you use our website will be held in confidence by us and will be used for internal purposes only. The company may share aggregate information about our users with advertisers, business partners, sponsors, and other third parties. However, the individual information you provide us within the West website will be known only to you and West. We will not share your personal data with anyone else, except as may be required by law.
Why We Use "Cookies"
When you visit our site for the first time, we add a cookie to your computer. Cookies are used to customize your experience the next time you visit the site. For example, the cookie could indicate that you have already seen an introductory flash page and will automatically bypass that flash page on subsequent visits, or might retain information you've entered on the site so that you do not need to retype it when you visit again. Cookies expire 90 days after the date they are added to your computer.
For More Information
If you have questions about our information practices, please contact us.
Definitions
Cookies
Cookies are data created by a Web server that is stored on a user's computer. The cookie provides a way for the website to keep track of a user's patterns and preferences and, with the cooperation of the Web browser, to store them on the user's own hard disk.
The cookies contain a range of URLs for which they are valid. When the browser encounters those URLs again, it sends those specific cookies to the Web server. For example, if a user's ID was stored as a cookie, it would save that person from typing in the same information again when accessing that service for the second and subsequent times during the same browser session.
You can opt out of the use of cookies by having your browser disable cookies or warn you before accepting a cookie. Look for the cookie options in your browser in the Options or Preferences menu.
NOTE: If you disable cookies in your browser, you will not be able to access any of Western International University's secured websites.
IP (Internet Protocol) Address
This is the address of a computer attached to a TCP/IP network. Every client and server station must have a unique IP address. Client workstations have either a permanent address or one that is dynamically assigned for each dial-up session. IP addresses are written as four sets of numbers separated by periods; for example, 204.171.64.2.
URL (Uniform Resource Locator)
URLs are Internet addresses used to locate sites on the Internet and to navigate between sites and pages within sites. The URL for Western International University is http://www.west.edu.
