Privacy Statement
Virginia Tech has created this privacy statement in order to demonstrate our firm commitment to privacy. The following discloses the information gathering and dissemination practices for this Web page: www.econ.vt.edu
Information Automatically
Logged
The server collects the IP address, date, time, page accessed,
browser type, and the referring page if present. We use your
IP address to help diagnose problems with our server and to
administer our Web page. The date and time are used to track
the load on the server and peak usage times. We record the browser
type to monitor market penetration of various web browsers so
we can better determine what Internet technologies we may utilize
in the design of our pages. We use page referrer data--that
is, information about the web page that pointed you to our page--to
determine to what extent our page is referenced by other resources
on the web. These data may be used to preserve the integrity
of our computing resources.
Logging of Quicklink
Usage
The Virginia Tech website logs all usage of the quicklinks to
assist us in determining the popularity of links. No personally
identifiable information is recorded; only the time and date,
and the quicklink used.
Use of Cookies
The Virginia Tech home page issues and reads cookies to track
any customization options you may have selected. These include
modifications to the list of Quicklinks, the campus image on
the page, and whether drop-down menus are activated.
Personal Information
This Web page does not request any personal information or collect
any information that personally identifies you or allows you
to be personally contacted.
Since we do not collect any personal information on this Web site, we do not share any personal information with any third parties nor do we use any personal information for any purposes.
Links to Virginia
Tech Pages
This site contains links to other Virginia Tech pages.
The privacy practices of other pages may vary with the purposes
of the page. Consult the privacy statement on each page.
External Links
This site contains links to other sites. Virginia Tech
is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content
of such Web sites.
Security
This site has security measures in place to protect
the loss, misuse, and alteration of the information under our
control. Log file access is restricted to system administrators
while stored on the server. Log files are rotated regularly
and archived in a secure location. User and password information,
if requested, is encrypted before it is transmitted across the
network.
Users should also consult Virginia Tech's policy on Acceptable Use. http://www.policies.vt.edu/7000.pdf Virginia Tech complies with all statutory and legal requirements with respect to access to information.
Contacting the Web
Site
If you have any questions about this privacy statement,
the practices of this site, or your dealings with this Web site,
you can contact: econgrad@vt.edu.