Applicability

This privacy notice applies to the Indiana University IVMOOC (ivmooc2017.cns.iu.edu) and explains our practices concerning the collection, use, and disclosure of participant information. Participant information collected by Indiana University will be used only as outlined in this privacy notice.

Other units at the university may collect and use visitor information in different ways. Therefore, participants to other university web sites should review the privacy notices for the particular sites they visit. Indiana University is not responsible for the content of other web sites or for the privacy practices of web sites outside the scope of this notice.

Changes

Because Internet technologies continue to evolve rapidly, Indiana University may make appropriate changes to this notice in the future. Any such changes will be consistent with our commitment to respecting participant privacy, and will be clearly posted in a revised privacy notice.

Collection and Use

Passive/Automatic Collection

When you view pages on our site, the web server automatically collects certain technical information from your computer and about your connection including:

  • your IP address
  • the domain name from which you visit our site
  • user-specific information on which pages are visited
  • aggregate information on pages visited
  • the referring web site
  • the date and time of visit
  • the duration of visit
  • your browser type
  • your screen resolution

Continued use of our web site indicates consent to the collection, use, and disclosure of this information as described in this notice.

Active/Manual/Voluntary Collection

Other than automatically collected technical information about your visit (described above, or cookies, described below), we may ask you to provide information voluntarily, such as through forms or other manual input—in order to make products and services available to you, to maintain and manage our relationship with you, including providing associated services or to better understand and serve your needs. This information is generally retained as long as you continue to maintain a relationship with us. Your providing this information is wholly voluntary. However, not providing the requested information (or subsequently asking that the data be removed) may affect our ability to deliver the products or service for which the information is needed. Providing the requested information indicates your consent to the collection, use, and disclosure of this information as described in this notice. Information we may actively collect could include:

  • the email addresses of those who post messages to our bulletin board
  • the email addresses of those who communicate with us via email
  • the email addresses of those who make postings to our chat areas
  • name
  • address
  • telephone number
  • information volunteered by the participant, such as preferences, survey information and/or site registrations

Information Usage

This information is:

  • used for internal review and is then discarded
  • used to improve the content of our site and its utility for teaching
  • used by us to study, analyze, and visualize aggregate participant activity

Information Sharing

We may share aggregate, non-personally-identifiable information with other entities or organizations.

We do not share any personally-identifiable information with other entities or organizations, except when legally required to do so, at the request of governmental authorities conducting an investigation, to verify or enforce compliance with the policies governing our web site and applicable laws, or to protect against misuse or unauthorized use of our web site.

Except as described above, we will not share any information with any party for any reason.

Except as provided in the Disclosure of Information section below, we do not attempt to use the technical information discussed in this section to identify individual participants.

Use of Third Party Services

This web site uses Canvas by Instructure to deliver learning materials. Canvas may share your personal information with third party service providers for the sole purpose of providing you with the services that we offer you through our site. For example, Canvas may share data with service providers who host our websites or provide email services on our behalf. For more information, please review Canvas Privacy Policy.

Children

This site is not directed to children under 13 years of age, does not sell products or services intended for purchase by children, and does not knowingly collect or store any personal information, even in aggregate, about children under the age of 13. We encourage parents and teachers to be involved in children's Internet explorations. It is particularly important for parents to guide their children when they are asked to provide personal information online.

Disclosure of Information

Other than sharing your information with other appropriate university personnel and units to ensure the quality, functionality, and security of our web site, or manage your relationship with us, we will not disclose personally identifiable information about your use of the site except under the following circumstances:

  • With your prior written (including email) consent
  • When we have given you clear notice that we will disclose information that you voluntarily provide
  • With appropriate external parties, such as law enforcement agencies, in order to investigate and respond to suspected violations of law or university policy. Any such disclosures shall comply with all applicable laws and university policies.

Security

Due to the rapidly evolving nature of information technologies, no transmission of data over the Internet can be guaranteed to be completely secure. While we are committed to protecting the privacy of our participants, we cannot guarantee the security of any information that you transmit to university web sites, and you do so at your own risk. However, once we receive your information, we will use reasonable safeguards consistent with prevailing industry standards and commensurate with the sensitivity of the data being stored to maintain the security of that information on our systems.

In addition, we will comply with all applicable Federal, State and local laws regarding the privacy and security of participant information.

Privacy Notice Changes

From time to time, we may use participant information for new, unanticipated uses not previously disclosed in our privacy notice.

Contact Information

If you have questions or concerns about this policy, please contact us.

Indiana University
katy@indiana.edu
ATTN: Katy Borner

If you feel that this site is not following its stated policy and communicating with the owner of this site does not resolve the matter, or if you have general questions or concerns about privacy or information technology policy at Indiana University, please contact the university's chief privacy officer through the University Information Policy Office, 812-855-UIPO, privacy@iu.edu.