Privacy Statement
This website belongs to the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences at the University of California, Berkeley.
This privacy policy applies to the following website: http://newsletter.eecs.berkeley.edu/
This policy only applies to web pages that link to this message.
Policy
The University of California is committed to protecting the privacy and accuracy of confidential information to the extent possible, subject to provisions of state and federal law. Other than as required by laws that guarantee public access to certain types of information, or in response to subpoenas or other legal instruments that authorize access, personally identifiable information is not actively shared. In particular, we do not re-distribute or sell personal information collected on our web servers.
Information Collection and Use
This web server collects the following information: Internet Protocol (IP) address of computer being used; web pages requested; referring web page; browser used; date and time; and statistics identifying particular IP addresses from which our websites are accessed. We do not associate this data to individual user identities. We may use browser-IP-address information and anonymous-browser history to report information about site access. This information is generally used to improve web presentation and utilization. We also may use IP address information for troubleshooting purposes.
Google Analytics
The UC Berkeley EECS department uses Google Analytics to capture and analyze web statistics. We use this information to improve our content and your experience visiting our site. Google Analytics relies on cookies to produce this information. Google Analytics typically collects at least the following information: network location; hostname; web pages requested; referring web page; browser used; screen resolution; date and time. Google Analytics does not receive personally identifiable information through these cookies and is prohibited from combining, matching or cross-referencing information from our site with any other information. We have also opt not to have Google Analytics store your full IP address (a feature known as “IP masking”). Please review the Google Analytics’ privacy policy (link is external) for additional information. It is also possible to opt-out of Google Analytics (link is external) for those who wish to do so.
Links to Other Sites
You may encounter links to other websites of organizations not directly affiliated with the UC Berkeley EECS department. Please be aware that the EECS department does not control the content or information practices of external organizations. We recommend you review the privacy statements of these organizations.
Questions
Please send any questions about this policy or the site to webteam@eecs.berkeley.edu.