PRIVACY POLICY
Privacy Policy of News University
At
News University, we are committed to protecting your online privacy.
Any and all information collected at this site will be kept strictly
confidential and will not be used without your permission. A more
detailed explanation about how we safeguard your personal information
is described below.
Your Personal Information
News University requires you to register on the site to take courses.
This registration information includes your name, e-mail address,
postal code and country, years of job experience and employer. If you
wish to make changes to your personally identifiable data, you may
correct or update your user profile by logging in and then going
to www.newsu.org/profile/.Some
courses require an additional application process. The personal
information we collect for specific courses is made available to the
News University instructors who teach those courses. Your personally identifiable information is not distributed to third parties without your permission. When
you register on the site, you are automatically subscribed to the NewsU
newsletter, a periodic e-mail bulletin about new courses and other site
updates. To unsubscribe, see “Opting Out” below.
Communication with Other Registered Users
Some News University courses allow you to post feedback or comments.
These comments will be visible to all those who register on the site
and enroll in the course. The first and last name you use to register
will be listed with those comments, but your e-mail address will not be
included. Other registered users of the site will not be given your
e-mail address without your permission.
Resale or Disclosure of Information to Third Parties
News University does not sell, rent, loan, trade or lease any personal
information collected at our site, including membership forms or e-mail
lists. News University uses DataGlyphics, Inc. of St. Petersburg for
development and hosting services. We will not share any of your
information with this vendor. Your personally identifiable information
is not distributed to third parties without your permission.
Links to Other Sites
This site contains links to other sites. News University is not
responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such Web sites.
Any information you submit on those sites is not governed by this
privacy policy.
E-Commerce
Financial information is collected only when payment is required for a course.
Browser Information
News University analyzes our Web site logs to improve the value of the
materials available on our site. We collect non-personal information
such as browser type and operating system to manage our site.
Cookie Notice
The News University site's core functions rely on "session cookies" to
be accepted by your browser. You must have session cookies enabled on
your browser in order for most of this site to work properly. Cookies
(both session and persistent) are enabled by default for all major
browsers such as Internet Explorer, Netscape Navigator/Communicator,
Firefox and Safari. It is possible to disable cookies by altering your
browser settings. However, if you disable session cookies you may not
be able to log in or take a course online. Please refer to your
browser's Help section for more information about enabling cookies.
About Cookies
A cookie is a small data file that is written to your hard drive when
you visit certain Web sites. Cookie files contain certain information,
such as a random number user ID that the site assigns to a visitor to
track the pages visited. The only information a cookie can contain is
information you supply yourself. A cookie cannot read data off your
hard disk or read cookie files created by other sites.
Cookies on News University
When you visit the News University Web site, a "session cookie" will be
stored on your computer. This cookie is automatically deleted when you
close your Web browser. Session cookies grant you access to courses. If
you have any specific questions related to our use of cookies, please
contact us at info@newsu.org. Opting Out
Periodically, we will use your e-mail address to contact you with
newsletter updates and requests for feedback about News University. If
you wish to receive no e-mail from NewsU about our online courses and
seminars, please send a note to info@newsu.org or fill out this form at www.newsu.org/email_opt.aspx. If you change your mind later, you can always log in and update your profile at www.newsu.org/profile/ and request to receive e-mails. We hope you'll continue to visit the site, however. Security
This site has security measures in place to protect the information
under our control. Please note that while we take all reasonable steps,
no transmission of data over the Internet is 100 percent secure.
Children’s Privacy
In compliance with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act
(COPPA), News University is not structured to attract children under
the age of 13. Accordingly, we do not intend to collect personally
identifiable information from anyone we know to be under 13 years of
age.
Referring Others to News University
On occasion, NewsU promotional campaigns will offer you the opportunity
to easily notify a friend about News University and its courses. If you
choose to refer a friend, we will ask you for the friend’s e-mail
address. We will automatically send an e-mail to the friend, inviting
him or her to visit and register with the site. News University stores
this information for the sole purpose of sending this e-mail and
tracking the success of our referral program. We do not sell, rent, loan, trade or lease any personal information or e-mail addresses you provide in our promotional campaigns. We do not add this person
to any database or mailing list if he or she does not become a registered user at News University.
Your Consent
By using this Web site, you consent to the terms of the online privacy
policy and to the collection and use of your information for the
purposes outlined above. Should this policy change, we will update this
page accordingly. 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, send correspondence to: News University
Director re. Privacy
The Poynter Institute for Media Studies
801 Third Street South
St. Petersburg, FL 33701
info@newsu.org
(727) 821-9494
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