Privacy Policy

Online Privacy Policy

www.nactel.org

The NACTEL Privacy Philosophy

What information does NACTEL gather/track about you?

What does the NACTEL do with the information it gathers/tracks?

With whom does the NACTEL share the information it gathers/tracks?

Privacy Philosophy
NACTEL is committed to protecting the privacy of its visitors. It is our policy to allow visitors to provide as much - or as little - personal information as they feel comfortable doing.

The choice of how much personally identifiable information about yourself is disclosed to NACTEL is entirely up to you; however, you may want to provide information about yourself so that we can make this web site and future NACTEL programs more valuable to you. For example, if you let us know which areas of the NACTEL site are most helpful to you, and provide your email address, we can periodically send you current information about our programs. Rest assured, however, that unless you specifically tell us, NACTEL will never know who you are. If you choose to interact with NACTEL, you have our guarantee of privacy:

NACTEL will never disclose personally identifiable information outside the NACTEL partnership without first receiving that visitor's permission.

What information does NACTEL gather/track about you?
NACTEL assigns a random number to each user for anonymously tracking content preferences and traffic patterns. This random number allows us to keep track of how many times customers are accessing certain pages, without knowing who those customers are. This random number, kept in a file on your computer, is called a "cookie." Cookies by themselves cannot be used to determine the identity of any user, so unless you specifically identify yourself, NACTEL will never know who you are.

NACTEL also logs IP addresses, or the location of your computer on the Internet, for systems administration. IP addresses are not used to track a user's session nor are they linked to anything personally identifiable.

In order to access certain areas of the site, NACTEL requires consumers to supply personal information, including email address, during a 'registration' process. Some of this information is required, and the word 'required' appears next to these questions, and the rest is voluntary. On occasion, NACTEL also collects additional personal information from visitors in optional survey forms. Demographic information voluntarily provided by a visitor may be combined with site usage reports to create a profile of users and user preferences in the content provided.

What does NACTEL do with the information it gathers/tracks?
NACTEL uses the information in order to develop programs and services that are most relevant to our prospective students and the NACTEL partners. NACTEL gathers information about visitors that it tracks and analyzes in aggregate form.

Occasionally, the site may ask for your name, email address and what your interests are. This optional information is gathered in order to send you email communications with updates about new courses or information concerning NACTEL that you may find interesting. It is our policy to only send email to customers who permit us to do so. So, in every email subscribers have the option to unsubscribe so that you do not receive any future email from NACTEL if you do not wish to. A link is provided at the end of every email, to enable subscribers to opt-out.

With whom does NACTEL share the information it gathers/tracks?
Aggregate information about site usage (which is not personally identifiable) may be shared periodically with the NACTEL partners.

NACTEL will not:
- Share information about site usage outside the NACTEL partnership
- Share information about individual users
- Sell user lists or any information about individual users

The National Coalition for Telecommunications Education & Learning is committed to making your visit to our web site an informative and enriching experience, and we stand by our pledge to protect your privacy.


Privacy Policy			Privacy Policy Online Privacy Policy The National Coalition for Telecommunications Education & Learning (NACTEL) adheres to the highest standards in assuring the privacy of our web site visitors and students. As a non-profit organization, NACTEL's primary responsibility is to its developing the highest quality programs for its students and partners. The policies below are applicable to www.nactel.org and disclose privacy practices for the entire web site. The NACTEL Privacy Philosophy What information does NACTEL gather/track about you? What does the NACTEL do with the information it gathers/tracks? With whom does the NACTEL share the information it gathers/tracks? Privacy Philosophy NACTEL is committed to protecting the privacy of its visitors. It is our policy to allow visitors to provide as much - or as little - personal information as they feel comfortable doing. The choice of how much personally identifiable information about yourself is disclosed to NACTEL is entirely up to you; however, you may want to provide information about yourself so that we can make this web site and future NACTEL programs more valuable to you. For example, if you let us know which areas of the NACTEL site are most helpful to you, and provide your email address, we can periodically send you current information about our programs. Rest assured, however, that unless you specifically tell us, NACTEL will never know who you are. If you choose to interact with NACTEL, you have our guarantee of privacy: NACTEL will never disclose personally identifiable information outside the NACTEL partnership without first receiving that visitor's permission. What information does NACTEL gather/track about you? NACTEL assigns a random number to each user for anonymously tracking content preferences and traffic patterns. This random number allows us to keep track of how many times customers are accessing certain pages, without knowing who those customers are. This random number, kept in a file on your computer, is called a "cookie." Cookies by themselves cannot be used to determine the identity of any user, so unless you specifically identify yourself, NACTEL will never know who you are. NACTEL also logs IP addresses, or the location of your computer on the Internet, for systems administration. IP addresses are not used to track a user's session nor are they linked to anything personally identifiable. In order to access certain areas of the site, NACTEL requires consumers to supply personal information, including email address, during a 'registration' process. Some of this information is required, and the word 'required' appears next to these questions, and the rest is voluntary. On occasion, NACTEL also collects additional personal information from visitors in optional survey forms. Demographic information voluntarily provided by a visitor may be combined with site usage reports to create a profile of users and user preferences in the content provided. What does NACTEL do with the information it gathers/tracks? NACTEL uses the information in order to develop programs and services that are most relevant to our prospective students and the NACTEL partners. NACTEL gathers information about visitors that it tracks and analyzes in aggregate form. Occasionally, the site may ask for your name, email address and what your interests are. This optional information is gathered in order to send you email communications with updates about new courses or information concerning NACTEL that you may find interesting. It is our policy to only send email to customers who permit us to do so. So, in every email subscribers have the option to unsubscribe so that you do not receive any future email from NACTEL if you do not wish to. A link is provided at the end of every email, to enable subscribers to opt-out. With whom does NACTEL share the information it gathers/tracks? Aggregate information about site usage (which is not personally identifiable) may be shared periodically with the NACTEL partners. NACTEL will not: Share information about site usage outside the NACTEL partnership Share information about individual users Sell user lists or any information about individual users The National Coalition for Telecommunications Education & Learning is committed to making your visit to our web site an informative and enriching experience, and we stand by our pledge to protect your privacy.