Privacy Statement
Virginia Tech Advanced Research Computing 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 site.
Information Automatically Logged
The server collects the IP address, date, time, page accessed,
browser type, and the referring page if present.
This site uses your IP address to help diagnose problems with our server and to administer the site.
The date and time are used to track the load on the server and peak usage times.
This site records the browser type to monitor market penetration of
various web browsers so we can better determine the Internet
technologies we may utilize in the design of our pages.
This site uses page referrer data - that is, information about the page
that linked you to a 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.
Personal Information
Logs are maintained for general usage statistics and, in case of a
compromised account, to determine the origin and extent of the attack.
With the exception of information you provide in forms on this site to
request accounts on our systems, to request the installation of specific software,
to ask for assistance, or to describe your
research, this web site does not request any personal information or collect
any information that personally identifies you or allows you to be
personally contacted.
With the exception of the information you provide describing your research
which is posted as sub-pages within http://www.arc.vt.edu/research,
we do not share personal information with any third parties.
If you would like to change the information displayed about your research on this site,
please complete and submit the
Research Description Update Form.
Information provided to request accounts on our systems, request software,
or to ask for assistance is only used as required to fulfill these functions.
Links to Other Virginia Tech Web Sites
This site contains links to other Virginia Tech web sites. The privacy
practices of these other sites may vary with the purposes of the site.
Consult the privacy statement on each site.
External Links
This site contains links to other sites.
Virginia Tech Advanced Research Computing is not responsible for the privacy practices or the
content of these 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.
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 VT ARC Web Site
If you have any questions about this privacy statement, the practices of
this site, or your dealings with this site, please contact the
VT ARC Webmaster.
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