Effective date: 2024-08-01
Updated on: 2024-08-01
This Privacy Policy explains the policies of this site, ulethnewmedia.com on the collection and use of the information we collect when you access ulethnewmedia.com. This Privacy Policy describes your privacy rights and how you are protected under privacy laws.
By using our ulethnewmedia.com, you are consenting to the collection and use of your information in accordance with this Privacy Policy. Please do not access or use the site if you do not consent to the collection and use of your information as outlined in this Privacy Policy.
Users with accounts on this site will be notified if any changes to this policy are made.
Who we are
This site, ulethnewmedia.com, is created and maintained by the Department of New Media at the University of Lethbridge for the purpose of displaying student work.
Information We Collect
When using ulethnewmedia.com, we use Google Analytics to collect usage data that includes the following:
- Internet Protocol (IP) address of computers accessing the site
- Web page requests
- Referring web pages
- Device type and Browser used to access site
- Time and date of access
This data is only used by the Department of New Media to review and improve the performance of the site.
When creating an account on our site, you will be required to submit your name, email, artist statement and a unique password. You also have the option to include your pronouns, a link to how to pronounce your name, your portfolio site, and degree program. This information is stored on the site so that it can be displayed to visitors and is backed up to private servers at the University of Lethbridge. You can change or remove this information at any time. See below for more on your data rights.
How We Use Your Information
The Department of New Media may use your information for the following purposes:
- Providing and maintaining the ulethnewmedia.com website, as well as monitoring the usage of our site.
- To contact you. The department will contact you by email, or another form of electronic communication related to site’s functionality, privacy policy, or security updates when necessary or reasonable.
Media
By submitting work to this site, you grant the Department of New Media at the University of Lethbridge, including its employees, agents, assigns, or other third party as the University may authorize on its behalf, the nonexclusive right to display the work you submit on ulethnewmedia.com. As a general rule all types of intellectual property created by students at the University of Lethbridge are owned by the individual who created it, and your use of ulethnewmedia.com shall be construed as a license to use and not as a transfer of ownership of copyright in such cases and in other cases where copyright is not held by the University but by the party granting authorization.
If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.
Cookies
If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.
If you create or edit a project post, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.
Embedded content from other websites
Projects on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
Security
Your information’s security is important to us. Ulethnewmedia.com utilizes a range of security measures to prevent the misuse, loss, or alteration of the information you have given us. However, because we cannot guarantee the security of the information you provide us, you must access our service at your own risk.
Who we share your data with
All data that ulethnewmedia.com gathers from you through this site is stored securely and safely and is never sold or shared with third parties. All data handling complies with applicable University of Lethbridge privacy policies.
If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
How long we retain your data
For users that register on ulethnewmedia.com, we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile for as long as the profile exists. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.
The authorization that users provide for ulethnewmedia.com to use their work (either by email or through the form) is kept for as long as the work (i.e. photograph, video, etc.) exists on the site.
What rights you have over your data
If you have an account on this site you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. You can also request that all your data is removed from the site, including projects and profile.
Contact Us
For any questions, please contact us through the following methods:
Address: W660 Centre for the Arts, 4401 University Drive W, Lethbridge, Alberta
Email: [email protected]