Who we are
The St. Mary’s University main site address is: https://www.stmarytx.edu.
The Academic Technology Services WordPress site address is: https://ats.stmarytx.edu.
What personal data we collect and why we collect it
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.
An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Media
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 leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.
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 edit or publish an article, 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
Articles 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.
How long we retain your data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. 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.
What rights you have over your data
If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, 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. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Where we send your data
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
Information We Collect
We may collect personally identifiable information about you, such as your full name, phone number and email address, when you voluntarily provide this information, such as when you request information about an academic program. If you choose to apply for admission, our third-party application service providers will collect additional information.
Third parties, including Facebook and Google, may use cookies, web beacons, and other storage technologies to collect or receive information from St. Mary’s websites and elsewhere on the internet and use that information to provide measurement services and target ads.
Facebook: You may choose to opt out of the collection and use of information for ad targeting at http://www.aboutads.info/choices and http://www.youronlinechoices.eu/.
Google AdWords: St. Mary’s websites use the Google AdWords service. This service uses a cookie (a small file installed on your computer) to enable Google to serve you with relevant advertisements. The cookie cannot be used to identify you. If you choose to do so, however, you can opt out of Google’s use of cookies for advertising purposes by using Google’s Ad Settings page.
How We Use Your Information
If you request information, we will follow by phone and/or email with the information you requested. If you no longer wish to be contacted, you may opt out of contact.
We also collect anonymous information via the use of cookies. The data do not identify you and are not connected to any personally identifiable information, but rather allow us to monitor behavioral trends such as web browsers, screen resolutions, and pages that are frequently visited on our websites.
How We Share Your Information
St. Mary’s University will not rent or sell your personally identifiable information to others. Our vendors may store personal information in locations outside the direct control of St. Mary’s University.
How We Protect Your Information
St. Mary’s University is committed to protecting your privacy and data. We encrypt any information you provide using secure socket layer technology (SSL).
St. Mary’s University Privacy Policy