The policy of the Georgia Southern University is to respect the privacy of 
all web site visitors to the extent permitted by law. This online privacy 
statement is intended to inform you of the ways in which this web site 
collects information, the uses to which that information will be put, and 
the ways in which we will protect any information you choose to provide us. 
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In the course of ensuring network security and consistent service for all 
users, the University employs software programs to do such things as 
monitor network traffic, identify unauthorized access or access to 
nonpublic information, detect computer viruses and other software that 
might damage University computers or the network, and monitor and tune the 
performance of the University network. In the course of such monitoring, 
these programs may detect such information as e-mail headers, addresses 
from network packets, and other information. Information from these 
activities is used only for the purpose of maintaining the security and 
performance of the University's networks and computer systems. 
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Universities and other web sites such as Yahoo and Google routinely collect 
and store information from webpages such as the webpage of UAIM.
This information 
may include the pages visited on the site, the date and time of the visit, 
the 
internet address (URL or IP address) of the referring site, the domain name 
and IP address from which the access occurred, the version of browser used, 
the capabilities of the browser, and search terms used on certain search 
engines. This site makes no attempt to identify individual 
visitors to this site. 
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Cookies are pieces of information stored by your web browser on behalf of a 
web site and returned to the web site on request. This site may use cookies 
for two purposes: to carry data about your current session at the site from 
one web page to the next, and to identify you to the site between visits. 
If you prefer not to receive cookies, you may turn them off in your 
browser, or may set your browser to ask you before accepting a new cookie. 
Some pages may not function properly if the cookies are turned off. Unless 
otherwise notified on this site, we will not store data, other than for 
these two purposes, in cookies. Cookies remain on your computer, and 
accordingly we neither store cookies on our computers nor forward them to 
any external parties. Unless otherwise notified on this site, we do not use 
cookies to track your movement among different web sites and do not 
exchange cookies with other entities. 
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In the course of using this web site, you may choose to provide us with 
information to help us serve our needs. For example, you may send us 
electronic mail (through a mailer or a web form). 
Any personally identifiable 
information you send us will be used only for the purpose indicated. 
We will not sell, exchange or otherwise 
distribute your personally identifiable information without your consent, 
except to the extent allowed by law. 
All contributions by members of UAIM to the unit and to its webpage are
entirely the intellectual
property and copyright of these individual members.
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The UAIM web site may provide links to other World Wide Web sites 
or resources through direct and indirect links. We do not control these 
sites and resources, do not endorse 
them, and are not responsible for their availability, content, or delivery 
of services. 
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If you have questions about this site, its collection of information, and 
its online privacy statement, contact the site administrator.
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Effective: January 2007