Privacy Policy

Information Collected by iPlant Collaborative (iPlant)

E-mail and Form Information: iPlant does not obtain personal information about you when you visit our web sites or through other online services unless you provide us that information voluntarily. If an individual sends an e-mail message with a question or comment or fills out a web-based form, and either form or communication contains personally identifying information, that information will only be used to directly respond to the requester, unless otherwise stated specifically. The request for information may be redirected to other parts of iPlant that may be in a better position to respond to the request. Any personal information you provide will not be released to outside parties unless we are legally required to do so in connection with legal proceedings, law enforcement investigations, or state law. Recipients of the iPlant newsletter can opt-out of future newletters using an unsubscribe link or sending an
email to newsletter@iplantcollaborative.org with the request.

System-Generated Information: In addition to information actively provided by individuals using iPlant Web sites, computational resources and other online services, iPlant may record information such as but not limited to the following types of information each time these access points are used:

• Internet address of the computer being used
• Web pages requested
• Referring Web page
• Browser used
• Date, time and duration of activity
• Passwords and accounts accessed
• Volume of data storage and transfer
• CPU, Network bandwidth consumption
• Applications utilized and duration of usage

iPlant uses this information to monitor, preserve and enhance the functioning and integrity of the system. Information is collected for analysis and statistical purposes, and is used to help diagnose problems with the server and to carry out other administrative tasks, such as assessing what information is of most interest, determining technical design specifications and identifying system performance and/or problem areas. This information is not used in any way that
would reveal personal information to external constituencies except as described above.

Cookies. Cookies are short pieces of information used by Web browsers to remember information provided by the user, such as passwords and preferences from past visits. Additional information on cookies is available at the Cookie Central Web site www.cookiecentral.com and in the publication from the Department of Energy Computer Incident Advisory Center:
ciac.llnl.gov/ciac/bulletins/i-034.shtml. Some iPC Web sites use cookies to store service information. Some Web-based services require cookies for access. Any information that iPlant may store in cookies is used exclusively for internal purposes only.

If you have additional questions about online privacy or security, you can contact the Business Continuity and Information Security (BCIS) office , via e-mail to bcis@u.arizona.edu, by phone (520) 621-4482, or you can send an inquiry by mail to Business Continuity and Information Security, 1077 N. Highland Ave., Tucson, AZ 85721.