Privacy Policy

At Houghton University, accessible from https://www.houghton.edu, one of our main priorities is the privacy of our visitors. This Privacy Policy document contains types of information that is collected and recorded by Houghton University and how we use it.

This privacy policy applies only to our website with regard to the information that is shared and/or collected by Houghton University. This policy is not applicable to any information collected offline or media channels. By using our website, you hereby consent to our Privacy Policy and agree to its Terms and Conditions.

If you have additional questions or require more information about our Privacy Policy, do not hesitate to contact us through email at info@houghton.edu.

What personal data we collect and why we collect it

Log Files

Houghton University follows a standard procedure of using log files. These files log visitors when they visit websites. All hosting companies do this and it is a part of hosting services’ analytics. The information collected by log files include internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, Internet Service Provider (ISP), date and time stamp, referring/exit pages, and possibly the number of clicks. These are not linked to any information that is personally identifiable. The purpose of the information is for analyzing trends, administering the site, tracking users’ movement on the website, and gathering demographic information.

User Provided Information

Houghton Universityโ€™s website may collect personal information that you agree to provide when completing applications, forms, sending emails, completing registrations, etc.

Cookies

Like any other website, Houghton University uses ‘cookies’. These cookies are used to store information including visitors’ preferences, and the pages on the website that the visitor accessed or visited. The information is used to optimize the users’ experience by customizing our web page content based on visitors’ browser type and/or other information.

Third-party ad servers or ad networks uses technologies like cookies, JavaScript, or Web Beacons that are used in their respective advertisements and links. They automatically receive your IP address when this occurs. These technologies are used to measure the effectiveness of their advertising campaigns and/or to personalize the advertising content that you see on websites that you visit.

Note that Houghton University has no access to or control over these cookies that are used by third-party advertisers.

Links to Other Sites

Some Houghton University webpages may include links to sites external to the University. Houghton University is not responsible for the content and the privacy practices of such other sites. We encourage you to be aware when you leave our site and to read the privacy statements of each and every website that collects personally identifiable information. This privacy statement applies solely to information collected by this website.

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.

Security

We take reasonable and appropriate steps to protect from unauthorized access or disclosure any personal information that you share with us.

We will maintain commercially reasonable technical and operational measures designed to protect our internal networks from malicious activity and provide for the security and integrity thereof. You acknowledge that we are not responsible for any loss or harm suffered by you resulting from a security incident. You are responsible for determining whether the Services meet applicable regulatory standards and otherwise comply with your own security requirements. You agree to configure your use of the Services in such a way as to maintain the security of the Services and our network (e.g. by only uploading software that has been demonstrated to be secure, installing patches, and not sharing passwords).*

Notification of Changes

Houghton University reserves the right, at its discretion, to make changes to this policy at any time. Please check this privacy policy webpage periodically for amendments/updates.

 

*As stated by our hosting provider.