Privacy Statement for Data Collected Online
At the Software Engineering Institute (SEI), we value visitors to our Web site and take your personal privacy seriously. We have posted this privacy statement to inform you of our practices for handling the data the SEI collects online via this Web site (the SEI Web site). The SEI Web site was created in the United States and does not necessarily comply with laws of any other country, so please review this statement before submitting any data though this site. This privacy statement is incorporated into and subject to the Terms of Use. Please direct any questions or comments regarding this statement to privacy-info@sei.cmu.edu.
Site Security
The SEI operates data networks protected by industry standard firewall and password protection systems. Our security and privacy policies are periodically reviewed and updated as necessary. This is the most current version of the SEI Privacy Statement for Data Collected Online. This statement applies unless otherwise stated.
Collecting Site Visitor Information
When you visit the SEI Web site or click on links within the site, we collect information that has no personal reference to or connection with you (impersonal information). By itself, this information does not identify you and may include the following:
- The Uniform Resource Locator (URL) address (the address of a file or resource accessible on the Internet) of the Web site that you left to visit the SEI Web site
- The Web pages you visit on the SEI Web site
- The browser application you used to come to the SEI Web site
- Your Internet Protocol (IP) address (a number that identifies each sender or receiver of information that is sent in packets across the Internet)
- Any search terms you enter on the SEI Web site
By using the SEI Web site, you consent to the collection and use of this information by the SEI. We use the impersonal information we gather to help us do things such as improve our understanding of how visitors use the SEI Web site, measure interest in various pages, improve the site's content and usability, monitor the level of activity on the site, and run the site more efficiently. We may also use such information as a way to gather broad demographic information, to enhance users' experience on the SEI Web site, or to better prepare future content based on the interests of our users.
We do not connect the impersonal information we collect on the SEI Web site with other types of information that can be associated with a specific individual.
Collecting Your Personal Information
Sometimes we ask you for information that personally identifies you (personal information) so that you can perform actions on the SEI Web site (such as accessing certain parts of the site, contacting us, or requesting information). This personal information may include name, email address, postal address, country, and telephone number, and may also include additional information when necessary—for example, if you choose to take actions like these:
- register for SEI courses, programs, or events
- contact us
- volunteer to complete surveys or participate in polls
- enter a promotional program or activity
- request newsletters, promotional emails, printed materials, etc.
- purchase merchandise
Choice Regarding Collection of Personal Information
You may choose not to provide us with personal information, in which case you may not be able to perform actions on the SEI Web site like those described above.
How We Use and Share Information Collected
We do not connect the personal and impersonal information we collect on the SEI Web site.
We may provide third parties with aggregated impersonal information collected from SEI Web site users.
We may use personal information collected from you to—among other things—respond to you, contact you, or provide you with information or services. We occasionally contract with other organizations to provide services such as packaging, mailing, or delivering merchandise, materials, information, etc.; processing orders for merchandise; and processing course and event registrations. We provide such organizations with only the information they need to deliver such services.
When you give us your personal information online, we will not sell, trade, or rent this personal information to third parties or share it without your consent, other than in the situations described above. The SEI does not intend to reveal personal information except as outlined in this privacy statement. Your personal information may be stored and processed in the United States or any other country where the SEI, its affiliates, or its agents are located.
The SEI or Carnegie Mellon University may disclose the personal information of individual users if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary, as when conforming to the edicts of the law, complying with a legal process served on the SEI or its Web site, acting in urgent circumstances involving personal or public safety, or protecting and defending the rights or property of the SEI and its Web site.
Your Ability to Access and Update Personal Information
If you have questions about the personal information you have submitted via the SEI Web site, please contact privacy-info@sei.cmu.edu.
Your Consent
By using this site, you consent to the collection and use of this information by the SEI. If there are any changes to the terms of this statement, the revised version will be posted on this Web page so that you are always aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances we disclose it.
Children's Privacy
Protecting children's privacy is extremely important to us. The SEI Web site is not intended for the use of or designed to attract the attention of children, and we do not collect personal information from anyone we know to be under age 13 without requesting parental consent.
Links to Other Sites
Links to third-party Web sites may appear within the SEI Web site for your convenience and information. Using these links will cause you to access Web sites that are not part of the SEI Web site, even though they may contain SEI logos, information, etc. The SEI is not responsible for the content or privacy practices of other sites. We suggest that you carefully review the privacy policies of each site you visit.