Last Updated on May 17, 2018 by Jenelle Pierce, MBA, CSE, CHES, Board President
At The STI Project, the privacy of our visitors is of extreme importance to us (see this page to learn more about the privacy of those who interview with us and this page for additional information about those who comment on our posts). This privacy policy outlines the types of analytical data received and collected by The STI Project and how it is used.
Log Files
Like many other Web sites, The STI Project makes use of log files. The information inside the log files includes internet protocol (IP) addresses, type of browser, Internet Service Provider (ISP), date/time stamp, referring/exit pages, and number of clicks to analyze trends, administer the site, track user’s movement around the site, and gather demographic information. IP addresses and other such information are not linked to any information that is personally identifiable.
Cookies and Web Beacons
The STI Project uses cookies to store information about visitors’ preferences, record user-specific information on which pages the user accesses or visits, customizes web page content based on visitors’ browser type, or other information that the visitor sends via their browser.
DoubleClick DART Cookie
- Google, as a third party vendor, uses cookies to serve ads on The STI Project.
- Google’s use of the DART cookie enables it to serve ads to users based on their visit to The STI Project and other sites on the internet.
- Users may opt out of the use of the DART cookie by visiting the Google ad and content network privacy policy at the following URL – https://www.google.com/privacy_ads.html.
These third-party ad servers or ad networks use technology to the advertisements and links that appear on The STI Project sent directly to your browsers. They automatically receive your IP address when this occurs. Other technologies (such as cookies, JavaScript, or Web Beacons) may also be used by the third-party ad networks to measure the effectiveness of their advertisements and/or to personalize the advertising content you see. The STI Project has no access to or control over these cookies used by third-party advertisers.
You should consult the respective privacy policies of these third-party ad servers for more detailed information on their practices as well as for instructions about how to opt-out of certain practices. The STI Project’s privacy policy does not apply to and we cannot control the activities of other advertisers or web sites.
If you wish to disable cookies, you may do so through your individual browser options. More detailed information about cookie management with specific web browsers can be found at the browsers’ respective websites.
Concerning Your Data
By default The STI Project does not share any personal data with anyone.
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service. 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.
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 tracing your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
