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>> privacy policy
The Oregon Institute on Disability and Development (OIDD), the operator of
this Web site, is committed to ensuring the privacy of our Web site visitors.
We do not share information gathered from our Web servers with third parties
except in instances that may be required of us by US or Oregon state law.
In our commitment to inform our Web visitors, the OIDD has developed the
following statement.
Information We Gather
Our Web servers generate temporary logs that contain the following
information:
- Internet address of computer being used
- Web pages requested
- Referring Web page
- Browser used
- Date and time
The data is used by system administrators and Web content
managers to tune the Web site for its efficiency and is not
associated with specific individuals. Raw data from the Web
server logs is only shared with the content manager of each
Web site. Summary reports produced from the logs help Web publishers
determine what Web browsers and pages are most popular. For
example, our reports show a particular Web page is very popular,
we use this information to customize the content of that page
and make it easier to find.
Cookies
Cookies are small pieces of data stored
by the Web browser. Cookies are often used to remember information
about preferences
and pages you have visited. When you visit this Web site,
a cookie may have been written to your
computer; when you return, the cookie is read again. We use
cookies for
the
purpose
of
collecting statistics about the use of our site, specifically
the paths users take to navigate our site and their frequency
of return. This data is important to us so that we can continually
improve Web site services based on popular page requests. The
cookies cannot identify specific individuals and are used for
no other purpose.
You can refuse to accept cookies, can disable cookies, and
remove cookies from your hard drive. In Netscape Navigator,
choose Edit and Preferences to manage your cookie settings,
in Internet Explorer select Tools and Internet Options.
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