The State University Construction Fund's Web Privacy Policy Statement

Sucf.suny.edu's Commitment to Privacy

At the State University Construction Fund (SUCF), we are committed to protecting your privacy and making it easier and more efficient for individuals and businesses to interact with SUCF. We recognize that it is critical for individuals and businesses to be confident that their privacy is protected when they visit Sucf.suny.edu. You can travel through most of Sucf.suny.edu without giving us any information about yourself. Sometimes we do need information to provide services that you request and this commitment to privacy explains our online information practices.

SUCF does not collect any personal information.

This policy is consistent with the provisions of the Internet Security and Privacy Act; the Freedom of Information Law and the Personal Privacy Protection Law.

Information Collected Automatically When You Visit Sucf.suny.edu

Sucf.suny.edu is hosted on a State University of New York (SUNY) Web server. When visiting Sucf.suny.edu, SUNY automatically collects and stores the following information about your visit:

• The Internet Protocol address of the computer that accessed our Web site
• The type of browser, its version and the operating system on which that browser is running
• The Web page from which the user accessed the current Web page
• The date and time of the user's request
• The pages that were visited and the amount of time spent at each page

None of the above-mentioned information is deemed to constitute personal information by the Internet Privacy and Security Act. The information that is collected automatically is used to improve Sucf.suny.edu's content and to help SUCF/SUNY understand how users are interacting with its Web site. This information is collected for statistical analysis and to determine what information is of most and least interest to our users. The information is not collected for commercial marketing purposes, SUCF/ SUNY are not authorized to sell or otherwise disclose the information collected from Sucf.suny.edu for commercial marketing purposes.

Information Collected When You E-mail Sucf.suny.edu

During your visit to Sucf.suny.edu you may send an e-mail to the SUCF Professional Service Selection Coordinator. Your e-mail address is not collected for commercial purposes and SUCF is not authorized to sell or otherwise disclose your e-mail address for commercial purposes.

Disclosure of Information Collected Through This Web site

SUCF currently collects no personal information. However, information collected through this Web site may, if not protected by federal or State law, be subject to disclosure pursuant to law. Further, the disclosure of information, including personal information, is subject to the provisions of the Freedom of Information Law, Family Educational Rights & Privacy Act, USA Patriot Act and the Personal Privacy Protection Law.

Additionally, personal information may be disclosed to federal or state law enforcement authorities to enforce its rights against unauthorized access or attempted unauthorized access to SUNY's information technology assets.

Retention of Information Collected Through this Web site

In general, the Internet services logs of SUNY, comprising electronic files or automated logs created to monitor access and use of Agency services provided through Sucf.suny.edu, are retained for 21 business days and then destroyed.

Access to and Correction of Personal Information Collected Through Sucf.suny.edu

SUCF currently collects no personal information. Therefore no methods for access to or correction procedures for personal information is presented on sucf.suny.edu.

Confidentiality and Integrity of Personal Information Collected Through Sucf.suny.edu

SUCF does not collect personal information through Sucf.suny.edu. SUCF has implemented procedures to safeguard the integrity of its information technology assets including, but not limited to, authentication, authorization, monitoring, auditing and encryption. These security procedures have been integrated into the design, implementation and day-to-day operations of sucf.suny.edu as part of our continuing commitment to the security of electronic content as well as the electronic transmission of information.

For Web site security purposes and to maintain the availability of sucf.suny.edu for all users, SUNY employs software to monitor traffic to identify unauthorized attempts to upload or change information or otherwise damage Sucf.suny.edu.

Cookies

A cookie is a unique text file stored on a user's computer by an Internet browser. These text files are used as a means of distinguishing among users of a Web site. A cookie will not include personal information, unless the user has volunteered that information. The use of cookies is a standard practice among Internet Web sites and does not compromise your privacy or security. The software and hardware you use to access the Web site allows you to refuse the cookie or delete the cookie file at any time. Sucf.suny.edu does not currently use cookies.

Disclaimer

The information provided in this privacy policy should not be construed as giving business, legal, or other advice, or warranting as fail proof, the security of information provided through Sucf.suny.edu.

Contact Information

For questions regarding this Internet privacy policy, please write our privacy officer at:

     Privacy Officer
     State University Construction Fund
     State University Plaza
     Albany, New York 12246

Definitions

The following definitions apply to, and appear in italics, in this policy:

Personal information: For purposes of this policy, "personal information" means any information concerning a natural person which, because of name, number, symbol, mark or other identifier, can be used to identify that natural person.

User: shall have the meaning set forth in subdivision 8 of section 202 of the State Technology Law.