Privacy Policy
Site: GenoCAD
Virginia Tech has created this privacy statement in order demonstrate our firm commitment to privacy. The following discloses the information gathering and dissemination practices for this web site.
Information Automatically Logged
This site uses your IP address to help diagnose problems with our server and to administer our site.
This site records the browser type to monitor market penetration of various web browsers so we can better determine the Internet technologies we may utilize in the design of our pages.
This site uses page referrer data - that is, information about the page that linked you to this page - to determine to what extent our page is referenced by other resources on the Web.
This data may be used to preserve the integrity of our computing resources.
Personal Information
This site invite users who elect to register to provide their name, an email address, their mailing address, and the URL of their home page. In addition, this web site records the DNA sequences of genetic parts added by users to their workspace, user-defined parts libraries, and designs saved by the users in their workspace.
Contact information is used to allow us to communication with users if needed. Genetic information is recorded to allow users to customize their workspace to their needs. We also use genetic data provided by users to improve GenoCAD.
We do not share any personal information with any third parties nor do we use any personal information for any purposes beyond those stated here.
To opt out of sharing personal information users can request to have their account deleted by sending an email to info@genocad.org or calling 540-231-0403
Users can edit information associated with their profile by logging on the web site.
Links to Virginia Tech Sites
This site contains links to other Virginia Tech pages. The privacy practices of other pages may vary with the purposes of the page. Consult the privacy statement on each page.
Session Management
This sites uses JavaScript function on each pages to maintain the continuity of the user experience.
A session ID is used by the sequence design module to ensure the continuity of design sessions.
The session information used by this site is deleted when your browser is closed.
Security
This site has security measures in place to protect the loss, misuse, and alteration of the information under our control. Log file access is restricted to system administrators while stored on the server. Log files are rotated regularly and archived in a secure location.
Note: User and password information is not encrypted before it is transmitted across the network.
Users should also consult Virginia Tech's policy on Acceptable Use.
http://www.vt.edu/about/acceptable-use.html
Virginia Tech complies with all statutory and legal requirements with respect to access to information.
Contact Information
If you have any questions about this privacy statement, the practices of this site, or your dealings with this site, you can contact info@genocad.org
