The University of Miami strives to take all reasonable steps to protect the confidentiality of your personal information, including through the contractual commitments of our trusted business partners. By voluntarily providing us with your personal information through our website(s), you agree and acknowledge that your personal information will be transferred outside of Europe, including to the United States, where data protection laws may provide less protection than those of Europe, and specifically, do not provide an adequate level of data protection based on a decision of the European Commission.
(Note that by Europe we mean the 27 member states of the EU, along with the UK and Switzerland, as well as those of the European Economic Area (EEA): Iceland, Norway and Liechtenstein.)
Our Privacy Statement applies to the University of Miami’s use of your personal information through browsing or use of its main website (www.miami.edu) or any website under the University of Miami’s domain. The information published here is limited to the use of personal information by the University of Miami websites.
Whenever “University”, “we”, “us” or “our” is mentioned in this statement, it refers to the University of Miami in its capacity as Data Controller. That is, the party responsible for your information according to this Privacy Statement. The University of Miami websites and applications, collectively, are hereinafter referred to as the “University Website”.
This site contains links to other non-University of Miami sites. The University of Miami does not process this information and is not responsible for the privacy practices and/or the content of such websites. Please check the individual privacy policies of those sites. In addition, we are not responsible for the privacy practices and/or the content of our business partners’ websites, even if the University of Miami branding appears on their page. The University of Miami has no control over the information collected by those websites and is not responsible for the information collected by those websites.
When you visit the University website, we collect or receive your personal information in different ways. Sometimes you can choose what information you want to provide us with, but sometimes we collect information when you browse our website. There are three general categories of information that we collect.
The University automatically receives and records information from your browser or mobile device when you visit the University’s website. This information is necessary given our legitimate interest in being able to provide and improve the functionalities of the University Website and to allow us to comply with legal obligations.
Usage Information: We collect information about your interactions with the University Website, such as the pages or content you view, the searches you perform, and other actions on the University Website.
Log Data and Device Information: We automatically collect certain device and technical information when you access and use the University Website, even if you have not created a CaneID or logged in using your CaneID. This information includes, among other things: details about how you have used the University Website (including whether you have clicked on links to third-party applications), IP address, dates and times of access, specific information about the hardware and software, device information, unique identifiers, collision data, cookie data, and the pages you viewed or interacted with before or after using the University Website.