Privacy Statement
This Privacy Statement relates solely to the online information collection and use practices of our Web site located at www.metacentrum.cz and meta.cesnet.cz (this "Web Site"). We recognize that many visitors and users of this Web Site are concerned about the information they provide to us, and how we treat that information. This Privacy Statement, which may be updated from time to time, has been developed to address those concerns. If you have any questions or concerns regarding this Privacy Statement, please contact: meta@cesnet.cz.
Privacy Policy
When you visit our Web Site, you may provide us with two types of information: (1) personally identifiable information that you knowingly choose to disclose (registration) and (2) general user information that does not contain personally identifiable information, which is collected on an aggregate basis as you browse the Web Site. In some cases, if you choose not to provide us with requested information, you may not be able to access all of our Web Site's content or services.
Personally Identifiable Information You Choose to Provide
If you register over the identity federation, we will store your unique identifier sent by your home institution. The format of the identifier depends on your home institution policy, if you are interested how the identifier looks like, please, contact administrators from your home institution.
We also request your common name, email address, organization and affiliation from your home institution. Data is used for internal statistical purposes and for displaying your name and organization on your personal page. Affiliation is used to determine if you are member of an institution. E-mail address is used for sending news and notification if you agree with that. E-mail is also used in emergency situations like your account has been compromised and any significant change to the MetaCentrum infrastructure is going to be done.All information are stored in the database, which is properly secured. We do not provide these information to any third-party.
Non-Personally Identifiable Information We Collect
Cookies/ Web server logs: Similar to other commercial Web sites, our Web Site utilizes standard technology called "cookies" and Web server logs to collect information about how our Web Site is used. Cookies are a feature of Web browser software that allows Web servers to recognize the computer used to access a Web site. Cookies are small pieces of data that are stored by a user's Web browser on the user's hard drive. Information gathered through cookies and Web server logs may include the date and time of visits, the pages viewed, time spent at our Web Site, and the Web sites visited just before and just after our Web Site. This information is collected on an aggregate basis. None of this information is associated with you as an individual. You can, of course, disable cookies on your computer by indicating this in the preferences or options menus in your browser. However, it is possible that some parts of our Web Site will not operate correctly if you disable cookies. You should consult with your browser's provider/manufacturer if you have any questions regarding disabling cookies.