The Natural Language Processing M.S. Program at the University of California, Santa Cruz is committed to protecting the privacy and accuracy of confidential information to the extent possible, subject to the provisions of state and federal law. Other than as required by laws that guarantee public access to certain types of information, or in response to subpoenas or other legal instruments that authorize access, personal information is not actively shared. In particular, we do not redistribute or sell personal information collected through our website.

Information Collected:

Our site, nlp.ucsc.edu, collects the following analytics:

• Internet Protocol (IP) address of computer being used
• Webpages requested
• Referring webpage
• Browser used
• Date and time

Our site, nlp.ucsc.edu, does not associate this data to individual user identities.

Cookies:

Our site, nlp.ucsc.edu, may use “cookies” in order to deliver web content specific to individual users’ interests. Sensitive personal information is not stored within cookies.

Webforms:

Our site, nlp.ucsc.edu., uses webforms on this site and these forms require users to give contact information (i.e., name, email address, date of birth, nationality, and reason for contacting the program). Contact information submitted through webforms on this site is only used to send you material relating to the NLP M.S. program and will not be sold to another party.

Use of Collected Information:

• Collection and access to student information is governed by campus and federal policy under the Federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act.
• Our site, nlp.ucsc.edu, will only use personal information collected from this site for the purpose of communication back to individuals who contact us via the site.
• Our site, nlp.ucsc.edu, uses browser-IP-address information and anonymous-browser history to report information about site accesses and for profiling purposes. This information is used to improve our site’s presentation and user experience. IP address information may also be used for troubleshooting purposes.
• Information may also be used to construct aggregate reports that assist the NLP Program Team in program planning. Any information shared with third parties is only shared in aggregate form.

We are obliged by Google Analytics to state the following:

The site uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google Inc. (“Google”). Google Analytics uses “cookies”, which are text files placed on your computer, to help the site analyze how users use the site. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the site (including your IP address) will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of the site, compiling reports on website activity for website operators and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage. Google may also transfer this information to third parties where required to do so by law, or where such third parties process the information on Google’s behalf. Google will not associate your IP address with any other data held by Google. You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser, however please note that if you do this you may not be able to use the full functionality of the site. By using the site, you consent to the processing of data about you by Google in the manner and for the purposes set out above.

Distribution of Collected Information:

• Our site, nlp.ucsc.edu, will not disclose, without your consent, personal information collected about you, except for certain explicit circumstances in which disclosure is required by law.
• Our site, nlp.ucsc.edu, will not distribute or sell personal information to third-party organizations.

The Privacy Statement does not apply to other UC Santa Cruz websites. You should review the privacy statement posted on other UC Santa Cruz websites when you visit them.

Privacy Statement Revisions:

This Privacy Statement was last revised on September 13th, 2023. We may change this Privacy Statement at any time and for any reason. We encourage you to review this Privacy Statement each time you visit the website.

If we make a significant change to our Privacy Statement, we will post a notice on the homepage of our website for a period of time after the change is made.

Responsibility for External Sites:

This website may contain links to other web sites. Some of those web sites may be operated by third parties. We provide the links for your convenience, but we do not review, control, or monitor the privacy practices of web sites operated by others.

We are not responsible for the performance of web sites operated by third parties or for your business dealings with them. Therefore, whenever you leave this web site we recommend that you review each web site’s privacy practices and make your own conclusions regarding the adequacy of these practices.