Western International University (WIU) is committed to protecting your privacy when you visit our Web site. We post our Privacy Policy because we want you to know what information we collect when you visit our site, how we use that information, and how you can update it. WIU reserves the right to append or otherwise modify this Privacy Policy at any time, so please revisit this page occasionally to check for updates.

• Information We Collect
  • Information Collected Automatically
  • Information You Provide to Us
• How We Use This Information
• Your Rights, Our Obligation
• Why We Use "Cookies"
• For More Information
• Definitions
  
   

Information We Collect

We collect various types of information from our visitors so we can adjust our site to meet our users' needs and expectations. Some of this information is collected automatically through cookies and other information is collected when you register for any of our online services.

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Information Collected Automatically

The types of information your browser or internet session automatically sends us each time you visit our sites, which we automatically collect, includes: 

• Your browser, e.g., Internet Explorer, Netscape Navigator.
• Your Internet domain, e.g., AOL, Netcom, Earthlink, etc.
• You computer's operating system, e.g., Windows, Macintosh, UNIX, Linux.
• Your navigation path, i.e., the URLs of where you come to our site from, which of our pages you visit, and where you go as you leave.
• Your IP address.

This information lets us see how users are finding our sites, and it tells us which pages are visited the most often so we can make our Web sites more useful.

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Information You Provide to Us

In addition to the information automatically collected by your browser, we also collect information that you provide to us when you request information. Information requests, such as a request for an investor pack, may be sent to an outside vendor for fulfillment. 

• via Information Request Sites
  Our site provides users the opportunity to request information from Western International University.  These information requests require users to provide WIU with contact information, as well as information about their interest in WIU.  Contact information is used to send information about WIU to the customer requesting that information.  Customer interest information is collected to determine what information the customer wishes to be sent.  Opt-out policy:  You could choose NOT to provide this information online. Instead you can call the WIU and request to have information sent to you.   

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How We Use This Information

We use the information we automatically collect to help us better plan our Web site to meet your Internet needs.  Information you provide to us is used for marketing purposes, and may result in follow-up communications.

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Your Rights, Our Obligation

Western International University does not sell or rent any personal data submitted by visitors to our site to any third parties.  The company respects the privacy of users visiting our WIU Web site. On an occasion we may use certain directory information that we have collected to send you information about products and services, or updates and other information we think may be of interest to you. Occasionally we may share this information with our educational subsidiaries to bring similar information to your attention. If you tell us that you do not wish to have this information used as a basis for further contact with you, we will respect your wishes. 

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Why We Use "Cookies"

When you visit our site for the first time, we drop a cookie on your machine. This cookie tells us the next time you visit that you have already seen our Flash introduction page and will automatically bypasses it on subsequent visits. This cookie will expire 90 days from the date of it being dropped. When it expires, you will again see our Flash introduction page. This allows us to show you any special messages associated with our most recent earnings or press releases as it is deemed necessary. 

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For More Information

If you have questions about our information practices, please contact us.  

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Definitions

Cookies

Data created by a Web server that is stored on a user's computer. It provides a way for the Web site to keep track of a user's patterns and preferences and, with the cooperation of the Web browser, to store them on the user's own hard disk.

The cookies contain a range of URLs (Web addresses) for which they are valid. When the browser encounters those URLs again, it sends those specific cookies to the Web server. For example, if a user's ID were stored as a cookie, it would save that person from typing in the same information all over again when accessing that service for the second and subsequent time during the same browser session. 

You can opt out of the use of cookies by having your browser disable cookies or warn you before accepting a cookie. Look for the cookie options in your browser in the Options or Preferences menu.

NOTE:  If you disable cookies in your browser, you will not be able to access any of the Western International University's secured Web sites.

IP (Internet Protocol) Address

This is the address of a computer attached to a TCP/IP network. Every client and server station must have a unique IP address. Client workstations have either a permanent address or one that is dynamically assigned for each dial-up session. IP addresses are written as four sets of numbers separated by periods; for example, 204.171.64.2.   

URL (Uniform Resource Locator)

An Internet address. URLs are used to locate sites on the Internet and to navigate between sites and pages within sites. The URL for the Western International University is http://www.wintu.edu.

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