Privacy Notice

Last revision date: July 25th, 2023

Overview

The University of Michigan (U-M) privacy statement recognizes the value of privacy of the university community members and its guests.

This unit-level privacy notice provides more specific information on how the School of Nursing’s website nursing.umich.edu and its subdomains collect and process your personal information.

Scope

The notice applies to our practices for gathering and disseminating information related to the School of Nursing website nursing.umich.edu and its subdomains (“we”, “us”, or “our”) and is meant to provide you an overview of our practices when collecting and processing personal information.

How we collect information

We collect personal information in the following circumstances:

Direct Collection: when you directly provide it to us, such as when you enter information on our website by registering for events, completing forms, uploading documents and photos, etc.

Automated Collection by U-M: when you authenticate using U-M credentials

Third-Party Collection: we partner with third-party advertising and marketing providers, such as Google Analytics, to automatically collect and store certain information about your visit. The information includes:

• The internet domain from which a visitor accesses the website 
• The IP address assigned to the visiting computer or device
• The type of browser used to access the site
• The date and time of the visit 
• The address of the website from which the visiting device has linked to nursing.umich.edu and its subdomains
• Content viewed during the visit
• Amount of time spent on the website

What type of informaiton we collect

Direct collection

• Contact information, such as your name, email address, phone number, etc.
• University affiliation information, such as UMID, program, attendance dates, name and email of advisor, etc.
• Grant information, such as research questions, justification, travel destination, and prior funding approvals.
• Submissions, such as your questions, comments, news items, and interests.

Automated Collection by U-M

When a device accesses our website’s subdomains, we automatically collect and store information provided by the device if available, such as a U-M username (uniqname), or an IP address, a browser’s user agent string, and the last time the device logged in to the website.

Automated Collection by Third Parties

We partner with third-party advertising and marketing providers, such as Google Analytics, to automatically collect and store certain information about your visit. The information includes:

• The internet domain from which a visitor accesses the website 
• The IP address assigned to the visitor’s computer 
• The type of browser the visitor is using 
• The date and time of the visit 
• The address of the website from which the visitor has linked to www.michiganross.umich.edu
• Content viewed during the visit
• Amount of time spent on the website.

How this information is used?

We use the personal  information we collect to:

• Create content for our newsletters and other school materials.
• Communicate with you by adding you to opt-in mailing lists for news, events, and class notes, and responding to your questions and requests for information.
• Monitor website performance and make improvements to site navigation and content based on user visits and interactions.
• Support School of Nursing’s administration and research activities.
• Support educational programs related to admissions.

With whom this information is shared?

We do not sell or rent your personal information. We may, however, share your personal information in limited circumstances, such as with university partners or external service providers that support our business activities.  

What choices you can make about your information

Direct collection

You may choose not to enter personal information into our website. You can change email and communication preferences by clicking on the Unsubscribe or Manage Your Preferences links at the bottom of any email from us and unchecking the relevant boxes.

Automated Collection: Cookies

We use “cookies” to enhance your user experience when visiting nursing.umich.edu. Cookies are files that store your preferences and other information about your visit to our website. When you access our website, the following cookies may be placed on your computer or device, depending on your web browser settings:

Automated Collection: Social Media Plugins

Our website uses social media sharing buttons. Social media platforms use cookies or other tracking technologies when a button is embedded on our website. We do not have access to, or control of, any information collected through these buttons. The social media platforms are responsible for how they use your information. You can prevent the companies listed below from showing you targeted ads by submitting opt-outs. Opting-out will only prevent targeted ads, so you may continue to see generic (non-targeted ads) from these companies after you opt-out.

How information is secured

The University of Michigan recognizes the importance of maintaining the security of the information it collects and maintains, and we endeavor to protect information from unauthorized access and damage. The University of Michigan strives to ensure reasonable security measures are in place, including physical, administrative, and technical safeguards to protect your personal information.

Privacy Notice changes

This privacy notice may be updated from time to time. We will post the date our notice was last updated at the top of this privacy notice.

Who to contact with questions or concerns

If you have any concerns or questions about how your personal data is used, please contact the School of Nursing Communication team at umsn-comm@umich.edu or the U-M Privacy Office at privacy@umich.edu or 500 S. State Street, Ann Arbor, MI 48109.

Notice specific to person within the European Union

Please click here for notice specific to persons within the European Union.