About this policy
Last updated: 11/01/2021
Responsible office: University Advancement and Information Technology Services (ITS)
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Policy
By using this site and all other Official UCSC websites, referred to as “these sites”, you agree to these terms of use. If you do not agree to these terms of use, please do not use this site.
These sites are owned and operated by UCSC (referred to as “UCSC,” “we,” “us,” or “our” herein). We reserve the right, at our discretion, to change, modify, add, or remove portions of these terms at any time. Please check these terms periodically for changes. Your continued use of these sites following the posting of changes to these terms (including the UCSC Web Policy) will mean you accept those changes.
Official UCSC Websites
Official UCSC websites display the UCSC seal for official web pages at the top of their main page. Only websites bearing the UCSC seal for official web pages are official UCSC websites. All other websites hosted by UCSC servers are not official, including personal web pages of students, faculty, and staff, whether or not they carry a disclaimer. Unofficial websites do not represent the University in any way. Any content contained or accessible from unofficial websites does not reflect the views of the Regents of the University of California and the Regents do not endorse, warrant, or otherwise take responsibility for the contents of unofficial web pages or of any material accessible from unofficial web pages.
Endorsements
Links from a website located on a UCSC server to any non-University website do not imply University endorsement of the website’s products or services. References to non-UCSC products, services, or organizations do not imply University endorsement of such products, services, or organizations.
Restrictions on the use of materials
All trademarks, service marks, and trade names are proprietary to UCSC and the Regents of the University of California unless noted otherwise.
No material from any Official UCSC website may be copied, reproduced, republished, uploaded, posted, transmitted, or distributed in any way, without explicit permission, except that you may download one copy of the materials on any single computer for your personal, non-commercial home use only, provided you keep intact all copyright and other proprietary notices. Modification of the materials or use of the materials for any other purpose is a violation of UCSC’s copyright and other proprietary rights. For purposes of these terms, the use of any such material on any other website or networked computer environment is prohibited.
Under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, the University must specify an agent to receive notices of infringement from an owner alleging that a UCSC website is infringing its copyright. Please see UCSC Digital Millennium Copyright Act for more information.
Privacy
The UCSC website, www.ucsc.edu, and associated pages collect usage information to improve functionality and content and monitor performance. This information is used to help answer specific questions about the usage and performance of the website or individual web pages. UCSC uses third-party web analysis services to help gather and analyze this information.
Web analysis tools
The UCSC website, ucsc.edu, and associated pages collect information to improve functionality and content and to monitor performance. Data is used to help answer specific questions about the usage and performance of the website or individual web pages. UCSC uses third-party web analysis services to help gather and analyze this information.
UC and UCSC privacy policies
UC and UCSC Privacy Policies are available on UCSC’s Policy website.
Use of Google Analytics for web statistics
The UCSC website, www.ucsc.edu, and associated pages use 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 analyze how users use this web page. The information generated by the cookie about your use (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 this page, compiling reports on activity for ITS staff, and providing other services relating to web page 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.
You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings in your browser. By using these web pages and accepting cookies, you consent to the processing of data about you by Google in the manner and for the purposes set out above.
SlugHub
Collection and analysis of search terms: UCSC’s SlugHub tool collects information on terms used to search for Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) & Knowledge Base (KB) articles to improve functionality and content. Data is used to help answer specific questions about the information users search for in order to improve articles and user success in finding appropriate knowledge base articles.
Campus Notification: Privacy
The State of California Information Practices Act of 1977 requires the University to provide the following information to all campus employees. The purpose for collecting employee information on the directory update form is to contact employees or their families in cases of personal or work-related emergency and to develop and produce campus and system-wide directories. State and/or Federal statute and/or University policy authorize maintenance of this information.
Information furnished on the directory update form may be used by University departments to communicate with University employees, and may be transmitted to the State and Federal governments as required by law.
Individuals have the right to review their own records in accordance with Staff Personnel Policy 605 and Academic Personnel Manual Section 160. Information on these policies can be obtained from campus or Office of the President Staff and Academic Human Resources Offices.
The official responsible for maintaining the information contained on this form is the Office of the Vice Chancellor, Information Technology Services.
If you have problems or questions about the directory update form or listing please contact ITS.
Disclaimer
The materials in this site are provided “as is” and without warranties of any kind either express or implied. To the fullest extent permissible pursuant to applicable law, ucsc disclaims all warranties, express or implied, including, but not limited to, implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. UCSC does not warrant that the functions contained in the materials will be uninterrupted or error-free, that defects will be corrected, or that this site or the server that makes it available are free of viruses or other harmful components. UCSC does not warrant or make any representations regarding the use or the results of the use of the materials on this site in terms of their correctness, accuracy, reliability, or otherwise. You (and not ucsc) assume the entire cost of all necessary servicing, repair, or correction. applicable law may not allow the exclusion of implied warranties, so the above exclusion may not apply to you.
Limitation of liability
Under no circumstances, including, but not limited to, negligence, shall ucsc be liable for any special or consequential damages that result from the use of, or the inability to use, the materials on this site, even if ucsc or a ucsc authorized representative has been advised of the possibility of such damages. Applicable law may not allow the limitation or exclusion of liability or incidental or consequential damages, so the above limitation or exclusion may not apply to you. In no event shall ucsc’s total liability to you for all damages, losses, and causes of action (whether in contract, tort (including, but not limited to, negligence), or otherwise) exceed the amount paid by you, if any, for accessing this site.