Privacy Policy
Privacy Policy Summary
Thank you for visiting Desert Community College District (DCCD) websites and reviewing our privacy policy. Our policy is simple: We collect no personal information about you unless you choose to provide that information to us. We do not share, sell, or transfer any personal information to a third party. Some of our web pages (such as online forms, registration forms, web discussion forums) let you voluntarily submit personal information.
Non-personal Information We Record
If you do nothing during your visit but browse through the website, read pages, or download information, our website will automatically record some general information about your visit.
During your visit, our web servers will record:
The Internet domain for your Internet service, such as "xcompany.com." The type of browser (such as "Google Chrome version X" or "Microsoft Edge version X") that you are using. The type of operating system that you use (such as Macintosh, Unix, or Windows). The date and time you visit our site, and the web pages that you visit on our site. The address of the previous website you were visiting, if you linked to us from another website. We use this information for statistical analysis, to help us make our site more useful to visitors. This tracking system does not record information about individuals.
Cookies
When you visit any website, the server may generate a piece of text known as a "cookie" to place on your computer. Placing cookie text allows websites to "remember" visitors' preferences, surfing patterns and behavior while they are connected.
The cookie makes it easier for you to use the dynamic features of Web pages. Cookies from our site’s web pages only collect information about your browser's visit to the site; they do not collect any personal information about you.
There are two types of cookies, single session (temporary), and multi-session (persistent). Session cookies last only as long as your Web browser is open. Once you close your browser, the cookie disappears. Persistent cookies are stored on your computer for longer periods.
Session Cookies: We use session cookies for technical purposes such as to enable better navigation through our site. These cookies let our server know that you are continuing a visit to our site.
Persistent Cookies: We use persistent cookies to enable analytic provider such as Google's Analytics to differentiate between new and returning visitors to our site.
We use Google Analytics to help improve our website. We use Google Analytics to help understand how visitors interact with our website so that the site can be improved. You can read Google’s security and privacy policies for Google Analytics. You can chose not to have your data used by Google Analytics by downloading their opt-out browser add-on.
Information from E-mail You Send to Us
If you decide to send us an electronic mail message (e-mail), the message will usually contain your return e-mail address. If you include personally-identifying information in your e-mail because you want us to address issues specific to your situation, we may use that information in responding to your request. We may be required by law to disclose information that you submit.
Information Collected from Interactive Forms
On some of our web pages we offer interactive forms that let you voluntarily submit personal information. This occurs when you are registering for various workshops and services offered by us, or submitting comments to various web discussion forums. In those cases, all submitted information is used only for the expressed purposes for which it is intended and is not made available to any third party.
Do Not Track (DNT)
Some internet browsers have incorporated “Do Not Track” features that send signals to web sites you visit but because there is not yet a common understanding of how to interpret DNT signals. Our websites currently does not respond to Do Not Track (DNT) signals.
If you have questions about this policy, please contact:
webmaster@collegeofthedesert.edu
