MISAMIS UNIVERSITY WEBSITE PRIVACY POLICY

Misamis University operates the website www.mu.edu.ph. This page informs you of our policies regarding the collection, use and disclosure of personal information we receive from users of the site.

This Privacy Policy applies solely to information collected by the website. We at Misamis University are strongly committed to protecting the privacy and information of our site visitors. As part of that commitment, we believe it is important to inform site visitors of what personally identifiable information is collected from you through the website, and how it is used. We also want to clearly outline the security procedures in place to protect the misuse of your information.

We use your personal information only for providing and improving the site. By using the site, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this privacy.

While using our site, we may ask you to provide us with certain Personally Identifiable Information that can be used to contact or identify you. Personally Identifiable Information may include, but is not limited to your name or email address. You will be informed of any personal information that is required.

We use a tool called "Google Analytics" to collect information about use of our site. Google Analytics collects information such as how often users visit this site, what pages they visit, and what other site they used prior to coming to this site. We use the information we get from Google analytics only to improve this site. Although Google Analytics uses a permanent cookie on your web browser to identify you as a unique user the next time you visit this site, the cookie cannot be used by anyone but Google. Google's ability to use and share information collected by Google Analytics about your visits to this site is restricted by the Google Analytics Terms of Use and the Google Privacy Policy. You can opt out and prevent Google Analytics from using your data on this site by enabling the Google Analytics Opt-Out Browser Add-On.

A Cookie is a small amount of Data, which often includes a unique identifier that is sent to your computer or mobile phone browser from a website's computer and is stored on your device's hard drive. Each website or third party service provider used by the website can send its own cookie to your browser if your browser's preferences allow it, but to protect your privacy your browser only permits a website or third party service provider to access cookies it has already sent to you, not the cookies sent to you by other sites or other third party service provider.

Cookies record information about your online preferences and allow us to tailor the websites to your interests. Users have the opportunity to set their devices to accept cookies, to notify them when a cookie is issued, or not to receive cookies at any time. The last of these means that certain personalized services cannot then be provided to that user and accordingly you may not be able to take full advantage of all the website features. Each browser is different, so check the "Help" menu of your browser to learn how to change your cookie preferences.

Strictly Necessary Cookies

These cookies are essential in order to enable you to move around the website and use its features, such as accessing secure areas of the website. Without these cookies services you have asked for, like Grade Inquiry, cannot be provided.

Below is a list of the Strictly Necessary Cookies that Misamis University's website sets.

Performance Cookies

These cookies collect information about how visitors use a website, for instance which pages visitors go to most often, and if they get error messages from web pages. These cookies don't collect information that identifies a visitor. All information these cookies collect is aggregated and therefore anonymous. They are only used to improve how a website works.

Below is a list of the Performances Cookies that Misamis University's website sets.

Most web browsers allow some control of most cookies through the browser settings. To find out more about cookies, including how to see what cookies have been set and how to manage and delete them, visit www.allaboutcookies.org. To control or delete cookies on your mobile phone, please refer to your handset manufacturer's help manual. To opt out of being tracked by Google Analytics across all websites visit http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.

Misamis University takes reasonable precautions to protect your personal information. When you submit information via the website, it is protected both online and offline. When personal information is required, that information is stored in a secure file on our server. This information is not accessible from the web.

We also take precautions to protect user information offline. All user information is restricted to authorized employees. Only employees who need access to the information to perform a specific task, are granted access to personal information. The server used to store personal information is kept in a secure environment.

Where Misamis University consider it necessary or appropriate for the purposes of data storage or processing or providing any service or product on our behalf to you, or implementing an academic linkage program, we may transfer your personal information to third parties within or outside the Philippines, under conditions of confidentiality and similar levels of security safeguards.

This Privacy Policy is effective as of 4th of July 2018 and will remain in effect except with respect to any changes in its provisions in the future, which will be in effect immediately after being posted on this page.

We reserve the right to update or change the Website Privacy Policy at any time and you should check this policy periodically. Your continued use of the service after we post any modifications to this Privacy Policy on this page will constitute your acknowledgement of the modifications and your consent to abide and be bound by the modified policy.

If you have comments, questions, or concerns about our Website Privacy Policy, please contact us in one of the following ways:

Policy Date: July 2018