Privacy Policy of the PDP 2014 Website
PDP 2014 Website
PDP 2014 website is hosted on Computer Science Department of University of Torino (DiUniTo) web servers. PDP 2014 website inherit web services DiUniTo Privacy Policy.
Website Visitors
Like most website operators, DiUniTo collects non-personally-identifying information of the sort that web browsers and servers typically make available, such as the browser type, language preference, referring site, and the date and time of each visitor request. DiUniTo's purpose in collecting non-personally identifying information is to better understand how DiUniTo’s visitors use its website. From time to time, DiUniTo may release non-personally-identifying information in the aggregate, e.g., by publishing a report on trends in the usage of its website.
DiUniTo also collects potentially personally-identifying information like Internet Protocol (IP) addresses. DiUniTo does not use such information to identify its visitors, however, and does not disclose such information, other than under the same circumstances that it uses and discloses personally-identifying information, as described below.
Gathering of Personally-Identifying Information
Certain visitors to DiUniTo’s websites choose to interact with DiUniTo in ways that require DiUniTo to gather personally-identifying information. The amount and type of information that DiUniTo gathers depends on the nature of the interaction. For example, we ask visitors who use our forums to provide a username and email address. In each case, DiUniTo collects such information only as is necessary or appropriate to fulfill the purpose of the visitor’s interaction with DiUniTo. DiUniTo does not disclose personally-identifying information other than as described below. And visitors can always refuse to supply personally-identifying information, with the caveat that it may prevent them from engaging in certain website-related activities.
Protection of Certain Personally-Identifying Information
DiUniTo will not rent or sell potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information to anyone. DiUniTo takes all measures reasonably necessary to protect against the unauthorized access, use, alteration, or destruction of potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information.
Aggregated Statistics
DiUniTo may collect statistics about the behavior of visitors to its websites. For instance, DiUniTo may reveal how many accessess a particular page got.
Cookies
A cookie is a string of information that a website stores on a visitor’s computer, and that the visitor’s browser provides to the website each time the visitor returns. DiUniTo uses cookies to help DiUniTo identify and track visitors, their usage of DiUniTo website, and their website access preferences. DiUniTo visitors who do not wish to have cookies placed on their computers should set their browsers to refuse cookies before using DiUniTo websites, with the drawback that certain features of DiUniTo's websites may not function properly without the aid of cookies.
