Privacy Statement

York University is committed to protecting your privacy and developing technology that gives you the most powerful and safe online experience. This Statement of Privacy applies to the York University site and governs data collection and usage. By using the York University site, you consent to the data practices described in this statement.

Collection of your Personal Information

York University collects personally identifiable information, such as your email address, name, home or work address or telephone number. York University also collects anonymous demographic information, which is not unique to you, such as your ZIP code, age, gender, preferences, interests and favorites.

There is also information about your computer hardware and software that is automatically collected by York University. This information can include: your IP address, browser type, domain names, access times and referring website addresses. This information is used by York University for the operation of the service, to maintain quality of the service, and to provide general statistics regarding use of the York University site.

Please keep in mind that if you directly disclose personally identifiable information or personally sensitive data through York University public message boards, this information may be collected and used by others. Note: York University does not read any of your private online communications.

York University encourages you to review the privacy statements of websites you choose to link to from York University so that you can understand how those websites collect, use and share your information. York University is not responsible for the privacy statements or other content on websites outside of the York University and York University family of websites.

Use of your Personal Information

York University collects and uses your personal information to operate the York University website and deliver the services you have requested. York University also uses your personally identifiable information to inform you of other products or services available from York University and its affiliates. York University may also contact you via surveys to conduct research about your opinion of current services or of potential new services that may be offered.

York University does not sell, rent or lease its customer lists to third parties. York University may, from time to time, contact you on behalf of external business partners about a particular offering that may be of interest to you. In those cases, your unique personally identifiable information (e-mail, name, address, telephone number) is not transferred to the third party. In addition, York University may share data with trusted partners to help us perform statistical analysis, send you email or postal mail, provide customer support, or arrange for deliveries. All such third parties are prohibited from using your personal information except to provide these services to York University, and they are required to maintain the confidentiality of your information.

York University does not use or disclose sensitive personal information, such as race, religion, or political affiliations, without your explicit consent.
York University keeps track of the websites and pages our customers visit within York University, in order to determine what York University services are the most popular. This data is used to deliver customized content and advertising within York University to customers whose behavior indicates they are interested in a particular subject area.
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York University websites will disclose your personal information, without notice, only if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to: (a) conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on York University or the site; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of York University; and, (c) act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of York University, or the public.

Use of Cookies

The York University website uses "cookies" to help you personalize your online experience. A cookie is a text file that is placed on your hard disk by a web server. Cookies cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses to your computer. Cookies are uniquely assigned to you, and can only be read by a web server in the domain that issued the cookie to you.

One of the primary purposes of cookies is to provide a convenience feature to save you time. The purpose of a cookie is to tell the web server that you have returned to a specific page. For example, if you personalize York University pages, or register with York University site or services, a cookie helps York University to recall your specific information on subsequent visits. This simplifies the process of recording your personal information, such as billing addresses, shipping addresses, and so on. When you return to the same York University website, the information you previously provided can be retrieved, so you can easily use the York University features that you customized.
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You have the ability to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. If you choose to decline cookies, you may not be able to fully experience the interactive features of the York University services or websites you visit.

This website uses marketing and tracking technologies. Opting out of this will opt you out of all cookies, except for those needed to run the website. Note that some products may not work as well without tracking cookies.

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Security of your Personal Information

York University secures your personal information from unauthorized access, use or disclosure. York University secures the personally identifiable information you provide on computer servers in a controlled, secure environment, protected from unauthorized access, use or disclosure. When personal information (such as a credit card number) is transmitted to other websites, it is protected through the use of encryption, such as the Transport Layer Security (TLS) protocol.

Google Analytics

York University uses Google Analytics third party audience data such as age, gender, and interests to better understand the audience of our website. 

You may opt out of the automated collection of this data by visiting ​https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout. You can learn more about opting out of interest-based advertising by visiting http://optout.networkadvertising.org.

Changes to this Statement

York University will occasionally update this Statement of Privacy to reflect company and customer feedback. York University encourages you to periodically review this Statement to be informed of how York University is protecting your information.

Contact Information

York University welcomes your comments regarding this Statement of Privacy. If you believe that York University has not adhered to this Statement, please contact York University at administrator@york.edu. We will use commercially reasonable efforts to promptly determine and remedy the problem.