This Online Privacy Statement applies to this Fusion and Astrophysical Plasma Physics Group (FAPPG) website, which is published by a University of California San Diego research, education, or service area. Please note that UC San Diego and other UC San Diego units have separate privacy policies.
UC San Diego is committed to respecting individuals’ privacy. By choosing to continue to use this website, you agree to the FAPPG at UC San Diego’s collection and use of personal information and non-personal information as described in this Online Privacy Statement. This Online Privacy Statement only governs the use and disclosure of information collected through this website.
We collect two kinds of information on this site:
1. Personal information that you voluntarily supply—for example, when you subscribe to use email notification services.
FAPPG does not aggregate information collected from your visit to this website with other information at UC San Diego.
2. Non-personal tracking information that is automatically collected as site visitors navigate through our webpages. We and our third-party vendors automatically collect the following information regarding your use of fapp.ucsd.edu:
The FAPPG will only use your personal data on a lawful basis to fulfill a legitimate interest of UC San Diego.
The FAPPG may use information collected from your visit to this website to:
User information may be shared with third-party vendors to the extent necessary to provide and improve web services or other communications to users. For example, we use third parties such as Google Analytics and MailChimp to generate reports on site usage, web traffic, user behavior, and content value to improve our website for our visitors. However, we will not share, sell, rent, swap, or authorize any third party to use your email address for commercial purposes without your permission.
The FAPPG may use third-party service providers and suppliers to facilitate this website or services that the FAPPG offers. Those providers and suppliers may have access to the information the FAPPG collects.
As part of a state institution, we may provide your information to third parties in circumstances where we believe that doing so is necessary or appropriate to satisfy any applicable state/federal/international law, regulation, legal process or governmental request; detect, prevent or otherwise address fraud, security, or technical issues; or protect our rights and safety, and the rights and safety of our users or others. This includes, but is not limited to, the California Public Records Act (Government Code sections 6250-6270).
The FAPPG may use various technologies such as cookies, web forms, information and correspondence, or web analytics to collect information. Depending on your browser, you may be able to disable certain collection methods. This may limit your ability to use some features of this website.
Google and other third parties may use cookies or similar technologies to collect or receive information from this website and elsewhere on the Internet. For more information on Google Analytics, consult their terms of use and privacy practices. Cookies are used to compile aggregate data about site traffic and site interaction so that we can offer better site experiences and tools in the future. You may disable cookies through your individual browser options, or you can opt out of the collection and use of this information through tools like the Network Advertising Initiative opt-out page.
This site contains links to other websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of these websites. Cookies may be set by parties other than us. These “third-party cookies” may, for example, originate from websites such as those of publishers, partner organizations, or social media services. Because the cookie policies of these sites change over time, you should determine their policies by visiting the privacy policy pages of these sites directly.
The FAPPG strives to protect information through measures described in the UC San Diego’s Guiding Principles for Personal Data, Website Privacy Policy, and the Privacy Principles & Practices of UC.
Reasonable security measures are in place to help protect against the loss, misuse, and alteration of the information under our control. However, no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure.
The FAPPG retains your data for at least the minimum required retention according to applicable UC Records Retention Schedule(s).
Applicable laws may give you additional rights to request access to, or to request the erasure, correction or transfer of, your data. For example, the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (EU GDPR) provides certain rights to persons who were/are residing in the European Union when data were/are collected. If the EU GDPR applies to your data then you may ask to see your data or request, to the extent allowed by law, to have your data corrected or erased. You may also object to or request restrictions on how your data will be processed. You may ask that your data be forwarded or transferred to another organization. Finally, to the extent allowed by law, you may withdraw consent you have given to certain data processing, without penalty. If you decide to withdraw consent at a later date, your withdrawal will not affect the legality of the processing of your data up to that point.
If you have questions about the collection or use of information on this FAPPG Website, please contact us.
If your privacy-related questions or concerns are not addressed after contacting the FAPPG, then you may also contact:
Pegah Parsi
Campus Privacy Officer
Office of the Executive Vice Chancellor
University of California San Diego
pparsi@ucsd.edu
The FAPPG may update this Online Privacy Statement from time to time. Any revisions will be posted on this page.
Effective August 1, 2019