Privacy Policy

University of Wyoming Extension (“University of Wyoming Extension“) operates wyoextension.org and may operate other websites. It is University of Wyoming Extension’s policy to respect your privacy regarding any information we may collect while operating our websites.

Website Visitors

Like most website operators, University of Wyoming Extension 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. University of Wyoming Extension’s purpose in collecting non-personally identifying information is to better understand how University of Wyoming Extension’s visitors use its website. From time to time, University of Wyoming Extension may release non-personally-identifying information in the aggregate, e.g., by publishing a report on trends in the usage of its website.

University of Wyoming Extension also collects potentially personally-identifying information like Internet Protocol (IP) addresses for logged in users and for users leaving comments on wyoextension.org blogs/sites. University of Wyoming Extension only discloses logged in user and commenter IP addresses under the same circumstances that it uses and discloses personally-identifying information as described below, except that commenter IP addresses and email addresses are visible and disclosed to the administrators of the blog/site where the comment was left.

Gathering of Personally-Identifying Information

Certain visitors to University of Wyoming Extension’s websites choose to interact with University of Wyoming Extension in ways that require University of Wyoming Extension to gather personally-identifying information. The amount and type of information that University of Wyoming Extension gathers depends on the nature of the interaction. For example, we ask visitors who sign up at wyoextension.org to provide a username and email address. In each case, University of Wyoming Extension collects such information only insofar as is necessary or appropriate to fulfill the purpose of the visitor’s interaction with University of Wyoming Extension. University of Wyoming Extension 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.

Aggregated Statistics

University of Wyoming Extension may collect statistics about the behavior of visitors to its websites. University of Wyoming Extension may display this information publicly or provide it to others. However, University of Wyoming Extension does not disclose personally-identifying information other than as described below.

Protection of Certain Personally-Identifying Information

University of Wyoming Extension discloses potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information only to those of its employees, contractors and affiliated organizations that (i) need to know that information in order to process it on University of Wyoming Extension’s behalf or to provide services available at University of Wyoming Extension’s websites, and (ii) that have agreed not to disclose it to others. Some of those employees, contractors and affiliated organizations may be located outside of your home country; by using University of Wyoming Extension’s websites, you consent to the transfer of such information to them. University of Wyoming Extension will not rent or sell potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information to anyone. If you are a registered user of an University of Wyoming Extension website and have supplied your email address, University of Wyoming Extension may occasionally send you an email to tell you about new features, solicit your feedback, or just keep you up to date with what’s going on with University of Wyoming Extension and our products. University of Wyoming Extension takes all measures reasonably necessary to protect against the unauthorized access, use, alteration or destruction of potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information.

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. University of Wyoming Extension uses cookies to help University of Wyoming Extension identify and track visitors, their usage of University of Wyoming Extension website, and their website access preferences. University of Wyoming Extension visitors who do not wish to have cookies placed on their computers should set their browsers to refuse cookies before using University of Wyoming Extension’s websites, with the drawback that certain features of University of Wyoming Extension’s websites may not function properly without the aid of cookies.

Privacy Policy Changes

Although most changes are likely to be minor, University of Wyoming Extension may change its Privacy Policy from time to time, and in University of Wyoming Extension’s sole discretion. University of Wyoming Extension encourages visitors to frequently check this page for any changes to its Privacy Policy. If you have a wyoextension.org account, you might also receive an alert informing you of these changes. Your continued use of this site after any change in this Privacy Policy will constitute your acceptance of such change.