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Viewer Privacy
This privacy statement
discloses the privacy practices for lsuagcenter.com, a website
of the Louisiana State University Agricultural Center (LSU
AgCenter).
- Information Collection and
Use
The LSU AgCenter is the sole owner of the information
collected on this site. We will not sell, share, or rent this
information to others in ways different from what is disclosed
in this statement. The LSU AgCenter collects information from
our users at several different points on our website.
- Registration
In order to use certain areas of this website, a user must
first complete the registration form. During registration a
user is required to give their contact information (such as
name and email address). This information is used to contact
the user about the services on our site for which they have
expressed interest. It is optional for the user to provide
demographic information (such as income level and gender), and
unique identifiers (such as social security number), but
encouraged so we can provide a more personalized experience on
our site.
- Order
We may request information from the user on some order forms.
Here a user may provide contact information (like name and
shipping address) and financial information (like credit card
number, expiration date). This information is used for billing
purposes and to fill customer’s orders. If we have trouble
processing an order, this contact information is used to get
in touch with the user.
- Cookies
A cookie is a piece of data stored on the user’s hard drive
containing information about the user. Usage of a cookie is in
no way linked to any personally identifiable information while
on our site. Once the user closes their browser, the cookie
simply terminates. For instance, by setting a cookie on our
site, the user would not have to log in a password more than
once, thereby saving time while on our site. If a user rejects
the cookie, they may still use our site. The only drawback to
this is that the user will be limited in some areas of our
site. Cookies can also enable us to track and target the
interests of our users to enhance the experience on our site.
- Log Files
We use IP addresses to analyze trends, administer the site,
track user’s movement, and gather broad demographic
information for aggregate use. IP addresses are not linked to
personally identifiable information.
- Links
This web site contains links to other sites. Please be aware
that we, The LSU AgCenter, are not responsible for the privacy
practices of such other sites. We encourage our users to be
aware when they leave our site and to read the privacy
statements of each and every web site that collects personally
identifiable information. This privacy statement applies
solely to information collected by this Web site.
- Newsletter
If a user wishes to subscribe to one of our newsletters, we
ask for contact information such as name and email address.
- Surveys
From time-to-time our site requests information from users via
surveys. Participation in these surveys is completely
voluntary and the user therefore has a choice whether or not
to disclose this information. Survey information will be used
for purposes of monitoring or improving the use and
satisfaction of this site.
- Referrals
If a user elects to use our referral service for informing a
friend about our site, we ask them for the friend’s name and
email address. The LSU AgCenter will automatically send the
friend a one-time email inviting them to visit the site. The
LSU AgCenter stores this information for the sole purpose of
sending this one-time email. The friend may contact The LSU
AgCenter by e-mail at web@agcenter.lsu.edu to request the removal
of this information from their database.
- Security
This website takes every precaution to protect our users’
information. When users submit sensitive information via the
website, your information is protected both online and
off-line.
When our registration/order form asks users to enter sensitive
information (such as credit card number and/or social security
number), that information is encrypted and is protected with
the best encryption software in the industry - SSL. While on a
secure page, such as our order form, the lock icon on the
bottom of Web browsers such as Netscape Navigator and
Microsoft Internet Explorer becomes locked, as opposed to
un-locked, or open, when you are just ‘surfing’.
- Notification of Changes
If we decide to change our privacy policy, we will post those
changes on this page.
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