Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and protect information that applies to The Collegian’s website.

Personal Information: We permit third party online advertising networks to collect information about your use of our website to enable the third party to display ads relevant to your interests on other websites or apps. Information is collected through cookies or similar tracking technology. To completely opt out of collection of information, settings on your browser or mobile device must be actively managed. Please refer to your mobile device or browser’s technical information for instructions on how to delete and disable cookies, and other tracking/recording tools. You can also opt out of any third-party vendor's use of cookies by visiting www.networkadvertising.org/choices/

Below is a description of each data collection tool utilized by The Collegian’s site.

Google Analytics uses cookies, text files stored on your computer, to help Google analyze how you use The Collegian’s site. Information generated by the cookie (including your IP address) will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. Google evaluates your use of our website and provides this information to other website operators. Your IP address will not be associated with any of your other data held by Google. You can prohibit Google from collecting and analyzing cookie generated data about your use of The Collegian’s website (including your IP address) by downloading and installing the browser plugin available here.

Google AdWords Remarketing may be used from time to time to advertise The Collegian across the Internet. AdWords remarketing will display relevant ads tailored to you based on your visit to our website by placing a cookie on your machine. The cookie is used to say "This person visited this page, so show them ads relating to that page." Google AdWords Remarketing allows us to tailor our marketing to better suit your needs and only display ads that are relevant to you.

If you do not wish to participate in our Google AdWords Remarketing, you can opt out by visiting Google's Ads Preferences Manager.

Facebook Conversion Tracking Pixel is installed on thecollegian.com, as The Collegian may from time to time use Facebook Advertising, Facebook Pixel Re-Marketing, and communications. This tool allows The Collegian to understand and deliver ads and make them more relevant to you. The collected data remains anonymous and The Collegian cannot see the personal data of any individual user.

However, the collected data is saved and processed by Facebook. Facebook may be able to connect the data with your Facebook account and use the data for their own advertising purposes (in accordance with Facebook’s Data Use Policy found under: https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/). Facebook has ultimate control of the information gathered through Facebook Advertising, Facebook Pixel Re-Marketing, and communications. You can opt-out of Facebook’s use of cookies and Facebook Pixel Re-Marketing through settings on your Facebook Account here.

Payment Information: When you make a payment using a credit card, we collect your name, your billing address for the card, the card type, number, and expiration date. We collect this information to bill you correctly.

Security of Your Personal Information: To protect your online transactions, we use Secure Sockets Layer (SSL). If your browser is capable of SSL (and most are), your personal information will be automatically encrypted, or encoded, before it is sent over the Internet.