Privacy Policy

About Us

   This is a privacy policy for the CMU Usable Privacy and Security Laboratory. Our
   homepage on the Web is located at [1]http://cups.cs.cmu.edu/.

   We invite you to contact us if you have questions about this policy. You may
   contact us by postal mail at the following address:
CyLab Usable Privacy and Security Laboratory
5000 Forbes Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
USA

   You may contact us by e-mail at [2]webmaster@cups.cs.cmu.edu.

Data Collection

  Global Policy

   As you browse our web site, our web server collects data sent automatically by
   your web browser. This data is used to provide you with the web pages you
   request, as well as for system administration and research. If you play a game or
   participate in another activity on our web site we will collect information about
   your interactions with the game or activity and use it for our research. We may
   set a cookie when you play a game or participate in some activities so that we
   know that you have previously participated if you return to our web site to
   participate again. These cookies, web browsing, and activity information will not
   be identified with you personally, although they may be linked to your computer's
   IP address.

  Survey and User Study Policy

   If you sign up for one of our surveys or online user studies we will collect your
   survey responses and information about your activities during the study. This
   information will be anonymized and used for research purposes only. If you choose
   to provide your name and contact information, we will use it only to follow-up
   with you on matters related to the study, for example, to send you a follow-up
   survey or to let you know that you have won a prize. Some of our studies use
   cookies to identify you as a study participant.

  Mailing List Policy

   If you sign up for one of our mailing lists or blogs we will collect your email
   address, and optionally your name, and ask you to pick a password. This
   information will be used to send you email messages posted to the mailing list
   you subscribed to and to manage your subscription or access. This information and
   the contents of your messages and postings will be shared with other subscribers
   and users.

Data Sharing

   No data identified with you is ever shared with third parties beyond those
   identified in this policy, except as required by law or to investigate abuse of
   our web site.

Data Access

   To access information related to your mailing list subscriptions, login to the
   subscription management page for the mailing lists to which you are subscribed.
   To access personally identified data you provided as part of your participation
   in a CUPS study, please contact the researcher conducting the study or
   [3]webmaster@cups.cs.cmu.edu.

References

   1. http://cups.cs.cmu.edu/
   2. mailto:webmaster@cups.cs.cmu.edu
   3. mailto:webmaster@cups.cs.cmu.edu