Table of Contents
- General Policy Statement
- Website Policy Statement
- LAB-Physics Online Software Policy Statement
I. General Policy Statement
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Privacy Policy
Thank you for visiting the LAB-Physics website and reviewing our General Policy Statement. Our privacy
policy is simple and straightforward: we do not provide, share, sell, or transfer any personal information
to a third party.
In order to provide our educational services, we must collect certain information from faculty and students.
Access to this information is restricted to educational use by faculty and students in accordance with existing
legal statutes governing online information and grade privacy restrictions. Please review the website and software
policies below to acquire a complete understanding of how LAB-Physics uses information.
II. Website Policy Statement
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Personal Information
We collect no personal information about you unless you select to provide that information to us.
Some of our web pages allow users to voluntarily submit personal information. In those cases, the purpose
for collecting information is indicated on the requesting page.
Please note that we are not responsible for safeguarding any personal information that you choose to disclose
on any LAB-Physics message boards or chat sessions. That information may be collected and used by third parties
without our knowledge and may result in unsolicited communications from third parties. Such activities are beyond
our control. Likewise, visiting external links from our site is at your own discretion. We do not validate the
accuracy of information posted on sites you visit nor do we control usage of information that you automatically
initiate while on other servers.
Information Collected from Interactive Forms
Some of our web pages may offer interactive forms that allow you to voluntarily submit personal information
(such as your email address, name, address, et cetera). These forms are for the purpose of gathering information
from those who are interested in receiving information about or purchasing our products and services. In those
cases, all submitted information is used only for the expressed purposes for which it is intended and is not made
available to any third party.
Non-personal Information
LAB-Physics gathers non-personal information collectively about all website visitors, including
which sites users access more frequently and what services users most often request. LAB-Physics
servers also automatically log IP addresses, session sources, and other data which track users' access
to our web resources. We periodically analyze these logs for purposes of system performance, load monitoring,
and to determine aggregate trends of website use. This information is used by LAB-Physics for internal purposes
only and is not shared with third parties except in an aggregate reporting context to external funding agencies
for support of LAB-Physics projects.
Information from E-mail You Send to Us
If you decide to send us an email, the message will usually contain your return e-mail address. If you
include identifying information in your email because you want us to address issues specific to your situation,
we may use that information in responding to your request. In other limited circumstances, including requests
from Congress, government funding sources or limited other parties, we may be required by law to disclose
information that you submit. Also, email is not necessarily secure against interception. Please send only
information necessary to help us process your request.
Information Collected from "Cookies"
The LAB-Physics website uses cookies in the LAB-ADMIN, LAB-QUIZ and PURCHASE sections of the website.
III. LAB-Physics Online Software Policy Statement
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Mission Statement
LAB-Physics is dedicated to the goal of delivering to students and faculty an open-ended laboratory physics learning environment
that is pedagogically sound, student-centered, secure, and easily manageable. Toward that end, we are committed to ensuring student
and faculty privacy in the use of all LAB-Physics software products. All LAB-Physics accounts are password protected and stored on
secure servers. Access to the LAB-Physics servers or databases is limited to authorized personnel only.
The LAB-Physics Tutoring System
LAB-Physics is an online physics tutorial system that is currently being made available to faculty and instructors by Science Lab
Courseware, LLC. To obtain subscription accounts, users must complete and submit an online application form, information from which
is entered into our LAB-Physics database. Once payment is made, users can access the system immediately.
Once a faculty account is obtained, instructors may choose to set up 'courses' using the course modules they have purchased. The database
automatically assigns a unique 'course code number' to each course. The instructor can provide this course code to each student who will be
registering to use that LAB-Physics course. To obtain a LAB-Physics account for a specific course, students must complete an online application
using this course code. Students provide their name and address, username (email address) and password in the application. When the student
logs on to LAB-Physics, the server uses the login information to determine which course module to serve and where.
In specialized instances, students may begin LAB-Physics in the Pre-test module. Results of this test are not made available to students but
are stored in the database to be compared with post-test results at the end of the LAB-Physics 'course.' Data from the pre- and post-tests are
used in aggregate form only and for purposes of determining the effectiveness of LAB-Physics modules in enhancing student learning of physics.
The use of LAB-Physics student response data is up to the discretion of the instructor in the same manner that instructor discretion governs
on-site coursework. LAB-Physics is not responsible for safeguarding student information that is under the control of the instructor nor can
we monitor instructor use of student data.
LAB-Physics reserves the right to access student data for purposes of administering the program including software maintenance, backups,
technical support, product improvement and expansion, and content development. LAB-Physics may use student data in the aggregate for purposes
of identifying demographic populations, assessing the program's effectiveness, or generating market information about LAB-Physics. In no case
will the data or publication of the data identify a specific student, faculty member, or institution except as required by law.
In no event will LAB-Physics violate the federal privacy rights of students as established by the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)
at 20 U.S.C. 1232g and 34 C.F.R. part 99, nor the Children's Online Privacy Act of 1998.
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