Privacy statement
The Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) treats with care the personal particulars of those visiting the website. Personal particulars are carefully processed and safeguarded. In this the EUR complies with the provisions of the DutchPersonal Data Protection Act.
Recording and processing of data
The EUR processes a great many personal particulars of students choosing courses and other interested parties. By virtue of the PersonalData Protection Act the EUR is obliged to handle the data in the proper manner.
As part of its public service EUR records data in one or more of its own data banks. The EUR uses the data for sending information about study programmes and alerting visitors to activities. In doing so the EUR tries to bear in mind personal preferences. Personal particulars are not provided to business and institutions outside Erasmus University Rotterdam unless visitors have given permission to do so. Anyone no longer wishing to receive information about activities can send an email to Studie Informatie Centrum sic@eur.nl
Data security
The EUR uses security procedures, for one thing to prevent unauthorised persons gaining access to data.
Click behaviour
The EUR keeps track of information from website users, such as information about the equipment and software used as well as information about the time spent on the site.
This information cannot be traced back to the identity of the website user and is not linked to individuals. The tracked data are used as statistics for assessing the effectiveness and the yield of the information provided and the navigation structure. The aim is to optimise the configuration of the website so that EUR can further optimise its service.
Use of cookies
The EUR uses so-called cookies to provide electronic services. A cookie is a small, simple file that is stored on the computer’s hard disk. These cookies contain no personal particulars and are solely used to facilitate use of the site. Most browsers accept cookies unless the user turns this function off. By using the EUR website you consent to the policy set forth above.
Links
The EUR website includes links to other external sites. Take note that the EUR is not nor cannot be responsible for the privacy policy of such sites. We want to ensure that our users are aware of this if they leave our site and that they acquaint themselves with the privacy policy of each site that gathers personally identifiable data. This privacy policy only relates to data gathered on this website.
