Privacy Policy

Welcome to EWU Faculty Reviews ("Platform", "we", "us", "our"). We are committed to protecting the privacy of our users ("you", "your"). This Privacy Policy outlines our practices concerning the collection, use, and disclosure of your information through your use of our website and services.

By accessing or using our Platform, you signify your understanding of and agreement to the terms of this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with this policy, please do not use our Platform.

Personal Information

When you register for an account, we collect personal information such as:

• Full Name
• EWU Email Address (@ewubd.edu)
• Password (stored in hashed format)

When you submit a review, we collect:

• Review title and content
• Rating given
• Selected tags
• Course information related to the review

Usage Data

We may automatically collect information about how you access and use the Platform, including:

• IP address
• Browser type and version
• Pages visited and time spent on pages
• Date and time of access

We use the collected information for various purposes:

• To provide and maintain our Platform.
• To verify your identity as an EWU student.
• To manage your account and display your reviews.
• To improve the Platform and develop new features.
• To communicate with you, including sending verification emails and important notices.
• To monitor usage and prevent fraudulent activities.
• To comply with legal obligations.

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity on our Platform and hold certain information. Cookies are files with a small amount of data which may include an anonymous unique identifier.

You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our Platform.

Examples of Cookies we use:

• Session Cookies: We use Session Cookies to operate our Service.
• Preference Cookies: We use Preference Cookies to remember your preferences and various settings (e.g., theme).
• Security Cookies: We use Security Cookies for security purposes.

The security of your data is important to us. We strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your Personal Information, such as hashing passwords and using HTTPS. However, remember that no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to protect your Personal Information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

You have certain rights regarding your personal information, including:

• The right to access, update, or delete the information we have on you.
• The right to rectification if your information is inaccurate or incomplete.
• The right to object to our processing of your personal information.
• The right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal information.
• The right to data portability.

You can exercise these rights by accessing your account settings or contacting us.

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last Updated" date.

You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.