Who we are
Our website address is: https://amplab.ok.ubc.ca. The content of the AMP Lab website is maintained by the lab’s PI and research assistants based out of the University of British Columbia (Okanagan).
What personal data we collect and why we collect it
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection. An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Media
If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.
Cookies
If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies. You do not have to opt-in to cookies in order to publish a comment. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year. When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form (name, email, website, and comment content), and the browser user agent string to help spam detection. This site also uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed with Akismet.
If you have an account and you log in to this site, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser. When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed. If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.
Embedded content from other websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website. These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
Analytics
We use Independent Analytics to record visits to this site, but do not use cookies, share data with third parties, or save personally identifiable information. To count unique visitors and collect geographical data, our analytics uses your IP address to get an approximate location, encrypts the IP using a series of techniques, and saves the anonymized ID to recognize future visits. If you use a VPN, the IP address provided by your VPN will be used.
Independent Analytics is a privacy-focused alternative to Google Analytics. Analytics data captured from Independent Analytics is stored on the same server of the SoundBox collection website, rather than being stored on a third-party server.
How long we retain your data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue. For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.
What rights you have over your data
If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you.
Where we send your data
When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form (name, email, website, and comment content), and the browser user agent string to help spam detection. This site also uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed with Akismet.