Privacy Statement
Tinbergen Institute (TI) is the research institute and graduate program of the Erasmus University Rotterdam, University of Amsterdam and VU Amsterdam. TI is not a legal entity but is represented by Erasmus University (host University for TI).
This Privacy Statement applies to all activities of the Tinbergen Institute.
The purpose of this privacy statement is to inform you how we use and process personal data. This policy may change from time to time, but if you are accessing this statement from our website you are reading the latest version.
What data do we collect?
- Bulk emails
We use MailChimp to remain in contact with associated students, researchers and other relations. Please be informed that your contact details will be transferred to MailChimp for processing in accordance with their privacy policy and terms. You have the right to opt out of these emails: any email you receive from us via MailChimp will give you the facility to unsubscribe and to amend the data you provided. Tinbergen Institute associates (alumni, PhD students, students and research fellows) have the right to opt out of bulk emails but as a consequence they may miss vital (internal) information on TI activities.
- Privacy for website visitors
We use cookies on our website to understand more about our users and to improve their experience across our website. Read our cookies policy below. Tinbergen Institute uses a privacy friendly setting of Google Analytics. The reports of Google Analytics mention anonymous IP addresses of visitors to our website. The IP addresses cannot be traced to persons. Tinbergen Institute will never provide these data to third parties, unless when required to do so by law. For Google’s privacy policy we refer to Google.
- Processing of personal data in case of subscriptions or registrations
Where applicable, you may be requested to provide personal data in order to be involved in Tinbergen Institute’s activities e.g. attendance at events and registration for courses or to receive regular updates on TI’s events. The data you provide will never be used for any other than the stated purpose. Tinbergen Institute utilizes security and safety procedures which are intended to allow only authorized persons access to your personal data. The data you provide are stored by MHASMO. (LINK)
Personal data will not be furnished to companies or organizations outside Tinbergen Institute, unless this is consistent with the purpose for which the data was obtained or when required to do so by law.
- Embark
Tinbergen Institute uses Embark to process applications to the research master program. A separate privacy statement on the handling of applicants’ data and Embark’s privacy statement can be found in Embark.
Sites linked to Tinbergen Institute’s websites
Tinbergen Institute’s websites include links to sites which have not been constructed by or at the instruction of the institute. Tinbergen Institute is not liable for the content of linked sites or the manner in which those sites handle your personal data.
This Privacy Statement was updated on June 13, 2018.
Cookie Statement
We use Google Analytics on our website to understand more about our users and to improve their experience across our website.
Information generated by the cookie regarding your website use is transferred to Google where it is saved on servers in the United States. We have signed a Data Processor Agreement with Google.
The information collected by Google is anonymised in accordance with the Dutch Data Protection AuthorityOpens external (Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens) (in Dutch). Your IP address is partially masked (namely the last octet).
Overview of cookies
We place the following functional and analytical cookies on your computer:
| Name | Purpose | Type | Expiry |
|---|---|---|---|
| lang | Helps us to determine the language settings of the user’s browser, to better serve relevant information in the right language. Used for twitter feed. | HTTP | Session |
| _ga | Google Analytics. Used to distinguish users. | HTTP | 2 year |
| _gat | Google Analytics. It is used to check the number of requests and to limit the collection of data on sites with a heavy traffic. | HTTP | 1 minute |
| _gid | Google Analytics. Used to distinguish users. | HTTP | 24 hours |
This Cookie Statement was updated on June 13, 2018.