Privacy - Solid state discussions

Information specific to the TU Delft students

See the general privacy policy below.

This forum is the primary means of communication in the course TN2844 Vaste Stof Fysica. We use it to make announcements, collect input for discussions, and answer any student questions. As a course participant you are required to use this forum.

During the course we use the forum in two ways:

To plan the course activities. This is done using the category #course-activities, only visible to the course team and participants.
To answer physics questions, especially related to solid state physics. This is done using a public category, #physics-q-a, in order to accommodate questions from anyone. We moderate the discussion in #physics-q-a and we encourage everyone to participate.
To answer questions about your exam solutions and your personal circumstances related to the course participation.

If you prefer to not ask your questions publicly, you have the following options:

You may post a question in #physics-q-a anonymously. For that, use “enter anonymous mode” in your user menu.
You may send a direct message to the course @team. For that, go to your account settings, select “messages”, and send a message to the course team, like shown below.

sending a message to the team

To ask a question regarding your exam solutions and course participation, please send a direct message to the course instructors: @anton-akhmerov and @t.vandersar.

You may edit or delete your posts at any time.

What information do we collect?

We collect information from you when you register on this forum and gather data when you participate in the forum by reading, writing, and evaluating the content shared here.

When registering on our site, you may be asked to enter your name and e-mail address. You may, however, visit our site without registering. Your e-mail address will be verified by an email containing a unique link. If that link is visited, we know that you control the e-mail address.

When registered and posting, we record the IP address that the post originated from. We also may retain server logs which include the IP address of every request to our server.

What do we use your information for?

Any of the information we collect from you may be used in one of the following ways:

To carry out the discussions of the course contents and answer your questions.
To personalize your experience — your information helps us to better respond to your individual needs.
To improve our site — we continually strive to improve our site offerings based on the information and feedback we receive from you.
To send periodic emails — The email address you provide may be used to send you information, notifications that you request about changes to topics or in response to your user name, respond to inquiries, and/or other requests or questions.

How do we protect your information?

We implement a variety of security measures to maintain the safety of your personal information when you enter, submit, or access your personal information.

What is your data retention policy?

We will make a good faith effort to:

Retain server logs containing the IP address of all requests to this server no more than 90 days.
Retain the IP addresses associated with registered users and their posts no more than 5 years.

Do we use cookies?

Yes. Cookies are small files that a site or its service provider transfers to your computer’s hard drive through your Web browser (if you allow). These cookies enable the site to recognize your browser and, if you have a registered account, associate it with your registered account.

We use cookies to understand and save your preferences for future visits and compile aggregate data about site traffic and site interaction so that we can offer better site experiences and tools in the future. We may contract with third-party service providers to assist us in better understanding our site visitors. These service providers are not permitted to use the information collected on our behalf except to help us conduct and improve our business.

Do we disclose any information to outside parties?

We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer to outside parties your personally identifiable information, unless required by the Dutch law.

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