MERL Mobile App Privacy Policy

The MERL Mobile app is designed with user privacy as a top priority. Michigan Technological University's Center for Technology & Training are committed to protecting your personal information and ensure that we do not collect any data that could be used to identify you personally. 

We do not collect, store, or use any personally identifiable information (PII) when you use our software. This includes but is not limited to your name, email address, physical address, phone number, or other similar data.


 

Third-Party Services:
  • We use Microsoft Azure storage services to provide temporary storage and transfer of your application data between MERL Desktop and MERL Mobile.
  • If Microsoft requires the collection of any information, they will be subject to their own privacy policies, and we will disclose this information to you in our policy.
  • We will never share your data with third-party services for marketing or advertising purposes.

 

Data Security:
  • We take all reasonable precautions to protect the security of any data we collect, even though it's not personally identifiable.
  • We use industry-standard security measures to prevent unauthorized access, use, or disclosure of data.
 
Your Rights:
  • You have the right to request access to any data we collect, even though it's not personal information.
  • You have the right to request that we erase any data we collect, provided it does not interfere with the functioning of the software.
  • You have the right to object to our processing of data, provided it does not interfere with the software's functionality.

 

Changes to this Policy:
  • We may update this privacy policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the revised policy on our website or within the software.
  • You are responsible for reviewing this policy periodically for any updates.

 

If you have any questions or concerns about this privacy policy, please contact us at merl@mtu.edu