Privacy Policy

This is how we will handle information that we learn about you from your visit to our Website. The information we receive depends upon what you do when visiting our site.

If you visit our site to read or download information from our Web pages:

  • We collect and keep track of only the following information about you: the name of the domain from which you access the Internet (for example, aol.com); the date and time you access our site; and the Internet address of the Website from which you linked directly to our site. We may use your IP address to help diagnose problems with our server, and to administer our Website. Your IP address may also be used to customize the information that you receive in order to make it most relevant to you.
  • We use the information we collect to measure the number of visitors to the different sections of our site, to help us make our site more useful to visitors, and to place advertisements and sponsorships that enable us to continue to offer our services free of charge.

If you identify yourself by sending an email or by providing your email address in order to register to submit a problem, solution or commentary, or contact our webmaster for help:

  • We use personal identifying information from users in various ways to provide the educational services and support you seek. We use your email address in order to respond to your questions and submissions.
  • From time to time we conduct surveys of users for the purpose of evaluating the use of our Website, and we may use your information to contact you for more information.
  • When we publish problems, solutions and commentary, we may highlight the names of the students and schools with noteworthy submissions on our Web pages, and these may be read by the general public.

At any time you may request the removal of your name or other personal information and contributions by emailing us or by contacting us via postal mail or telephone (800)772-6627 x135.

We want to be very clear: We will not obtain personal identifying information about you when you visit our site unless you choose to provide such information to us.

This site contains links to other sites. MATHmodels.org is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such Websites.

If you are under 13, please have your parents/guardians read this policy and approve your use of our services. If you are under 13 and you participate in the Problem of the Week services or subscribe to any other MATHmodels.org programs, please have your teacher or parent register you for participation. At any time, your parents have the right to request that we remove your personal information by emailing us or by contacting us via postal mail or telephone (800)772-6627 x135.

Posting information to MATHmodels.org

This site makes mailing lists, Web discussion forums, and other posting areas available to its users. Please remember that any information that is disclosed in these areas becomes public, and that you should exercise caution when deciding to disclose your personal information. MATHmodels.org reserves the right to remove or refuse to post any that its editors consider inappropriate.

Copyright and Use

Users submitting problems, papers and commentary to MATHmodels.org surrender their ownership of the intellectual property contained in their submission. In addition, the author of any problem, paper or commentary, warrants that the submission is their own work and does not violate intellectual property rights of any third party.

If you have any questions about these policies, the practices of this site, or your dealings with this web site, please contact us

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