Privacy Statement   You are invited to participate in a research study being conducted by members of the World Wide Web Instructional Committee (WWWIC) at North Dakota State University. The purpose of the study is to evaluate the educational value of Immersive Virtual Environments (IVEs) in education at the secondary and university level.   The WWWIC is committed to responsible information handling practices. You can visit most pages on our site without giving us any information about yourself, but in order to play our games we need to collect some user information. This privacy statement explains data collection and use in those situations. By visiting our Web site, you consent to the information practices described in this policy. Your identity will not be revealed in the experiment results. Only group comparisons will be made and reported in summary form.   What information does the WWWIC collect and how is the information used?   Information You Provide to Us We may obtain personally identifiable information about you ONLY if you elect to give us that information. Types of personally identifiable information we ask you to provide may include the following: Name E-mail address Name of organization   Information Collected Automatically When you visit our web site or play our games, we automatically collect information about your visit that does not identify you personally. We can tell the type of computer, browser, and Web service you are using, your performance and score in the various game activities. We also know the date, time, and pages you visit. Collecting this information helps us design the games to improve student learning.   Does the Geology Explorer use COOKIES or THIRD PARTIES to INDIRECTLY collect information?   No. All data collected by the Geology Explorer is collected locally and stored localy.   Does the WWWIC SHARE the information collected?   Personal information is not shared in any form and your identity will not be revealed in the experiment results. Only group comparisons will be made and reported in summary form.   For more information   If you have any questions about this project, please contact Dr. Lisa Daniels at (701) 231-8748 or via e-mail at Lisa.Daniels@ndsu.edu. If you have questions about the rights of human participants in research, or to report a problem, you should contact the NDSU IRB Office, (701) 231-8908. Thank you for your participation in this study. If you wish to receive a copy of the research results, please give instructions for how to contact you.