Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy

Last updated: Monday, August 19, 2024

This privacy policy ("policy") will help you understand how Team-Intel.com ("us", "we", "our") uses and protects the data you provide to us when you visit and use Team-Intel.com ("website", "service").

We reserve the right to change this policy at any given time, of which you will be promptly updated. If you want to make sure that you are up to date with the latest changes, we advise you visit this page frequently.

What User Data We Collect

When you visit the website, we may collect the following data:

Your IP address
Your contact information and email address
Other information such as interests and preferences
Data profile regarding your online behavior on our website

Team-Intel is an integral part of your education at SMU Guildhall and the systems in this site are inextricably linked to your courses. Information collected by or generated by this system may include but is not limited to:

Comments and peer evals left by you for other students
Comments and peer evals left by other students for you
Scores, grades, emotional and sentiment evaluations
Team dynamic information
Grade calculations
Personal information

Why We Collect Your Data

We are collecting your data for several reasons:

To aid your faculty in helping you become a better teammate
To conduct long-term research into team efficacy, dynamics, and predictive outcomes
To better understand your needs
To improve our services and products
To customize our website according to your online behavior and personal preferences

Team-Intel.com is used to support a research project conducted by SMU. Your data may be used without restriction in perpetuity to support the project's research goals.

Safeguarding and Securing the Data

Team-Intel.com is committed to securing your data and keeping it confidential. Where FERPA laws apply, your information is encrypted and kept confidential to those who are authorized to access this information including your faculty and limited authorized staff access. Team-Intel.com has done and will continue to employ best practices and make reasonable efforts to prevent data theft, unauthorized access, and disclosure by implementing the latest technologies and software, which help us safeguard all the information we collect online.

Stringer Sites, LLC

Team-Intel.com was written by and is owned and maintained by Stringer Sites, LLC. Stringer Sites, LLC is owned and operated by SMU Guildhall faculty members for the express purposes of supporting SMU Guildhall. While the site is integral to the courses taught at SMU Guildhall, the systems are not linked to SMU-owned properties.

Our Cookie Policy

Once you agree to allow our website to use cookies, you also agree to use the data it collects regarding your online behavior (analyze web traffic, web pages you spend the most time on, and websites you visit).

The data we collect by using cookies is used to customize our website to your needs. After we use the data for statistical analysis, the data is completely removed from our systems

Please note that cookies don't allow us to gain control of your computer in any way. They are strictly used to monitor which pages you find useful and which you do not so that we can provide a better experience for you.

If you want to disable cookies, you can do it by accessing the settings of your internet browser.

Links to Other Websites

Our website contains links that lead to other websites. If you click on these links Team-Intel.com is not held responsible for your data and privacy protection. Visiting those websites is not governed by this privacy policy agreement. Make sure to read the privacy policy documentation of the website you go to from our website.

Restricting the Collection of your Personal Data At some point, you might wish to restrict the use and collection of your personal data. You can achieve this by doing the following:

When you are filling the forms on the website, make sure to check if there is a box which you can leave unchecked, if you don't want to disclose your personal information.
If you have already agreed to share your information with us, feel free to contact us via email and we will be more than happy to change this for you.

Team-Intel.com will not lease, sell or distribute your personal information to any third parties, unless we have your permission. We might do so if the law forces us. Your personal information may be used if we need to send you promotional materials or account management communications if you agree to this privacy policy.