Privacy and Cookies

The University has a wide range of functions and services.

For more information please read our general privacy notice.

Website privacy statement

Browsing our website

The University will collect some personal information when you browse our website. We use cookies to make the website work better for you.

Advertising cookies and other technologies

We use cookies to deliver targeted advertising based on your use of our site and to measure the performance of our advertising. Advertising technologies which may set cookies on this site include (but are not limited to) AdWords, DoubleClick, and social media platforms (including Facebook, Twitter, and others). We use the Facebook Conversions API, where users’ Facebook privacy controls allow, to improve advertising targeting and measurement.

We are also using Google Signals to enable cross-device reporting, cross-device remarketing, and cross-device conversion export to Google Ads, for users who have consented to Google Ads personalisation.

Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics to collect information on how visitors use our site. This information is used to create reporting and analysis to allow us to improve the site for our users. The cookies used by Google Analytics collect information in an anonymous form, including the number of visitors to the site, where visitors have come to the site from and the pages they visited.

Opting out of cookies and other advertising technologies

You can opt out of certain cookies using the cookie management tool on our website, usually found in the bottom left corner of the screen. Further information about your options for opting out of advertising cookies is available from the Network Advertising Initiative. Alternatively, consult the documentation for your web browser or mobile device for further options to control which cookies you allow. You can disable Google Analytics tracking on your browser by following the instructions on the Google site.

Accessing services through the website

When you access services through our website you are usually required to supply some sort of personal information. This may be simply an email address or the information required in the online application process. In general, forms on the World University of Science and Technology website will either contain an explanation about how the information you supply will be used or will provide a link to the relevant page.

Connecting with the University on social media

The University has a presence on social media (Facebook, Twitter, YouTube etc.) and you can interact with us through your existing social media accounts. The World University of Science and Technology uses Sprout Social as a tool to help us manage our use of social media. Sprout social privacy statement can be found on their website.

Data Protection policy

The University is bound by EU data protection law. Please visit the data protection policy page for more information. The page also includes our contact details.

Development office data protection statement

Cookie management tool

Cookies are managed on the website via a third-party tool called OneTrust. You can change your cookie settings at any time by visiting the manage cookies screen below.

Cookies present on wust.ge

Listed below are all the cookies used on the site grouped by their type.

Store and/or access information on a device
Cookies, device or similar online identifiers (e.g. login-based identifiers, randomly assigned identifiers, network based identifiers) together with other information (e.g. browser type and information, language, screen size, supported technologies etc.) can be stored or read on your device to recognise it each time it connects to an app or to a website, for one or several of the purposes presented here.

Strictly Necessary Cookies

Ensure security, prevent and detect fraud, and fix errors
Your data can be used to monitor for and prevent unusual and possibly fraudulent activity (for example, regarding advertising, ad clicks by bots), and ensure systems and processes work properly and securely. It can also be used to correct any problems you, the publisher or the advertiser may encounter in the delivery of content and ads and in your interaction with them.
Deliver and present advertising and content
Certain information (like an IP address or device capabilities) is used to ensure the technical compatibility of the content or advertising, and to facilitate the transmission of the content or ad to your device.
Match and combine data from other data sources
Information about your activity on this service may be matched and combined with other information relating to you and originating from various sources (for instance your activity on a separate online service, your use of a loyalty card in-store, or your answers to a survey), in support of the purposes explained in this notice.
Link different devices
In support of the purposes explained in this notice, your device might be considered as likely linked to other devices that belong to you or your household (for instance because you are logged in to the same service on both your phone and your computer, or because you may use the same Internet connection on both devices).
Identify devices based on information transmitted automatically
Your device might be distinguished from other devices based on information it automatically sends when accessing the Internet (for instance, the IP address of your Internet connection or the type of browser you are using) in support of the purposes exposed in this notice.

Strictly Necessary Cookies
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Use limited data to select advertising
Advertising presented to you on this service can be based on limited data, such as the website or app you are using, your non-precise location, your device type or which content you are (or have been) interacting with (for example, to limit the number of times an ad is presented to you).
Create profiles for personalised advertising
Information about your activity on this service (such as forms you submit, content you look at) can be stored and combined with other information about you (for example, information from your previous activity on this service and other websites or apps) or similar users. This is then used to build or improve a profile about you (that might include possible interests and personal aspects). Your profile can be used (also later) to present advertising that appears more relevant based on your possible interests by this and other entities.
Use profiles to select personalised advertising
Advertising presented to you on this service can be based on your advertising profiles, which can reflect your activity on this service or other websites or apps (like the forms you submit, content you look at), possible interests and personal aspects.
Create profiles to personalise content
Information about your activity on this service (for instance, forms you submit, non-advertising content you look at) can be stored and combined with other information about you (such as your previous activity on this service or other websites or apps) or similar users. This is then used to build or improve a profile about you (which might for example include possible interests and personal aspects). Your profile can be used (also later) to present content that appears more relevant based on your possible interests, such as by adapting the order in which content is shown to you, so that it is even easier for you to find content that matches your interests.
Use profiles to select personalised content
Content presented to you on this service can be based on your content personalisation profiles, which can reflect your activity on this or other services (for instance, the forms you submit, content you look at), possible interests and personal aspects. This can for example be used to adapt the order in which content is shown to you, so that it is even easier for you to find (non-advertising) content that matches your interests.
Measure advertising performance
Information regarding which advertising is presented to you and how you interact with it can be used to determine how well an advert has worked for you or other users and whether the goals of the advertising were reached. For instance, whether you saw an ad, whether you clicked on it, whether it led you to buy a product or visit a website, etc. This is very helpful to understand the relevance of advertising campaigns.
Measure content performance
Information regarding which content is presented to you and how you interact with it can be used to determine whether the (non-advertising) content e.g. reached its intended audience and matched your interests. For instance, whether you read an article, watch a video, listen to a podcast or look at a product description, how long you spent on this service and the web pages you visit etc. This is very helpful to understand the relevance of (non-advertising) content that is shown to you.
Understand audiences through statistics or combinations of data from different sources
Reports can be generated based on the combination of data sets (like user profiles, statistics, market research, analytics data) regarding your interactions and those of other users with advertising or (non-advertising) content to identify common characteristics (for instance, to determine which target audiences are more receptive to an ad campaign or to certain contents).
Develop and improve services
Information about your activity on this service, such as your interaction with ads or content, can be very helpful to improve products and services and to build new products and services based on user interactions, the type of audience, etc. This specific purpose does not include the development or improvement of user profiles and identifiers.
Use limited data to select content
Content presented to you on this service can be based on limited data, such as the website or app you are using, your non-precise location, your device type, or which content you are (or have been) interacting with (for example, to limit the number of times a video or an article is presented to you).

Website privacy statement

Browsing our website

Advertising cookies and other technologies

Google Analytics

Opting out of cookies and other advertising technologies

Accessing services through the website

Connecting with the University on social media

Data Protection policy

Cookie management tool

Cookies present on wust.ge

Listed below are all the cookies used on the site grouped by their type.

Governance

Policies

Privacy Notice

Website privacy statement

Browsing our website

Advertising cookies and other technologies

Google Analytics

Opting out of cookies and other advertising technologies

Accessing services through the website

Connecting with the University on social media

Data Protection policy

Cookie management tool

Cookies present on wust.ge

Listed below are all the cookies used on the site grouped by their type.

Targeting Cookies

Store and/or access information on a device

Ensure security, prevent and detect fraud, and fix errors

Deliver and present advertising and content

Match and combine data from other data sources

Link different devices

Identify devices based on information transmitted automatically

Performance Cookies

Personalised advertising and content, advertising and content measurement, audience research and services development

Use limited data to select advertising

Create profiles for personalised advertising

Use profiles to select personalised advertising

Create profiles to personalise content

Use profiles to select personalised content

Measure advertising performance

Measure content performance

Understand audiences through statistics or combinations of data from different sources

Develop and improve services

Use limited data to select content

Use precise geolocation data

Actively scan device characteristics for identification

Save and communicate privacy choices

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