Web Site Policies
General Contact Information
If you have any questions regarding the practices of this Web site, please contact us via e-mail at eli@tamu.edu or by sending your questions to the ELI mailing address.
English Language Institute
Texas A&M University
2130 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-2130
U.S.A.
Accessibility Policy
The ELI is committed to making its Web site accessible to all users, and we are committed to making our Web pages compliant with the federal government's Section 508 standards. We have included several features designed to improve accessibility for users with disabilities. Some of these features are described below.
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Images on the site contain 'alt tags' with descriptions of the image, which aid users who listen to the content of the site by using a screen reader, rather than reading the site.
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Each page is designed so that users can easily access the main content.
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Only manuals and printable forms are presented in Portable Document Format (PDF). All other information is presented using HTML.
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To improve the accessibility of our Web site we use the W3C validators for HTML, and Cascading Style Sheets (CSS). We welcome comments on how to improve the site's accessibility for users with disabilities.
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If you use assistive technology and the format of any material on our Web sites interfere with your ability to access the information, please contact us for assistance. To enable us to respond in a manner most helpful to you, please indicate the nature of your accessibility problem, the preferred format in which to receive the material, the Web address of the requested material, and your contact information.
Privacy & Security Policy
Visiting the ELI Web Site
If you visit our Web site to read or download information, we do not collect information about you personally. In particular, we do not use "cookies" to collect information. ELI does, however, automatically collect certain technical information about your Internet connection when you visit our Web site. None of this information permits identification of personal information for any individual. We use this information to monitor the popularity of the various features of the site for general reporting and management functions. This information can also be used to evaluate the accessibility of our Web site.
We do use server logs to collect information concerning your Internet connection and general information about your visit to our Web site. We use log analysis tools to create summary statistics, which are used to determine technical design specifications and identify system performance or problem areas.
To help us ensure that this site is working and maintained properly, we do monitor certain telecommunications and automated information systems and also collect some information for analysis and statistical purposes. Sometimes this means we acquire, record, and analyze portions of the data that is entered into, stored on, and/or transmitted through this site by you. This information is only released--when legally required--to help law enforcement investigations, legal proceedings or internal investigations of TAMU rule and regulation violations. These groups would use the information to track the electronic interactions back to the source computer(s) or account(s).
Sending E-mail to the ELI
Personal information that you provide in an e-mail or submitted comment will be used only to respond to the purpose of your request and to analyze possible trends. We may, however, redirect your e-mail to another person or department if they are in a better position to answer your question. The information will not be shared with anyone outside TAMU unless we are compelled by law to do so.
Site Validations
The ELI Web site was checked and found to be valid XHTML 1.0 Strict. This means that all Web pages identified themselves as "XHTML 1.0 Strict" and have been formally validated using the W3C XML parser. Also, the Web site was checked and found to be valid CSS.
Governor's Committee on People with Disabilities
The Governor's Committee on People with Disabilities envisions a state where people with disabilities have the opportunity to enjoy full and equal access to lives of independence, productivity and self determination.
For more information, visit the Governor's Committee on People with Disabilities Web site.