The Evans School of Public Policy & Governance operates this site as a unit of the University of Washington. Our practices follow the UW’s Online Privacy Statement and Privacy Policy. This page describes what happens on evans.uw.edu specifically.
What this Site Collects
Server Logs
Our web servers record standard request data, including IP address, browser and device type, referring page, and time of request, as part of normal operation and security monitoring.
Analytics
We use Google Analytics to understand how the site is used and make improvements. Alongside page views, we measure a defined set of interactions: clicks on admissions and giving links, use of the course, faculty and research filters, terms entered into site search, downloads, and video plays. We do this to find out which pages help people and which do not.
Data is reported in aggregate and is never used for advertising, and never sold or shared. We do not collect names, email addresses, or any other information that would let us identify you, and we do not attempt to connect site activity to individuals.
Providing Information
Where you can submit information — an application, an event registration, a mailing list sign-up — you are handed off to a service operated by the UW or by a named third party. What you enter there is held by that service and governed by its privacy policy, which is linked at the point you provide it.
Cookies
Analytics sets a cookie to distinguish one visit from another. Embedded content like YouTube and Vimeo videos and the UW events calendar set their own cookies when they load.
You can block or delete cookies in your browser settings. Google offers a browser opt-out add-on that stops Analytics collection entirely. Neither will prevent you from using this site.
Restricted Areas
Some pages require a UW NetID sign-in. Authentication is handled by the UW’s central login service and we receive only confirmation that you are authorized.
Records
Server logs and analytics data are retained according to UW’s records retention schedules. As a public institution, the University is subject to the Washington Public Records Act, and records it holds may be subject to disclosure.
Questions
Contact evanshelp@uw.edu with questions about this site, or UW Privacy for UW-wide matters.
Last updated: September 2026