Effective Date: November 21, 2018
Our Privacy Policy was developed as an extension of our commitment to combine the highest-quality products and services with the highest level of integrity. It is designed to assist you in understanding how we collect, use and safeguard the personal information you provide and to help you in making informed decisions when using our site, products, and services. This Privacy Policy will be continually assessed against new technologies, business practices, and our customers’ needs.
As described below, some of your personally identifiable information will be used by us for the purpose of contacting you regarding the information that you have requested, or in conjunction with aggregated information and cookies, for improving our education services, our marketing, and this website in general. By using the website, you expressly consent to our use of your personal information and also to the disclosure to and use of this information in our efforts contact you and for continued marketing effort by our school and agents charged with communicating with our customers and potential customers. You acknowledge that communications to, from, and through this website are not confidential. You agree that by submitting communications through this web site, no confidential, fiduciary, contractually implied or other relationship is created between you and this website other than pursuant to this Privacy Policy.
Children’s Online Privacy Protection
In compliance with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998, no one under 13 years of age can use the website. If you are a minor between the ages of 13 and 18, you may use the site only in conjunction with your parent, legal guardian or another responsible adult.
What information do we collect?
We collect personally identifiable information you voluntarily choose to disclose and aggregate information that is automatically collected when you visit the website.
Personally identifiable information refers to information that tells us specifically who you are and is collected when you choose to request information from our school. This information can include your name, address, phone number, current email address, programs of interest and other information you choose to provide. If you choose to correspond with us through email, we may retain your email address and messages together with our responses.
Like many websites, we use “cookies”. Cookies are small programs that we transfer to your hard drive that allow us to recognize you and to pass information about your website visit to different portions of this website. If you do not want us to use cookies, you can easily disable them by going to the toolbar of your web browser and clicking on the “help” button. Follow the instructions that will prevent the browser from accepting cookies, or set the browser to inform you when you receive a new cookie. In addition, you may visit this and other websites anonymously through the use of utilities provided by other private companies.
Some sections of this website use Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Alphabet, Inc. (“Google”). Google Analytics also uses “cookies”. The information generated by the cookie about a user’s use of the website (including their IP address) will be transmitted to and stored by Google on their servers. Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating the use of the website, compiling reports on website activity for website operators and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage. Google may also transfer this information to third parties where required to do so by law, or where such third parties process the information on Google’s behalf. Website visitors may opt-out of Google Analytics for Display Advertising and customize Google Display Network ads by visiting the Ads Preferences Manager, or by selecting appropriate settings on their browser. Please note that opting out may affect a user’s ability to access the full functionality of this website. By using Southern New Hampshire University websites, you consent to the processing of data about you by Southern New Hampshire University and Google in the manner and for the purposes set out in this Privacy Statement.
Aggregate information is automatically provided by your computer and can be tied back to you as a specific individual if you have also provided personally identifiable information during your use of the website. Examples include:
- referral data (the websites you visited just before and just after the website)
- date and time of your visits
- pages viewed and time spent at the web site
- browser and platform type (e.g., a Netscape browser on a Macintosh platform)
- Internet Protocol (IP) address. An IP address is a number that is automatically assigned to your computer on the Internet.
How do we use the personal information that you provide to us?
Broadly speaking, your personal information is used to contact you regarding educational opportunities and products offered by our school. We may store your information for the purpose of communicating with you about the programs and services offered by our school and send you updates if and when they become available. We also use personal information for purposes of administering our business activities, providing customer service, and making other products and services available to our customers and prospective customers. If we receive your consent, we may also contact you using automated technology including through text messages (SMS) to your mobile phone. Occasionally, we may also use the information we collect to notify you about important changes to the website, new services and special offers we think you will find valuable.
Sharing information with third parties
We may share your information with third-party service providers for the limited purposes of communicating with you regarding the educational programs and services offered by our company, or to facilitate data-gathering to improve our educational services, our website, and our marketing efforts. We cannot and do not make any representations about the practices and policies of these companies, and they are not subject to our Privacy Policy.
How do we protect your personal information?
We utilize encryption/security software to safeguard the confidentiality of personal information we collect. This software provides a limited degree of protection against unauthorized access or disclosure, as well as accidental loss, alteration or destruction.
Do we comply with the legally compelled disclosure of information?
We may release any private information about you that we possess when we believe release is appropriate to comply with the law; to enforce or apply our Privacy Policy and/or other agreements; or to protect the rights, property or safety of us, the site users or others.
What about other sites linked to this one?
Please be aware that once you leave the site and enter another web site, our Privacy Policy is no longer in effect. We are not responsible for the privacy practices employed by these sites, nor the information or content contained therein. Please read over the rules and policies of these sites before proceeding.