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      What is the WCIU Privacy Policy?

      Privacy Policy (rev. 5.17.2021)

      William Carey International University (WCIU) is committed to the responsible use of information collected from and about our students. We respect your right to keep your personal information confidential and understand your desire to avoid unwanted solicitations. We hope that by taking a few minutes to read this privacy policy, you will have a better understanding of what we do with the information that is collected and the steps we take to keep it private and secure.

      A. TYPES OF INFORMATION WE COLLECT

      1. Non-Personal Information Collected Automatically. WCIU collects limited, nonpersonal information that your browser makes available when visiting websites. This information may include your IP address, your browser type, access times, cookie information (described below), referring or exit website address, internet service provider, date/time stamp, operating system, device, geographic locale, language preferences and system configuration information.

      We use non-personally identifiable information while you are browsing the WCIU site to improve your individual experience and provide you with a more personalized experience in subsequent visits. We also aggregate non-personally identifiable information from many users into statistical reports on website traffic to better administer our website and improve its effectiveness, diagnose server issues, and improve the user experience.

      • Social Media. We may use services provided by social media providers, including, but not limited to Facebook, Instagram and Twitter, to display content. In these cases, the social media site may provide us with certain information about you, which may include your postings and account activity. Please see the privacy policy for the applicable social media site to learn more about how these sites share your personal information.
      • Cookies. Cookies are small files that a site or its service provider transfers to your computer’s hard drive through your web browser that enables the sites or service providers systems to recognize your browser and capture and remember certain information. We may assign your computer one or more cookies for the purpose of facilitating access to our website and to personalize your online experience. Through the use of a cookie, we also may automatically collect information about your use of our site, such as the web pages you visit, the links you click, and the searches you conduct on our site. If you desire to remove such technologies you may do so by disabling these features in your browser program, but this may render our websites unusable to you. Consult your browser’s Help Menu for assistance in changing cookie settings or removing cookie files.

      2. Personal Information You Voluntarily Provide. In addition to the web analytical information collected when you visit the WCIU website, WCIU also collects and uses personal information that you voluntarily provide to us when you fill out a form on our website, respond to an advertisement, sign-up for an event or mailing list, request information, submit an admissions application, register for classes, apply for products or services, etc. By completing any of these forms, you are agreeing that we can use the information for the purposes of the form and for follow up communication. If you do not wish to provide your contact information or other private information online, you may call WCIU and request that information be sent through the mail.

      B. PARTIES TO WHOM WE DISCLOSE INFORMATION
      We will not sell, trade or transfer your personally-identifiable information to third parties, except in accordance with this policy. However, WCIU may use or disclose personal information for the following purposes:
      If required by law. For example, to comply with a validly issued and enforceable subpoena or summons.
      • When necessary for any legitimate interests of WCIU, except where your interests or fundamental rights override those legitimate interests.
      • When necessary to protect your vital interests or the vital interests of another individual.
      • To provide information to affiliates of WCIU and nonaffiliated third parties who perform services or functions for us in conjunction with our services to you, but only if we have an agreement with the other party which prohibits them from disclosing or using the information other than for the purposes for which it was disclosed.
      • To employees of WCIU and other parties who must use that information to provide services to you. Their right to further disclose and use the information is limited by this policy, applicable law, and nondisclosure agreements where appropriate.
      • To communicate information that WCIU thinks may be of interest to you.
      • Any other purpose when you provide consent to the processing of your personal data.

      Non-personally identifiable visitor information may be provided to other parties for marketing, advertising and other uses

      C. CONFIDENTIALITY AND SECURITY OF NONPUBLIC PERSONAL INFORMATION
      We maintain physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards in material compliance with applicable laws and regulations to guard your personal information from unauthorized access, alteration, or premature destruction. However, as effective as any security measures implemented by WCIU may be, no security system is impenetrable. WCIU cannot guarantee the security of its database environment, nor can it guarantee that the information you provide will not be intercepted while being transmitted over the internet.

      D. GDPR PRIVACY RIGHTS
      This notice provides certain information to persons located in the European Union (EU) or the European Economic Area (EAA) and is intended to satisfy requirements in Regulation 2016/679 (General Data Protection Regulation or GDPR). WCIU may be a data “controller” or “processor” with regard to certain activities as defined under the GDPR. If you are an individual located in the EU, you may have additional rights available to you, including:

      • You have the right to request access to your personal information, and the rectification of inaccurate personal information concerning you.
      • You have the right to obtain the deletion or the restriction of processing of your personal information in certain circumstances, including when the information is no longer necessary in relation to the purposes for which it was collected or otherwise processed, except when we are required by law to maintain or otherwise process your personal information, for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims, or for the protection of the rights or another person.
      • In certain circumstances, you may have the right to be provided with your personal information in a structured, machine readable and commonly used format and to request that we transfer the personal information to another data controller without hindrance.
      • Where our processing of your personal information is based on your consent, you have the right to withdraw your consent at any time. This does not affect the lawfulness of the processing based on consent before its withdrawal.

      You may exercise these rights by contacting us using the contact information provided below. To protect your privacy and security, we may take steps to verify your identity before taking action on your request.

      You also have the rights and remedies set forth in GDPR Articles 77-82, which includes the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority.

      The GDPR requires that your personal data be kept no longer than necessary. The applicable time period will depend on the nature of such personal data and will also be determined by legal requirements imposed under applicable laws and regulations

      E. UNSUBSCRIBE
      To unsubscribe from communications or mailing lists please send an email to unsubscribe@wciu.edu from the email address you would like to unsubscribe.

      F. FAMILY EDUCATIONAL RIGHTS AND PRIVACY ACT (FERPA)
      The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) (20 U.S.C. § 1232g; 34 CFR Part 99), also known as the Buckley Amendment, is a Federal law that protects the privacy of student education records. The law applies to all schools that receive funds under an applicable program of the U.S. Department of Education.

      FERPA strictly limits parental access to the educational records of enrolled students above the age of 18 (“eligible students”), and provides certain rights of access to parents of underage students. WCIU intends to comply fully with FERPA. FERPA guidelines do allow eligible students to voluntarily surrender some of their privacy rights. Accordingly, while WCIU recognizes the legitimate interests of parents to consult with staff about the academic wellbeing of their student, WCIU cannot do so without a written release from the eligible student. Release forms are available by contacting WCIU.

      The following information is available from the U.S. Department of Education at: https://www2.ed.gov/print/policy/gen/guid/fpco/ferpa/index.html#

      G. THIRD PARTY LINKS
      Occasionally, at our discretion, WCIU website may offer third party products or services, including links to other websites outside the wciu.edu domain. Such sites have separate and independent privacy policies and are not governed by this privacy statement. Users should become familiar with the privacy practices of those other sites.

      H. CHANGES TO POLICY.
      WCIU reserves the right to amend or otherwise modify its privacy policy at any time. We expect any such changes to be minor, and notification of any changes will be made on this page. You should check back at this site periodically to obtain a current copy of this privacy policy. We urge you to review this privacy policy frequently to obtain the current version. Your continued provision of personal information or use of our services following any changes to this privacy policy constitutes your acceptance of such changes if we intend to use information that personally identifies you.

      I. CONTACT INFORMATION
      Questions about this privacy policy should be directed to the WCIU Office at registrar@wciu.edu. 1605 E. Elizabeth St., Pasadena, CA 911