Privacy Policy

We have created this privacy statement in order to demonstrate our firm and continuing commitment to the privacy of personal information provided by those visiting and interacting with this web site. We hold the privacy of your personal information in the highest regard. The following discloses our information gathering and dissemination practices for this website.

The college recognizes the importance of protecting your privacy and our policy is designed to assist you in understanding how we collect, use and safeguard the personal information you provide to us when using our site. This policy will be continuously assessed against new technologies, business practices and our students’ needs.

What Information Do We Collect?
When you visit this web site you may provide us with two types of information: personal information you knowingly choose to disclose that is collected on an individual basis and Web site use information collected on an aggregate basis as you and others browse our Web site.

1. Personal Information You Choose to Provide

Registration Information
When you enroll in any of our courses or services you will provide us information about yourself.

Credit Card Information
If you choose to pay by credit card, you may need to give personal information and authorization to obtain information from various credit services. For example, you may need to provide the following information:
-Name
-Mailing address
-Email address
-Credit card number
-Credit card billing address
-Business and home phone number

Email Information
If you choose to correspond with us through email, we may retain the content of your email messages together with your email address and our responses. We provide the same protections for these electronic communications that we employ in the maintenance of information received by mail and telephone.

Web Site Use Information
Similar to other commercial Web sites, our Web site utilizes a standard technology called cookies and web server log files to collect information about how our Web site is used. Information gathered through cookies and Web server logs may include the date and time of visits, the pages viewed, time spent at our Web site, and the Web sites visited just before and just after our Web site.

How Do We Use the Information That You Provide to Us?

Broadly speaking, the college uses personal information for purposes of administering our college activities, providing the courses and services you requested, to process your payment, to monitor the use of the service. These uses improve our site and better tailor it to meet your needs.

Furthermore, such information may be shared with others on an aggregate basis. Personally identifiable information or business information will not be shared with parties except as required by law.

Sharing and Selling Information
We do not share, sell, lend or lease any of the information that will uniquely identify a student (such as email addresses or personal details) with anyone except to the extent it is necessary to process transactions or provide services that you have requested.

What About Legally Compelled Disclosure of Information?
We may disclose information when legally compelled to do so, in other words, when we, in good faith, believe that the law requires it or for the protection of our legal rights. We may also disclose account information when we have reason to believe that disclosing this information is necessary to identify, contact or bring legal action against someone who may be violating our Terms of Service or to protect the safety of our users and the Public.

Your Consent
By using our Web site you consent to our collection and use of your personal information as described in this Privacy Policy. We reserve the right to amend this privacy policy at any time with or without notice.

Policy Modifications
The college may change this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will post any changes on the website, so be sure to check back periodically. However, please be assured that if the Privacy Policy changes in the future, we will not use the personal information you have submitted to us under this Privacy Policy in a manner that is materially inconsistent with this Privacy Policy, without your prior consent.

Public Information

Jefferson State considers a student’s name, dates of attendance, major field of study, participation in officially recognized activities and sports, degrees and awards received as public information that is available for disclosure without a student’s written consent.  Jefferson State will also comply with requests for information in accordance with the Solomon Amendment.  Students who do not want any public or directory information released to representatives independent of the college should indicate on the admissions application.