Rogers State University is committed to respecting your privacy. External users (this excludes users who are on the University network or University computers such as students, faculty and staff) can visit official RSU Web sites without revealing any personal information. Should you choose to provide us with any personal information, it will only be used by Rogers State University to conduct official University business, and personal information obtained through the University’s web sites will not be disseminated to any unaffiliated third party, except as required by law.
Information Gathering
We use IP addresses (the Internet address of your computer) to help diagnose problems with our servers and to administer our Web site. For example, we employ statistical software to identify that parts of our Web site are most heavily used and which portion of our audience comes from within the RSU network. But, we do not link IP addresses to anything personally identifiable.
Like many other Web sites, portions of Rogers State University’s Web site may use messages given by Web browsers to Web servers, commonly known as cookies, which can be used to provide You with tailored information from a web site. A cookie is an element of data that a web site can send to Your browser, which may then be stored on Your computer system. This element of data is a piece of text, not a program. The Site can only access the information from a cookie sent by the Web site. We cannot access other cookies sent by other web sites or the information contained therein. Additionally, We cannot learn Your email address or any other information about You through the use of a cookie. The only way the University would learn such information is if You specifically submit that information.
Overall, the use of cookies helps to give You a customized experience at the Web site. Through the use of cookies, the University will know what’s working and what’s not. That information is then used to keep our Web site fresh and relevant to You the user. Cookies also allow the personalization of any online services the University or its affiliates may provide to You.
You may decline to accept cookies sent by the Web site by selecting an option on Your browser to reject cookies. Other sites linked to the Web site may also send cookies; however the University does not control such activities. If You decline a cookie, You may not be viewing the Web site in a way in which it was designed to optimally be presented.
Use of Information
Although aggregate statistical reports may be generated based on Web usage, no personally identifiable information that you may choose to provide will be disseminated to any unaffiliated third party, except as required by law. Personally identifiable information that is collected via official University Web sites is for the purposes of official University business only, unless otherwise stated in the privacy policies of particular University departments’ Web sites. Such policies may provide for the distribution of promotional offers or other opportunities on behalf of external parties. When the University engages in such actions, you will be given the opportunity to opt out of such offers in the future.
Security
All official RSU Web servers have appropriate physical, electronic, and managerial procedures in place to safeguard and secure all information we collect online. Furthermore, we use encryption when collecting or transferring sensitive data such as credit card information.
Third Party Hosting
The University may contract with one or more third parties to maintain and host the Web site(s). Therefore, any information You submit, including personal information, may be placed and stored on a computer server maintained by this third party. Your use of the Web site and any provision of personal information You submit to the Web site constitutes Your acknowledgement that such information or content could pass through and may be stored in servers outside our control. You agree that the University has no liability or responsibility for any such pass through or storage of same.
Third Party Sites
Sites within the RSU Web may link to external sites outside of the RSU domain as a convenience to you. If you use these links, you will leave the RSU Web site. Rogers State University is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such Web sites, and does not make any representations about them.
Copyright
Rogers State University asserts intellectual property rights in the contents of the RSU Web site. As such, the contents may be protected by trademark, copyright or other applicable intellectual property laws. All rights reserved. Additional information about the University’s intellectual property policies and procedures.
Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action
Rogers State University in compliance with all applicable Federal and State laws and regulations does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, religion, disability, political affiliation, or status as a veteran in any of its policies, practices, or procedures. This includes but is not limited to admission, employment, financial aid, and educational services.
FERPA
Rogers State University complies with all aspects of Public-Law 93-380, the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act.
Effective Dates and Changes
This Privacy Policy is effective as of September, 2007. The University reserves the right to modify the terms of this policy at any time and in its sole discretion, by posting a change notice to this page. Your continued use of the Web site following our posting of a change notice will constitute binding acceptance of those changes and this Privacy Policy.