Last Updated: November 1, 2024
This policy is effective immediately.
Introduction
The Southern University System Foundation is committed to safeguarding your privacy and protecting your information. This policy outlines the types of information we may collect from you or that you provide when you visit our website (the “Website”), along with our methods for collecting, using, maintaining, protecting, and disclosing that information.
Scope of Policy
This policy applies to information collected:
- On this Website.
- Through email, text, and other electronic communications between you and this Website.
- Through mobile and desktop applications downloaded from this Website that allow interaction outside of a browser.
- Through interactions with our advertisements and applications on third-party websites or services, provided these link to this policy.
This policy does not apply to information collected by:
- Us offline or through other means, including on other websites operated by the Foundation or third parties.
- Any third parties, including affiliates or subsidiaries, or through any content accessible from the Website.
Please review this policy carefully to understand our approach to handling your information. By using our Website, you accept and agree to the terms outlined here. This policy may be updated periodically; continued use of the Website after such changes signifies acceptance, so please check for updates regularly.
Children Under 13
Our Website is not intended for children under 13 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 13. If you are under 13, do not provide any personal information on this Website. If we find that information from a child under 13 has been collected without parental consent, we will delete it. For concerns regarding information from a child under 13, please contact us.
Information We Collect and How We Collect It
We collect different types of information about users of our Website, including:
- Personally identifiable information such as name, postal address, email address, and phone number.
- Non-personal information that relates to your interactions with our Website.
- Information about your internet connection, device, and usage details.
Sources of Information Collection:
- Directly from you when you provide it.
- Automatically, as you interact with the site (e.g., through cookies, IP addresses, web beacons).
- From third-party sources, like business partners.
Information You Provide: We may collect information you provide by filling out forms, subscribing to services, making inquiries, responding to surveys, or making transactions on the Website. Public information or “User Contributions” you post or share on the Website is at your discretion, and we cannot fully secure it from unauthorized access.
Automatic Data Collection: As you use our Website, we may gather information about your equipment, browsing actions, and patterns, such as:
- Details of your Website visits, including traffic and location data.
- Information on your computer, internet connection, IP address, operating system, and browser type.
We may use cookies, Flash cookies, and web beacons to support these data collection processes. Some of this information helps us improve our Website by customizing it to your preferences, speeding up searches, and recognizing your return visits.
Third-Party Tracking Technologies: Some content or services on our Website are provided by third parties, which may use cookies or web beacons to collect information about your activities on our Website and across other sites. These third parties may offer ways to opt out of information collection, which you can find on their respective websites.
How We Use Your Information
We may use your information to:
- Present our Website and its contents to you.
- Respond to requests for information, services, or account-related notifications.
- Enforce contractual obligations, including billing and collection.
- Notify you of changes to the Website or services.
- Enable participation in Website features and other purposes described when you provide the information.
We may also use your information to display advertisements that match your interests. Advertisers may assume you meet certain criteria if you engage with their advertisements, but we do not share personal information with them without your consent.
Disclosure of Information
We may disclose aggregated, non-personal information without restriction. For personal information, we may disclose it to:
- Subsidiaries and affiliates.
- Contractors, service providers, or other third parties supporting our business, under contractual obligations of confidentiality.
- Successors in the event of a merger, divestiture, restructuring, or sale of the Foundation’s assets.
- Third parties, with your consent, to market products or services to you.
- Fulfill any purpose for which you provide it.
In compliance with the law, we may disclose information to enforce our policies or protect the rights, property, or safety of the Foundation and its users.
Choices on Use and Disclosure of Information
You may set your browser to block cookies or alert you when they are being sent. Flash cookies are managed through Adobe’s settings. While these steps may limit tracking, some features of the Website may not function properly.
Accessing and Correcting Your Information
To review or update your personal information, please contact us. For deletions, note that such requests may require account deletion, and some data may remain in cached or archived forms.
Your California Privacy Rights
California residents may request certain information regarding our disclosure of personal information to third parties for direct marketing purposes. Please contact us for further details.
Data Security
We take reasonable measures to secure your personal information from accidental loss or unauthorized access. You are responsible for keeping passwords confidential. While we strive to protect your information, we cannot guarantee its security during transmission, as no internet security measures are impenetrable.
Changes to Our Privacy Policy
We may update this policy from time to time, with significant changes communicated via email or notices on the Website. Please ensure your contact information is current and regularly review this policy.
Contact Information
For questions or comments about this privacy policy, please use our Contact Us link.
Thank you for visiting our Website.