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MSG Privacy Policy

Mercyhurst Student Government respects the privacy of all visitors to our web site. Please review the following Privacy Statement to understand what information is being collected and how it will be used. Mercyhurst Student Government will NOT make information collected available to any outside parties. All information gathered will be obtained only through your knowledge and consent.

In the following privacy statement, "we", "us" and "our" will refer to Mercyhurst Student Government. "You" and "your" will refer to you as a user and visitor to msg.mercyhurst.edu.

What Do We Collect?

Our web site uses several different forms that our customers can use to request information, products, and services. From these forms, we collect the following information:

Visitors' contact information (like e-mail addresses, phone numbers and postal addresses)

How Secure is the Information We Collect?

We make every effort to follow industry standard security measures to prevent the loss, misuse and alteration of the information under our control. All information collected by us is accessible only to our authorized employees.

How Do We Use This Information?

Contact Information: When you begin business with us, you will need to provide specific information for contact reasons. This information will be used only by us and will not available to any outside sources. Contacts via email you can expect to receive from us include information required in order to complete your project and/or notices of any new options or services available from us, and responses to any queries you send to us. Your email address is used when you e-mail us with questions or comments, and when you submit a "Contact" form. We will use your e-mail address only to reply via email. NO third parties will acquire your email address, NO other mail will be sent unless follow-up is expected.
IP addresses: We do not track the IP addresses of our web site visitors for any other than internal statistical purposes. We have no means of associating Contact Information that you submit via "Contact" forms with the IP address of your computer.
Cookies: If we choose to use cookies within our web site we use them to recognize return visitors. We gather this information for internal use only and will never authorize the release of this information with anyone outside our company.
Linked Sites: This site contains links to external websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of these Web sites.
Linking to Our Site: You may create a link to our website; however making a link with any alteration of our website's contents is restricted. You may NOT reproduce or reformat the files, pages, images, information and/or materials from this site, unless expressed written permission has been obtained from us in advance. Under NO circumstance shall any direct links to images be made. You will immediately remove any links to our site if, for any reason, we request that you do so.

Acceptance

Your use of our web site msg.mercyhurst.edu consents your agreement with this privacy statement. If you do not agree to this policy then please do not use this web site.

We reserve the right to change this policy at any time by posting changes on this page. Your continued use of msg.mercyhurst.edu will signify your acceptance of those changes.

If you have any questions regarding this Privacy Statement, please contact us:

Mercyhurst Student Government
Phone: 814-824-2563

Mercyhurst College Privacy Policy

Mercyhurst College respects the privacy of all visitors to our Web site. Please review the following Privacy Policy to understand what information is being collected and how it will be used. Mercyhurst College will NOT make information collected available to any outside parties. All information gathered will be obtained only through your knowledge and consent.

1. Use of Cookies
Cookies are small pieces of data passed from a Web site to your hard drive usually to enable some online services to work more efficiently or to make the use of services more convenient. Mercyhurst College will not use cookies to track and/or retain personally identifiable information without proper notification.

2. Use of E-Mail
In spite of the good intentions of the college to respect the privacy of individuals, it should be understood that it is impossible to assure the privacy of e-mail. Not only may e-mail be sent to someone other than the intended recipient (either through mis-addressing or forwarding), but e-mail sent as plain text may also be intercepted as it travels over the network.

3. Use of Forms
Mercyhurst College respects your privacy and does not condone providing any of your personal information to third parties without your permission, unless compelled by law or court order to do so, or to sell any personal information to third parties for purposes of marketing, advertising or promotion.

4. Collection and Use of Information
In the course of visiting a Web site, Mercyhurst College permits the following information to be collected, stored and used:

4.1 Automatic Information Collected
This information is not to be reported or used in any manner that would reveal personally identifiable information or to be released to any outside (third) parties unless legally required.

4.1.1
Routing information such as IP address. Routing information is used to route the requested web page to your computer for viewing.

4.1.2
Essential technical information such as page accessed; time and date accessed; operating system used; type of browser used; information about the Web site from which you accessed the Mercyhurst College Web site. Essential technical information is used for such purposes as helping to respond to your request in an appropriate format and helping to plan Web site improvements.

5. Limits to Privacy
The use of college resources, including computing and networking equipment and services, purchased with college funds, are intended for college business. While it is not the intention of the college to actively monitor communications or files stored or transmitted on college systems or devices, individuals must understand that under certain circumstances they may not have a right to privacy to such information. Such circumstances include but are not limited to: compliance with legal requirements or process; as part of an investigation of a suspected violation of law, regulation or college policy; to maintain the integrity of the college's computing systems.

6. Freedom of Information Requests
Under the "Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)", except as otherwise provided by federal law or state statute, all records maintained or kept on file are considered public records and are subject to inspection by members of the public. As a member of the college community, your e-mail and any information collected in the course of visiting a Web site are considered public records and may be subject to Freedom of Information disclosure. In some cases e-mail messages about students may fall under the FERPA definition of 'education records' and therefore be subject to the provisions of FERPA regarding the release of the information and the student's right to inspect and review the information.

7. Disclaimer
The Mercyhurst College Web site has many links to other Web sites. When you link to another site, you are no longer on the Mercyhurst College Web site and this privacy policy will not apply. When you link to another Web site, you are subject to the privacy policy of that new site.

Neither Mercyhurst College, nor any agency, officer or employee of Mercyhurst College warrants the accuracy, reliability or timeliness of any information published by this system, nor endorses any content, viewpoints, products or services linked from this system, and shall not be held liable for any losses caused by reliance on the accuracy, reliability or timeliness of such information. Portions of such information may be incorrect or not current. Any person or entity that relies on any information obtained from this system does so at their own risk.

Mercyhurst College reserves the right to revise and update this privacy policy at any time by posting such revised privacy policy on the Mercyhurst College home page.