Privacy Policy
This privacy policy applies solely to the collection of personal information on official Ideal institute of Technology (the “School”) websites. Official school websites use the “iitnj.edu” domain, including iitnj.edu. Links to third-party websites are provided for convenience only and should not be interpreted as endorsement or ownership of content or policies. The school encourages website users to review the privacy policies of each website they visit.
Non-Personally Identifiable Information
The school uses information available in website server logs, such as network connection details, IP addresses, date and time, and content accessed to analyze trends, to create summary reporting for troubleshooting or design purposes, and to identify performance or problem areas.
The school does not normally link IP addresses to personally identifiable information, so that the identity of users remains anonymous to the school but not, for example, the time users log on, log off and how long they visit any one site. The school uses IP addresses to identify a user when necessary to enforce compliance with law or school policies, for purposes of system administration, and to ascertain demographics and visitor usability.
The school also uses Google Analytics and similar measurement tools to understand how visitors find school websites and content and how they interact with them. We use this information to improve the user experience on the website and to optimize our marketing efforts. While the school uses various first- and third-party tools to collect and report visit data, these data are collected to measure school website and advertising performance and to inform future content and functionality development.
Personally Identifiable Information
Generally, the school does not automatically collect the identity of individual users of or visitors to school websites. The school uses personally identifiable information, provided by you, such as name and contact information, to respond to requests for information about school services, opportunities, and events and to provide information about new school services, opportunities, and events.
If you are asked to provide personal information on a school website, you will be notified of
- the purpose for which the personal information is collected (for example, you may be asked to provide contact information so the school can respond to a request for more information)
- any specific consequences for refusing to provide the information
- your rights to inspect, amend, or correct personal records, if any
- whether responses to personal information requests are required or voluntary
- whether the personal information is generally available for public inspection
- whether the personal information is made available or transferred to or shared with any entity
Unless otherwise notified, information provided to the school may be shared among offices within the school and with the School System of Maryland and outside entities as necessary or appropriate in the conduct of legitimate university business and consistent with applicable law. Because the university is a State educational institution, such information may also be subject to disclosure under the Maryland Access to Public Records Act (Public Records Act). Individuals may inspect and/or correct their personal information as provided by the Public Records Act or applicable university policy.
Enrolled Student Information
Personally identifiable information about enrolled students is protected by the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), administered by the U.S. Department of Education.
Cookies
The school websites, Google Analytics, and selected third-party online advertising networks store small fragments of text, called “cookies,” in the visitor’s web browser with limited information such as how the visitor was directed to the website (for example, from an advertisement), which advertisement was displayed to the visitor, whether the visitor has submitted a form, or how recently the visitor last accessed university websites.
The school uses these cookies to measure the performance of school websites and advertising, to provide interest-based advertising messages, and to inform development of new content, functionality, or services. Please review your Internet browser’s help file for instructions on rejecting or deleting cookies.
Please note: Some website pages and applications that use cookies may not function properly, may provide less relevant information, or may be slower if cookies are rejected.
Advertising
The school partners with third-parties to display advertising on other websites and to measure performance of that advertising on other sites.
- Third-party vendors, including Google, may show school advertising on sites across the Internet.
- The school uses Remarketing with Google Analytics to display online advertising.
- The school uses Remarketing with third-party social networks to display online advertising.
- The school and third-party vendors, including Google, use first-party cookies (such as the Google Analytics cookie) and third-party cookies (such as the DoubleClick cookie) together to inform, optimize, and serve advertisements based on a visitor’s past visits to university websites.
- The school and third-party vendors, including Google, use first-party cookies and third-party cookies together to report how the university’s ad impressions, other uses of ad services, and interactions with these ad impressions and ad services are related to visits to school websites.
- The school uses data from Google’s interest-based advertising or third-party audience data (such as age, gender, and interests) with Google Analytics to report, optimize, and deliver interest-based advertisements.
Data Security
The school will take reasonable and appropriate steps to protect the information you share with us from unauthorized access or disclosure. The school strives to implement security measures that protect the loss, misuse, and alteration of data collected.
Not all transmissions to and from school websites are secure; some website pages may not encrypt or decrypt data sent to or from the website. In addition, email messages sent to school email addresses are subject to interception. Please contact the school by telephone or postal mail if you do not wish to provide personal information electronically.
Contact Information
The school’s Data Protection Officer is available to receive any questions or suggestions from you on this Privacy Policy or more generally, on the topic of data privacy.
Rodrick Green
Director of Strategic Initiatives and Partnership Development
connect@iitnj.edu
(609) 318-8008 ext. 105