Privacy Policy

Adler University respects your privacy. External users who are not on the University network or using University computers may visit official Adler University web sites without revealing any personal information. Should you choose to provide us with any personal information, it will be used only by Adler University to conduct official University business. 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 (“Cookies”)

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 Adler University network. However, we do not link IP addresses to any identifiable individual.

Like many other web sites, portions of Adler 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 e-mail 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 Website in a way in which it was designed to optimally be presented.

Security

All official Adler University 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 its 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 our web sites 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 Adler University web site may link to external sites outside of the Adler University domain as a convenience to you. If you use these links, you will leave the Adler University web site. Adler University is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such web sites, and does not make any representations about them.

Interactive Features

While Adler University strives to protect users’ personal information and privacy, we cannot guarantee the security of any information you disclose online through interactive features such as forums, message boards, chat rooms, or similar services. Please keep in mind that you disclose information at your own risk.

Exceptions

In certain circumstances we will release specific information about you or your account to comply with any valid legal process such as a search warrant, subpoena, statute, or court order, or in other special cases, such as an attempted breach of the adler.edu security, without notice to you.

Copyright

This site and all information and images within it are copyrighted by Adler University, unless otherwise noted. U.S. copyright law protects all materials on this site. All rights reserved. Anyone wishing to reproduce any materials appearing on this site should contact Adler University to obtain permission.

Disclaimer

The information on this site is provided “as is,” and no representations or warranties of any kind are made regarding it. Our policy is not to be applied in any manner contrary to applicable law or governmental regulation. Adler University reserves the right to make changes to this policy at any time. Please check this page periodically for updates.

Effective Dates and Changes

This Privacy Policy is effective as of June 2016. 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.

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