Legal and Privacy
Concordia University Texas Website Privacy Statement
Privacy Statement Last Revised: 8/3/2022
At Concordia University Texas, we are committed to maintaining your confidence and trust and maintaining the following privacy policy to protect the personal information you provide online at concordia.edu.
Collection of Personal Information
We will collect your personal information (such as your name, email, address, or telephone number) only if you provide it voluntarily. If you do not want us to collect this information, please do not submit it.
This personal information is considered confidential. It is not sold to other parties, and you retain the ability to opt-out of further communications.
We may share your personal information with authorized service providers that perform certain services on our behalf. These services may include fulfilling orders, processing credit card payments, delivering packages, providing customer service and marketing assistance, including advertising targeting, performing business and sales analysis, supporting our website functionality, and supporting contests, sweepstakes, surveys, and other features offered through our websites. These service providers may have access to personal information needed to perform their functions but are not permitted to share or use such information for any other purposes.
Log Files
We gather certain information automatically and store it in log files. This information includes internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, internet service provider (ISP), referring/exit pages, operating system, date/time stamp, and click stream data.
We use this information, which does not identify individual users, to analyze trends, administer the site, track users’ movements around the site, and gather demographic information about our user base. By using our website, you consent to our collection and use of this information.
We use the information only to help improve our services and provide you with the information you requested. We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal information to others outside our own entity and our advertising and promotional agencies or consultants working on our behalf.
We may keep logs of suspicious activity and access information for site security. Evidence of attacks or other malicious activity will be shared with law enforcement agencies as necessary to apprehend and prosecute individuals who abuse our resources.
Cookies
A cookie is a small text file stored on a user’s computer for record-keeping purposes. We use both session ID and persistent cookies. A session ID expires when you close your browser. Persistent cookies remain on your hard drive for an extended period. You can remove persistent cookies by following directions provided in your Internet browser.
We use this information to improve the website to meet your needs. We never use this information to identify you individually.
This privacy statement covers the use of cookies by Concordia University Texas only and does not cover the use of cookies by any other third party. Those services may also use cookies if you connect to concordia.edu with third-party services such as Facebook and Twitter. This policy does not cover how any third-party service or service provider uses cookies.
Security
We follow generally accepted industry standards to protect the personal information submitted to us during transmission and once we receive it. Please be advised that although we have endeavored to create a secure and reliable site for you, the confidentiality of any communication or material transmitted to or from us via this site or email cannot be guaranteed. No method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage method is 100% secure. Therefore, while we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee its security.
Links
We encourage you to read the privacy statements of every website that collects personally identifiable information. This privacy statement applies only to information collected by this website. Concordia University Texas is not responsible for the privacy practices of other sites even if linked to from a Concordia University Texas webpage.
Concordia University Texas may also present links in a format that lets us track whether these links have been followed. We use this information to improve the quality of our services.
Other webpages, products, and organizations not explicitly described as being endorsed or aligned with Concordia University Texas are posted for informational purposes only, and their inclusion does not constitute an endorsement.
Legal Disclaimer
We reserve the right to disclose your personally identifiable information as required by law and when we believe that disclosure is necessary to protect our rights and to comply with a judicial proceeding, court order, or legal process served on Concordia University Texas.
The university reserves the right to remove any materials posted violating applicable policies.
Changes in this Privacy Statement
This privacy policy is subject to change without notice. Changes to this privacy policy we will be posted to this page.
Contact Us
If you have any questions or suggestions regarding our privacy policy, please contact us at: communications@concordia.edu.