GRC Privacy Policy

Introduction

The American Association of State Colleges and Universities ("AASCU"or "We") respects your privacy and we are committed to protecting it through our compliance with this policy.

This policy describes the types of information we may collect from you or that you may provide when you visit the websites www.aascu.org,  services.aascu.org, www.aascutellingourstory.org, aascuconsulting.org, www.aascu.org/grc, and ssi.aascu.org  (our "Websites") and our practices for collecting, using, maintaining, protecting, and disclosing that information.

This policy applies to information we collect:

• On our Websites.
• Through mobile and desktop applications you download from the Websites or from other platforms, which provide dedicated non-browser-based interaction between you and the Websites.

It does not apply to information collected by:

• Us offline or through any other means, including on any other website operated by AASCU or any third party or
• Any third party, including through any application or content (including advertising) that may link to or be accessible from or on the Websites.

Please read this policy carefully to understand our policies and practices regarding your information and how we will treat it. If you do not agree with our policies and practices, your choice is not to use our Websites. By accessing or using the Websites, you agree to this privacy policy. This policy may change from time to time (see Changes to Our Privacy Policy). Your continued use of the Websites after we make changes is deemed to be acceptance of those changes, so please check the policy periodically for updates.

Children Under the Age of 18

Our Websites are not intended for children under 18 years of age. No one under age 18 may provide any information to or on the Websites. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 18. If you are under 18, do not use or provide any information on the Websites or on or through any of its features. If we learn we have collected or received personal information from a child under 18 without verification of parental consent, we will delete that information. If you believe we might have any information from or about a child under 18, please contact us at:

American Association of State Colleges and Universities
1717 Rhode Island Avenue NW, Suite 700
Washington, DC 20036

Or via email at:
privacy@aascu.org

Information We Collect About You and How We Collect It

We collect several types of information from and about users of our Websites, including information:

• By which you may be personally identified, such as name, postal address, e-mail address, telephone number, or any other identifier by which you may be contacted online or offline ("personal information");
• About your internet connection, the equipment you use to access our Websites, and usage details.

We collect this information:

• Directly from you when you provide it to us.

Information You Provide to Us. 

The information we collect on or through our Websites may include:

• Information that you provide by filling in forms on our Websites. This includes information provided at the time of registering to use our Websites  or using resources/tools on our Websites.  We may also ask you for information when you enter a contest or promotion sponsored by us, and when you report a problem with our Websites.
• Records and copies of your correspondence (including email addresses), if you contact us.
• Details of transactions you carry out through our Websites, including donations or payments of dues. You may be required to provide financial information before paying membership dues, making a donation, or placing an order through our Websites.

Information We Collect Through Automatic Data Collection Technologies.

As you navigate through and interact with our Websites, we may use automatic data collection technologies to collect certain information about your equipment, browsing actions, and patterns, including:

• Details of your visits to our Websites, including traffic data, location data, logs, and other communication data and the resources that you access and use on the Websites.
• Information about your computer and internet connection, including your IP address, operating system, and browser type.

The information we collect automatically is only statistical data and does not include personal information. It helps us to improve our Websites and to deliver a better and more personalized service, including by enabling us to:

• Estimate our audience size and usage patterns.
• Store information about your preferences, allowing us to customize our Websites according to your individual interests.
• Speed up your searches.
• Recognize you when you return to our Websites.

How We Use Your Information

We use information that we collect about you or that you provide to us, including any personal information:

• To present our Websites and their respective contents to you.
• To provide you with information, resources, or tools that you request from us.
• To fulfill any other purpose for which you provide it.
• To carry out our obligations and enforce our rights arising from any contracts entered into between you and us, including for billing.
• To notify you about changes to our Websites or any products or services we offer or provide though it.
• To allow you to participate in interactive features on our Website.
• In any other way we may describe when you provide the information.
• For any other purpose with your consent.

Disclosure of Your Information

We may disclose aggregated information about our users, and information that does not identify any individual, without restriction.

• We may disclose personal information that we collect or you provide as described in this privacy policy:To contractors, service providers, and other third parties we use to support our business and who are bound by contractual obligations to keep personal information confidential and use it only for the purposes for which we disclose it to them.
• To any other successor in the event of a merger, divestiture, restructuring, reorganization, dissolution, or other transfer of some or all of American Association of State Colleges and Universities’ assets, whether as a going concern or as part of bankruptcy, liquidation, or similar proceeding, in which personal information held by American Association of State Colleges and Universities about our Website users is among the assets transferred.
• To fulfill the purpose for which you provide it.
• For any other purpose disclosed by us when you provide the information.
• With your consent.

We may also disclose your personal information:

• To comply with any court order, law, or legal process, including to respond to any government or regulatory request.
• To enforce or apply our terms of use and other agreements, including for billing and collection purposes.
• If we believe disclosure is necessary or appropriate to protect the rights, property, or safety of American Association of State Colleges and Universities, our customers, or others. This includes exchanging information with other companies and organizations for the purposes of fraud protection and credit risk reduction.

Choices About How We Use and Disclose Your Information

We strive to provide you with choices regarding the personal information you provide to us. We have created mechanisms to provide you with the following control over your information:

• Tracking Technologies and Advertising. You can set your browser to refuse all or some browser cookies, or to alert you when cookies are being sent..

We do not control third parties' collection or use of your information to serve interest-based advertising. However these third parties may provide you with ways to choose not to have your information collected or used in this way. You can opt out of receiving targeted ads from members of the Network Advertising Initiative ("NAI") on the NAI's website.

Accessing and Correcting Your Information

You can review and change your personal information by logging into the Websites and visiting your account profile page.

You may also send us an email at privacy@aascu.org to request access to, correct, or delete any personal information that you have provided to us. We may not accommodate a request to change information if we believe the change would violate any law or legal requirement or cause the information to be incorrect.

Data Security

We have implemented measures designed to secure your personal information from accidental loss and from unauthorized access, use, alteration, and disclosure.

The safety and security of your information also depends on you. Where we have given you (or where you have chosen) a password for access to certain parts of our Websites, you are responsible for keeping this password confidential. We ask you not to share your password with anyone.

Unfortunately, the transmission of information via the internet is not completely secure. Although we do our best to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee the security of your personal information transmitted to our Websites. Any transmission of personal information is at your own risk. We are not responsible for circumvention of any privacy settings or security measures contained on the Websites.

Changes to Our Privacy Policy

It is our policy to post any changes we make to our privacy policy on this page. The date the privacy policy was last revised is identified at the top of the page. You are responsible for periodically visiting our Website and this privacy policy to check for any changes.

Contact Information

To ask questions or comment about this privacy policy and our privacy practices, or to register a complaint or concern regarding this privacy policy, please contact us at:

American Association of State Colleges and Universities
1717 Rhode Island Avenue NW, Suite 700
Washington, DC 20036

Or via email at: privacy@aascu.org

Revised: December 13, 2021