Confidentiality of Student Records

Humane Society University (HSU) is committed to your right to privacy and to keeping your personal information private. You can visit the Humane Society University web site without telling us who you are or revealing any identifying information about yourself. However, because our web site includes areas in which visitors can provide personally identifying information, we have developed this Website Privacy Policy to inform you of our policies and practices regarding information we collect about you.

This Privacy Policy governs the URL http://www.humanesocietyuniversity.org and certain electronic communications sent out by HSU. This web site is owned and operated by Humane Society University for the benefit of its members and other visitors interested in human-animal scholarship. Our headquarters is located at 2100 L Street, NW, Washington, DC 20037. HSU reserves the right to modify or amend this Privacy Policy at any time and for any reason. Any changes to this Privacy Policy will be preceded by a notice posted to this Privacy Policy at least ten (10) days prior to the effective date of such change.

How We Collect Information About You

Information You Voluntarily Provide
HSU collects and maintains certain personal information about you when you send us an e-mail or complete any of our online forms (with the exception of admissions forms), such as when you request information from us, make a donation subscribe to our online newsletter, or forward a web page, or electronic newsletter. Such information may include your name, mailing address, and e-mail address; it may also include a mobile phone number, the e-mail addresses of those to whom you forward HSU electronic content, and any other information collected in the forms. when contributing to HSU.

Other Information
Humanesocietyuniversity.org also collects certain other information that cannot identify you personally when you visit our web site. This information includes your IP address and your domain name. Humanesocietyuniversity.org logs these IP addresses and domain names, and aggregates them for system administration and to monitor the use of our site. We use the aggregated information to measure the number of visits to our site, the average time spent on our site, the number of pages viewed, and various other site statistics. This monitoring helps us to provide a more useful and engaging online experience to humanesocietyuniversity.org visitors, and helps us to improve the quality of our content.

HSU uses cookies in order to make the results available for your on-site searches. Cookies are not used for any other reason on this site. A cookie is a small file that is sent out by a web site, accepted by the user's browser, and placed on the user's hard drive. You can always set your browser to warn of cookies being placed, and then chose which cookies you want to accept. HSU does not match any information gathered by cookies with personal information you may have voluntarily submitted to HSU.

Ways Information About You Is Used

We may use the information you voluntarily provided to contact you regarding university related offerings and news we feel you may be interested in, to keep you updated regarding HSU's programs. We may also send such information to the people whose e-mail addresses you provide when forwarding HSU electronic content. When we do so, our sole intent is to enlarge our family of informed animal advocates and university supporters. Every recipient of our electronic communications can quickly and easily "opt out" of future such communications by following the instructions on any electronic communication we send.

From time to time, we may make such voluntary information, excluding credit card information (which will never be disclosed), available to HSU's affiliate organizations or to sponsors or licensees that provide special programs or services we think you might find interesting or beneficial. HSU uses very strict standards in determining which reputable companies become sponsors and licensees, to ensure that such organizations are committed to the protection of visitors' privacy and committed to the goals of HSU. If your volunteered personal information will be used in any manner other than as stated above, such use shall be specifically posted. If you wish to update or remove your information, or if you do not wish your information to be shared with affiliated third parties, please e-mail us at info@humanesocietyuniversity.org. You may also unsubscribe at any time in every issue of our newsletter.

Linking to Other Websites
From time to time, HSU may link to other web sites not affiliated with HSU. In addition, linking to a third-party website shall not be construed as an endorsement of the website but rather as a link provided for informational purposes only. HSU attempts to link only to those web sites which also respect a visitor's privacy and the goals of HSU. However, HSU cannot be responsible for the content or policies of third-party web sites. Please check with these third-party organizations or companies for their specific privacy policies.

Linking to Us

Can I link to the Humane Society University web site?

You are welcome and encouraged to link to our main website, www.humanesocietyuniversity.org, to specific pages on our website, or to any of our affiliated websites. If you do choose to link to us, please honor the following terms and conditions:

You agree not to use the HSU logo as a link button. The HSU logo is a registered trademark of Humane Society University. HSU, in granting you permission to link to our website, is not granting you a license to use the HSU logo. We strictly monitor the use of our logo and aggressively enforce our trademark rights.

You agree to make no representation that HSU endorses the owner of your site, or your site's content, products, or services.

If you provide a framed link to HSU’s home page, you agree to post on your web site: a) a disclaimer stating that you and/or your organization are not affiliated with HSU; and b) instructions on how to view the HSU home page without the frames.

Will HSU exchange links with my website?

Thank you for your interest in exchanging reciprocal links with the Humane Society University website. We do not typically engage in reciprocal linking because we do not include a dedicated area on our site for such links.

You are nonetheless welcome and encouraged to link to our main web site, www.humanesocietyuniversity.org, to specific pages on our web site, or to any of our affiliated websites. If you do choose to link to us, please honor our terms and conditions.

Security
HSU uses generally accepted, industry-standard security systems, software, and encryption technologies to protect against unauthorized access to HSU servers, equipment, and other components of our online presence. This includes using industry-standard security systems to protect credit card processing information.

Contacting HSU
If you would like to contact HSU about correcting information we might have collected, or if you have any questions about this Web Site Privacy Policy, please e-mail us at info@humanesocietyuniversity.org or write to us at Webmaster, Humane Society University, 2100 L Street, NW, Washington, DC 20037.

All student personal information and academic records are confidential and can be revealed only in accordance with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) of 1974 (Public Law 93-380, Section 438, as amended). All students are required to complete a form indicating their choice of whether or not to waive the rights given them.

Click here to Download the FERPA Form

For more information on student records, contact the Registrar at registrar@humanesocietyuniversity.org.