Protecting your privacy is important to Oklahoma State University. We want you to understand what information we collect and how we use it. In order to provide our students and customers with a broad range of services as effectively and conveniently as possible, we use technology to manage and maintain student and customer information. The following policy serves as a standard for Oklahoma State University for collection, use, retention, and security of nonpublic personal information that we obtain in connection with providing services to you.

We restrict access to your personal information to Oklahoma State University faculty and staff who need to know information in order to provide services to you. We maintain physical, electronic, and procedural controls in compliance with federal statutes to protect your nonpublic information.

We receive and maintain nonpublic personal information about you from the following sources:

• Information provided by you on applications and other forms;
• Information provided by you to federal and state agencies;
• Information provided by you to organizations contracted to provide or facilitate federal,    state and institutional services; and
• Information we receive from a consumer-reporting agency.

We do not disclose any nonpublic personal information about our students, former students or our customers, except as provided by law. Oklahoma State University and its affiliates do not disclose your personal information to institutions, companies, or organizations that would use the information we have provided them to contact you about their own products or services. We do not release any information concerning your medical records. In accordance with the Family Educational Records Privacy Act (FERPA), we do not release academic records, and in accordance with the Financial Services Modernization Act, we do not release nonpublic financial information.

We are required by law to share information with various state and federal agencies as well as organizations contracted to provide services for Oklahoma State University and its affiliates. We may also share information with our Alumni Association and Foundation as partners in our organization.