Privacy Policy
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is committed to protecting the privacy and accuracy of your confidential information to the extent possible, subject to provisions of state and federal law. Other than as required by laws that guarantee public access to certain types of information, or in response to subpoenas or other legal instruments that authorize access, personally identifiable information is not actively shared. In particular, we do not re-distribute or sell personal information collected on our web servers.
Information Collected
The Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy may collect personal information such as name, address, e-mail address, telephone number(s), and/or educational interests. Such personal information may be requested by us for administrative purposes. Additional personal information, such as credit card account information, may be requested for application or enrollment purposes. Web servers typically collect, at least temporarily, the following information: Internet Protocol (IP) address of computer being used; web pages requested; referring web page; browser used; date and time. The Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy may collect statistics identifying particular IP addresses from which our websites are accessed.
Use of Collected Information
We may use personal information collected from websites for the purpose of future communication back to online enrollees, in order to keep you informed of such activities as campus programs, symposia and/or special events, but only if you are provided the opportunity to opt out of that type of use.
The Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy may use browser-IP-address information and anonymous-browser history to report information about site accesses and for profiling purposes. This information is generally used to improve Web presentation and utilization. The Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy also may use IP address information for troubleshooting purposes.
Some Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy web sites may use “cookies” in order to deliver web content specific to individual users’ interests or to keep track of online purchasing transactions. Sensitive personal information is not stored within cookies.
Distribution of Collected Information
The Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy will not disclose, without your consent, personal information collected about you, except for certain explicit circumstances in which disclosure is required by law. We will not distribute or sell personal information to third-party organizations.
Individual Choice
Individuals who wish to use methods other than online enrollment may submit requests by email or U.S. mail addressed to the Student Services Office at the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy.
Access to your own information: Questions regarding users’ rights to review, modify or delete their previously provided personal information should be directed to the campus organization to which they provided the information. Any disputes will be resolved under existing records regulations applicable to the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy.
Responsibility for Linked-To Sites
While using an Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy website, you may encounter hypertext links to the Web pages of organizations not directly affiliated with the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy. The Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy does not control the content or information practices of external organizations. We recommend you review the privacy statements of these organizations.