Privacy Policy

Commitment to Individual Privacy

The University of Colorado Colorado Springs College of Business Academy (“COB Academy” or “we”) supports the protection of individual privacy and is committed to ensuring the confidentiality of personal information provided by its employees, students and other members of the University community. This privacy policy provides a general description of the ways we collect information about individuals, how we may use or disclose this information and how we safeguard this information. This policy aligns with the business practices of the System Administration for the University of Colorado. The System Administration includes several departments that provide services to all of the University of Colorado campuses. For more information on what parts of the University are in System Administration, visit www.cu.edu.

What information does COB Academy collect?

You may access the COB Academy website without providing personal information, however you may need to provide personal information to use certain services. It is the practice of COB Academy to collect the least amount of personal information necessary to provide services to you and to meet any legal obligations.

The personal information that COB Academy collects about you may include: name, e-mail address, mailing address, phone number, academic records, state/country of residence, age, race, ethnic origin, gender, preferred name, financial and banking information, billing information, etc.

COB Academy automatically collects non-personal usage information for website administration purposes when you visit the UCCS COB Academy websites. Usage information includes: number of visitors, number of page views, IP address, website pages visited prior to visiting the site(s), browser information, technical information about your device, etc.

How does COB Academy collect this information?

You provide most of the personal information that COB Academy collects when you use our services. However, in some cases, we may collect publicly available information. The collection of non-personal usage information occurs automatically when individuals use COB Academy websites and applications. This information may be collected using third-party services like Google Analytics and using techniques including web browser cookies.

How does COB Academy use this information?

Examples of how we use personal and usage information include: Providing and improving services to our students, employees and other community members. This includes, but is not limited to, the accessing and processing of:

Personal information related to services and tools that support registration services, online learning, student and employee self-service, course and degree management, personnel management, event management and ticketing, academic advising, communication with students, etc.
Usage Information to help identify and diagnose service problems, monitor service performance, identify popular and unpopular aspects of services, improve service designs, better understand which technologies are used to access services, etc.
Communicating with the members of our community.
Meeting regulatory and contractual obligations as an institution of higher education and employer - for example, required reporting to the Department of Education, the Department of Homeland Security and the Internal Revenue Service.
Measuring and analyzing collected information to better understand and improve the experiences of our community members. For example, student academic data may be analyzed to identify key factors in course completion rates that can be used to improve future outcomes.
Engaging the community and attracting private support to enhance COB Academy’s academic, and community outreach efforts.
Protecting the health and safety of our community – Information may be used to contact community members about health and safety issues and, as required, work with government agencies on these issues.
Fulfilling the University of Colorado’s legal obligations - For example, responding to authorized legal requests and appropriate open records requests.
Compliance with laws and regulations, e.g., EEO and affirmative action requirements, ADA, FMLA, etc.
Tailoring content on COB Academy's websites and target advertising.

If COB Academy collects your information based on your consent, we will conform to the processes outlined in any applicable consent form. If you provide information based on consent, you may withdraw your consent at any time. However, withdrawal will not affect the processing based on such consent prior to withdrawal.

In general, information is used and stored within the United States. In some cases, third-party services may require the use and storage of information outside of the United States.

How does COB Academy share my information?

COB Academy may share personal information within the University of Colorado (including with University of Colorado campuses) and with the University of Colorado's third-party partners. However, the University restricts access to personal information to individuals and groups who have a legitimate need to access the data.

When appropriate, COB Academy may share your personal information with third parties. To the extent possible, we require these individuals and organizations to protect your information through contracts and may perform our own security assessments or rely on third-party assessments.

Some examples of situations when System Administration may provide personal information to third parties include:

When using the services from third-party vendors, consultants and other service providers who do work for the University and need access to your information to do that work.
If you request that someone within the University of Colorado shares your information.
To report information to government or accrediting agencies that regulate the University’s business.
To comply with applicable law and our legal obligations, such as to comply with a subpoena or similar legal process.
To comply with an appropriate request under the Colorado Open Records Act. When the University of Colorado believes in good faith that disclosure is necessary to protect its rights, your safety or the safety of others.
To investigate potential crimes, fraud or to respond to a government request.

Public Records Law. As a public institution, the University must comply with the Colorado Open Records Act (CORA). Information we handle, including your personal information, may be available for request under CORA if it is not protected under other law or specifically exempt from disclosure under CORA. We will not disclose information protected by law in response to a public records request.

How does COB Academy protect my information?

COB Academy has security policies and standards regarding the protection of personal information. These standards include both administrative and technical requirements to appropriately protect personal information. COB Academy has an information security officer and team who assist departments in providing appropriate protection for personal information. This includes active monitoring and assessments to detect potential security issues. Additionally, the University of Colorado has an internal audit team that periodically performs security related audits.

When third parties handle your information, COB Academy relies on a combination of contractual requirements, third-party audits, security reviews and assessments and as assurances that personal information is appropriately protected.

For more information on the policies and standards used by COB Academy & the University of Colorado in protecting data, you can visit this site: https://www.cu.edu/ois/policies-and-resources.

The University of Colorado has a data retention policy and schedule that instructs departments on their obligations to keep different types of information for different periods of time. You can review this policy and the retention schedules here: https://www.cu.edu/ope/aps/2006.

What rights do I have regarding my personal information?

The rights you have regarding the use and disclosure of your personal information depend on the nature of your relationship to COB Academy, applicable law, and the type of the information the University holds about you. Please be aware that personal information rights under international, United States, and Colorado information and privacy laws may differ. Upon request, COB Academy will make an effort to:

Provide a list of the types of the personal information COB Academy has about you within its primary systems.
Correct inaccurate information about you (For example, updates to your name, contact information, etc.)
Delete information about you stored in the COB Academy records.
Stop processing your information. (For example, you may ask that COB Academy stop sending you emails or physical mailings.)
You should direct all requests to exercise these rights to the contact information provided in the Comments and Feedback section.

Children’s Privacy

System Administration websites are intended for adults and young adults. If you are a child under applicable law, you should not register to use any portion of the System Administration website or provide any personal information through the website. It is not the University's intent to collect and store any personal information from any child. If the University is made aware that it is collecting information from a child, it will delete this information.

Student Records Privacy

In general, the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (“FERPA”) protects the privacy of students’ educational records. Students may restrict public disclosure of University-designated directory information by contacting the office of the registrar on the campus where they are or have been enrolled. For more information about student rights and choices under this law and related University policy, contact COB Academy Customer support at COBAcad@uccs.edu.

How do I opt out of personalized Google Ads?

Google provides information on their advertising processes, including controlling preferences on this page: https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads. This information includes a link to their online tool that will allow you to disable personalized advertising from Google. You can access that tool here: https://www.google.com/ads/preferences.

Privacy Policy Changes

COB Academy reserves the right to modify this Privacy Policy at any time. Changes will apply to personal information we already hold, as well as to new information we create or receive after the change occurs. To stay informed about changes to the privacy policy, revisit this page periodically.

Comments and Feedback

Please send comments, questions, concerns or inquiries about this Privacy Policy COBAcad@uccs.edu. Please do not send attachments with the message.

Disclaimer

The information provided in this privacy statement should not be construed as business, legal or other advice, or as guaranteeing the security of information provided through the COB Academy’s websites.