Effective Date: February 14, 2022
The Barnabas Network is a part of Grand Canyon University (GCU) which is a nonprofit university located in Phoenix, Arizona. The university, a top Christian institution serving both traditional and online students, is committed to protecting our constituent’s privacy. This statement is designed to expound upon the necessary collection of data/information that GCU acquires from site visitors through its applications and to define how that information is used.
This privacy policy is current as of the effective date set forth above. GCU Barnabas Network reserves the right to change this privacy policy at least once every 12 months, remaining consistent with applicable privacy laws and principles.
We may collect information you volunteer to provide, which may be used to identify your records directly or indirectly. GCU Barnabas Network states to have collected the displayed attributes as listed in the table below in the past 12 months.
| Category | Examples | Collected |
|---|---|---|
| Identifiers | A real name, alias, postal address, unique personal identifier, online identifier, Internet Protocol address, email address, account name, Social Security number, driver’s license number, passport number, or other similar identifiers. | YES |
| Commercial Information | Records of personal property, products or services purchased, obtained, or considered, or other purchasing or consuming histories or tendencies. | NO |
| Biometric Information | Genetic, physiological, behavioral, and biological characteristics, or activity patterns used to extract a template or other identifier or identifying information, such as, fingerprints, faceprints, and voiceprints, iris or retina scans, keystroke, gait, or other physical patterns, and sleep, health, or exercise data. | NO |
| Internet or Other Similar Network Activity | Browsing history, search history, information on a consumer’s interaction with a website, application, or advertisement. | YES |
| Geolocation Data | Physical location or movements. | YES |
| Sensory Data | Audio, electronic, visual, thermal, olfactory, or similar information. | NO |
| Professional or Employment-Related Information | Current or past job history or performance evaluations. | YES |
| Non-Public Education Information (per the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (20 U.S.C. Section 1232g, 34 C.F.R. Part 99)) | Education records directly related to a student maintained by an educational institution or party acting on its behalf, such as grades, transcripts, class lists, student schedules, student identification codes, student financial information, or student disciplinary records. | NO |
| Inferences Drawn From Other Personal Information | Profile reflecting a person’s preferences, characteristics, psychological trends, predispositions, behavior, attitudes, intelligence, abilities, and aptitudes. | NO |
Some of the information collected may be used for business purposes such as:
PII data will be collected in order to create unique identifiers to allow access to https://www.barnabasnet.org. GCU Barnabas Network does not sell personal data records and has not done so in the past 12 months.
https://www.barnabasnet.org provides access to information and services for constituents that may not have a formal relationship with the university as a student or employee. If you are neither a student nor employee and prefer not to provide any information online, we invite you to cancel the transaction and contact the administrative unit responsible for the service to conduct the business in person, by mail or by telephone. Contact information is found in the “More Information” section of this policy.
GCU Barnabas Network is committed to providing secure online environments for our constituents and online visitors. Our websites have standard and advanced security measures in place to protect against the loss of, misuse, unauthorized access, disclosure, alterations and destruction of information we process and control. Although GCU Barnabas Network has security controls in place to safeguard against malicious actors, it is important to remain alert when entering GCU Barnabas Network-assigned credentials to external sites that are not affiliated with the university.
We recommend ensuring that your device is kept protected with an up-to-date Antivirus software. GCU Barnabas Network does not accept liability for data that is compromised due to the following: (i) utilizing a password that is deemed weak or commonly used; (ii) voluntarily providing credentials to a malicious site; (iii) transmitting information through an insecure channel not provided by GCU Barnabas Network or its partner institution (e.g. utilizing an unprotected public network or a compromised personal device). To further protect your data we regularly educate our employees on standard data protection procedures and new Cyber Security Threats/Technologies through cybersecurity awareness programs.
If you suspect a security incident may be related to a record handled by GCU Barnabas Network, please contact [email protected] for a prompt response.
GCU Barnabas Network may disclose PII data to third parties who are approved vendors dedicated to performing tasks on behalf of GCU, where security obligations are in place to maintain confidentiality, integrity, and availability of all the information transmitted. We may also disclose PII in response to legal processes, such as court order or a subpoena, in the response to a law enforcement agency’s request or where we believe it is necessary to investigate, prevent and/or act upon notices regarding suspected illegal activities.
The GCU Barnabas Network uses Google Analytics to display retargeted ads to our site prospects, on GCU’s behalf, across the internet. Google may collect non-PII data about your visits to our sites and your interaction with our products or services. This anonymous information is collected through the use of a pixel tag. No PII is collected during this process. If you do not want Google to collect this information, you may opt out of their service by visiting: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout
GCU Barnabas Network services are not oriented towards the use of individuals who are 13 and under. Any personal data records that may be tied to an applicable individual who cannot provide parental consent will have their record deleted promptly as enforced by the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 (Rule 15 U.S.C. §§ 6501–6506). Certain data regulations, such as GDPR, may require an individual who is under 16 to provide parental consent. If this applies to you, please defer from utilizing our services until parental consent has been provided.
While browsing the GCU Barnabas Network you may encounter links to webpages not directly affiliated with this platform. External link content is under the control of the site that manages/owns/operates it. GCU Barnabas Network recommends you review the privacy policy of those external organizations before proceeding with interacting with site content as processing variables may differ from this policy.
NOTE: We would like to remind you that the voluntary disclosure of PII data on social networks and other similar sites can be collected and used by others. When you leave a GCU controlled site we cannot guarantee the safety of the PII data you disclose to that entity.
While browsing the GCU Barnabas Network, cookies may be collected. Cookies are small text files stored by your browser on your device(s) to save certain information or image files. You can change the preferences in your browser(s) and refuse to accept cookies, disable cookies or even remove stored cookies from your computer. Please note that by taking this action, you may affect your browsing experience on sites which rely on cookies to function.
Voluntarily browsing the GCU Barnabas Network indicates your acceptance of the terms and conditions in use. Additionally, you are agreeing to the terms of this Privacy Statement, all non-conflicting principles of the Student Handbook, Employee Handbook, Faculty Handbook, Computer Use Policies and the gcu.edu terms and conditions. If you are in disagreement with consenting, then please discontinue use of GCU sites.
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