Privacy Policy

Liberty University is committed to protecting your privacy when you visit our Web sites. This privacy policy outlines how we collect information when you visit one of our sites, how we use that information, and how you can update it.

Information We Collect
We collect various types of information from our visitors so we can adjust our site to meet our users' needs and expectations. Some of this information is collected automatically through cookies and other information is collected when you register for any of our online services.

Information Collected Automatically
We collect limited, non-personally identifying information your browser makes available when visiting web sites. This log information, which helps us assess the effectiveness of our websites, includes your

* Internet Protocol address
* browser type (Internet Explorer, Navigator, etc.)
* computer operating system (Windows, Macintosh, etc.)
* Internet domain (AOL, Earthlink, etc.)
* URLs of where you come to our site from
* the pages of our website that you visit

In some instances, our website uses cookies that uniquely identify your browser so that we may provide content most relevant to your needs.

Information You Provide to Us
We also collect information that you provide to us when using sections of our site that require an account. This includes

* Admissions Gateway, where prospective students may provide contact information as well as required personal information in our online application
* ASIST, where current and former students can log in to update contact information and various data used to serve their needs, such as housing requests and course registration
* Online Payment forms, used to pay via credit card for services, deposits, or gifts to the University. Contact and credit card information is required in order to process these payments.

Our Security Measures
Our University Web sites have security measures in place to protect against the loss, misuse, and alteration of the information under our control. We utilize industry standard SSL encryption when accepting your credit card information during the online ordering process, as well as whenever we ask you to login to any of the University's online student and faculty services.

How We Use This Information
Release of personal information is governed by FERPA (Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974).

How To Update Your Information
Our student and faculty services sites, including Admissions Gateway and ASIST, provide you with the option of changing and modifying information you have previously provided to us.

Changes to This Policy
The University reserves the right to append or otherwise modify this Privacy Statement at any time. We expect any such changes to be minor, and notification of all changes will be made on this page. Each version of the privacy policy will be dated at the top of the page.