Privacy Policy
The
Macalester College Bookstore and Highlander Store are committed
to protecting the privacy of our customers. Information collected is
used solely for processing your order. All information you provide to
us electronically is kept confidential and will not be applied in
ways to which you have not consented. We will not sell or disclose
any information that identifies you to a third party.
We also collect
information about your use of our site through the application of
“cookies.” This information helps us customize our Web site and
allows us to statistically monitor how many people are using our site
and for what purpose.
Encryption is used for
the transfer of data. Unfortunately, no data transmission over the
Internet can be guaranteed to be 100 percent secure. As a result,
while we strive to protect your personal information, we cannot
guarantee or warrant the security of any information you transmit to
or from our web sites.
Privacy of Information Technology Data
Macalester College recognizes users' reasonable expectations of privacy in information technology (IT) data generated automatically by computer systems and by voice and data network devices. Therefore, the Vice President for Information Technology Services (ITS) will disclose IT data only under the following circumstances:
- In response to a court order or other legal papers
- In the investigation of a legal or policy violation
- In the event of a health or safety emergency
- In specific instances of reasonable requests in the interest of the college, such as collaborative research with other institutions
- To maintain the operation and security of the IT network
This policy enables the safeguarding of the privacy of the college's information technology (IT) data by establishing controls over access to such data, including limiting conditions under which that data may be disclosed.
- Nothing in this policy is intended to prohibit or inhibit data custodians who handle IT data from performing their duties in the normal course of business
- The Vice President for ITS has delegated to IT professionals the authority to disclose IT data for the purposes of security, maintenance, or billing
- All data disclosed to assist academic research will be anonymous