Privacy Policy

Primary Privacy Statement

Coastal Alabama Community College (the "College," "we") respects the privacy of individuals who use its websites. We are committed to ensuring the privacy and security of your sensitive and confidential information provided to the College online.

Please note that many units of the College run and maintain their own websites on the coastalalabama.edu domain. These sites may provide additional notices about the information they collect related to your web browsing experience, which may supplement this Privacy Statement. By visiting coastalalabama.edu you are accepting and consenting to the practices described in this notice.

What Information We Collect

Our web servers, like all webservers, collect information such as the IP address of your computer, the operating system, browser software used, access times, and pages visited. This data is used statistically and in aggregate to monitor web server performance, network security and to help manage the site and improve service.

Coastal Alabama Community College does not track individual visitor profiles but does reserve the right to use log data to diagnose problems with our server or networks, analyze resource management or investigate security concerns.

Some of our webpages may link to external websites not owned or controlled by the College. The College is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such websites.

Most pages on the coastalalabama.edu domain utilize a technology known as Google Analytics that allows us to gather general statistics regarding how our websites are used. For example, if we know what browser software and screen resolution our users are utilizing, we are better able to design web pages that suit our users. The statistics we generate are aggregate.

We do not track the usage patterns of individual users, in fact, we use Google Analytics anonymization to prevent Google's ability to cross-reference your use on our site with data collected on other sites utilizing their services. Please visit the Google Analytics website for more information.

Cookies

A cookie is a small file placed onto your device that enables features and functionality. The information contained in a cookie typically includes information collected automatically by the web server and/or information provided voluntarily by the user. Google Analytics uses cookies to generate statistics about out site.

Coastal Alabama Community College policy does not allow the release of personally identifiable information to third parties (other than its agents when required for college business) without the permission of the person identified, or as allowed or required by law. We do not sell the information we collect from individual visitors to our websites to third parties.

Other Data Collection

Visitors using online forms or applications on our web pages may choose to supply information voluntarily. Information collected via such web forms will be securely maintained and be used only for the purposes for which it was supplied. Pages collecting such information should be transparent about the information they are collecting as well as the purpose for the data collection.

Information Protection

The College implements reasonable physical, technical, and administrative safeguards designed to prevent unauthorized access to or use of the information we collect online. While we strive to protect your information, we cannot guarantee or warrant the security of such electronic data. However, we will only use your information for the educational, research, or other purpose in furtherance of the College's mission for which it was provided.

Your information will be retained or disposed of according to the College's records management principles and polices.

This Privacy Policy may be amended from time to time. Any such changes will be posted on this page. Your continued usage of the site indicates your acceptance of such changes.

* Coastal Alabama Community College’s Privacy Policy is currently under review.