Cecil College maintains web sites located at cecil.edu to inform you of the many offerings and activities pertinent to the institution. We appreciate the trust you place in Cecil, and we are committed to respecting your privacy and the security of your personal information. Our privacy statement, dated October 2006, describes the information we collect and how we use it. When using this site, you agree to the terms and conditions listed in the statement.

Information Collection and Use: Cecil College does collect the following information:

1. the domain name of visitors to our web page.
2. aggregate information on what pages visitors access.
3. certain technical information, such as the browser version and operating system.
4. broad demographic information for aggregate use.
5. the e-mail addresses of those who voluntarily communicate with us via e-mail.
6. information volunteered by the visitor, such as survey information and/or site registrations.

The information collected is used:

1. to improve the content of our web site.
2. to analyze usage trends.
3. to notify visitors about updates to our Web site.
4. by us to contact visitors for marketing purposes.

If you supply us with your postal address on-line, you may receive periodic mailings from us with information on new class offerings, services or upcoming events.

If you supply us with your telephone number on-line, you may receive telephone contact from us with information regarding new class offerings, services or upcoming events.

If you contact us voluntarily via email, you may receive email messages from us with information regarding new class offerings, services or upcoming events.

Links: The Cecil web site may contain links and information from other intuitions and/or organizations. Cecil is not responsible for the privacy practices of these institutions and/or organizations, access is at your own risk. Cecil will not sell, rent, or lease your e-mail address to others.

Cookies: The college web sites may use cookies. A cookie is a piece of data that contains information about the visitor in order to enhance their experience. In most cases this information has already been provided by the user in one form or another. We do not store preferences, personal information or track pages visited on other web sites.

Security: Cecil College takes precautions to secure any information collected on our web sites. In addition, the servers where the information is stored are kept in a secure environment.

FERPA: Refer to Family Educational Rights & Privacy Act

Online Payments: Credit Card Refunds - Any customer has the right to dispute a credit card charge from the card's issuing bank. If a charge is challenged, a retrieval request will be sent to the college asking for proof that a sale had been made by the customer. In addition, the college's credit card processor has the right to discontinue service for many reasons. And finally, the college takes due diligence to protect against someone trying to order merchandise with stolen cards by becoming familiar with the process.

Cecil College is dedicated to preserving the privacy of alumni, students, faculty and friends. The web site located at web.cecil.edu is password protected. It requires an ID Number and Personal Identification Number to enter the site. All content is displayed according to the security rights based on that identification.

If you have questions about this privacy statement, you may contact us by mail at the following address:

Communications Office
Cecil College
One Seahawk Drive
North East, MD 21901

You may send e-mail to the Communications Office at communicationsoffice@cecil.edu.

You may call us at 401-287-1000.

If you do not wish to receive emails, mailings or phone calls from Cecil please request removal from our lists through the contact information.