The pysp.org website offered by Saint Joseph’s University (“SJU”) provides this Online Privacy Policy to inform you of our privacy practices and the choices you can make about the way information about you that may be collected online, through the www.pysp.org website (the “Website”), and how that information may be used.

This Online Privacy Statement covers the website pages belonging to SJU in the United States only, and does not cover the privacy policies of any other websites to which you may be linked through the Website. The Website may also be referenced on or accessible through links contained on other sites, including sites of third party networks. However, SJU has not investigated, and is not responsible for, the privacy practices or content of those sites. Their policies and protections may be different than those offered by SJU. We encourage you to investigate and review the privacy practices of those sites prior to use. This Online Privacy Statement and the policies described below may be updated and are subject to change from time to time. SJU encourages you to review this Online Privacy Policy periodically to confirm our current site policies. This statement discloses SJU’s information gathering and dissemination practices relating to the Website, and explains how SJU may use and protects personal identifiable information, if any, that we may receive from the Website.

• Types of Information Collected
• What Do We Do with the Information You Post?
• How Do We Protect the Security of Your Information?
• Is Information Shared with Third Parties?
• Children’s Online Policy
• Who Should I Contact for More Information?

Types of Information Collected 

Posted Information

The Website is intended to provide you with a forum for discussion and information. The Website is a public forum that is accessible and viewable by anyone. As such, any and all information or content which you may post on the Website will be accessible and viewable by everyone. SJU does not sell, rent or lease any of the posted information to any others.

On some of the Website pages, you may be able to request information, or subscribe to support materials. Such requests require that you provide SJU with certain personal information. This type of personal information that you may provide to the Website may include your name, address, phone number, and email address. If you choose to provide us with such personal information, the Website and SJU will only use such information to provide you with the information you have requested. Providing any personal information about you is fully optional to you.

Non-personal Information (Cookies and other Information)

When you visit the Website, we may collect anonymous system information about your computer, such as your internet protocol (“IP”) address. Such information is collected through the use of “cookies.” Cookies are small files that are placed on your hard drive by a web site. They act as unique identifiers for your computer, but cannot be used to identify any individual, only machines. We may use cookies to identify those who access the Website to better understand their browsing or usage patterns of the Website.

Non-personal data that we may collect may include the particular web pages visited, unique URLs visited within the Website properties, browser type and IP address. Most non-personal data is collected via cookies or other similar analysis technologies.

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What Do We Do with the Information You Post? 

• Respond to your inquiries or requests
• Provide other communications to you, if you choose to receive such information
• Enhance the Website based on anonymous information about the site visitors

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How Do We Protect the Security of Your Information? 

SJU protects its databases and systems with various physical, technical and procedural measures and SJU restricts access to such databases and to personal information, if any is provided to SJU, by unauthorized persons. SJU’s information systems are maintained behind a software firewall to isolate them from access by other networks connected to the Internet.

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Is Information Shared with Third Parties? 

SJU does not rent, sell, or exchange your name to any third-party entities. Any information SJU collects about you or your computer is used exclusively by the PYSP Website and SJU to enhance and improve the use of the Website, or to provide you with any requested information or services. SJU may share data with affiliates and contractors in order to help analyze such information, assess usage trends, improve site layout or design, or to maintain or upgrade software and web capabilities. No personal information is distributed to third parties for direct marketing or solicitation purposes.

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Children's Online Policy 

SJU is committed to the preservation of online privacy for all of its visitors, including children. SJU does not knowingly collect information about children. In accordance with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act, we will not knowingly collect any information from children under the age of 13. If you are under the age of 13, you must ask your parent or guardian to assist you in using any/all SJU websites.

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Who Should I Contact for More Information? 

If you have any questions about this Online Privacy Statement, the practices of this site, or your interactions with this site, please feel free to contact the Office of General Counsel at ogc@sju.edu or contact us at 610-660-3140. You may also contact the PYSP Website or SJU to request any information about the PYSP Project or SJU. Contact us at the following address:

Saint Joseph’s University

Office of General Counsel
5600 City Ave
Philadelphia, PA 19131

Telephone: (610) 660-3140
Fax: (610) 660-3142
E-mail: ogc@sju.edu