Effective Date: Jan. 1, 2020
Grand Canyon University (GCU) is located in Phoenix, AZ. The university, a top Christian institution serving both traditional and online students, is committed to protecting our constituents’ privacy. This statement is designed to expound upon the necessary collection of data/information that GCU acquires from site visitors and to define how that information is used.
Changes in Privacy Statement
This privacy policy is current as of the effective date set forth above. GCU reserves the right to change this privacy policy at least once every 12 months, remaining consistent with applicable privacy laws and principles.
Reporting an Online Security Incident
This form provides a way to submit feedback on a security flaw, vulnerability or malicious activity from one of our information assets. Please provide specific details such as IP address, URL, user account or any other details that will help us to fully understand the issue. Also, it is very helpful if you provide contact info where we can follow up with questions if we have any difficulty in finding or replicating the issue.
Security
GCU is committed to providing secure online environments for our constituents and online visitors. Our websites have standard and advanced security measures in place to protect against the loss of, misuse, unauthorized access, disclosure, alterations and destruction of information we process and control. Although GCU has security controls in place to safeguard against malicious actors, it is important to remain alert when entering GCU-assigned credentials to external sites that are not affiliated with the university.
We recommend ensuring that your device is kept protected with an up-to-date Antivirus software. GCU does not accept liability for data that is compromised due to the following: (i) utilizing a password that is deemed weak or commonly used; (ii) voluntarily providing credentials to a malicious site; (iii) transmitting information through an insecure channel not provided by GCU or its partner institution (e.g. utilizing an unprotected public network or a compromised personal device). To further protect your data, we regularly educate our employees on standard data protection procedures and new cybersecurity threats/technologies through cybersecurity awareness programs.
If you suspect a security incident may be related to a record handled by GCU, please contact [email protected] for a prompt response.
Consent
Voluntarily browsing a Grand Canyon University site indicates your acceptance of the terms and conditions in use. Additionally, you are agreeing to the terms of this Privacy Statement, all non-conflicting principles of the student handbook, employee handbook, faculty handbook, computer use policies and the gcu.edu terms and conditions. If you are in disagreement with consenting, then please discontinue use of GCU sites.
Data Access Requests
If you are a European citizen, per GDPR regulations, you have the right to ask us for access to your data in a readable format, rectification or erasure of your information; to refuse to be subjected to automated decision making, including profiling; right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority; to restrict processing (pending correction or deletion); to object to communications or direct marketing; and to ask for the transfer of your information electronically to a third party (data portability).
GCU will not discriminate against an individual who wishes to exercise their rights as allowed to by applicable data protection regulations. Some of these rights are not automatic. We reserve the right to discuss with you why we might not comply with a request from you to exercise them varying on the circumstances involved.
A charge is not issued for personal data record requests, unless requests are excessive. in which a charge may be applied per regulation allowance. For further information please use the contact form, email address and/or phone number found in the “More Information” section of this policy.
GCU employees are also subject to certain data subject rights, such as the right to be informed of the attributes stored within their record as applicable through the rightful authorization of GDPR.
Per GDPR, you always retain the right as an EU data subject to lodge a complaint about our management of your personal information with the Information Commissioner’s Office at Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, SK9 5AF (ico.org.uk)
If you are an EU citizen residing in an EU member state that is subject to GDPR regulation and you wish to request a copy of the data GCU has collected from you or wish to exercise a granted right by GDPR, please contact one of our communication methods listed. If you are a registered student, you may also contact your student services counselor. Your request may take up to 30 days to complete, unless notified with a reasonable delay of up to 90 days.
This Privacy Statement
This privacy statement only applies to information collected on the following sites: gcu.edu, grand-canyon.edu, my.gcu.edu and gcu.edu subdomains. GCU’s Privacy Statement is available on our website and can be found in our University Policy Handbook. A hard copy of this policy may be requested via telephone or mail. Some personal records may be subject to additional laws that are not listed in this policy, which GCU will reasonably comply with regulations that are not publicly listed.
More Information
For additional information about this statement or GCU’s privacy practices, please contact:
Grand Canyon University, Legal Department, Building 26
3300 W. Camelback Road
Phoenix, AZ 85017
EMAIL: [email protected]
PHONE: 602-639-8288