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Â鶹´«Ã½ (Â鶹´«Ã½) is committed to protecting the privacy of its members and its visitors. In addition, Â鶹´«Ã½ is committed to protecting the privacy of visitors to its various websites under the sou.edu domain and to hosted websites officially branded and designated by Â鶹´«Ã½.

Information Â鶹´«Ã½ Collects

General Visits

During general visits to the various Â鶹´«Ã½ websites, Â鶹´«Ã½ or one of its contracted hosting providers will automatically collect:

• The Internet domain from which a visitor accesses the website (e.g. , , etc.)
• The IP address assigned to the visitor’s computer
• The type of browser the visitor is using (e.g. Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge, etc.)
• The date and time of visit
• The address of the website from which the visitor has linked to one of Â鶹´«Ã½â€™s sites.

Â鶹´«Ã½ incorporates Google Analytics into its sites, and thus in addition to the automatically collected information listed above, the following may be collected as well:

• Pages and content viewed during the visit
• Date and time of visit
• Amount of time spent on the website
• Visitor’s approximate geographic location based on IP address
• Next website visited after leaving sou.edu .

How Automatically Collected Information is Used
Automatically collected information is used to optimize website performance, improve marketing, improve visitor experience and to monitor or trace security-related events.

Information Provided to Â鶹´«Ã½ by Visitors
Various forms and applications are provided throughout sou.edu and its affiliated websites where visitors may elect to enter personally identifiable information (PII).

Examples of these applications and forms are not limited to:

• Admissions applications
• Financial Aid applications
• Employment applications
• Donation forms

How Visitor-provided Information is Used
Visitor-provided or personally identifiable information will only be used for legitimate university business or for the legitimate business of one of Â鶹´«Ã½â€™s affiliated programs (e.g. Athletics, Theater, Youth Programs, etc.).

Information Sharing

Â鶹´«Ã½ does not sell the information it automatically or voluntarily collects. Â鶹´«Ã½ does contract with third-party service providers for legitimate business purposes.

When necessary, Â鶹´«Ã½ will share information with these providers. Â鶹´«Ã½ contractually binds these providers to:

• Adhere to current and proper data protection standards
• Comply with data protection laws
• Agree to not sell or share Â鶹´«Ã½ information with other parties.

As required by law, Â鶹´«Ã½ will also share information to protect the safety and property of the university, its community and its visitors.

Cookies and Advertising

Cookies are small files that are stored on your computer (unless you block them). We use cookies to understand and save your preferences for future visits and compile data about site traffic and site interaction so that we can offer better site experiences and tools in the future. You may disable cookies through your individual browser options or you can opt out of the collection and use of this information through tools like the .