Capella University, Inc. and its parent corporation, Capella Education Company (together, "Capella"), consider your personal privacy to be of utmost importance. This Privacy Policy describes our current policies and practices with regard to information we collect through www.capella.edu (this "Site").

Scope of this Policy. Certain portions of the Site may contain notices stating that different policies and practices apply with regard to information collected through those particular portions of the Site, and in those cases such different policies and practices shall supercede this Privacy Policy.

If you are a learner (or are applying to become a learner) at Capella, information about you is excluded from the scope of this Privacy Policy because it is governed by the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) and Capella's FERPA compliance policy.

This Privacy Policy does not cover any employees, faculty, contractors, consultants or agents of Capella.

What Personal Data Does Capella Collect About Me Through This Site? The only Personal Data we collect through this Site is the Personal Data you volunteer when you use this Site, for example, the information you provide when you request a Program Guide or complete a survey. "Personal Data" means information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person, such as name, age and e-mail address.

How Does Capella Use My Personal Data? Capella uses the Personal Data you volunteer through this Site to provide the information, services and products you request. For example, we use the information you provide when you request a Program Guide to deliver the Program Guide to you, and we use your e-mail address to respond to your comments or questions.

In addition, we may study the Personal Data collected through this Site to improve our programs and services, to improve the content, functionality, navigation and usability of this Site, to better understand the needs and interests of learners, alumni and the other constituencies we serve, and to better market our programs, services and products.

From time to time, we may send you newsletters or updates, special offers, or other information about programs, services and products we believe would be of interest to you.

Does Capella Share My Personal Data? Capella may share Personal Data collected through this Site with other companies, organizations and individuals who perform certain functions on our behalf, for example, companies that provide support services to us (such as credit card processing services) or that help us market our products and services (such as colleges with whom we have referral relationships). They may need information about you in order to perform their functions. They are not authorized to use the information we share with them for any other purpose.

In addition, there are other, limited circumstances in which Capella may share or transfer the Personal Data in our databases, for example, with your permission; when we believe it is necessary: to comply with U.S. Department of Education reporting requirements or the reporting requirements of accrediting bodies, to comply with a court order or subpoena, to comply with a legal requirement, to enforce our conditions of use and other agreements, to protect the rights, property or safety of Capella, our users or others, to protect your vital interests, to administer our programs, to provide a quality online learning experience consistent with our program descriptions; or in the event of a corporate sale, merger, reorganization, dissolution or similar event. In particular, we exchange Personal Data with other companies and organizations for fraud protection and credit risk reduction.

What Statistical Data Does Capella Collect Through This Site? We automatically gather certain information, on an anonymous basis, about the use of our Site. For example, we may track how many visitors access our Site, the date and time of their visit, the length of their stay, which pages are viewed, which Web browsers used, the addresses of their Internet service providers, and the Web pages from which they access our Site. The technology we use to collect this information does not identify you personally, and we do not combine this information with other information to tell us who you are. We use this information in the aggregate to compile statistics about the use of our Site. We may use these statistics and share them with third parties to improve the content, functionality, navigation and usability of our Site, to better understand our constituencies and markets, and to improve our programs, services and products. In addition, we may use third party advertising companies to serve ads on our behalf. These companies may employ cookies and action tags to measure advertising effectiveness. Any information that these third parties collect via cookies and action tags is completely anonymous.

How Does Capella Protect Personal Data? At Capella, we strive to maintain the integrity and security of our databases. Although Capella cannot guarantee against any loss, misuse, unauthorized disclosure, alternation or destruction of data, we try to prevent such unfortunate occurrences. Our servers and databases are protected by firewalls and passwords. In addition, we use Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) software to encrypt data as it travels between your computer and our servers. When you see a solid key or a locked padlock icon at the lower portion of your browser window, this indicates that your transmission will be protected by SSL technology.

Does Capella Collect Information From Children Through This Site? Capella does not knowingly collect Personal Data from children under the age of thirteen through this Site. If you are under thirteen, please do not give us any Personal Data. If you have reason to believe that a child has provided Personal Data to Capella through this Site, please contact us, and we will endeavor to delete that information from our databases.

What About Other Sites That May Be Linked To This Site? One of the strengths of our university is that a wide spectrum of resources is readily made available to you. As such, this Site contains links to Web sites that are not operated by Capella. These links are provided for your reference and convenience only and do not imply any endorsement of the products sold or information provided through these sites, nor any association with their operators. Capella does not control these sites and is not responsible for their data practices. Any information you provide to third parties on their sites is covered under their privacy and data collection policies and is not covered by this Privacy Policy. We urge you to review the privacy policy posted on any site you visit before using the site or providing any Personal Data.

Changes To This Privacy Policy. As Capella University grows and technology advances, this Privacy Policy may need to change. Capella will notify you of changes to this Privacy Policy by posting the revised Privacy Policy on this Site. Your use of this Site following any such change constitutes your agreement that all information collected from or about you through this Site after the revised Privacy Policy is posted will be subject to the terms of the revised Privacy Policy.

Please review this Privacy Policy regularly. You may access the current version of this Privacy Policy at any time by clicking on the link marked "Legal Info" at the bottom of each page of this Site. This Privacy Policy was last revised on June 7, 2002.

Governing Law. This Privacy Policy shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Minnesota, United States of America.