General
The Enterprise State Community College website is for informational purposes only and is offered as a convenience for our customers. We make no warranty or guarantee regarding the accuracy or reliability of the content on this site. Enterprise State Community College’s office shall not be liable for errors or for any damages in connection with the use of the information appearing on this or other referenced websites.
By using the information, services and products available through this website, you agree to be bound by all of the terms and conditions of use as set forth herein.
Collection of Personal Information
When you engage in activities on this site, you may be asked to provide certain information about yourself by filling out and submitting an online form. It is completely optional for you to engage in these activities.
Depending upon the activity, some of the information that we ask you to provide is identified as mandatory and some as voluntary. If you do not provide the mandatory data with respect to a particular activity, you will not be able to engage in that activity online. Instead, you will need to use a non-Web option for transacting that business with Enterprise State Community College.
Protection of Your Personal Information
Enterprise State Community College recognizes and appreciates the importance of responsible use of information collected on this site. Information may be saved for a designated period of time in order to comply with the State’s archiving policies. However, information will not be disclosed to third parties or other government agencies, unless required by state or federal law.
Use of Cookies
When you visit Enterprise State Community College ’s website, you can surf the site anonymously and access information without revealing your identity. In order to improve our site, we may use “cookies” to assist your visit. A cookie is small amount of data that is transferred to your browser by a Web server and can only be read by the server that gave it to you. It can function as your identification card, recording your passwords, purchases, and preferences. However, it cannot be executed as code or deliver viruses.
Most browsers are initially set to accept cookies. You can set your browser to notify you when you receive a cookie, giving you the chance to decide whether or not to accept it.
For some web pages that require an authorization, cookies are not optional. Users choosing not to accept cookies will probably not be able to access those pages. While certain Web pages use cookies to assist your visit to the Enterprise State Community College Website, and while our Web servers automatically log the IP address of your computer, this information does not identify you personally, and you remain anonymous unless you have otherwise provided personal information to a specific Web page.
User Accounts
When registering to use a feature, it is solely your responsibility to keep your private account information, such as username and password, secure. You must not disclose your private account information to anyone except other authorized persons.
You are entirely liable for all activities conducted through your account. You agree to immediately notify Enterprise State Community College of any unauthorized use of your account or any breach of security.
Enterprise State Community College will never ask you for your password in an unsolicited phone call or in an unsolicited e-mail. Also remember to sign out of your account and close your browser window whenever you have finished your work.
Security
Data transmission over the Internet is not guaranteed to be 100% secure. While we strive to protect your personal information, Enterprise State Community College cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information transmitted to us or received from our online products or services. Once we receive a transmission, we make our best effort to ensure it is secure on our systems.
Your Responsibilities
You are responsible for all charges associated with connecting to the Internet. You agree that any telephone or other communications fees and charges incurred are your sole responsibility.
Prohibited Uses
As a user of Enterprise State Community College ’s website, you agree to use this service only for its lawful, intended purposes. Use of this service for transmission, distribution, retrieval, or storage of any information, data, or other material in violation of any applicable law or regulation is prohibited. You also agree not to use the service to:
- Provide false information or to impersonate someone else;
- Distribute computer viruses, worms, or any software intended to damage or alter a computer system;
- Violate any applicable local, state, national or international law.
System and Network Security
Violations of system or network security of the service are prohibited, and may subject you to criminal and/or civil liability. Enterprise State Community College will investigate potential security violations, and may notify applicable law enforcement agencies if violations are suspected.
You may not attempt to circumvent the authentication procedures or security of any host, network, network component, or account to access data, accounts, or systems that you are not expressly permitted to access.
You may not interfere or attempt to interfere with service to any other user.
Violation of Terms of Use
In the event of any violation of the terms contained herein, Enterprise State Community College reserves the right to suspend or terminate, either temporarily or permanently, any or all services provided. Users who violate terms contained herein may additionally incur criminal and/or civil liability. Enterprise State Community College may refer violators to civil or criminal authorities for prosecution.
Indemnity
You agree to indemnify and hold Enterprise State Community College and its subsidiaries, affiliates, telecommunications providers, service providers, officers, employees and agents harmless from any claim, liability, loss, expense or demand, including attorneys’ fees, related to a user’s violation of the terms and conditions or the use of the services and information provided at this Website.
Limitation of Liability
In no event will Enterprise State Community College, its suppliers, its service providers, or other third party affiliates be liable for any damages whatsoever including but not limited to:
- Direct, indirect, incidental punitive and consequential damages arising out of the use, inability to use, or the results of use of this service;
- Any Websites linked to the service, the materials or information contained at any or all such sites;
- Content anywhere on the internet, whether based on warranty, contract, tort or any other legal theory;
- Including without limitation those damages resulting from lost profits, lost data or business interruption;
- Aggregate liability of Enterprise State Community College or any of its suppliers, service providers, or third party affiliates.
In no event shall Enterprise State Community College be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, special and exemplary damages, or any damages whatsoever, arising from the use or performance of this Website or from any information, services or products provided through this Website, even if Enterprise State Community College has been advised of the possibility of such damages.
If you are dissatisfied with this Website, or any portion thereof, your exclusive remedy shall be to stop using the website.
Termination
If a user’s conduct fails to conform to the letter or spirit of these terms and conditions or if Enterprise State Community College believes the user’s conduct may create liability for its affiliates, then that user’s service will be terminated.
Enterprise State Community College reserves the right to restrict access of any user of this service and may at any time in its sole discretion with or without notice and with or without cause immediately deny access to the service and may remove all account information.
Disclaimer of Warranties
This service is provided by Enterprise State Community College on an “as is” basis. Neither Enterprise State Community College nor its partners, providers, or affiliates make any representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, as to the operation of the service, its contents, or any information made available by or through the service.
Enterprise State Community College disclaims all warranties, expressed or implied, including but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, or any infringement. Furthermore, Enterprise State Community College does not warrant that use of the service will not be interrupted
Primary Privacy Statement
Enterprise State Community College (the “College,” “we”) respects the privacy of individuals and businesses who use its websites. It is critical for you to be confident that your privacy is protected when visiting Enterprise State Community College campuses and websites. We are committed to ensuring the privacy and security of your sensitive and confidential information. By visiting escc.edu you are accepting and consenting to the practices described in this notice.
What Information We Collect
Our networking equipment, like all networking equipment, may automatically collect and store information such as the IP address of your computer, the operating system, browser software used, access times, and pages visited. This data is used statistically and in aggregate to monitor network performance, network security and to help manage the network and improve service. The information automatically collected is used to improve the college’s network and to help administrators understand how users are interacting with websites.
The information collected on Enterprise State websites is not collected for commercial marketing purposes and the college is not authorized to sell, or otherwise disclose, the information collected for commercial marketing purposes.
Enterprise State Community College does not track individual visitor profiles but does reserve the right to use log data to diagnose problems with our server or networks, analyze resource management or investigate security concerns.
Some of our webpages may link to external websites not owned or controlled by the College. The College is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such websites.
Most pages on the escc.edu domain utilize a technology known as Google Analytics that allows us to gather general statistics regarding how our websites are used. For example, if we know what browser software and screen resolution our users are utilizing, we are better able to design web pages that suit our users. The statistics we generate are aggregate.
We do not track the usage patterns of individual users, in fact, we use Google Analytics anonymization to prevent Google’s ability to cross-reference your use on our site with data collected on other sites utilizing their services. Please visit the Google Analytics website for more information.
Cookies
A cookie is a small file placed onto your device that enables features and functionality. The information contained in a cookie typically includes information collected automatically by the web server and/or information provided voluntarily by the user. Google Analytics uses cookies to generate statistics about out site.
Enterprise State Community College policy does not allow the release of personally identifiable information to third parties (other than its agents when required for college business) without the permission of the person identified. The College may release or disclose personal information without consent if the disclosure is allowed or required by court order or by law.
Among the laws and regulations that mandate baseline privacy and information security controls, the most notable for Enterprise State include the following:
- Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) – Protective Health Information (PHI) may be used and disclosed for Treatment, Payment, and Healthcare Operations (TPO). The information that is disclosed must meet the “Minimum Necessary” standard. This means the least information required to accomplish the intended purpose.
- Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) – Protects the privacy of student education records and gives parents certain rights with respect to their children’s education records. Additional student privacy information, may be found on the Family Policy Compliance Office website by following this link: http://familypolicy.ed.gov/
- Payment Card Industry (PCI) Data Security Standards – A framework of standards and compliance requirements designed to protect consumer payment card data.
Enterprise State Community College supported information systems do not store credit card data. The college utilizes Touchnet to interface with the Banner ERP/SiS for payments. The data is scanned and transmitted real-time and no data is stored in any college information system.
Additional laws and regulations apply in the wake of unauthorized disclosure of individuals’ data, requiring ESCCIT to take specific actions if any protected data may have been disclosed either accidentally or maliciously to unauthorized parties. Individuals who handle protected data are encouraged to speak with their managers to better familiarize themselves with relevant laws and regulations.
Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act – The GLB Act, or GLBA, is also known as the Financial Modernization Act of 1999. It is a United States federal law that requires financial institutions to explain how they share and protect their customers’ private information. To be GLBA compliant, financial institutions must communicate to their customers how they share the customers’ sensitive data, inform customers of their right to opt-out if they prefer that their personal data not be shared with third parties, and apply specific protections to customers’ private data in accordance with a written information security plan created by the institution.
The primary data protection implications of the GLBA are outlined in its Safeguards Rule, with additional privacy and security requirements issued by the FTC’s Privacy of Consumer Financial Information Rule (Privacy Rule), created under the GLBA to drive implementation of GLBA requirements. The GLBA is enforced by the FTC, the federal banking agencies, and other federal regulatory authorities, as well as state insurance oversight agencies.
Other Data Collection
Visitors using online forms or applications on our web pages may choose to supply information voluntarily. Information collected via such web forms will be securely maintained and be used only for the purposes for which it was supplied. Pages collecting such information should be transparent about the information they are collecting as well as the purpose for the data collection.
Enterprise State Community College policy does not allow the release of personally identifiable information to third parties (other than its agents when required for college business) without the permission of the person identified, or as allowed or required by law. We do not sell the information we collect from individual visitors to our websites to third parties.
Information Protection
The College implements reasonable physical, technical, and administrative safeguards designed to prevent unauthorized access to or use of the information we collect online. While we strive to protect your information, we cannot guarantee or warrant the security of such electronic data. However, we will only use your information for the educational, research, or other purpose in furtherance of the College’s mission for which it was provided.
Your information will be retained or disposed of according to the College’s records management principles and polices.
This Privacy Policy may be amended from time to time. Any such changes will be posted on this page. Your continued usage of the site indicates your acceptance of such changes.
* Enterprise State Community College’s Privacy Policy is currently under review.