Privacy Policy

Effective Date: June 20, 2018

Grand Canyon University (GCU) is a nonprofit university 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.

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.

This privacy policy is current as of the effective date set forth above. GCU reserves the right to change this privacy policy from time to time, consistent with applicable privacy laws and principles.

For additional information about this policy or GCU's privacy practices, contact us:

Grand Canyon University 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. To further protect your data we regularly educate our employees on standard data protection procedures and new Cyber Security Threats/Technologies.

Per GDPR regulations, you have the right to ask us for access to, rectification or erasure of your information; 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). Some of these rights are not automatic, and we reserve the right to discuss with you why we might not comply with a request from you to exercise them.

You retain the right at all times 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 (https://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, please contact your assigned GCU university counselor via phone and/or email.

While browsing Grand Canyon University sites you may encounter links to webpages not directly affiliated with GCU. External link content is under the control of the site that manages/owns/operates it. GCU recommends you review the privacy policy of those external organizations before proceeding with interacting with site content.

NOTE: We would like to remind you that the voluntary disclosure of PII data on social networks and other similar sites can be collected and used by others. When you leave a GCU controlled site we cannot guarantee the safety of the PII data you disclose to that entity.

You may make a request to be removed from our mailing lists by sending your name, email address and home address to:

Grand Canyon University Opt-Out
3300 W. Camelback Road
Phoenix, AZ 85017
 

If you do not wish to receive marketing emails from GCU, please submit a request at: pages.email.gcu.edu/Unsubscribe/

While browsing Grand Canyon University cookies may be collected. Cookies are small text files stored by your browser on your device(s) to save certain information or image files. You can change the preferences in your browser(s) and refuse to accept cookies, disable cookies or even remove stored cookies from your computer. Please note that by taking this action, you may affect your browsing experience on sites which rely on cookies to function.

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.

GCU's Internet network is guarded by a firewall that protects on-campus students from entering sites that may be unsafe or not in keeping with our Christian values. Sites are selected by category to filter usage. Seven categories are set to make the site unavailable, but pressing the "Continue" button allows you through to the site. These site topics include, but are not limited to, drugs, illegal activities, gambling and other questionable sites.

There are eight categories that are identified to make sites wholly unavailable, including, but not limited to pornography, cheating websites, malware, key loggers and sites that promote terrorist activities. The Learning Management System and eBooks websites are specifically white-listed to ensure students are always able to access them. If you feel a blocked website should be made available, contact the Office of Residence Life, and your request will be reviewed.

NOTE: The LOPES network, GCU's student intranet, does not authenticate students prior to allowing site access, and their web filter's reporting capabilities are limited to big-picture summaries that describe general usage. Reporting on individual students will not be possible. GCU does not proactively monitor usage or sites visited.