Privacy Information

Notwithstanding any language to the contrary, nothing contained herein constitutes nor is intended to constitute an offer, inducement, promise, guarantee, warranty or contract of any kind. The data contained herein is for informational purposes only and is not represented to be error free and is subject to change at any time.

Links to Other Websites

Any links to non-University of North Georgia information are provided as a courtesy. They are not intended to nor do they constitute an endorsement by the University of North Georgia of the linked materials.

This site may contain links to other websites not affiliated with 天美社区. These links are not intended to, nor do they constitute, an endorsement by 天美社区 of the linked materials. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of these other sites. We encourage you to read the privacy statements of other sites for assurance that their practices safeguard your privacy.

Type of Information Collected

The University of North Georgia (天美社区) is an institution of higher education involved in education, research, and community engagement. For 天美社区 to educate its students, engage in world-class research, and provide community services, it is essential and necessary that 天美社区 collect, process, use, and maintain data of its students, employees, applicants, research subjects, and others involved in its educational, research, and community programs.

Information We May Collect Automatically
Technical Identifiers and Device Data: information to ensure our website functions correctly across different devices and to tailor our communications to your interests.

Your IP address, browser type, and operating system.

The frequency of your visits, pages viewed, and the path you took to reach our site.

Unique device identifiers and general geolocation data.

Cookies: small text files stored on your device that help our website remember your preferences.

Session Cookies: These are temporary and expire once you close your browser. They ensure continuity as you move from page to page.

Persistent Cookies: These remain on your device to recognize you upon your return, allowing for a personalized experience.

Control: You can manage or reject cookies through your browser settings. Please note that disabling cookies may limit your access to certain site features.

Tracking Technologies: We utilize small, invisible electronic images known as web beacons or pixel tags to analyze user activity.

On the Web: These help us track which content and advertisements are most effective.

In Email: We use these to monitor engagement, such as when an email is opened or which links are clicked. This helps us provide more relevant content.

Note: You can opt out of email tracking by disabling HTML images or selecting "Text Only" in your email client settings.

Third Party Analytics and Advertising: We partner with third-party providers to analyze site traffic and serve relevant advertisements. These partners may use their own cookies or tracking technologies to recognize you across different devices (such as your phone and laptop). 天美社区 does not control these third-party technologies; their use is governed by the respective privacy policies of those providers.

Personal Data We May Collect
Personal Data We May Collect

天美社区 collects a variety of personal data to meet lawful basis, as referenced above. Most often the data is used for admission to academic programs, enrollment, participation in educational programs, job hiring, provision of medical services, participation in research, development, and public service. 天美社区 receives personal data from multiple sources. Most often, 天美社区 acquires this data directly from the data subject or under the direction of the data subject who has provided it to a third party.

Some parts of our site may allow users to post or transmit messages, comments, screen names, computer files, and other materials. You should be careful about what personal information you choose to make public through these services.

To the extent permitted by law, 天美社区 and our third party vendors may supplement the information we collect from and about you with information from other sources, such as publicly available information about your online and offline activity from social media services, commercially available sources, and information from other business partners.

The information we hold about you may include the following:

Personal details such as name, title, address, telephone number, email address, marital status, nationality, date of birth, photograph, household income, parental status, details of dependents;

Emergency contact information;

Insurance number (where you have voluntarily provided it);

Education and employment information (including the school(s), college(s), and other educational locations you have attended; places where you have worked; the courses you have completed; dates of study and examination results);

Other personal background information collected during the admission process, e.g. your socioeconomic classification, and details of your parents’ occupation and education;

Examination records (including records relating to assessments of your work, details of examinations taken, and your predicted and actual examination grades);

Information captured in your student record, including progression, achievement of milestones and progression reports;

Visa, passport, and immigration information;

Fees and financial support record (including records relating to the fees paid, student loan information and financial support, scholarships, and sponsorship);

Supervision, teaching, and tutorial activities; and training needs analysis and skills acquisition records;

Placement and internship record or study at another institution as an established component of your course of studies, or career development opportunity;

Information about your engagement with University support services or University facilities;

Information about your use of library facilities, including borrowing and fines;

Information about disciplinary actions (including academic misconduct), dispensations from regulations, and any appeals and complaints raised;

Attendance at University degree and award ceremonies and other University events;

Information about your use of our information and communication systems, including CCTV and building access information;

We may also process the following "special categories" of more sensitive personal data:

Information about your sex and gender identity;

Information about your race or ethnicity and religious beliefs;

Information about your health, including any disability and/or medical condition;

Information about criminal convictions and offenses, including proceedings or allegations.

Where 天美社区 Acquires Personal Data

天美社区 receives personal data from multiple sources. Most often, 天美社区 acquires this data directly from the data subject or under the direction of the data subject who has provided it to a third party.
To the extent permitted by law, 天美社区 and our third-party vendors may supplement the information we collect from and about you with information from other sources, such as publicly available information about your online and offline activity from social media services, commercially available sources, and information from other business partners

If you have specific questions regarding the collection and use of your personal data, please contact the University’s Data Protection Officer at privacy@ung.edu.

General Data Protection Regulation Privacy Notice

The European Union General Data Protection Regulation (“EU GDPR”) broadly applies to data about people who reside in the European Union or data about individuals when it is transferred from the EU. The EU GDPR limits when and how personal data can be collected, stored, processed, and used. It also provides these individuals with certain rights related to their personal data, including notice or consent, rights of access, and in some cases, requests for deletion.

天美社区 may be a data “Controller” or “Processor” with regard to certain activities as defined under the EU GDPR. 天美社区 is committed to protecting the rights of individuals in compliance with the EU GDPR.

Definitions

Controller: Controllers are responsible for decisions about the collection, use, and protection of personal data.

Personal data: Under the EU GDPR, personal data is defined as any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person. An identifiable natural person is an actual person (not a corporation or other business entity) who can be identified, directly or indirectly, by reference to:

Any identifiers, such as name, ID numbers, location data, online identifier; or
Factors specific to the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural, or social identity of that person.

Processor: Processors are responsible for processing, analyzing, storing, and deleting personal data on behalf of the Controller.

Lawful Basis for Collecting and Processing of Personal Data

天美社区 has lawful basis to collect, process, use, and maintain data of its students, employees, applicants, research subjects, and others involved in its educational, research, and public service programs. The lawful basis includes, without limitation: admission; registration; delivery of classroom, online, and study abroad education; grades; communication; employment; applied research; development; program analysis for improvements; and records retention.

Most of 天美社区’s collection and processing of personal data will fall under the following categories:

Processing that is necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by 天美社区 or third parties in providing education, employment, research and development, and public service.
Processing that is necessary for the performance of a contract to which the data subject is party, or to take steps at the request of the data subject prior to entering into a contract.
Processing that is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which 天美社区 is subject.
Processing for which the data subject has given consent for 天美社区 to use his or her personal data for one or more specific purposes.

There will be some instances where the collection and processing of personal data will be pursuant to other lawful bases. This basis will be identified for each application.

Types of Personal Data Collected and How it Will be Used

天美社区 collects a variety of personal data to meet lawful basis, as referenced above. Most often the data is used for admission to academic programs, enrollment, participation in educational programs, job hiring, provision of medical services, participation in research, development, and public service.

See the 'Information We May Collect' section for details.

If you have specific questions regarding the collection and use of your personal data, please contact the University’s Data Protection Officer at privacy@ung.edu.

Rights of the Data Subject Under the EU GDPR

If you are an individual data subject under the EU GDPR, you may obtain the following information and exercise the following rights:

the identity and the contact details of the Controller and, where applicable, the Controller’s representative;
the contact details of 天美社区’s GDPR Compliance Program;
an explanation of the purposes and legal basis/legitimate interests of the data collection/processing;
the identification of the recipients of the personal data;
notice if 天美社区 intends to transfer personal data to another country or international organization;
notice of the time period that the personal data will be stored;
the right to access personal data, rectify incorrect personal data, erase personal data, restrict or object to processing, and the right to data portability;
the right to withdraw consent at any time, if processing is based on consent;
the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority (established in the EU);
an explanation of why the personal data are required, and possible consequences of the failure to provide the data;
notice of the existence of automated decision-making, including profiling; and
notice if the collected data are going to be further processed for a purpose other than that for which the information was collected.

Exercising these rights is a guarantee to be afforded a process and not the guarantee of an outcome.

Any data subject who wishes to exercise any of the above-mentioned rights may do so by submitting a .