Long Island University is committed to ensuring the confidentiality of personally identifiable information provided by its employees, students, and visitors.  However, some personally identifiable information may be subject to disclosure pursuant to Federal and/or state law.  In these cases, the University may disclose information to third parties when such disclosure is required or permitted by law.

Governing Law

In general, the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (“FERPA”) (20 USC §1232(g)) prohibits the release of students’ educational records.  However, the University may release student directory information or student educational records if allowed or required by FERPA.

Your access and use of the University’s Web sites, and these terms and conditions, are governed by, and will be construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York.  In the event that any provision of these terms and conditions is held unenforceable, it will not affect the validity or enforceability of the remaining terms and conditions.

Information Collected

It is the policy and practice of Long Island University to collect the least amount of personally identifiable information necessary to fulfill its required duties and responsibilities, complete a particular transaction, deliver services, or as required by law.  This applies to the collection of all personally identifiable information regardless of source or medium.  Information provided should only be shared with members of the University community who have a need to know in order to provide services or conduct University business.  The University may share personally identifiable information with other individuals or organizations that provide services to the University.  The University requires these third parties to protect personally identifiable information it receives pursuant to this policy and applicable law.  The University will take reasonable and appropriate measures to protect personally identifiable information from unauthorized access or disclosure.

Individuals may choose not to provide information to the University via the Internet.  Most University websites may be accessed without providing personally identifiable information, however some options or special services may require the submission of personally identifiable information.

No data transmitted over the Internet can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. While the University strives to protect your personal information, we cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information you transmit to us and you do so at your own risk.  Once we receive your personal information, we make every effort to ensure its security.

Information other than personally identifiable information may be collected from the Internet for analysis and statistical purposes.  Such information may include user visit logs, network traffic logs, and small text files known as “cookies” used to assess website activity.  Information collected from the Internet is used to diagnose problems, assess what information is of most interest, determine technical design specifications, and identify system performance and/or problem areas.

Please send questions or concerns to

privacy@liu.edu