Website Privacy Statement

Personal Information Collected or Received

• Information You Give Us

  We collect Personal Information you share with us while using our Services. In order to provide you our Services, we may ask for and collect Personal Information about you. The type(s) of Personal Information we collect vary depending on the Services you use and may include but are not limited to:

  • Account information: A BarryU account is a username and password authentication process that provides access to multiple University systems and Services via use of that username and password. When you sign up for a BarryU account, we use Personal Information we previously collected from you (e.g., from your enrollment or employment application), such as your Social Security number, first name, last name, permanent address, email address, and date of birth, in order to verify and create your BarryU account.
  • Appointment information: When you submit an online appointment request, Barry University may use any Personal Information provided by you.
  • Payment information: In order to pay any outstanding bills to the University, or to pay for certain Services, we may require you to provide certain financial information, such as your bank account or credit card information, in order to facilitate the processing of payments and comply with applicable law.
  • Communications with Barry University and others: When you communicate with the University or use the University websites to communicate with others, those platforms may collect information about your communication and any information you choose to provide. This may be communications made through direct messages, message boards, forums, and/or new groups available to you. Please remember that information disclosed by you or others in certain message boards, forums, or groups, is not private and becomes public information. You should exercise caution when deciding to disclose your Personal Information in these or similar areas of our websites and applications.
  • Other information: You may otherwise choose to provide us Personal Information when you fill out a form, fill out an application, ask a question, conduct a search, respond to surveys, update or add information to your BarryU account, participate in promotions, or use other features of the University’s websites or Services.

• Information We Automatically Collect from Your Use of Our Websites

  Like most other website operators, the University uses cookies and similar technologies to automatically receive and record information, including Personal Information, from your browser or mobile device when you visit our websites.

  Along with your IP address, we use cookies and similar technologies to automatically collect information, including Personal Information, regarding which pages you access on our websites, access dates and times, content you view, actions you take, searches you make, information about which page led you to our websites, and the software you use to visit our websites. 

  We may also automatically collect device-specific information when you install, access, or use our websites or applications. This information may include information such as the hardware model, operating system information, app version, app usage, debugging information, browser information, and unique device identifiers.

  For more details on our use of cookies and similar technologies and how to control, block, or opt-out of the cookies that are set on a computer or mobile device, please see the Barry University Cookie Statement.

• Information We Collect From Third Parties

  We may collect information, including Personal Information, which others provide about you when they use our Services, or obtain information from other sources and combine that with information we collect from you through our Services.  We do not control or supervise the privacy practices of third parties that provide information to us, and any questions or requests regarding their handling of your Personal Information should be directed to those third parties.

  Information we collect from third parties varies depending on the Services you use and may include, but is not limited to:

  • Background information: For individuals in the United States, to the extent permitted by applicable laws, we may obtain reports from public records of criminal convictions or sex offender registrations. For individuals outside of the United States, to the extent permitted by applicable laws and with your consent where required, we may obtain the local version of police, background, or registered sex offender checks. We may use your information, including your full name and date of birth, to obtain such reports.
  • Other sources: We may collect or receive additional Personal Information about you, such as demographic data, from third party service providers, business associates, public or private databases, and/or organizations that may sponsor or facilitate your participation in our Services, and we may combine it with information we have about you.

• Internal and Related Organization Use

  We disclose Personal Information to employees, including faculty, researchers, medical staff, financial aid counselors, human resources staff, law enforcement officers, and others associated with the University in order to carry out activities in furtherance of our Services and mission.  We may also disclose Personal Information to organizations related to the University, such as higher education enrollment management, analytics, and consulting service providers.

• Your Consent

  Where you have provided consent, we share your information, including Personal Information, as described at the time of consent, such as when you participate in promotional activities conducted by the University’s partners or third parties.

• Compliance with Law, Responding to Legal Requests, Preventing Harm, and Protection of Our Rights

  We may disclose your information, including Personal Information, to courts, law enforcement or governmental authorities, or authorized third parties, if and to the extent we are required or permitted to do so by law, court order, or other legal process, or if such disclosure is reasonably necessary:

  • To comply with our legal obligations.
  • To comply with legal processes and to respond to claims asserted against Barry University.
  • To respond to verified requests relating to a criminal investigation or alleged or suspected illegal activity or any other activity that may expose us, you, or any other of our users to legal liability.
  • To enforce and administer our Terms of Use, our payment terms, or other agreements.
  • To protect the rights, property, or personal safety of Barry University, its employees, its users, or members of the public.
  • To exercise Barry University’s legal rights or establish or defend legal claims.

• Service Providers

  Barry University uses third-party service providers to help us provide our Services and otherwise carry out activities in furtherance of our mission. Examples include service providers who help us:

  • Conduct background or police checks, fraud prevention, and risk assessment.
  • Perform product development, maintenance, and debugging.
  • Allow the provision of services through third party platforms and software tools (e.g., through the integration with our APIs).
  • Provide customer service, advertising, or payments services.

  These providers have limited access to your information to perform these tasks on our behalf and are contractually bound to protect it and to use it only for the purposes for which it was disclosed.

• Anonymized Information

  We may provide anonymized information developed from Personal Information to third parties.  Such anonymized information, which cannot be used to identify specific natural persons, is outside the scope of this Statement.

• Cross-Border Transfer

  We may conduct cross-border transfers of Personal Information to, from, and within the United States and other jurisdictions where data protection laws may differ from those of an individual’s home country and where certain regulatory bodies, such as the European Commission and United Kingdom Information Commissioner’s Office, have determined local laws, regulations, policies, and other requirements do not ensure an adequate level of protection of Personal Information.