Our Privacy Policy

Privacy of Electronic Communications and Data

Person-to-person communications, such as e-mail, are considered to be as private as phone conversations. Upload and download of information shall be given the same level of privacy. Neither the college nor its employees will attempt to monitor, read, or distribute the contents of such communications except when required to do so by law or a legal process served upon the college, or in extraordinary circumstances to protect the health and well-being of members of the community or the property of the College.

The contents of an individual's computer files are to be accorded the same confidentiality as the corresponding non-electronic material in college-owned storage facilities. Thus, a student's computer files should be considered the same as a resident student's papers in the student's dorm room. A faculty member's electronic grade books are to be considered as confidential as traditional paper grade books stored in the faculty member's office desk.

However, users of Information Technology must realize that the College's employees may occasionally see the contents of e-mail or stored files in the process of maintaining the computer system. For example, a technician may be required to look at the contents of damaged files in the process of recovering data.

Users should also realize that data stored on the drives of public machines or in public areas of shared network drives or servers cannot be protected.

Baldwin-Wallace College assumes no liability for issues, privacy or otherwise, associated with the use of these College resources.