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Rider University's Privacy Policy

Rider University is committed to protecting your privacy. Our website is provided to support Rider University’s mission and to be of service to students, parents, faculty, staff, alumni, friends, supporters, and the public. Use of this site for any purposes other than that for which it is intended is unauthorized and prohibited.

Data Collection and Use of Cookies
We collect general, statistical information about visitors to our site for the purpose of facilitating communication and conducting business between the college and users of the site.  Rider University also makes use of cookies to improve our visitor’s Web experience. A cookie is a piece of data stored by a Web site on a user's hard drive, which contains information about the user. Rider University employs cookies to keep track of user names and passwords, as well as to personalize your experience. While Rider may use data to provide information about its programs, no information will be used to permit targeting of any website visitor for contact or marketing by any person or entity other than Rider.  You can set your browser to decline or accept cookies, though if you choose not to accept cookies, some parts of the site may function less efficiently.

Security
Rider University provides a secure server to protect your information from being viewed by an outside user. The technology transmits and receives scrambled data, which is decoded on the server side.

Surveys and E-mail
Rider University may request information through surveys, which users may choose to participate in on a voluntary basis. Information gathered may be used for marketing and promotional purposes or to notify you of new content, among other uses. If you e-mail us with questions or comments, we may use your personal information in order to respond to you. We may also share your information with a third party to assist in our response. We may file your comments for future reference, or we may discard the information after we have reviewed it. Under no circumstances do we share information about visitors with external organizations.

Interactive Features
While Rider University and Rider.Studioabroad.com strive to protect users' personal information and privacy, we cannot guarantee the security of any information you disclose online through interactive features such as forums, message boards, chat rooms, or similar services. Please keep in mind that you disclose information at your own risk.

Links to third-party sites
This site may contain links to sites owned or operated by parties other than Rider University. Rider University does not control outside sites and is not responsible for their content. Inclusion of links to an outside site does not imply any endorsement of the material on the site or, unless expressly stated otherwise, any sponsorship, affiliation, or association with its owner, operator, or sponsor.

Exceptions
In certain circumstances, we will release specific information about you or your account to comply with any valid legal process such as a search warrant, subpoena, statute, or court order, or in other special cases, such as an attempted breach of the Rider.edu security, without notice to you.

Copyright
This site and all information and images within it are copyright Rider University unless otherwise noted. U.S. copyright law protects all materials on this site. All rights reserved. Anyone wishing to obtain permission to reproduce any materials appearing on this site should contact webmaster@rider.edu.

Disclaimer
The information on this site is provided "as is," and no representations or warranties of any kind are made regarding it. Our policy is not to be applied in any manner contrary to applicable law or governmental regulation. Rider University reserves the right to make changes to this policy at any time. Please check this page periodically for updates.