Privacy Policy
Last Updated: August 24, 2026
Bryant University (the 鈥淯niversity,鈥 鈥渙ur,鈥 鈥渦s,鈥 or 鈥渨e鈥) is committed to protecting the privacy and security of the information of our website visitors, including students, applicants, alumni, and donors (鈥測ou鈥). We want you to understand how we collect and use information from our website, www.bryant.edu (the 鈥淪ite鈥), and our related services, (together with the Site, the 鈥淪ervices鈥) so you can interact with us with confidence. By using the Services, you accept and agree to the practices this Privacy Policy describes. If you do not agree to any of the terms in this Privacy Policy, you should not use the Services.
This Privacy Policy does not apply to information we collect from or about current or former employees, volunteers, contractors, and other workers of the University as part of their employment or working relationship with the University.
What Information Do We Collect?
When you use our Services, we may collect, store, and process various kinds of data, including personal information about you. 鈥淧ersonal information鈥 refers to information about you that can be used to identify you, such as your name, address, telephone number, e-mail address, credit card information, or transaction information.
Students and Applicants
We collect and maintain the following information about you:
- Contact information;
- Demographic information;
- Education history;
- Testing history;
- Other personal information provided by you as part of your application;
- Personal financial information;
- Family information; and
- Payment information
- Letters of Recommendation
Alumni, Student Family Members, and Donors
- Contact information;
- Demographic information;
- Education history;
- Employment information;
- University or other affiliations;
- Family information;
- Financial Information;
- Contribution history;
- Other information you voluntarily provide to us; and
- Your image, if you participate in University events that are recorded.
Site Visitors
When you visit the Site, we may collect, store, and process various kinds of data, including personal information about you. Specifically, we may collect, store, and process information when you:
- Submit a form on the Site;
- Contact us with inquiries, including via email;
- Subscribe to our newsletter or otherwise sign up to receive communications; or
- Voluntarily provide information.
We may also collect details of your visit to our Site and the pages you access, including, but not limited to, traffic data, location data, weblogs, and other communication data, including your IP address, browser type, the date and time you accessed or left the Site, and which pages you viewed. Some parts of our Site uses cookies and other technologies to collect this information about your general internet usage. See the section below called 鈥淗ow We Use Tracking Technologies鈥 to learn more.
Why We Collect Information and our Legal Basis
We use your information to:
- Deliver and administer your education, including recording details of your studies;
- Administer the financial aspects of your relationship with us;
- Enable your participation at various events;
- Communicate with you;
- Operate security, governance, and disciplinary processes;
- Fulfil our legal obligations;
- Review and process applications;
- Request gifts or donations;
- Provide opportunities to connect you with the University community;
- Present our Services to you;
- Personalize and improve your Site experience;
- Provide you with information or services that you request from us;
- Fulfill any other purpose for which you provide it;
- Allow you to participate in any interactive features on our Services;
- Perform analytics to learn about the behavior of our Service users; or
- Send periodic emails relating to occasional University news, updates, or related information;
The University will process your personal information for a range of contractual, statutory, University, or public interest purposes. We may also process your personal information for your legitimate interests.
How We Use Tracking Technologies
We use cookies (small text files stored in your browser) and other techniques such as web beacons (small, clear picture files used to follow your online activities) (鈥淭racking Technologies鈥) to provide you with a personalized user experience and to allow us to improve the design and functionality of the Site. Tracking Technologies collect information that tells us how you use our Site, web-related products and Services. The use of Tracking Technologies does not give us access to the rest of your computer.
There are various types of cookies, including:
- Third-Party Cookies, which are placed by a domain other than that of the website you are visiting;
- Session Cookies, which are temporary and link the actions of the user during the specific browser session. Once you close the browser, the cookie is deleted; and
- Permanent or Persistent Cookies, which are stored for a specific period of time and activates each time the user visits the website that created the cookie.
We use third-party, session, and persistent cookies and Tracking Technologies to collect information about Site usage and to help us remember you when you visit the Site. For more information about cookies, please visit .
Cookie Consent
Where required by law, including for visitors located in the European Economic Area (EEA) and the United Kingdom, we set non-essential Tracking Technologies (such as analytics and advertising cookies) only after you provide consent through our cookie banner. You may review, change, or withdraw your cookie preferences at any time using the Consent Preferences icon and link on the website.
Choices About How We Use and Disclose Your Information
We strive to provide you with choices regarding the personal information you provide to us. We have created mechanisms to provide you with the following control over your information:
- Tracking Technologies. Most browsers accept cookies automatically. You may be able to set your browser to refuse all or some browser cookies, or to alert you when cookies are being sent. If you disable or refuse cookies, please note that some parts of this Site may then be inaccessible or not function properly. Cookie-based opt outs must be performed on each device and browser that you wish to have opted out.
- Communications. We may use your personal information, like name, address, and email, for internal marketing as well as to respond to your inquiry, complete a transaction, or fulfill other forms of support. You can choose not to receive any marketing communications from us by 鈥渦nsubscribing鈥 using the instructions in any marketing communication you receive from us.
- Google Analytics. We may use Google Analytics to improve our Site鈥檚 functions. You can choose not to be included in Google Analytics by .
鈥淒o Not Track鈥 Requests
Our Site currently does not respond to 鈥渄o not track鈥 or similar signals.
How Do We Share Your Personal Information?
We may disclose your personal information as follows:
- With affiliates, contractors, service providers, and other third-parties we use to support the University;
- To fulfill the purpose for which you provide it;
- For any other purpose disclosed by us when you provide the information;
- With your consent;
- To enforce any agreement, including any applicable terms of service;
- To establish or exercise our right to defend against legal claims;
- To law enforcement and other government authorities such as legislatures, courts, agencies and litigants if we reasonably believe that such action is necessary to: comply with the law and the reasonable requests of governmental authorities; comply with legal process; respond to requests from public or government authorities, including public or government authorities outside your country of residence; protect the security or integrity of the Services鈥 information systems; and/or exercise or protect our rights, privacy, safety or those of affiliates, clients, you or others; and
- If we reasonably believe disclosure is necessary or appropriate to protect the rights, property, or safety of the University or others.
We do not sell your personal information, and we do not 鈥渟hare鈥 it for cross-context behavioral advertising, as those terms are defined under applicable law.
Payment Information
When you make a payment on our Site, you may be taken to the website of one of our third-party service providers. This third-party service provider will either collect or have access to your first and last name, zip code, postal address, email address, payment amount, billing information, and payment card information. Please review the third-party service provider鈥檚 privacy policy to learn how they protect your information.
Student Education Records (FERPA)
If you are or become a Bryant University student, the 鈥渆ducation records鈥 we maintain about you are protected by the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), 20 U.S.C. 搂 1232g, and its implementing regulations. FERPA gives eligible students the right to inspect and review their education records, to seek amendment of records they believe are inaccurate or misleading, to consent to certain disclosures of personally identifiable information, and to file a complaint with the U.S. Department of Education. The University may disclose 鈥渄irectory information鈥 without consent unless you have opted out in accordance with the University鈥檚 Annual FERPA Notification, and may disclose education records without consent to the extent permitted by FERPA (for example, to school officials with a legitimate educational interest). Where FERPA and this Privacy Policy address the same information, FERPA and the University鈥檚 Annual FERPA Notification control. For details, see the University鈥檚 FERPA notice or contact the Office of the Registrar.
Financial Aid Information (GLBA)
As an institution that participates in federal student financial aid programs, the University is subject to the safeguards requirements of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA) and the FTC Safeguards Rule (16 C.F.R. Part 314). We maintain a written Information Security Program with administrative, technical, and physical safeguards designed to protect the security and confidentiality of nonpublic personal financial information collected in connection with financial aid, and we limit access to that information to authorized personnel with a legitimate need.
How Do We Protect Your Information?
To protect your personal information, we take commercially reasonable precautions and follow industry best practices to make sure it is not inappropriately lost, misused, accessed, disclosed, altered, or destroyed. However, no data protection procedures are entirely infallible. As a result, while we strive to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee that it will be 100% secure. Your transmission of your information to our Platform thus is done entirely at your own risk.
Data Breach Notification
In the event of a personal data breach, we will notify the relevant supervisory authority within 72 hours of becoming aware of the breach, unless the breach is unlikely to result in risk to rights and freedoms. When a breach is likely to result in high risk to your rights and freedoms, we will notify you without undue delay in clear and plain language, describing the breach nature, our Security Team contact details, likely consequences, and measures taken to address the breach and mitigate potential adverse effects.
For individuals in the United States, we will also notify affected individuals, and where required the applicable state Attorney General or other authorities, within the timeframes required by the applicable state breach-notification law, including the Rhode Island Identity Theft Protection Act.
Third-Party Websites and Social Media
Our Site may contain links to other websites or applications, including those of third parties or partners. While we seek to link only to websites or applications that share our high standards and respect for privacy, we cannot be responsible for the privacy practices other websites or applications use. By accessing other third-party websites or applications through our Site, you are consenting to the terms and privacy policies of those websites and applications. It is possible that other parties may collect personally identifiable information about your online activities over time and across different websites when you use our Site.
Our Site may include social media features, such as Facebook 鈥淟ikes鈥 or 鈥淩ecommend鈥 buttons, Pinterest, Instagram, and YouTube. These social media features may require cookies to be set to function properly. These features may also collect personal information such as your IP address. These features are governed by the Privacy Policy of the social media platform. Please review the Privacy Policy of the social media platforms to learn how they protect your information.
International Visitors
Personal information provided to us by users outside of the United States may be transferred to other countries such as the United States, where data protection laws may differ from those of your home country. By providing us with your information you acknowledge that your information will be transferred to the U.S. and processed on servers in the U.S. However, all reasonable steps will be taken to protect your privacy in accordance with the applicable data protection laws. Where we transfer personal information from the EEA or United Kingdom to a country that has not received an adequacy decision, we rely on an appropriate transfer mechanism required by law, such as the European Commission鈥檚 Standard Contractual Clauses (and the UK Addendum). You may request a copy of the relevant safeguards by contacting privacy@bryant.edu.
EEA Visitors
If you are an individual located in the European Economic Area (EEA), you have the following rights with regard to your personal information: the right of access; the right of correction; the right to be forgotten; the right to restrict processing; the right to data portability; the right to object; the right not to be subject to decisions based solely on automated processing; the right to withdraw consent; and the right to file a complaint with a supervisory authority. These rights are subject to the limitations set out in applicable law.
If you wish to exercise one of your rights above, please email us at privacy@bryant.edu. We will respond to your written request without unreasonable delay and in accordance with any deadlines imposed by law. Unless we notify you at the time of your request, we will not charge you any fee in connection with the exercise of your rights.
California Visitors
California鈥檚 鈥淪hine the Light鈥 law (Civil Code Section 搂 1798.83) permits users of our Site that are California residents to request certain information regarding our disclosure of personal information to third parties for their direct marketing purposes. To make such a request, please send an email to privacy@bryant.edu.
Users Only of Legal Age of Majority
Our Services are not intended for children under 13 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you are under 13, do not use or provide any information on this Services or on or through any of its features/register on the Services or provide any information about yourself to us, including your name, address, telephone number, e-mail address or any screen name or username you may use. If we learn we have collected or received personal information from a child under 13 without verification of parental consent, we will delete that information. If you believe we might have any information from or about a child under 13 without verifiable parental consent, please contact us at privacy@bryant.edu.
Document Retention
We keep your personal information for as long as needed to fulfill the particular purpose for which it was collected. We may also retain your records if legally required to fulfill a legitimate interest. In determining the appropriate retention period, we consider the amount, nature, and sensitivity of the information, the purposes for which we process it, applicable legal, accreditation, tax, and recordkeeping requirements, and whether those purposes can be achieved by other means. You may request additional information about our retention periods for specific categories of information by contacting privacy@bryant.edu.
Review and Correction of Your Information
You may review and edit the information we collected about you at any time by contacting us at the addresses listed at the end of this privacy policy. If your information has been shared with a third party, as described elsewhere in this Privacy Policy, then that third party has received its own copy of your data. If you have been contacted by one of these third parties and wish to correct or delete your information, please contact them directly.
Privacy Policy Updates
We update the Privacy Policy from time to time, so please review it regularly. If we materially change our Privacy Policy, we will notify you by contacting you through your provided e-mail address or by posting a notice on our Site. Your continued use of our Site will be deemed your agreement that your information may be used in accordance with the new policy. If you do not agree with the changes, then you should stop using the Site and notify us that you do not want your information used in accordance with the changes.
Contacting Us
We welcome any questions, comments, or complaints you may have regarding this Privacy Policy. Please do not hesitate to contact us by email at privacy@bryant.edu.