Privacy Statement

Web Privacy Statement

Thank you for visiting the Northern Pennsylvania Regional College (NPRC) website. This Web Privacy Statement generally describes the privacy practices for NPRC’s website and other associated webpages, including how the College collects, uses, shares, and protects personal data. By using the NPRC website, you are consenting to NPRC’s collection and use of information in accordance with this Web Privacy Statement.

Please note the NPRC website may contain links to other websites, which will have their own privacy practices. The College is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such websites.

Collection, Use, and Sharing of Information

NPRC does not require you to identify yourself while using our public webpages linked from https://regionalcollegepa.org. Unless you specifically input your personal information on our webpages, NPRC’s public webpages do not collect your Personally Identifiable Information (PII) – any information connected to a specific individual that can be used to uncover that individual’s identity, such as their social security number, driver’s license details, full name, or email address – but the College may automatically collect and store general information about you and your visit to our public webpages. This information does not identify you personally unless you choose to provide your personal information via online forms or email. The information collected is used to track how users interact with NPRC’s website, so the College can improve the user’s experience and make other improvements to the services and resources made available via NPRC’s website. In addition, anonymous information collected during your visit can be associated with you, if you choose to provide your personal information during your visit. The information collected includes, but is not limited to, the following:

• The IP address from which you access NPRC’s website,
• The name of the domain from which you access the Internet,
• The type of browser and operating system used to access the College’s website,
• The date and time you access NPRC’s site,
• The pages, files, documents, and links you visit and view,
• Geolocation data, including precise geolocation data if you allow our website and application to collect it,
• Education, professional or employment-related information, such as when you provide us the information in a survey or apply for employment with NPRC,
• The advertisement or link you click on to get to NPRC’s website (referral data), and
• The Internet address of the website from which you used to visit this website.

The information collected automatically is stored and used in aggregate form only and is not used to contact you personally.
NPRC may share information with contracted external entities, third-party vendors, or service providers to provide services or resources to you on our behalf or, in limited circumstances, offer ads that may be of interest to you.

Cookies, Other Websites, and Website Activity

When you visit the NPRC website, NPRC may store some information on your computer in the form of a cookie. Cookies are small text files placed on your computer used to collect standard Internet log information and visitor behavior information in an anonymous form. Cookies allow the College to tailor its website to better match your interests and preferences. Information gathered from cookies is not linked to any of your PII while on NPRC’s site, unless you choose to provide your personal information during your visit via form submissions or email. These technologies can uniquely identify your browser and log information, such as your device type, system and browser information, IP address, system language, location, and your interactions with the site. Like other websites, the College may need some essential cookies to pre-populate your log-in ID to make it easier for you, or to help the website remember where you left off on a site, so you do not have to restart all over again. NPRC may use browser cookies, flash cookies and other types of local storage.

NPRC and its business partners also use cookies with other technologies, such as tags, beacons or pixels. They allow NPRC to count visitors to webpages, evaluate the effectiveness of our promotional campaigns or recommend relevant educational offerings and services to you when you browse social media or other websites. These technologies create meaningful interactions with you and are helpful, but you can let us know that you prefer otherwise by opting-out from these advertising cookies and technologies as further set forth in this Policy below. You can find more information and options in Interest-Based Advertising and Other Targeted Advertising section below. Some webpages may also have cookies that originate from third parties. These third-party cookies may, for example, originate from websites such as YouTube, Twitter, Facebook, or other social media services NPRC has implemented. Since the cookie policies of these sites change over time, you should review their policies by visiting the privacy policy pages of these sites directly.

You can accept or decline cookies at your discretion. Most browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser settings to decline cookies if you prefer. If you choose to decline cookies, you may not be able to fully experience all features and content of NPRC’s website.

Some webpages may also have cookies that originate from third parties. These third-party cookies may, for example, originate from websites such as YouTube, Twitter, Facebook, or other social media services NPRC has implemented. Since the cookie policies of these sites change over time, you should review their policies by visiting the privacy policy pages of these sites directly.

Google Analytics and Other Marketing Tools

NPRC uses Google Analytics, as well as other similar tools, as business needs arise, to help analyze how users interact with its websites and, in some cases, to provide users with more personalized content. As noted above, the third-party tools typically utilize cookies but may also use pixel gifs or beacons. The information generated by the cookie and/or beacons about your use of NPRC’s website is transmitted to these tools. This information is then used to evaluate visitors' use of the website and to compile statistical reports on activity for NPRC’s websites.

The College may use Google Analytics to aggregate and track non-identifiable visitor information for varying business purposes. If you would like to opt-out of Google Analytics tracking, Google has provided a plugin for most browsers that enables this functionality. Learn more about how the plugin works and how to install it. Google Analytics also provides you with the ability to modify and delete the information that Google tracks for remarketing purposes by visiting Google's ad settings page. You can also disable collection of any demographic data on that page. Additionally, you are able to modify and delete the information that Google tracks for remarketing purposes by visiting Google's ad settings page. You also have the option of disabling collection of any demographic data on that page.

To stop receiving marketing emails, you may click on the “Unsubscribe” link in any marketing email you receive from us. You can also email marketing@rrcnpa.org with the phrase “REMOVE FROM NEWSLETTER LIST” in the subject line. To provide services, we may continue to send transactional emails.

Information Protection

NPRC uses and maintains reasonable security measures to protect against the loss, misuse, and alteration of the formation under its control. Despite these safeguards, due to the inherent uncertainty in the use of the Internet and information systems, and the potential for unlawful attacks by third parties, we cannot guarantee that the use of our systems or websites will be completely safe or secure. However, no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is one hundred percent secure.

Information collected and used may be transferred, stored and accessed globally to support our operations. The College retains information for as long as it is needed or useful to provide and improve our services, comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements. For additional information pertaining to security at NPRC please refer to NPRC-5010: Security of Information.

If you have questions or comments about this Privacy Statement or if you would like NPRC to update your information  or your preferences, please contact us via email at marketing@rrcnpa.org.