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Information Technology Policies and Procedures


University Confidentiality Policy

Purpose

Confidential information may be developed or obtained by University employees/interns/work study Students as a result of that person’s relationship with the University.


Scope

All Authorized Users who have contact with and access to confidential information must keep such information confidential. Confidential information includes, but is not limited to, the following types of information:

  • Student and employee information, such as address, telephone number, social security number, birth date and other private information.
  • Operations manuals, University practices, marketing plans, techniques and materials, development plans, and financial information.
  • Student or applicant lists, grades, personnel and payroll records, records regarding vendors and suppliers, records and files of the University, and other information concerning the business affairs or operating practices of the University.


Policy

Confidential information must never be released, removed from the University premises, copied, transmitted, or in any other way used by the Authorized User for any purpose outside the scope of their University employment, nor revealed to non-University employees, without the express written consent of University management personnel.

Information stored on the University Information Technology Network is confidential and may not be distributed outside the University except in the course of the University’s business or as otherwise authorized by management personnel. Authorized Users may not remove or borrow from the University premises any computer equipment, disks, or related technology, product or information unless authorized to do so.


Enforcement

Any Authorized User found to be in violation of this policy will be considered an Unauthorized User, and as such are subject to disciplinary action pursuant with the Enforcement section of the Unauthorized Use Policy.

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