The Privacy Program promotes safeguarding personal, protected, sensitive and confidential data across the universities. The Privacy Program informs university constituencies on privacy regulations and affects the policy and process changes necessary to protect all forms of data.
This team regularly assesses and reviews policies and notifications, working closely with General Counsel, Information Security and other key partners to continuously improve standards and practices. While the Privacy Program is the chief responsibility of the UM System Privacy Officer, the entire University of Missouri community is responsible for protecting data.
What Privacy Means
At the University of Missouri, your privacy is important. Whether you learn,work, visit, or participate in any of our activities online or on one of our campuses, we want you to know that your personal information is protected.
Any information we collect will be handled appropriately and in accordance with the requirements of the various state and federal laws that govern privacy in higher education. We are committed to handling information ethically with the utmost care.
We strive to be transparent in our data collection and ensure we collect only that which is necessary to minimize any risk to you or the institution. We use specific information to facilitate operations and fulfill reporting requirements to various agencies, like those involved in financial aid.
We collect data for a particular purpose, and if that purpose were to change, we would seek your consent.
We may also share your information with certain third parties that are involved in our operations or to comply with any legal obligation.
We will never sell your information.
We work collaboratively across the universities to ensure security measures and policies are privacy-centric and continue to make improvements continuously, especially as new cyber threats surface worldwide.
Privacy and Security Policies
Below is specific information on privacy and security policies followed by the Universities:
- Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act
- Protection of Personally Identifiable Information
- Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA)
- Identity Theft Prevention Program
- European Union General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
- FERPA Student Information Disclosure
Your Privacy Team
Jennifer Thorpe, UM System Privacy Officer
Stefan Tomovski, Compliance Analyst
Email: umcompliance@umsystem.edu
Reviewed 2024-12-20