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Security & Retention of Information

The University of Maryland does not sell or rent your personal information. The University of Maryland does not share your data unless required by law or to help protect the safety, property, or rights of the university and/or members of the university community.
 
What do we mean by “sharing”?
Data sharing means making your data available to others for their own purposes. When we talk about sharing information, we mean that we’re providing others with access to your data in a way that allows them to use it for their own purposes.
 
Unless required by law or to help protect the safety, property, or rights of UMD and/or members of the university community, the University of Maryland does not share your data. Currently, the University of Maryland is required to share your information with US Federal and State Agencies for regulatorily-required reports.
 
On the other hand, the University of Maryland uses service providers to support its business activities. When we use these providers, we are using their tools to process, store, or manage your data on the University of Maryland’s behalf. These third parties only handle your data in ways that are necessary to deliver the services we provide to you. They do not have the right to access or use your data for their own purposes. UMD also complies with the disclosure requirements of the Federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act.
 
Unless restricted by law, information provided to the University of Maryland may be shared among offices within the university as necessary or appropriate in the conduct of legitimate university business or educational interests, and as consistent with applicable law.
 
Individuals have rights regarding their personally identifiable information under applicable University of Maryland policies and state law. These rights include:
 
  • The right to request correction of personally identifiable information related to the individual.
  • The right to request deletion of personally identifiable information related to the individual.
  • The right to request information about the sharing of personally identifiable information with third parties, including a listing of the third parties, the information shared, and the purpose of sharing the information.
  • The right to opt out of the sharing of personally identifiable information with a third party, where applicable.
 
If you wish to make any of these requests, please fill out this form.
 
Cookies
To enhance your experience, we may place “cookies” on your computer or device. Cookies are files that store information about your website visits, preferences, and interactions. When you access umd.edu, the following cookies may be placed on your device, depending on your web browser settings:
 
Google Analytics Cookies
  • Purpose: Google Analytics cookies count visits and traffic sources in order to measure and improve the performance of our website. See details about Google Analytics’ usage of cookies on websites and privacy policy.
  • Opt-out: You can opt out of Google’s add personalization from Google Ads Settings. Find out more about managing cookies through your browser .
  • Browse in private: If you don’t want Google Chrome to remember your activity, you can browse the web privately in Incognito mode. 
 
Social Media Plugins
Some of the pages on our website have embedded social media sharing buttons. Social media platforms use cookies or other tracking technologies when a button is embedded on our website. We do not have access to or control of any information collected through these buttons. The social media platforms are responsible for how they use your information. For specific privacy controls on how these buttons track how users access our website, see the cookies policies of Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest, LinkedIn, Instagram and YouTube.
 
How Information Is Secured
The University of Maryland recognizes the importance of maintaining the security of the information it collects and maintains, and we endeavor to protect information from unauthorized access and damage. The University of Maryland strives to ensure reasonable security measures are in place, including physical, administrative, and technical safeguards to protect your personal information.
 
Privacy Notice Changes
This privacy notice may be updated from time to time. We will post the date our notice was last updated at the top of this privacy notice.
 
Who to Contact with Questions or Concerns
If you have any concerns or questions about how your personal data is used, please contact our Privacy Committee at umd-privacy@umd.edu 
 
Retention Period
We strive to keep personal data in our records only as long as they are necessary for the purposes they were collected and processed. Retention periods vary and are established considering our legitimate purposes and all applicable legal requirements.
 

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About

The University of Maryland, College Park is the state's flagship university and one of the nation's preeminent public research universities. A global leader in research, entrepreneurship and innovation, the university is home to more than 40,700 students, 14,000 faculty and staff, and nearly 400,000 alumni all dedicated to the pursuit of Fearless Ideas. Located just outside Washington, D.C., we discover and share new knowledge every day through our renowned research enterprise and programs in academics, the arts and athletics. And we are committed to social entrepreneurship as the nation’s first “Do Good” campus.

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Academics

Spanning 12 schools and colleges, Maryland offers more than 300 degree-granting programs, many of them ranked among the best in the country. Our faculty includes two Nobel laureates, three Pulitzer Prize winners, 58 members of the national academies and scores of Fulbright scholars. And our students, who include the highest achievers in the state and nation, enjoy experiences unique to our location just outside the nation’s capital, including internships, research, and leadership and service opportunities.

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Research and Innovation

The University of Maryland is one of the world’s premier research institutions. With our strategic location and scores of partnerships with government and businesses, UMD conducts groundbreaking research on some of the biggest challenges facing our global community, including cybersecurity and terrorism, bioengineering, public health equity, food safety and climate change. We strive to discover new knowledge and put it to work through innovation and entrepreneurship, advancing economic development and transforming lives. 

The newly launched Innovation Gateway will guide you to the resources, programs, partners, and spaces you need to activate and scale your fearless ideas into innovations that launch new ventures, catalyze growth, and advance economic development.

Arts

At the University of Maryland, the arts, the humanities and the sciences intersect to address important societal issues and shed new light on the human experience. Our vibrant campus arts community collaborates with local and national cultural organizations such as the Phillips Collection, Kennedy Center and Folger Shakespeare Library. Student and faculty artists, designers, historians, writers and performers are exploring new media, presenting new perspectives, investigating new techniques and engaging new audiences.

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Athletics

Home of the Terrapins, the University of Maryland has one of the nation’s most recognizable and successful athletics programs. More than 550 student-athletes compete each year in 20 intercollegiate sports—12 for women and eight for men. Since 2005 alone, Maryland has won 19 national championships, including NCAA titles in women’s basketball, men’s soccer, men's lacrosse, women’s lacrosse, and field hockey. Since joining the Big Ten Conference in 2014, UMD has won a combined 32 regular season and tournament championships. Fear the Turtle!

Student Life

The Terp experience extends beyond classrooms, labs and studios. It encompasses residence halls and dining halls, clubs and sports, fraternities and sororities, campus events and performances, and countless off-campus destinations. Maryland touts 800-plus student organizations, dozens of prestigious living and learning communities, and countless other ways to get involved. Students here can create a unique identity and grow as individuals, even as they’re part of a close-knit and diverse community. 

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Terps are bold, smart, curious and proud. We do good, in our communities and out in the world. We are fearless. And we are always looking to expand our ranks. Interested in becoming a University of Maryland student? This is where to start.

 

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