Wabash College has created this privacy statement to demonstrate our firm commitment to the privacy of our website users. Wabash College does not compile names, addresses, or personal data of web site users except when the user has knowingly submitted the information to Wabash for purposes of updating records, conducting transactions, or subscribing to electronic services such as listservs or online directories. Wabash College does not share information collected via its website with any other organization for any purpose.

The following discloses specific information gathering and dissemination practices for this website: www.wabash.edu.

IP Address/Cookies

Wabash College uses IP (Internet Protocol) addresses to help diagnose problems with our server and to administer our Web site. IP address is used to gather broad demographic information for the institution, such as type of user (corporate, education, military, etc.)and usage times. We do not identify individual users.

Wabash College uses "cookies" only to help us identify general information about computer operating systems, browser types, and other technical information related to a user's web visit. This information is not used to identify individual web viewers, but to assist us in developing a web site that functions for all users.

Ecommerce

Our ecommerce areas require users to give us contact information (like name and email address) and financial information (like account or credit card numbers). The user's contact information is used to contact the individual when necessary and update our database of donors (when applicable). Financial information (credit card numbers) is encrypted and passed directly to the cardholder's bank for billing of products and/or services. Wabash College neither receives nor stores credit card numbers on its servers.

The Online Wabash Bookstore is hosted by a third-party--Yahoo! Stores. Yahoo! has established a privacy policy for transactions that take place through their hosted stores. This policy is available at (http://stores.yahoo.com)

Use of Forms

Ecommerce
Our site uses an order form for users to make online payments to the College. We request user's contact information (email address) and financial information (account or credit card numbers). Contact information from the order form is retained in a secure database in the event a transaction is disputed or is refunded. Contact information is also used to get in touch with the user when necessary. It is not distributed to any third party for any reason. Financial information that is collected online is used to bill the user for products and/or services. This information is encrypted and transmitted directly to the user's credit card issuer for payment of services. Wabash College does not receive or store credit card numbers on its servers.

Alumni/Prospective Students/Donors/Others
Our site makes extensive use of forms for web users to request information about Wabash, submit contact information to update our records, subscribe to electronic services, or submit applications. The user's contact information is used to get in touch with the visitor when necessary, or as indicated when subscribing to our services. This information is not distributed to any third party for any reason. Users may opt-out of further contact; see the choice/opt-out section below.

Links to External Sites

This site contains links to external sites as well as sites that are not considered official web pages of Wabash College. This may include personal homepages of students, faculty, and staff containing the URL http://persweb.wabash.edu. Wabash College is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such web sites. Links to these sites are provided as a courtesy and do not imply an endorsement by Wabash College of the site. When notified of sites within the Wabash domain that may violate privacy or copyright practices, Wabash College will make every reasonable effort to bring the site into compliance or remove it from our servers. For more information on our copyright practices, click here.

Public Forums

In the future, this site may make chat rooms, forums, message boards, and/or news groups available to its users. Please remember that any information that is disclosed in these areas becomes public information and you should exercise caution when deciding to disclose your personal information.

Security

This site has security measures in place to protect the loss, misuse and alteration of the information under our control.

Choice/Opt-Out

This site gives users the following options for removing their information from our database, to not receive future communications or to no longer subscribe to electronic services. This site also gives users the following options for changing and modifying information previously provided.

Alumni

1. You can send email to alumni@wabash.edu
2. You can send mail to the following postal address:
   Alumni Affairs Office, PO Box 352, Crawfordsville, IN 47933
3. You can call the following telephone number: 765.361.6369

Prospective Students

1. You can send email to admissions@wabash.edu
2. You can send mail to the following postal address:
   Admissions Office, PO Box 352, Crawfordsville, IN 47933
3. You can call the following telephone number: 765.361.6225

Donors (if not alumni)

1. You can send email to advancement@wabash.edu
2. You can send mail to the following postal address:
   Advancement Office, PO Box 352, Crawfordsville, IN 47933
3. You can call the following telephone number: 765.361.6360

Others

1. You can send email to webmaster@wabash.edu
2. You can send mail to the following postal address:
   Director of New Media, PO Box 352, Crawfordsville, IN 47933
3. You can call the following telephone number: 765.361.6100

Contacting the Web Site

If you have any questions about this privacy statement, the practices of this site, or your dealings with this Web site, you can contact

Director of New Media

Wabash College

PO Box 352

Crawfordsville, IN 47933

webmaster@wabash.edu