Privacy Policy

St. Mary’s University is committed to protecting your privacy and safeguarding your personal information. This Privacy Policy applies to information you submit to the University or that is collected by the University through our websites, applications and third-party services. It outlines how the University collects, stores, uses and shares your personal information.

By providing information to St. Mary’s University, you consent to the practices in this Privacy Policy and acknowledge that the data practices described in this policy are intended to advance the legitimate interests of St. Mary’s University. In some instances, the University provides opt-out options if you do not wish to share your personal information.

For information regarding student education rights and directory information, refer to the FERPA FAQs.

Information We Collect

St. Mary’s University may collect personally identifiable information (PII) about you, including, but not limited to, your full name, phone number and email address, when you voluntarily provide this information, such as when you request information about an academic program. Our third-party application service providers may collect additional information, including PII or non-personal information like age or interests.

The University and third-party vendors use cookies (a small file installed on your computer), web beacons (“tracking pixels”) or other storage technologies to collect or receive information from St. Mary’s University and elsewhere on the internet to provide measurement services and target ads. Information about your device and internet usage, including IP address, browser, domain names, access times and referring web address, may be collected by the University or a third-party vendor.

For more information on cookies, refer to the Cookie Policy.

How We Use Your Information

If you request information via the St. Mary’s University website or affiliated sites, we will follow up by phone and/or email with the information you requested. If you no longer wish to be contacted, you may opt out of contact.

The University and third-party vendors also collect anonymous information using cookies. The data do not identify you and are not connected to any personally identifiable information (PII) but rather allow us to monitor behavioral trends such as web browsers, screen resolutions and pages that are frequently visited on our websites or may be used for advertising or marketing purposes related to the University.

How We Share Your Information

St. Mary’s University will not rent or sell your personally identifiable information to others. Our third-party vendors may store personal information in locations outside the direct control of St. Mary’s University.

Here are more details and examples regarding how we may disclose your personal information:

• Internally. Your information may be shared internally for recruitment and admission purposes, including names, email addresses and home addresses, to provide you with information on St. Mary’s University.
• On social media. With your permission, your personal information, such as name or graduation year, may be shared or publicly displayed on University social media accounts.
• To our service providers. The University uses third-party email management systems and student management systems. We may disclose your personal information to third parties to perform services such as email communications on our behalf.
• With third parties for marketing purposes. Our third-party vendors may collect and use your personal information or your internet usage for marketing purposes related to the University via the website, social media sites or Google Ads.
• To comply with the law or to protect ourselves. Your personal information may be disclosed when required or permitted by federal or state law or regulation. For example, responding to a court order or subpoena.
• For security purposes. Your personal information may be shared to protect University services or website or when investigating a potential fraud.
• As requested or directed by you. This may include instances where you ask us to disclose your personal information to a third party, including a friend or other contact or another university.
• For other reasons we may describe to you at the time of collection.

How We Protect Your Information

St. Mary’s University is committed to protecting your privacy and data. We have security measures in place to keep data secure and to protect from fraud, hacking, and loss of information. We encrypt any information you provide using secure socket layer technology (SSL/TLS).

In case of a data breach or incident that jeopardizes information held by the University, immediately notify the University’s Information Services.

How We May Disclose Your Personal Information

Your Privacy Rights

Based on your state of residence, you may have the rights listed below with respect to the personal information that we maintain about you. We may take steps to verify your identity, as permitted or required under applicable law before we process your request. Verification may include asking you to provide information about yourself that we can match against information already in our possession.

• Opt out of sharing personal information. You may have the right to opt out of sharing personal information with third parties for cross-contextual marketing purposes.
• Right to non-discrimination. This means that we are prohibited from discriminating against you if you exercise your rights under applicable law.

Marketing communications: You may opt out of receiving our marketing communications. Note that you may still receive transactional messages from us, including information about your account and responses to your inquiries. To opt out of receiving our marketing communications, follow the instructions contained in the communication.

Google: St. Mary’s University websites use Google Ads and Analytics to track behavior and display advertisements. The cookie cannot be used to identify you. If you choose to do so, however, you can opt out of Google’s use of cookies for advertising purposes by using Google’s My Ad Center.

You may choose to opt out of the collection and use of information for ad targeting at www.aboutads.info/choices and www.youronlinechoices.eu. For additional opt-out information, refer to the Cookie Policy.

Contact Information

If you have any questions, comments or concerns with respect to our privacy practices or this policy, or wish to update your information, contact us at privacy@stmarytx.edu or mail us at:

St. Mary’s University
Office of University Marketing and Communications, Box 75
One Camino Santa Maria
San Antonio, TX 78228