Privacy Policy

Brigham Young University Idaho respects the privacy of this site's users, and is committed to protecting that privacy. As the BYU-Idaho site evolves, we may update our privacy policy. We encourage you to review it regularly.

We do not collect any personally identifiable information other than what you submit and what your browser transmits.

How Personal Identifying Information You Supply May Be Used:

Any information you provide to us through online forms enables us to respond to your requests or to contact you in connection with the functioning of the BYU-Idaho site.
It helps us diagnose problems with our server and to administer the site.
BYU-Idaho may collect summary data of all users, including number of visitors to the site and features most often utilized. No personal identifying information is part of these summary reports.
No financial or bank card information is shared with any third party.

Confidentiality of Records Policy

The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (FERPA) controls access to student education records. Brigham Young University Idaho will make a reasonable effort to extend to eligible students and their parents the rights granted by the act. On presentation of appropriate identification and under circumstances that prevent alteration or mutilation of records, a student will be able to inspect all education records not considered by the university to be held under a pledge of confidentiality or considered to be private records of university personnel. Those with legitimate access to the records will be charged a reasonable fee for copies.

A student is entitled to an explanation of any recorded data and may initiate action pursuant to university policy through the Exception to University Policy Committee, if necessary, to correct or expunge information he or she considers inaccurate or misleading.

Faculty and administrative officers who have a legitimate need to use a student's education records will be allowed access to such records as needed without prior permission from the student. A request from an educational institution to which a student has applied for admission or from a lending institution from which a student is seeking financial aid will be granted without a student's permission. In addition, statistical data may be furnished to university accrediting bodies and governmental officials without a student's permission.

No personally identifiable information contained in a student's educational records, other than directory information, will be given to any third party, except as authorized by the act, without the student's written consent, and then only those records that are accessible to the student. The term third party is construed to include parents, spouse, employers, government agencies, or any other people or organizations. Parents or guardians may have access to grade reports and other reports of a student's activity if they establish to the satisfaction of the university that the student is dependent, for income tax purposes, on the parents or guardians for their support.

Court orders and subpoenas for records will be referred to the university's legal counsel and acted on according to the counsel's directions. The university will make a reasonable attempt to notify the student when nondirectory information is released in response to subpoenas or court orders.

Any eligible student or parent who believes that BYU-Idaho has violated FERPA may file a complaint with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act Office, Department of Education, Washington, D.C.

Directory information (i.e., information contained in the educational record of a student that would not generally be considered harmful or an invasion of privacy if disclosed) will be released to news media and to others on request. Directory information includes the following:

Name
Addresses and phone numbers
E-mail address
Month, date, and place of birth
Names of parents or spouse
Major and minor fields of study
Participation in officially recognized activities and sports
Current class schedule
Pictures
Dates of attendance (current and past)
Number of months/semesters enrolled
Class standing (freshman, sophomore, etc.)
Total hours earned
Enrollment status (full-time, part-time, less than half-time)
Degrees and awards received
Previous educational institutions attended
Anticipated future enrollments
Course registrations prior to the beginning of a semester or term
Expected date of graduation
Deferred registration eligibility
Religious affiliation to a student's local church or congregation

Students have the right, however, to refuse to permit the designation or disclosure of the above directory information. In that case, this information will not be disclosed except with the consent of the student or as otherwise allowed by FERPA. Any student wishing to restrict the release of directory information must file a written notification with the Registrar's Office, 190 Kimball, Rexburg, ID 83460, on or before the tenth day of a semester or the sixth day of a term. Forms for this purpose will be made available at that office upon request. Students may also do so by clicking here.

This site links to other sites with privacy policies that differ from ours. The BYU-Idaho site is not responsible for the privacy practices or content of any sites to which it links.

Please feel free to contact us with questions and concerns you may have about our privacy policy and/or copyright practices.

-BYU-Idaho Financial Services

208-496-1107