What information is restricted?
Certain information requires special care and handling, especially when inappropriate handling of this data could result in criminal or civil penalties, identity theft, personal financial loss, invasion of privacy, and/or unauthorized access to this type of information by an individual or many individuals. Many kinds of information require special handling. For example, all personally identifiable student education records, including grades, are sensitive and require reasonable levels of protection.
Some information is especially sensitive and is classified as restricted by UA. This restricted information requires the highest level of protection. Restricted information includes:
- Social Security numbers (SSN)
- Credit and debit card numbers
- Bank account or other financial account numbers
- Government IDs including driver’s license numbers, State ID card numbers, Passport numbers, and International Visa numbers
- Student loan information
- Protected health information or individually identifiable health information relating to past, present, or future conditions, provisions of health care, and payment for the provisions of health care
- Foundation donor data
- Passwords, passphrases, PIN numbers, security codes, and access codes.
Usually, a restricted information element needs to be accompanied by an individual’s name in order to result in harm due to inappropriate handling, but not always.
If you are unsure whether you need to apply special care and handling to the information elements and assets you use, please contact the Office of Information Security at security@uakron.edu.