Note to Faculty: This page provides all the privacy policies for frequently used tools. Please delete those that you do not plan to use so students aren't confused by tools on this page that they don't see used in the course.

Student Privacy Rights

The security of your data is important to us. This course may use any of the following tools and/or web sites to deliver course content. Below, you will find each of the privacy policies for these tools and/or web sites.

Under FERPA, as a student attending a post-secondary institution, you are given a right to privacy. This protection prohibits the release of information concerning grades, assignments, and your progress in this class to anyone other than you. In order to confirm your identity, you must use your University of Akron email if you ask any questions you may have about your grade. Please do not post questions about your grade on this classes' publicly available discussion forums.

Desire2Learn (D2L) Brightspace

This course implements Desire2Learn’s Brightspace as its learning management system. Information on the privacy policy of Desire2Learn’s Brightspace is available here.

Panopto

This course may implement the Panopto Focus lecture capture system. Information on the privacy policy of Panopto is available here.

Qualtrics

This course may implement Qualtrics for surveys. Information on the privacy policy of Qualtrics is available here.

Respondus

This course may implement Respondus Monitor to ensure integrity in test-taking or Respondus StudyMate to create activities. Information on the privacy policy of Respondus is available here.

Turning Technologies

This course may implement a classroom response system (clickers) from Turning Technolgoies. Information on the privacy policy of Turning is available here.

WebEx

This course may implement Cisco’s WebEX for synchronous meetings or video streaming. Information on the privacy policy of WebEx is available here.

Wiggio

This course may implement Wiggio to facilitate collaboration. Information on the privacy policy of Wiggio is available here.

YouTube

This course may implement videos from YouTube. Information on the privacy policy of YouTube is available here.