Privacy Policy

SUNY'S Privacy Policy

Access to and Correction of Personal Information Collected Through suny.edu

Any user may submit a request to SUNY's privacy officer to determine whether personal information pertaining to that user has been collected through suny.edu. Any such request shall be made in writing and must be accompanied by reasonable proof of identity of the user. Reasonable proof of identity may include verification of a signature, inclusion of an identifier generally known only to the user, or similar appropriate identification. The address of the privacy officer is:

The privacy officer shall, within five (5) business days of the receipt of a proper request, provide access to the personal information; deny access in writing, explaining the reasons therefore; or acknowledge the receipt of the request in writing, stating the approximate date when the request will be granted or denied, which date shall not be more than thirty (30) days from the date of the acknowledgment.

In the event that SUNY has collected personal information pertaining to a user through suny.edu and that information is to be provided to the user pursuant to the user's request, the privacy officer shall inform the user of his or her right to request that the personal information be amended or corrected under the procedures set forth in section 95 of the Public Officers Law.