Data Privacy

Western Dakota Technical College (WDTC) respects the privacy of website visitors. This page is intended to inform you of what information is collected by this site and how the information is used. Your use of websites is subject to the privacy statement of the providers of those sites. We encourage you to be aware when you leave this site and to read the privacy statement on each site you visit. Often, you can tell you are leaving the WDTC website by looking at the URL of the destination site.

Information Practices

Western Dakota Technical College understands that security and privacy are important issues for visitors to their website (the “site”) and recognizes their obligations to keep your information secure and confidential. That is why WDTC maintains the following standards to help protect information that personally identifies you.

Collection of Information

Western Dakota Technical College does not collect personal information about you when you visit our site unless you choose to make such information available to us. You might be asked to voluntarily provide your name, address, phone number, email address or other personally identifiable information (“personal information”) to have access to some features of the Site. You can always refuse to provide your personal information, and this might lead to our inability to provide you with certain offerings, services or products. We or our business partners might also collect information that is anonymous, such as your IP address (a number used to identify your computer on the Internet) or the type of browser you are using (“anonymous information”), through the use of cookies or by other means. We hope that, by using Anonymous Information, we can update the site to make it more useful to you and other users. We reserve the right to maintain, update, disclose or otherwise use anonymous information, without limitation.

Use of Information

WDTC uses your personal information for the following purposes: to process your requests; to administer and improve the site and related services; to notify you of our offerings, services and products that might be of interest to you; to provide Internet security; and to meet legal requirements. WDTC might work with associated businesses which can perform certain functions on our behalf, such as sending email messages, managing data, processing credit card payments or providing services to users. These businesses have access to your personal information only to the extent necessary to perform these specific functions and cannot use it for any other purpose. We might use third-party advertising companies to place ads on the Site and to place our ads on other websites. If WDTC is involved in the sale of a substantial portion of its business assets, anonymous or personal information might be among the transferred assets.

Privacy of Children

WDTC encourages parents and guardians to be aware of and participate in their children’s online activities. We strictly adhere to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act and will not knowingly collect, use or disclose personal information from any child under the age of 13 in any manner that violates this law.

Your Opportunity to Opt-out of Email Advertising, Promotional Information

Email - In the event you do not wish to receive promotional email from Western Dakota Technical College, follow the opt-out instructions contained within the body of any email message you receive.

Mail, Text Messages, Telephone Calls, Email directly from Admissions - To opt-out of receiving these types of promotional information, call Admissions at 605-718-2565 or email Admissions@wdt.edu and ask to be removed from any mailing or contact list.

Cookies

When you visit the site, WDTC or a third party might store or recognize some information on your computer in the form of a “cookie” or similar file that can help us in many ways. For example, cookies allow us to tailor the site to better match your interests and preferences. With most Internet browsers or other software, you can erase cookies from your computer hard drive, block all cookies or receive a warning before a cookie is stored. Please refer to your browser instructions to learn more about these functions. If you reject cookies, the functionality of the site might be limited, and you might not be able to take advantage of some of the site’s features.

Links

The site might contain links to other sites on the Internet that are owned and operated by third parties. If you access those links, you will leave the WDTC website. WDTC does not control those third-party sites or their privacy practices, which might differ from WDTC’s privacy practices. WDTC does not endorse or make any representations about third-party websites. The personal data you choose to provide to or that is collected by those third parties is not covered by the WDTC Privacy Policy. We encourage you to review the privacy policy of any website before submitting your personal information.

WDTC might also provide social media features on the site that enable you to share information with your social networks and to interact with us on various social media sites. Your use of these features can result in the collection or sharing of information about you, depending on the feature. We encourage you to review the privacy policies and settings on the social media sites with which you interact to make sure you understand the information that could be shared by those sites.

Security

We have policies and procedures in place to protect the privacy and confidentiality of your personal information that we collect and maintain. All personal information is stored on secured servers, behind a firewall at a data center with access to data strictly controlled. Any unauthorized use of the site could result in criminal and/or civil prosecution.

Phishing Scams

It is a policy of WDTC to not send unsolicited emails seeking certain highly sensitive personal information, such as social security number, date of birth or credit card number. In the event you receive such an email, and you have not previously been in direct contact with its sender, please do not respond and do not open any attachments as they could contain malicious code that will infect your computer.

Changes to Data Privacy

We can modify data privacy practices at any time by posting revised information here, with an updated effective date. Accordingly, we urge you to frequently review this information. By using the site and providing us with your personally identifiable information, you consent to our use of such information as described on this page.

Contacting WDTC or Modifying Your Personal Information

If you have any questions or comments about WDTC's data privacy practices contact Pam Stillman-Rokusek, Director of Strategic Communications and Marketing, at Pam.Stillman-Rokusek@wdt.edu.

To update your personal information provided to Western Dakota Technical College, contact Debbie Toms, Vice President for Data Strategy and Enrollment Management, at Deborah.Toms@wdt.edu.  Please provide concise communication with complete information, including your contact information.