Career Services Privacy Policy

Personal Information

The Office of Career Services at Ohio Northern University is committed to providing its users sound privacy practices regarding electronic personal information. We operate computer systems that are developed by the Office of Career Services in partnership with external organizations for our job listings, student/employer database and on-campus recruiting services. Information collected by these systems is used to provide and tailor services to our customers and for program-planning purposes. Information is also used to construct aggregate reports for state agencies and internal institutional studies.

Data collection and access to student information is governed by the following campus and federal policies:

• Federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)
• Privacy Statement for Ohio Northern University Website
• Ohio Northern University Student Records Policy

NACELink

Job listings, résumé services and campus recruiting are provided through the NACElink system. The ONU Office of Career Services partners with the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE), a nonprofit professional organization for career centers and employers, and Direct Employers Association, a nonprofit association of national employers, to offer these services. Resumes and profiles of students and alumni participating in any of these services reside on the NACElink servers.

Jobs posted on the NACElink system may or may not be reviewed before posting. Site users are urged to validate job postings and use caution and common sense when applying. Do not disclose social security numbers, credit card information or bank account numbers to unknown employers. For details on NACELink privacy practices, please review the NACElink Privacy Policy .

Security

When users submit personally identifiable information via the Office of Career Services Web site, the information is protected both online and off-line. The Office of Career Services uses the SSL encryption protocol for identifiable student information transmitted via the Internet. User information is restricted to Ohio Northern University employees who need the information to perform a specific job (for example, a career counselor). The Office of Career Services uses third-party products for some of our web site applications. Third-party partners are granted access to user information when it is necessary to ensure the proper function of a third-party application.

In addition, user data is password protected so only you can access this information. All personally-identifiable information the Office  of Career Services collects about you is stored in limited-access servers. The Office of Career Services has technical, administrative, and physical security measures and safeguards in place to protect against the loss, misuse, and alteration of the information under the Office of Career Services' control.

Cookies

The Office of Career Services partners with third-party organizations (e.g., Optimal Resume, NACELink) for some of the applications accessed through our site. Some of these applications require cookies to be enabled in order to function properly. If you have questions about a partner's security or privacy policies, please refer to that organization's Web site.

External Websites

While using the Office of Career Services Web site, you may encounter hypertext links to the Web pages of organizations not directly affiliated with either the Office of Career Services or Ohio Northern University. The Office of Career Services does not control the content or information practices of these external organizations; we highly recommend that you review the privacy statements of these organizations.