The information contained in this privacy policy may change over time without notice. Please check back periodically for updates.

Like most Web sites, we use "cookies" to enhance your online experience. Cookies are pieces of data that we place on your computer's hard drive temporarily to enable us to identify you. The cookies that we place on your hard drive remain active only while you have your browser open, expire as soon as you close your browser, and are not used to collect and store any personal identifying information.

Our Web server automatically recognizes your domain name, but not your e-mail address. We do not collect personal identifying information from visitors unless you expressly provide it to us. The information we do collect from our Web sites (such as domain name, number of hits, pages visited, and length of user session) may be aggregated to analyze the usage of our Web site. This information is then used to improve the usefulness of the sites.

In our information technology systems environment, EDFUND safeguards your information according to industry established security standards and we routinely test our systems to ensure a high level of security.

As a part of Entrance Loan Counseling, you are asked to provide your name, address, phone number, e-mail address, Social Security Number, birth date, reference data, and other contact information. This information will be shared only with your school to verify that you have completed Entrance Loan Counseling. If you do not choose to provide this information online, you must contact your school to request an alternative method of receiving your Entrance Counseling.

As a part of Exit Loan Counseling, you are asked to provide your name, address, phone number, e-mail address, Social Security Number, birth date, reference data, and other contact information. You are also asked to provide the name, address, and phone number for your references. This information will be shared with your school to verify that you have completed Exit Loan Counseling. The information may also be shared with your guarantor and lender to use in order to contact you. If you do not choose to provide this information online, you must contact your school to request an alternative method for participating in Exit Loan Counseling.

This site has security measures in place to protect the loss, misuse, and alteration of the information we gather. When you provide personal data in the areas of Entrance Loan Counseling and Exit Loan Counseling, the information is transferred via a secured socket layer and uses a 128-bit encryption. Data is stored in a password-protected database and is administered with routine backup procedures. It is only used by EDFUND and participating schools.

EDFUND does not share your personal identifying information with third-party marketers. We may use your personal identifying information ourselves. EDFUND reserves the right to change the contents of this Web site without prior notice.

If you have any questions about this privacy statement, the practices of this site, or your dealings with this Web site, e-mail dpiunit@edfund.org