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PRIVACY POLICY

(LAST UPDATED: August, 2021)

Walden University, LLC (“Walden”) respects and understands the importance of
privacy and security for our online customers and prospective students. We want
you to be familiar with how we collect, use and disclose information. This
Privacy Policy describes our practices in connection with information that we
collect through websites operated by us or on our behalf (the “Websites”),
through the software applications made available by us (unless subject to a
privacy policy specific to the app) (the “Apps”), through our social media pages
(our “Social Media Pages”), through HTML-formatted email messages that we send
to you that link to this Privacy Policy, as well as offline interactions you may
have with us (collectively, including the Websites, the Apps, our Social Media
Pages, and offline activity, the “Services”).

PERSONAL INFORMATION

“Personal Information” is information that directly or indirectly identifies you
as an individual or reasonably relates to an identifiable individual, which may
include:

 * Name
 * Postal address
 * Online identifier, such as an Internet Protocol address
 * Browser and device information
 * App and/or Website usage data
 * Information collected through cookies, pixel tags and other technologies
 * Email address
 * Telephone number
 * Educational records
 * Work history or other employment information
 * Emergency contact details

 * Demographic data, including, where relevant, your gender, date of birth,
   racial and ethnic origin, health and disability information
 * Commercial information, such as purchase history
 * National and student ID numbers, such as a social security, driver’s license,
   passport, or tax ID
 * Membership in professional or industry associations
 * Credit and debit card number
 * Bank account details
 * Profile picture
 * Social media account ID
 * Inferences drawn from your Personal Information, such as consumer preferences

INFORMATION WE AUTOMATICALLY COLLECT FROM YOU

We and our vendors collect Personal Information in a variety of ways, including:

 * Through the Services
   * We collect Personal Information through the Services, for example, when you
     visit one of our sites, apply for admission, or maintain an ongoing
     relationship with Walden as a student.
   * From you during your course of study or period of enrollment with us.
   * From your offline interactions with us, such as when you complete an
     application for admission, fill out a form at an education or career fair,
     apply for a student ID card, participate in a promotion, or contact us by
     phone.
 * From Other Sources
   * We receive your Personal Information from other sources, for example:
     * our affiliates, partners, and vendors;
     * private and publicly available databases;
     * application references and/or recommendation writers; and
     * other educational institutions.
       
       
   * If you connect your social media account to your Services account, you will
     share certain Personal Information from your social media account with us,
     for example, your name, email address, photo, list of social media
     contacts, and any other information that may be or you make accessible to
     us when you connect your social media account to your Services account.
 * Through your browser or device
   * Certain information is collected by most browsers or automatically through
     your device, such as your Media Access Control (MAC) address, computer type
     (Windows or Mac), screen resolution, operating system name and version,
     device manufacturer and model, language, Internet browser type and version
     and the name and version of the Services (such as the App) you are using.
     We use this information to ensure that the Services function properly.
 * Through your use of the Apps
   * When you download or use the Apps, we and our service providers may track
     and collect App usage data, such as the date and time the App on your
     device accesses our servers and what information and files have been
     downloaded to the App based on your device number.
 * Using cookies
   * Cookies are pieces of information stored directly on the computer that you
     are using. Cookies allow us to collect information such as browser type,
     time spent on the Services, pages visited, language preferences, and other
     traffic data. We and our service providers use the information for security
     purposes, to facilitate navigation, to display information more
     effectively, and to personalize your experience. We also gather statistical
     information about use of the Services in order to continually improve their
     design and functionality, understand how they are used and assist us with
     resolving questions regarding them. Cookies further allow us to select
     which of our advertisements or offers are most likely to appeal to you and
     display them while you are on the Services. We may also use cookies or
     other technologies in online advertising to track responses to our ads. We
     do not currently respond to browser do-not-track signals. If you do not
     want information collected through the use of cookies, most browsers allow
     you to automatically decline cookies or be given the choice of declining or
     accepting a particular cookie (or cookies) from a particular website. You
     may also wish to refer to
     http://www.allaboutcookies.org/manage-cookies/index.html. If, however, you
     do not accept cookies, you may experience some inconvenience in your use of
     the Services. You also may not receive advertising or other offers from us
     that are relevant to your interests and needs.
 * Using pixel tags and other similar technologies
   * Pixel tags (also known as web beacons and clear GIFs) may be used to, among
     other things, track the actions of users of the Services (including email
     recipients), measure the success of our marketing campaigns, and compile
     statistics about usage of the Services and response rates.
   * Analytics. This website uses Google® Analytics Premium, a web analytics
     service provided by Google Ireland Limited (“Google”). Google Analytics
     Premium uses “cookies”, which are text files placed on your computer, to
     help the website analyze how users use the site. The information generated
     by the cookies about your use of the website and your current IP-address
     will be transmitted by your browser to and will be stored by Google on
     servers in the United States and other countries. On behalf of the operator
     of this website Google will use this information for the purpose of
     evaluating your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity
     and providing other services relating to website activity and internet
     usage to the website operator. The IP address collected through Google
     Analytics will not be associated with any other data held by Google. You
     may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your
     browser, however please note that if you do this you may not be able to use
     the full functionality of this website. You may also stop the transmission
     of information generated by the cookies about your use of the website and
     of your IP address to Google, by downloading and installing the Google
     Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
   * Display Advertising. Walden University and its affiliates utilize Display
     Advertising for remarketing purposes. This involves collecting demographic
     data (age, gender, and interests) in Google Analytics for site
     optimization, remarketing, and understanding user behaviors. If you wish to
     opt out of this, please use the following tool. Walden University and its
     affiliates use remarketing in conjunction with Google Analytics.
     Third-party vendors, such as Google, may show relevant advertisements on
     sites across the Internet. Walden University, its affiliates, and
     third-party vendors utilize Google Analytics’ first-party cookies and
     Doubleclick’s third-party cookies together to inform, optimize, and serve
     ads based on a user’s past visits to this website. In addition, these
     cookies are used to report ad impressions, other uses of ad services, and
     interactions with the website.
 * Using Adobe Flash technology (including Flash Local Shared Objects (“Flash
   LSOs”)) and other similar technologies
   * We may use Flash LSOs and other technologies to, among other things,
     collect and store information about your use of the Services. If you do not
     want Flash LSOs stored on your computer, you can adjust the settings of
     your Flash player to block Flash LSO storage using the tools contained in
     the Website Storage Settings Panel. You can also go to the Global Storage
     Settings Panel and follow the instructions (which may explain, for example,
     how to delete existing Flash LSOs (referred to as “information”), how to
     prevent Flash LSOs from being placed on your computer without your being
     asked, and how to block Flash LSOs that are not being delivered by the
     operator of the page you are on at the time). Please note that setting the
     Flash Player to restrict or limit acceptance of Flash LSOs may reduce or
     impede the functionality of some Flash applications.
 * IP Address
   * Your IP address is automatically assigned to your computer by your Internet
     Service Provider. An IP address may be identified and logged automatically
     in our server log files whenever a user accesses the Services, along with
     the time of the visit and the page(s) that were visited. Collecting IP
     addresses is standard practice and is done automatically by many websites,
     applications and other services. We use IP addresses for purposes such as
     calculating usage levels, diagnosing server problems and administering the
     Services. We may also derive your approximate location from your IP
     address.
 * Physical Location
   * We may collect the physical location of your device by, for example, using
     satellite, cell phone tower or WiFi signals. We may use your device’s
     physical location to provide you with personalized location-based services
     and content. We may also share your device’s physical location, combined
     with information about what advertisements you viewed and other information
     we collect, with our marketing partners to enable them to provide you with
     more personalized content and to study the effectiveness of advertising
     campaigns. In some instances, you may be permitted to allow or deny such
     uses and/or sharing of your device’s location, but if you do, we and/or our
     marketing partners may not be able to provide you with the applicable
     personalized services and content.

   We need to collect Personal Information in order to provide the requested
   Services to you and in order to consider and maintain an academic or business
   relationship with you. If you do not provide the information requested, we
   may not be able to provide the Services, consider you for admission, or
   maintain your status as an enrolled student. If you disclose any Personal
   Information relating to other people to us or to our service providers in
   connection with the Services, you represent that you have the authority to do
   so and to permit us to use the information in accordance with this Privacy
   Policy.

   USE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION

   We and our affiliates, partners, and vendors use Personal Information for
   legitimate business purposes including:

    * Providing the functionality of the Services and fulfilling your requests.
      * To provide the Services’ functionality to you, such as arranging access
        to your registered account and providing you with related assistance.
      * To respond to your inquiries and fulfill your requests, when you contact
        us via one of our online contact forms or otherwise, for example, when
        you send us questions, suggestions, or complaints.
      * To complete your transactions and provide you with related assistance.
      * To send administrative information to you, such as changes to our terms,
        conditions and policies.
      * To allow you to send messages to another person if you choose to do so.
      
      We will engage in these activities to manage our contractual relationship
      with you and/or to comply with legal obligations.
   
    * Providing you with our newsletter and/or other marketing materials and
      facilitating social sharing
      * To send you marketing related emails, with information about our
        services and other news about us.
      * To facilitate social sharing functionality that you choose to use.
      
      We will engage in this activity with your consent, where legally required,
      or where we have a legitimate interest.
   
    * Analysis of Personal Information for business reporting and providing
      personalized services.
      * To analyze or predict our users’ preferences in order to prepare
        aggregated trend reports on how our digital content is used, so we can
        improve our Services.
      * To better understand you, so that we can personalize our interactions
        with you and provide you with information and/or offers tailored to your
        interests.
      * To better understand your preferences so that we can deliver content via
        our Services that we believe will be relevant and interesting to you.
      
      We will provide personalized services either with your consent or because
      we have a legitimate interest.
   
    * Allowing you to participate in sweepstakes, contests or other promotions.
      * We may offer you the opportunity to participate in a sweepstakes,
        contest or other promotion.
      * Some of these promotions have additional rules containing information
        about how we will use and disclose your Personal Information. These
        rules and associated material terms and conditions will be provided to
        you prior to your enrollment into these promotional programs.
      
      We use this information to manage our contractual relationship with you.
   
    * Aggregating and/or anonymizing Personal Information.
      * We may aggregate and/or anonymize Personal Information so that it will
        no longer be considered Personal Information. We do so to generate other
        data for our use, which we may use and disclose for any purpose,
        including for:
      * Accomplishing our business purposes.
      * For data analysis, for example, to improve the efficiency of our
        Services;
      * For audits, to verify that our internal processes function as intended
        and are compliant with legal, regulatory or contractual requirements;
      * For fraud and security monitoring purposes, for example, to detect and
        prevent cyberattacks or attempts to commit identity theft;
      * For developing new services;
      * For enhancing, improving, or modifying our current services;
      * For identifying usage trends, for example, understanding which parts of
        our Services are of most interest to users;
      * For determining the effectiveness of our promotional campaigns, so that
        we can adapt our campaigns to the needs and interests of our users; and
      * For operating and expanding our business activities, for example,
        understanding which parts of our Services are of most interest to our
        users so we can focus our energies on meeting our users’ interests.
      
       

   DISCLOSURE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION

   Walden University does not sell Personal Information collected through the
   Services to third parties.

   We disclose Personal Information:

    * To partnering institutions that receive services from Adtalem Global
      Education.
    * To our vendors, to facilitate services they provide to us.
      * These can include providers of services such as website hosting, data
        analysis, payment processing, order fulfillment, information technology
        and related infrastructure provision, customer service, email delivery,
        auditing, and other services.
    * To marketing partners, to permit them to send you marketing
      communications, consistent with your choices.
    * To third-party sponsors of sweepstakes, contests, and similar promotions.
    * By using the Services, you may elect to disclose Personal Information
      * On message boards, classroom discussion forums, chat, profile pages,
        blogs and other services to which you are able to post information and
        content (including, without limitation, our Social Media Pages). Please
        note that any information you post or disclose through these services
        will become public and may be available to other users and the general
        public.
      * Through your social sharing activity. When you connect your Services
        account with your social media account, you will share information with
        your friends associated with your social media account, with other
        users, and with your social media account provider. By doing so, you
        authorize us to facilitate this sharing of information, and you
        understand that the use of shared information will be governed by the
        social media provider’s privacy policy.
        
        
        

   OTHER USES AND DISCLOSURES

   We also use and disclose your Personal Information, to the extent permitted
   by applicable laws that govern your Personal Information, when we have legal
   obligations or legitimate interest to do so:

    * To comply with applicable law.
      * This can include laws outside your country of residence.
    * To respond to requests from public and government authorities.
      * These can include authorities outside your country of residence.
    * To cooperate with law enforcement.
      * For example, when we respond to law enforcement requests and orders.
    * For other legal reasons.
      * To enforce our terms and conditions;
      * In a judicial or regulatory proceeding; or
      * To protect and defend our rights as well as the privacy, safety or
        property of our affiliates, you or others.
    * In connection with a sale or business transaction.
      * We have a legitimate interest in disclosing or transferring your
        Personal Information to a third party in the event of any
        reorganization, merger, sale, joint venture, assignment, transfer or
        other disposition of all or any portion of our business, assets or stock
        (including in connection with any bankruptcy or similar proceedings).
        Such third parties may include, for example, an acquiring entity and its
        advisors. We will ensure that such successor entity or purchaser will be
        bound by terms and conditions reasonably similar to this Privacy Policy.
        In the event that the recipient plans to make any material changes to
        the rights and disclosures stated in this Privacy Policy, we will ensure
        that they are obligated to provide an updated Privacy Policy to you.
        
        

   OTHER INFORMATION

   “Other Information” is any information that does not reveal or cannot be
   reasonably be used to reveal your specific identity or does not directly
   relate to an identifiable individual, and may include:  

    * Information that has been aggregated in a manner such that it no longer
      reveals your specific identity
    * Information that has been deidentified or pseudonymized in a manner such
      that it no longer reveals your specific identity

   
   

   Uses and Disclosures of Other Information

   We may use and disclose Other Information for any purpose, except where
   prohibited under applicable law.

   SECURITY

   We use reasonable organizational, technical and administrative measures to
   protect Personal Information within our organization. Unfortunately, no data
   transmission or storage system can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. If you
   have reason to believe that your interaction with us is no longer secure,
   please immediately notify us in accordance with the “Contacting Us” section
   below.

   CHOICES AND ACCESS

   Your choices regarding our use and disclosure of your Personal Information

   We give you choices regarding our use and disclosure of your Personal
   Information for marketing purposes. You may opt-out from:

    * Receiving email marketing from us: If you no longer want to receive
      marketing-related emails from us on a going-forward basis, you may opt-out
      by following the instructions contained in each such email or by
      contacting us at privacy@mail.waldenu.edu.
    * Receiving other types of marketing communications from us: If you no
      longer want to receive marketing-related communications from us on a
      going-forward basis, you may opt-out by contacting us
      at privacy@mail.waldenu.edu.
    * Our sharing of your Personal Information with affiliates for their direct
      marketing purposes: If you would prefer that we discontinue sharing your
      Personal Information on a going-forward basis with our affiliates for
      their direct marketing purposes, you may opt-out of this sharing by
      contacting us at privacy@mail.waldenu.edu.
    * Our sharing of your Personal Information with unaffiliated third parties
      for their direct marketing purposes: If you would prefer that we
      discontinue sharing your Personal Information on a going-forward basis
      with unaffiliated third parties for their direct marketing purposes, you
      may opt-out of this sharing by contacting us at privacy@mail.waldenu.edu.
    * For California residents: California Civil Code Section § 1798.83 permits
      California residents to annually request certain information regarding our
      disclosure of personal information to other entities for their direct
      marketing purposes in the preceding calendar year. To make such a request,
      please send an email to privacy@mail.waldenu.eduwith the subject “Shine
      the Light Request.”.

   We will try to comply with your request(s) as soon as reasonably practicable.
   Please note that if you opt-out of receiving marketing-related communications
   from us, we may still send you important administrative messages, from which
   you cannot opt-out.

   HOW YOU CAN ACCESS, CHANGE OR DELETE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION

   If you would like to request to review, correct, update, suppress, restrict
   or delete Personal Information that you have previously provided to us, or if
   you would like to request to receive an electronic copy of your Personal
   Information for purposes of transmitting it to another organization (to the
   extent this right to data portability is provided to you by applicable law),
   or if you would like to request information about how your Personal
   Information has been collected or disclosed, you may contact us using the
   “Contact Us” information below. We will respond to your request consistent
   with applicable law.

   In your request, please make clear what Personal Information you would like
   to have changed, whether you would like to have your Personal Information
   suppressed from our database or otherwise let us know what limitations you
   would like to put on our use of your Personal Information. For your
   protection, we will only implement requests with respect to the Personal
   Information associated with the particular email address that you use to send
   us your request, and we may need to verify your identity by requesting
   additional documentation before implementing your request. We will try to
   comply with your request as soon as reasonably practicable.

   Please note that we need to retain certain information for recordkeeping
   purposes and/or to complete any transactions that you began prior to
   requesting a change or deletion (e.g., when you make a payment, you may not
   be able to change or delete the Personal Information provided until after the
   completion of such transaction).

   If you are a resident of California, under 18 and a registered user of the
   Services, you may ask us to remove content or information that you have
   posted to the Services by writing to us at the Contact Us address below.
   Please note that your request does not ensure complete or comprehensive
   removal of the content or information, as, for example, some of your content
   may have been reposted by another user.

   RETENTION PERIOD

   We retain Personal Information for as long as needed or permitted in light of
   the purpose(s) for which it was obtained and consistent with applicable law.
   The criteria used to determine our retention periods include:

    * The length of time we have an ongoing relationship with you and provide
      the Services to you (for example, for as long as you are a student of
      ours);
    * Whether there is a legal obligation to which we are subject (for example,
      certain laws require us to keep records of your transactions for a certain
      period of time before we can delete them); or
    * Whether retention is advisable in light of our legal position (such as in
      regard to applicable statutes of limitations, litigation or regulatory
      investigations).
      
      

   THIRD PARTY SERVICES

   This Privacy Policy does not address, and we are not responsible for, the
   privacy, information or other practices of any third parties, including any
   third party operating any website or service to which the Services link. The
   inclusion of a link on the Services does not imply endorsement of the linked
   site or service by us or by our affiliates.

   In addition, we are not responsible for the information collection, use,
   disclosure or security policies or practices of other organizations, such as
   Facebook, Apple, Google, Microsoft, RIM or any other app developer, app
   provider, social media platform provider, operating system provider, wireless
   service provider or device manufacturer, including with respect to any
   Personal Information you disclose to other organizations through or in
   connection with the Apps or our Social Media Pages.

   THIRD PARTY ADVERTISING

   We use third-party advertising companies to serve advertisements regarding
   goods and services that may be of interest to you when you access and use the
   Services and other websites or online services.

    * You may receive advertisements based on information relating to your
      access to and use of the Services and other websites or online services on
      any of your devices, as well as on information received from third
      parties. These companies place or recognize a unique cookie on your
      browser (including through the use of pixel tags). They also use these
      technologies, along with information they collect about your online use,
      to recognize you across the devices you use, such as a mobile phone and a
      laptop. If you would like more information about this practice, and to
      learn how to opt out of it in desktop and mobile browsers on the
      particular device on which you are accessing this Privacy Policy, please
      visit:
      * From Australia: http://www.youronlinechoices.com.au/
      * From Canada: https://youradchoices.ca/
      * From Europe: http://www.edaa.eu/
      * From the U.S.: http://optout.aboutads.info/#/ and
        http://optout.networkadvertising.org/#/
      
      If you are in the U.S., you may download the AppChoices app at
      www.aboutads.info/appchoices to opt out in mobile apps.
      
      

   USE OF SERVICES BY MINORS

   The Services are not directed to individuals under the age of sixteen (16),
   and we do not knowingly collect Personal Information from individuals under
   sixteen (16).

   JURISDICTION AND CROSS-BORDER TRANSFER

   Your Personal Information may be stored and processed in any country where we
   have facilities or in which we engage service providers, and by using the
   Services you understand that your information will be transferred to
   countries outside of your country of residence, including the United States,
   which may have data protection rules that are different from those of your
   country. In certain circumstances, courts, law enforcement agencies,
   regulatory agencies or security authorities in those other countries may be
   entitled to access your Personal Information.

   If you are located in the European Economic Area (“EEA”): Some of the non-EEA
   countries are recognized by the European Commission as providing an adequate
   level of data protection according to EEA standards (the full list of these
   countries is available here). For transfers from the EEA to countries not
   considered adequate by the European Commission, we have put in place adequate
   measures, such as standard contractual clauses adopted by the European
   Commission to protect your Personal Information. You may obtain a copy of
   these measures by following this link.

   THIRD PARTY PAYMENT SERVICE

   We will use a third-party payment service to process payments made through
   the Services. If you wish to make a payment through the Services, your
   Personal Information will be collected by such third party and not by us, and
   will be subject to the third party’s privacy policy, rather than this Privacy
   Policy. We have no control over, and are not responsible for, this third
   party’s collection, use and disclosure of your Personal Information.

   UPDATES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY

   The “LAST UPDATED” legend at the top of this Privacy Policy indicates when
   this Privacy Policy was last revised. We retain the right to update this
   Privacy Policy at our discretion and at any time. Any changes will become
   effective when we post the revised Privacy Policy on the Services. Therefore,
   you may want to check back from time to time to read our updated privacy
   policy. Your use of the Services following these changes means that you
   accept the revised Privacy Policy.

   CONTACTING US

   Walden University, LLC, having business offices at 7065 Samuel Morse Drive,
   Columbia, Maryland 21046, U.S.A., is the company responsible for collection,
   use and disclosure of your Personal Information under this Privacy Policy.

   If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at
   privacy@mail.waldenu.edu, at the postal address above, or by phone at our
   toll-free telephone number, 1-855-518-5696. Because email communications are
   not always secure, please do not send sensitive information in your emails to
   us.

   ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR INDIVIDUALS IN THE EEA

   If you are located in the EEA, you also may lodge a complaint with a data
   protection authority for your country or region or where an alleged
   infringement of applicable data protection law occurs.

   ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR INDIVIDUALS IN CALIFORNIA

   Under the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”), California residents have
   the right to not receive discriminatory treatment for the exercise of the
   privacy rights conferred by the CCPA. California residents also have the
   right to designate an authorized agent to make a request under the CCPA on
   the resident’s behalf.


   OMBUDS SERVICES

   Ombuds Services at Walden University serves as an objective resource for the
   university, advocating for fairness. Ombuds Services reviews decisions made
   by the university for fairness and ensures policies and processes have been
   followed. In addition, Ombuds Services is available for the mediation of
   student issues when all university processes have been exhausted. The goal is
   to aid in the timely and impartial resolution of problems in a
   non-adversarial, non-litigious manner.

   Ombuds Services observes the confidentiality of any and all parties involved
   in complaints and other concerns brought to its representatives to the extent
   possible, insofar as it does not interfere with the institution’s legal
   obligation or ability to investigate issues, or to take corrective action
   when it is found that misconduct has occurred. Ombuds Services
   representatives will speak to relevant university faculty and staff on a
   need-to-know basis in order to address any such concerns and may also refer
   students to the department or university representative best suited to
   resolve the concern.

   Results of any fairness review or mediation are final and not subject to
   appeal.

   Students can contact Ombuds Services at ombuds@mail.waldenu.edu


   TRADEMARKS, COPYRIGHT, AND DISCLAIMERS

   WEBSITE LINK POLICY AND DISCLAIMER

   Walden University is not responsible for the content of any
   third-party-linked site that is not owned by Walden University, or of any
   other links contained in such third-party sites. Walden University provides
   links to you for your convenience only, and the inclusion of any link to a
   site not owned by Walden University is not an endorsement by Walden
   University of the site or its contents. Walden University assumes no
   responsibility for any other party’s site hyperlinked to the Walden
   University website or in which any part of the Walden University website has
   been hyperlinked.

   Trademarks and/or logos found on this site which are registered to third
   parties imply no affiliation with Walden University, nor do those entities
   sponsor or endorse Walden University products or services. No rights in or
   use of these trademarks and/or logos is granted to you hereby.

   No permission is granted here for you to use Walden University’s icons, site
   address, or other means to hyperlink other Internet sites with any page in
   the Walden University website. You must obtain prior written permission to
   hyperlink in any manner to the Walden University website.

   TRADEMARKS

   Walden University and Education for Good are registered trademarks of Walden
   University, LLC. Elements of this website are protected by trade dress and
   other laws, and this website and its contents may not be copied or imitated
   in any way without the express written consent of Walden University.

   WARRANTY AND OTHER DISCLAIMERS

   The materials and information you find on the Walden University website are
   provided “as is,” without warranty of any kind, either express or implied,
   including without limitation any warranty for information, services, or
   products provided through or in connection with the Walden University website
   and any implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular
   purpose, expectation of privacy, or non-infringement. Some jurisdictions do
   not allow the exclusion of implied warranties, so the above exclusion may not
   apply to you. This disclaimer of liability applies to any damages or injury
   caused by any failure of performance, error, omission, interruption,
   deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, computer virus,
   communication line failure, theft or destruction, or unauthorized access to,
   alteration of, or use of record, whether for breach of contract, tortious
   behavior, negligence, or under any other cause of action. You specifically
   acknowledge that Walden University is not liable for any defamatory,
   offensive, infringing or illegal materials or conduct, or that of third
   parties contained on the Walden University website, and Walden University
   reserves the right to remove such materials from the Walden University
   website without liability. Walden University reserves the right to update its
   policies at any time. Please visit this page often to obtain the updated
   version.

   COPYRIGHT STATEMENT

   © 2003–2021 Walden University, LLC. and Adtalem Global Education. All rights
   reserved. The contents of the Walden University website pages, including, but
   not limited to, text, graphics, and icons, are copyrighted materials owned or
   controlled by Walden University and contain Walden University’s name,
   trademarks, service marks, and trade names. You may download one copy of
   these materials on any single computer and print a copy of the materials for
   your use in learning about, evaluating, or acquiring Walden University
   services or products. No other permission is granted to you to print, copy,
   reproduce, distribute, transmit, upload, download, store, display in public,
   alter, or modify these materials.


   COPYRIGHTED MATERIALS AND PEER-TO-PEER FILE SHARING

   Walden University respects intellectual property rights, including rights in
   the copyrighted materials of the institution, its students, faculty, and
   third parties. Walden University has implemented a comprehensive policy to
   help protect those rights and to comply with United States Copyright Law and
   the U.S. Higher Education Act’s peer-to-peer file sharing provisions. Strict
   compliance with Walden University’s policies is required of all Walden
   University students and employees. Walden University’s policies are reviewed
   annually to determine their effectiveness.

   COPYRIGHT LAW

   Under U.S. Copyright Law (www.copyright.gov/title17), the author of a
   creative work automatically owns the copyright in that work upon its
   creation. No formal registration is required; ownership is immediate. The
   author can transfer ownership of a copyright to another so the copyright
   owner may not be the original author of the work. Creative works include
   songs, stories, poems, paintings, photographs, or other works that contain a
   creative element. Ownership of the copyright gives the owner exclusive rights
   in that work such as the right to display, reproduce, transmit, create
   derivative works from, publicly perform, distribute, and license the creative
   work. This means that, absent permission from the creator, you may not take
   the creative work owned by another and exercise these rights. Such a
   violation is called “infringement” of the owner’s copyright. For example, if
   you legally purchase a music CD, you may not create copies of the music on
   that CD and distribute those copies to others over the Internet. Helping
   others to violate the owner’s copyright by making it easy for them to
   distribute such materials may also be illegal.

   ACTIONS AND PENALTIES FOR COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT

   Under U.S. Copyright Law, a copyright owner who has been the victim of
   copyright infringement is entitled to recover actual damages and profits from
   the infringer or statutory damages of up to $30,000 per violation. The
   copyright owner has the right to permanently enjoin the infringer from
   further infringing activities.

   Walden University, recognizing and respecting intellectual property rights,
   requires its employees, instructors, students, and other community members to
   use copyrighted materials in a lawful manner. Walden University’s Code of
   Conduct, as found in the Walden University’s Student Handbook
   (http://catalog.waldenu.edu/content.php?catoid=155&navoid=51011), presents
   Walden University’s copyright policy. Copyright infringement can result in
   applicants being rejected for admission and enrolled students and employees
   being dismissed.

   Additionally, Walden University maintains a vigorous program of accepting and
   responding to Digital Millennium Copyright ACT (DMCA) notices, which are
   immediately escalated to Walden University’s legal team for investigation and
   action. If the materials in question are determined by the legal department
   to be infringing, the Information Technology department is notified and
   action is taken that can include either the removal of the infringing
   materials from Walden University’s network or the blocking of the infringer’s
   network access. The infringer is notified and reminded of Walden University’s
   Code of Conduct. Repeated violations can result in dismissal.

   LEGAL SOURCES OF CONTENT

   Students and employees are reminded that many legal sources of content are
   available at www.educause.edu/legalcontent



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