Apus privacy & data

Where applicable law requires the identification of a controller, that is: American Public University System, Inc.

full name email address postal address social security number tax identification number identification number date of birth

financial data and documents

E-campus and course activity data.

IP/MAC address online identifiers log-in details

Our online Services may collect precise information about the location of your mobile device, but only with your express consent.

race ethnicity

Keystroke patterns

We use your identification information to verify your identity when you access and use the online Services and to ensure the security of your personal information.

We analyze information about how you use the Services to provide an improved experience for our customers of all our Services, including product testing and site analytics.

We may use your personal information to send you newsletters or information about us or third party products and services that may be of interest to you.

We retain your personal information for as long as we have a relationship with you and longer if for legitimate business purposes.

web server logs are held for a period of time before being deleted from our systems.

your personal information and other information will be sent directly to the United States for processing

We have put in place appropriate safeguards (such as contractual commitments) in accordance with applicable legal requirements to provide adequate protections for your personal information.

please contact us at DataPrivacy@apus.edu with your first and last name, Student ID (if any), mailing address, and phone number, along with which right you would like to exercise

You may request to access, update and correct inaccuracies in your personal information that you have provided to us

Delete certain personal information that we have collected from you;

Opt-out of our sale of any of your personal information to third parties; and

you may revoke it at any time, to the extent permitted by applicable law

You also may have a right to lodge a complaint with your local data protection or privacy regulator.

However, certain laws may treat our sharing of personal information with third parties for certain advertising or analytics purposes as “sales.”