Privacy Policy

Oglethorpe University is dedicated to protecting the privacy and security of our site visitors. We urge you to read our the following Privacy Policy and our Terms of Use. Use of our website constitutes your consent to this policy.

Protection of Personal Information

When an individual makes a donation, purchases a product, sends an application, or otherwise contacts Oglethorpe University, we may ask you for personal contact information such as name, address, and email address. This information may be used to contact you regarding the information or services that have been requested.

Neither Oglethorpe University nor our agents sell any collected information to third parties.

In addition to personal contact information, when an individual makes a donation or payment to Oglethorpe University we may ask for information, such as your billing address and credit card number. We have taken measures to secure both your information and our physical premises. We exercise care in providing safe transmission of your information from your personal computer to our servers (unless sent by a means outside of our control, such as e-mail). Your billing information is not shared with other organizations. Your credit card number is not retained once your transaction has been authorized and processed, except in the case of payment plans or recurring payment processing.

You can request changes to information you have provided us by sending a letter to:

Enrollment Services
Oglethorpe University
4484 Peachtree Rd, NE
Atlanta, GA 30319

Privacy of Children

The Oglethorpe University website does not intend to collect personal or financial information on-line from children under the age of 13. We will not knowingly collect personal contact information from children under age 13 without prior parental consent.

Some sections of the Oglethorpe University website do allow for individual users to post comments and contact information on their own without prior review by Oglethorpe University staff. These areas are intended for site users over the age of 13. However, Oglethorpe University retains the right to edit and/or remove, without notice, any information that we learn is inaccurate or inappropriate.

Advertising & Cookies

This site uses third-party cookies, web beacons, and similar technologies to collect or receive information to provide measurement services and target ads. To learn more and/or opt-out, please visit www.aboutads.info/choices.

Links to Other Sites

The Oglethorpe University website may contain links to other sites that may have different privacy policies. Oglethorpe University is not responsible for the privacy practices or content listed on those sites. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any third-party sites or services before providing them with your personal information. A link to a third-party website does not imply an endorsement of that site by Oglethorpe University.

Restrictions on Use of Materials

The content of Oglethorpe University’s website is protected by copyright and trademark laws, and is the property of its owners. Unless noted otherwise, you may access the materials located within the site only for your personal use. This means you may download one copy of posted materials on a single computer for personal, non-commercial home use only, so long as you neither change nor delete any author attribution, trademark, legend or copyright notice. When you download copyrighted material, you do not obtain any ownership rights in that material.

You may not modify, copy, publish, display, transmit, adapt or in any way exploit the content of the site. Only if you obtain prior written consent from us — and from all other entities with an interest in the relevant intellectual property — may you publish, display or commercially exploit any material from the site. To seek our permission, you may write to:

University Communications
Oglethorpe University
4484 Peachtree Rd, NE
Atlanta, GA 30319

If permission is granted by Oglethorpe University (and by all other entities with an interest in the relevant intellectual property), you may not change or delete any author attribution, trademark, legend or copyright notice.

Disclaimers / Limitation of Liability

THE SERVICES, PRODUCTS, AND MATERIALS ON THIS SITE ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” AND WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. OGLETHORPE UNIVERSITY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. OGLETHORPE UNIVERSITY DOES NOT WARRANT THAT ANY FUNCTIONS CONTAINED IN THE SITE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE, THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED, OR THAT THE SITE OR THE SERVER THAT MAKES THE SITE AVAILABLE ARE FREE FROM VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS.

OGLETHORPE UNIVERSITY DOES NOT WARRANT OR MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS REGARDING THE USE OR THE RESULT OF THE USE OF THE SERVICES, PRODUCTS, OR MATERIALS IN THIS SITE IN TERMS OF THEIR CORRECTNESS, ACCURACY, RELIABILITY, OR OTHERWISE. YOU ASSUME THE ENTIRE COST OF ALL NECESSARY SERVICING, REPAIR OR CORRECTION TO YOUR SYSTEM. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO NEGLIGENCE, WILL OGLETHORPE UNIVERSITY BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES THAT RESULT FROM THE USE OF, OR THE INABILITY TO USE, THE MATERIALS ON THE SITE, OR ANY PRODUCT OR SERVICE PROVIDED PURSUANT TO THE SITE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

Changes to this Statement

Oglethorpe University reserves the right to modify its terms at any time. When we do, we will change the “last updated” date at the top of this document. Your continued use of the website following the posting of changes to these terms will mean that you accept those changes.