Welcome to Penn’s Privacy website, a resource on a wide range of privacy issues affecting the members of Penn’s community.

Here, you will find important and user-friendly information about how to Protect Penn Data, including policies, guidance, tips, assessment procedures, tools and more.

You will also find resources on how to Protect Yourself, at Penn and beyond Penn, whether you are a student, faculty or staff member, alumnus or none of the above.

Penn’s University-wide privacy-related Policies and Guidance documents are available here.

And, you can readily access the various Tips and Training tools available to help raise awareness about privacy and security issues, including Penn’s One Step Ahead tip series, brief videos on topics of your choice, Facebook guidance and videos and more.

You are welcome to contact us at privacy@upenn.edu with questions or comments on privacy at Penn.

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What Are You Doing About Privacy Today?

Learn how to protect yourself on Facebook, from identity theft, on your smartphone and tablet, and more.

SPIASPIA

Use Penn's IT self assessment tool to ensure that your systems and databases have appropriate, risk-based controls.

FERPA: Student Records Privacy Law

Federal law, the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), protects the privacy of student "education" records — which generally includes information maintained by Penn that identifies a student.

Social Media Guidance

Social media – such as forums, blogs, wikis, podcasts, online chats, Facebook, and Twitter – can be exciting vehicles for facilitating this kind of open expression, while also raising new questions about responsible use.

Applicant Data Policy

Penn has developed a new policy to protect the privacy of applicant data.  View the policy and the sample confidentiality statement

#Facebook Privacy Settings

Check out Penn's guidance and video to help you navigate important privacy settings on Facebook.

#SANS Training

Take advantage of free, short, topical training on any one of more than 25 security videos, including on passwords, email and instant messaging, wi-fi security, mobile devices, browsers and social networking. Simple registration through your LSP is all that's required. And click here to see a free, privacy awareness video developed jointly by SANS and EDUCAUSE for Data Privacy Month 2013.

  

 

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If you have questions or concerns about possible violations of policies or legal requirements, contact Penn's Reporting and Help Line at 215-P-Comply (215-726-6759) or www.upenn.edu/215pcomply.


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