Keeping information safe is a high priority to UNCW. Find out more about ways to protect private information below.
sensitive information is prohibited
To help protect the university, sensitive information must not appear on public web pages. Any piece of information that could help a hacker, terrorist or other infiltrator should be considered sensitive.
Information that is "sensitive" might aid someone trying to do harm to an individual or the university as a whole. Examples include:
Network and server diagrams
Names and e-mail addresses of systems administrators
The physical location of equipment and infrastructure
Administrative software and usernames used to access that software
Social security numbers
Credit card numbers
Student / Faculty / Staff ID number
Other similar documentation
FERPA
Please also familiarize yourself with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act ("FERPA"), which is designed to protect the privacy of student's educational records. FERPA applies to all records directly related to a student and maintained by UNCW, except certain medical, employment and law enforcement records.
It is important we're all familiar with this act as it pertains to materials we might post on the web. For example, one cannot post grades by a student's name, by social security number or by the last 4 digits of the SSN (unless in a designated secure environment). In addition, electronic posting of student's course work or papers requires consent unless:
The records do not contain professor's comments or grades.
The students post the papers.
Students are notified prior to or at the time of enrollment that posting of their work is a course requirement.
The posted work is available only to members of the class.
Illegal File Sharing Information From General Counsel
Review information about illegal file sharing & downloading at UNCW, also learn details about the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA).
