Student Privacy Rights

The security of your data is important to us. This course may use any of the following tools and/or web sites to deliver course content. Below, you will find each of the privacy policies for these tools and/or web sites.

Under FERPA, as a student attending a post-secondary institution, you are given a right to privacy. This protection prohibits the release of information concerning grades, assignments, and your progress in this class to anyone other than you. In order to confirm your identity, you must use your University of Akron email if you ask any questions you may have about your grade. Please do not post questions about your grade on this classes' publicly available discussion forums.

Desire2Learn (D2L) Brightspace

This course implements Desire2Learn’s Brightspace as its learning management system. Information on the privacy policy of Desire2Learn’s Brightspace is available here.

H5P

This course may implement H5P to conduct class assignments or interactive elements. Information on the privacy policy of H5P is available here.

Microsoft Teams

This course may implement Microsoft Teams for synchronous meetings, video streaming, and lecture recordings. Information on the privacy policy of Microsoft Teams is available here.

Panopto

This course may implement the Panopto Focus lecture capture system. Information on the privacy policy of Panopto is available here.

Qualtrics

This course may implement Qualtrics for surveys. Information on the privacy policy of Qualtrics is available here.

Respondus

This course may implement Respondus Monitor to ensure integrity in test-taking or Respondus StudyMate to create activities. Information on the privacy policy of Respondus is available here.

Top Hat

This course may implement an audience response system from Top Hat. Information on the privacy policy of Turning is available here.

Turning Technologies

This course may implement a classroom response system (clickers) from Turning Technologies. Information on the privacy policy of Turning is available here.

YouTube

This course may implement videos from YouTube. Information on the privacy policy of YouTube is available here.