Apollo Group, Inc. is committed to protecting your privacy when you visit our Web site. We post our Privacy Policy because we want you to know what information we collect when you visit our site, how we use that information, and how you can update it. Apollo Group, Inc. reserves the right to append or otherwise modify this Privacy Policy at any time, so please revisit this page occasionally to check for updates.

Information We Collect

We collect various types of information from our visitors so we can adjust our site to meet our users' needs and expectations. Some of this information is collected automatically through cookies and other information is collected when you register for any of our online services.

Information Collected Automatically

The types of information your browser or internet session automatically sends us each time you visit our sites, which we automatically collect, includes: 

• Your browser, e.g., Internet Explorer, Netscape Navigator.
• Your Internet domain, e.g., AOL, Netcom, Earthlink, etc.
• You computer's operating system, e.g., Windows, Macintosh, UNIX, Linux.
• Your navigation path, i.e., the URLs of where you come to our site from, which of our pages you visit, and where you go as you leave.
• Your IP address.

This information lets us see how users are finding our sites, and it tells us which pages are visited the most often so we can make our Web sites more useful.

Information You Provide to Us

In addition to the information automatically collected by your browser, we also collect information that you provide to us when you request information. Information requests, such as a request for an investor pack, may be sent to an outside vendor for fulfillment. 

• via Information Request Sites
  Our site provides users the opportunity to request information from Apollo Group, Inc.  These information requests require users to provide Apollo Group, Inc. with contact information, as well as information about their interest in Apollo Group, Inc. Contact information is used to send information about Apollo Group, Inc. to the customer requesting that information.  Customer interest information is collected to determine what information the customer wishes to be sent.  Opt-out policy:  You could choose NOT to provide this information online. Instead you can call Apollo Group, Inc. and request to have information sent to you.   

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How We Use This Information

We use the information we automatically collect to help us better plan our Web site to meet your Internet needs. Information you provide to us is used for marketing purposes, and may result in follow-up communications.

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Your Rights, Our Obligation

Apollo Group, Inc. does not sell or rent any personal data submitted by visitors to our site to any third parties.  The company respects the privacy of users visiting our Apollo Group site. On an occasion we may use certain directory information that we have collected to send you information about products and services, or updates and other information we think may be of interest to you. Occasionally we may share this information with our educational subsidiaries to bring similar information to your attention. If you tell us that you do not wish to have this information used as a basis for further contact with you, we will respect your wishes. 

Other than directory information, data you provide to us as you use our Web site will be held in confidence by us and will be used for internal purposes only.  The company may share aggregate information about our users with advertisers, business partners, sponsors and other third parties. However, the individual information you provide us within the Apollo Group, Inc. Web site will be known only to you and Apollo Group, Inc.  We will not share your personal data with anyone else, except as may be required by law.

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For More Information

If you have questions about our information practices, please contact us.  

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Definitions

Cookies

Data created by a Web server that is stored on a user's computer. It provides a way for the Web site to keep track of a user's patterns and preferences and, with the cooperation of the Web browser, to store them on the user's own hard disk.

The cookies contain a range of URLs (Web addresses) for which they are valid. When the browser encounters those URLs again, it sends those specific cookies to the Web server. For example, if a user's ID were stored as a cookie, it would save that person from typing in the same information all over again when accessing that service for the second and subsequent time during the same browser session. 

You can opt out of the use of cookies by having your browser disable cookies or warn you before accepting a cookie. Look for the cookie options in your browser in the Options or Preferences menu.

NOTE:  If you disable cookies in your browser, you will not be able to access any of Apollo Group's secured Web sites.

IP (Internet Protocol) Address

This is the address of a computer attached to a TCP/IP network. Every client and server station must have a unique IP address. Client workstations have either a permanent address or one that is dynamically assigned for each dial-up session. IP addresses are written as four sets of numbers separated by periods; for example, 204.171.64.2.   

URL (Uniform Resource Locator)

An Internet address. URLs are used to locate sites on the Internet and to navigate between sites and pages within sites. The URL for Apollo Group, Inc. is http://www.apollogrp.edu.

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