Privacy Policy

This is how we handle information we learn about you from your visit to our website. The information we receive depends on what you do when you visit our site.

If you visit our site to browse, read, or download information:

We collect and store: the name of the domain and host from which you access the Internet (for example, aol.com or princeton.edu); the Internet protocol (IP) address of the computer you are using; the browser software you use and your operating system; the date and time you access our site; and the Internet address of the website from which you linked directly to our site.  

We use this information to measure the number of visitors to the different sections of our site, and to help us make our site more useful. Generally, we delete this information after one year.

We use both transient and persistent "cookies" on this site.

If you choose to identify yourself by sending us an email:

If you contact us via email, we will use your information only to reply to your message.

If you use one of our online forms, the information you provide is up to you. If you don't provide your name or other information, it may be impossible for us to refer, respond to, or investigate your request.

Here's what you should know about the security of the information you provide to us:

Our application and credit card payment forms are accessed on a secure web server using 128-bit encryption. Other online forms we use are neither secure nor encrypted. If you believe any of the information asked for on those forms is of a sensitive nature, contact us.

If you send us an email, you should know that email is not necessarily secure against interception. So, if your communication includes sensitive information, contact us. 

If you experience technical problems with the operation of this website, contact The Guildhall at SMU Webmaster.

This website links to documents located on websites maintained by various businesses or other organizations. Once you access an individual document that links you to another website, you are subject to the privacy policy of the website containing that document.

Cookies

When you login or register with us, you may receive a notice that the server wishes to set a cookie. If you say "no", the system will not be able to identify you and you will not be able to submit some information to the site. If you say "yes," you will be identified by our system and access to our server will be established.

Put simply, a "cookie" is a small piece of information about your identity. There are two kinds of cookies:

• Transient cookie: "Transient" means the cookie is not stored on your hard drive and only exists as long as you are in our site. It contains information that identifies you and allows us to maintain continuity from one page to another as you communicate with us. We use this type of cookie when you are using our Guildhall Application System.

• Persistent cookie: Once installed, a persistent cookie remains on the hard drive of your personal computer. Generally, persistent cookies are accessible only to the site that wrote them, so no other sites can access your information. We use this type of cookie when you register permanently to access detailed information about Guildhall curriculum, finances, and admissions policy on a frequent basis. This prevents you from having to sign in each time you access the site.

Check your browser preferences to be sure cookies have not been disabled. Choose "Help" on your browser menus if you do not know where to set this preference.