Online Education
Duke collects your personal information when you apply for online education offerings. Further personal information collection occurs at the commencement of and throughout your online education interactions.
The personal information collected by Duke, or on our behalf, is collected for the primary purpose of providing online education courses and, if applicable, evaluating qualification for online education certificates and credit. For example, we may collect:
Category of Personal Data |
Purposes of Processing |
Legal Bases for Processing |
Contact Information including your name, home address, email address and phone number |
To register you for courses and communicate with you regarding your program enrollment; to respond to records requests |
To process transactions requested by you and meet our contractual obligations Legitimate interests Your consent, if applicable |
Payment Information including your payment card, bank account number and routing number |
To process payment for program registration; to respond to records requests |
To process transactions requested by you and meet our contractual obligations Legitimate interests Your consent, if applicable |
Tax Information including tax identification number |
To provide required information to tax authorities; to respond to records requests |
To process transactions requested by you and meet our contractual obligations Legal compliance Legitimate interests Your consent, if applicable |
Employment History including prior employers, titles, wages, work experience, and disciplinary record |
To evaluate your application for certain online education offerings; to respond to records requests |
To process transactions requested by you and meet our contractual obligations Legitimate interests Your consent, if applicable |
Education History including prior schools, transcripts, awards, honors and disciplinary records |
To evaluate your application for certain online education offerings; to respond to records requests |
To process transactions requested by you and meet our contractual obligations Legitimate interests Your consent, if applicable |
Criminal Records including self-reported records and publicly available records |
To evaluate your application for certain online education offerings; to respond to records requests |
To process transactions requested by you and meet our contractual obligations Legitimate interests Your consent, if applicable |
Learner Interaction Data including profile information, blog posts and community posts |
To publish your messages to the online education platform; to respond to records requests |
To process transactions requested by you and meet our contractual obligations Legitimate interests Your consent, if applicable |
Course Assessment Data including assignment responses, test scores, and course interactions |
To evaluate your success in the online education offering; to respond to records requests |
To process transactions requested by you and meet our contractual obligations Legitimate interests Your consent, if applicable |
Log Files including IP addresses, browser type, internet service provider, referring/exit pages, operating system, date/time stamp and/or clickstream data |
To evaluate your engagement with the course, maintain the security of our Services, detect fraud, and protect our rights |
Legitimate interests |
Location Information including latitude, longitude, date and time (the precision of this data varies greatly and is determined by factors controlled by your device or mobile service provider) |
To offer you certain location-based services, such as delivering advertisements that are relevant to your particular location, and to conduct analytics to improve the Services |
Legitimate interests Your consent, if applicable |
Biometric Data Including facial measurements and eye movement |
To provide secure, remote online testing platforms for course evaluations |
To process transactions requested by you and meet our contractual obligations Legitimate interests Your consent, if applicable |
Non-credit Education
Duke collects your personal information when you are involved in non-credit, executive education and personal enrichment courses offered in person and online by Duke and our affiliates. Further personal information collection occurs at enrollment and throughout your non-credit education interactions.
The personal information collected by Duke and our affiliates, or on our behalf, is collected for the primary purpose of providing non-credit education and ongoing communication. For example, we may collect:
Category of Personal Data |
Purposes of Processing |
Legal Bases for Processing |
Contact Information including your name, home address, email address and phone number |
To respond to requests for information from you and communicate course-related information and requirements, announcements, and additional program offerings |
To process transactions requested by you and meet our contractual obligations Legitimate interests Your consent, if applicable |
Education History including your prior schools, transcripts, school activities, and disciplinary records |
To provide academic guidance and evaluate your eligibility for a non-credit credential |
To process transactions requested by you and meet our contractual obligations Legitimate interests Your consent, if applicable |
Assignment and Testing History including course grades and standardized testing |
To evaluate your eligibility for a non-credit offering or credential |
To process transactions requested by you and meet our contractual obligations Legitimate interests Your consent, if applicable |
Disability Information including physical and mental disabilities |
To provide you with proper accommodations |
To process transactions requested by you and meet our contractual obligations Legitimate interests Your consent, if applicable |
Dietary Information including allergies and food preferences |
To provide proper dietary options |
To process transactions requested by you and meet our contractual obligations Legitimate interests Your consent, if applicable |
Residential Information including personal preferences, security key card activity, facility monitoring and personal monitoring |
To provide a safe and secure residential experience for all students |
To process transactions requested by you and meet our contractual obligations Legitimate interests Your consent, if applicable |
Personal History including interests and extracurricular activities |
To connect you with other students and alumni with similar interests |
To process transactions requested by you and meet our contractual obligations Legitimate interests Your consent, if applicable |
Employment History including job title, location, and work experience |
To evaluate your eligibility for non-credit offerings |
To process transactions requested by you and meet our contractual obligations Legitimate interests Your consent, if applicable |
Personal Financial Information including tax identification number, wages, scholarships and grants, and family support |
To evaluate your eligibility for financial aid and file required forms with tax authorities |
To process transactions requested by you and meet our contractual obligations Legal compliance Legitimate interests Your consent, if applicable |
Family Financial Information including family member names, ages, occupations, wages, and savings |
To evaluate your eligibility for financial aid |
To process transactions requested by you and meet our contractual obligations Legitimate interests Your consent, if applicable |
Payment Information including your payment card, bank account number and routing number |
To process payment for course registration; to respond to records requests |
To process transactions requested by you and meet our contractual obligations Legitimate interests Your consent, if applicable |
Tax Information including tax identification number |
To provide required information to tax authorities; to respond to records requests |
To process transactions requested by you and meet our contractual obligations Legal compliance Legitimate interests Your consent, if applicable |
Location Information including latitude, longitude, date and time (the precision of this data varies greatly and is determined by factors controlled by your device or mobile service provider) |
To offer you certain location-based services, such as delivering communications about non-credit courses that are relevant to your particular location, and to conduct analytics to improve the Services |
Legitimate interests Your consent, if applicable |
Biometric Data Including facial measurements and eye movement |
To provide secure, remote online testing platforms for course evaluations |
To process transactions requested by you and meet our contractual obligations Legitimate interests Your consent, if applicable |
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