Privacy Policy

Concordia University, Nebraska Online Privacy Policy

Last Updated: May 2026

Concordia University, Nebraska ("Concordia") is committed to protecting your privacy and safeguarding the personal data you share with us online. This Online Privacy Policy governs data collection and usage for the main Concordia Nebraska website (cune.edu), its admissions application and event registration system (connect.cune.edu), and any other official online services displaying this policy.

Information Covered by This Policy

Automatically Collected Information

When you use Concordia’s online services, our web servers automatically collect certain aggregate data to optimize website performance. This includes:

• Referral data (websites visited just before and after your visit)
• Date and time of your visits
• Pages viewed and total time spent on our site
• Browser and platform type (e.g., Safari on an iOS platform)
• Internet Protocol (IP) address

This automatic information is used internally for technical troubleshooting, website optimization, and tracking statistical trends.

Information You Voluntarily Provide

Except for information you choose to submit via web forms, applications, event registrations, or emails, Concordia does not collect personally identifiable information (PII). When you interact with our admissions or event portals, we may collect:

• Full name, mailing address, email address, and telephone numbers
• Date of birth, gender, and academic history
• Programs of interest and enrollment preferences
• Financial and billing data required for applications or campus services

Federal Higher Education Compliance

Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)

Data collected through our application portal (connect.cune.edu) is treated with the highest degree of privacy. Once an applicant registers or enrolls, their information becomes protected under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA). Concordia protects student education records from unauthorized disclosure and ensures students can exercise their rights to access, inspect, and amend their records through the Office of the Registrar.

Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA) Safeguards Rule

In compliance with the FTC GLBA Safeguards Rule, Concordia maintains strict administrative, technical, and physical safeguards to protect nonpublic personal financial information collected online during the financial aid, scholarship and student billing processes.

Information You Provide to Us

Concordia uses information collected through the website to provide information and services regarding the university that you request, to support the application process and to communicate with you about university programs, events, services and opportunities offered.

In some circumstances, Concordia contracts with service providers to help operate our website, communicate with prospective students and provide services on our behalf. These providers may assist with services including but not limited to: enrollment marketing, social networking, website hosting, web analytics, academic, business, career or financial services.

Consent to Communications and Use of Information

By using the website, you expressly consent (1) to use of your personal information by Concordia University, Nebraska and its third-party service providers and (2) to the disclosure and use of this information in our efforts to contact you and for continued marketing effort by our school and agents charged with communicating with our customers and potential customers, as well as for other purposes stated herein. You acknowledge that communications to, from and through this website are not confidential. You agree that by submitting communications through this website, no confidential, fiduciary, contractually implied or other relationship is created between you and us other than pursuant to this Privacy Policy.

Text Messaging / Mobile Communications

If you choose to opt in to receive text messages from Concordia University, Nebraska through our website, forms, event registrations, applications or other communications, you consent to receive text messages regarding admissions, enrollment, events, reminders, customer care and other university-related information. Your consent to receive text messages is not required as a condition of applying to or enrolling at Concordia University, Nebraska. Message frequency may vary. Message and data rates may apply. You may opt out of receiving text messages at any time by replying STOP to any message. For assistance, reply HELP or contact us directly. Mobile phone numbers and SMS consent information will not be shared, sold or disclosed to third parties or affiliates for their own marketing purposes.

Children's Online Privacy Protection Act

In compliance with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998, no one under 13 years of age may use the website. If you are a minor between the ages of 13 and 18, you may use the site only in conjunction with your parent, legal guardian or other responsible adult. If we learn that a child under age 13 has provided personally identifiable information to our sites, we will promptly remove this from our files. For more on children's privacy rights, read about the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act at the FTC's website.

Cookies and Tracking Technologies

In some cases our web server may use browser "cookies" or other technologies to maintain session and preference information or to provide other complex functionality. You may adjust your internet browser to disable the use of cookies and other web technologies. Some features of this website, however, may not function properly if you block these technologies. By using this website, you consent to our use of cookies unless you disable cookies using your browser or another method. We do not change our practices in response to a "Do Not Track" signal in the HTTP header from your browser (or, if applicable, mobile application).

Disclosure of Information

We may disclose information about use of our site in aggregate (such as server use statistics). We will not sell or rent information to third parties that specifically identifies individuals. Concordia University, Nebraska will comply with law enforcement or judicial authorities to provide personally identifiable information to the appropriate governmental authorities.

Concordia will only disclose your personal information without notice if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to:

• Comply with legal processes, court orders, subpoenas, or the Nebraska Public Records Act (Neb. Rev. Stat. § 84-712, et seq.).
• Protect and defend the rights, safety, or property of Concordia University, Nebraska, its students, or the general public.
• Facilitate trusted third-party services: We share data with verified service providers (e.g., Ellucian CRM Recruit, learning management systems, or postal mail houses) who assist us in university operations. These entities are contractually prohibited from using your personal data for any purpose other than providing services to Concordia and are required to maintain strict confidentiality.

Changes to this Privacy Policy

We may change how we collect and then use personal information at any time and without prior notice, at our sole discretion. We may change this Privacy Policy at any time. If we make material changes to the Privacy Policy, we will notify you by posting the changed Privacy Policy on this website. We will also update the revision date of this Privacy Policy.