Boston University Terms Scorecard

Grade A — Highly protective (score 93/100)

Boston University maintains a standard privacy policy for its digital properties, explicitly stating it does not share user data with third-party advertisers or market research companies.

Standard educational privacy policy. No data sale pledge. Unilateral changes.

Terms at a glance

Sells your data
NO
Forced arbitration
UNCLEAR
Trains AI on your content
UNCLEAR
Collects biometric data
NO
Shares data with government
UNCLEAR
Easy to cancel
UNCLEAR
Tells you before changes
NO
Deletes data on request
UNCLEAR

What the terms actually say

COOKIES

Though this cookie will identify the Visitor as a specific person on the system, the University does not pass any information to market research companies, advertisers or other third parties.

The university commits to not sharing your personal data with third-party advertisers or marketers.

CHANGES TO THIS DIGITAL PRIVACY STATEMENT

The University may modify this Digital Privacy Statement. All changes will be made directly to this web page and will be effective on the date posted.

The university can change the policy at any time without notifying you, and the new terms apply immediately.

WEB STATISTICS AND PAGE SHARING

By using the Sites, each Visitor consents to Google processing of data about the Visitor in the manner and for the purposes set out above.

Use of the site constitutes mandatory consent to Google's data processing practices.

INFORMATION SECURITY

The University has implemented reasonable physical, technical, and administrative procedures to safeguard and secure information it collects online.

The university maintains a formal security program to protect collected information.

Last reviewed 2026-08-03 under rubric v3.5.

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