Grade A — Highly protective (score 90/100)
Harvard's policy prohibits the sale of email addresses but allows third-party tracking for advertising and analytics, and lacks a commitment to notify users of policy changes.
No data sale. Uses third-party tracking. No notice for policy changes.
Google and other third parties may use cookies, web beacons, and similar technologies to collect or receive information from this website and elsewhere on the internet and use that information to provide measurement services and target ads.
The site permits third-party advertisers to track your activity across the internet to build profiles and serve targeted advertisements.
We will not share, sell, rent, swap, or authorize any third party to use your email address for commercial purposes without your permission.
The university commits to not selling or sharing your email address for commercial purposes without your explicit consent.
We may also provide your information to third parties in circumstances where we believe that doing so is necessary or appropriate to satisfy any applicable law, regulation, legal process or governmental request.
The university reserves the right to share your data with government or law enforcement at their own discretion to satisfy legal requests.
This Privacy Policy may be amended from time to time. Any such changes will be posted on this page.
The university can change its privacy practices at any time without providing direct notice to users, relying instead on passive posting.
Last reviewed 2026-07-26 under rubric v3.5.