Northeastern Terms Scorecard

Grade B — Fair terms (score 77/100)

Northeastern provides a transparent privacy policy that honors statutory rights and limits data sharing, though it reserves the right to use AI in operations.

Protective policy with clear rights, though lacks explicit AI opt-out.

Terms at a glance

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

What the terms actually say

Section IV — Sharing and Disclosure

Except as otherwise described in this Privacy Policy, we do not sell, rent, or share your Personal Information with third parties.

The university commits to not selling or renting your personal data to third parties.

Section II — What Information Do We Collect?

Information gathered in connection with facility use, monitoring and investigations, such as video footage, ID badge records, driver’s license, and license plate numbers

The university collects biometric-adjacent data like video footage and ID records for security and facility management.

Section IV — Sharing and Disclosure

If required to do so by law pursuant to valid legal process... we may share your Personal Information

The university reserves the right to share your data with government or law enforcement agencies under legal process.

Section IX — Individual Rights

Depending on your country of residence... you be entitled to... Delete your personal information

The university acknowledges your right to request the deletion of your personal data.

Changes

We will notify you if we make any material changes, pursuant to the applicable law.

The university promises to provide notice before implementing material changes to the privacy policy.

Last reviewed 2026-08-21 under rubric v3.5.

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