Grade B+ — Fair terms (score 84/100)
The University of Pittsburgh explicitly pledges not to sell, rent, or lease customer lists to third parties, though it reserves the right to update terms without direct user notification.
Protective policy with no data sale. Lacks explicit deletion/retention terms.
Pitt does not sell, rent or lease its customer lists to third parties.
The university explicitly commits to not selling or renting your personal information to third parties.
Pitt will occasionally update this Statement of Privacy... Pitt encourages you to periodically review this Statement to be informed of how the University is protecting your information.
The university reserves the right to change its privacy practices at any time without providing direct notice to users.
The www.pitt.edu website will disclose your personal information, without notice, only if required to do so by law
The university may share your data with government or law enforcement agencies without notifying you.
If personal information (such as a credit card number) is transmitted to other websites, it is protected through the use of encryption, such as the Secure Socket Layer (SSL) protocol.
The university uses standard encryption protocols to secure sensitive data during transmission.
Last reviewed 2026-08-03 under rubric v3.5.