Grade B — Fair terms (score 77/100)
USC's privacy policy allows for broad data sharing with third parties and reserves the right to modify terms without direct user notification.
Standard educational privacy policy. No notice for changes. No data sale pledge.
We may reveal personally identifiable information about you to unaffiliated third parties: ... if the information is provided to our agents, outside vendors or service providers to perform functions on our behalf (e.g., analyzing data, providing marketing assistance...)
USC shares your personal information with third-party vendors for marketing and data analysis purposes.
USC reserves the right to modify this privacy notice at any time. ... Your continued use of this site after any change in this Privacy Notice will constitute your acceptance of such change.
The university can change its privacy policy at any time without notifying you, and your continued use of the site counts as agreement.
We may reveal personally identifiable information about you to unaffiliated third parties: ... if the information is provided to comply with the law, applicable regulations, governmental and quasi-governmental requests, court orders or subpoenas
USC will disclose your data to government entities or law enforcement to comply with legal requests.
Depending on your location and the data protection laws that apply to you, you may have certain rights regarding your personal data. These may include the right to: ... Request correction or deletion of inaccurate or outdated information
You have the right to request that USC delete your personal information.
Last reviewed 2026-08-02 under rubric v3.5.