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Business and Community Solutions recognizes the importance of and is committed to protecting the privacy rights of our students, employees, and community business partners.  Information collected will be used for College purposes only. 

Business and Community Solutions will only collect personal information which you knowingly and voluntarily provide.  If you provide us with personal information, we may use this information to contact you in regards to your implied interest in the College. Personal information we do collect is stored in databases and files that are protected and secured via industry accepted best practices.  

At no time do we disclose personal information except under the following conditions:

• We have consent to share information
• We need to share information in order to provide the service or product you requested
• When required to do so by subpoenas, court orders, or any other legal process
• State of Iowa Department of Education reporting data requirement. 

STUDENT PRIVACY GUIDELINES (FERPA)
 
The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974, requires NICC District to conform to fair information practices: that is, students must be able to learn what data about themselves are on record, be assured that data is used only for intended purposes, be able to correct and amend records, and be assured that those responsible for the data take reasonable precautions to prevent misuse of data.
 
Who is Protected Under FERPA? NICC accords all the rights under the law to its students. Your student rosters, which list social security numbers, telephone numbers and addresses, are protected information.
 
It is imperative that all college employees understand and accept the responsibility of working with confidential student records. Student records are to be kept in confidence. Unless written permission is obtained, access of student records is limited to job-related, legitimate educational interests. The security required for the processing and maintenance of student records extends to the use of computer records as well as paper records. Student information entered in any computer database must not be altered or falsified in any matter, and the use or access of these records must be limited to job-related, legitimate educational interests.
 
Some examples of inappropriate use of student records are:

• Releasing student information to parents or to spouses without written permission from the student.
• Discussing any student record with any person without a legitimate educational interest. This pertains to discussion on or off the job.
• Accessing or reviewing a student academic record without a legitimate educational interest.
• Releasing any non-directory student information to another student without the student’s written permission. Leaving reports or computer screens containing confidential student information in the view of others that do not have a legitimate educational interest in the data.

Procedures for Responding to Inquiries Related to Student Records

• Refer requests for student information to your Program Developer of the program enrolled

These are the FERPA Guidelines, in part. You may, and are encouraged to, review the entire document by logging on to http://www2.ed.gov/policy/gen/guid/fpco/ferpa/index.html?src=rn