PRIVACY POLICY
The Students Circle Privacy Policy exists to help you understand how Students Circle collects and uses
information that you decide to share. Students Circle was created to make the lives of students more

efficient and enjoyable. We believe that a central part of this mission is honoring our members' privacy
needs, so we are committed to protecting your personal information and communications. The Privacy
Policy describes the ways in which we hope to do this. By accessing Students Circle, you agree to the
collection and use of your information as described below. As our site develops, we reserve the right to
make changes to our Privacy Policy, and we will keep you informed about such changes. Please email us
at policies@StudentsCircle.net if you have any questions or comments about the Privacy Policy. We
welcome your feedback.

THE INFORMATION WE COLLECT
There are two types of information that we collect - information that you choose to enter and
information about how you interact with our site. Information that you choose to enter includes
personal information such as your name, education history, advisors, and research interests. It also
includes content that you may post, messages to other users or groups, and memberships in groups.
We also collect information about how you interact with Students Circle in order to continuously
improve the Site's utility and functionality for you. For example, knowing what features you are
accessing and how often helps us understand which features are useful to you. Knowing the types of
searches that you do and which search results are useful to you, helps us create a search tool that will
more efficiently meet your needs. Additionally, we collect information on the web browser, operating
system, and IP address from which you are accessing Students Circle. This helps us to ensure that users
have flexibility accessing Students Circle from as many technical platforms as possible. Some of the
information we obtain from your browser is done via "cookies." Cookies are pieces of data about your
usage patterns that are stored on your computer. They enable us to personalize the site and track usage
patterns. For example, the option to remember your username and password is made possible by
cookies. If you decide that you do not want your browser to accept cookies, you can specify this through
your web browser. If you are not sure how to do this, the Help section of your browser can guide you.

WHO CAN ACCESS YOUR INFORMATION
Information that you choose to enter in your profile will be accessible to all members of the Students
Circle community. In the future, we may create the option of restricting who can see your profile within
your networks and contact lists.
In order to improve the site, members of the Students Circle team will have access to information that
you enter. All Students Circle team members are required to keep any such information obtained in the
execution of their work under strict confidence. This means that information about an Students Circle
member will not be communicated to another party in any form without the express consent of the
member. In the course of building and improving the site, it may be necessary for us to work with
partners (e.g. designers, programmers, business consultants). In all such cases, we will require all
partners to comply with this confidentiality policy and/or sign a confidentiality agreement.
Students Circle will not sell your personal contact information (e.g. your email address). Additionally, we
will not make your personal contact information available to other Users on the Site. Students Circle
may use information that is entered by you to create aggregated data about groups or trends. Such
information may be provided to third parties but they would not contain identifying information (i.e. we
would not tell them who you are) unless you consent to this. We believe that providing such aggregated
information to third parties has a number of potential benefits. It can enable service providers and
vendors to better understand the challenges that Students Circle members face and to create effective
tools and services that are tailored to members' needs.
There are some situations where Students Circle may be required by law to provide information about
users. Such situations include, court orders, subpeonas, and efforts to respond to legal claims. We may
also disclose information in circumstances where we suspect our Terms of Use have been violated or
that illegal activity or potential threats to the safety of any person are taking place.

INTERNAL COMMUNICATION
Students Circle has created an internal messaging system and discussion forums for the purposes of
facilitating communication. The content of the messages and the recipients designated are entirely up to
the user. We ask that you take care when deciding what to include in the text of your message and to
whom it should be sent. Once messages are sent, we cannot reverse this action.
Students Circle is not responsible for the content of messages, for advice given or received, or for any
loss of privacy that may occur because of information that is sent through our internal communication
tools. Messages and posts also do not reflect the opinions or beliefs of Students Circle. We strongly
encourage the use of internal communication tools in a manner consistent with our goal of creating a
cooperative, enriching, positive environment. While we respect the privacy of all communication, we ask
that you notify us if you become aware of communications that are inappropriate (profanity, threats,
harassment, etc.). We are committed to creating a safe and trusting environment in which our members
can interact and share.

CONCLUSION
The above Privacy Policy applies to the Students Circle beta version and to all subsequent versions.
Students Circle reserves the right to revise or update this policy at any time, and if we do so, we will post
a new Privacy Policy on the site and/or notify you. Please visit this page periodically if you wish. Feel free
to contact us at policies@StudentsCircle.net with any questions or comments.