Privacy Notice

Privacy Notice

Privacy Policy

The U.S. State Department, the developer of Alumni.state.gov, is strongly committed to protecting the privacy of our alumni and to developing technology that gives you a powerful and safe online experience. We are committed to earning your trust through open and honest communication. We promise not to sell or rent your email address or other personal information for unsolicited marketing. The following notice explains our online information practices. Answers to specific questions on privacy follows the general notice.

If You Send Us Email

We use the information you send in an email to improve our service to you or to respond to your request. Sometimes we forward you email to other government employees who may be better able to help you. Except for authorized law enforcement investigations, we do not share the emails we receive with any other outside organizations.

Links to Other Sites

Our Web site has many links to other federal agencies, embassies, multilateral organizations, and private organizations. When you link to another site, you are no longer on our site and are subject to the privacy policy of the new site.

Why does Alumni.state.gov collect data?

Alumni.state.gov collects data to keep track of the participants of its international exchange programs. The U.S. Department of State must justify to the U.S. Congress the importance of its exchange programs and tracking its participants' activities is one way to do just that. We also use collected data to fine-tune the design and functionality of the Alumni.state.gov site. The U.S. Department of State may also use data to perform statistical analyses of the collective characteristics, interests, and behaviors of our registered users.

How is my collected information used?

The collected information may be used on a statistical basis to present information on activities of the U.S. State Department's international program participants to the U.S. Congress. The information is also used to connect alumni with other program participants.

Will you sell my personal information to anyone?

The Department of State will not sell or rent user email address or other personal information for unsolicited marketing. The Department of State does not release information to any outside companies, organizations, or governments, nor to any third parties not directly involved with exchange programs funded by the U.S. Government. Alumni.state.gov is owned by the U.S. government, and we may disclose personal information if so required by a subpoena, judicial or administrative order, or as otherwise required by law to assist government enforcement agencies.

Does the Alumni.state.gov site use cookies?

The Alumni.state.gov website uses embedded third-party social media that may set a cookie.Click here for more information.

Alumni.state.gov privacy policy changes

We may change our privacy policy from time to time. Any change will be posted here so that you will always know what information we gather, how we might use it, and whether we will disclose it to anyone. If at any time we decide to use personally identifiable information in a manner different from that stated at the time it was collected, we will notify you first by email. You will have a choice as to whether we use your information in that manner.

Who do I contact if I have questions about this privacy policy or its implementation?

If you have any questions or comments, please contact us at exchangealumni@state.gov.