Privacy and Security

Privacy

Occidental College is committed to preserving the privacy of its alumni and donors. Information provided to the College, including e-mail addresses, conventional mail addresses, and telephone numbers will not be used for any commercial or philanthropic purpose not directly connected with, or approved by, Occidental College; nor will copies be made; nor will the original information or a copy be given, lent, or sold to any other individual or organization.

Security

When you are participating in online gift transactions from the Occidental College Web Site, you are utilizing a secure server, which encrypts all of your personal information, including name, address, and credit card number. Encryption ensures that no one can access or use your personal information. With encryption the information cannot be read as it travels over the Internet. Additionally, credit card numbers are used only for payment processing and are not retained for other purposes. We collect only the information required to process transactions. When your credit card information is transmitted to the Merchant Service for validation, it is encrypted and only the Merchant Service has the key that will unencrypt that data.