Privacy Policy

At the SDSU Alumni & Foundation, protecting the privacy and confidentiality of the personal information for our donors, alumni, faculty, students, and staff is of the utmost importance.

The SDSU Alumni & Foundation makes every reasonable effort to respect and protect this personal information.

This Privacy Policy discloses the privacy practices for https://www.sdstatealumnifoundation.org.

By using the website of the SDSU Alumni & Foundation, you agree to the data practices described in the Privacy Policy. The Privacy Policy applies solely to information collected by the SDSU Alumni & Foundation website and details the following:

• What personal information is collected from you through the website, how it is used, and with whom it may be shared;
• What choices are available to you regarding the use of your data;
• How you can correct any inaccuracies in the information; and
• The security procedures in place to protect the misuse of your information.

Information Collection, Use, and Sharing

South Dakota State University, along with the SDSU Alumni & Foundation, are the sole users of the information collected on this site. This Privacy Policy refers specifically to information that is obtained and used by the SDSU Alumni & Foundation. The SDSU Alumni & Foundation is not responsible for the use of information by South Dakota State University, as it does not directly control such use. We only have access to and collect information that you voluntarily give us via email or other direct contact with you.

It is common for the SDSU Alumni & Foundation to gather and maintain various types of personal information. We request information from you in order to process your donation, license plate decals, and/or event registration. With these activities, you must provide contact information (i.e. name, phone, email, and address) and financial information (i.e. payment method details). This information is used to process these financial activities.

We will not sell or rent the information you provide to us. Unless otherwise required by law, we agree not to make any documents, records, personal information, or other data available to a third party except as reasonably necessary in the conduct of the business and affairs of the SDSU Alumni & Foundation. We utilize certain systems to secure and control the use of information shared with third parties.

We may contact you in the future to tell you about new projects, events, support opportunities, or changes to this Privacy Policy using personal information provided. If at any time you do not wish to receive the outgoing communication, you may contact us via e-mail or letter requesting to be removed from our contact list.

Your Access

You may opt out of future contact at any time by contacting us via email or in writing at the address provided on our site. Please feel free to call our office or use our website to do any of the following:

• Review the data we have about you, if any;
• Change or correct any data we have about you; and
• Request that we delete all data we have about you.

Security

The SDSU Alumni & Foundation takes precautions to protect your information. When you submit sensitive information via the website, your information is protected both online and offline.

Wherever we collect sensitive information (such as credit card payment information) that information is encrypted and transmitted to use in a secure way. You can verify this by looking for a closed lock icon at the bottom of your web browser, or looking for “https” at the beginning of the address of the web page.

While we use encryption to protect sensitive information transmitted online, we also protect your information offline. The computers and servers on which we store personally identifiable information are kept in a secure environment.

The SDSU Alumni & Foundation employees view your personal information when necessary to serve you. All SDSU Alumni & Foundation employees are required to adhere to a Confidentiality Policy.

Cookies

We use cookies on this site. A cookie is a piece of data stored on a site visitor’s hard drive to help us improve your access to our site and identify repeat visitors to our site. Cookies can also enable us to track and target the interests of our users to enhance the experience on our site.

Online Giving, Decal Purchases, and Event Registrations

The SDSU Alumni & Foundation uses Give Campus, Stripe, and Blackbaud Merchant Services to accept and process contributions via credit card. Give Campus, Stripe, and Blackbaud Merchant Services collect information as described in their privacy policies. Give Campus, Stripe, and Blackbaud Merchant Services uses that information to complete the transaction and will share that information with the SDSU Alumni & Foundation.

Links

This website contains links to other sites. Please note we are not responsible for the content or privacy practices of such other sites. We encourage users to be aware when they leave our site and to read the privacy statements of any other site that collects personally identifiable information.

Updates

The effective date of this Privacy Policy is January 1, 2026. The Privacy Policy may change from time to time, and all updates will be posted on this page. We encourage you to review the Privacy Policy periodically.

Contact Information

We welcome your feedback regarding the Privacy Policy. If you feel that your information has been compromised through the use of the SDSU Alumni & Foundation website or otherwise, please contact us immediately via phone at (605) 697-7475 or info@sdstateloyalty.org.