Introduced by the European Union (EU), the GDPR, effective May 25, 2018, is a law to protect the privacy and personal information of EU residents (any individual who resides in an EU member state, including both EU citizens and non-EU citizens). The GDPR imposes certain obligations and restrictions on entities that process the personal data of EU residents and provides a number of rights to these residents, including, but not limited to the following: the right to be informed about the data collected and the reasons why; the right to require the organization to permanently delete the individual’s personal data; the right to correct errors in personal data collected or processed by an organization; the right to ensure that data is appropriately secured and only retained for as long as is necessary.

Personal Data

Personal data includes, but is not limited to: 

• Name, address and ID numbers;
• Political opinions;
• Religious or philosophical beliefs;
• Trade union membership;
• Genetic or biometric data;
• Health data;
• Sexual orientation; and
• Racial or ethnic origin

GDPR Request Form

Any EU resident who has or had a formal relationship with the University and were assigned a University ID# (including students, alumni, and employees) may exercise their rights under GDPR. Please submit the GDPR Request Form .

GDPR Working Group

Manhattan University has convened a working group (GDPR Working Group) to examine and analyze GDPR and its application to the University. The GDPR Working group will work with the University community to:

• Review and assess compliance efforts
• Update and develop privacy policies and notices
• Update and develop contractual language

Questions

If you have questions about:

• Right to Request Information
• Right to be Forgotten/Erasure
• Right to Rectification

or any other rights provided by the GDPR, please email gdpr@manhattan.edu.