Privacy Policy

HBCUnetwork.com is strongly committed to protecting the privacy of all of our members and visitors. During the registration process, you will be requested to provide certain information-- such as name, e-mail address, city and state, and pertinent school information. We will not sell or rent any information given to us to any advertisers or third parties.

HBCUnetwork.com does not read or disclose of member communications unless we believe it is necessary to share information in order to investigate, prevent, or take action regarding illegal activities, suspected fraud, situations involving potential threats to the physical safety of any person, or as otherwise required by law enforcement. We have the right, but not the obligation, to monitor any activity and content associated with the public and private forums and interactive areas on the site.

HBCUnetwork.com sends out a monthly newsletter to its members. We will send that newsletter to you unless you specify that you no longer want to receive it, at which point your e-mail address will be removed from our mailing list. Note however that you will still be regarded as a member of our community, unless you ask that your profile be removed from the web site as well.

As part of our commitment to YOUR privacy, we ensure that even as we facilitate direct e-mail communication between our members, we ensure that the sender DOES NOT see the recipient's e-mail. The recipient's e-mail remains hidden from the sender, until the recipient decides to respond to the sender via his or her regular e-mail program. We take your privacy very seriously.

HBCUnetwork.com reserves the right to use registration information for its own market analysis and research. It is OUR responsibility to make your visits to HBCUnetwork.com as enjoyable as possible. However, if you provide identifiable information in public Shout Outs, Blogs or Group messages, HBCUnetwork.com cannot guarantee that your information will not be used by third parties (which may result in unsolicited email or advertisements sent to your email address). Please use discretion about what you post online.

HBCUnetwork.com uses cookies to facilitate a personalized experience for our registered members. A cookie is a small piece of data that is sent to your browser from a Web server and stored on your computer's hard drive. Cookies will help to improve your navigation through the site and allow customization according to your preferences. Although you can set your browser to refuse to accept cookies, understand that in doing so you will be unable to customize the site's features and at some point may be unable to access certain parts of the website.

Photo Policy

Members may not post any photos containing nudity or pornographic material.

Members may not upload, post or otherwise transmit any photo which is unlawful, harmful, threatening, harassing, defamatory, infringing, vulgar, obscene, hateful, racially or ethnically objectionable or invasive or another member's privacy.

Members may not upload or post unauthorized advertising or promotional materials. Please get more information about Advertising with The HBCU Network.

All photos posted in The HBCU Network's Photo Gallery can be used by The HBCU Network for promotional and marketing use.

By visiting or participating in our community, you agree to follow the ruls of The HBCU Network. Failure to follow the ruls can lead to removal of content and/or your personal profile.

The above privacy policy is effective as of August 7, 2006.

HBCUnetwork.com reserves the right to change this policy at any time.