Executive Education

Privacy Statement

Harvard Business School Executive Education understands that the privacy of its users is important. To that end, we have adopted the following policy with regard to the collection, use, and dissemination of any personal information that we may request or require from visitors of the HBS Executive Education Web site (http://www.exed.hbs.edu/). We are providing this policy below so that you may understand the terms and conditions associated with the provision of any personal information to us. Please note, however, that this policy has been developed with the recognition that Internet technologies continue to develop and evolve rapidly, and that such changes may require us to alter our Privacy Policy. Any such alterations will not affect our commitment to the protection of our visitors' privacy, and will be posted on this page.

General Statement

HBS Executive Education will not sell, swap, rent, or otherwise disclose to any third party any personal information provided during the brochure or video request, and application process. HBS Executive Education reserves the right to disclose this information under special circumstances, such as in connection with judicial proceedings or if, in the sole discretion of HBS Executive Education, disclosure is necessary to protect HBS Executive Education or the President and Fellows of Harvard College.

Information Gathering

The admissions process for HBS Executive Education programs requires applicants to provide personal information and preferences. The applicant also has the option of providing HBS Executive Education with additional company information during this process. We encourage our applicants to fill in all of this information, so that the Admissions Committee can select the most qualified and diverse group from among the pool of candidates, ensuring an interactive and invigorating learning experience for all program participants.

Use of Information

The HBS Executive Education Web site staff uses your IP address to help diagnose problems with our server and to administer our Web site by identifying (1) which parts of our site are most heavily used, and (2) which portion of our audience comes from within the Harvard network. We do not link IP addresses to anything personally identifiable. This means that user sessions will be tracked, but the users will remain anonymous.

We evaluate site usage by analyzing user information and demographics, but only to generate aggregate statistical reports. At no time do we disclose site usage by individual IP addresses. Web server logs are retained on a temporary basis and then deleted from our systems.

Our staff occasionally monitors search terms that users enter into the Harvard Search Engine but this tracking is never associated with individual users.

HBS Executive Education uses pixels, or transparent GIF files, to help manage online advertising. These GIF files are provided by our ad management partner. These files enable the adserver to recognize a unique cookie on your Web browser, which in turn enables us to learn which advertisements bring users to our website. The cookie was placed by us, or by our ad management partner. With both cookies and Spotlight technology, the information that we collect and share is anonymous and not personally identifiable. It does not contain your name, address, telephone number, or email address.

External Links

The HBS Executive Education Web site contains links to other independently run Web sites within the Harvard network and to some sites outside the "harvard.edu" domain. HBS Executive Education is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such Web sites.

Security Precautions

This site has security measures in place to protect the loss, misuse and alteration of the information under our control. Unfortunately, due to the nature of Internet communications, no data transmission over the Internet can be guaranteed to be completely secure. While HBS Executive Education remains committed to protecting the privacy of our users, we cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information you transmit to us, and you do so at your own risk. Once we receive your transmission, we make our best effort to ensure its security on our systems. We do so by using secure technology, privacy protection controls, and restrictions on employee access.

Contacting Us

If you have any questions about this privacy statement, the practices of this site, or your dealings with this site, please contact:

Web Marketing Manager
Executive Education
Harvard Business School
Soldiers Field
Boston, MA 02163