Policies

Privacy
Nondiscrimination
Sexual Harassment
Student Conduct
Safety and Security
Classroom Recording

Privacy

The UC Berkeley Extension Dean's Office is responsible for maintaining Extension student records, and any questions about them should be addressed to the Dean's Office in writing. The policy governing the disclosure of information from student records is available at http://campuspol.chance.berkeley.edu/policies/
studentrecdisclosure.pdf.

The policy provides for the right of students to be informed about where student records are located, to review their own records, to request corrections, to grieve alleged violations of privacy, to consent to disclosures of personally identifiable information, and to file complaints with the U.S. Department of Education. The Dean's Office has designated student names, terms of attendance, major fields of study, and certificates earned as directory information under the policy; please note that Extension's directory information is more restricted than that for matriculated students.

This site is the website of UC Berkeley Extension.

Our postal address is:
1995 University Ave.
Suite 110
Berkeley, CA 94704-7000

We can be reached via e-mail at info@unex.berkeley.edu or you can reach us by telephone at (510) 642-4111.

For each visitor to our webpage, our Web server automatically recognizes information regarding the domain. We do collect information volunteered by the customer, such as survey information and/or registration or inquiry information.

The information we collect may be used by us to contact customers for marketing purposes, but is not shared with other organizations for commercial purposes.

We use Google Analytics to aggregate general demographic information on our website visitors to improve our service, develop new methods of displaying information, and ensure the technical functioning of our website. We do not share this information with Google or any outside firm.

We only collect e-mails if users have subscribed online and opted-in to receive e-mails from us. If you do not want to receive e-mail from us in the future, please let us know by sending us e-mail at the above address.

With respect to cookies: We use cookies to record session information, such as items that you add to your shopping cart.

If you supply us with your postal address online you may receive periodic mailings from us with information on new courses and services or upcoming events. If you do not wish to receive such mailings, please let us know by writing to us at the above address, Attn.: CMS Dept.; please provide us with your exact name and address, and if possible, the mailing label from the promotion you received.

Persons who supply us with their telephone numbers online will only receive telephone contact from us with information regarding their enrollment or information regarding Extension.

With respect to ad servers: We do not partner with or have special relationships with any ad server companies.

From time to time, we may use customer information for new, unanticipated uses not previously disclosed in our privacy notice. If our information practices change at some time in the future, we will post the policy changes to our website to notify you of these changes and provide you with the ability to opt-out of these new uses. If you are concerned about how your information is used, you should check back at our website periodically. Customers may prevent their information from being used for purposes other than those for which it was originally collected by writing us at the above address.

Upon request we provide site visitors with access to a description of information that we maintain about them. Customers can obtain this information by writing to us at the above address, by following the transcript request procedures, or visiting us in person and presenting a valid photo ID.

Upon request we offer visitors the ability to have inaccuracies corrected in contact information and transaction information. Students can have this information corrected by writing to us at the above address or visiting us in person and presenting a valid photo ID.

With respect to security: When we transfer and receive certain types of sensitive information such as financial or transcript information, we redirect visitors to a secure server.

If you feel that this site is not following its stated information policy, you may contact us at the above addresses or phone number.

Nondiscrimination

The University of California, in accordance with applicable Federal and State Law and the University’s nondiscrimination policies, does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex (including sexual harassment), gender identity, pregnancy/childbirth and medical conditions related thereto, disability, age, medical condition (cancer-related), ancestry, marital status, citizenship, sexual orientation, or status as a Vietnam-era veteran or special disabled veteran. This nondiscrimination policy covers student admission, access, and treatment in University programs and activities. It also covers faculty (Senate and non-Senate) and staff in their employment.

Any Extension student or instructor who believes that he or she has been the victim of discrimination or harassment should contact the Office of the Dean, UC Berkeley Extension, (510) 642-4181 or dean@unex.berkeley.edu, regarding complaint resolution or grievance procedures. The Campus Climate & Compliance (CCAC) responds to questions about prohibited forms of discrimination, or will refer you to a more appropriate campus resource. CCAC may be contacted at tixco@berkeley.edu. Specific questions about sexual/racial harassment may be directed to Nancy Chu, Title IX/VI Compliance Officer in CCAC, at (510) 643-7985. For further information on student complaint procedures regarding the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990, please refer to www.unex.berkeley.edu/info/geninfo.html#disabled.

Sexual Harassment

The University is strongly opposed to sexual harassment, and such behavior is prohibited both by law and by University of California policy. Sexual harassment is unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature when:

submission to or rejection of this conduct explicitly or implicitly affects a person’s employment or education;
unreasonably interferes with a person’s work or educational performance;
or creates an intimidating, hostile, or offensive working or learning environment.

Harassment that is not sexual in nature but is based on gender, sex-stereotyping, or sexual orientation is also prohibited by the University's nondiscrimination policies if it is sufficiently severe to deny or limit a person's ability to participate in or benefit from University educational programs, employment, or services.

Any Extension student or instructor who believes that he or she has been sexually harassed should contact the Office of the Dean, UC Berkeley Extension, (510) 642-4181 or dean@unex.berkeley.edu, regarding complaint resolution or grievance procedures. The Campus Climate & Compliance (CCAC) responds to questions about sexual harassment, or will refer you to a more appropriate campus resource. CCAC may be contacted at tixco@berkeley.edu. Specific questions about sexual/racial harassment may be directed to Nancy Chu, Title IX/VI Compliance Officer in CCAC, at (510) 643-7985.

Student Conduct

When you enroll in a course, you join an academic community in which each person makes the commitment to behave with academic integrity and to accept the civil and civic responsibilities that ensure the freedom of expression of other community members. For more information, see the UC Berkeley Extension Code of Student Conduct.

Safety and Security

In 1998, the federal government passed the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act, formerly the Student Right to Know Act of 1990, which requires that institutions of higher education make information regarding crime statistics and campus security available to students. Copies of this information may be obtained at the UC Berkeley Extension Registrar's Office, 1995 University Ave., Suite 110, Berkeley, CA 94704-7000, or by calling the UC Berkeley Extension Registrar's Office at (510) 642-4111. You can also access the report online at http://police.berkeley.edu/clery or you can visit http://police.berkeley.edu for this and other safety information.

Recording in the Classroom by Students or Instructors

As part of the education and learning experience, students routinely take notes during class lectures. In addition, students and instructors may wish to record lectures and other classroom presentations. Lecture notes and recordings involve issues related to the intellectual property rights of instructors and the privacy rights of students. To protect these rights, UC Berkeley Extension has adopted guidelines based upon University of California and campus policies governing these activities in the classroom.

Policy on Recordings of Academic Instructional Presentations

Distribution and Publication
No business, agency or person shall give, sell or otherwise distribute or publish course lecture notes, or any recording, in any medium, of any course given at the University of California, nor use such lecture notes or recording for any commercial purpose without the written consent of the instructor.

Exception (Non-Commercial Lecture Notes & Sound Recordings)
Students enrolled in a course may take lecture notes and, with the permission of the instructor, make sound recordings of the class (video recordings are prohibited), for the purpose of individual or group study or for other non-commercial purposes reasonably arising from participation in the course. Students enrolled in or auditing a course may also provide such course lecture notes or sound recording to other students for the purpose of individual or group study or for other non-commercial purposes reasonably arising from participation in the course. Students must obtain prior permission from the instructor each session they wish to make a recording (complete form). The instructor must assure that each student attending the class on that occasion is aware of the recording and has agreed to be recorded.

Capture of Sounds and Images
Recordings of classes at the University of California that capture the actual sounds and/or images of those classes, in any medium, shall not be distributed or communicated for commercial purposes without a written agreement between the instructor and the University. This prohibition includes recordings made by any person with the instructor’s written consent. (Note: Distributions or communications, without the instructor’s written consent, are forbidden under Distribution and Publication, above.) Any such agreement must consider not only the rights of the instructor and the University, but also those of third parties. It may be necessary to secure rights from these third parties before any distribution or communication takes place. Unauthorized use of lecture notes or recordings is subject to the federal Copyright Act, California Civil Code and University policy and may subject an individual to legal proceedings brought by the instructor as well as action by the University.

Third Party Note-taking and Recording
No third party will be allowed to attend Extension classes on behalf of an enrolled student, with the exception of those authorized through the Disabled Student Coordinator on behalf of an enrolled disabled student.

Recording by Instructors to Meet Course Learning Objectives
Instructors may make audio or video recordings of presentations for instructional purposes related to their course at UC Berkeley Extension. The intent to record should be communicated to the program director in advance, so that the intention will be referenced in the course catalog description. The intent to record should also be referenced in the syllabus. The recordings may not be used for any purpose except to meet the educational objectives of that particular class. The recordings may not be shown or distributed to any other individual or group without the express written permission of every student enrolled in that class and UC Berkeley Extension.

For further information on obtaining written permission to use instructional classroom recordings, instructors and students should consult their academic department .

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