Your work for AUA may give you access to academic, personnel, or budgetary information that is considered confidential. You are expected to respect the confidentiality of such information and not disclose it to anyone who does not have an official need for it. Any employee found culpable is in violation of AUA-COM policy guidelines. If you have any question about the confidentiality of information entrusted to you or to which you have access, ask your supervisor.
In addition, the Federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), prohibits, with certain limited exceptions, the release of information from a student’s educational records unless the student has given written consent. Additional requirements on FERPA are provided in the Code of Responsibility for Security and Confidentiality of Students Records and Data policy in this handbook. AUA adheres to the policies set forth in FERPA and requires its employees to do so. Questions about compliance can be answered by your supervisor.
Because AUA is often contractually bound by confidentiality agreements with its clients—and because much of the software we use, and our data, ideas, and business methods have been invented or developed at AUA – all staff and freelancers must complete the confidentiality agreement as a condition of employment.