In accordance with the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act, the Minnesota Office of Higher Education (OHE) is required to inform you of your rights as they pertain to the private information collected from you. When you register as user on this website, the following information is collected: email address and IP address.
While navigating this site, you may be requested to provide the following information: preferences regarding attending a postsecondary institution, career preferences, zipcode, age, ethnicity, gender, phone number, and family status. This data will be used by the system to match you with resources and specific information you may be searching for during your navigation. You are not required to provide this data to access information about general institutions and resources available to all Minnesotans. Information you provide is available only to you, OHE, selected OHE employees, the legislative auditor, and upon court order.
Your email will be used to contact you regarding information and resources updates posted on the website, offer guidance on how to navigate the platform and use the tools available to you on the website, promote events regarding FAFSA completion that may be of your interest, and follow-up with alerts set by you as a registred user. You will always receive opt-out instructions.
Your phone number will be used to send you text on these updates, if you opted-in on the website. You will always receive opt-out instructions.
To learn about data collected for website performance analytics, please refer to our Privacy Statement.
