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Privacy Policy

Allegheny College Privacy & Security Statement Regarding the Submission of Information via the Web

Allegheny College considers the security of personal and financial information to be of the utmost importance. To this end, the College guarantees that the information submitted on this web page will remain the property of Allegheny College, and it will not be shared with external agencies or individuals for your safety.

Some non-sensitive personal information may be used to update the College’s alumni database. However, sensitive information, such as credit card number and expiration date, will only be collected on web pages hosted by the secure site of Allegheny’s on-line giving partner, PayPal. PayPal uses industry-standard SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) encryption to protect the confidentiality of your personal information.

Terms of Service

Current Student Text Messaging

By providing your phone number and opting-in, you consent to receive text messages from Allegheny College, of an informational nature regarding academic reminders, student services information, academic deadlines, advising notifications, financial aid notifications, career center announcements, student life activities, student wellbeing resources, and general college announcements. This opt-in will not be used for marketing messages.

You can cancel the SMS service at any time. Just text “STOP” to the short code. After you send the SMS message “STOP” to us, we will send you an SMS message to confirm that you have been unsubscribed. After this, you will no longer receive SMS messages from us. If you want to join again, just sign up as you did the first time and we will start sending SMS messages to you again. 

If you are experiencing issues with the messaging program you can reply with the keyword HELP for more assistance, or you can get help directly at academicsuccess@allegheny.edu. 

Carriers are not liable for delayed or undelivered messages. 

As always, message and data rates may apply for any messages sent to you from us and to us from you. Message frequency will vary. If you have any questions about your text plan or data plan, it is best to contact your wireless provider. 

If you have any questions regarding privacy, please read our privacy policy.

Prospective Student Text Messaging

By providing your phone number and opting-in, you consent to receive text messages from Allegheny College, of an informational or marketing nature (dependent on your opt-in choices) regarding admissions updates, event registration, and application information, financial aid notifications, news, event invitations, and other admissions marketing messages. 

You can cancel the SMS service at any time. Just text “STOP” to the short code. After you send the SMS message “STOP” to us, we will send you an SMS message to confirm that you have been unsubscribed. After this, you will no longer receive SMS messages from us. If you want to join again, just sign up as you did the first time and we will start sending SMS messages to you again. 

If you are experiencing issues with the messaging program you can reply with the keyword HELP for more assistance, or you can get help directly at admissions@allegheny.edu. 

Carriers are not liable for delayed or undelivered messages. 

As always, message and data rates may apply for any messages sent to you from us and to us from you. Message frequency will vary. If you have any questions about your text plan or data plan, it is best to contact your wireless provider. 

If you have any questions regarding privacy, please read our privacy policy.