The start of a new academic year brings new opportunities to engage with commencing and returning students. If you are creating and updating mailing lists, please ensure they apply the appropriate privacy practices.
The University utilises student mailing lists for communicating with specific student cohorts about their enrolment, academic progress, University services, fees, etc. Using personal information for these purposes is permitted under the ANU Privacy Policy.
Colleges and Divisions may want to contact students for other reasons, e.g. on-campus events, extracurricular activities, or careers. To communicate with students about these opportunities, mailing lists may be created and must be managed on an opt-in/sign-up basis.
For example, students could sign up via a webpage, when registering for or attending events, or via University publications. However students sign up, it should include a privacy notice outlining how their information will be used.
Key principles for managing student mailing lists
For content essential for program administration, no additional consent is required.
For content not related to program administration:
students should opt in by signing up through a process
students must have the option to opt out of the mailing list at any time (e.g. an unsubscribe link). |