Policies | Capitol Technology University | Washington D.C. & Maryland Area

Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act

Federal law protects the privacy of student education records. The law applies to all schools that receive funds under an applicable program of the U.S. Department of Education. FERPA limits what information faculty and staff can discuss about students without their consent. For more information, visit the FERPA website.

The information on this page is written to explain to our website visitors how we collect information and protect your personal privacy as you interact with Capitol Technology University (“Capitol”) on the internet. We reserve the right to modify our policy at any time without any further notice and by using this website you agree to accept any changes that we make to this policy.

Diversity and Inclusion

Diversity Statement

The Capitol University community is committed to creating and maintaining a mutually respectful environment that recognizes and celebrates diversity among all students, faculty, and staff. Capitol values human differences as an asset, works to sustain a culture that reflects the interests, contributions, and perspectives of members of diverse groups; and delivers educational programming to meet the needs of diverse audiences. We also seek to instill those values, understandings and skills to encourage leadership and service in a global multicultural society.

Affirmative Action

Capitol University does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, sexual orientation, or handicap in admission, employment, programs, or activities.

Title IX

Equal Opportunities

Capitol Technology University actively subscribes to a policy of equal educational and employment opportunity and, in accordance with Title IX of the education amendments of 1972, does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, gender orientation, sexual orientation, national or ethnic origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status in admission, treatment of students or employment.

The following members of the Capitol Technology University community are designated to receive inquiries concerning the university’s application of the equal opportunities statement. Inquiries related to the application of the Title IX may be referred to the campus Title IX coordinator, Melinda Bunnell-Rhyne; the Director of Human Resources, Katy DeHart; or any Vice President of the university or to the Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights.

Melinda Bunnell-Rhyne
Vice President
Student Engagement and University Development
Title IX Coordinator and Section 504 Coordinator
11301 Springfield Rd. Laurel, MD 20708
301-369-2491
Email Melinda Bunnell-Rhyne Vice President at Capitol Tech University

Mikhail Petukhov
Director of Human Resources
Title IX Deputy
11301 Springfield Rd. Laurel, MD 20708
240-965-2465
hr@captechu.edu

Privacy Policy & Legal Notice

Background

Capitol maintains its website to support its mission and to provide information about the University, its policies, campus facilities, and educational and other programs. Capitol hopes this information is helpful and easy to use.

Capitol is mindful that internet browsers are sensitive to issues of privacy, and Capitol will take reasonable precautions to safeguard the personal information users provide to Capitol. The information provided by users will only be used for internal Capitol purposes.

Capitol makes efforts to ensure that its privacy policies and the applicable federal and state government policies are followed. Information submitted on the website is maintained in a secure and confidential manner.

Access to this website is monitored. The requesting URLs, the device originating the request, and the time of the request are logged for access statistics and security purposes. Use of this website constitutes consent to both the monitoring, and the collection of such information.

The data that we collect

Personally identifiable information

Any information that a user voluntarily submits through forms or other direct interactions with the University, including a user’s name, address, contact and other information may be stored and used to personalize the interactions with the University. Capitol will not share this information with third-parties for non-University business purposes and Capitol does not store data such as credit card or social security numbers on the website.

Non-personally identifiable information

Non-personally identifiable information refers to any data that Capitol collected based on aggregate browsing habits of our website visitors and device-specific data (i.e., a user’s web browser or IP address). Capitol does not associate personally identifiable information with this data.

IP (internet protocol) address

Capitol collects the IP address of any device that accesses its website, but the IP address is not linked to any personally identifiable information. Capitol uses IP addresses to analyze broad trends for user behavior and troubleshoot issues on its server so that it can improve the website.

Cookies

Cookies are data tokens that are saved in a user’s browser when a user interacts with Capitol’s website. This data provides the University information about your browsing habits, allowing Capitol to personalize a user’s experience on Capitol’s website. Cookies may be disabled by the user by changing the user’s browser settings.

Advertising and third-party services

Capitol works with external third-party services to place ads that maybe seen on other websites, such as Facebook or Google. These third-party services use non-personalized data that is collected about a user’s browsing habits (for example the pages accessed and the links clicked) on our website in order to personalize your ad experience on other websites.

More information about how to opt-out of third-party ad tracking is available at

http://www.aboutads.info/

Advertising opt-out

A user may manage the ads and privacy settings that are seen on Google at:
https://privacy.google.com

A user may also opt-out of any email communications from Capitol by following the instructions in the emails received from Capitol.

Disclaimer of liability

Capitol maintains this website to support its mission and to be of service to its students and their parents, its faculty, staff, alumni, friends and supporters, as well as for general public use.

The trademarks, service marks, trade names, logos and other intellectual property in this site are owned by Capitol and may not be used in any electronic, printed publication or other format without the express prior written permission of Capitol.

Capitol makes a reasonable attempt to ensure that the information on its site is accurate and up to date. Capitol makes no representations or warranties as to the accuracy, reliability or completeness of the information, text, graphics, links or other items contained in this site or any site linked to or from Capitol’s site. Capitol reserves the right to change programs, policies and services described in this site at any time without notice, and Capitol will not be liable for any actual special or consequential damages that result from the use of, or inability to use, the materials in this site.

The views and opinions expressed by individual faculty, staff and students on personal webpages found within the Capitol website are strictly those of the page authors.

For the user’s convenience, links are provided to other non-University sites. These links are for informational purposes only. Capitol is not responsible for the content of these sites. Capitol does not endorse or approve the entities operating these sites.

This website may be unavailable from time to time due to mechanical, telecommunication, software, hardware and third-party vendor failures. Capitol cannot predict or control when such downtime may occur and cannot control the duration of such downtime.

Compliance with Legal Requirements

Capitol does not discriminate against applicants, students, faculty or staff on the basis of race, religion, age, disabilities, national or ethnic origin, gender or sexual orientation, status as a veteran or any classification protected by local, state or federal law.

SMS Privacy Policy

Effective Date: 09/25/2026

Policy Statement

Agreement to Receive Messages

By affirmatively opting in through an SMS consent checkbox or another clearly disclosed opt-in method, you agree to receive recurring SMS messages from Capitol Technology University concerning the categories described below. Consent is not a condition of admission, enrollment, purchase, or receipt of University services.

Types of Messages

SMS messages may include, but are not limited to:

Admissions and application updates
Enrollment notifications
Student account and registration information
Financial aid notifications
Student services communications
Event and appointment reminders
One-time passcodes and account verification
Emergency, security, and operational notices
Other university-related communications

Message Frequency

Message frequency varies based on your relationship and interactions with Capitol Technology University and the services you request.

Message and Data Rates

Message and data rates may apply according to your mobile carrier and service plan.

Opt Out

You may opt out at any time by replying STOP to any message. After your opt-out request is processed, you will receive no further SMS messages from that messaging program unless you subsequently provide new consent to opt in.

Help

For assistance, reply HELP to any SMS message or contact Capitol Technology University at 1-800-950-1992 or admissions@captechu.edu.

Carrier Disclaimer

Wireless carriers are not liable for delayed or undelivered messages.

Privacy

Capitol Technology University’s use of mobile information and messaging consent is governed by the University’s SMS Privacy Policy. The University does not share, sell, rent, or provide mobile phone numbers, text messaging opt-in data, or messaging consent to third parties or affiliates for marketing or promotional purposes.

Consent

Consent to receive SMS messages must be provided through an affirmative opt-in action, such as selecting an SMS consent checkbox that is unchecked by default or using another clearly disclosed opt-in method authorized by the University. Providing a mobile phone number without affirmatively opting in does not constitute consent to receive SMS messages.

Consent to receive SMS messages is not a condition of admission, enrollment, purchase, or receipt of University services.

Consent Records

Capitol Technology University may retain records of your consent, messaging preferences, and opt-out requests as necessary to administer the SMS messaging program and demonstrate compliance.

Rationale

Generally, 1–2 sentences, the “Reason for Policy” cites the Institute’s commitment to a value or strategic goal, why the policy must exist, the problem or conflict the policy seeks to address, or cites any legal, regulatory, stewardship or other requirement the policy aims to meet. This latter information is helpful in the future when the policy needs to be reviewed/updated.

Entities Affected by this Policy

All categories of people, process and governance to which the policy applies.

Definitions

Affirmative Opt In: An intentional action by an individual that clearly indicates agreement to receive SMS messages after the required disclosures have been presented.
Messaging Consent: An individual’s documented agreement to receive specified SMS communications from Capitol Technology University.
SMS Message: A Short Message Service or other text-based communication sent to or received from a mobile wireless device.
University Communications: Messages related to Capitol Technology University programs, services, operations, security, admissions, enrollment, student services, and the recipient’s relationship with the university.

Policy Procedures

Procedures outline how the policy’s requirements will be met.

Dissemination Plan

Included in the policies that are agreed to when an application is submitted. Included on the Public Information tab on MyCapitol. Included on any site where phone numbers are collected. Included in the Student Handbook. Sent by email to the community upon approval.

Sanctions

None

SMS Terms and Conditions