web site policies & info

Linking Policy

Our policy discloses the privacy practices for college.gov. However, college.gov provides links to other Web sites. When you leave college.gov, you will be going to sites that are beyond our control. We try to ensure that links that leave our site are clearly labeled. The policies and procedures described here for college.gov do not apply to any external links. These other sites may send their own cookies to users, collect data, or solicit personal information. We encourage you to read the privacy policies of any site you link to from ours, especially if you share any personal information. college.gov does not control or guarantee the accuracy, relevance, timeliness or completeness of information contained on a linked Web site. college.gov does not guarantee that outside Web sites comply with Section 508 (Accessibility Requirements) of the Rehabilitation Act.

college.gov will not link to any Web site that exhibits hate, bias, or discrimination. Furthermore, college.gov reserves the right to deny or remove any link that contains misleading information or unsubstantiated claims, or is determined to be in conflict with college.gov's mission.

Disclaimer of Endorsement

The information posted on college.gov contains hypertext links or pointers to information created and maintained by other public and private organizations. These links and pointers are provided for the user's convenience. college.gov does not control or guarantee the accuracy, relevance, timeliness, or completeness of this outside information. Further, the inclusion of links or pointers to particular items in hypertext is not intended to reflect their importance, nor is it intended to endorse any views expressed, or products or services offered, on these outside sites, or the organizations sponsoring the sites.

Copyright Status Notice

Unless specifically stated otherwise, all information on college.gov is in the public domain, and may be reproduced, published or otherwise used without our permission. This statement does not pertain to information on Web sites other than college.gov.

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College Q&A Disclaimer

The opinions expressed by students are their own. Any references to institutions, programs, activities, commercial entities, products, and services that remain on the site are those of the individual students. These references are not intended to reflect the opinion of the U.S. Department of Education or its officers or employees and are not an official or personal endorsement of any product, person, or service, and may not be quoted or reproduced for the purpose of stating or implying U.S. Department of Education endorsement or approval of any product, person or service.

Accessibility Policy

college.gov is committed to providing access to all individuals—disabled or not—seeking information. To provide this information, college.gov has been built to comply with Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act (as amended). Section 508 requires that all individuals with disabilities have access to and use of information and data, comparable to that provided to individuals without disabilities, unless an undue burden would be imposed on us.

If you are an individual using assistive technology (such as a screen reader, Braille reader, etc.) and experience difficulty accessing information on college.gov, please contact college.gov and provide the URL (Web address) of the material you tried to access, the problem you experienced and your contact information. A member of the college.gov staff will contact you and attempt to provide the information you are seeking.

General Notices

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Will Your Computer Work with college.gov?

college.gov is dedicated to providing a quality service for our visitors. We have attempted to support the operating systems and tools used by the majority of visitors to our site.

This site was designed to be viewed on computer displays with screen resolutions of 1024 x 768 or better.

college.gov has been tested on a wide variety of systems and tools, and works best with these Web browsers:

• Internet Explorer 6 and higher
• Firefox 1.5 and higher (PC and Mac)
• Safari 3+ and higher (PC and Mac)

Some visitors might experience difficulty when trying to access college.gov using other Internet browsers, operating systems and devices, such as handheld computers, cell phones and personal digital assistants. To upgrade your Web browser to a later version, please visit one of the sites below and download the appropriate software for your hardware platform:

• Microsoft: Internet Explorer
• Mozilla: Firefox and Mozilla Suite
• Apple Safari: Safari

Free Commercial Downloads

When you click on a link below, you will leave our site and go to a non-government Web site. college.gov does not endorse these sites, but these links are provided so you may obtain the free software needed to view some documents or to access audio and visual files on some Web sites.

Portable Document Format (PDF)

Some documents are in Portable Document Format (PDF). These documents ensure that you will be able to view publications in their original format regardless of what type of computer, browser or operating system you use to access the Internet. In order to view, navigate through and print PDF documents, you must first download the free Acrobat Reader software. Instructions and a troubleshooting guide are available on the Adobe Web site. For best results, make sure you install version 3.0 or later of the Acrobat Reader. college.gov visitors using screen readers or requiring alternate versions of Adobe Acrobat may find it useful to visit Adobe's alternate reader download page.

Flash

Some features and activities on this site are powered by Adobe Flash. In order to fully experience these features and activities, you must have the free Adobe Flash Player installed on your computer. For best results, make sure you install version 8.0 or later of the Adobe Flash Player. You can use the Version Test for Adobe Flash Player to see whether you already have the software, and, if so, which version you have. Installation instructions and a troubleshooting guide are available on the Adobe Flash Player Support site.