Scope
This policy applies to all Colgate University data and all Colgate University faculty, staff, and students.
Reason for Policy
This policy describes how Colgate University protects the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the data under its custodianship.
Policy Statement
Information Technology Services (ITS) shall create and maintain data protection standards that shall be used to protect Colgate University data. These standards shall protect Colgate University data based on categorization of the data and shall serve to ensure that risk to University data is managed and that protections afford to University data conform to all applicable laws, rules, and regulations.
Colgate University units with the help of ITS shall protect the institutional data under their custodianship in accordance with the Colgate University Data Protection Standards.
Last Updated October 2026