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Confidentiality Policy

The Davidson Institute employs the following practices, which are intended to preserve the privacy of the Young Scholars and their families.

  • All employees, consultants, professional advisors and other persons with whom the Institute deals must agree to abide by these policies prior to receiving personal information about the Young Scholars; such personal information is only provided to these persons on a “need to know” basis.
  • All names and contact information about Davidson Young Scholars and their parents are treated as confidential and all employees, consultants, professional advisors and other persons with whom the Institute deals are instructed not to release such information without advance written permission from the parents. Thus, while the Institute provides general information about the program and our Young Scholars to interested parties, such as through our public website or by personal visits to our facilities and programs, we will endeavor to protect personal information through these policies.
  • Information obtained through participation in any Davidson Institute events and programs is confidential. Details are not to be released from anyone other than Davidson Institute. This information may not be posted to non-Davidson Institute websites, social media sites, bulletin boards, chat rooms and/or electronic mailing lists.
  • Anonymous pictures or likeness of Young Scholars to communicate information about the Young Scholars program are only used with the written permission of the Young Scholars parents or guardian.
  • Professional background checks for criminal record are required of all employees prior to employment.
  • All parents of Davidson Young Scholars must sign confidentiality statements, prior to admission to the program, promising to keep the names, contact information and other similar personal information of other Davidson Young Scholars confidential.
  • Failure to follow the Davidson Young Scholars Confidentiality Policy will result in termination of employment or the Young Scholar’s dismissal from the program and may have other potential consequences, including legal action.
  • The Davidson Member Community (DMC) is password protected. The Institute’s Systems Administrator is highly skilled in the area of security and continually reviews security systems and practices so the Institute can maintain up-to-date security standards.

No privacy policy can give complete assurance of privacy. However, the Institute is committed to maintaining high standards and diligence to protect the privacy of the Davidson Young Scholars and their families.