OIT Public Knowledge - Update Campus Directory Privacy Settings for Students

Under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), you have the right to restrict all or part of your directory information.

You can update your campus directory information by following the View and Change Your Campus Directory Information instructions.

Update Your Privacy Settings

You can update your privacy settings in MyPack Portal by following the instructions below.

Log into MyPack Portal with your Unity account.
Select the Personal Information tile on your Student Homepage.
Select the Privacy Restrictions tab.
Select the specific privacy setting that you want to update.
- You can select the Restrict All button to restrict all privacy settings in a specific section. Select the Save button in the upper-right corner.
- You can select the Clear All button to allow all of the information in a specific section to be shown. Select the Save button in the upper-right corner.
Select the Restricted check box to restrict the information. Unselect the Restricted check box to show the information.
Select the Save button.

Using a FERPA Full Privacy Block to restrict your data will:

Prevent your information being shared with anyone, including employers
Prevent your inclusion in graduation and Dean's List publications
Can cause your Unity ID to appear instead of your name in various applications
Will cause your name to not appear in the NCSU Google directory (People will need to enter your entire NCSU Gmail address for you to appear. They will not be able to find your email by entering your name.)

Log into MyPack Portal with your Unity account.
Select the Personal Information tile on your Student Homepage.
Select the Privacy Restrictions tab.
Select the Full Privacy Block tab.
Select the Restricted check box to have a Full Privacy Block. Unselect the Restricted check box to remove the Full Privacy Block.
Select the check box for any exceptions (Dean's List, Enrollment/Degree Verification, and/or Graduation) where you want to have your information shown. Unselect the relevant check boxes to have your information restricted for whichever exception(s).
Select Save.