Website Privacy Policy

Thank you for visiting the Teachers’ Retirement System’s website. This website is designed to make it easy for active and retired members, employers and others to obtain information about, and interact with, TRS. Maintaining the privacy of the personal information of all users of TRS’ website is important to TRS. TRS also recognizes it is important that users be confident of TRS’s ability to protect their personal information when they visit the TRS website.

Privacy Statement

If you choose to provide information in an email, the Teachers’ Retirement System may use that information to respond to your message and may place the information in your member file. Please do not put confidential or personal information in your email communications to TRS — always use your TRS member ID. Your privacy cannot be protected or ensured by TRS. Examples of information that should not be transmitted by email include: Social Security number, date of birth, home address, telephone number, bank account or credit card information, mother’s maiden name, medical information and any information you wouldn’t want disclosed to a third party.

Confidentiality and Integrity of Personal Information

TRS is strongly committed to protecting personal information collected through this website against unauthorized access, use or disclosure. In addition, TRS has implemented procedures to safeguard the integrity of its information technology assets, including, but not limited to, authentication, monitoring, auditing and encryption. These security procedures have been integrated into the design, implementation and day-to-day operations of this website as part of our continuing commitment to the security of electronic content as well as the electronic transmission of information.

Disclaimer

The information provided in this privacy policy is not intended as business, legal or other advice; nor is it intended as a guarantee of the security or accuracy of information provided to or through this website. TRS reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to change, modify, add or delete portions of this policy.