This website is intended primarily for the members and benefit recipients of the School Employees Retirement System (SERS) to provide a general overview of the system and its benefits. Information on this website is not a guarantee of the type or amount of any benefits. SERS attempts to keep information accurate and up-to-date but cannot assure that all information is correct. Thus, SERS does not guarantee the completeness or accuracy of the information or results obtained from its use. If you need additional information, please contact us.
It is SERS’ intent to safeguard the integrity of its communications and computer hardware and software through reasonable and appropriate security measures. Your member account information is protected by authentication, monitoring, auditing, and encryption. Email communications between you and SERS, other than SERS secured web forms, are not protected by these security measures.
SERS is committed to protecting the confidentiality of the personal account records of its members. Personal information is not sold and will not be distributed to unaffiliated third parties except as required by law. All information is used exclusively by SERS to perform its duties and obligations as a retirement system.
If you browse through this website and look at, print, and download forms, publications, and general information, no personally identifying information about you is revealed or recorded. We automatically collect the domain name of your internet service provider, the date and time you accessed our website, and the address of any website from which you linked directly to us. This information is used solely to help us improve our online services. We do not track or record information about individuals.
We make limited use of cookies only to maintain your website session. SERS does not use cookies to collect personal information on website users.
We provide members with online access to their own account information, protected by user IDs, passwords, data encryption, and third-party verification. Accessing your account online is voluntary. To deactivate online access, contact SERS at 800-878-5853.
SERS staff will use information you provide in email to respond appropriately. The Retirement System does not provide personal account information through email. Email communications between you and SERS, other than SERS secured web forms, are not protected by encryption.
The School Employees Retirement System of Ohio (SERS) maintains this site. Visitors may download material on this site for personal or non-commercial informational use only. No materials may be reproduced for profit.
No information from this site may be reproduced or distributed in any way without the prior written consent of SERS. For permission to reuse SERS copyrighted material or to link to this site, please contact SERS at (614) 222-5913 or web@ohsers.org. The SERS logo and benefits calculators may not be reproduced for any purpose.
Unauthorized attempts to upload or change information on this website, including tampering with supporting hardware or software, are strictly prohibited and may be subject to criminal prosecution.