Privacy Policy

Information Collection

We track how our visitors use this site so that we can see what people like and don’t like. We also analyze and aggregate information about use patterns. We may also collect personal information about you via registration for newsletters, commenting, donations, and other areas.

We will not release your name, email address or any other personal information to anyone outside ASC without your consent, unless we are under a legal order to do so, or there is an emergency involving danger to a person or property. We will not provide anyone else outside ASC with any information specific to you unless we have your consent.

We occasionally have service contractors that perform functions on our behalf, including but not limited to credit card processing and website hosting. They have access to personal information needed to perform their functions, and are contractually obligated to maintain the confidentiality and security of the data. They are restricted from using or altering this data in anyway other than to provide the requested services to ASC. In addition, we may always share, disclose, and transfer all information, postings, and any and all other personal and non-personal information we have collected to a successor-entity in the case of the sale of the assets of the ASC, corporate reorganization, merger, change in control, or other similar transaction.

Remember that any information you share in public areas, such as the ASC comments area, becomes public and therefore this Privacy Policy does not apply to any information you choose to make public. We encourage visitors to ASC to be cautious about what they disclose and that they do not post any personal information that they expect to keep private. Personally Identifiable Information is information that can be used to contact you or determine your specific identity.  If other information is linked to this information, it also becomes Personally Identifiable Information.

Information automatically collected when you visit and interact with the Site

When you visit and interact with the Site, certain information may be collected automatically, including:

• your computer’s Internet Protocol (IP) address;
• your browser type and operating system;
• the web pages you were visiting immediately before and after you came to the Site;
• web pages that you view, and links that you click on, within the Site;
• your bandwidth speed and information about the software programs that are installed on your computer;
• aggregated data about email click-through rates and user video viewing;
• standard server log information.

Links to Other Websites – added for clarification, 09/27/14

Our Site contains links to other websites. The fact that we link to a website is not an endorsement, authorization or representation of our affiliation with that third party. We do not exercise control over third party websites. These other websites may place their own cookies or other files on your computer, collect data or solicit personally identifiable information from you. Other sites follow different rules regarding the use or disclosure of the personally identifiable information you submit to them.

We encourage you to read the privacy policies or statements of the other websites you visit.

Use and Disclosure of Anonymous Information

Anonymous Information is any information other than Personally Identifiable Information, including aggregate information derived from Personally Identifiable Information. The ASC may use this information to improve the ASC website and service, to monitor traffic and general usage patterns, and for other general business purposes. This information may also be used to advise potential donors so that they may better understand the ASC’s readers.

Children

The ASC is not directed to children (persons under the age of 13), and we do not knowingly collect, either online or offline, Personally Identifiable Information from children. If you believe that we have received information from a person under 13, please contact us by email at asc(at)alabamaschoolconnection(dot)org and we will take appropriate action.

Changes to this Privacy Policy

The ASC may change its privacy policy from time to time.  If we make any changes regarding disclosure of Personally Identifiable Information to third parties, we will post notice of the new policy on our home page.

Questions

If you have any questions regarding our Privacy Policy or our use of your information, please email asc(at)alabamaschoolconnection(dot)org.