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Privacy Policy

PRIVACY STATEMENT

 

The Grand Island Public Schools (“GIPS”) gateway site, www.GIPS.org, collects information to improve functionality and content and to monitor performance. Data is used to help answer specific questions about the usage and performance of the individual web pages. Typically, site usage is not associated with individual IP addresses. Policies and procedures for other associated sites may vary. If there are questions, visitors should contact the specific school, department, unit or organization that maintains the site.

 

We at GIPS recognize your right to confidentiality and are committed to protecting your privacy.  GIPS operates under the following set of strict privacy principles:

 

  • The only information GIPS obtains about individual visitors to its Website is that supplied voluntarily by visitors.
  • In cases when GIPS may need personal information to provide visitors with customized content or to inform them about new features or services, visitors are explicitly asked for that information.
  • Personally identifiable information provided by visitors (e.g, name, e-mail, home address, phone number) will not be disclosed outside GIPS without the visitor's permission. GIPS employs strict security measures to safeguard online transactions; personal information is stored in a secured database and always sent via an encrypted Internet channel.
  • Only statistical information about our visitors as a group (usage habits, demographics) may be shared with any partner of GIPS.  

 

The following discloses our information gathering and dissemination practices for this site.

 

IP Addresses:

An IP address is a number automatically assigned to your computer whenever you access the Internet. All computer identification on the Internet is conducted with IP addresses, which allow computers and servers to recognize and communicate with each other. GIPS collects IP addresses in order to conduct system administration and to conduct Site analysis. If a visitor requests pages from GIPS, the GIPS servers enter the visitor's IP address into a log. To maintain visitor anonymity, GIPS does not associate IP addresses with records containing personal information. However, GIPS will use IP addresses to identify any visitors who threaten our service, Site, customers or others.

 

Cookies:

Our Site may place cookies in the browser files of your computer. Cookies are pieces of information that a website transfers to an individual's hard disk for record keeping purposes.  Our Site may use cookies during your online session to deliver content specific to your interests. Cookies allow us to avoid showing you the same ad or other message repeatedly.  Our cookies do not contain personal information. They do enable GIPS to relate your use of the Site to information that you have specifically and knowingly provided to our Site.

 

Surveys and Questionnaires:

Our online surveys and questionnaires may ask visitors for contact and demographic information. The customer's contact information is used to contact the visitor when necessary.  Users may opt-out of receiving future mailings.

 

Public Forums:

GIPS may provide its users with chat rooms, forums, message boards and/or news groups.  Please remember that any information disclosed in these areas becomes public information and you should exercise caution when deciding to disclose your personal information.

 

Privacy Statement Amendments and Updates:

Please note that we review our privacy practices from time to time, and that such practices are subject to change. GIPS reserves the right to change this privacy statement at any time by posting revisions on the GIPS Site. We ask that you periodically review this page to insure familiarity with the most current version of our privacy statement. However, this privacy statement is not intended to, and does not, create any contractual or other legal rights in or on behalf of any party.  

 

Laws and Regulations:

Nothing contained in this Privacy Statement impacts, waives or modifies GIPS' rights, responsibilities or compliance with or under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act or any other applicable federal, state or local law or regulation.