Privacy Policy

Use of Personal Information
The Lincoln-Woodstock Cooperative School District and Lin-Wood Public School, herein referred to as Lin-Wood, does not collect any personal information unless voluntarily provided by a user i.e., user sending an e-mail, participating in a survey, or completing an on-line form. Personal information submitted will not be transferred to any non-affiliated third parties unless otherwise stated at the time of collection. When a user submits personally identifiable information it is used only for the purpose stated at the time of collection.

Consent
Where consent for the use and disclosure of personal information is required, Lin-Wood will seek consent from the appropriate person. In the case of a student’s personal information, the school will seek the consent from the student and/ or parent/guardian depending on the circumstances and the student’s mental ability and maturity to understand the consequences of the proposed use and disclosure.

Cookies
A cookie is a small text file stored by internet browsers that allows the website to “remember” user preferences (such as calendar settings and site bookmarks) on the site from visit to visit, or to maintain “logged in” status when visiting protected areas. Usage of a cookie is in no way linked to any personally identifiable information while on Lin-Wood sites. Web browsers have settings allowing you to reject cookies, or selectively accept cookies, or delete cookies previously accepted. Please be aware that rejecting or deleting cookies from Lin-Wood websites may make certain functions unavailable to you.

Log Files
Like most standard website servers Lin-Wood uses website statistic packages such as Google Analytics to analyze trends in how its websites are accessed and utilized. Information monitored includes internet protocol (IP) addresses, geographic location of visitors (country, city), browser type, internet service provider (ISP), referring/exit pages, platform type, date/time stamp, time spent on pages, and keywords used to find Lin-Wood sites via search engines. This information is anonymous and cannot be directly linked to individual users. Lin-Wood may use it to identify high-use or low-use areas of the site, pinpoint problem areas of the site, analyze broad demographic trends in users/visitors, and make decisions about how to make it easier for people to find and navigate our websites.

Links
Lin-Wood websites may contain links to other sites. Please be aware that Lin-Wood is not responsible for the privacy practices of such other sites. Lin-Wood encourages users to be aware when they leave our site and to read the privacy statements of each and every website that collects personally identifiable information. This privacy statement applies solely to information collected by Lin-Wood websites.

Security
Lin-Wood websites take every precaution to protect users' personal information. Whenever users submit personal information (such as contact info or credit card info) via online forms, registration, or online purchase, upon submission that information is encrypted via the highest level of SSL (Secured Sockets Layer) available. Servers that store personally identifiable information are in a secure environment. Under no circumstances are credit card numbers permanently stored on Lin-Wood website servers.

Non-secured Communications
Posts to discussion forums, discussion boards, and comments to blogs or posts are viewable by other users. When these areas are not in a password protected area, they may be viewable by the general public. Please be aware of this when posting personal information in these areas.

Contact Information
If users have any questions or suggestions regarding our privacy policy, please contact us at: community@lin-wood.org