If you've taken the time to visit this portion of our website, you are most likely concerned about the steps we've taken to insure your privacy as you participate in the CCSSO Communities or you would like information on issues related to posting materials in the CCSSO Communities. We've done our best to respond to the concerns we heard when the site was being developed. After reading through the material below, you are welcome to contact us if you have additional questions or concerns.
The Communities web site is developed and managed by the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO).
What These Legal Conditions Cover
This policy covers how CCSSO treats personal information that it collects and receives, including information related to your past use of the CCSSO Communities information and resources. Personal information is information about you that is personally identifiable like your name, address, email address, or phone number, and that is not otherwise publicly available.
This policy also provides guidance on CCSSO’s policy regarding the posting of content to the CCSSO discussions boards and document repositories within the CCSSO Communities.
This policy only applies to your use of the CCSSO Communities website.
SCOPE OF USE
CCSSO invites you to view, use, and download a single copy of any item that appears on this website for your informational, noncommercial use, provided that you keep intact all copyright, trademark, and other proprietary rights notices. Using this website to evaluate whether to enter into a business relationship with CCSSO shall not constitute a commercial use for the purposes hereof.
General
CCSSO collects personal information, when you register, when you use the Communities products or services, and when you visit Communities pages. When you register we ask for information such as your name, state, job title, email address, zip code, and personal interests. Once you register with the CCSSO Communities and sign in to our services, you are not anonymous to our staff and agents. The username you select can provide you with anonymity to other non-registered users who may have access to certain public portions of the website.
CCSSO automatically receives and records information on our server logs from your browser, including your IP address, cookie information, and the page you request.
Because this site is intended to create an on-line community, CCSSO staff, our authorized agents, and approved site users will have access to personally identifiable information provided by visitors to our site in order to better serve you. CCSSO uses information for the following general purposes: to customize the content you see, fulfill your requests for products and services, improve our services, contact you, conduct research, and provide anonymous reporting for internal and external partners.
Information Sharing and Disclosure
CCSSO will not share or otherwise disclose any personal information you provide to us, including your name, address, or email addresses with other nonaffiliated organizations. We do not lease, rent, or sell the information we collect.
Cookies
CCSSO may set and access cookies on your computer.
Your Ability to Edit and Delete Your Account Information and Preferences General
You can edit certain information in your personal profile at any time or terminate your account upon request. We may send you certain communications relating to the CCSSO Communities service, such as service announcements, that are considered part of your Communities account.
Confidentiality and Security
CCSSO uses reasonable security measures to protect the information provided to us on our website. We limit access to personal information about you and all information posted to private work groups to employees and screened contractors who we believe reasonably need to come into contact with that information to provide products or services to you or in order to do their jobs.
Legal Considerations
NO WARRANTIES
ALL CONTENT ON THIS WEBSITE IS PROVIDED TO YOU ON AN "AS IS," "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. WHILE CCSSO WORKS HARD TO INSURE THE QUALITY OF THE MATERIAL PRESENTED ON THIS SITE, CCSSO MAKES NO WARRANTY AS TO THE ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS, CURRENCY, OR RELIABILITY OF ANY CONTENT AVAILABLE THROUGH THIS WEBSITE.
CCSSO MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES THAT USE OF THE WEBSITE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE. YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR TAKING ALL PRECAUTIONS NECESSARY TO ENSURE THAT ANY CONTENT YOU OBTAIN FROM THE WEBSITE IS FREE OF VIRUSES.
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
CCSSO specifically disclaims any liability, whether based in contract, tort, strict liability, or otherwise, for any direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, or special damages arising out of or in any way connected with your access to or use of our website, even if CCSSO has been advised of the possibility of such damages, including but not limited to reliance by any party on any content obtained through use of this website, or that arises in connection with mistakes or omissions in, or delays in transmission of, information to or from the user, interruptions in telecommunications connections to the website or viruses, whether caused in whole or in part by negligence, acts of God, telecommunications failure, theft, or destruction of, or unauthorized access to the website or related information.
E-MAIL
You understand that the Internet is public and that e-mail communications between you and CCSSO via this website are subject to the risk of being viewed by other parties. Accordingly, you agree not to transmit confidential or proprietary information related to your business to CCSSO via e-mail.
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
This website and all content provided on this website is protected by U.S. and international copyright laws. You may not modify, reproduce, or distribute (a) content on this website that is not considered in the public domain and (b) the design or layout of the website or individual sections of the design or layout of the website, or (c) CCSSO logos, trademarks or service marks without CCSSO's written permission.
When participating in a CCSSO Community, it is encouraged for you to share information through the posting of documents, the referencing of other web sites, and your personal comments. However, if you are posting a document (or a video, song, etc.) you must have full copyright ownership of any and all material that you post to the CCSSO Communities. The poster of the information is bound by all U.S. and international copyright laws.
MODIFICATIONS
CCSSO reserves the right to modify this website and the rules and regulations governing its use at any time. Modifications will be posted on the website, and users are deemed to be apprised of and bound by any changes to the website immediately upon such posting. CCSSO may make changes in the products and/or services described in this website at any time.
LINKED INTERNET SITES
The links in this website will let you leave the CCSSO Communities website. The linked sites are not under the control of CCSSO, and the content available on the Internet sites linked to this website do not necessarily reflect the opinion of CCSSO. CCSSO is providing these links to other Internet sites as a convenience to you, and access to any other Internet sites linked to this website is at your own risk. Such other Internet sites are subject to their respective Terms of Use and Privacy Policies. CCSSO assumes no responsibility for, or any obligation to monitor, the content of such linked Internet sites. The inclusion of any link does not imply a recommendation or endorsement by CCSSO of the linked site.
GOVERNING LAW AND GENERAL PROVISIONS
This website is operated by CCSSO from its offices within the United States of America. CCSSO makes no representation that the information contained on this website is appropriate or available for use in other locations, and access to the website from territories where the contents of this website may be illegal is prohibited. Those who choose to access this website from other locations do so on their own initiative and are responsible for compliance with applicable local laws. Any claims relating to the information available on this website will be governed by the laws of the District of Columbia, U.S.A., excluding the application of its conflicts of law rules.
Questions and Suggestions
If you have questions or suggestions, please contact us at
CCSSO Communities Manager
One Massachusetts Avenue, NW · Suite 700
Washington, DC 20001-1431
voice: 202.336.7000 · fax: 202.408.8072
email: communities@ccsso.org.
