Privacy Policy
1. INTRODUCTION
At St. Mark’s School (“St. Mark’s”, “us”, “our” or “we”), we have created this privacy policy (this “Policy”) to demonstrate our firm commitment to protecting your privacy. We do not collect information that identifies, relates to, describes, references, is reasonably capable of being associated with, or could reasonably be linked, directly or indirectly, with a particular individual, household, or device (“Personal Information”) when you visit our web based sites (collectively, “Web Site”), unless you choose to provide such information to us. Providing such Personal Information is strictly voluntary. This Policy is your guide to how we will handle information we learn about you from your visit to our Web Site.
PLEASE REVIEW THIS POLICY CAREFULLY to understand our policies and practices regarding your Personal Information and how we will treat it. If you DO NOT AGREE with our policies and practices stated herein, your choice is to not use our Web Site.
YOU CAN WITHDRAW YOUR CONSENT AT ANY TIME.
2. USE OF LINKS
Throughout our website, we provide links to other servers which may contain information of interest to our readers. These links and information are third-party links and information, and we take no responsibility for, and exercise no control over, the organizations, views, or accuracy of such third-party links or information. Creating a text link from your web site to our Web Site does not require permission. If you have a link you'd like us to consider adding to our website, please send an email to communications@stmarksschool.org with the subject "Link request."
3. USE OF TEXT AND IMAGES
If you would like to publish information that you find on our website, please send your request to communications@stmarksschool.org. Where text or images are posted on our Web Site with the permission of the original copyright holder, a copyright statement appears at the bottom of the page on our Web Site. Information about using our logo and images is available in Media Resources.
4. ACCESSIBILITY
This website is designed to be accessible to visitors with disabilities, and to comply with federal guidelines concerning accessibility. We welcome your comments. If you have suggestions on how to make the Web Site more accessible, please contact us at helpdesk@stmarksschool.org.
5. AUTOMATIC DATA COLLECTION TECHNOLOGIES
As you navigate through and interact with our Web Site through your device, we and our service providers and third-parties may use automatic data collection technologies, to collect and record certain information about your equipment, browsing actions, and patterns, including but not limited to the following (collectively referred to as “User Activity Data”):
- Details of your visits to our website, including location data, logs, traffic data, and other communication data and the resources that you access and use on our website.
- Information about your computer and internet connection, including your IP addresses, device characteristics (such as connection type, operating system, browser type, screen resolution).
- If you are accessing the Web Site using a mobile device, information about your mobile device, including device model, operating system, and network information.
The user activity data we collect automatically is only statistical data and does not include personal Information, but we may maintain it or associate it with personal Information we collect in other ways or receive from third parties. We do not collect personal Information automatically, but we may tie non-personal Information collected automatically to personal information about you that we collect from other sources or that you provide to us. User activity data helps us improve our website and deliver a better and more personalized experience to you, including:
- Measure our audience size and usage patterns.
- Speed up your searches.
- Store information about your preferences, allowing us to customize our Web Site according to your individual interests.
- Recognize you when you return to our website.
This site is being monitored by one or more third-party monitoring software(s), and may capture information about your visit that will help us improve the quality of our service. You may opt-out from the data that UnboundDiscover is collecting on your visit through a universal consumer options page located at https://unbounddiscover.com/Unsub/unsub.html.\
6. ONLINE PROFILE UPDATES AND DONATIONS
If you complete the profile update form and share your personal Information, this information will be used only to provide you with more targeted content. We may use your contact information to send further information about our St. Mark’s School or to contact you when necessary. You may always opt-out of receiving future mailings; see the "Opt Out" section below.
7. SENDING US AN EMAIL
You also may decide to send us personal Information, for example, in an electronic mail message containing a question or comment, or by filling out a web form that provides us this information. We use personal Information from email primarily to respond to your requests. We may forward your email to other employees who are better able to answer your questions. We may also use your email to contact you in the future about our programs that may be of interest.
We want to be very clear: we will not obtain personal Information about you when you visit our website unless you choose to provide such information to us. Providing such information is strictly voluntary. Except as might be required by law, we do not share any information we receive with any outside parties.
If you sign up for one of our email lists, we will only send you the kinds of information you have requested. We won't share your name or email address with any outside parties.
8. YOUR CHOICES
Email Opt-Out. Our site provides users the opportunity to opt-out of receiving communications from us through a web form. You may choose to receive only specific communications or none at all.
Updating Your Contact Information. You can update your contact information previously provided to us through another online form or by contacting us at: helpdesk@stmarksschool.org. You cannot remove yourself from our database, but you can prevent unwanted communication.
Automatic Data Collection and Tracking Technologies and Advertising. Most browsers today automatically accept cookies, however, you have choices relating to how your device interacts with our Web Site. If you wish to OPT-OUT or modify certain cookies, you may do so by accessing your browser settings or consulting the “Help” feature on most browsers. Your browser settings may allow you to limit, turn off cookies and other collection tools, or prevent your browser from accepting new cookies. If you turn off certain permitted cookies or collection tools, you may not have access to many features that make your experience more efficient and some of our services and features may not function properly.
Interest-Based Advertising by Third Parties. Some of our advertising and technology partners and/or third parties (e.g., Google) may collect Personal Information and/or User Activity Data from you in connection with your use of our Web Site. These parties may offer you choices relating to their tracking technologies and as such you should consult with the applicable party’s policies regarding its tracking technology practices. Certain third-party data technology operators that may be associated with our Web Site may participate in the Digital Advertising Alliance’s (“DAA”) Self-Regulatory Program for Online Behavioral Advertising. To learn more about how you can exercise certain choices regarding OPT OUTS of interest-based advertising and other applicable uses of web-viewing data please visit DAA’s WebChoices Tool (for desktops) or download the AppChoices mobile application on your mobile device. In addition, certain third-party data technology operators that may be associated with our Web Site may be members of the Network Advertising Initiative (“NAI”). To learn more about how you can exercise certain choices regarding opt outs of interest-based advertising please visit NAI’s Opt Out of Interest-Based Advertising. Do note that the information provided is third party information, and as such, we are not responsible for the completeness or accuracy of such information. Further note, OPTING OUT of interest-based advertising from those items listed herein only apply to those parties offering you choices relating to their tracking technologies or are participants of DAA and/or NAI. As such, you may still receive interest-based advertisements from other third parties.
Do Not Track (“DNT”). DNT is a feature available in most browser settings that automatically transmits a DNT signal to websites and online services that you do not wish to be tracked for advertising or analytics purposes. Note, most browsers turn off DNT by default, and require you to manually turn on DNT. You can turn on DNT by accessing your browser settings or consulting the “Help” feature on most browsers. Further note, there is no standard interpretation, legal standard or practice for recognizing, responding and/or honoring DNT signals, and we, like many online web sites, do not alter our practices when we receive a DNT signal from a visitor’s browser. To learn more about DNT see https://allaboutdnt.com/ for more information. This information is being provided to you for informational purposes only, and, as third-party information, we are not responsible for the completeness or accuracy of such information.
Third Party Use of Cookies and Other Tracking Technologies. Some content or applications, including advertisements, on our Web Site are served by third parties, including advertisers, ad networks and servers, content providers, and application providers (“Vendor”). A link to a Vendor’s service does not mean that we endorse it or the quality or accuracy of information presented on it. If you decide to click on a link provided by a Vendor, you may be directed to a webpage hosted by such Vendor (“Vendor Page”). We encourage you to carefully review the legal and privacy notices of all Vendors and other digital services you visit. Any Personal Information that you provide through the Vendor Pages will be collected by the Vendor and not for or on behalf of St. Marks, and will be subject to the Vendor’s privacy policy, rather than this Policy. This Policy DOES NOT apply to information collected by Vendor or through Vendor Page that you may access through our Web Site. St. Marks has no control over, and shall not be responsible for, such Vendor’s use of your information collected by Vendor or through Vendor Page.
GEOGRAPHIC RESTRICTIONS
Access to our Web Site may not be legal by certain persons or in certain countries. If you access our Web Site from outside the United States, you do so on your own initiative and you are responsible for compliance with local laws, including General Data Protection Regulation or any other foreign privacy law. Any information, including Personal Information, you provide through use of our Web Site may be stored and processed, transferred between and accessed from the United States and other countries which may not guarantee the same level of protection of Personal Information as the one in which you reside. However, we will handle your Personal Information in accordance with this Policy regardless of where your Personal Information is stored or accessed.
St. Mark’s, the owner of the Web Site, is based in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, located in the United States. We provide this Web Site for use only by Authorized Users. We make no claims that our Web Site or any of its content, is accessible or appropriate outside of the United States or any of its territories or possessions. Our Web Site is not intended to subject us to the laws or jurisdiction of any state, country or territory other than those of the United States.
Our Web Site is offered to and exclusively available to users who are over 18 years of age, reside and are physically located in the United States or any of its territories or possessions (“Authorized Users”). By using our Web Site, you represent and warrant that you are of legal age to form a binding contract with St. Mark’s and meet all of the foregoing eligibility requirements. If you do not meet all of these requirements, you must not access or use our Web Site, if you do so, you do so on your own initiative and you are responsible for compliance with local laws, including General Data Protection Regulation or any other foreign privacy law.
QUESTIONS ABOUT OUR POLICIES
If you have any questions comments, or concerns about this Policy, the practices of our Web Site, or your dealings with our Web Site, need to access this Policy in an alternative format due to having a disability, or about any other matter, please do not hesitate to contact us at: helpdesk@stmarksschool.org.