Porter-Gaud School
Welcome to the Porter-Gaud School's web site. We hope you find your visit to be helpful and that you find what you’re looking for. The following discloses the information gathering and dissemination practices for our site (http://www.portergaud.edu/):
We may use your IP (Internet Protocol) address to help diagnose problems with our server and to administer our web site by identifying (1) which parts of our site are most heavily used and (2) which portion of our audience comes from within the Porter-Gaud School network. We do not link IP addresses to any individually identifiable information. This means that user sessions may be tracked, but the users will remain anonymous.
The School uses the information gathered above to tailor site content to user needs and to generate aggregate statistical reports. At no time do we disclose site usage by individual IP addresses, though our web site is hosted by a third party provider which has access to the web site and the IP addresses of those who use it.
Porter-Gaud School's web site is published for the benefit of alumni, students, parents, grandparents, faculty, staff, prospective families, and friends of Porter-Gaud. All content, including news articles and photographs, is property of Porter-Gaud School, unless otherwise stated. Any person or entity wanting to use or reproduce, in part or whole, any portion of this web site must do so with permission only.
Directory listings and biographical information are not to be used for solicitation purposes. Violators will be have their log in credentials revoked.
This site has security measures in place to protect the loss, misuse, and alteration of the information under our control. The information included in the site is only the information you provide to us.
The Porter-Gaud School web site contains links to other web sites not affiliated with the School. Porter-Gaud School is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such web sites, and encourages you to read the privacy statements of those other web sites.
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Porter-Gaud School's website uses web cookies to help enhance the user experience. These cookies will be placed on your computer to allow the web site to track user behavior for purposes of analytical data. The IP address you used to access the site will be also recorded for analytical purposes.
if you have any questions about this privacy statement or our web site, please contact:
Brink Norton1. Introduction
At Porter-Gaud School we are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring that your personal information is handled in a safe and responsible manner. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, and protect your information when you use our services, including our SMS program.
2. Description of the SMS Program/Service
Our SMS program/service is designed to allow teachers, clinicians and administrators to communicate with parents, for employees to communicate with each other internally and with external parties for work-related purposes. Users may receive messages or notifications at regularly scheduled dates and times.
3. Information We Collect
3.1 Personal Information
We may collect personal information such as:
3.2 Methods of Data Collection
We collect personal data through various methods, including:
4. How We Use Your Information
We use your personal data to:
5. Data Storage, Maintenance, and Protection
We implement a variety of security measures to maintain the safety of your personal information. Your data is stored in secure databases protected by modern encryption technologies. However, no data transmission over the internet or electronic storage is completely secure. Therefore, we cannot guarantee absolute security.
6. Sharing Your Information
Porter-Gaud School maintains strict privacy policies to protect the personal information of our users for SMS communications. This information is never shared, sold, rented, released or traded to others without prior consent or legal obligation. Any sharing of information with third parties is solely for the purpose of fulfilling the school’s obligations to the user. We guarantee that it will never be shared with third parties for marketing purposes.
We do not share, sell, trade, or otherwise transfer your personal information to outside parties except:
7. User Rights and Options
You have the right to correct, verify, update, change, or remove your personal information and to opt out of further communications. You can do this by:
If you wish to stop receiving text messages from us, simply respond with either “STOP” or “”UNSUBSCRIBE” to the number from which you received the message. Once we receive your message, you will no longer receive further text messages from us.
8. Third-Party Links
Our services may contain links to third-party websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of these websites. We encourage you to read the privacy policies of each website you visit.
9. Children's Privacy
Our SMS services are not intended for children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If we become aware that we have inadvertently received personal information from a child under 13, we will delete such information from our records.
10. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated revision date. We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically to stay informed about how we are protecting your information.
11. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact Phil Zaubi, Director of Technology at: