Privacy Policy

A. The Department of Education reserves the right to use "cookies" on its site. Cookies are computer programs that allow the Department of Education, among other things, to verify whether a visitor is an authorized user of the Department of Education's system and store information about a user on a computer hard drive or disk. Information stored includes, but may not be limited to, the date and time a user visits the site, and information about the user's activities while online. Any information gathered is obtained solely for the purpose of improving the Department of Education's services and providing the system with statistical information to assist in improving teaching and learning by teachers and students, respectively. Except as otherwise provided in this Internet Acceptable Use Policy, the Department of Education will not use cookies to gather personal identifying information about any of its users. Personal identifying information includes, but is not limited to, names, home addresses, e-mail addresses and telephone numbers.

B. As required by the Children's Internet Protection Act ("CIPA"), the Department of Education will monitor students' online activities. Such monitoring may lead to discovery that the user has violated or may be violating, the Department of Education's Internet Acceptable Use Policy, the student disciplinary code, or the law. The Department of Education also reserves the right to monitor other users' (e.g., non students) online activities.

C. The Department of Education reserves the right to employ and review the results of software that searches, monitors, and/or identifies potential violations of the Internet Acceptable Use Policy.

D. Users should be aware that their personal files may be discoverable in court and administrative proceedings and in accordance with public records laws.

E. System users have no privacy expectation in the contents of their personal files and records of their online activity while on Department of Education system.