Privacy Policy

Your Privacy Is Important to Us!

Thank you for visiting www.marietta-city.org, the internet home of the Marietta City Schools. We value your visit, and hope you enjoy our site. We know privacy is important to you, and want you to be comfortable at our site. We do not share personally identifiable information collected at this site with third parties.

The privacy practices set forth in this Privacy Policy are for this Web site only. Other Marietta City Schools Web sites may have different practices. If you link to other Marietta City Schools sites, please review the privacy policies posted at those sites.

Personal Information Collection and Use

No personally identifiable information, such as your name, address or email address, is automatically collected from visitors to our site. Personally identifiable information about visitors to our sites is collected only when knowingly and voluntarily submitted. Personally identifiable information that visitors submit to this site is used only for the purpose for which it is submitted, unless we disclose other uses in this Privacy Policy or at the time of collection. For example, we may need to collect your name, address and e-mail address in connection with a survey or request form and you will be advised at that time of exactly how we will be using the information collected, and given the opportunity to opt out of any other or additional uses.

Cookie Technology/Tracking

Cookies are data that a Web site transfers to an individual's hard-drive for record-keeping purposes. Cookies are an industry standard and used by most Web sites, including this one. Cookies or tracking technology is useful for gathering information such as browser type and operating system, tracking the number of visitors to our Web site, and understanding how visitors use our Web site. Cookies can also help us tailor our Web site to our visitors and help us customize the site for our visitors. Personal information cannot be collected via cookies, but cookies may be tied to personal information, if personal information was previously provided. Cookies do not cause damage to your system or files. If you do not want information collected through the use of Cookies, there is a simple procedure in most browsers that allows you to deny or accept the Cookie feature.

Security

Your information is kept secure to the best of our ability. Only authorized Marietta City Schools employees and reputable third parties hired to manage this site and its activities have access to information. Marietta City Schools has instructed these third parties to use personally identifiable information only for the specific purpose for which it is collected, and not to sell, market or transfer such information to others.

Personal information may be disclosed in special situations where Marietta City Schools has reason to believe that doing so is necessary to identify, contact or bring legal action against anyone damaging, injuring, or interfering with Marietta City Schools rights, property, users, or anyone else who could be harmed by such activities. Also, Marietta City Schools may reveal personal information when required by law.

Opt Out Option

If you elect to sign up for our electronic newsletter, you are given the opportunity to opt out of receiving future issues.

General

Third party Internet sites accessible via hyperlinks from this site have their own privacy practices, and Marietta City Schools has no responsibility or liability for these independent practices. Please review their privacy practices for yourself.

www.marietta-city.org does not knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of thirteen. Users under the age of thirteen should not submit personal information to us.

This site is maintained by Marietta City Schools, 250 Howard Street, Marietta, Georgia. For further about this site and its practices, contact our Webmaster.

We reserve the right to make changes to this policy. Any changes to this policy will be posted

Marietta City Schools, July 2007