Internet Privacy Policy

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LANCASTER COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS’ INTERNET WEBSITE PRIVACY POLICY

The following information explains the Internet Privacy Policy which Lancaster County Public Schools has adopted for its website (web pages at addresses beginning with http://www.lcs.k12.va.us). The following is intended to explain LCPS’s current Internet privacy practices, but shall not be construed as a contractual promise. The Lancaster County School Board reserves the right to amend its Internet Privacy Policy Statement at any time without notice.

The Lancaster County School Board protects its records in accordance with its obligations as defined by applicable Virginia statues, including, but not limited to, the Government Data Collection and Dissemination Practices Act, the Virginia Freedom of Information Act, and by any applicable federal laws.

Lancaster County Public Schools’ web site and each of the three schools’ web sites are informational websites and will collect no information from those accessing the sites via the Internet except as noted below:

1) If the school division or one of its schools publishes an on-line survey, the survey may ask for such information as name, address, and phone number of the respondent so that the genuineness of the response can be verified or the respondent can be contacted for additional information or clarification. This information will be kept only for the duration of the survey, and it will be used only for the purposes listed above; it will not be made available to anyone other than the compiler of the survey, the principal of the school, the superintendent, the assistant superintendent, or another school official designated by them to review the results.

2) No personal information will be collected simply by an individual accessing Lancaster County Public Schools’ web sites. Furthermore, LCPS’ web sites do not generate cookies. However, links provided on LCPS’ web pages may direct your browser to sites that do generate cookies.

3) Parents who wish to participate in Lancaster County Public Schools’ student Information website (ParentCONNECTxp) will be required to fill out an online registration form found by following the links at the following URL: http://65.172.165.4. Information gathered from this registration will be maintained in a secure database and used to validate users and generate secure communications between the school and home.

4) Lancaster County Public Schools’ network security features do allow the school divisions to maintain a log of Internet Protocol addresses of those computers which have attempted to connect to our network in an unusual or suspicious manner.

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5) When accessing our website, the routing or client information, and the essential and nonessential technical information listed below, is automatically collected. No other information is collected through our website except when you deliberately decide to send it to us (for example, by clicking on a link to send us an e-mail). The information you might choose to send us is listed below as "optional information."

Routing, or client, information: the Internet domain and Internet address of the computer you are using;

Essential technical information: identification of the page or service you are requesting, type of browser and operating system you are using, and the date and time of access;

Nonessential technical information: the Internet address of the website from which you linked directly to our website.

Optional information: when you send us an e-mail, your name, e-mail address, and the content of your e-mail, and/or when you fill out online forms, all the data you choose to fill in or confirm.

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Personal information collected and retained by the school division’s website will be maintained in compliance with the Government Data Collection and Dissemination Practices Act. Any individual wishing to learn the purpose for which information has been recorded and the particulars of its use and dissemination may contact the Superintendent or the Superintendent’s designee regarding this information. Any person wishing to correct, erase or amend inaccurate, obsolete or irrelevant information may do so by procedures established by the Superintendent or the designee.

If you have questions about this privacy statement or the practices of this website, or if you choose to review or correct any information you previously submitted, please contact us at: sbo@lcs.k12.va.us

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Adopted: December 11, 2000
Revised: July 10, 2001
Revised: August 14, 2002

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Legal References: Code of Virginia, 1950, as amended, Section 2.2-3803(B).
Internet Privacy Guidelines (Final Draft), Virginia Department of
Technology Planning

Cross Reference: IIBEA, Lancaster County Public Schools’ Internet Website Privacy Policy

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