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K12news Privacy StatementK12NEWS WEBSITE PRIVACY POLICY Protecting your privacy online is a main concern at K12news. The information you supply is used to provide online registration capability for Internet-based services. Please be aware that this service is voluntary, but that requested information is required to provide the service. We do not disclose your personal information to anyone, except in accordance with this Privacy Policy. Authorized disclosures may include limited circumstances such as the following: (a) in a legal proceeding in which K12news is a party or has an interest, or pursuant to a federal or state court order; (b) to an independent certified public accountant during an official audit of K12news finances; (c) to a government law enforcement agency pursuant to a federal or state warrant; and (d) to a shipping agent to ship orders, and a billing agent to bill subscribers for service. These companies do not retain, share, store or use personally identifiable information for any secondary purposes NOTICE
K12news is the sole owner of the information collected on the K12news.com website. There are times when we may ask you or you may choose to provide information about you to use our service. Information collected may include, among other things, your name, school name/company, physical address, e-mail address, phone number, purchase order number or checking account details. How information is collected K12news will collect and log your IP address and your browser type in order to best determine how to facilitate services online. Your IP address gives us an indication as to where we should be concentrating our services and to what location in the world we need to localize with. We may collect information using a number of services that best suit your purpose for visiting our site. Information is gathered using one or a number of the following: registration, passwords, forms, surveys, and contests. 'Cookies' Cookie technology is used when you visit our site to help us track various activity on the site including which pages you visit, how many times you visit, how long you spend visiting, and how to recognize you as a 'user' so as to best enhance your experience with us. Cookies cannot obtain personally identifiable information such as your e-mail address, or any other information stored on your hard drive. Cookies are pieces of data normally stored by your browser, and you can quite easily prevent cookie data from being sent by adjusting your browser settings; however, cookies enabled is necessary for access to several parts of the site. Clear Gifs For surveys and e-mail, we may use a software technology called clear gifs that help us better manage content on our site and e-mail by informing us what content is effective. Clear gifs are tiny graphics with a unique identifier, similar in function to cookies. Use of information We collect this information from you solely for the purpose specified on our site. Occasionally we may collect information to provide customer specific offerings, online marketing, or for promotional purposes. In these cases we feel that we can best service your requirements through the assistance of our affiliates. K12news will not share any data it collects with various third parties, partners, site sponsors, or sites with links to our site, without your consent. Additionally, you may choose not to receive any further correspondence from us or from our affiliates by simply opting out. It is important to note that any information you do furnish us with is deleted from our database after its purposeful use. Personal information collected about you may be utilized for the following purposes:
DATA INTEGRITY Any information gathered is to the best of our knowledge collected lawfully and fairly through our website. All information is assumed accurate and up to date and only information which is adequate and not excessive to our purpose for collection is obtained. Anonymous Browsing CHOICE Opt-out policy K12news believes that you have the right to full control over the flow of your personal information. We provide user choice on how information may be utilized. Consumers have the ability to control how information is used beyond the purpose provided or stated. You have the choice to opt-in or out at any time. SECURITY Information protection and security When you submit your information to K12news, whether it be your name, address, or information such as your checking account information, we do our utmost to ensure that information is protected against loss, misuse, alteration, destruction or unauthorized access. K12news uses encryption tools such as SSL Switches to help protect your personal information. Encryption can be used after your data has left your internal system. Encryption renders your data unreadable using a mathematical formula known as the key. Your data is turned back into readable form, i.e. deciphered, by applying the correct key K12news keeps information collected secure by using a key encryption service. Within this encryption service are measures which protect the misuse or alteration of checking account data in particular. Furthermore, in relation to utilizing information solely for the purpose provided, checking account data is securely deleted after its purposeful use. Due to the nature of eCommerce there is always a remote danger of information interception no matter what barriers are in place. We suggest that if you are still concerned with security, or unsure of the implications of transacting data online, you may fax us at 1800-204-8766 or contact us for alternative methods of communication. Employees within K12news with access to your information provided are instructed to utilize such information only in adherence to this Privacy Policy. Employees who utilize information for any reason other than the reasons stated within this policy may be subject to legal proceedings. ONWARD TRANSFER K12news will not share the information you provide to us with third parties, partners, linked sites or sponsors in order to offer you other products and services not available through K12news without your opting in. Again, we do not use your data unless you tell us to. It is also important to note that this site contains links to other sites; however, K12news is not responsible for the policy or content of linked sites, and we suggest you review their privacy statement for adherence to principles. ACCESS Correction of Information/Accessibility of Information We provide primary account members with 24 hour access to their personal information after it has been collected. Information can be accessed through our subscriber login section. You may also wish to amend or correct inaccuracies on information provided. Inaccuracies may be amended by using our password access system. Contact details If you would like to contact us for information on any of our services, information on our privacy policy, or for any reason relating to our site, we can be reached at the following: Contact us ENFORCEMENT We reserve the right to modify or supplement this Privacy Policy statement at any time. If we make any material change, we will post a notice on our home page with a link to the updated policy statement. Please read any such notice and the new policy statement. Your continued use of this site after we post such notice will constitute your acceptance of the new terms and their application to your use of this website and the information disclosed for such use, including information previously furnished us, as if they were the initial terms.
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