Revised: April 2, 2003
High School/High Tech of Georgia respects the privacy of visitors to its web sites.
This Privacy Policy governs use and collection of information from this web site.
Information Collected
If you visit the High School/High Tech web site, some or all of the following information may be collected:
- domain name used to access the Internet;
- IP address used to access our site;
- type of browser and operating system used to access our site;
- Internet address of the web site from which you linked directly to our site;
- pages you visit within our site; and
- links made to other web sites through the portal.
Information is collected for statistical purposes and for evaluating the web site to make
it more useful to visitors. This information is not collected for commercial marketing purposes
and is not shared with outside agencies.
If you voluntarily provide personally identifiable information during a visit to our site,
we will collect such information. Examples of personally identifiable information may include:
- your name, address, and/or phone number;
- e-mail address, if you are communicating to us through e-mail;
- other information volunteered, such as survey information.
In general, the information collected, whether or not personally identifiable, is not limited
to text characters and may include audio, video and other graphic formats you send us.
Information is retained and used in accordance with existing laws, rules, regulations, and other policies.
Information Disclosure
As a general rule, we will not disclose any personally identifiable information collected online to
entities outside of State of Georgia departments and agencies except where you have given permission,
or where sharing such information is consistent with and necessary for providing a service request by you,
or where the information is considered public information under the Georgia Open Records Act O.C.G.A. 50-18-70 et
seq., or other applicable laws, or where required by law. Visitors should be aware that information
collected through the High School/High Tech web site may be subject to examination and inspection, if such information is a
public record or not otherwise protected from disclosure.
Cookies
Cookies are simple text files stored by your web browser that provide a method of distinguishing among
visitors to the web sites. Cookies created on your computer by using our web sites do not contain personally
identifiable information and do not compromise your privacy or security.
The High School/High Tech web site requires "cookies" for online applications to ensure identification for added security.
In most cases, this information is temporary in nature (called session cookies) and is deleted as soon
as you leave the High School/High Tech web site or close your browser.
Security
To further secure your privacy, do not divulge any personal identification
numbers or passwords or sensitive information (e.g. social security number)
to anyone in a phone call or e-mail. Our goal is to provide all services
to customers in an accessible, efficient and friendly manner while maintaining
their privacy. If you have comments or questions regarding privacy, please
contact us.
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