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Overview
Your privacy is important to Mission-Education.org. This statement
discloses the information practices for Mission-Education.org
Website, including but not limited to, what type of information
is gathered and tracked, how the information is used, and
with whom the information is shared.
Information you give us.
In general, you can visit Mission-Education.org without telling
us who you are and without revealing any information about
yourself. However, there are sections of the Mission-Education
Website where our vendors or we may need information from
you. We will specifically ask for information about you when
you register for our "Join In" discussion boards.
We will need certain information in order to provide that
service to you. If we have trouble processing your request,
this information is used to get in touch with you, the user.
Children's Rights
Mission-Education.org takes special care to protect the safety
and privacy of young people using our Website. We do have
specific information on our Websites that maybe of interest
to Children. We encourage parents to participate in their
your child's experience on the Web and to review the United
States' Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) and
other online resources such as GetNetWise and the FTC Privacy
site for kidz.
Cookies
We receive and store certain types of information whenever
you interact with us. We use "cookies" and log files
to obtain certain types of information when your Web browser
accesses the "Join In" discussion board feature.
Links
This website links to websites maintained by organizations
other than Mission-Education.org. Once you access another
website, you are subject to the privacy policy of that website.
Disclosure
We do not use or disclose information about your individual
visits to Mission-Education.org that you may give us, such
as your name, address, and email address or telephone number,
to any outside organizations. However, as we mention above,
we do employ vendors to perform functions on our behalf. Examples
include providing marketing assistance, assisting with security
information (e.g. account passwords) and other personal communications
(e.g. personal e-mail messages or message board posting) with
such vendors where necessary and appropriate, we will not
share such information with other third parties, except in
response to formal requests (e.g. subpoena or court order)
made in connection with litigation or arbitration proceedings
to protect Mission-Education.org rights and property, or during
emergencies when we believe physical safety is at risk. Of
course, what you write or post in public or member chat rooms
and message boards is available not only to Mission-Education.org,
but to all members.
Security
We do not require transmission of any sensitive information
(such as credit card number/or social security number) from
you through our website, therefore, Secure Socket Layer (SSL)
encryption technology is not necessary. However, we do secure
certain areas of the site, such as the "Join In"
dicussion boards with password protection.
Information you can access
The Freedom of Information Act and the Privacy Act of 1974
provide you certain rights to get information about you that
is in our records. We will make a sincere effort to respond
in a timely manner to your requests to correct inaccuracies
in your personal information.
Notifications of changes
This privacy statement was last updated on November 23, 2001.
A notice will be posted on our web site home page for 30 days
whenever this privacy statement is changed.
How to contact us
Questions regarding this Privacy statement should be directed
to mission-ed@maryknoll.org
or to:
Office of Web Manager
Maryknoll
The Cloister
10 Pines Bridges Road,
Maryknoll, NY 10545
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