Community High School District 99 Privacy Policy
The following states the privacy policy of Community High School District 99 (“District 99”) regarding the privacy rights of the visitors and users of the District 99 websites (herein collectively referred to as the “Site”). We respect your concern over your right to privacy and for a secure online experience.
By accessing csd99.org and its affiliated websites, you are accepting the practices described in this Privacy Policy.
Information Collected at csd99.org
The information we collect from District 99 visitors and users of our Site allows us to personalize and continually improve your online experience, making it easier and more enjoyable. The following identifies the types of information we gather:
Automatic Information
We receive and store certain types of information whenever you interact with us. For example, like many Sites, we use "cookies," and we obtain certain types of information when your Web browser accesses our Site. Cookies are pieces of data your web browser stores on your hard drive to enable our systems to recognize you and your browser. Most web browsers automatically accept these cookies, and will also allow you to instruct your browser to prevent the use of cookies. However, if you disable this feature, certain aspects of our Site may not function properly.
Information You Give Us
We receive and may store any information you enter on our Site or give us in any other way. At times, we specifically ask for information about you when you register to use certain services or functionalities. We may require certain information - such as name, Internet address or screen name, mailing address, phone number, etc - in order to provide that service or functionality to you. This information will not be shared with any organization or individuals except employees of District 99 as needed.
Does District 99 Share the Information it Receives/Collects?
District 99 may use reputable third parties to manage activities available on our Site such as web hosting, database management, and application processing. These parties may have access to personally identifiable information submitted by visitors and/or users as a result of these activities. District 99 instructs 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 other entities except as needed to provide the designated services.
District 99 posts and displays certain personally identifiable information about its employees, administrative staff and committee members on our Site. District 99 allows users to post certain information about themselves in certain areas of the Site.
District 99 may use personally identifiable information in aggregate form to make our Site better and more responsive to the needs of our users and visitors. This statistical compilation and analysis of information may also be used by District 99 or be provided to others, in an aggregate format, for marketing, educational, quality control or research purposes.
We release account and other personal information when we believe its release is appropriate to comply with any law; enforce or apply our Terms of Use and other applicable agreements; or protect the rights, property, or safety of District 99, our employees, our representatives, or others.
This includes exchanging information with other companies and organizations for fraud protection.
How Secure Is Information About Me?
District 99 maintains appropriate safeguards to ensure the security, integrity and privacy of personally identifiable information submitted to our Site, and periodically reviews and updates its security measures in light of current technologies. Unfortunately, no data transmission over the Internet can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. Although District 99 strives to protect your personal information, we cannot ensure or guarantee the security of any information you may transmit to us or from our online products and services. Once we do receive your transmission, however, we make our best effort to ensure its security on our systems.
Links to Third Party and/or Co-Branded Websites
District 99 has and will continue to establish relationships with other community and business entities, which also may have websites to inform or promote their services or products. District 99 will at times allow users visiting the District 99 Site to link directly to these third party websites. However, District 99 is not responsible for the privacy practices and content of these third party websites. We encourage you to read the posted privacy statement and user terms and conditions whenever interacting with, and prior to providing any personal information to, any third party website.
It is the intent of District 99 that any links provided on our website are educational in nature and support the policies and goals of the District. District 99 does not control or guarantee the accuracy, relevance, timeliness, or completeness of this outside information. Further, the inclusion of links or pointers to particular items in hypertext is not intended to endorse any views expressed, or products or services offered, on these outside sites, or the organizations sponsoring the sites.
Message Boards/Forums
Please remember that any information you may disclose in blogs, online discussion forums, wikis, message boards, chats or other public areas of our Site or the Internet becomes public information. You should exercise caution when deciding to disclose personal information in public discussion areas.
Changes to Privacy Policy
We reserve the right to change this Privacy Policy without providing you with advance notice of our intent to make the changes.
How to Contact Us
If you have any comments regarding this privacy policy or comments or concerns regarding the District 99 website, please write to:
Community High School District 99
Attention: Website Administrator
6301 Springside Avenue
Downers Grove, IL 60516
(630) 795-7100
Terms and Conditions of Service
- Acceptance of our Terms
By visiting our website, csd99.org, viewing, accessing or otherwise using any of the services or information created, collected, compiled or submitted to csd99.org, you agree to be bound by the Terms and Conditions of Service. If you do not want to be bound by our Terms your only option is not to visit, view or otherwise use the services of csd99.org. You understand, agree and acknowledge that these Terms constitute a legally binding agreement between you and the Board of Education of Community High School District 99 (“District 99) and that your use of csd99.org shall indicate your conclusive acceptance of this agreement.
- Provision of Services
You agree and acknowledge that District 99 entitled to modify, improve or discontinue any of its services at its sole discretion and without notice to you even if it may result in you being prevented from accessing any information contained in it. Further, you agree and acknowledge that District 99 is entitled to provide services to you through subsidiaries or affiliated entities.
- Proprietary Rights
You acknowledge and agree that csd99.org may contain proprietary and confidential information including trademarks, service marks and patents protected by intellectual property laws and international intellectual property treaties. District 99 authorizes you to view and make a single copy of portions of its content for offline, personal, non-commercial use. Our content may not be sold, reproduced, or distributed without our written permission. Any third-party trademarks, service marks and logos are the property of their respective owners. Any further rights not specifically granted herein are reserved.
- Submitted Content
When you submit content to csd99.org you simultaneously grant District 99 an irrevocable, worldwide, royalty free license to publish, display, modify, distribute and syndicate your content worldwide. You confirm and warrant that you have the required authority to grant the above license to District 99.
- Termination of Agreement
Unless the context of a provision suggests otherwise, the terms of this agreement shall continue in perpetuity and shall be unaffected by the termination of this agreement.
- Disclaimer of Warranties
You understand and agree that your use of csd99.org is entirely at your own risk and that our services are provided "As Is" and "As Available". District 99 does not make any express or implied warranties, endorsements or representations whatsoever as to the operation of the csd99.org website, information, content, materials, or products. This shall include, but not be limited to, implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose and non-infringement, and warranties that access to or use of the service will be uninterrupted or error-free or that defects in the service will be corrected.
- Limitation of Liability
You understand and agree that District 99 and any of its institutions or affiliates shall in no event be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, or exemplary damages. This shall include, but not be limited to damages for loss of profits, business interruption, business reputation or goodwill, loss of programs or information or other intangible loss arising out of the use of or the inability to use the service, or information, or any permanent or temporary cessation of such service or access to information, or the deletion or corruption of any content or information, or the failure to store any content or information. The above limitation shall apply whether or not District 99 has been advised of or should have been aware of the possibility of such damages. In jurisdictions where the exclusion or limitation of liability for consequential or incidental damages is not allowed, the liability of District 99 is limited to the greatest extent permitted by law.
- External Content
csd99.org may include hyperlinks to third-party content, these contain information created, published, maintained or otherwise posted by institutions or organization independent of District 99. You acknowledge and agree that District 99 does not endorse, approve, certify or control such websites and does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, efficacy, timeliness, or correct information located at such websites.
- Jurisdiction
You expressly understand and agree to submit to the personal and exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the country, state, province or territory determined solely by District 99 to resolve any legal matter arising from this agreement or related to your use of csd99.org. If the court of law having jurisdiction, rules that any of the agreement, or the application of such provision to any person or circumstance, shall be held invalid, the remainder of the agreement, or the application of such provisions to persons or circumstances other than those to which it is held invalid, shall not be affected thereby and shall continue in full force and effect.
- Entire Agreement
You understand and agree that the above Terms constitute the entire general agreement between you and District 99. You may be subject to additional Terms and conditions when you use, purchase or access other services, affiliate services or third-party content or material.
- Changes to the Terms
District 99 reserves the right to modify these Terms from time to time at our sole discretion and without any notice. Changes to our Terms become effective on the date they are posted and your continued use of csd99.org after any changes to Terms will signify your agreement to be bound by them.