Privacy Policy

Communities In Schools is committed to safeguarding your privacy online.

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Please read the following privacy policy statement to understand how your personal information will be treated. This policy may change from time to time so please check back periodically.

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Personal Information

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Communities In Schools asks for your personal information when you subscribe to one of our mailing lists, make a donation, submit a feedback or contact form, register for our Alumni Network or Advocacy Network, or enroll in one of our programs. During this process, Communities In Schools may ask for your name, organization (if applicable), address, city, state, zip code, e-mail and phone number. This information is voluntary, and Communities In Schools will not sell or trade your personal information. If you voluntarily opt in to one of our promotional programs and submit content to us, your name, organization, and biographical information may appear with your content on our website, social media or other promotional materials. (See our Terms of Service ) When you visit our website, the following information is automatically aggregated anonymously: the name of your Internet service provider, the browser and operating system of the computer you are using, the website that referred you to us, the pages you request, the date and time of those requests, and the amount of time spent viewing each request. If you receive an e-mail from us, we may be able to know if you clicked on any of the links embedded within the text of the e-mail. Given the nature of advocacy campaigns and the need to utilize personal information to direct your actions, we will know in which campaigns you voluntarily participate.

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Security

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Communities In Schools operates secure data networks protected by an industry-standard firewall and password protection systems. Our security and privacy policies are periodically reviewed and enhanced as necessary, and only authorized individuals have access to the information provided by our users. To protect your information off-line, we have put in place appropriate physical, electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect from you online.

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Cookies and Log Files

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A cookie is a piece of data containing information about you that is stored on your hard drive. The Communities In Schools website utilities cookies for measuring aggregate web statistics, including number of monthly visitors, number of repeat visitors, most popular webpages and other information. We use these statistics to better understand the content our users are most interested in, and to provide you with an optimal web experience.

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Corrections/Updating Personal Information

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If your personal information changes, or you no longer wish to receive information from Communities In Schools, please contact us at cissa@cissa.org with such requests. It may take 10 business days for your request to take effect.

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Links

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Our website contains hypertext links to other organizations. Communities In Schools encourages you to be aware and to read the privacy statements of each of these other websites. This privacy policy statement only applies to the Communities In Schools website.