Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy applies to personal information collected online by KIPP Columbus, in connection with its websites, microsites, mobile sites or mobile apps that expressly adopt, display or link to this Privacy Policy (collectively referred to as our “Sites”). It also applies to personal information KIPP Columbus collects in connection with the KIPP Columbus pages on social media sites, such as Facebook®, Twitter®, LinkedIn®, Instagram® or others (collectively referred to as our “Social Media Pages”). The Sites are general audience websites, and we do not knowingly collect or maintain personal information provided by children under the age of 13 through our Sites or Social Media Pages.

1. What information does KIPP Columbus collect about you on our Sites and Social Media Pages?

We may collect information about you from a variety of sources, including when you provide us information, when we observe or collect information through technology, when we receive information about you from third parties, and/or when we collect information on our Social Media Pages. Information You Provide We may ask you to provide information about yourself directly to our Sites, such as your name, address, email address, telephone number, and other information requested in forms or surveys. Information Observed or Collected Through Technology Navigational information, such as the following, may be collected by us and our third party service providers when you use our Sites: • browser type and version • operating system • the Internet service provider used to access our Sites • IP Address • use of links to arrive at our Sites • web pages requested and viewed • time spent on our Sites • for our mobile websites and apps, technical information about the device used, such as screen size, cookie support by the device and how images may appear We use third-party analytics providers, such as Google Analytics, to measure traffic and usage trends, and to help us better understand your use of and interaction with our Sites and Social Media Pages. Click here for more information on how Google uses data when you use our Sites. Information Collected on KIPP Columbus’ Social Media Pages Personal information may be collected directly by us through our Social Media Pages. The type of information we would collect is similar to what is described above under “Information You Provide.” Personal information may also be collected by the social media site hosting our Social Media Pages. Our Privacy Policy does not cover the privacy and security practices of the social media sites on which KIPP Columbus has its Social Media Pages.

2. How do we use the information we collect about you?

The information we learn from you helps us respond to your requests, provide services that you request, and further the mission and purposes of KIPP Columbus. The social media sites where we have our Social Media Pages may provide aggregate information and analysis to us about visitors to our Social Media Pages. This allows us to better understand and analyze our user growth, general demographic information about the users of, and interaction with content on, our Social Media Pages.

3. Does KIPP Columbus share your information with third parties?

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information to unrelated third parties. We may share your information with third parties, including our contractor, vendors, and affiliates, to further the mission and purposes of KIPP Columbus, or to fulfill your requests. We may also share your personal information as required to cooperate with a subpoena, search warrant or other legally valid inquiry, court order or other legal process, or as required or permitted by law, or as otherwise necessary and appropriate to protect KIPP Columbus from harm due to fraud or other illegal activities.

4. How does KIPP Columbus secure your information on its Sites?

Our Sites utilize commercially reasonable precautions, including, encryption technology, firewalls, and other reasonable technical, administrative and physical measures designed to protect the personal information in our custody or control from unauthorized access, use, modification and disclosure. Moreover, we regularly monitor our systems for possible vulnerabilities and attacks. While we implement these security measures on our Sites, you should be aware that 100% security is not always possible. We may enable you to navigate to third-party websites through links on our Sites. We do this for your convenience. If it is not one of our Sites, we do not endorse, may not have any affiliation with, do not control and aren’t responsible for those third-party websites and/or their Internet and web practices. The terms, conditions, and privacy policies of those other websites govern your online experience. Please review their terms of service and privacy policies if you have any question about their practices.

5. Will this Privacy Policy change?

We may make changes to this Privacy Policy at any time, so please review it periodically.

6. How can I contact KIPP Columbus?

If you have questions or concerns with respect to our Privacy Policy, please email us at kcooffice@kippcolumbus.com. Effective as of: August 22, 2019