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McKeesport Area School District

Privacy Policy

McKeesport Area School District

Privacy Policy

Purpose   

  • The McKeesport Area School District (“District”) provides this Privacy Policy in commitment to transparency and accountability. This Privacy Policy enables the users of www.mckasd.net to be informed of their rights regarding the user and collection of their data.
  • Please read the Privacy Policy in its entirety. This Privacy Policy applies to the use of this website alone and does not apply to any other business of the District. The use of this website is purely voluntary. By using this website, the user accepts this Privacy Policy.

Information Collection:

  • The District collects information through the use of this website via methods of collection, which include, but are not limited to, forms, cookies, and other tracking technologies. Types of information collected include, but are not limited to, personal data, such as names, email addresses, and usage data, and anonymous information, such as website traffic.
  • The website may contain links to other websites that have different privacy policies than this Privacy Policy. The use of these links and associated websites is voluntary.  Any user should review the privacy policies on these websites before using them. The District does not make any recommendation or endorsement of any website by providing the link, directing users to it, or making reference to it in any way.

Use of Information:

  • The District does not disclose data to third parties, except for the purposes for which you provide the information, and for operation and maintenance of the online services to only those who have been engaged to perform such operation and maintenance. The collected information will be only used and disclosed within the applicable limits of local, state, and federal law.

Data Sharing:

  • Circumstances under which user data may be shared with third parties: service providers, legal obligations.

Data Security:

  • The District is committed to preventing any unauthorized access to a user’s information. Accordingly, the District protects our databases through encryption and other security to prevent improper use or disclosure of information. Only necessary, authorized personnel have access to the user information.
  • The user is ultimately responsible for the security of their personal information. The District does not guarantee any unauthorized access to user information. The District recommends practicing “good cyber hygiene,” including, but not limited to logging off of a website or device when finished, especially in public places, not sharing any passwords,  and changing passwords regularly.
  • Only necessary authorized personnel have access to the information you provide to us.  When we transmit highly confidential information over the Internet, we protect it through the use of encryption, such as the Secure Socket Layer (SSL) Protocol.  However, we cannot guarantee that unauthorized third parties will never be able to counteract those measures or use your personal information for improper purposes.

Cookies and Tracking Technologies:

  • The District uses “cookies,” which are small text files that stores information about a user. Cookies personalize the user’s experience by providing more personalized, faster results. Users have the option of disabling the use of cookies on their computer. However, disabling cookies will diminish the performance of the website.
  • The District uses no other tracking technologies other than those described in the Information Collection section above.

Policy Updates:

  • Any change to this Privacy Policy will be approved a regular meeting of the Board of School Directors and shared on this website.

Contact Information:

  • Users may contact the Administrative Office with any questions or concerns.