KIPP Authorized
Users Privacy Notice
July 9, 2010
Welcome
to the KIPP-BetterLesson Platform, a customized content management and
collaboration platform, developed by BetterLesson for KIPP Foundation
for use by the KIPP network of schools (“KIPP Schools”).
BetterLesson values your privacy
and the privacy of other authorized users of this site (“KIPP Authorized
Users” or “You” or collectively “Users”).
By using the KIPP-BetterLesson
Platform, you expressly consent to the information handling practices
described in this Privacy Notice.
This Privacy Notice is incorporated into and is subject to the Terms of Use between you and BetterLesson (“Terms”). Your use of the KIPP-BetterLesson Platform and any personal information you provide through the KIPP-BetterLesson Platform are subject at all times to this Privacy Notice and the Terms.
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User-provided Information: You may provide to BetterLesson what
is generally called “personally identifiable” information if you
log in to the KIPP-BetterLesson Platform, or otherwise use the features
and functionality of the KIPP-BetterLesson Platform. Personally
identifiable information includes information such as your name, email
address, postal mailing address, home/mobile telephone number, and other
information identifying the KIPP School where you work.
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‘Cookies’ Information: When you access the KIPP-BetterLesson
Platform, we may send one or more cookies and small text files containing
a string of alphanumeric characters to your computer. BetterLesson may
use both session cookies and persistent cookies. A session cookie disappears
after you close your browser. A persistent cookie remains after you
close your browser and may be used by your browser on subsequent visits
to the KIPP-BetterLesson Platform. Persistent cookies can be removed.
Please review your web browser ‘Help’ file to learn the proper way
to modify your cookie settings.
- ‘Automatically Collected’ Information: When you access the KIPP-BetterLesson Platform or open one of our HTML emails, we may automatically record certain information from your system by using different types of tracking technology. This ‘automatically collected’ information may include Internet Protocol address (‘IP Address’), a unique device or user ID, version of software installed, system type, the content and pages that you access on the KIPP-BetterLesson Platform, and the dates and times that you visit the KIPP-BetterLesson Platform.
BetterLesson uses the information
that you provide or that we collect to operate, maintain, enhance, and
provide all of the features and services found on the KIPP-BetterLesson
Platform as well as to track user-generated content and KIPP Authorized
Users to the extent necessary to comply as a service provider with the
Digital Millennium Copyright Act.
We will use your email address,
without further consent, for administrative communications such as notifying
you of major KIPP-BetterLesson Platform updates, for customer service
purposes, to address copyright infringement or defamation issues, or
to contact you regarding any content that you have posted to or downloaded
from the BetterLesson Platform.
BetterLesson uses all of the
information that we collect to understand the usage trends and preferences
of our KIPP Authorized Users, to improve the way the KIPP-BetterLesson
Platform works and looks, and to create new features and functionality.
BetterLesson may use ‘Automatically Collected’ information and ‘Cookies’ information to: (a) automatically update the KIPP-BetterLesson Platform on your system; (b) remember your information so that you will not have to re-enter it during your visit or the next time you access the KIPP-BetterLesson Platform; (c) monitor aggregate site usage metrics such as total number of visitors and pages accessed; (d) provide such metrics to KIPP Authorized Users as they pertain to such User’s uploaded content; and (e) track your entries, submissions, and status in any promotions or other activities.
One purpose of the KIPP-BetterLesson Platform is to enhance communications among educators at KIPP Schools and to facilitate the exchange of educational ideas among KIPP Authorized Users. To that end, BetterLesson may provide any and all of the information it gathers, including various statistics, statistical models, geographical information, and tracking information (collectively, “KIPP Specific Information”), gleaned from the Automatically Collected and Cookies information outlined above, to KIPP Foundation, with the purpose of optimizing the KIPP-BetterLesson Platform experience for KIPP Authorized Users.
- BetterLesson will not share
your personally identifiable information with other organizations (other
than the KIPP Foundation) for any marketing, promotional or commercial
purposes. Please be aware, however, that any personally identifiable
information that you voluntarily choose to display on the KIPP-BetterLesson
Platform such as when you publish attribution credits for documents
or profile information becomes available to other KIPP Authorized Users
and may be collected and used by them without restriction.
- With your prior express consent
or written approval from the KIPP Foundation, we may disclose KIPP Authorized
User information to affiliated companies or other businesses or persons
to: provide web site hosting, maintenance, and security services; fulfill
orders; conduct data analysis and create reports; offer certain functionality;
and assist BetterLesson in improving the KIPP-BetterLesson Platform
and creating new services features. We require that these parties process
such information in compliance with this Privacy Notice, we authorize
only a limited use of such information, and we require these parties
to use reasonable confidentiality measures.
- BetterLesson may disclose
KIPP Authorized User information if required to do so by law to comply
with state and federal laws (such as U.S. Copyright law) or respond
to a court order, judicial or other government subpoena, or warrant
in the manner required by the requesting entity.
- BetterLesson also reserves
the right to disclose KIPP Authorized User information that we believe,
in good faith, is appropriate or necessary: to protect BetterLesson
from fraudulent, abusive, or unlawful uses; to investigate and defend
ourselves against third-party claims or allegations; to assist government
enforcement agencies; to protect the security or integrity of the KIPP-BetterLesson
Platform; or to protect the personal safety of BetterLesson, KIPP Authorized
Users, or other people.
- BetterLesson shows aggregate geographical information about visitors on the KIPP-BetterLesson Platform document pages in our analytics section. This information includes the cities and countries of people viewing documents, the document which was viewed, and the time the document was viewed. This information is publicly available to all KIPP-BetterLesson Platform users. If you do not want this geographical information recorded and displayed in this way, you can prevent BetterLesson from doing so by following these steps. First, create a KIPP-BetterLesson Platform account. Then, in account settings, select “Hide all geographical information.”
You may, of course, decline to share your personally-identifiable information with BetterLesson, in which case BetterLesson will not be able to provide to you some of the features and functionality found on the KIPP-BetterLesson Platform. You may update, correct, or delete your user information and preferences at any time by following the directions here.
To protect your privacy and security, we take reasonable steps to verify your identity before granting you account access or making corrections to your information. You are responsible for maintaining the secrecy of your unique password and account information at all times.
BetterLesson uses commercially reasonable physical, managerial, and technical safeguards to preserve the integrity and security of your personal information. We cannot, however, ensure or warrant the security of any information you transmit to BetterLesson, and you do so at your own risk. Once we receive your transmission of information, BetterLesson makes commercially reasonable efforts to ensure the security of our systems. However, please note that this is not a guarantee that such information may not be accessed, disclosed, altered, or destroyed by breach of any of our physical, technical, or managerial safeguards.
If BetterLesson learns of a security systems breach, then we may attempt to notify you electronically so that you can take appropriate protective steps. BetterLesson may post a notice on the KIPP-BetterLesson Platform if a security breach occurs. Depending on where you live, you may have a legal right to receive notice of a security breach in writing. To receive a free written notice of a security breach you should notify us at privacy@BetterLesson.com.
If you are under 18 years of
age, then please do not use or access the KIPP-BetterLesson Platform
at any time or in any manner. The KIPP-BetterLesson Platform is
only for use by educators and employees of the KIPP Schools.
Protecting the privacy of young
children is especially important. For that reason, BetterLesson does
not knowingly collect or maintain personally identifiable information
from persons under 18 years-of-age. If BetterLesson learns that personally-identifiable
information of persons less than 18-years-of-age has been collected
on or through the KIPP-BetterLesson Platform, then BetterLesson will
take the appropriate steps to delete this information.
If you are the parent or legal
guardian of a child under 18 who has accessed the KIPP-BetterLesson
Platform then please contact BetterLesson at
privacy@BetterLesson.com
to have that child’s account terminated
and information deleted.
The following are some resources
that may help parents and legal guardians in monitoring and limiting
your children’s access to certain types of material on the Internet.
While BetterLesson does not endorse these products, we provide information
about them as a public service to our community.
‘OnGuard Online‘, maintained by the Federal Trade Commission.
WiredSafety
The Child Safety Network
Control Kids
Cyber Sitter
Net Nanny
For KIPP Authorized Users visiting the KIPP-BetterLesson Platform from the European Economic Area or other non-U.S. territories, please note that any data you enter into the BetterLesson Platform will be transferred outside the European Economic Area or such other non-U.S. territory for use by BetterLesson and its affiliates for any of the purposes described herein. In addition, because BetterLesson operates globally, we may make information we gather available to worldwide business units and affiliates. By providing any data on the BetterLesson Platform, you hereby expressly consent to such transfers of your data to the United States or other countries.
In the event that BetterLesson is acquired by or merged with a third-party entity, we reserve the right, in any of these circumstances, to transfer or assign the information that we have collected from KIPP Authorized Users as part of that merger, acquisition, sale, or other change of control.
In the event the KIPP School where you are employed and/or a contractor terminates its agreement with, or withdraws from, the KIPP-BetterLesson Platform, we reserve the right, in any of these circumstances, to transfer or assign the information that we have collected from you to KIPP Foundation.
In the event you voluntarily
terminate your KIPP-BetterLesson Platform account, we reserve the right
to transfer or assign the information that we have collected from you
to KIPP Foundation.
BetterLesson may also electronically request feedback as to why you terminated your account. BetterLesson may share that information with KIPP Foundation with the goal of optimizing the KIPP-BetterLesson Platform experience for KIPP Authorized Users.
- Upon KIPP Operation of the Website
In the event KIPP Foundation assumes control of the KIPP-BetterLesson Platform, we reserve the right to transfer or assign the information that we have collected from you to KIPP Foundation
- Changes and Updates to this Privacy Notice
This Privacy Notice may be
revised periodically without further notice to you, but with the prior
written approval of the KIPP Foundation. Updated versions will
be reflected by a ‘last modified’ date below. Please revisit this
page to stay aware of any changes. In general, we only use your personal
information in the manner described in the Privacy Notice in effect
when we received that personal information. Your continued use
of the KIPP-BetterLesson Platform constitutes your agreement to this
Privacy Notice and any future revisions.
For revisions to this Privacy Notice that may be materially less restrictive on our use or disclosure of personal information you have provided to us, we will make reasonable efforts to notify you and obtain your consent before implementing revisions with respect to such information.
Please contact BetterLesson with any questions or comments about this Privacy Notice, your personal information, and our third-party disclosure practices or your consent choices at: BetterLesson.com, 1 Camp Street, Cambridge, MA 02140, or by email at support@betterlesson.com. We will respond to your inquiry within 30 days of its receipt.
