COPYRIGHT
Text and images made available on
Buckingham Browne & Nichols School's World Wide Web pages are
created to provide an educational resource to the public, and are the
sole property of BB&N and protected by copyright. The reproduction,
redistribution and/or exploitation of any materials and/or content
(data, text, images, marks or logos) for personal or commercial gain is
not permitted. Provided the source is cited, personal, educational and
non-commercial use (as defined by fair use in US copyright law) is
permitted.
All parties using, printing or downloading the materials and/or content
of the BB&N web pages in any manner, represent and warrant (1) that
they understand and will observe the limitations on the use of the
materials and/or content; and (2) that they will not infringe or
violate the rights of any other party.
PRIVACY POLICY
This privacy statement discloses the privacy practices for the Buckingham Browne & Nichols School website.
This web site agrees to notify you of:
- What personally identifiable information BB&N collects.
- How BB&N uses the information.
- What choices are available to users regarding collection, use and distribution of the information
- What types of security procedures are in place to protect the loss, misuse or alteration of information under BB&N
- How users can correct any inaccuracies in the information.
If users have questions or concerns regarding this statement, they should first contact the Office of Communications at communications@bbns.org.
INFORMATION COLLECTION AND USE
Information Collection
BB&N is the sole owner of the information collected through this
site and collects information from our users at several different
points on our Web site.
Cookies
A cookie is a piece of data stored on the user's computer tied to
information about the user. Usage of a cookie is in no way linked to
any personally identifiable information while on our site. We use
[both] session ID cookies [and] persistent cookies. For the session ID
cookie, once users close the browser, the cookie simply terminates. A
persistent cookie is a small text file stored on the user's hard drive
for an extended period of time.
Log Files
Like most standard Web site servers we use log files. This includes
internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, internet service
provider (ISP), referring/exit pages, platform type, date/time stamp,
and number of clicks to analyze trends, administer the site, track
user's movement in the aggregate, and gather broad demographic
information for aggregate use. IP addresses, etc. are not linked to
personally identifiable information. (IP addresses are tied to
personally identifiable information to enable our Web-based service).
COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE SITE
Legal Disclaimer
Though we make every effort to preserve user privacy, we may need to
disclose personal information when required by law. Users of our site
are always notified when their information is being collected by any
outside parties. We do this so our users can make an informed choice as
to whether or not they should proceed with services that require an
outside party.
Links
This Web site contains links to other sites. Please be aware that we,
BB&N, are not responsible for the privacy practices of such other
sites. We encourage our users to be aware when they leave our site and
to read the privacy statements of each and every Web site that collects
personally identifiable information. This privacy statement applies
solely to information collected by this Web site.
Chat Rooms, Message Boards, and Public Forums
Please keep in mind that whenever you voluntarily disclose personal
information online - for example on message boards, through e-mail, or
in chat areas - that information can be collected and used by others.
In short, by posting personal information online that is publicly
accessible, you may receive unsolicited messages from other parties in
return.
Security
This Web site takes every precaution to protect our users' information.
When users submit sensitive information via the Web site, their
information is protected both online and off-line.
When our registration/order form asks users to enter sensitive
information (such as credit card number), that information is
encrypted. While on a secure page, such as our order form, the lock
icon on the bottom of Web browsers such as Netscape Navigator and
Microsoft Internet Explorer becomes locked, as opposed to un-locked, or
open, when users are just "surfing."
While we use encryption to protect sensitive information online, we
also do everything in our power to protect user-information off-line.
All of our users' information, not just the sensitive information
mentioned above, is restricted in our offices. Finally, the servers
that store personally identifiable information are in a secure
environment. If users have any questions about the security at our Web
site, users can send an email to the Office of Communications at communications@bbns.org.
Correcting/Updating/Deleting/Deactivating Personal Information
If a user's personally identifiable information changes (such as phone,
email or postal address) in the Alumni/ae section, or if a user no
longer desires our service, we provide a way to correct, update or
delete/deactivate users' personally identifiable information. This can
usually be done from the Class Directory page or by emailing
BB&N's Alumni/ae Office at alumni_affairs@bbns.org.
NOTIFICATION OF CHANGES
If we decide to change our privacy policy, we will post those changes
to this privacy statement, the homepage, and other places we deem
appropriate so our users are always aware of what information we
collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances, if any, we
disclose it.
CONTACT INFORMATION
If users have any questions or suggestions regarding our privacy policy, please contact us at:
Phone: 617-800-2403
Fax: 617-497-4292
Email: communications@bbns.org
Mailing Address: Buckingham Browne & Nichols School, 80 Gerry's Landing Road, Cambridge, MA 02138-5512