We do not use any information about where you personally
go on our Site, nor do we give such information out to third
parties; except in aggregate format, and we do not give
out your name or other personal information, unless you
authorize us to do so.
Personal
Information Supplied by You
There are various areas on our Site where we either require
or permit you to transfer personal information voluntarily.
We use this personal information only for the specific purpose
specified at the time you input such information. In addition,
we never divulge such information to third parties without
your consent. These areas include:
Feedback/Contact Us
Use of each of these areas is strictly voluntary. Should
you elect to complete our Feedback
form, or send us an Email via our Contact
Us page, all information provided will be held in strict
confidence unless you consent to use of certain information
as indicated at the time of submission.
VCQ
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with announcements about new content on our Site and news
about events and opportunities around Virginia. You must
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News. This information is not shared with any third parties.
You may unsubscribe from VCQ News at any time. To unsubscribe,
follow the directions at the bottom of any newsletter.
Meet
a Mentor Discussion Forums and Postings
VaCollegeQuest offers discussion forums in order to students
with disabilities an opportunity to exchange information,
ideas, and opinions regarding post secondary education.
Please see our Guidelines
before using the discussion forums and make sure to post
only information that you are comfortable sharing. Please
remember that any information that is disclosed in these
discussion forums becomes public information. BE ADVISED
THAT VaCollegeQuest MAY NOT SCREEN, EDIT, OR REVIEW POSTINGS
PRIOR TO THEIR APPEARANCE ON Meet a Mentor, and Postings
do not necessarily reflect the views of the VaCollegeQuest.
VaCollegeQuest reserves the right to monitor all Postings
and to remove any which it considers offensive or otherwise
in violation of our Guidelines.
Information
Collected From Your Use of Our Site
Aside from any information you may actively disclose to
us, there is other, less obvious, information which we might
gain from you. Generally, we use such information for internal
purposes, such as to improve the content of our Web pages.
Aggregate
Information
Our
system automatically gathers information about the areas
you visit on our Site. We use this information in the aggregate
to make our Site better. We may also share this aggregate
statistical information with other organizations, but in
doing so, we do not disclose individual names or personal
navigational information. Some examples of how this aggregate
information is collected are as follows:
•
Cookies. Cookies enable you to interact with VaCollegeQuest.
By communicating with our site when you log in to Meet
a Mentor, cookies speed up and ease your navigation, which
prevents you from having to retype your User ID and Password
every time you return to these areas. Widely used on the
Internet, cookies have become an industry standard. Although
a cookie cannot, in and of itself, identify you, it can
identify your computer. Your Web browser is probably set
up to accept cookies automatically. If you wish to disable
cookies, you may do so by adjusting the options or preferences
in your Web browser. However, by doing so, you will lose
some of the functionality of VaCollegeQuest Web pages.
•
IP Addresses. An IP address is a number that is automatically
assigned to your computer whenever you begin service with
an Internet Service Provider (ISP). VaCollegeQuest collects
IP addresses for the purposes of system administration
and to audit the use of our Site. Each time you sign onto
our Site and each time you request one of our pages, our
server logs your IP address.
EMAIL
LINKS
We use email links to allow you to contact us directly with
any questions or comments you may have. We make every attempt
to reply promptly, answer your questions, and note your comments.
We may also file your comments to improve the Site and our
services, or review and discard the information.
LEGAL
DISCLAIMER
We may disclose personal information when required by law
or in the good-faith belief that such action is necessary
in order to conform to the edicts of the law or comply with
a legal process served on our Web site.
NOTIFICATION OF CHANGES
We will notify you directly via email if there is a material
change in our privacy practices. We will also post the changes
in our Privacy Policy 30 days prior to a change.
YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF THESE TERMS
By using this Site, you signify your assent to the VaCollegeQuest
Privacy Policy and the Terms of Use. If you do not agree with
these policies, please refrain from using our Site. Your continued
use of the VaCollegeQuest Web site following a reasonable
notice of changes to these terms will mean you accept those
changes.
