Non-Discrimination and Privacy Policies
Falmouth Academy Non-Discrimination Policy
Falmouth Academy does not discriminate in its admissions and tuition assistance programs, hiring process, and all other school programs. Falmouth Academy does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, national origin or ancestry, age, disability, or any other category protected under state or federal law.
For further information on notice of nondiscrimination, please call the business office at 508-457-9696 or for the address and phone number of the office that serves your area, or call 1-800-421-3481.
For further information on notice of nondiscrimination, please call the business office at 508-457-9696 or for the address and phone number of the office that serves your area, or call 1-800-421-3481.
Falmouth Academy Privacy Policy
Falmouth Academy collects information to manage our business effectively and we strive to collect only what is reasonably necessary. The information you provide to us and the information we need to process varies depending on your relationship to the school and the school-related activities in which you are involved. Please support our privacy goal by submitting accurate and current information, using secure methods when sharing personal information, and keeping login credentials for school-issued accounts secure.
Our system may also collect information automatically about website users, including IP addresses, browser types, mobile device information, and geolocation, as well as how our site is being used, the pages visited and the search terms entered. If you choose not to provide information to us, we may not be able to provide you with the requested information or services. Learn about the information we collect and how we protect privacy in doing so.
ABOUT THE INFORMATION WE COLLECT
You may choose to provide personal information directly to us, such as your name, mailing address, email address, phone number, date of birth, credit/debit card number, and other information, as specified below, for purposes of:
· Subscribing to school communications.
· Applying to, enrolling in and attending our school, summer camps, and other school-sponsored activities and programs, which may include providing us with your biographical information, family information, education history, and qualifications.
· Accessing our “myFA” portal.
· Complying with a financial obligation, such as paying tuition and fees.
· Maintaining alumni relations.
· Making a donation.
· Registering to attend or volunteer at events and activities.
· Responding to a job posting, applying to and working at Falmouth Academy.
· Renting or requesting permission to use facilities.
· Submitting an inquiry, question or request.
· Providing feedback to us.
HOW WE USE THE INFORMATION WE COLLECT
We collect information from you as appropriate for the activities with which you are connected to the school and we may use the information in the following ways:
· To provide information about our programs and services.
· To evaluate applicants for admission to Falmouth.
· To enter into an enrollment contract for our school, summer camp, or other school-sponsored activities and programs.
· To communicate with our students and their families about all student-related matters and to otherwise support our students while enrolled at Falmouth.
· To help connect our community members with each other.
· To track individual and aggregate data as required by applicable law.
· To communicate school news, events, and fundraising opportunities.
· To solicit volunteers and donations.
· To process payment for a donation or financial obligation.
· To promote our school’s work and mission, and to recruit exceptional candidates for admission.
· To evaluate candidates for employment.
· To pay employees and manage or comply with Falmouth’s obligations as an employer.
· To respond to an inquiry, question, or request submitted to the school.
· For other reasons, with your consent.
Please note that we may use or disclose personal information if we reasonably believe that doing so is necessary to protect the rights and safety of Falmouth Academy, its community, or others; to prevent fraud or abuse; to comply with a law enforcement investigation, a judicial or regulatory proceeding, or a court order, or an applicable legal requirement.
Our Use of Cookies and Other Analytics
Cookies and similar technology may be used to enhance your experience of our site. Cookies are small pieces of information that are issued to your computer or mobile device when you visit a website and which store and sometimes track information about your use of the website. We use cookies to help recognize you as a repeat visitor, to improve the quality of our website, and to enhance your overall Falmouth Academy experience. Some of the cookies used by Falmouth Academy are set by us, and some are set by third parties delivering services on our behalf. You may control how cookies are used through the preferences on your web browser. By visiting Falmouth Academy’s website, you consent to the use of cookies and similar technologies in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
Website Analytics
We sometimes use Google Analytics and similar services to help analyze how our website is used. The information collected by these technologies and services will be disclosed to or collected directly by third-party service providers. To prevent Google Analytics from using your information for analytics, you may install the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on by clicking here.
Third-Party Service Providers
In order to pursue our mission and support our educational goals, we partner with other companies to provide services on our behalf. We only provide those companies the information they need to deliver the services we request of them. Although we strive to ensure that all of our partners and service providers uphold the same privacy standards to which we subscribe, please be aware that when you use an external site or service, the privacy policy and data processing disclosures for that site or service govern.
Information Protection
We maintain administrative, technical, and physical safeguards to protect your personal information. When we collect or transmit sensitive information, such as a credit or debit card number, we use industry-standard methods to protect that information. Credit and debit card information is used solely for the purpose of completing a specific transaction and such information is not retained in our database. We also protect account information by storing it on a secure portion of our site that is only accessible by authorized individuals.
We maintain administrative, technical, and physical safeguards to protect your personal information. When we collect or transmit sensitive information, such as a credit or debit card number, we use industry-standard methods to protect that information. Credit and debit card information is used solely for the purpose of completing a specific transaction and such information is not retained in our database. We also protect account information by storing it on a secure portion of our site that is only accessible by authorized individuals.
Unfortunately, no website, database, or system is completely secure. While Falmouth Academy strives to protect your information, we cannot guarantee security. You are also responsible for taking reasonable steps to protect your personal information against unauthorized disclosure or misuse.
Accessing, Updating, And Retaining Information
You may request that we modify, hide, or delete personal information that you have provided to us by emailing us at info@falmouthacademy.org. If you have a “MyFA” account, certain information can be modified, hidden, updated, or removed directly by you through your “MyFA” profile.
We retain personal information only as long as it is necessary to fulfill the purpose for which that information was collected, for the time period required by law, or as long as is necessary for our legitimate business purposes.
Changes To This Policy
This Privacy Policy may be amended from time to time without prior notice by posting a revised Privacy Policy to this site. Alternatively, we may provide supplemental privacy notices on specific occasions when we are collecting or processing personal data about you. Those supplemental notices should be read together with this Privacy Policy.
This Privacy Policy may be amended from time to time without prior notice by posting a revised Privacy Policy to this site. Alternatively, we may provide supplemental privacy notices on specific occasions when we are collecting or processing personal data about you. Those supplemental notices should be read together with this Privacy Policy.
Effective: August 1, 2019
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