1. Privacy

The Catholic Schools in the Archdiocese of New York greatly value our longstanding relationships with parents, teachers, students, principals and staff of the Catholic Schools in the Archdiocese of New York (Catholic Schools), and with other people who have a strong interest in Catholic education, including priests, donors and other lay people who might visit https://catholicschoolsny.org or http://www.innercityscholarshipfund.org/home.cfm from time to time.

It is of the utmost importance to Catholic Schools to protect the privacy rights of all visitors to our website. Our policies regarding tracking, donation collection and processing, and use of data are provided below. The Privacy Policy for Inner City Scholarship Fund can be found at: http://www.innercityscholarshipfund.org/privacy.cfm.

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the Office of the Superintendent of Schools at (212) 371-1000 or superintendent@archny.org.

  1. Site Navigation

Our goal is to provide our website visitors with information about our organization in a straightforward manner. Visitors other than staff are not required to register to access any part of CatholicSchoolsNY.org. Staff members are required to provide the required password to access the Staff Access pages of the website. No personal information is required for Staff Access.

  1. Types of Information Collected

We do not collect any personally identifiable information about you—such as your name and postal or e-mail address—except when you provide it to us. For example, we will ask you for personally identifiable information, such as your name, address and email address, upon your request to join our mailing list.

When you submit your personally identifiable information on our website, you are giving your consent to the collection, use and disclosure of your personal information as set forth in this Privacy Policy. If you would prefer that we not collect any personally identifiable information from you, please do not provide us with any such information.

Our CatholicSchoolsNY.org website does collect some anonymous “non-personally identifiable” information about visitors automatically when pages on our website are requested through a browser, which we maintain only in aggregate form. This information is used only in the aggregate for statistical purposes and to help us monitor generally how guests navigate our website, allowing us to tailor our website content for the majority of visitors. Non-personally identifiable information may refer to information about our visitors’ browsers (e.g., Chrome or Internet Explorer), operating systems (e.g., Windows or Macintosh), Internet Service Providers (e.g., AOL or NET.COM), and other similar information.

Our website also collects the IP addresses you used to connect to our website as a component of the non-personally identifiable information. An IP address is a number assigned to your computer by a Web server when you are connected to the Internet. This information is generally only used for non-user-specific purposes such as determining how many users visited a specific area of our website. However, we reserve the right to use such information to identify a user if we believe it is necessary in order to resolve safety and/or security issues or to comply with legal requirements.

  1. How Information Is Used

The information you provide may be used by us to create and deliver to you our e-mails, mailings, surveys or other communications concerning our organization. If you prefer not to receive such communications, please see paragraph 11 below.

We may use the information you provide in aggregate form for internal business purposes, such as generating statistics and developing enrollment marketing plans. We will not sell or rent your personally identifiable information to third parties without your consent, except as disclosed in this Privacy Policy.

Aggregate non-personally identifiable information concerning your use of this Web site, such as information regarding which of our pages are most popular, may be shared with or transferred to our affiliates, licensees and partners.

We may disclose any information, including personally identifiable information, we deem necessary, in our sole discretion, to comply with any applicable law, regulation, legal process or governmental request.

  1. Vendors

We may retain vendors, including external companies and individuals, to perform functions on our behalf. Examples include data analysis firms, customer support specialists, webhosting companies, telemarketing companies and fulfillment companies (e.g., companies that coordinate mailings). Such third parties may be provided with access to personally identifiable information needed to perform their functions, but are bound to strict confidentiality agreements in place between them and Catholic Schools.

  1. Email Communications

The Office of the Superintendent of Schools sends occasional e-mail updates and program information to the e-mail address you provided when you enrolled your child or children in our schools, or when you joined the mailing list for Catholic Schools. You may unsubscribe from receiving e-mails from Catholic Schools at any time by contacting us at (212) 371-1000 or superintendent@archny.org. Unsubscribe information is also provided at the bottom of each e-mail communication from the Superintendent’s Office.

  1. Third Party Protection/Mailing Lists

All donors and email recipients have the option to request that their names not be shared with third party organizations. Catholic Schools do not share or sell the names of our members to any organization whatsoever.

  1. Links to Other Sites

Users may find content on our Web site that links to the sites of our partners, sponsors or other third parties. Please be aware that we are not responsible for the privacy practices of other sites. This Privacy Policy applies only to the information we collect on this Web site. We encourage you to read the privacy policies of other sites you link to from our Web site or otherwise visit.

  1. Notification of Changes

Occasional changes may be made to this document as new services and content are added to our Web site or to reflect changes in our policies. If we decide to change our Privacy Policy, we will post the revised policy here. As we may make changes at any time without notifying you, we suggest that you periodically consult this Privacy Policy. Please note that our rights to use your personally identifiable information will be based on the Privacy Policy in effect at the time the information is used.

  1. Acceptance of Terms

Your visit to our Web site is subject to this Privacy Policy. By using our Web site, you signify your acceptance of our Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to this Privacy Policy, please do not use our Web site. Your continued use of our Web site following the posting of changes to this Privacy Policy will indicate your acceptance of those changes.

  1. Contact Information

You may remove your name from our mailing list, limit the number of mailings you receive, or update your contact information. Please contact the Office of the Superintendent of Schools at 1011 First Avenue, New York, NY 10022; (212) 371-1000; or superintendent@archny.org.

 

Thank you for your interest in Catholic Schools.