Privacy Policy Statement

The Harlem Village Academies ("HVA", "we", "us" or "our") values your privacy rights. Please take a moment to review the questions and answers listed below, which describe our privacy practices for this website, http://www.harlemvillageacademies.org. By visiting this website, you consent to these practices.

What Information do We Collect?

HVA may collect both personally identifiable information about you and non-personal information about your visit when you access our website. The personally identifiable information we collect is limited to information you voluntarily submit to us. For example, if you choose to make a donation to us, we collect information such as your name, physical address, email address and credit card number, or if you submit an application for a teaching position online, we may collect information regarding your personal qualifications, including your resume and contact information. If we have added certain features such as a blog, a "Share their Story" function, survey information and/or site registration, we may collect the e-mail addresses and other personal information submitted by you to such features. We also may collect the email addresses of those who communicate with us directly via e-mail.

The non-personal information we might collect includes the domain name of the site providing you with Internet access, the Internet protocol (IP) address used to connect your computer to the Internet, your browser type and version, the operating system your computer is running and other site visit data such as the pages you view, information you search for and the average time spent on our website. Much of this information may be tracked through log files, which are stored on HVA's or our web vendor's servers. All usage information is reported in aggregate and used to maximize website usability for our visitors.

How is Your Information Used?

HVA considers the personally identifiable information contained in our business records to be confidential. We will not sell, rent, or share your personally identifiable information without your consent except in accordance with this policy. If you submit personally identifiable information or communications to HVA via our website while requesting information, making a donation, seeking employment, or otherwise, we will generally use this information only to the extent necessary to respond to your request(s) or submissions or to otherwise communicate with you. Such communications may include providing you with updates or other communications to further any campaigns we have initiated. In the course of collecting and handling your personally identifiable information for these purposes, we may share your personally identifiable information with our employees, affiliates, business partners or others who work for us such as third party service providers, vendors, contractors and agents. To the extent you submit personally identifiable information related to a specific initiative or campaign, we may share the information with any subsequently formed affiliate dedicated to such initiative or campaign.

We use the non-personal information collected about site visits in the aggregate to better understand the entire audience that is requesting or submitting information. Aggregate information is anonymous. This information enables us to increase the functionality and user-friendliness of our site and better tailor the site to our visitors' needs.

To the extent permitted by law, any information - personally identifiable information or otherwise - collected over our website or concerning its use, may be disclosed to government authorities or third parties pursuant to a legal request, subpoena or other legal process. We may also use or disclose your information to the government or other third parties as permitted by law to collect debts, fight fraud or protect the rights or property of HVA, our students, our donors, our website, its users or third parties, or when we otherwise believe in good faith that the law requires it.

Furthermore, any communication you submit or post to features we may have added such as a blog or a "Share Their Story" feature or similar functions is a public communication and may be viewed by the general public. Therefore, you acknowledge and understand that you have no expectation of privacy or confidentiality in the content you submit to such publicly accessible features, whether or not it includes personally identifiable information about you. If you display your personally identifiable information in any communication submitted to such features, other individuals may collect and use your personal information. We are not responsible for, nor can we guarantee the protection of, any personally identifiable information you disclose in a communication submitted for posting or contained in an email submitted to us, and thus, you acknowledge that if you disclose personal information in any such material, you do so at your own risk.

All photos, videos, and text submitted on our Website becomes property of HVA.

What About Cookies and Web Beacons?

HVA may use technologies such as cookies and web beacons to enhance the information we have about your preferences and to learn about your visit. A cookie is a piece of information that is sent to your browser from a web server and stored on your computer's hard drive. A cookie allows HVA to determine that a visit has occurred within our site, as well as which pages were viewed. Cookies are not used to identify you and will not collect personally identifiable information. You can decide if and how your computer will accept cookies by configuring your preferences option within your web browser. If you choose to decline cookies, however, some of the functionality of this website may be impaired. Web beacons, also known as clear gifs and web bugs, may allow us to recognize a cookie on your computer when you view a web page or e-mail. These electronic images help us measure the effectiveness of any online advertising we may provide and/or e-mail campaigns by, for example, counting the number of individuals who visit our website or the number of individuals who open or act upon an e-mail message.

How Do We Protect Personally Identifiable Information Collected on this Site?

We take reasonable precautions to protect your personally identifiable information in our possession from loss, misuse and unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration and destruction. However, HVA does not warrant or represent that its level of security meets or exceeds any particular standard. You should keep in mind that no Internet transmission is ever 100% secure or error-free.

What Websites Does This Policy Cover?

This policy applies only to this website, which is owned and operated by HVA. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of any other websites that you may link to through the HVA site. We encourage you to read the privacy policy of every website you visit.

What Happens to Your Information if There is a Corporate Change of Control or Sale of Assets?

In the event of a corporate change in control resulting from, for example, a sale to, or merger with, another entity, or in the event of a sale of assets, HVA reserves the right to transfer your personally identifiable information to the new party in control or the party acquiring assets.

What About Children?

The HVA site is not directed to children under the age of 13, and HVA does not knowing collect personally identifiable information on anyone under the age of 18.

What About Changes to This Privacy Policy?

HVA reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to modify, alter or otherwise update this policy at any time and you agree to be bound by such modifications, alterations or updates. We will notify you of material changes to this privacy policy by posting the revised policy with the date it was revised on this page. Your continued use of our website constitutes your agreement to this privacy statement and any updates. We encourage you to periodically review this privacy statement to stay informed about how we are protecting the personal information we collect.

How Can You Ask Questions or Raise Concerns?

If you have other questions or concerns about our privacy policies or data use, or wish to change your options, including opting out of future emails, please contact us by email at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address), by telephone at 646-812-9500, or through regular mail at the following address:

Harlem Village Academies
15 Penn Plaza # 15
New York, NY 10001

If you do not want to receive e-mail from us in the future, please let us know by sending us e-mail at the above address, writing to us at the above address, visiting us at www.harlemvillageacademies.org/page/unsubscribe or signing up at the website.

Policy Effective: March 2009; Updated: April 2009