Bethany Community School respects and is committed to protecting the privacy of students, parents, faculty and staff, and members of the public who visit this web site. It is Bethany Community School’s policy to take reasonable steps to respect the privacy of users regarding any personally identifiable information Bethany Community School may collect while operating this site. The purpose of this policy is to inform users of Bethany Community School’s policies concerning privacy and its practices concerning the collection, use, and disclosure of personally identifiable information that users may provide while using public or private (password protected) areas of this site.   

For purposed of this Privacy Policy, (i) the terms “we,” “us,” of “our” refer to Bethany Community School and (ii) the terms “you,” “your” or “yourself” refer to the user who is using this website. 

This Privacy Policy was last modified on 07/18/2020.

INFORMATION COLLECTION

While you are using our site, we may ask you to provide us with certain personally identifiable information that can be used to provide you with services, contact or identify you. Personally identifiable information may include, but is not limited to, your name, email address and phone number.

LOG DATA
Like many site operators, we collect information that your browser sends us whenever you visit our site (“Log Data”). This Log Data may include information such as your computer’s Internet Protocol (“IP”) address, browser type, browser version, the pages of our site that you visit, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on those pages and other statistics.

COOKIES
Cookies are files with a small amount of data, which may include an anonymous unique identifier. Cookies are sent to your browser from a website and stored on your computer’s hard drive.
Like many sites, we use cookies to collect information. You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our site.

USE OF WEBSITE BY CHILDREN

The site is not intended for use by children under the age of 13.  We will not knowingly collect personally identifiable information via the site from visitors in this age group and will take prompt steps to delete any such personally identifiable information that we inadvertently collect. 

USE AND DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION

Personally identifiable information you provide to Bethany Community School is used to contact you, provide you with information about Bethany Community School programs and services, respond to your requests for information and engage in transactions with you. We may share your personally identifiable information with employees, agents, or service providers acting on behalf of Bethany Community School to perform functions related to Bethany Community School programs and services. People or organizations we share your information with must agree to use the information consistent with the terms of this Privacy Policy and only for the purposes requested by Bethany Community School, not for their benefit or the benefit of any other third party. Bethany Community School may share alumni personally identifiable information with other alumni for purposes related to alumni activities and fundraising activities.  If you request us to do so, we will disclose personally identifiable information about you as requested or directed by you. 

Bethany Community School also reserves the right to disclose personally identifiable information for the purposes stated below:

• To comply with legal processes such as search warrants, subpoenas or court orders;
• To investigate and/or report potential illegal activities or comply with all applicable regional, state or federal laws;
• To protect the School’s rights and property or defend against legal claims;
• To protect against misuse of unauthorized use of our online services; or
• During emergencies, such as when we believe someone’s safety is at risk

ACCESS TO UPDATE INFORMATION

Bethany Community School will take reasonable steps to update or correct your personally identifiable information. Some information can be updated by you if you have an account granting you access to the private areas of our site. You can also contact us calling 704-786-8171 ext. 240 to request updates to your information. 

SECURITY

The security of your personal information is important to us but remember that no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage, is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

YOUR CONSENT

You consent to the collection, use, and disclosure of your personally identifiable information in accordance with this Privacy Policy when you use this site. By providing personally identifiable information to this site, you acknowledge that you understand and consent to the collection and use of such information according to the terms of this Privacy Policy and US law.  

CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY

Bethany Community School may update this privacy policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new privacy policy on this site. You are advised to review this privacy policy periodically for any changes.