The Honors Learning Center, Inc. has created this privacy statement in order to demonstrate our firm commitment to privacy. We are providing this statement explaining our online and offline information practices and the choices you can make about the way your information is collected and used. This web site has agreed to notify you of: What personally identifiable information is collected from you through the web site The organization collecting the information How the information is used With whom the information may be shared What choices are available to you regarding collection, use and distribution of the information The kind of security procedures that are in place to protect the loss, misuse or alteration of information under the Honors Learning Center, Inc.'s control How you can correct any inaccuracies in the information. Children The Children's Online Privacy and Protection Act of 1998 ("COPPA") defines a "Child" as anyone under the age of 13. The Honors Learning Center, Inc. strictly adheres to COPPA. This site is not intended for children. We will not knowingly collect "personal information" from persons who identify themselves as being under the age of 13 without prior verifiable consent of that person's parent or guardian. Information Collected The Honors Learning Center, Inc. collects information from our users through our public Web Site. The information collected on our Web Site falls into two categories: (1) information voluntarily submitted, and (2) information gathered via electronic means. Information Voluntarily Submitted You can visit the the Honors Learning Center, Inc. Web site without telling us who you are or revealing any personal information about yourself. The Honors Learning Center, Inc. gathers "personally identifiable information" if you voluntarily submit inquiries to us through our contact form or provide your email address when subscribing to our 'opt-in' newsletter subscription. The types of personally identifiable information voluntarily submitted on our Web Site include your name, address, city, state, zip, phone, and email address. We also ask you to provide certain information about your age or child's age and grade as well as the area(s) in which you or your child may be having academic difficulty. This information is strictly to aid us in the registration process so that we may have information readily available to us prior to our initial consultation. You can always choose not to provide this personally identifiable information via electronic means and provide it to us over the telephone or in person. In order to fully protect your privacy and confidentiality, the Honors Learning Center does not respond to any e-mail inquiries. Information Gathered via Electronic Means We track visiting domains, internet addresses of the domains from which people visit us to track a user's session and the user's browser also lets us know the type of computer and operating system being used. This allows us to analyze the information as to which parts of our site users spend their time and their length of stay but does not give us any personal information about the user. Specifically, a user's session will be tracked, but the user will be anonymous. Cookies In some parts of the Web Sites we use cookies, which are bits of information that are stored on your computer when you visit a Web Site. Cookies allow the Web Site to recognize you and, among other things, load your page more quickly. You can remove cookies from your computer if you want; your browser's help feature can tell you how. If you do so, please note that some parts of the Web Sites may not function properly. Information Sharing The Honors Learning Center, Inc. are the sole owners of the information collected on this site. We will not sell, share, or rent this information to others in ways different from what is disclosed in this statement. Any personal information submitted will only be used by our Staff that are on a need-to-know basis and will be used only for the purpose for which the information submitted was intended. In addition, you should be aware that some administrative personnel of the Honors Learning Center, Inc. may in the course of their regular duties, have access to communications for technical or operational purposes. The Honors Learning Center, Inc. may also disclose any communications to the full extent permitted or required by law. External Links The Honors Learning Center, Inc. may provide links to other sites. The Honors Learning Center, Inc. has no control over such sites and resources and as such is not responsible or liable for any privacy practices, content, advertising, products, or other materials on or available from such sites or resources. The Honors Learning Center, Inc. shall not be liable, directly or indirectly, for any damage or loss caused or alleged to be caused by or in connection with use of or reliance on any such content, goods or services available on or through any such site or resource. Disclaimer of Warranties WHILE THE HONORS LEARNING CENTER, INC. USES REASONABLE EFFORTS TO INCLUDE ACCURATE AND UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION ON OUR WEBSITE, THE HONORS LEARNING CENTER, INC. MAKES NO WARRANTIES OR REPRESENTATIONS AS TO ITS ACCURACY. THE MATERIALS CONTAINED ON THE WEBSITE ARE PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" BASIS WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION WARRANTIES OF TITLE, NONINFRINGEMENT, OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. HONORSOFCHATTANOOGA.COM DOES NOT WARRANT THAT ANY INFORMATION IS COMPLETE OR ACCURATE, THAT HONORSOFCHATTANOOGA.COM WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR FREE OR THAT ANY INFORMATION IS FREE OF ROGUE PROGRAMMING. Security Policy This website takes every precaution to protect our user information. When sensitive information is submitted to us via the website, it is protected both online and off-line. We have established managerial procedures to safeguard our Website and to protect against the loss, disclosure, misuse or unauthorized access of personal information both online and offline. Only those employees of the Honors Learning Center, Inc. and/or our business partners who need the information to perform a specific job are granted access to personally identifiable information. While we take reasonable efforts to ensure the security of information, there is no guarantee that any data transmitted over the Internet is 100% secure; this is the case for any users of and service providers on the Internet. Accessing and Updating Information The Honors Learning Center, Inc. strives to maintain the accuracy of user records and only collects personal information that is relevant for the purposes for which it is used. If you have any questions about what information we currently hold about you or your organization or would like to make updates or changes, please contact us at 423.892.8000. Choice/ Opt-Out The Honors Learning Center, Inc. will not use or share your personally identifiable information in ways unrelated to the ones described in this Privacy Policy without first letting you know and offering you a choice. If at any time you would like to stop receiving our low volume newsletters from The Honors Learning Center, Inc., you may unsubscribe at any time by visiting http://honorsofchattanooga.com/ and entering your e-mail address in our e-mail subscription form and selecting 'Remove' or contact us at 423.892.8000. Notification of Changes If we decide to change our privacy policy, we will post those changes on our "Web Site" so our users are always aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under circumstances, if any, we disclose it. Your continued use of the The Honors Learning Center, Inc. Web Site following the posting of changes to these terms constitutes acceptance of those changes. Contacting the Web Site If you have any questions about this privacy statement, the practices of this site, or your dealings with this Web site, you can contact: The Honors Learning Center, Inc. 5959 Shallowford Rd. - Suite 515 Chattanooga, TN 37421 423.892.8000