Privacy Policy

PRIVACY STATEMENT
Highlands Christian Schools, a ministry of Calvary Cross Church of the Highlands, is committed to respecting the privacy rights of all visitors to our web sites including school.highlands.us. The following outlines our privacy policy and details the technology in place and how it effects your privacy. Information you provide to us is understood to be in agreement with the policies detailed below.

WHAT INFORMATION DOES HIGHLANDS CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS COLLECT?
Highlands Christian Schools collects and stores your personal information when you sign up to schedule a tour or to contact us. When doing these things, we ask you for your first and last name, your mailing address, e-mail address, and phone number. 
Our system uses Google Analytics which gathers information about the areas you visit on our site as well as the IP address you use to connect to our site. We use this information internally to help continuously improve our website and marketing efforts. We will not share any of this information on an individual basis (we may share it in aggregate form without personal identifiers to track website statistics). 
Most browsers allow you to refuse to accept cookies.  In Internet Explorer, you can refuse all cookies by clicking “Tools”, “Internet Options”, “Privacy”, and selecting “Block all cookies” using the sliding selector. In Firefox, you can adjust your cookies settings by clicking “Tools”, “Options” and “Privacy”. Some browsers will allow you to block third party cookies only.

WHAT DOES HIGHLANDS CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS DO WITH YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION?
The only personal information we collect is on our tour and contact forms. This information is only used to contact you personally to make an appointment.

DOES HIGHLANDS CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS SHARE ANY PERSONAL INFORMATION IT COLLECTS WITH OUTSIDE PARTIES?
Highlands Christian Schools does employ contractors who may see your personal information while performing their duties for us, such as website maintenance. Your personal information is never shared for advertising or selling.

DOES HIGHLANDS CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS SAFEGUARD MY PERSONAL INFORMATION?
Highlands Christian Schools has implemented a variety of security measures to maintain the safety of your personal information. Your personal information is contained behind a secure network and is only accessible by a limited number of employees who have special access rights. 

DOES HIGHLANDS CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS PROVIDE A WAY TO UPDATE OR REMOVE MY PERSONAL INFORMATION?
If you would like to update your information, or be removed from our list, please contact us.

HOW DOES HIGHLANDS CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS USE MY E-MAIL ADDRESS?
Your e-mail address is used by Highlands Christian Schools to correspond with you about scheduling a tour, questions you may have, or to keep you updated if you opt in to receive e-mails from us. We may also use your e-mail address to notify you about important functionality changes to the web site. If you would rather not receive this information or would like to opt-out of receiving e-mail of this kind, please contact us at 650.873.4090

DOES HIGHLANDS CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS USE "COOKIES"?
Yes. A cookie is a small piece of information sent by a web site that may be saved on your hard disk by your computer's browser. The cookie holds information a site may need to personalize your experience and to gather statistical data, such as which pages are visited, the Internet provider's domain name (e.g., "google.com" or “school.highlands.us") and the country of origin from which our visitors come from and the addresses of the sites visited immediately before coming to our websites. However, none of this information is associated with you as an individual. It is measured anonymously and only in the aggregate. The information in the cookies allows us to trace your "clickstream" activity (i.e., the path taken by visitors to our site as they move from page to page). Cookies do not capture your individual e-mail address or private information about you.
We also contract Fuel X to place a third party cookie that tracks web usage, which aids in delivering targeted ads.
To browse without cookies, you can configure your browser to reject all cookies or to notify you when a cookie is set. Each browser is different, so check the "Help" menu of your browser to learn how to change your cookie preferences. Even if you choose to browse without cookies, you can still access most of the features on our websites.

YOUR CONSENT
You acknowledge that this privacy policy is part of the terms of service and you agree that using this site signifies your assent to Highlands Christian Schools' privacy policy. Highlands Christian Schools reserves the right to change the terms of service, including this privacy policy at any time, without advanced notice. If we decide to change our privacy policy, we will post the changes on this page so that you are always aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances we disclose it.

TELL US WHAT YOU THINK

If you have any comments or questions about this privacy statement, please contact us at 650.873.4090 or refer to our contact information to reach us by postal mail.