Privacy Policy

Santa Fe Christian is committed to protecting the privacy of our constituents and visitors to our website. This Statement of Privacy applies to http://sfcs.net and Santa Fe Christian Schools and governs data collection and usage.

We do not collect personal identifying information about you when you visit our site, unless you choose to provide such information to us. Providing such information is strictly voluntary. This policy is your guide to how we will handle information we learn about you from your visit to our site.

INFORMATION YOU PROVIDE TO US
To communicate effectively with visitors to our web site, we may ask you for personally-identifiable information that can include, by way of illustration, your name, mailing address, email address, telephone number, or graduation date. It is your choice to provide us with this personal information; we will only collect personal information that you provide. Santa Fe Christian Schools will never sell or trade personally-identifiable information you provide to us through this web site to other colleges, universities, organizations, or businesses unless we have your consent to share the information, or we are sharing such information in response to a subpoena, court order, or other legal process.

INFORMATION GATHERED AUTOMATICALLY
When you visit our site, some information such as your Internet network address, Internet service provider, operating system, web browser version, site from which you arrived, and the time and date of your visit may be collected automatically as part of normal site operation. This information is not personally identifiable, and we do not link this information to any personally identifiable information you submit while using our site. This information is used solely to track web browsing patterns to better understand how our site is being used, and when necessary, to troubleshoot problems with the site.

COOKIES
A cookie is a small text file that is stored on your computer for record-keeping purposes. Session cookies expire and are removed from your hard drive when you close your web browser. Persistent cookies remain on your hard drive for extended periods of time. We use both session and persistent cookies on this site. The use of cookies helps us to assist your use of certain aspects of the site, and also helps us evaluate usage patterns so that we can improve site content and organization. We do not link the information we store in persistent cookies to any personally-identifiable information you submit while using our site.

You can delete persistent cookies by following the directions provided with your web browser. You may also set your web browser to reject cookies from our site. If you choose to do this, you may still use our site, but you may not be able to access the full functionality of some sections of the site.

GOOGLE ANALYTICS
Some sections of our web site use Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. Google Analytics uses cookies to help us analyze how people use our sites. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the web site includes your Internet network address. This information will be transmitted to and stored by Google on its servers. Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of the site, compiling reports on site activity for our web site administrators, and providing other services relating to site activity and Internet usage. Google may also transfer this information to third parties where required to do so by law, or where such third parties process the information on Google’s behalf. Google will not associate your network address with any other data held by Google. To disable Google Analytics’ tracking of your usage of our site, you may disable cookies in your browser; however please note that by doing so you may not be able to use the full functionality of this web site. By using this web site, you consent to the processing of data about you by Google in the manner and for the purposes set out above. To learn more, visit the Google Analytics Privacy Overview and Google’s privacy policy.

CO-BRANDED SITES
Santa Fe Christian Schools works with a variety of business partners to collect and manage information from prospective students and employees and provide services to students, staff, and alumni. As part of the services they provide, these companies operate website on behalf of Santa Fe Christian Schools and may display Santa Fe Christian Schools’ name, logos, and other information to identify themselves as Santa Fe Christian Schools-affiliated websites. These sites, because they are not owned or controlled by Santa Fe Christian Schools, are not governed by this Privacy Statement.

We have provided links to the privacy statements of many of the business partners with whom we work to collect information and provide services below. If you have questions about a company not listed below, please see the “Contact Us” section at the bottom of this web page.

• This is the privacy statement for Google Apps for Education, which we use to provide electronic mail and other collaboration services to faculty, staff, students, and alumni:
  • www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy/
• Google also provides a description of some of the privacy features specific to the Google Apps for Education version of their services:
  • www.google.com/edu/privacy.html
• This is the privacy statement for the Canvas Learning Management System, which we use to deliver the on-line components of most courses at The Trinity Valley School:
  • www.instructure.com/policies/privacy

How we use collected information
Santa Fe Christian Schools may collect and use Users personal information for the following purposes:

• To personalize user experience
• We may use information in the aggregate to understand how our Users as a group use the services and resources provided on our site.
• To process payments
• We may use the information Users provide about themselves when placing an order only to provide service to that order. We do not share this information with outside parties except to the extent necessary to provide the service.
• To send periodic emails
• We may use the email address to respond to their inquiries, questions, and/or other requests.

How we protect your information
We adopt appropriate data collection, storage and processing practices and security measures to protect against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure or destruction of your personal information, username, password, transaction information and data stored on our site.
Sensitive and private data exchange between the site and its Users happens over a SSL secured communication channel and is encrypted and protected with digital signatures.

Sharing your personal information
We do not sell, trade, or rent Users personal identification information to others. We may share generic aggregated demographic information not linked to any personal identification information regarding visitors and users with our business partners, trusted affiliates and advertisers for the purposes outlined above.

Minors and Privacy
For minors (persons under 18 years of age) who visit our site, special rules apply. We do not request personal information about minors, such as first and last name or street address and city. When minors send email to us, their online contact information (email address) is not used to re-contact them and is not maintained in retrievable form.

Your acceptance of these terms
By using this site, you signify your acceptance of this policy. If you do not agree to this policy, please do not use our site. Your continued use of the site following the posting of changes to this policy will be deemed your acceptance of those changes.

Questions About our Policies
If you have any questions about this privacy statement, the practices of this site, or your dealings with this site, you can contact us at info@sfcs.net.