This Smart Futures Privacy Policy explains our policy regarding the privacy of information supplied by users of Smart Futures'-related websites or collected by Smart Futures from such users. Smart Futures does NOT actively disclose information to third parties as part of the normal operation of the Smart Futures' Websites. This Privacy Policy describes the information we collect about you and how this information is used.

PERSONAL INFORMATION

As a user of a Smart Futures Web site, our web server automatically recognizes the Internet address (and specific domain) from which you are using the PA eMentoring Web Site. We explicitly request certain information about you during the registration process. This information is logged and stored in our web server. Information collected is done so solely for the use of helping customize your career development experience and to help in tracking your work for a classroom teacher, if there is one. ONLY UPON YOUR REQUEST will Smart Futures share any information about you this is collected on our websites.

COOKIES

Smart Futures' Web Sites may use "cookies" to store information about users and allow access to pages within the Web Sites without their-entry of user ID's and passwords. Smart Futures does not intend to use cookies to invade the privacy of users of our Web Sites. Cookies may also track information about areas and/or pages of the Web Sites accessed by our users. Other than storage of such information, cookies from the Web Sites are not used for the purpose of accessing other information stored in your web browser and/or computer used to access the Smart Futures Web Site.

ADVERTISING

Smart Futures may also use information collected about our users for the purpose of demonstrating the advertising reach and impact which we may provide on Smart Futures' Web Sites. Smart Futures may also provide certain elements of AGGREGATE information within our reporting and evaluation reports that demonstrate impact, improvement, or general activity. Smart Futures may receive compensation from funders, clients, or advertisers for such information. Any aggregated information may also be published and distributed in one or more Smart Futures newsletters and may be posted on the Smart Futures Web Site.

OTHER PARTIES

The Smart Futures Privacy Policy only outlines the use and disclosure of information by Smart Futures. We do not, and cannot, control the privacy policies of other parties once the User opts to disclose information via our websites, such as Employers, Sponsors, Resource Providers, Training Organizations or Schools. We also do not and cannot control the use of such information by such parties.

AUTHENTICATION AND SAFEGUARDS

Smart Futures uses certain standard efforts to authenticate users of the Web Sites; however; our authentication relies upon the degree to which user ID's and passwords are adequately protected. Smart Futures does not guarantee the absolute security of our Web Sites or the Smart Futures' databases due to the nature of the Internet. However, we may use firewalls, encryption and other security measures to increase the security of the Smart Futures Web Sites.

UPDATES AND AMENDMENTS

We encourage you to review this Policy from time to time, as it may be amended or updated by us at any time. If you have any questions about the Smart Futures Privacy Policy, contact us at [email protected].  

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