Internet Privacy Policy

The Goochland County School Board is committed to complying with the Government Data Collection and Dissemination Practices Act (formerly known as the Privacy Protection Act) and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act. The Goochland School Division shall not collect unnecessary personal information by means of its web site, and shall collect only appropriate personal information to the extent necessary to serve its constituents and the community.

Personal information collected and retained by the school division’s web site will be maintained in compliance with the Government Data Collection and Dissemination Practices Act. Any individual wishing to learn the purpose for which information has been recorded and the particulars of its use and dissemination may contact the Superintendent or the Superintendent’s designee regarding this information. Any person wishing to correct, erase or amend inaccurate, obsolete or irrelevant information may do so by procedures established by the Superintendent or the designee.

The school division shall inform the public of any personal information collected through its web site by posting the privacy statement or a link to this privacy statement in a conspicuous fashion at the top of the web site home page.

The following information explains the Internet Privacy Policy, which the Goochland County Public Schools has adopted for its web site. The following is intended to explain our current Internet privacy practices, but shall not be construed as a contractual promise. We reserve the right to amend our Internet Policy Statement at any time without notice.

Virginia Law

We protect our records in accordance with our obligations as defined by applicable Virginia statutes, including, but not limited to the Government Data Collection and Dissemination Practices Act, the Virginia Freedom of Information Act, and by any applicable federal laws.

Links to other Web Sites

Our web site may contain links to other public or private entities’ web sites, whose privacy practices we do not control.

Information We Collect

When you access our web site, the routing or client information, and the essential technical information listed below, is automatically collected. No other information is collected through our web site except when you deliberately decide to send it to us (for example, by clicking on a link to send us an e-mail). The information you might choose to send us is listed below as “optional information.”

• Routing or client information: the Internet domain and Internet address of the computer you are using;

• Essential technical information: identification of the page or service you are requesting, type of browser and operating system you are using, and the date and time of access;

• Optional information: when you send us an e-mail, your name, e-mail address and the content of your e-mail, and/or when you fill out online forms, all the data you choose to fill in or confirm.

Comments or review

If you have questions about this privacy statement or the practices of this web site or if you choose to review or correct any information, please contact the Webmaster at .