Department of Educational Services, Diocese of Rockford is committed to protecting your privacy and developing technology that gives you the most powerful and safe online experience. This Statement of Privacy applies to the Department of Educational Services, Diocese of Rockford Web site and governs data collection and usage. By using the Department of Educational Services, Diocese of Rockford website, you consent to the data practices described in this statement.

Collection of your Personal Information

Department of Educational Services, Diocese of Rockford collects personally identifiable information, such as your e-mail address, name, home or work address or telephone number. Department of Educational Services, Diocese of Rockford also collects anonymous demographic information, which is not unique to you, such as your ZIP code, age, gender, preferences, interests and favorites.

There is also information about your computer hardware and software that is automatically collected by Department of Educational Services, Diocese of Rockford. This information can include: your IP address, browser type, domain names, access times and referring Web site addresses. This information is used by Department of Educational Services, Diocese of Rockford for the operation of the service, to maintain quality of the service, and to provide general statistics regarding use of the Department of Educational Services, Diocese of Rockford Web site.

Please keep in mind that if you directly disclose personally identifiable information or personally sensitive data through Department of Educational Services, Diocese of Rockford public message boards, this information may be collected and used by others. Note: Department of Educational Services, Diocese of Rockford does not allow any private online communications. The Department of Educational Services, Diocese of Rockford reserves the right to monitor all email communications within the Web site.

Department of Educational Services, Diocese of Rockford encourages you to review the privacy statements of Web sites you choose to link to from Department of Educational Services, Diocese of Rockford so that you can understand how those Web sites collect, use and share your information. Department of Educational Services, Diocese of Rockford is not responsible for the privacy statements or other content on Web sites outside of the Department of Educational Services, Diocese of Rockford and Department of Educational Services, Diocese of Rockford family of Web sites.

Use of your Personal Information

Department of Educational Services, Diocese of Rockford collects and uses your personal information to operate the Department of Educational Services, Diocese of Rockford Web site and deliver the services you have requested. Department of Educational Services, Diocese of Rockford also uses your personally identifiable information to inform you of other products or services available from Department of Educational Services, Diocese of Rockford and its affiliates. Department of Educational Services, Diocese of Rockford may also contact you via surveys to conduct research about your opinion of current services or of potential new services that may be offered.

Department of Educational Services, Diocese of Rockford does not sell, rent or lease its user lists to third parties.

Department of Educational Services, Diocese of Rockford does not use or disclose sensitive personal information.

Department of Educational Services, Diocese of Rockford keeps track of the lined Web sites and pages our users visit within Department of Educational Services, Diocese of Rockford, in order to determine what Department of Educational Services, Diocese of Rockford services are the most popular.

Department of Educational Services, Diocese of Rockford Web sites will disclose your personal information, without notice, only if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to: (a) conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on Department of Educational Services, Diocese of Rockford or the site; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of Department of Educational Services, Diocese of Rockford; and, (c) act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of Department of Educational Services, Diocese of Rockford, or the public.

Use of Cookies

The Department of Educational Services, Diocese of Rockford Web site use "cookies" to help you personalize your online experience. A cookie is a text file that is placed on your hard disk by a Web page server. Cookies cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses to your computer. Cookies are uniquely assigned to you, and can only be read by a web server in the domain that issued the cookie to you.

One of the primary purposes of cookies is to provide a convenience feature to save you time. The purpose of a cookie is to tell the Web server that you have returned to a specific page. For example, if you personalize Department of Educational Services, Diocese of Rockford pages, or register with Department of Educational Services, Diocese of Rockford site or services, a cookie helps Department of Educational Services, Diocese of Rockford to recall your specific information on subsequent visits.

You have the ability to accept or decline cookies. Most Web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. If you choose to decline cookies, you may not be able to fully experience the interactive features of the Department of Educational Services, Diocese of Rockford Web sites you visit.

Security of your Personal Information

Department of Educational Services, Diocese of Rockford secures your personal information from unauthorized access, use or disclosure. Department of Educational Services, Diocese of Rockford secures the personally identifiable information you provide on computer servers in a controlled, secure environment, protected from unauthorized access, use or disclosure.

Changes to this Statement

Department of Educational Services, Diocese of Rockford will occasionally update this Statement of Privacy to reflect company and customer feedback. Department of Educational Services, Diocese of Rockford encourages you to periodically review this Statement to be informed of how Department of Educational Services, Diocese of Rockford is protecting your information.

Contact Information

Department of Educational Services, Diocese of Rockford welcomes your comments regarding this Statement of Privacy. If you believe that Department of Educational Services, Diocese of Rockford has not adhered to this Statement, please contact Department of Educational Services, Diocese of Rockford at ddobrowolski@rockforddiocese.org. We will use commercially reasonable efforts to promptly determine and remedy the problem.