Website Privacy Statement

The Strait Regional Centre for Education (SRCE) and schools in the SRCE maintain their respective websites to provide up-to-date information about schools, programs, services and operations. The websites are housed by a third-party service provider on a server in Canada. The Regional Executive Director of Education’s Office is responsible for the maintenance of the websites.

Privacy
The SRCE is committed to protecting the privacy of visitors to the websites. When you visit the regional and school websites, you do so anonymously. Personal information such as your name, phone number or e-mail address, is only obtained where it is voluntarily submitted by the user via e-mail or an online form, as applicable, and as required by law.

Any personal information you do provide is managed according to the Nova Scotia Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy (FOIPOP) Act. At the point of collection, you will be told the purpose for collecting the information, how it will be used and who will have access to it, and who to contact should you have any questions about these practices.

Personal information that is voluntarily submitted through e-mail will be collected, if you choose to provide it, to respond to your inquiries, comments or requests; allow you to subscribe to information online; and to contact you as needed. The content of e-mails will be shared with appropriate departments in an effort to provide you with a thorough response and will only be shared with a third party in accordance with FOIPOP legislation or as required by law.

Personal information shall be protected to the extent reasonably possible by security safeguards appropriate to the sensitivity of the information.

The SRCE will not use, disclose or retain personal information for purposes other than those for which it is collected, except with an individual’s consent or as required by law.

The SRCE shall maintain the personal information collected via the websites in the most complete, accurate and up-to-date manner possible, given the nature of the information and the purpose for which it was collected.

Web Server Logs
When you access the SRCE regional website and school websites, the web server automatically collects a small amount of standard information that is used to optimize the operation and evaluation of the websites. This information includes the page from which you arrived, the date and time of your page request, the IP (Internet Protocol) address your computer is using to receive information, your browser type, and the name and nature of the file you request.

The collection of this information helps the SRCE maintain its site and provide you with relevant information in a timely and efficient manner. This information is collected in accordance with Section 24 of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. The SRCE does not attempt to use this information to identify individuals visiting the websites, unless it detects an attempt to damage or violate the site, or as required by law.

Cookies
A cookie is a small piece of information that is sent to your browser when you access a website. Your browser will return this cookie information to the domain where the cookie originated.

Websites use a cookie to track visitor’s use of the site and to aid in your use of the site. This cookie only serves to help group the above statistics from your separate visits to our site.

Your browser’s "Help" section should contain instructions for deleting cookies from your computer should you wish to do so.

Google Analytics
The SRCE uses Google Analytics to help understand how visitors use the websites and to improve access to the websites. Google Analytics stores information about:

• the pages users visit;
• how long users spend on each web page;
• how users got to the websites;
• what users click on while visiting the websites;
• type of browser or device; and
• date and time.

Google Analytics does not collect or store your personal information (e.g., your name or address). Data collected by Google may be stored outside of Canada.

You may opt out of Google Analytics. Learn more about opting out at the following link:

Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on

Links to other sites
The SRCE website and school websites contain links to websites and sources of information external to the SRCE. These links are provided to give the user access to relevant information. The SRCE assumes no responsibility or liability for the content of the external websites and information linked to its site or school websites.

User Agreement
By using the Strait Regional Centre for Education website, school websites and online services as applicable, the user accepts the terms of this Privacy Statement. You also accept the SRCE’s use of Google Analytics.

Related Legislation
PowerSchool's Global Privacy Policy

Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy (FOIPOP)

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