Privacy Policy for mrbigler.com

Protecting your private information is our priority. This Statement of Privacy applies to the mrbigler.com website and governs data collection and usage. The mrbigler.com website is an educational website created and maintained by Mr. Bigler. By using the mrbigler.com website, you consent to the data practices described in this statement.

Definitions

In this document, the following definitions are used:

Mr. Bigler

refers to Mr. Bigler himself, and also to the mrbigler.com website

School

refers to Lynn English High School; 50 Goodridge Street; Lynn, Massachusetts 01902

District

refers to the Lynn Public Schools; 100 Bennett Street; Lynn, Massachusetts 01905

MOODLE

refers to a learning management system (LMS) that runs on mrbigler.com and is used to deliver and assess course content. MOODLE is an acronym for Modular Object-Oriented Dynamic Learning Environment.

Purposes

The Purposes of this website are to provide for your education, and to aid School and District personnel in looking out for your physical and emotional safety and well-being.

Collection of your Personal Information

In all cases, information is collected only for the Purposes described above. Any information collected by Mr. Bigler may be used only for its express Purposes.

Mr. Bigler may collect personally identifiable information, such as your:

• First and Last Name
• Email Address
• Telephone number
• Birth Date
• Gender
• Residential Address
• Names, Addresses and Telephone Numbers of Parents and/or Guardians

This information may be provided by you or by your parents and/or guardians, or it may be collected elsewhere by the School or District and provided to educators and support staff.

Please keep in mind that if you directly disclose other personally identifiable information or personally sensitive data to Mr. Bigler and/or on mrbigler.com, that information may also be collected and used for the express Purposes listed above.

You may be required to provide certain personal information when you elect to use certain products or services available on the Site. These may include (a) registering for an account on the Site; (b) sending an email message to or via the site. To wit, Mr. Bigler may use your information for, but not limited to, communicating with you, your parents and/or guardians, and other school and district personnel, for the express Purposes listed above.

Use of your Personal Information

Mr. Bigler may collect and use your personal information for the express Purposes listed above, and to operate this website and deliver the services requested by you or on your behalf.

Sharing Information with Third Parties

Mr. Bigler does not give, sell, rent, or lease user lists to third parties.

Mr. Bigler may share information including data collected via this website with School or District personnel for the express Purposes listed above.

Mr. Bigler may disclose your personal information, without notice, 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 Mr. Bigler or mrbigler.com; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of Mr. Bigler and mrbigler.com; and/or (c) act under exigent circumstances to protect your personal safety and/or the personal safety of users of mrbigler.com, or the public.

Tracking User Behavior

Mr. Bigler and software running on mrbigler.com may keep track of the websites and pages that users visit within mrbigler.com. This data may be used for the express Purposes listed above, including grading and evaluation.

Automatically Collected Information

Information about your computer hardware and software may be automatically collected by software on mrbigler.com. This information can include: your IP address, browser type, domain names, access times and referring website addresses. This information is used for the operation of the service, to maintain quality of the service, and to provide general statistics regarding use of the mrbigler.com website.

Use of Cookies

The mrbigler.com website may use "cookies" to help you personalize your online experience. A cookie is a text file that is created by a web page server and stored on your computer. 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 mrbigler.com pages, or register with sites or services within mrbigler.com, a cookie helps mrbigler.com to recall your specific information on subsequent visits. This simplifies the process of recording your personal information, such as login information, course enrollments, and so on. When you return to the same mrbigler.com website, the information you previously provided can be retrieved, so you can easily use the features that you customized.

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 mrbigler.com.

Links

This website contains links to other sites. Please be aware that Mr. Bigler is not responsible for the content or privacy policies of such other sites. Users are encouraged to be aware when they leave the site and to read the privacy statements of any other site that collects personally identifiable information.

Security of your Personal Information

The mrbigler.com website secures your personal information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. Mr. Bigler strives to take appropriate security measures to protect against unauthorized access to or alteration of your personal information. Unfortunately, no data transmission over the Internet or any wireless network can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. As a result, while Mr. Bigler strives to protect your personal information, you acknowledge that: (a) there are security and privacy limitations inherent to the Internet which are beyond our control; and (b) security, integrity, and privacy of any and all information and data exchanged through this Site cannot be guaranteed.

Children Under Thirteen

The mrbigler.com website does not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under the age of thirteen without the express consent of a parent or legal guardian. If you are under the age of thirteen, you must ask your parent or guardian for permission to use this website.

Disconnecting your MOODLE Account on mrbigler.com from Third Party Websites

You will be able to connect your MOODLE account on mrbigler.com to third party accounts. By connecting your MOODLE account to your third party account, you acknowledge and agree that you are consenting to the continuous release of information about you to others (in accordance with your privacy settings on those third party sites). If you do not want information about you, including personally identifying information, to be shared in this manner, do not use this feature. You may disconnect your account from a third party account at any time by visiting your profile page.

Email Communications

From time to time, mrbigler.com may contact you via email for the purpose of providing assignments, announcements, alerts, confirmations, surveys, and/or other general communication. Some of those email messages may be automatically generated.

Changes to this Statement

Mr. Bigler reserves the right to change this Privacy Policy from time to time. Mr. Bigler will notify you about significant changes in the way your personal information is treated by sending a notice to the primary email address specified in your account, by placing a prominent notice on our site, and/or by updating any privacy information on this page. Your continued use of the Site and/or Services available through this Site after such modifications will constitute your: (a) acknowledgment of the modified Privacy Policy; and (b) agreement to abide and be bound by that Policy.

Contact Information

If you have questions or comments regarding this Statement of Privacy, or if you believe that Mr. Bigler has not adhered to this statement, please contact Mr. Bigler through the School or via this form.