Privacy Policy
Summit School Website Privacy Policy and Terms of Use
Last Updated: February 2021
Summit School (“Summit”) is committed to respecting your privacy and protecting any personal information you share with us. The information that we collect through the website located at https://www.summitschool.com/ (the “Website”) will, generally speaking, be used by Summit only to conduct official school business. All of the information that we collect from you is subject to this Privacy Policy and Terms of Use. By using this Website, you agree to be bound by these terms.
We may change this Privacy Policy at any time and from time to time. The most recent version of the Privacy Policy is reflected by the last updated date located at the top of this Privacy Policy. All such updates and amendments are effective immediately upon notice thereof, which we may give by any means, including, but not limited to, by posting a revised version of this Privacy Policy or other notice on the Website and the Mobile Applications. By accessing and using the Website, you accept and consent to the privacy practices (and any uses and disclosures of information about you) that are described in this Privacy Policy and the terms outline herein.
Terms of Use
This Website is intended to provide news and information about Summit. We will make all reasonable efforts to ensure the accuracy and timeliness of the content.
No part of this Website, its contents and any intellectual property contained thereon - including, but not limited to, the school logo - may be copied, reproduced, modified, retransmitted, distributed, published, commercially exploited, or otherwise transferred without written permission from Summit. We may use information collected from the Website to enforce or defend our legal rights.
THE WEBSITE IS PROVIDED "AS IS”. EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT PROHIBITED BY APPLICABLE LAW, SUMMIT DISCLAIMS ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES WITH RESPECT TO THE WEBSITE, INCLUDING ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, SATISFACTORY QUALITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, AND QUIET ENJOYMENT, AND ANY WARRANTIES ARISING OUT OF ANY COURSE OF DEALING, PERFORMANCE, OR TRADE USAGE. In no event shall Summit’s total liability to you for all losses, damages, liabilities, costs or expense arising your use of the Website exceed $10.00.
Information Collection and Use
Summit collects some information about Website visits. We and/or our providers have access to domain names and I.P. addresses of visitors. We compile statistics that show the number of visitors and the number of requests we receive for particular pages or files on the Website. These statistics are used internally to evaluate and improve the Website.
You may provide personal information to us through the Website, which we will use to facilitate your requests. For example, when inquiring about Summit, you may provide us with personal information such as your name, email address and home address.
Email Privacy and Spam
The Website contains email addresses of faculty and staff. Use of this information for private, commercial, or political mailings and/or distribution to any outside party is prohibited. If you have any questions about our privacy policy, please contact Summit through the “Contact Us” page on the Website.
Student Privacy
Summit is committed to protecting the privacy of our students and their families. We do not post the full names of students on the public pages of our Website. Images of students are used on the public pages of the Website; however, students are never identified by name in images. Families consent to use of student photos as part of the enrollment process.
Online Giving and Other Transactions
We are committed to the privacy of all our donors and to those making any kind of transaction via the Website. Should you decide to make an online donation or purchase, you will be asked to provide personal information such as your name, contact information, and credit card billing information. All of this information is encrypted using SSL, an industry-standard secure technology designed to prevent the theft or interception of the information you provide. Credit card billing information is used by our payment processors only to obtain payment from the appropriate credit card firm and to fulfill the donor's or purchaser's request.
External Links
This Website may contain links to other (external) sites. Summit is not responsible for the privacy policies or content provided by these sites. We encourage you to be aware when you leave the Website and to read the privacy statements of each website that you visit. This privacy statement applies only to information collected by the Website.
Any submission that you make to any of our pages contained on a social media platform or the website by e-mail, posting, messaging, uploading, downloading, or otherwise is done at your own risk and without an expectation of privacy. We cannot control the actions of other users of a social media platform and we are therefore not responsible for any submissions contained on a social media platform or website. By visiting any of our pages that are contained on any social media platform or website, you agree to the applicable privacy policy and terms of use of such website or social media platform and that you will abide by all such provisions contained therein.
Cookies
Using Goggle Analytics and other providers, we and/or our providers collect some information about how you use the Website by setting and accessing cookies on your computer. A cookie is a small text file containing a unique identification number that is transferred from a website to your hard drive. We use both session ID cookies and persistent cookies. A session ID cookie terminates once you close the browser. A persistent cookie is stored on your hard drive for an extended period of time. The stored cookies will not allow us to learn any personally identifiable information that you have not otherwise disclosed. At no time will the cookies reveal to Summit or to others your name, email address, street address or telephone number.
The use of cookies is an industry-standard, and they are currently used on most major websites. It is possible to adjust your browser preferences to alert you when a cookie is sent to your hard drive, or to refuse cookies altogether. However, this may significantly alter what you are able to see or access on the Website.
Google Analytics collects information such as how often users visit a website, what pages you visit when you do so, and what other websites you used prior to coming to such website. Google Analytics collects only information such as the IP address assigned to you on the date you visit a website, rather than your name or other directly identifying information. We do not combine the information collected through the use of Google Analytics with your personal information. Although Google Analytics plants a persistent cookie on your web browser to identify you as a unique user the next time you visit a website, the cookie cannot be used by anyone but Google. Google Analytics uses its cookie(s) and the information Google Analytics collects to track your online activities over time and across different websites when you use our Website, and other websites. Google’s ability to use and share information collected by Google Analytics about your visits to the Website is governed by the Google Analytics Terms of Service and the Google Privacy Policy. Google utilizes the data collected to track and examine the use of the Website, to prepare reports on its activities, and share them with other Google services. To more fully understand how Google may use the data it collects on the Website, please review “How Google Uses Information From Sites or Apps That Use Our Services” (located here).