Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA)

Virtual Greenbush Privacy Policy

This privacy policy applies to the privacy practices for the Virtual Greenbush web site located at http://www.virtualgreenbush.org/. If you feel that Virtual Greenbush is not abiding by its posted privacy policy please contact the Virtual Greenbush webmaster by e-mail at: vgbinfo@greenbush.org or by U.S. mail at the address given at the end of this statement.

Information Collection and Use:

Virtual Greenbush collects the following non personally-identifying information on all users that visit our website

• The IP address of the computer you are using
• The browser software you are using to view our site
• The operating system on your computer
• The date and time of your visit

This information is used to measure the number of visitors to different areas of our site.

Personally-identifying information is collected from users who choose to register with Virtual Greenbush. Registration is not required to view the majority of the Virtual Greenbush site. Registration is required to participate in Virtual Greenbush courses, discussions, and lesson plan exchange. During the registration process, Virtual Greenbush may request the following information from users:

• Contact information (e.g., name, phone number, e-mail address, shipping information).
  
• Financial information (e.g., credit card information, P.O. information, etc.)
  

Virtual Greenbush will not request more information than is reasonably necessary to complete the registration process.

Information Collection for Children Under 13 Years of Age:

See our COPPA section for more information.

Cookies:

Virtual Greenbush will use cookies during the registration process and at other times on the Virtual Greenbush website. A cookie is a small piece of data that containing information about the user that is stored on the user's hard drive. Virtual Greenbush will not use cookies to link to any personally identifiable information. All cookies used on the Virtual Greenbush site are session level. Once a user closes their browser the cookie will be terminated.

Sharing Personal Information:

Virtual Greenbush will share your personal information with essential parties required to complete the course registration process. Information may be shared to the companies listed below:

• Virtual Greenbush Course Providers
  
• External shipping companies
  
• Credit card processing companies
  

External Links:

Virtual Greenbush provides its users with links to other websites on the Internet. Virtual Greenbush is in no way responsible for the privacy practices of these external sites. We strongly recommend that our users read, and be familiar with, the privacy protection act of every web site that collects personally identifiable information.

Security:

Virtual Greenbush will take every precaution to protect your personally identifiable information. All of the information that is collected about our users is restricted. Information is made available only to those Virtual Greenbush employees who need the information to perform a specific job.

Contacting Virtual Greenbush:

If you have any questions about our privacy policy please contact Virtual Greenbush at:

Virtual Greenbush
P.O. Box 189
Girard, KS 66743

or email us at
vgbinfo@greenbush.org