Thank you for visiting the Lakota Local School District’s website, Lakotaonline.com, and reviewing our privacy policy.

Lakota Local Schools maintains this web site to help you find information about the District, its programs and services and is committed to ensuring your privacy while you visit us online.

We do not automatically gather any personal information from you such as your name, phone number or email address. This information is only obtained if you provide it voluntarily through contacting us via email or through an on line form.

You should review the privacy statement each time you submit personal information on this website. Any personal information you do provide is managed according to applicable law.

Information We Collect
If you do nothing during your visit but browse through the web site, read pages or download information, our web site’s operating system will automatically record some general information about your visit.

During your web site visit, our web server will record:

1. The internet domain for your internet service such as “Xcompany.com” or “Xcompany.net” if you use a private internet access account or “yourschool.edu” if you connect from a college or university domain.

2. The type of browser (such as Netscape version X” or “Internet Explorer version X”) that you are using.

3. The type of operating system that you use (such as Macintosh, Unix or Windows).

4. The date and time you visit our site and the web pages that you visit on our site.

5. The address of the previous website you were visiting if you linked to us from another web site.

This tracking system does not record information about individuals. We use this information for statistical analysis to help us make our site more useful to visitors. This information is not reviewed on an individual basis but is aggregated with information from other users for comparison purposes.

No other information is collected through our web site except when you deliberately decide to send it to us:

1. an email with your name, email address and the content of your email and/or

2. you complete on line forms which you choose to fill in and confirm.

If you choose to pay fees or add to your child’s lunch debit card system on line through an authorized commercial site via Lakotaonline.com, you will be asked for your name, address, telephone number, email address, credit card number, expiration date and other information necessary to complete the credit card transaction. Lakota Local Schools is not responsible for credit card information collected while on the these sites.

Cookies
A cookie is a small piece of text information that is sent to your browser when you access a web site. Your browser will return this cookie information to the domain where the cookie originated. While we do not regularly use “cookies” to track how our visitors use the site, when cookies are used, they may be used to help you fill in forms or track your use of the site. The length of time that the cookie will remain on your machine will depend on the specific set-up of the particular site(s) you visit.

If you are concerned about the use of cookies, you can refer to the help information in your browser software for information on how to disable cookies. If you wish to delete cookies from your machine, consult your browser’s help files for instructions how to do so.

Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)
Lakota Local Schools complies with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), which prohibits the release of personal information and education records without parent permission.

Directory information such as a student’s name, photo and grade level may be displayed on this web site unless the student’s parent or guardian has made a FERPA request to keep directory information confidential.

Confidential information may only be posted online if it is protected by a password or other security measure(s) making the information accessible only by the parent or the student.


Security
The District’s computer system uses software to monitor unauthorized attempts to upload or change information or damage the service we provide. No attempt is made to identify users or their usage patterns except during law enforcement investigations.

Links to Other Sites
Our policy discloses the privacy practices of Lakotaonline.com. Lakotaonline.com provides links to other web sites that support the Lakota community for educational and informational purposes. When you leave Lakotaonline.com, you will be going to sites that are beyond our control. These other sites may collect data or solicit personal information from you or your children. The privacy policies and procedures described for Lakotaonline.com do not apply to any external links. We encourage you to read the privacy policies of any site(s) you link to from our site, especially if you share any personal information.

Web pages posted on this server contain hypertext links to pointers to information created and maintained by other public and private organizations. These links and pointers are provided for the user’s convenience. Lakota Local Schools does not control or guarantee the accuracy, relevance, timeliness or completeness of this outside information. Further, the inclusion of links or pointers to particular items in hypertext is not intended to reflect their importance, nor is it intended to endorse any views expressed or products or services offered on these sites or the organizations sponsoring the sites.

Changes to this Privacy Policy
Lakota Local Schools may amend this policy from time to time. Lakota Local Schools will prominently display on this web site any substantial change in the way we use your personal information.

For more information about the statement described above, please contact:

Lakota Local Schools
5572 Princeton Road
Liberty Township, Ohio 45011
Ph: 513/874-5505
Fax: 513/644-1201
webmaster@lakotaonline.com