The Global Center for School Counseling Outcomes Research, Evaluation, & Development hereto referred to as GCSCORED is owned and operated by GCSCORED, Inc. GCSCORED exists to teach all individuals ways to effectively Relate to self, others and situations so they can live transformed lives in safer communities. We are committed to protecting your privacy and developing technology that gives you the most powerful and safest online experience. This Privacy Statement applies to the GCSCORED website and governs data collection and usage. By using the GCSCORED website, you consent to the data practices described in this statement.

Collection of your Personal Information

The GCSCORED collects personally identifiable information, such as your e-mail address, name, home or work address or telephone number and also anonymous demographic information, which is not unique to you, such as your ZIP code, age, gender, preferences, interests and favorites.

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

Please keep in mind that if you directly disclose personally identifiable information or personally sensitive data through the GCSCORED public blogs or social media platforms, this information may be collected and used by others. Note: the GCSCORED does not read any of your private online communications.

The GCSCORED encourages you to review the privacy statements of websites you choose to link to from the GCSCORED website so that you can understand how these websites collect, use and share your information. GCSCORED is not responsible for the privacy statements or other content on websites outside of the GCSCORED website and partner websites.

Use of your Personal Information

GCSCORED collects and uses your personal information to operate the GCSCORED website and deliver the services you have requested. GCSCORED also uses your personally identifiable information to inform you of other products or services available from GCSCORED and its affiliates. GCSCORED may also contact you via surveys to conduct research about your opinion of current services or of potential new services that may be offered.

GCSCORED does not sell, rent or lease its visitor lists to third parties but may, from time to time, contact you on behalf of external partners about a particular offering that may be of interest to you. In those cases, your unique personally identifiable information (e-mail, name, address, telephone number) is not transferred to the third party. In addition, GCSCORED may share data with trusted partners to help us perform statistical analysis, send you email or postal mail, provide support, or other arrangements. All such third parties are prohibited from using your personal information except to provide these services to GCSCORED, and they are required to maintain the confidentiality of your information.

GCSCORED does not use or disclose sensitive personal information, such as race, religion, or political affiliations, without your explicit consent.

GCSCORED keeps track of the links and pages that our visitors access from within the GCSCORED website. This is done in order to determine which services or pages are the most popular and useful to our visitors. This data is used to deliver customized content and advertising within the GCSCORED website to visitors whose behavior indicates that they are interested in a particular subject area.

GCSCORED will disclose your personal information, without notice, only 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 the GCSCORED website; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of GCSCORED; and, (c) act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users, or the public.

Use of Cookies

The GCSCORED website use “cookies” to help you personalize your online experience. A cookie is a text file that is placed on your hard disk by a web server. 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 convenient 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 the GCSCORED web pages, or register with the GCSCORED website, a cookie helps the GCSCORED website to recall your specific information on subsequent visits. This simplifies the process of recording your personal information, such as home addresses, billing addresses, and so on. When you return to the same GCSCORED website, the information you previously provided can be retrieved, so you can easily use 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 settings to decline cookies if you prefer. If you choose to decline cookies, you may not be able to fully experience the interactive features of the GCSCORED websites you visit.

Security of your Personal Information

GCSCORED secures your personal information from unauthorized access, use or disclosure. GCSCORED secures the personally identifiable information you provide on computer servers in a controlled, secure environment, protected from unauthorized access, use or disclosure. When personal information (such as a credit card number) is transmitted to other websites, it is protected through the use of encryption, such as the Secure Socket Layer (SSL) protocol.

Changes to this Statement

GCSCORED will occasionally update this Privacy Statement to reflect organization and visitor feedback. GCSCORED encourages you to periodically review this Statement to be informed of how GCSCORED is protecting your information.

Contact Information

GCSCORED welcomes your comments regarding this Privacy Statement. If you believe that GCSCORED has not adhered to this Statement, please contact Yvonne Larrier at info@gcscored.org. We will use reasonable efforts to promptly determine and remedy the problem.