PRIVACY POLICY

Living Arts College has created this policy to demonstrate a firm commitment to user privacy. This policy discloses the privacy practices of the Living Arts College Web site. We are committed to protecting any personal information that a user may provide to us. This policy will guide the user on how we will handle the different kinds of information we gather, how this information is used and protected, and how the user can control its use.

 

Living Arts College is the sole owner of information collected from this Web site. The College does not sell, share or rent such information in ways different from those outlined in this Privacy Policy. By using the Living Arts College Web site, the user agrees, without limitation or qualification, to be bound by this Privacy Policy. If any changes are made to our Privacy Policy, it will be communicated on this page.

Information Collected

 

In order to view other web pages besides the main page on the Living Arts College Web site, a user will be asked to provide certain information that is collected and used for the purpose of Living Arts College only. The information collected from the user may include name, email address, mailing address and phone number. We may use this information to contact the user through various means including phone calls, emails and postal mail about the programs and services we offer.

Prospective students applying online voluntarily provide personal contact information. Information submitted is used by the Admissions department to process applications and contact applicants.

 

Many of the events featured throughout the Web site include online registration forms or forms that may request information or otherwise voluntarily submit personal information relating to a specific event. The information in these forms is submitted directly to the departments indicated in the event feature and is used by that department for the purposes indicated to the user when that information is submitted.

Children under the age of 13 are asked not to submit any information via this Web site. We ask that children between the ages of 13 and 18 to please have parental permission to give personal information requested.

 

How is Information Used?
We utilize "cookies" on the Living Arts College Web site. Cookies are small files that we send to and store on the user's computer in order to recognize the computer for the next time the user visits the Web site. Non-personally identifiable information about your Web browser, operating system, IP address and browsing history may be collected. Web site users are unable to opt out of providing this non-personally identifiable information. Be assured that this information is collected only for Living Arts College internal Web site development purposes and will not be used for Living Arts College marketing solicitations. Any other non-personal information collected through the use of cookies, may be opted out of by disabling or rejecting cookies from our site. For more information on cookies, including how you can delete or reject cookies, please refer to your Web browser help file. Cookies help us to customize and improve the user Web browsing. Disabling or rejecting cookies may impact your user experience as they are necessary to provide the correct geographically targeted information.

 

The personal information provided by the user is typically used to respond to the user's inquiries, to process requests, or to allow access to specific information. We do not sell, rent or give the user's personal information to any non-affiliated third parties, except as described in this Privacy Policy.
All user information is restricted to use for the purpose(s) indicated to the user when that information is submitted. Only employees who need the information to perform a specific task (e.g. an admissions representative processing an application) are granted access to personally identifiable information. All employees are informed of the importance of and any changes in security and privacy practices as part of their training.

 

Collected information is used for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy and thereafter filed in secure storage or discarded.

 

If a user does not wish to have information used for further contact, we will remove the user from our distribution list. The user may always choose not to provide information, even though it may be used to take advantage of the Living Arts College Web site features. The user may add or update information provided. If the user does not want to receive email or other mail from us, please visit us at http://www.living-arts-college.edu/unsubscribe.

 

Who has Access to Information?
Living Arts College may use user contact information to reply to the user and send information to the user. We do not intend to reveal individually identifiable information to third parties except in the manner stated in this Privacy Policy. The Living Arts College may also provide information or provide access to information to any of our affiliated businesses or to our business partners.

 

If Living Arts College is requested by law enforcement officials or judicial authorities to provide information on individuals, we may, without your consent, provide such information. In matters involving claims of personal or public safety or in litigation without an individual's consent or court process.

We may use information the user submits to investigate security breaches or otherwise cooperate with authorities pursuant to a legal matter. We may also remove personally identifiable information and use remaining data for historical, statistical, or business planning purposes.

 

Will Information be secure?

Living Arts College will be sole owner of data the user supplies unless requested by the user to be removed. We recognize that the user may be concerned about the security of personal information provided and we are committed with reasonable technology to protect and secure our Web site. No Web site is 100% secure, however we will take reasonable measures appropriately to protect the user's information from loss, misuse, alteration or destruction.

Our Web site may contain links to sites outside our control. Please be aware that these sites may collect information about the user and operate according to their own privacy policy practices. Remember to consult that Web site's own Privacy Policy, as once the user is outside Living Arts College's Web site, any information submitted is no longer within our control.

Personally identifiable information for enrolled students is protected by the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) administered by the United States Department of Education. Additional information on FERPA is available at http://www2.ed.gov/policy/gen/guid/fpco/ferpa/index.html

 

How can one be removed from Living Arts College Marketing Lists?
Users may unsubscribe from Living Arts College marketing solicitations at any time. To request removal from Living Arts College marketing lists please visit http://www.living-arts-college.edu/unsubscribe.

 

Use of Photographs
Representatives of Living Arts College take photographs for use in print and electronic publications. This paragraph serves as public notice of the intent of Living Arts College to do so and as a release to the College giving permission to use such images as it deems fit. If you object to the use of your photograph, you have the right to withhold its release by contacting the College by email at college@living-arts-college.edu.

 

Use of Text and Images
If you would like to publish information that you find on our Web site, please send your request to college@living-arts-college.edu. Where text and images are posted on our site with the permission of the original copyright holder, a copyright statement appears at the bottom of the page. Information about using our logo and images can be obtained by emailing college@living-arts-college.edu.