Privacy Policy
Giles County Public Schools
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151 School Road Pearisburg, VA 24134 540-921-1421 540-921-1424 FaxPrivacy Policy
The Giles County Public School System values your privacy. To keep you informed, we have created this privacy statement that discloses our purposes and methods for online collection and use of information. This statement applies to all information collected through the district's website and information gathered from any web pages that we host. When you access our website, the routing information, and the essential and nonessential technical information listed below, is automatically collected. No other information is collected through our website except when you deliberately decide to send it to us (for example, by clicking on a link to send us an e-mail). The information you might choose to send us is listed below as “optional information”. Routing information: the Internet domain and Internet address of the computer you are using; Essential technical information: identification of the page or service you are requesting, type of browser and operating system you are using, and the date and time of access; Nonessential technical information: the Internet address of the website from which you linked directly to our website, and the “cookie information” described below; Optional information: when you send us an e-mail, your name, e-mail address, and the content of your email, and/or when you fill out online forms, all the data you choose to fill in or confirm. Our website places “cookies” on your computer unless your browser is set to reject cookies. The cookies enable our website to recognize you when you return to the website at a later date or time and enable us to personalize the website with preferences or information you have provided during prior sessions. The cookie information placed on your computer by this website includes the following: non-identifiable information about service usage such as language preference, Internet Protocol (IP) address, session time and length, and types of platforms used to access our services. This data allows us to simplify login, personalize service delivery, understand usage, and improve service delivery. Visitors can set their browsers to refuse cookies, but certain features may not function properly as a result.