Privacy Policy/Terms of Use

Marin Country Day School (MCDS) is committed to respecting your privacy and protecting any personal information you share with us. You can visit our website without revealing personal information. In some cases , however, we may ask for personal information in order to provide the services you request. Such information will be used by MCDS only to conduct official school business and will never be disseminated by MCDS to any unaffiliated third party. All of the information that we collect from you is subject to this Privacy Policy and Terms of Use.  By using this site, you agree to be bound by these terms.

Terms of Use

This website is intended to provide news and information about MCDS.  We will make all reasonable efforts to ensure the accuracy and timeliness of content.   

No part of this site or its contents - including, but not limited to, the school logo - may be copied, reproduced, modified, retransmitted, distributed, published, commercially exploited or otherwise transferred without written permission from MCDS.

Information Collection and Use

MCDS does not track, collect or distribute personal information about site visitors. However, we do collect some information about site visits.  We have access to domain names and I.P. addresses of visitors.  We compile statistics that show the number of visitors and the number of requests we receive for particular pages or files on the site. These statistics are used internally to evaluate and improve the site.  The statistics contain no personal information (or email addresses) and cannot be used to gather such information.

Parents and alumni are provided access to specific password-protected areas of our website, which may contain personally identifiable information, such as contact information for other parents or alumni.  Alums can control access to their information by choosing how much of their contact information is visible in their website profile within the Alumni Portal.  Contact the Alumni Office (alumni@mcds.org) with questions. 

Email Privacy and Spam

The website contains email addresses of faculty and staff and (within the password-protected parts of the site) MCDS parents. Use of this information for private, commercial, or political mailings and/or distribution to any outside party is prohibited. If you have any questions about our privacy policy, please contact MCDS.

Student Privacy

MCDS is committed to protecting the privacy of our students and their families.  We do not post the full names of students on the public pages of our website.  Images of students are used on the public pages of the site; however, students are never identified by name in images.    Within the password-protected pages of the site, use of students' full names is allowed and students can also be identified by full name in images.

Online Giving and Other Transactions

We are committed to the privacy of all our donors and to those making any kind of transaction via the MCDS website. Should you decide to make an online donation or purchase, you will be asked to provide your name, contact information and credit card billing information. All of this information is encrypted using SSL, an industry standard secure technology designed to prevent the theft or interception of the information you provide. Credit card billing information is used only to obtain payment from the appropriate credit card firm and to fulfill the donor's or purchaser's request, and is not stored or otherwise retained by MCDS after the transaction is complete. 

External Links

This site may contain links to other (external) sites. MCDS is not responsible for the privacy policies or content provided by these sites.

Cookies

We collect some anonymous information about how you use the site by setting and accessing cookies on your computer. A cookie is a small text file containing a unique identification number that is transferred from the web site to your hard drive. We use both session ID cookies and persistent cookies. A session ID cookie terminates once you close the browser. A persistent cookie is stored on your hard drive for an extended period of time. The stored cookies will not allow us to learn any personally identifiable information that you have not otherwise disclosed. At no time will the cookies reveal to MCDS or to others your name, email address, street address or telephone number.

The use of cookies is an industry standard, and they are currently used on most major websites.  It is possible to adjust your browser preferences to alert you when a cookie is sent to your hard drive, or to refuse cookies altogether. However, this may significantly alter what you are able to see or access on the MCDS website.