GotTuition.org Privacy Policy

I. Introduction 

The GotTution.org website is owned and operated by the National Education Association ("NEA"). NEA values the trust and privacy of users of the GotTuition.org website. This Privacy Policy sets forth NEA's practices regarding: (1) what personal information we collect about you online via the GotTution.org website; (2) how we use that information; (3) under what circumstances we disclose it; (4) what choices are available to you regarding such information collection; and, (5) what security we use to protect such information.

II. Definitions

As used in this Privacy Policy, the following terms have the meanings indicated below:

The term "we" or "us" means NEA.

A. The term "you" means any individual who has provided personal information to us in connection with the GotTuition.org website or e-mail listserv or in connection with any other aspect of the “Got Tuition?” issue advocacy campaign.

B. The term "personal information" means any piece of information that on its own can specifically identify an individual who has provided personal information to us in connection with the GotTuition.org e-mail listserv or website or in connection with any other aspect of the “Got Tuition?” issue advocacy campaign. This would include, but is not limited to, full name, postal address, e-mail address, and phone number.

C. The term "GotTuition.org website" means NEA's external website located at: www.gottuition.org.

D. The term "third party" means a legal entity that is separate and independent from NEA, its state and local affiliates, or any NEA-related organization.

E. The term "cookie" means a small file that is placed on your computer that allows a website to store, and sometimes track, information about how you use that website.

F. The term "discussion forum" means an asynchronous website component that enables users to exchange ideas by posting questions and answers on relevant subjects. Discussion forums are also commonly referred to as "discussion groups," "discussion boards," "message boards," "bulletin boards," and "online forums."

III. Personal Information Collected

You can visit most portions of the Got Tuition.org website without telling us who you are and without revealing any personal information. However, we may collect personal information about you from the following sources:

A. Personal Information that you voluntarily provide to us via the GotTuition.org website (such as an e-mail address if you subscribe to the “GotTution?” email listserv or other personal information contained in an e-mail that you send to us via the feedback feature of the GotTuition.org website).

B. Personal Information you provide when you purchase GotTuition.org merchandise from the GotTution.org website.

IV. Information Sharing

Additionally, we may share any of the personal information that we collect about you, as described in Section III above, with certain third parties that share our interests or as otherwise permitted by law.

V. Available Choices

Any personal information that you provide to us is voluntary. For information on how to contact us, please visit the GotTuition.org website at: www.gottuition.org /contact.html.

If you subscribe to any “Got Tuition?” email listserv, you may cancel your subscription at any time by following the instructions at the bottom of all such emails. If you have any problems canceling such a subscription, please contact us at gottution08@gmail.com.

VI. Your California Privacy Rights

California residents have a right under state law to ask entities with whom they have an established business relationship to provide certain information regarding the sharing of personal information for direct marketing purposes during the past year. NEA will honor such a request coming from any individual who has provided personal information to us in connection with obtaining an NEA product or service - whether residing in California or not. Simply submit a request to us at one of the following addresses: gottution08@gmail.com or NEA Office of General Counsel, 1201 16th Street, N.W., Washington DC 20036, and we will respond within thirty days of receiving your request.

VII. Information Security

We maintain administrative, technical, and physical safeguards designed to: (1) insure the security and confidentiality of your personal information; (2) protect against any anticipated threats or hazards to the security or integrity of such information; and (3) protect against unauthorized access to or use of such information. For more information on our information security, contact us gottution08@gmail.com to request a copy of the NEA Information Security Program.

VII. Additional Information for Users of the GotTuition.org Web Site

A. Collection and Use of Non-Personal Information If you use the GotTuition.org website, you provide us with certain non-personal information in addition to any personal information that you may voluntarily provide. For example, if you browse the GotTution.org website or download information, our operating system automatically records the following non-personal information:

1. The Internet domain for your Internet service (such as "xcompany.com" or "xcompany.net" if you use a private Internet access account, or "yourcollege.edu" if you connect from a college or university domain);

2. The type of browser that you use (such as "America Online version 7" or "Microsoft Internet Explorer 5");

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

4. The date and time that you visit the GotTuition.org website and the webpages that you view;

5. The address of the previous website that you visited if you linked to us from another website; and

6. The address of the next website that you visit if you link to it from the GotTuition.org website.

We use the above non-personal information to diagnose technical problems and track user interests so that we can provide content that interests you.

We gather this non-personal information in the aggregate and we share it in the same manner that we share personal information, as described in Section V above.

B. Cookies
We use cookies to track what you are viewing when you visit the GotTuition.org website to enhance your user experience. In order to provide you with customized content and an enhanced user experience, certain cookies used by GotTution.org identify you as an individual. If you are concerned about GotTuition.org's use of cookies, check your Internet browser. Most have a setting that will allow you to reject cookies. However, some GotTution.org features and services may not function properly if your cookies are disabled.

Additionally, GotTution.org allows third parties who advertise or provide content on the GotTuition.org website to use cookies. Third parties' use of cookies is subject to their own privacy policies, and is not governed by this Privacy Policy.

C. Discussion Forums
If you participate in a discussion forum on the GotTuition.rog website, your comments, along with any personal information that you voluntarily disclose, may be collected, used, and shared by anyone with access to that forum. We are not responsible for the personal information that you choose to submit in a discussion forum.

D. Petitions and Surveys
If you sign or complete a petition or survey on the GotTution.org website, NEA may treat your name, city, state, and comments as public information-for example, NEA may provide compilations of petitions, including comments, to public officials, but in no such case will NEA disclose your street address, email address or phone number, without your prior consent. NEA may also make your comments, along with your first name, city, state, and country, available to the press and public online.

E. Children
GotTuition.org is a general website and we do not knowingly collect any personal information from children under the age of 13.

F. External Links
This Privacy Policy applies only to the GotTution.org website. It does not cover any websites that are linked to or from the GotTuition.org website for which we are not responsible ("linked-sites"). These linked-sites will have their own policies and practices, which may be different from ours. We encourage you to familiarize yourself with the policies and practices of the linked-sites especially if you provide personal information to them.

IX. Effective Date, Amendments, and Consent to This Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy is effective August 1, 2008. We retain the right to amend or otherwise update this Privacy Policy at any time for any reason. By using the GotTuition.org website, you consent to the collection, use, and sharing of personal information as we have described herein. If we amend or update our Privacy Policy, we will post the changes online at the GotTuition.org website so that you are always aware of NEA's current practices. You may also contact us at gottution08@gmail.com at any time to request an up-to-date hard copy version of the Privacy Policy.

X. Contact Us

If you have any questions regarding this Privacy Policy, you can contact us at gottuition08@gmail.com.