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The Maine Heritage Policy Center is committed to protecting your privacy and developing technology that gives you the most powerful and safe online experience. This Statement of Privacy applies to the greatschoolsforme.org website and governs data collection and usage. By using the greatschoolsforme.org website, you consent to the data practices described in this statement.

Collection of your Personal Information

The Maine Heritage Policy Center collects personally identifiable information, such as your e-mail address, name, home or work address or telephone number. The Maine Heritage Policy Center also collects 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 Maine Heritage Policy Center. This information can include: your IP address, browser type, domain names, access times and referring website addresses. This information is used by The Maine Heritage Policy Center for the operation of the service, to maintain quality of the service, and to provide general statistics regarding use of the greatschoolsforme.org website.

Please keep in mind that if you directly disclose personally identifiable information or personally sensitive data through The Maine Heritage Policy Center public message boards, this information may be collected and used by others. Note: The Maine Heritage Policy Center does not read any of your private online communications.

The Maine Heritage Policy Center encourages you to review the privacy statements of websites you choose to link to from The Maine Heritage Policy Center so that you can understand how those websites collect, use and share your information. The Maine Heritage Policy Center is not responsible for the privacy statements or other content on websites outside of the The Maine Heritage Policy Center and The Maine Heritage Policy Center family of websites.

Use of your Personal Information

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

The Maine Heritage Policy Center does not sell, rent or lease its customer lists to third parties. The Maine Heritage Policy Center may, from time to time, contact you on behalf of external business 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, The Maine Heritage Policy Center may share data with trusted partners to help us perform statistical analysis, send you email or postal mail, provide customer support, or arrange for deliveries. All such third parties are prohibited from using your personal information except to provide these services to The Maine Heritage Policy Center, and they are required to maintain the confidentiality of your information.

The Maine Heritage Policy Center does not use or disclose sensitive personal information, such as race, religion, or political affiliations, without your explicit consent.

The Maine Heritage Policy Center keeps track of the websites and pages our customers visit within The Maine Heritage Policy Center, in order to determine what The Maine Heritage Policy Center services are the most popular. This data is used to deliver customized content and advertising within The Maine Heritage Policy Center to customers whose behavior indicates that they are interested in a particular subject area.

The Maine Heritage Policy Center websites 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 Maine Heritage Policy Center or the site; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of The Maine Heritage Policy Center; and, (c) act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of The Maine Heritage Policy Center, or the public.

Use of Cookies

The greatschoolsforme.org 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 page 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 convenience 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 Maine Heritage Policy Center pages, or register with The Maine Heritage Policy Center site or services, a cookie helps The Maine Heritage Policy Center to recall your specific information on subsequent visits. This simplifies the process of recording your personal information, such as billing addresses, shipping addresses, and so on. When you return to the same The Maine Heritage Policy Center website, the information you previously provided can be retrieved, so you can easily use the The Maine Heritage Policy Center features 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 setting 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 The Maine Heritage Policy Center services or websites you visit.

Security of your Personal Information

The Maine Heritage Policy Center secures your personal information from unauthorized access, use or disclosure. The Maine Heritage Policy Center 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

The Maine Heritage Policy Center will occasionally update this Statement of Privacy to reflect company and customer feedback. The Maine Heritage Policy Center encourages you to periodically review this Statement to be informed of how The Maine Heritage Policy Center is protecting your information.

Contact Information

The Maine Heritage Policy Center welcomes your comments regarding this Statement of Privacy. If you believe that The Maine Heritage Policy Center has not adhered to this Statement, please contact The Maine Heritage Policy Center at info@mainepolicy.org.

Privacy Statement

The Maine Heritage Policy Center is committed to protecting your privacy and developing technology that gives you the most powerful and safe online experience. This Statement of Privacy applies to the The Maine Heritage Policy Center website and governs data collection and usage. By using the The Maine Heritage Policy Center website, you consent to the data practices described in
this statement.

Collection of your Personal Information

The Maine Heritage Policy Center collects personally identifiable information, such as your e-mail address, name, home or work address or telephone number. The Maine Heritage Policy Center also collects 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 Maine Heritage Policy Center. This information can include: your IP address, browser type, domain names, access times and referring website addresses. This information is used by The Maine Heritage Policy Center for the operation of the service, to maintain quality of the service, and to provide general statistics regarding use of the The Maine Heritage Policy Center website.

Please keep in mind that if you directly disclose personally identifiable information or personally sensitive data through The Maine Heritage Policy Center public message boards, this information may be collected and used by others. Note: The Maine Heritage Policy Center does not read any of your private online communications.

The Maine Heritage Policy Center encourages you to review the privacy statements of websites you choose to link to from The Maine Heritage Policy Center so that you can understand how those websites collect, use and share your information. The Maine Heritage Policy Center is not responsible for the privacy statements or other content on websites outside of the The Maine Heritage Policy Center and The Maine Heritage Policy Center family of websites.

Use of your Personal Information

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

The Maine Heritage Policy Center does not sell, rent or lease its customer lists to third parties. The Maine Heritage Policy Center may, from time to time, contact you on behalf of external business 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, The Maine Heritage Policy Center may share data with trusted partners to help us perform statistical analysis, send you email or postal mail, provide customer support, or arrange for deliveries. All such third parties are prohibited from using your personal information except to provide these services to The Maine Heritage Policy Center, and they are required to maintain the confidentiality of your information.

The Maine Heritage Policy Center does not use or disclose sensitive personal information, such as race, religion, or political affiliations, without your explicit consent.

The Maine Heritage Policy Center keeps track of the websites and pages our customers visit within The Maine Heritage Policy Center, in order to determine what The Maine Heritage Policy Center services are the most popular. This data is used to deliver customized content and advertising within The Maine Heritage Policy Center to customers whose behavior indicates that they are interested in a particular subject area.

The Maine Heritage Policy Center websites 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 Maine Heritage Policy Center or the site; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of The Maine Heritage Policy Center; and, (c) act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of The Maine Heritage Policy Center, or the public.

Use of Cookies

The The Maine Heritage Policy Center website uses "cookies" to help you personalize your online experience. A cookie is a text file that is placed on your hard disk by a Web page 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 convenience 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 Maine Heritage Policy Center pages, or register with The Maine Heritage Policy Center site or services, a cookie helps The Maine Heritage Policy Center to recall your specific information on subsequent visits. This simplifies the process of recording your personal information, such as billing addresses, shipping addresses, and so on. When you return to the same The Maine Heritage Policy Center website, the information you previously provided can be retrieved, so you can easily use the The Maine Heritage Policy Center features 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 setting 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 The Maine Heritage Policy Center services or websites you visit.

Security of your Personal Information

The Maine Heritage Policy Center secures your personal information from unauthorized access, use or disclosure. The Maine Heritage Policy Center 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

The Maine Heritage Policy Center will occasionally update this Statement of Privacy to reflect company and customer feedback. The Maine Heritage Policy Center encourages you to periodically review this Statement to be informed of how The Maine Heritage Policy Center is protecting your information.

Contact Information

The Maine Heritage Policy Center welcomes your comments regarding this Statement of Privacy. If you believe that The Maine Heritage Policy Center has not adhered to this Statement, please contact The Maine Heritage Policy Center at info@mainepolicy.org. We will use commercially reasonable efforts to promptly determine and remedy the problem.

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