Riviera Hall Lutheran School
Web Site Privacy and Security Policy

The purpose of this document is to establish and promote the ethical, legal, and secure use of computing and electronic communications for all members of Riviera Hall Lutheran School community.

Riviera Hall Lutheran School cherishes freedom of expression, the diversity of values and perspectives inherent in an academic institution, the right to acknowledgment, and the value of privacy for all members of the community. At the same time, Riviera Hall Lutheran School may find it necessary to access and disclose information from computer and network users’ accounts to the extent required by law, to uphold contractual obligations, or to diagnose and correct technical problems. For this reason, the ultimate privacy of messages and files cannot be ensured. In addition, system failures may lead to loss of data, so users should not assume that their messages and files are secure.

Neither Riviera Hall Lutheran School nor its agents restricts the content of material transported across its networks. While Riviera Hall Lutheran School does not position itself as a censor, it reserves the right to limit access to its networks or to remove material stored or posted on Moore computers when applicable to policies, contractual obligations, or if state or federal laws are violated. Alleged violations will receive the same academic due process as any other alleged violation of contractual obligations, or state or federal laws.

General
Riviera Hall Lutheran School respects the privacy of every individual who visits our site. This Privacy Policy outlines the information that Riviera Hall Lutheran School Web site may collect and how we may use that information. RHLS reserves the right to alter this policy at any time by posting a new privacy policy at this location.

Definition
Riviera Hall Lutheran School Web site" is defined as publicly accessible pages hosted under the domain rivierahall.org.

Riviera Hall Lutheran School Web site contains links to other sites. Please be aware that Riviera Hall Lutheran School is not responsible for the privacy practices of those sites. This policy applies solely to information collected by this Web site.

Personal Data
Riviera Hall Lutheran School will not collect any personally identifiable information about you, such as name, address, telephone number, or e-mail address ("personal data") through our site unless you have provided it to us voluntarily on our public pages.

Children/Direct Notice to Parents
Riviera Hall Lutheran School Web site has no intention of collecting any personal data from individuals under 13 years of age without parental consent. Where appropriate, we will specifically instruct those under age 13 not to submit such information on our site and/or will take reasonable steps to ensure parental consent to such submissions.

Additional Information Collected Automatically
In some cases, Riviera Hall Lutheran School may automatically (i.e., not via registration) collect information about you that is not personally identifiable. Examples of this type of information include the type of Internet browser you are using, the type of computer operating system you are using, the IP address of your computer, and the domain name of
the Web site from which you linked to our site. This information is used to ensure that our site meets the needs of the majority of our users, as well as to diagnose problems with our server. This information also helps us produce statistics on how often our various pages are visited.

Information Placed Automatically on Your Computer/Cookies
When you view our site, we may store some information on your computer. This information will be in the form of a "cookie" or similar file and can help us in many ways. For example, cookies allow us to tailor a Web site to better match your interests and preferences. With most Internet browsers, you can erase cookies from your computer's hard drive, block all cookies, or receive a warning before a cookie is stored. Please refer to your browser instructions or "help" screen to learn more about these functions.

Public Forums
This site may make message boards available for public use. Please remember that any information that is disclosed in these areas becomes public information; you should exercise caution when deciding to disclose any personal information.

Security
Riviera Hall Lutheran School Web site takes every precaution to protect our users' information. When users submit sensitive information via our site, this information is encrypted and remains secure during all stages of transmission. Riviera Hall Lutheran School complies with all state and federal statutes requiring safeguards on specific types of information.

E-mail
You may opt out of receiving communications from Riviera Hall Lutheran School by sending an e-mail to unsubscribe@rivierahall.org

Concerns/More Information
Please contact us with any concerns or questions. E-mail info@rivierahall.org or contact us via postal mail at:

Riviera Hall Lutheran School
330 Palos Verdes Blvd.
Redondo Beach, CA 90277