Online Privacy, Content Rating & Accessibility Policies
CoSN Privacy Policy
CoSN respects the privacy. To protect the privacy of its members and other visitors to the CoSN websites. CoSN has implemented the following policy:
Websites: You can visit parts of the CoSN website without
identifying yourself or revealing any personal information. However,
CoSN can and may collect the following information regarding visitors
to our website: domain name; your name; information regarding what
pages are accessed; information volunteered by you such as such as
survey responses or contact information; and, information related to
transactions such as registrations to conferences, online courses and
events, and the purchase of CoSN products. We may ask you to
provide us with information regarding your professional interests,
personal demographics, and experience with our resources. This
information is collected so that we may continuously improve our
products and services. Access to the Member-Only section of the CoSN
website is provided through use of a login and password combination that is issued to members in good standing.
Visitors seeking access to certain free materials may be asked to
provide certain information about themselves as a condition of
accessing that information.
If you choose to provide us with personal information, such as your
name and address when placing an order, registering for one of our
programs or performing another task, CoSN may use that information to
provide or offer you CoSN products or services, for billing purposes,
to send information to you, or for other related
purposes. For example, if you are a member, CoSN may use the information
you
provide us to process your application, maintain memberships, keep you
abreast of latest news and programs, or respond and render services to
you.
CoSN's CTO Council Listserv: The CTO Council listserv is
intended as a member benefit. The CTO Council is co-sponsored by TLN;
therefore, TLN members are also invited to participate. The listserv is
intended to be a resource for district CTOs to network and share
information with their peers. CoSN recognizes that the listserv is also
a valuable resource for the media and our corporate members. Members of
the media are invited to participate in the CTO Council listserv;
however, all list discussions are to be considered confidential and
off the record. On-list discussions and comments may only be reported
or quoted with the express permission of the original source(s). CoSN
corporate members may also participate on the CTO Council listserv; however, they
are prohibited from posting commercial messages. Any vendors posting
commercial or sales messages to the list will be immediately
unsubscribed.
Disclosure of Contact Information to Third Parties: On occasion,
CoSN may rent limited membership data to third parties, or provide
limited data on registered site users to various third parties. This
limited data may include name, job title, company and business address.
However, it does not include any phone numbers, fax numbers or email
addresses. If you do not wish CoSN to release your personal
information, please refer to the opt-out section of our policy.
By becoming a member of CoSN, you agree to allow CoSN to include your
name in our online member directory, which is accessible only to
members. If you do not wish CoSN to list any of your contact
information, please refer to the opt-out section of our policy. If you
apply to become a member or are a member of any CoSN State Chapter, you have
consented to the release of information related to your membership to
the Chapter to which you applied.
CoSN carefully screens
and approves all mailing pieces sent by third parties prior to mailing.
CoSN licenses our mailing list for one-time use only, and renters must
sign an agreement not to re-use the list. If you feel a
licensee has violated this agreement, please report the alleged
violation to CoSN immediately.
Opting Out of the Release of Your Personal Information: Members
and registered site users may opt out of having their addresses
rented/provided to third parties. Additionally,
members may opt out of having their contact information listed in the
online membership directory. If you do not wish CoSN to release your
postal address to third parties, please send a written request in which
you identify yourself, and which clearly states your preference that
CoSN not release your address.
By mail to:
CoSN
Attention: Opt Out
1025 Vermont Avenue NW,
Suite 1010,
Washington, DC 20005
USA
By phone to:
800/267-8747 x115
By e-mail to:
membership@cosn.org
Regardless of membership status, Members and registered site users may
also opt out of having their contact information listed in the online
membership directory, as well as set their own contact, address rental,
and information display options in myCoSN. Log in to myCoSN at www.cosn.org and select the appropriate opt-out options.
This policy is subject to change at any time.
Content Rating
This Website, as well as all
Web sites sponsored by the Consortium for School Networking, has been rated by CoSN, based on the content rating standards
of the Internet Content Rating Association. ICRA is an independent, non-profit organization with offices in the United States
and Europe. The ICRA standards are designed to promote the online safety of children, while protecting the free-speech rights
of content providers. Browsers can be set to bar access to those Web sites that include certain kinds of content that educators
and parents consider to be inappropriate for children or to sites that have not rated themselves. For more information, see
www.icra.org.
Accessibility
CoSN uses Bobby Worldwide software created by the Center for Applied
Special Technology (CAST) to ensure its site is compliant with Section 508
and the W3C Web Accessibility Initiative These initiatives are designed
to help Web page authors identify and repair significant barriers to access by individuals with disabilities, and are fully
supported by CoSN.