Online Privacy, Content Rating & Accessibility Policies

CoSN Privacy Policy

CoSN respects your privacy. To protect the privacy of its members and other visitors to CoSN, Taking TCO to the Classroom, K-12 School Networking Conference, Data-Driven Decision Making and Cyber Security for the Digital District, 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 W may aks 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 combinationcombination 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 purposes.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 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 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 Chapter, you have consented to the release of information related to your membership to the Chapter to which you applied.

This only applies to postal addresses; CoSN never shares or rents out email addresses or telephone or fax numbers. 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 reflecting this.not 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 postal addresses rented/provided to third parties. As noted above, CoSN never rents or shares email addresses or telephone or fax numbers. 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 postal 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.

To be removed from any of our various e-newsletter mailing lists, please contact Sharon Cannon at info@cosn.org.

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.