Privacy Policy
Overview
In general, the Governor's School for the Arts (GSA) Foundation, Inc.’s policies governing the collection and dissemination of personally identifiable information are governed by state and federal laws that cover such activities.
Purpose
The purpose of the statement is to inform users of this site with regard to the collection and use of personally identifiable information. Nothing herein should be construed to, nor does it, create any new or different rights than those available under existing state and federal laws.
Definition of Personally Identifiable Information
For the purposes of this statement, "personally identifiable information" means any information relating to an identified or identifiable individual who is the subject of the information. This includes information such as names, addresses, tax identification numbers and credit card numbers.
Personally Identifiable Information Not Routinely Collected
Users are not required to provide personal information simply to visit the GSA Foundation Web site or to access information. The GSA Foundation may request personally identifiable information to authenticate identities when requesting access to some types of information.
Personally Identifiable Information that May Be Subject to Public Disclosure
In the State of South Carolina, laws exist to ensure that government is open and that the public has a right to access appropriate records and information possessed by a government agency. At the same time, there are exceptions to the public's right to access certain records to preserve the privacy of individuals. Such exemptions are authorized by both State and federal laws. Some information collected by the GSA Foundation may be subject to inspection and copying by the public, unless such an exemption in law exists. In the event that there is a conflict between this Privacy Statement and a State or federal law governing the disclosure of public records, the applicable State or federal law shall control.
The Family Privacy Protection Act of 2002 prohibits persons or private entities from using any personal information obtained from GSA Foundation’s website for commercial solicitation purposes. A person knowingly violating this prohibition is guilty of a misdemeanor and subject to penalties specified in S.C. Code Ann. Section 30-2-50(D).
Use, Collection and Retention of Personal Identifiable Information
The Internet Protocol (IP) addresses of computers used to visit this Web site are noted as part of the statistical analysis used to manage and improve this Web site. However, the GSA Foundation does not attempt to gain personally identifiable information on individual users or to associate individual users with such IP addresses.
The GSA Foundation collects, retains and uses personal information only when it is lawful and is essential to administer and to provide services requested by a constituent.
Use of Cookies
The GSA Foundation Web site might create "cookies" on systems belonging to GSA Web site visitors. Information stored in cookies is handled in the same way as other personally identifiable information. No user information will be gathered through the use of cookies except that which is required to run the specific application(s) being accessed by the user and to provide information that is used to improve the GSA Foundation Web site.
Use of Constituent E-mail Addresses
E-mail addresses obtained as a result of requests to this Web site will not be sold or given to any other organization for marketing purposes. The information collected is subject to the access and confidentiality provisions of the State's Freedom of Information Act and other applicable sections of the South Carolina Code of Laws and/or federal law. E-mail or other information requests sent to the GSA Foundation Web site may be maintained in order to: respond to the request, forward that request to the appropriate person (including personnel at the SC Governor's School for the Arts) or provide the Web designer with user feedback to assist in improving the site.
The GSA Foundation is committed to data security and the data quality of personally identifiable information that is either available from, or collected by, this Web site, and has taken precautions to protect personally identifiable information from loss, misuse or alteration. Any third parties responsible for this information are required to follow the same policies and guidelines as the GSA Foundation in protecting this information. Unless otherwise prohibited by state or federal law, rule or regulation, individuals will be given the ability to access and correct personally identifiable information maintained by the GSA Foundation Web site that may be in error.
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