This policy describes the sisd.net privacy practices regarding information collected from visitors to the site. It contains information about what data is collected and how that information is used. The sisd.net privacy policy applies only to this Web site. When you follow a link to another site, even the sites of state agencies and local governments, this policy will not apply. You should check the privacy policy of each of these sites if you have concerns about how they handle personally identifiable information. This policy may be updated periodically, so please check back from time to time.

Collection and Use of Information

sisd.net does not sell or rent personally identifiable information. Please be aware that when you provide information to any government entity, however, that information may be subject to the Texas Public Information Act and applicable federal legislation. Information about the Texas Public Information Act is available from the Office of the Attorney General. Each governmental body must be contacted directly about the records they keep and their use of personally identifiable information.

The sisd.net Web site utilizes server logs and log analysis tools to create summary statistics about the use of the Web site. The summary statistics are used for purposes such as assessing what information is of most interest to users, determining technical design specifications, and identifying system performance or problem areas.

For online government transactions conducted on the sisd.net Web site, you will be asked to enter certain information about yourself and/or the organization with which you are affiliated. The specifics of this information will vary as required by the type of transaction involved. In each case, the information requested will include the same information that would be requested if you performed the identical transaction in person rather than online. Whenever personal information is requested from you on this site, there will be an indication of whether your disclosure of such information is mandatory or optional. Information collected in the course of the transaction is used for the following purposes:

• To conduct online transactions with the appropriate entities.
• To send you a reply to an enquiry.
• To send you an e-mail confirming your transaction.
• To forward new product announcements or content features to you, only if you have chosen to request this service.

sisd.net may be required by law enforcement or judicial authorities to provide personally identifiable information to the appropriate governmental authorities. sisd.net fully cooperates with law enforcement agencies in identifying those who use our services for illegal activities. We reserve the right to report to law enforcement agencies any activities that we in good faith believe to be unlawful.

Minor's Privacy Policy

Any information collected by any SISD website from children 13 and under is subject to the same guidelines of the SISD’s general privacy policy. In addition, for any information collected by or for any child under 13, the following guidelines will be followed:

• Information that could be collected from or for a minor includes, but not necessarily limited to: name, address, telephone number, e-mail address, school, hobbies and any question or comment submitted.
• Parental Consent. [Parent includes legal guardian.]
• Parental consent will be obtained before collecting, using or disclosing personal information about a child.
• In the event that SISD changes its practices of collecting, using or disclosing any information in a substantive way, new parental consent will be obtained. An example of a change may include, what material is collected, how the information may be used, or third party access to that information.
• Upon verification of a child’s parent’s identity, the requesting parent will be able to review the personal information collected from their child.
• A parent will be allowed to revoke their consent and SISD will delete information collected from or for their children on request. When consent is revoked, the website will stop collecting, using or disclosing information from or for that child. Revocation may end a child's participation in an activity if the information collected was necessary for participation on the website.

Additional information can be obtained at the FTC's Consumer Response Center website.

Security

This site uses a secure server for conducting online transactions. All credit card and other payment information that you transmit to us will be protected by 128-bit encryption technology, provided your browser is properly configured and your computer is operating properly. Security technology requires that you have a reasonably current browser that is capable of supporting 128-bit encryption. Current browsers such as these will activate the appropriate security features when you enter an online transaction through this site. In general, you can determine whether you are on a secure site by looking at the symbol at the bottom of your browser screen. You can be sure you are using a secure server if the key is unbroken or the lock is locked.

Cookies

Some of the pages and online government transactions hosted by and linked from this site use cookies. A cookie is an extremely small text file that is stored on your computer and created to track specific information. The services hosted on this website (sisd.net) use cookies to set a session ID - this can be thought of as a kind of name tag, so the service can keep track of your transaction. The session cookie will be destroyed after a few minutes of inactivity, successfully completing a transaction or when the browser is closed. If your Web browser does not accept cookies, you may not be able to use the online transactions on this site. Sisd.net may set other cookies which may, for instance, remember you preferences or to remember a page visit. At no time will SISD set a cookie to track your online activity. All SISD cookies are designed to enhance your visit to the SISD website. For more information on cookies, you may wish to review the U.S. Department of Energy's report on cookies located at the Computer Incident Advisory Capability Information Bulletin web site.

Contact Information

If at any time you are concerned about your privacy or security while visiting the SISD website, please contact webmaster@sisd.net.