Privacy and Terms

Polytechnic School is committed to the protection and privacy of your information as we provide services and tools to enhance your online Poly experience.
Polytechnic School (Poly) is committed to respecting your privacy and protecting any personal information you share with us. You can visit our website without revealing personal information. In some cases , however, we may ask for personal information in order to provide the services you request. Such information will be used by Poly only to conduct official school business and will never be disseminated by Poly to any unaffiliated third party. All of the information that we collect from you is subject to this Privacy Policy and Terms of Use. By using this site, you agree to be bound by these terms.

Terms of Use

This website is intended to provide news and information about Poly. We will make all reasonable efforts to ensure the accuracy and timeliness of content.

No part of this site or its contents - including, but not limited to, the school logo - may be copied, reproduced, modified, retransmitted, distributed, published, commercially exploited or otherwise transferred without written permission from Poly.

Information Collection and Use

Poly does not track, collect or distribute personal information about site visitors. However, we do collect some information about site visits. We have access to domain names and IP addresses of visitors. We compile statistics that show the number of visitors and the number of requests we receive for particular pages or files on the site. These statistics are used internally to evaluate and improve the site. The statistics contain no personal information (or email addresses) and cannot be used to gather such information.

Poly Parents are provided access to specific password-protected areas of our website, which may contain personally identifiable information, such as contact information for other Poly  parents or families.

Email Privacy and Spam

The website contains email addresses of faculty and staff and (within the password-protected parts of the site) Poly parents. Use of this information for private, commercial, or political mailings and/or distribution to any outside party is prohibited. If you have any questions about our privacy policy, please contact Poly.

Student Privacy

Poly is committed to protecting the privacy of our students and their families. We do not post the full names of students on the public pages of our website. Images of students are used on the public pages of the site; however, students are never identified by name in images. Within the password-protected pages of the site, use of students' full names is allowed and students can also be identified by full name in images.

Online Giving and Other Transactions

We are committed to the privacy of all our donors and to those making any kind of transaction via the Polytechnic School website. Should you decide to make an online donation or purchase, you will be asked to provide your name, contact information and credit card billing information. All of this information is encrypted using SSL, an industry standard secure technology designed to prevent the theft or interception of the information you provide. Credit card billing information is used only to obtain payment from the appropriate credit card firm and to fulfill the donor's or purchaser's request, and is not stored or otherwise retained by Poly after the transaction is complete.

External Links

This site may contain links to other (external) sites. Poly is not responsible for the privacy policies or content provided by these sites.

Cookies

Using Goggle Analytics we collect some anonymous information about how you use the site by setting and accessing cookies on your computer. A cookie is a small text file containing a unique identification number that is transferred from the web site to your hard drive. We use both session ID cookies and persistent cookies. A session ID cookie terminates once you close the browser. A persistent cookie is stored on your hard drive for an extended period of time. The stored cookies will not allow us to learn any personally identifiable information that you have not otherwise disclosed. At no time will the cookies reveal to Poly or to others your name, email address, street address or telephone number.

The use of cookies is an industry standard, and they are currently used on most major websites. It is possible to adjust your browser preferences to alert you when a cookie is sent to your hard drive, or to refuse cookies altogether. However, this may significantly alter what you are able to see or access on the Poly website.

To learn more about how Google collects and processes information, go to: www.google.com/policies/privacy/partners/
 
Administrative Systems and Services Educational Apps, Software, and Services
Blackbaud - Donor management, accounting, student information,
and website management
Privacy Policy | Donor Privacy and Security | Website Privacy Policy | Website Terms of Service

CampBrain - Summer program registration and enrollment management
Privacy PolicyTerms of Service  

FACTS - Tuition and billing management
Privacy PolicyTerms of Service  

Google Workspace for Education - Employee and student email 
Privacy, Security, and Family Safety Resources | Privacy PolicyTerms of Service 

Magnus Health - Employee and student health
Privacy and Security Statement

Naviance - Student college application service
Terms of Service | Privacy Statement 

PayPal - Various school club and event fee processing
Privacy PolicyTerms of Service 

Permission Click - School forms
Privacy Policy | Terms of Service 

Ruvna - Broadcast emergency notification system
Privacy PolicyTerms of Service 

SchoolAdmin - Admission and enrollment processing
Privacy Policy 

SchoolPass - Afterschool attendance, bus scheduling,
and visitor management
Privacy Policy 

Seesaw - K-5 Learning management system
Privacy PolicyTerms of Service 

Vidigami - Photo and media sharing
Privacy Policy 

Zoom - Telecommunications, video conferencing, meeting and collaboration system.

In addition to the stated policies and terms and service below, we use Zoom's SMS services. As part of this feature we are obliged to disclose the following. No mobile information will be shared with third parties/affiliates for marketing/promotional purposes. All other categories exclude text messaging originator opt-in data and consent; this information will not be shared with any third parties
Privacy PolicyTerms of Service 

Adobe Aero
Adobe Photoshop
ADP Mobile Solutions
AgingBooth
Amazon Kindle
Amazon Prime Video
Amplify Science
Animal Math Games For Kids
Aristotle • Philosopher
Blockly for Dash & Dot robots
Blooket
Bluebook Exams
Boggle With Friends: Word Game
Box Island - Award Winning Coding Adventure
BrainPOP
BrainPOP Jr.
Branches of Power
Brilliant.org
Calculator‘
Canva: Design, Photo & Video
ChatterPix Kids
CK12
Classroom
Classroom Organizer
Clips
CodeMonkey Jr. Pre-coding Game
codeSpark Academy Kids Coding
com.play-i.Blockly
Comic Life 3
Common Lit
Desmos Scientific Calculator
Destiny Discover
Draw and Tell
EdClub
Edpuzzle
Endless Alphabet
Endless Wordplay
Epic - Kids' Books & Reading
ERB CTP Online
eSpark
EV3 Classroom LEGO® Education
Exam.net
Explain Everything Whiteboard
Felt Board
Firefox: Private, Safe Browser
Fitoons
Flip (formerly Flipgrid)
Flip Makes Learning Engaging
FlipaClip: Create 2D Animation
Focus Interactive
GarageBand
Geoboard, by MLC
Geoboard, by The Math Learning Center
GeoExpert Lt - World
Gmail - Email by Google
Google Calendar: Get Organized
Google Chrome
Google Classroom
Google Docs: Sync, Edit, Share
Google Drive
Google Earth
Google Keep - Notes and lists
Google Maps
Google Meet (original)
Google Sheets
Google Slides
Goosechase
Green Screen by Do Ink
Handwriting Without Tears: Wet-Dry-Try for Capitals, Lowercase and Numbers—Classroom Edition
Handwriting Without Tears: Wet-Dry-Try for Capitals, Numbers & Lowercase
Headsprout
HelloChinese - Learn Chinese
Hopster Coding Safari for Kids
Hudl
Hudl Replay
Hudl Sideline
iMovie
iStopMotion
iTranslate Translator
IXL - Math, English, & More
Kahoot! Play & Create Quizzes
Kami
Khan Academy Kids: Learning!
Kialo
Kids A-Z
Kids Toddlers 4 Learning Games
Kindergarten Math - Games for Kids in Pr-K and Preschool Learning First Numbers, Addition, and Subtraction
Kodable
Kuta
LEGO® MINDSTORMS® EV3 Home
Lightbot Jr : Coding Puzzles for Ages 4+
lightbotjr
Lingt
Lucid Chart
MAP Reading Fluency Testing
Match the Fraction
Math Bingo
Math Kids - Add,Subtract,Count
Math Town
Math Vs Zombies - Math Games Grade K - 5
mathtype
Mayan Multiplication
Merge Explorer
Merge Object Viewer
Merriam-Webster Dictionary
Mindomo
MINDSTORMS EV3 LEGO® Education
Monster Math : Kids Fun Games
Moofy Recognizing Pattern
Moose Math - Duck Duck Moose
Mosyle School
Multiplication: Times Tables
Nearpod
News-O-Matic EDU
Notability
Novel Effect: Read Aloud Books
NWEA Secure Testing
org.collegeboard.bluebook
Osmo Coding Awbie
Osmo Coding Duo
Osmo Coding Jam
Osmo Detective Agency
Osmo Masterpiece
Osmo Newton
Osmo Numbers Classic
Osmo Pizza Co.
Osmo Projector
Osmo Tangram Classic
Osmo Words Classic
Oz Phonics 1
Padlet
Park Math - by Duck Duck Moose
Peardeck
Pet Bingo - Duck Duck Moose
Philo: Live & On-Demand TV
Philosophy: fun and easy
PicCollage: AI Photo Editor
Place Value Disks
PlayPosit
Pluto TV: Watch & Stream Live
Popplet
Prodigy Math Game
Puppet Pals HD
Puppet Pals HD Director's Pass
Quizlet
Quizziz
Quotes of Socrates
RAZ-kids
Reading A - Z
Reading Eggs - Learn to Read
Rebel Girls
Relay Smart Agent
Ruzzle
Schoolkit Math
ScratchJr
Screencastify
Sight Words Adventure
Simply Tuner - Violin, Cello
Singapore Math, Bar Models Grade 5
Sketch Me!
Socrative
Sora, by OverDrive Education
Spelling Monster
Starfall ABCs
Starfall I'm Reading
Starfall Learn to Read
Statue of Liberty
StikBot Studio 2.0
Stop Motion Studio
Stop Motion Studio Pro
Storyboard That
Stroud Research
Sudoku· Classic Puzzle Games
Super Why! Power to Read
Sushi Monster
Tales2Go
Telling Time - It's Easy
Tenuto
Text Me - Phone Call + Texting
ThingLink
Thinkrolls 1: Puzzles for Kids
TI-84 SmartView™ CE Emulator 
TouchMath Jungle Addition 1
TumbleBooks
Turnitin
Twig
TWIG
VHL
Video Star
WeDo 2.0 LEGO® Education
Word BINGO
Word Wagon by Duck Duck Moose
WPP
YouTube: Watch, Listen, Stream
 
* This list is subject to change throughout the year, and their individual policies may be found on their websites.

Should you have any questions or concerns about these services or policies, please contact the Technology Team at helpdesk@polytechnic.org