School-ToGo.com and TOGO Media’s Online Privacy Policy - General
Introduction:
School-ToGo.com is the first website that lets teachers share their favorite resources with children and parents. For the 1st time, teachers can recommend resources that support what they are teaching, when they are teaching it. School-ToGo.com is the educator and student/parent portal for TOGO Media.
Privacy Notice
School-ToGo.com and TOGO Media (“TOGO”) knows you care how personal information about you is used by us and/or shared with others. TOGO values your trust. We seek to safeguard your personally-identifiable information and honor your requests for privacy. This notice describes our online privacy policy and practices, including what information we collect and how we use it.
By visiting our site, you are accepting the practices described in this Privacy Notice. Similarly, by visiting on http://www.togo-media.com, http://www.School-ToGo.com or any other websites of TOGO, registering and becoming a member of School-ToGo.com, making a purchase online through School-ToGo.com, or as a content provider submitting materials or information to TOGO or School-ToGo.com, you agree to the terms and conditions of this website and TOGO’s privacy policy and any other policies of TOGO Media. Unless you tell us otherwise, whenever you submit personally-identifiable information to us online, you are giving your consent to the collection, use and disclosure of your personal information, as described herein.
We collect data from our School-ToGo.com website through a variety of means, including our teacher recommendations, offers, surveys, newsletters, forums, alerts, etc. We collect information concerning your interests, preferences and attitudes to assist us in our product recommendations, offerings and marketing. We are also interested in making your visits to our website useful and enjoyable. We try to customize your website experience in a way that is tailored to your unique interests as a teacher, parent, student, organization or content provider. At the same time, we give you options to assist us in customizing your visits.
What Personal Information Does TOGO Gather?
The information TOGO learns from our site visitors helps us continually improve the teacher recommendations and products we provide to you. Here are the types of information we gather.
•Information You Give Us: TOGO receives and stores any information you enter on our Web sites or give us in any other way. However, you can choose not to provide certain information. However, if you do so, then you might not be able to take full advantage of many of our features. We use the information that you provide for such purposes as responding to your requests, customizing future visits based on your interests, improving our service and communicating more effectively with you. We will not take personal information from you without your knowledge.
•Automatic Information: TOGO receives and stores certain types of information automatically whenever you interact with us. For example, like many Web sites, we use “cookies.” In that way, we obtain certain types of information when your Web browser accesses our site. In the course of using our site, we automatically track certain information about you, including the URL that you just came from (whether this URL is on our site or not), which URL you go to next (whether this URL is on our site or not), what browser you are using and your Internet Protocol (IP) address. There are a number of companies that offer utilities designed to help you visit Web sites anonymously. Although TOGO will not be able to provide you with a personalized experience if we cannot recognize you, you should be aware that these disabling tools exist.
What Are Cookies?
•Cookies are alphanumeric identifiers that TOGO transfers to your computer’s hard drive through your Web browser. They enable our systems to recognize your browser. If we recognize you, TOGO can provide more customized or personalized features each time you log on to one of our brand websites.
•The “help” portion of the toolbar on most browsers will tell you how to prevent your browser from accepting new cookies, how to have the browser notify you when you receive a new cookie, and/or how to disable cookies altogether. However, cookies allow you to take full advantage of some of our site’s features. TOGO recommends that you leave them turned on.
What About Pixel Tags?
When you visit TOGO’s website or view one of our e-mails, we may use pixel tags (also called “clear gifs”), tracking links and/or similar technology to note some of the pages you visit on our websites. These help us personalize your experience. We may also use pixel tags to determine what types of e-mail your browser supports. TOGO may use the information collected through pixel tags, tracking links and similar technology in combination with your personally-identifiable information.
Safeguards Concerning The Use Of Your Personal Information
•We value you as a customer and/or visitor to our websites. We endeavor to protect your personal information.
•TOGO does not use any information about where you personally go on the Web and we do not give it out to others.
•TOGO does not give out your telephone number, credit card information or screen names. TOGO also gives you the opportunity to correct your personal contact and billing information at any time.
•TOGO may use information about the kinds of products you recommend or buy to make other marketing offers to you, unless you tell us not to.
•The information you provide may be used by TOGO to create and deliver to you newsletters, e-mails, surveys or other communications containing teacher recommendations or suggestions, product information, offers, promotions or information concerning your order.
•TOGO may use the information you provide in an aggregate form for internal business and planning purposes, such as generating demographic data and statistics or developing marketing plans.
•TOGO may collect, store and accumulate certain non-personally identifiable information concerning your use of our websites, such as information regarding which of our teacher recommended resources, pages, brand sites, contests or promotions are most popular. TOGO may share or transfer such non-personally identifiable information with or to our affiliates, licensees or partners.
•TOGO may disclose information, including personally-identifiable information, we deem necessary, in our sole discretion, to comply with any applicable law, regulation, legal process or governmental request. In the event of any on-line purchases, TOGO may exchange information, including personally-identifiable information, with other companies and organizations to process or fulfill orders submitted by you and for credit fraud protection and risk reduction. If you make a purchase on line, we may ask you for your credit card information to process your order. This information will not be used for any other purpose than order processing and/or referencing of your order and will not be shared with anyone outside of TOGO, except as noted above.
•TOGO may use IP addresses to analyze trends, administer our websites, track traffic patterns and gather demographic information for aggregate use.
Do We Share the Information We Receive?
Information about our customers is an important part of TOGO’s business. However, TOGO is not in the business of selling our database to others. We share customer information only with subsidiaries we control, affiliates or specific business partners or agents and only as described below.
•Affiliated Businesses We Do Not Control: TOGO works closely with our affiliated content providers, such as publishers, product and media companies. In all cases, these businesses support our business by shipping purchased products directly. We share customer information such as first/last name, shipping address, telephone number to fulfill the orders placed on our sites and related to those transactions with that business.
•Agents: TOGO may employ other companies and individuals to perform functions on our behalf. Examples include fulfilling orders, delivering packages, sending postal mail and e-mail, removing repetitive information from customer lists, analyzing data, providing marketing assistance, processing credit card payments and providing customer service. They have access to personal information needed to perform their functions. However, they are not authorized by TOGO to use it for other purposes or provide it to anyone else.
•Promotional Offers: If TOGO sends offers to selected customers on behalf of other businesses or as part of a joint promotion, TOGO does not give that business your name and address.
•Protection of TOGO and Others: TOGO reserves its right to release account and other personal information when we believe release is appropriate to comply with any law, enforce or apply our Terms and Conditions of Use and other agreements, or to protect the rights, property, or safety of ourselves, our users or others. This may include exchanging information with other companies and organizations for fraud protection and credit risk reduction.
•Links: TOGO’s website may contain links to and from other websites. Please be aware that we are not responsible for the privacy practices of other websites. This privacy policy only applies to the information TOGO collects on our various brand websites. We encourage you to read the privacy policies of any other websites to which you link from our websites.
•Third Parties: TOGO may retain other companies and individuals to perform certain functions on our behalf. Examples include data analyses firms, customer support specialists, fulfillment companies (e.g., companies that fill product orders or coordinate mailings, contests or promotions) and web-hosting companies. Such third parties may be provided with access to personally-identifiable information needed to perform their functions. However, they are not authorized by TOGO to use such information for any other purpose or transfer it to anyone else.
•Business Transfers: During the course of our business, it is possible TOGO might sell certain assets or be acquired. In such circumstances, our electronic database is among the assets that could be transferred. By submitting your personal information on our websites, you agree that your data may be transferred to such parties in such circumstances.
Choice - Opt Out
If you receive any future e-mailings from TOGO, you may opt out of these mailings by clicking on a link in the e-mail you receive. Our e-mail practices are designed to comply with the Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing Act of 2003 (the “CAN-SPAM Act”).
Children
TOGO does not intentionally sell products for purchase by children, including students. We sell children's products for purchase by adults. If you are under 18, you may use this site only with the involvement of a parent or guardian. TOGO’s website is designed to comply with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998. In that regard, children under the age of thirteen are not allowed to register with our site or purchase products from our site.
Students are provided with passwordprotected, readonly access to the materials posted by their teachers. Such access is only provided by invitation extended by the students’ teacher. Students accessing our sites though such entry do not submit any personallyidentifiable information (other than their email address). Access to our websites for purposes of purchasing materials is only intended for persons eighteen years of age or older. Students less than 18 years of age should only access or register with such sites with the involvement of a parent or guardian.
Conditions of Use, Notices and Revisions
If you choose to visit TOGO’s brand sites, your visit and any dispute over privacy is subject to this Notice and our Terms and Conditions of Use, including limitations on damages, arbitration of disputes and application of the laws of the State of Connecticut in the USA.
Our business changes constantly. This Notice and the Terms and Conditions of Use will change also. The use of information that TOGO gathers is subject to the Privacy Notice in effect at the time of use. TOGO may e-mail periodic reminders of our notices and conditions, unless you have instructed us not to. You should check our Web site frequently to see recent changes that have been posted.
Teachers
Teachers are allowed to use the site and share their favorite resources with students and parents provided they adhere to TOGO Media’s terms and conditions of use and TOGO’s other policies. Such permission may be withdrawn in TOGO Media’s sole and absolute discretion. Teachers are prohibited from posting any personallyidentifiable information about either students or parents. Teachers shall refrain from posting any inappropriate language or materials. Violation of any term and condition of use or other TOGO Media policy may result in the loss of privileges to use the site as well as the loss of credits.
Secure Communications
All pages where you provide personal credit card information use Secure Server Software (SSL) encryption technology. SSL is the industry standard and among the best software available today for secure transactions.
•TOGO uses secure technology, privacy protection controls and restrictions on employee access in order to safeguard your personal information.
Terms and Conditions of Use of Website
Welcome to TOGO’s web sites. TOGO AND OUR AFFILIATES PROVIDE OUR SERVICES TO YOU SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS. IF YOU VISIT AND USE ANY OF OUR WEB SITES, YOU ACCEPT THESE CONDITIONS. PLEASE READ THEM CAREFULLY. In addition, when you use any current or future service or visit the web site of any business affiliated with us, whether or not included in this web site, you also will be subject to the guidelines and conditions applicable to such other service(s) or business(es) or web site(s), including any applicable privacy policies thereof which may differ from TOGO’s policies.
COPYRIGHT
All content included on this site, including but not limited to, text, graphics, logos, button icons, images, audio clips, digital downloads, data compilations and software, is the property of TOGO or its content suppliers and is protected by United States and international copyright laws. All software used on this site is the property of TOGO or its software suppliers and is protected by United States and international copyright laws.
TRADEMARKS
Marks indicated on our site are registered trademarks of TOGO or its affiliates, including licensors, in the United States and other countries. All other trademarks not owned by TOGO or its subsidiaries that appear on this site are the property of their respective owners, who may or may not be affiliated with, connected to, or sponsored by TOGO or its subsidiaries.
LIMITED LICENSE AND SITE ACCESS
TOGO grants you a limited license to access and make personal use of this site and not to download (other than page caching) or modify this site, or any portion of it, except with express written consent of TOGO. This license does not include: any resale or commercial use of this site or its contents; any collection and use of any product listings, descriptions, or prices; any derivative use of this site or its contents; any downloading or copying of account information for the benefit of another merchant; or any use of data mining, robots, or similar data gathering and extraction tools. This site or any portion of this site may not be reproduced, duplicated, copied, sold, resold, visited, or otherwise exploited for any commercial purpose without the express written consent of TOGO. You may not frame or utilize framing techniques to enclose any trademark, logo, or other proprietary information (including images, text, page layout, or form) without TOGO’s express written consent. You may not use any meta tags or any other “hidden text” utilizing our name or trademarks without the express written consent of TOGO. Any unauthorized use terminates the permission or license granted by TOGO. You are granted a limited, revocable, and nonexclusive right to create a hyperlink to the home page of TOGO so long as the link does not portray TOGO, its affiliates, or their products or services in a false, misleading, derogatory, offensive or any other manner which TOGO in its sole discretion, may find to be objectionable. You may not use any TOGO logo or other proprietary graphic or trademark as part of the link without TOGO’s express written permission.
BLOGS, REVIEWS, COMMENTS, COMMUNICATIONS, AND OTHER CONTENT
Visitors and teachers using our sites may post blogs, reviews, comments, and other content, and submit suggestions, ideas, comments, questions, or other information, so long as the content is not illegal, obscene, threatening, defamatory, invasive of privacy, infringing of intellectual property rights, or otherwise injurious to third parties or objectionable and does not consist of or contain software viruses, political campaigning, commercial solicitation, chain letters, mass mailings, or any form of “Spam.” You may not use a false e-mail address, impersonate any person or entity, or otherwise mislead as to the origin of a card or other content. TOGO reserves the right (but does not have the obligation) to remove or edit such content in its’ sole and absolute discretion.
If you do post content or submit material, you grant TOGO and its affiliates a nonexclusive, royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, and fully sublicensable right to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, and display such content throughout the world in any media. You grant TOGO and its affiliates and sublicensees the right to use the name that you submit in connection with such content, if we or they so choose. You represent and warrant: that you own or otherwise control all of the rights to the content that you post; that the content is accurate; that use of the content you supply does not violate this policy and will not cause injury to any person or entity; and that you will indemnify TOGO and its affiliates, including licensors against all claims, including an attorneys’ fees relating to that defense thereof, resulting from content you supply. TOGO has the right but not the obligation, to monitor and edit or remove any activity or content in its sole and absolute discretion. TOGO.com takes no responsibility and assumes no liability for any content posted by you or any third party.
COPYRIGHT COMPLAINTS
TOGO and its affiliates respect the intellectual property of others. If you believe that your work has been copied in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, please provide us with detailed information concerning your claim.
PRODUCT DESCRIPTIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
TOGO and its affiliates attempt to be accurate at all times. However, TOGO does not warrant that descriptions, recommendations or other content of this site are accurate, complete, reliable, current or error-free.
OTHER BUSINESSES
Parties other than TOGO and our subsidiaries operate stores, provide services or sell product lines on this site. For example, other businesses and individuals offer products. In addition, TOGO provides links to the sites of affiliated companies and certain other businesses. TOGO is not responsible for examining or evaluating, and we do not warrant the offerings of, any of these businesses or individuals or the content of their Web sites. TOGO does not assume any responsibility or liability for the actions, products, and/or content of any of these web sites or the web sites of any other third parties. You should carefully review each web site’s privacy policy statements and other conditions of use.
DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES AND LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY
THIS SITE IS PROVIDED BY TOGO ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS.
TOGO MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AS TO THE OPERATION OF THIS SITE OR THE INFORMATION, RECOMMENDATIONS, CONTENT, MATERIALS, PRODUCTS OR SERVICES INCLUDED ON THIS SITE. YOU EXPRESSLY AGREE THAT YOUR USE OF THIS SITE IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK.
TO THE FULL EXTENT PERMISSIBLE BY APPLICABLE LAW, TOGO DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. TOGO DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THIS SITE, ITS SERVERS, OR E-MAIL SENT FROM TOGO ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS.
TOGO WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES OF ANY KIND ARISING FROM THE USE OF THIS SITE, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE, AND CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES.
CERTAIN STATE LAWS DO NOT ALLOW LIMITATIONS ON IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF CERTAIN DAMAGES. IF THESE LAWS APPLY TO YOU, SOME OR ALL OF THE ABOVE DISCLAIMERS, EXCLUSIONS, OR LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU, AND YOU MIGHT HAVE ADDITIONAL RIGHTS.
APPLICABLE LAW
By visiting this web site, you agree that the laws of the State of Connecticut, without regard to principles of conflict of laws, will govern these Terms and Conditions of Use and any dispute of any sort that might arise between you and TOGO or its affiliates.
SITE POLICIES, MODIFICATION, AND SEVERABILITY
Please review our other policies, posted on this site. These policies also govern your visit to any other web sites of TOGO. We reserve the right to make changes to our site, policies, and these Terms and Conditions of Use at any time. If any of these terms and conditions shall be deemed invalid, void, or for any reason unenforceable, that term or condition shall be deemed severable and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining terms and condition.
TOGO’s US Privacy Policy
TOGO respects the privacy of every individual about whom we have information. TOGO pledges to conduct its business according to the following principles:
Notice, Access and Choice—TOGO recognizes that individuals should be informed about how personal information about them is used. They should also have choices about the dissemination of that information. To understand what information TOGO compiles, how it is used and to learn how to exercise choice or access such information, please read the information on Notice, Access and Choice.
Accuracy—TOGO maintains quality-control procedures. These are aimed at ensuring that the information we compile and process is accurate and complete. We will respond promptly to any questions about the accuracy of information from clients and consumers.
Security—TOGO maintains security procedures aimed at preventing unauthorized access to personal information. We use multi-level security systems to control access to our sensitive information. All users must have the appropriate password-protected access codes and be expressly authorized to access certain data and applications.
TOGO conducts audits from time to time on our internal and external information systems to help preserve the integrity of customer data. We also maintain physical security for our facilities and limit access to certain critical areas of the business.
Online Practices—TOGO’s online privacy practices apply to the collection and use of information collected online from individuals, prospects and customers who visit our various websites. Our Online Privacy Policy describes TOGO’s use of cookies and what choices individuals have pertaining to the use of information collected by such technologies. More information can be found in TOGO’s Online Policy - General.
US Privacy Policy — Notice, Access, Choice
Notice, Access and Choice
TOGO recognizes that individuals should be informed as to how personal information about them is used and have choices pertaining to the use and dissemination of that information. Notices should be provided that explain the collection, use and distribution of personally-identifiable information. Most importantly, individuals should have the choice to opt out of the use of their data in marketing campaigns if they so desire. Similarly, TOGO believes individuals should have access to personal information a company has about them that will be used for commercial reference purposes.
Consumers may request an Opt-out Form by contacting TOGO’s Customer Service at 1-888-86-8646 or by sending an e-mail to info@School-ToGo.com.
An individual may have access to his or her individual information. The information will be provided in the form of an information report which TOGO will be happy to provide for a processing fee of $5.00. Individuals may request an Individual Information Report Request Form by contacting our Customer Service at 1-888-86-8646 or by sending an e-mail to info@School-ToGo.com.
If an individual wants to change or correct inaccurate information or have that information removed, he or she should contact us at the foregoing telephone number or email address.
