Harford County Public Schools

Privacy Statement for Harford County Public Schools

What Information Do We Collect?

Harford County Public Schools (HCPS) collects information from you when you register on our site, subscribe to Finalsite™ Community Portal, respond to a survey or fill out a form.

When registering on HCPS’ web site, as appropriate, you may be asked to enter your name, e-mail address, mailing address, and phone number. You may, however, visit our site anonymously.

Do We Use Cookies?

Yes. Cookies are small files that a site or its service provider transfers to your computer’s hard drive through your Web browser (if you allow) that enables the sites or service providers’ systems to recognize your browser and capture and remember certain information.

HCPS uses cookies to understand and save your preferences for future visits and compile aggregate data about site traffic and site interaction so that we can offer better site experiences and tools in the future. HCPS may utilize third-party service providers to assist us in better understanding our site visitors. These service providers are not permitted to use the information collected on HCPS’ behalf except to help us conduct and improve our business.

If you prefer, you can choose to have your computer warn you each time a cookie is being sent, or you can choose to turn off all cookies via your browser settings. Like most websites, if you turn your cookies off, some of our services may not function properly.

Do We Disclose Any Information to Outside Parties?

HCPS does not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer to outside parties your personally identifiable information. This does not include trusted third- parties who assist in operating our website, conducting our business, or servicing you, so long as those parties agree to keep this information confidential. We may also release your information when appropriate to comply with the law, enforce our site policies, or protect ours or others’ rights, property, or safety.

Third Party Links

Occasionally, at HCPS' discretion, we may include or offer third- party links on our website. These third-party sites have separate and independent privacy policies/statements. Therefore, HCPS has no responsibility or liability for the content and activities of these linked sites. Nonetheless, we seek to protect the integrity of our site and welcome any feedback about these sites.