This Privacy Policy describes how your personal information is collected, used, and shared when you visit or use contact forms on https://platoacademy.net and its subdomains.
Please note: Under Florida law, e-mail addresses are public records. If you do not want your e-mail address released in response to a public records request, do not send electronic mail to this entity. Instead, contact our office by phone or in writing.
Anonymous usage statistics are collected in reference to the type of browser you are using, your location, and pages of our websites that you visit. Cookie scripts are set to your browser from Google when you use the Calendar, Maps, or YouTube elements on our pages. Third party services that are handling payments are collecting information while you are browsing their websites in order to perform these services. This policy may be updated periodically, so please check back from time to time.
“Cookies” are data files that are placed on your device or computer and often include an anonymous unique identifier. Cookies can remember what information a user accesses on one web page to simplify subsequent interactions with that website by the same user or to use the information to streamline the user’s transactions on related web pages. This makes it easier for a user to move from web page to web page and to complete commercial transactions over the Internet. For more information about cookies, and how to disable cookies, visit http://www.allaboutcookies.org.
When you visit our website cookies are set to your device from Google as you access a Google Calendar, Google Maps, or Youtube video element on our page. This helps Google understand your preferences and helps them serve you better for future visits. Click here for more information about how Google uses cookies: https://policies.google.com/technologies/cookies.
You may disable cookies for your browser on a desktop or mobile devices if you chose to do so by following the directions on this page: http://www.allaboutcookies.org/manage-cookies/ or this page: https://cookiesandyou.com.
If you use an apple mobile device and you prefer blocking cookies, this is how you can do it: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201265
We are not responsible for the practices employed by web sites linked to or from our web site nor the information or content contained therein. Often links to other web sites are provided solely as pointers to information on topics that may be useful to the users of our web site.
Your browser can alert you when cookies are placed on your device, and how you can stop or disable them via your browser settings. More information on how to manage these settings on common browsers and devices are below.
In order to keep our website services relevant, easy for you to use and up-to-date, we use web analytics services to help us understand how users navigate and use our websites.
Cookies allow web analytics services to recognize your browser or device and, for example, identify whether you have visited our website before, what you have previously viewed or clicked on, your location and how you found us. The information is anonymous and only used for statistical purposes. This information helps us to analyze patterns of user activity and to develop a better user experience. If you prefer to opt out of Google Analytics tracking you can install the Google analytics opt-out button by following the directions on this link: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
| Cookie Name | Expiration Time | Description |
|---|---|---|
| _ga | 2 years | Used to distinguish users. |
| _gid | 24 hours | Used to distinguish users. |
| _gat | 1 minute | Used to throttle request rate. |
| AMP_TOKEN | 30 seconds to 1 year | Contains a token that can be used to retrieve a Client ID from AMP Client ID service. Other possible values indicate opt-out, inflight request or an error retrieving a Client ID from AMP Client ID service. |
The analytics.js collects information like:
The ga.js JavaScript library uses cookies to:
This library sets the following cookies:
| Cookie Name | Default Expiration Time | Description |
|---|---|---|
__utma | 2 years from set/update | Used to distinguish users and sessions. The cookie is created when the javascript library executes and no existing __utma cookies exists. The cookie is updated every time data is sent to Google Analytics. |
__utmt | 10 minutes | Used to throttle request rate. |
__utmb | 30 mins from set/update | Used to determine new sessions/visits. The cookie is created when the javascript library executes and no existing __utmb cookies exists. The cookie is updated every time data is sent to Google Analytics. |
__utmc | End of browser session | Not used in ga.js. Set for interoperability with urchin.js. Historically, this cookie operated in conjunction with the __utmb cookie to determine whether the user was in a new session/visit. |
__utmz | 6 months from set/update | Stores the traffic source or campaign that explains how the user reached the site. The cookie is created when the javascript library executes and is updated every time data is sent to Google Analytics. |
__utmv | 2 years from set/update | Used to store visitor-level custom variable data. This cookie is created when a developer uses the _setCustomVar method with a visitor level custom variable. This cookie was also used for the deprecated _setVar method. The cookie is updated every time data is sent to Google Analytics. |
If you want to find out more about how Google is collecting usage data click on this link: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en
When you use a contact form on our website, we use your email so we can respond to you. However, information will not be disclosed to third parties for advertising or promotional purposes or other government agencies, unless required by state or federal law. Please note that Florida’s public records law requires that all information received in connection with state business be made available to anyone upon request, unless the information is subject to a specific statutory exemption. If information is required by law to be disclosed about you, then every effort to notify you about the disclosure in advance will be taken.
When you are clicking a link from our website to a third party website, and while you are using a third-party platform like weebly.com you are subject to their privacy policy.
Payments for Before and After Care are handled by third-party platforms. You can access their respective policies on the following pages: https://www.myschoolbucks.com/ver2/etc/getprivacy and https://www2.mypaymentsplus.com/privacy-policy.
and https://www.vancoevents.com/us/info/privacy
We may update this privacy policy from time to time in order to reflect, for example, changes to our practices or for other operational, legal or regulatory reasons. The changes will be posted on this page.
Jeffrey S. Wood, Esq.
jsw@trippscott.com
Phone: (954) 765-2926
Primary Address of School where records are routinely created, sent, received, maintained, and requested:
Plato Academy Charter Schools
1822 N. Belcher Rd. Suite 101
Clearwater, FL 33765
