Privacy Notice
Who we are
Aspen View School Division, more commonly referred to as Aspen View Public Schools or AVPS, is a regional and primarily rural school authority located in north-central Alberta. Our division office is located in Athabasca, Alberta.
Aspen View Public Schools website connects you to AVPS schools and departments. This website is maintained to assist you in finding information about AVPS, its schools, programs, and services. Aspen View Public Schools is subject to the Alberta Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy (FOIP) Act and is committed to providing a website that respects your privacy while you visit us online. This privacy statement summarizes the privacy practices of AVPS with respect to our website located at https://www.aspenview.org
We do not automatically gather any personal information from you such as your name, phone number, or email address. This information is obtained only if you supply it voluntarily, usually through contacting us via email or by providing it on an online form. You should review the privacy statement each time you submit personal information on the website.
Any personal information you do provide is managed according to the FOIP Act. This means that at the point of collection, you will be informed of the purpose for which your personal information is being collected, the legal authority for collection, and the person who can answer your questions about the collection. Aspen View Public Schools does not sell or otherwise distribute any information collected to third parties.
Information Collected in Emails and Online Forms
We do not collect personal information for any purpose other than to respond to you. The only personal information collected that is used to identify you is information you give voluntarily. When you submit a question or comment, you may be asked for your name, email address, or other information. This personal information is used to process and respond to your question or comment and is only disclosed to those who need it to answer your question, to the person that your inquiry relates to, or to parties legislatively authorized to receive the information.
If you complete an online form and submit it to us through our website, we use the information for the purposes described on the form. Personal information collected from an online form will be treated in accordance with the privacy protection provisions of the FOIP Act.
Information Collected and Stored Automatically
When you visit the Aspen View Public Schools website, our web server automatically collects a limited amount of standard information essential to the operation, security and evaluation of the website. This information includes:
- IP Address from which you access the AVPS website (an IP address is a number that is automatically assigned to your computer whenever you are surfing the web)
- Type and version of browser used to access our site
- Date and time you access our site
- Pages you visit
- If you linked to the AVPS website from another website, the address of that site.
This information is collected in compliance with the FOIP Act. The information is primarily used to help us to assess our services in order to efficiently provide you with the information you require.
Embedded Content from Other Websites
This site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
Cookies
A cookie is a small piece of text information that is sent to your browser when you access a website. Your browser will return this cookie information to the domain where the cookie originated. Cookies may be created when you visit our site. The session cookie we incorporate allows us to determine common paths used by our viewers. This information allows us to streamline navigation to the most requested pages during future upgrades.
If you are concerned about the use of cookies, you can refer to the help information in your browser software for information on how to disable cookies. If you wish to delete cookies from your machine, consult your browser’s help files for instructions on how to do so.
Security
For site security purposes and to ensure that web services remain available to all users, the division’s computer system uses software programs to monitor network traffic to identify unauthorized attempts to upload or change information, or otherwise cause damage to the service we provide. No attempt is made to identify an individual user or their usage patterns except for law enforcement investigations.
Links to other websites
This website includes links to other sites. Aspen View Public Schools is not responsible for the content or the privacy practices of other websites. You are encouraged to examine each site’s privacy policy and disclaimers and make your own decisions regarding the accuracy, reliability and correctness of material and information found.
Tools we use
We use Google Analytics, to better understand our users’ needs and improve our website. These tools use first and third-party cookies and other technologies to capture anonymous statistical information that includes device IP address, device screen size, device type (unique device identifiers), browser information, geographic location (country only), and the preferred language used to display our website.
This data is reflected in statistical reports, heatmaps and session recordings that help us to determine the popularity of services and online activity. Additionally, we use this information for site optimization and for fraud detection/security purposes.
For further information about these tools, visit: How Google uses information
This website is powered by the Rally Content Management System (CMS) and is subject to Rally’s privacy policy which can be found here: https://www.rallyonline.ca/privacy-policy
Contact Information
Questions about the FOIP Act as it relates to Aspen View Public Schools and concerns regarding privacy or access to information issues should be directed to:
Aspen View Public Schools
FOIP Coordinator
1 University Drive
Athabasca, AB T9S 3A3
Phone: 780-675-7080