Connections Education LLC, dba Pearson Virtual Schools USA (collectively, "Connections"), a Pearson company, respects your privacy and takes the duty to protect it seriously. As a service provider for public schools, monetizing your personal information would be a violation of our values.
Our Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, manage, share, and protect information that we may gather when you visit our website, the websites of our affiliated schools, or the websites for our Education Management Systems, (collectively, the "Websites"), or contact us by phone or other means.
Some states have developed a more nuanced definition of “selling” and “personal information”. Please see below for more detailed information on your particular state.
California Residents
The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) is a new law, effective January 1, 2020, that gives California residents the right to opt out of the sale of their Personal Information by a business subject to the law. The CCPA does not apply to non-profit or government institutions.
The CCPA defines “personal information” and “sale” very broadly to include data sharing that does not involve monetary payments and may not include names or email addresses. It is unclear whether third party targeted advertising cookies involve the sale of Personal Information under the CCPA. Please also see the Do Not Track information in our California Supplemental Privacy Statement.
Cookies
We use third party targeted advertising cookies to provide relevant marketing messages about educational programs when you visit connectionseducation.com and connectionsacademy.com, but not in our education management system. Like most websites, this site uses cookies and similar technologies (cookies), such as Google Analytics. Cookies can store preferences, make a site more user-friendly and collect information about site usage and performance. Targeted third party advertising cookies are a particular type of cookie that supports interest-based advertising.
Managing and Blocking Cookies
Through browser settings, you can manage or block the use of cookies. In addition, you can use opt-out tools for ad networks and firms who participate in the Network Advertising Initiative at http://optout.networkadvertising.org/ or the Digital Advertising Alliance at http://optout.aboutads.info/.
To effectively manage cookies via browser settings or through these ad industry opt-out tools, you must opt-out and set cookie preferences on all browsers and all devices that you use. If you clear cache or cookies, be sure to reset your preferences.
Please note that blocking or disabling some cookies may prevent or impair functionality and use this site.
Here’s some additional information about viewing and changing your browser settings to manage or block cookies:
Google Chrome
- Click on the spanner icon (top menu in browser) and select ‘Settings’
- Click the 'Under the Bonnet' tab on the left, then select the 'Content settings' button
- Under the cookies section, choose the option that best suits your needs.
Microsoft Internet Explorer
- Click on 'Tools' (top menu in browser) and select 'Internet options'
- Click on the 'Privacy' tab
- Move the privacy slider to the level of privacy you require. Settings above Medium will disable cookies.
Mozilla Firefox
- Click on 'Tools' (top menu in browser) and select ‘Options’
Select the Privacy icon - In the history section choose 'Use custom settings for history' from the dropdown menu
- Cookies can be enabled or disabled by clicking on the appropriate check boxes.
Safari
- Click on the Cog icon (top menu in browser) and select 'Preferences'
- Click on Privacy tab and choose the option that best suits your needs.
Opera
- Click on the 'Tools' at the top of your browser window and select 'Preferences'
- Select the 'Advanced' tab and choose Cookies from the list on the left
- Choose the option that best suits your needs.
Safari on OSX
- Click on 'Safari' at the top of your browser window and select 'Preferences'
- Click on the 'Privacy' tab
- Adjust the level of cookie acceptance here.
Firefox
- Click on 'Firefox' at the top of your browser window and select 'Preferences'
- Select the Privacy icon
- In the history section choose 'Use custom settings for history' from the dropdown menu
- Cookies can be enabled or disabled by clicking on the appropriate checkboxes.
Nevada Residents
We do not sell personal information as defined by Nevada law. However, Nevada law requires us to provide Nevada residents with an opportunity to opt out of the sale of their personal information. Nevada residents may email a request to opt out of the sale of their personal information to us at NevadaDesignatedRequest@pearson.com.
For Additional Information
Please read the Privacy Policy for additional information. If you have any questions, please contact privacy@connectionseducation.com.
We may update this statement from time to time in the same way that we update our Privacy Policy.