1. Our Commitment to Privacy

This notice describes our Privacy Policy. Our policy is designed to advise you about how we collect, use, and protect personal information you provide. By visiting this site, you are accepting practices described in this Privacy Policy.

2. What Information is Collected and How It is Used

The MTAC website is divided into two areas: public and private. We may collect your IP address, URLs you visit on our site, browser type and language, and the time of your visit. This site, like many other sites, records this basic information about visits to our site. We use this information to improve the effectiveness of our information dissemination programs and to comply with licensing requirements. We do not save financial information anywhere on the web site. Financial information can be entered to purchase items and member renewals and that information is passed directly to PayPal and is not saved by MTAC.

A username and password is required for access to the private portion of the MTAC website. MTAC teacher members may use the site to register their students for the Certificate of Merit (CM) program and other MTAC programs. The password protected site requests personally identifiable information about the teacher, such as name, address, e-mail, phone number and fax number. When teacher members register their students for the CM program, the website collects student information consisting of name, school grade, birth date and CM level. For other MTAC programs, the website collects student information consisting of name and program level. In some cases, birth dates of students may be requested. The information about students is used for the administration of the CM or other program. The information is not sold or rented.

Cookies may be used on the public portion to analyze website usage. A session cookie is used for the private portion. The session cookie expires when the user logs out or closes the browser.

The public portion of our website includes photos of students. Students’ names are not listed with the photos. Student names may appear in listings for various programs (Convention, Piano Solo/Concerto competitions and so on).

3. How We Protect Your Information

The privacy and protection of your information is important to us. The private portion of the website is password protected and all information is exchanged by a secured connection (https). Teachers only have access to the students they register. Our business practices limit employee access to confidential information, and limit the use and disclosure of such information to authorized persons, such as IT administrators, and the CM chairs in charge of administering the entire CM program. In general, teachers do not have access to the personal information of students who they do not teach. Teachers only have access to the personal information of students they teach. Only CM Chairs, members of the CM Council, and an IT administrator have access to the entire database.

4. Who Has Access to the Information

Information about our users is important to us. We restrict access to the password protected site. Outside consultants may assist us with the administration of the web site, and they are required to sign a confidentiality agreement. The teacher information regarding a teacher can be accessed and changed by the teacher at any time. Only the teacher who entered the student’s information has access to the student’s information, and a limited number of administrators. A list of names of people other than your child’s teacher who has access to this personal information can be found at this Access List. Note: Branch Chairs only have access to the personal information for students residing within that branch.

5. How You Can Access Your Information

Parents who are concerned about information collected about their children may review their child’s information we have collected by contacting their child's teacher.

Parents also can refuse to permit the further use or maintenance of their child’s information. Parents wishing to review the data we maintain on their child may contact the person above. We will honor a parent’s request to have this information removed from our database. To have your child’s information removed from our CM database, please contact your child's teacher.

6. Consent

By using our website, you consent to the collection and use of your personal information as described in this Privacy Policy.

7. Changes to Privacy Policy

If our Privacy Policy or procedures change, we will immediately post those changes to our website. Any such changes will be effective immediately upon being posted, unless otherwise stated in the change.

8. Legal Disclaimer

MTAC may need to disclose personal information when required by law or to comply with a legal process.

9. Effective Date

This Privacy Policy is effective as of June 1, 2007.