When teachers register with TechCONNECT, submit an online form to request a catalog, respond to a survey, or communicate with us for any other reason, we add their e-mail and postal addresses to our electronic mailing list so that, from time to time, we can send them information about new features, additions, and changes to our products and/or Web site. We also use information collected from registered members at the point of registration to mark them as unique users of TechCONNECT in order to preserve the security and integrity of the network.

We do not collect e-mail or postal addresses from students.

Please be assured that we take your concerns about privacy quite seriously, and we will make every reasonable effort to protect your privacy. To that end, The McGraw-Hill Companies has developed a comprehensive Customer Privacy Notice. TechCONNECT and all other divisions of The McGraw-Hill Companies adhere to this policy. If you'd like more information about The McGraw-Hill Companies use of customer data, please review The McGraw-Hill Companies Privacy Notice.

If you have questions or comments about our privacy notice or you would like to confirm the accuracy of the information we have collected from you or your child, please e-mail TechCONNECT at privacy@mhdigitallearning.com.

The Federal Trade Commission's Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) became effective April 21, 2000. This act provides regulations that apply to the online collection of personal information from children under the age of 13. In order to comply with COPPA, TechCONNECT only requires students to register using a first name and last initial. No other personally identifiable information will be collected in order to gain admission to the site. To further protect the privacy of children, TechCONNECT encrypts all notes or comments transmitted online between a student and his/her teacher and encrypts files submitted by a student into his/her online Portfolio. These notes and files are secure and inaccessible to everyone (except the author student and his/her teacher). If you would like more information about COPPA, please visit the Federal Trade Commission's Web site.

When children register with TechCONNECT, we use the information collected to mark them as unique users within TechCONNECT to preserve the security and integrity of the network. We collect the following information from children at the point of registration:

First Name and Last Initial (used to identify children as unique users within TechCONNECT)

Member Name (a combination of at least 6 letters OR numbers, chris1 is a valid member name)

Password (a combination of at least 6 letters AND numbers, password must contain at least one number, chris1 is a valid password, password is not revealed at any point within the network)

Identity Question (a list of identity questions are presented; identity questions are used to recover access if a user loses his/her password; an answer to an identity question may be any combination of letters or numbers)

In order to provide a link between a teacher and his/her students in TechCONNECT, teachers are required to set up classes. By setting up a class, a random alphanumeric Class Key is generated and distributed to students. This Class Key is entered by the student and links the student to his/her teacher. Teachers will also review and comment on projects and assessments submitted online by his/her students, as described below.

Assessments (a teacher may choose to deliver assessments online; a record of the student's completed assessments are retained in the student's Portfolio)

Portfolio Comments (a student's Portfolio of work may be viewed by the teacher, and encrypted comments may be transmitted between a teacher and student)

Note: The above information is only accessible to the teacher and the student after logging onto the network using a secure member name and password.

INFORMATION COLLECTED FROM TEACHERS ABOUT TEACHERS

When teachers register with TechCONNECT, submit an online form to request a catalog, respond to a survey, or communicate with us for any other reason, we add their e-mail address and other contact information to our electronic mailing list so that, from time to time, we can send them information about new features, additions, and changes to our products and/or Web site. We also use the information collected from teachers to mark them as unique users within TechCONNECT to preserve the security and integrity of the network. We collect the following information from teachers at the point of registration:

Title, First Name, and Last Name (used to identify teachers as unique users within TechCONNECT)

Member Name (a combination of at least 6 letters OR numbers, chris1 is a valid member name)

Password (a combination of at least 6 letters AND numbers, password must contain at least one number, chris1 is a valid password, password is not revealed at any point within the network)

Identity Question (a list of identity questions are presented; identity questions are used to recover access if a user loses his/her password; an answer to an identity question may be any combination of letters or numbers)

E-mail Address (used to confirm registration; also used to communicate information about new features, additions, and changes to TechCONNECT)

Home State (used to determine which state standards apply to that teacher, required)

Note: only the member name and the e-mail address are known to TechCONNECT administrators, and any information collected from members will not be distributed or shared with persons or companies outside McGraw-Hill.

REVIEW AND REMOVAL OF TEACHER OR CHILD INFORMATION

Users may review and modify their information within TechCONNECT. In order to perform the aforementioned actions, students and teachers may view their information in the Profile area and perform the action online. For users who want to be removed from TechCONNECT, contact Customer Support at 1-800-437-3715 or epgtech@mcgraw-hill.com.

Questions and concerns about TechCONNECT's privacy notice may be e-mailed to the Privacy Officer at: mhln_privacy@mhlearningnetwork.com.

USE OF COOKIES AND ONWARD TRANSFER

TechCONNECT does not use permanent cookies. However, TechCONNECT does use a temporary user session object or "temporary cookie". This temporary cookie stores a user's member name and password while visiting TechCONNECT. This user session object allows a user to visit various pages within the secure network without having to enter his or her member name and password on every page that he/she visits. The temporary cookie expires when a user logs out of TechCONNECT or after a period of inactivity within TechCONNECT.

EXTERNAL LINKS

TechCONNECT features many links to other Web sites as part of its rich array of educational offerings. While we have endeavored to provide links to sites providing the highest level of educational material available on the Web, TechCONNECT cannot make any guarantees with respect to the actions or policies of those sites that links are provided for.

SECURITY

TechCONNECT implements "state of the art" security and encryption technologies available. TechCONNECT makes every effort to provide a safe and secure community for its users. However, no network can guarantee that its security measures cannot be breached. TechCONNECT urges its members to exercise caution when communicating online. Please be aware of the following:

• TechCONNECT will not ask you to provide credit card information via e-mail.
• No representative of TechCONNECT will call your home except in response to a question originated by you, in which you have specifically requested that you be contacted by telephone.
• TechCONNECT reserves the right to delete vulgar or abusive language or content, and to terminate the user accounts of those propagating such content.
• TechCONNECT reserves the right to terminate the collection or dissemination of its members' personal information by other members of TechCONNECT, and the user accounts of those participating in such activities.
• Any complaint about a member of TechCONNECT will be investigated to a commercially reasonable extent.
• Any violation of TechCONNECT's policies and procedures may result in the termination of service by TechCONNECT. For more information, please review the McGraw-Hill Companies Terms of Use.

Please report any violation of TechCONNECT's policies and procedures by e-mailing us at epgtech@mcgraw-hill.com or call 1-800-437-3715.

Thank you.

Please note that your e-mail address will only be used to respond to a specific query or request. In those cases where resolution to a specific question or request is required, your e-mail address may be forwarded to the appropriate party within The McGraw-Hill Companies Inc. In the event that your message regards a technical difficulty, your message and e-mail address may be stored in our database in order to document the difficulty that you encountered.

If you'd like more information about our use of customer data, please review The McGraw-Hill Companies Privacy Notice, in addition to reviewing the TechCONNECT Privacy Notice.