NCS Pearson, Inc. ("Pearson") respects your right to privacy. This Privacy Policy applies to the Understand Scoring™ website ("Site"), which provides training and test material used to support state assessments. Except as noted below, this Site is not designed to collect personal information from users, but inquiries, comments, and support requests may be submitted via the
Pearson Customer Support Form.
Collection and Use of Information This Site is not designed for the collection of information. To the extent you provide Pearson with information during the course of an inquiry, we may collect such information in order to respond to the inquiry. We may also share this information with the State Department of Education for the state to which this Site relates. Users of this Site may send comments, inquiries, or request support in using this Site by completing the
Pearson Customer Support Form. We request that these forms include the following information: name and school district email address, school district name, computer operating system and browser, and a description of the question or support needed. We collect and use this information to respond to the inquiry and provide support, to maintain our support records, and to evaluate and improve this website and our services.
Certain Educator intended features of this Site requires the user to create an account using their email address in order to access these features and may also collect educator first name and last name. The Site will use the email address to send user information or notifications. We may also share the user's email address, first name, and last name with the State Department of Education for the state to which this Site relates.
Information Sharing or Disclosure Except for the limited exceptions set forth below, Pearson will not share with, or disclose to, third parties, the names of users, students, or other personally identifiable information collected through or in connection with this Site. Pearson may, however, disclose personally identifiable information:
- As requested or required by the State Education Agency for the Assessment Program or the user's school district.
- In response to subpoenas, court orders or legal process, to the extent permitted or required by law;
- To protect user security, or the security of other persons, consistent with applicable laws; As required by law;
- In connection with the sale, joint venture, or transfer of some or all of the assets of NCS Pearson, Inc.; and/or
- To affiliated companies and contractors of Pearson who are obligated to take appropriate commercially reasonable steps to maintain the confidentiality of such information and use it solely for the purposes specified in this Privacy Policy.
Non-personally identifiable aggregated information may be used for research and development and may be disclosed to third parties.
Information Received from Internet Service Providers This Site receives information that is automatically generated by a user's internet service provider (ISP). This information may include the IP address (a number automatically assigned to a computer by the ISP), the associated URLs, domain types, the browser type used to access our Site, the country, state and telephone area code, the location of the ISP's servers, the pages of our Site that the user views during the visit, any search terms entered on this Site, and the user's Site address and email address. This information may be collected for system administration purposes, to gather broad demographic information, and to monitor the level of activity on the Site. Pearson does not link IP addresses to personally identifiable information. We reserve the right, however, to link IP addresses and other information supplied by the ISP to personally identifiable information in order to protect the integrity of our system and for security purposes.
Cookies Cookies are small text files that a Site transfers to your computer's browser. We use cookies to measure traffic patterns, personalize content, and control security. The cookies we use supply non- personally-identifiable information, but they may identify your computer, browser, and internet specifications
Transmission of Information The internet is a global environment. By using this Site and sending information to us electronically, you consent to electronic transmission of any data that you may choose to supply us. Information transmissions to this Site and forms sent to us may not be secure. Given the inherent operation and nature of the internet, all internet transmissions are done at the user's own risk.
Links to Other Sites This Site may contain links to other Sites on the internet that are owned and operated by third parties or by Pearson or its affiliates. The information practices of those Sites are not covered by this Privacy Policy, but by their own terms and policies, which you should read carefully. These other Sites may send their cookies to users, collect data, or solicit personal information. This Privacy Policy only applies to this Site. This Privacy Policy is not intended to apply to other Pearson websites or other types of information which may be subject to different privacy policies.
Changes to this Privacy Policy We reserve the right to change the terms of this Privacy Policy from time to time by posting an updated Privacy Policy. We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes or updates.
Contact Information for Questions or Resolution of Concerns If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or how we handle personal information, please complete the
Pearson Customer Support Form.
