For the purposes of this privacy policy a CyberPatriot participant is defined as a Coach, Mentor, Team Assistant, Competitor, ESCEI requestor, CyberCamp Coordinator or other individual associated with the program.
Basic Policy
CyberPatriot values the right to privacy of its participants and their right to limit the use of their names and other identifying personal information as they see fit. CyberPatriot uses mailing and participant lists in the ways described below. In each case the participant may elect to stop such use by contacting the CyberPatriot Program Office.
Registration
CyberPatriot will email participants in our programs to complete the registration process.
AFA Solicitations
From time to time CyberPatriot mails information about AFA membership to eligible adult participants.
List Rentals
CyberPatriot never sells mailing lists of names and addresses. However, CyberPatriot may share email addresses of Coaches and Mentors with organizations we partner with to provide competition elements such as Cisco Net Academy. Additionally, CyberPatriot may share contact information of Coaches, Mentors or Camp Coordinators with CyberPatriot Centers of Excellence points of contact or AFA chapters who may be able to offer resources to the Teams or Camps.
Programmatic E-Mail
CyberPatriot will send competition related materials to Coaches and Mentors. CyberPatriot will send ESCEI materials to individuals who request ESCEI kits. CyberPatriot will send AFA CyberCamp emails to Camp Coordinators. Any individual may opt out of these e-mails by clicking the unsubscribe link in the e-mail or by contacting the CyberPatriot Program Office. Opting out of the emails will mean that you will not receive critical competition and program information. CyberPatriot receives statistics showing us how many people opened the e-mail and what links they clicked to read. This helps us know what teams have accessed the program related emails.
Broadcast E-Mail
CyberPatriot sends broadcast e-mails periodically to participants. Any individual may opt out of these e-mails by clicking the unsubscribe link in the e-mail or by contacting the CyberPatriot Program Office. CyberPatriot receives statistics showing us how many people opened the e-mail and what information they clicked to read.
Internship Opportunities
CyberPatriot sponsors offer internship opportunities to CyberPatriot Competitors. CyberPatriot will send Competitors and Coaches information about available internship opportunities as they become available. Any individual may opt out of these e-mails by clicking the unsubscribe link in the e-mail or by contacting the CyberPatriot Program Office.
Surveys
CyberPatriot sends occasional surveys to CyberPatriot participants. These surveys help us understand how to improve our program and what impact our program has had on our participants and their education and career goals and experiences.
If you want to be excluded from any or all of these mailings or lists, you may do so by e-mail to the CyberPatriot Program Office at info@uscyberpatriot.org by calling 1-877-885-5716. Be sure to include your complete name and email address to allow us to remove you from mailings.
Links to other websites
Our website may contain links to enable you to easily visit other websites of interest. However, once you have used these links to leave our site, you should note that we do not have any control over that other website. Therefore, we cannot be responsible for the protection and privacy of any information which you provide while visiting such sites and such sites are not governed by this privacy statement. You should exercise caution and look at the privacy statement applicable to the website in question.
How we use cookies
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