NCS Pearson, Inc. ("Pearson") respects your right to privacy. This Privacy Policy applies to the Perspective™ website, which provides information about interpreting reports about state assessments and provides access to learning materials, such as study guides, worksheets, games and tutorials in specific subject areas, and professional development information for teachers. Except as noted below, this website is not designed to collect personal information from users, but inquiries, comments, and support requests may be submitted via email.

Collection and Use of Information

Teachers using this site may send comments, inquiries, or request support in using this site by sending an email to SupportPerspective@Support.Pearson.com . We request that these emails include the following information: name and email address, computer operating system and browser, school name and district, city and state, 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.

Any personal information included in any other email inquiries submitted to any email address referenced on this website may be used to respond, as appropriate, to the email on a one-time basis. Except as otherwise specified in this privacy policy, we will not retain personal information contained in such an email after we respond to it. We may retain any non-person-specific information included in the email for the purpose of evaluating and improving this website and our services.

Personal Information from Children

Although this website offers access to learning materials for students under the age of thirteen (13), this website is intended to supply these resources without collecting any personally identifiable information from students, including, but not limited to, those under the age of 13. Pearson will not knowingly collect, maintain, or use any personally identifiable information supplied by anyone under the age of thirteen (13) through this website.

Protection of Information

If personal information is sent to our support and comment email addresses for this website, we will exercise reasonable precautions to protect it from unauthorized use, access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. These precautions include appropriate physical, electronic, and managerial procedures.

Transfer of Information

If personal information is sent to our support, comment, or inquiry email addresses for this website, we may share that information with the department of education for the state to which this website relates (the "state department of education"). Personal information submitted by teachers to receive support may be disclosed to the teacher's school and school district. In addition, we may disclose personal information sent to our support, comment, or inquiry email addresses for this website: (a) in response to a subpoena, court order of legal process, to the extent permitted and required by law; (b) to maintain security and integrity of this website and our services, to address violations of law, and/or to protect the security of a user or another person; (c) in connection with a sale, joint venture, or other transfer of some or all of the assets of Pearson; (d) to organizations who are working as contractors or agents of Pearson and who are committed or obligated to protect this information in a manner consistent with this Privacy Policy; and (e) as required by the state department of education. By submitting comment, support, or inquiry emails to us, you give your consent for your personal information to be transmitted in the situations outlined above.

Information Access and Correction

To correct any personal information that you have previously emailed to us, please contact us by email at SupportPerspective@Support.Pearson.com .

Information Received from Internet Service Providers

This website 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 website 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 website 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 emails 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 websites on the internet that are owned and operated by third parties or by Pearson or its affiliates. The information practices of those websites 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 the Perspective website. 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 contact us at SupportPerspective@Support.Pearson.com .

May 30, 2007