Privacy Policy

Thank you for visiting https://www.misshalls.org/ (the “Site”). This Privacy Policy is written to explain how we collect, use, maintain and disclose information collected from users (each, a “User”, or “you”) of the Site. BY ACCESSING OR USING THE SITE, YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE READ AND UNDERSTAND THIS PRIVACY POLICY AND THAT YOU AGREE WITH THE TERMS OF THIS PRIVACY POLICY AS WELL AS OUR TERMS OF SERVICE. If you do not agree with our policies and practices, your choice is not to use the Site.

1. THE INFORMATION WE COLLECT AND USE

We may collect certain personal information (“Personal Information”) from you including any and all information you provide if you communicate with us via the Site. This includes, but is not limited to, the information you provide in connection with a student application, employment application, online giving form, or online school store. We may also collect information about you that is not personal information. When you access the Site, we or our service providers may use cookies, scripts and similar technologies to manage the Site and to collect information about you and your use of our Site. We or our service providers may collect such things as your IP address, browser, operating system, referring URL, metadata, specific pages that you access on the Site or prior to or after visiting the Site, the length of time you spend at the Site, entries typed in Search Results, and other general information about our Users. By using the Site, you consent to the use of cookies, scripts and similar technologies in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

We may share your Personal Information with third-party service providers who perform services on our behalf, such as application management providers, website operators, data storage and analytics providers, recruiters, background check providers, event coordinators, market research providers, and technology providers (including technology support providers, email communications providers and web operators and developers). We may disclose Personal Information to governmental regulatory authorities as required by law, including in connection with monitoring, review, and approval of our tax-exempt status, in response to their requests for such information or to assist in investigations. We may also disclose Personal Information to third parties in connection with claims, disputes or litigation, when otherwise required by law, or if we determine its disclosure is necessary to protect the health and safety of you or us, to protect against fraud or credit risk, or to enforce our legal rights or contractual commitments that you have made. We may disclose Personal Information as part of an organizational business transaction, such as a merger, acquisition, joint venture, financing, or sale of organizational assets and may transfer Personal Information to a third party as one of the business assets in such a transaction. We may also disclose Personal Information in the event of insolvency, bankruptcy, or receivership. We will retain your Personal Information for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out herein unless a longer period is required under applicable law, or is needed to resolve disputes or protect our legal rights or otherwise to comply with legal obligations.

2. THIRD-PARTY SERVICE PROVIDERS

We may use third-party service providers to manage aspects of the Site or link to or embed third-party sites in order to assist us, including to process student applications, employment applications, and process transactions. These third-party service providers are solely responsible for these services and we do not control nor are we responsible for the practices employed by third-party service providers. In addition, these third-party service providers may have their own privacy policies and customer service policies.If you choose to connect with us via a social media account such as Twitter®, Facebook®, Instragram®, YouTube® or LinkedIn,® please be advised that the Site is not in any way affiliated with these social media platforms and the Site does not endorse or sponsor any social media platform.

3. CHANGES TO PRIVACY POLICY


We may amend this Privacy Policy from time to time, and the amended version will be posted on the Site in place of the old version. Like our Terms of Service, you must visit this page each time you come to the Site, and read and agree to it if the Privacy Policy has been modified. If you do not agree to the new Privacy Policy, you must immediately cease using our Site.

4. LOCATION OF THIS SITE

This Site is hosted and operated in the United States. Those who access or use the Site from jurisdictions outside the United States do so at their own choice and risk and are solely responsible for compliance with local law. If you are not a resident of the United States, you acknowledge and agree that we may collect and use your Personal Information outside your home jurisdiction and that we may store your Personal Information in the United States or elsewhere.

5. CONTACT

Any inquiries about your rights under this Privacy Policy or any other matters regarding your privacy or Personal Information, please email us.

Terms of Service

1. Introduction

Welcome to https://www.misshalls.org/ (the “Site”). This document constitutes a legally binding agreement (“Agreement”) governing the terms of providing you with services.

BY ACCESSING AND USING THE SITE, YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE READ AND UNDERSTAND THIS AGREEMENT AND THAT YOU AGREE WITH THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT AS WELL AS OUR PRIVACY POLICY.

Throughout the document, “Miss Hall’s”, “us”, “we”, and “our” refer to us, MISS HALL’S SCHOOL, INC., or our website, https://www.misshalls.org as is appropriate in the use of the words. Likewise, the words “you” and “your” refer to you, the person who is being presented with this document for your agreement.

2. Use of the Site

Miss Hall’s is not responsible for the delivery of information and content from or to the Site or to a mobile device as such delivery may fail due to circumstances or conditions beyond Miss Hall’s control. You understand and acknowledge that aspects of the Site, including but not limited to student applications, employment applications, and payment transactions, may be managed by third-party service providers and are outside of Miss Hall’s control. Miss Hall’s is not responsible or liable for problems related to features managed by third-party service providers.

You understand and acknowledge that your use of the Site from a terminal such as a mobile device or personal computer is subject to any agreements you have with your network service provider. Content distributed via the Site may be unencrypted. As such, transmissions may be unknowingly and/or unintentionally intercepted by third parties. Your use of the Site acknowledges this fact and releases Miss Hall’s, its contractors, agents, representatives, and affiliates from any such liability that may arise in the event of such unauthorized interception or access.

As Miss Hall’s does not maintain or have access to your device, e-mail server, and does not maintain or have access to networks outside of the domain and control of Miss Hall’s, by using the Site you agree that Miss Hall’s bears no liability or responsibility for the security or control of any communication once delivered.

As reliability and effectiveness of the Site may be limited by your geographic location, selected network operator or your mobile device, you agree and accept that Miss Hall’s is not responsible in the event the Site or any portion of the Site does not function.

Miss Hall’s is unable to guarantee the reliability and delivery of content or the Site to your mobile device since technology such as mobile networks and internet service providers are outside of Miss Hall’s control. Accordingly, by using the Site you acknowledge that any such disruptions shall not be the responsibility of Miss Hall’s.

3. License to Access and Use

You may not access, use, or copy any portion of the Site or their content through the use of bots, spiders, scrapers, web crawlers, indexing agents, or other automated devices or mechanisms. You agree not to remove or modify any copyright notice or trademark legend, author attribution, or other notice placed on or contained within any of the Site’s content. Except as expressly authorized by us in writing, in no event you will reproduce, redistribute, duplicate, copy, sell, resell, or exploit for any commercial purpose any portion of the Site or its content or any access to or use of the Site or their content.

4. Information Supplied

The information that you provide to us, or that we collect about you and your access to and use of the Site, is subject to our Privacy Policy, the terms of which are hereby incorporated by reference into these Terms. You must read and become familiar with our Privacy Policy.

5. Children

Our Site is not intended for children under 13 years of age. No one under age 13 may provide any personal information to or on the Site. If you are under 13, do not use this Site or provide any information about yourself to us.

If a parent or guardian is made aware that a child under the age of 13 has provided us with personally identifiable information through any point of contact, we ask to be contacted by email via the contact page and we will delete the information.

6. Security

We are committed to protecting the security of your personal information and to honoring your choices for its intended use. To prevent unauthorized access, maintain data accuracy, and ensure the correct use of information, we strive to maintain physical, electronic, and administrative safeguards. We use industry-standard security protocols such as encryption and the https security protocol to protect your information. Any time we share your information with a third party consistent with this Privacy Policy, we utilize technological or contractual safeguards in an effort to keep your information safe.

7. Intellectual Property

You acknowledge and agree that the Site its contents, including, but not limited to, all photographs, information, data, text, product descriptions, software, music, sound, graphics, video, messages, tags and/or other materials (collectively, the “Content”) are proprietary or confidential information that belongs exclusively to Miss Hall’s and is protected by applicable copyright, trademark, trade secret, patent or other proprietary rights and laws. You are not authorized to reproduce, republish, distribute, transmit, modify, sell or otherwise use the Content, or to create derivative works based on the Content, in whole or in part, without Miss Hall’s express written authorization. This includes, but is not limited to, a prohibition on aggregating information on our Site that is in the public domain and publishing it elsewhere. Without limiting the above, you are not authorized to use the Content in order to gain a competitive advantage for marketing purposes (including third-party solicitations), to harass, abuse or harm others, or in a way that otherwise exceeds the scope of your authorized access to this Site. In addition, you are not authorized to use, access, search or obtain data from the Content of this Site by using any deep-link, framing, page-scrape, robot, spider or other automatic devices, program, algorithm or similar methodology.

Miss Hall’s®, all logos, slogans, and trade dress, including the look and feel of the Site (“Trademarks”), are trademarks owned by Miss Hall’s to uniquely identify our Site and the services offered. You agree not to use these Trademarks anywhere without our prior written consent. In other words, by accepting this Agreement, you cannot use the Trademarks for any purpose.

8. Disclaimer

MISS HALL’S IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CONTENT PRODUCED BY OR THE SERVICES RENDERED BY ANY THIRD PARTY THAT MAY BE REFERENCED ON THE SITE OR TO WHICH ACCESS MAY BE PROVIDED VIA THE SITE. MISS HALL’S MAY PROVIDE LINKS AND POINTERS TO INTERNET SITES MAINTAINED BY THIRD PARTIES (“THIRD PARTY SITES”) AND MAY FROM TIME TO TIME PROVIDE THIRD PARTY MATERIALS ON THE SITE. MISS HALL’S DOES NOT OPERATE OR CONTROL IN ANY RESPECT, ANY INFORMATION, PRODUCTS OR SERVICES ON THESE THIRD PARTY SITES. THE SITE, THE MATERIALS AND PRODUCTS AVAILABLE IN OR ACCESSIBLE THROUGH THE SITE, AND ANY THIRD-PARTY SITES ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” AND, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMISSIBLE PURSUANT TO APPLICABLE LAW, MISS HALL’S DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT, AND WARRANTIES IMPLIED FROM A COURSE OF PERFORMANCE OR COURSE OF DEALING. MISS HALL’S DOES NOT PROMISE THAT THE FUNCTIONS CONTAINED IN SUCH MATERIALS AND PRODUCTS, OR IN THE SITE, WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE, WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR USE, THAT DEFECT WILL BE CORRECTED, OR THAT THE SERVICE, INCLUDING THE STORAGE SERVICES AND THEIR CONTENTS, OR THE SERVER THAT MAKES THEM AVAILABLE, ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS. MISS HALL’S DOES NOT PROMISE OR MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS REGARDING THE USE, OR THE RESULTS OF THE USE, OF THE MATERIALS IN THE SITE OR IN THIRD PARTY SITES OR THE SERVICES PROVIDED BY THIRD PARTIES IN TERMS OF THEIR CORRECTNESS, ACCURACY, TIMELINESS, RELIABILITY, COMPLETENESS OR OTHERWISE.

YOU ASSUME ALL RISK OF ERROR AND/OR OMISSIONS IN THE SITE, INCLUDING THE TRANSMISSION OR TRANSLATION OF INFORMATION. YOU ASSUME FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR IMPLEMENTING SUFFICIENT PROCEDURES AND CHECKS TO SATISFY YOUR REQUIREMENTS FOR THE ACCURACY AND SUITABILITY OF THE SITE, INCLUDING INFORMATION, AND FOR MAINTAINING ANY MEANS THAT YOU MAY REQUIRE FOR THE RECONSTRUCTION OF LOST DATA OR SUBSEQUENT MANIPULATIONS OR ANALYSES OF THE INFORMATION PROVIDED HEREUNDER. YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT YOUR USE OF THE SITE, AND ANY INFORMATION SENT OR RECEIVED IN CONNECTION THEREWITH, MAY NOT BE SECURE AND MAY BE INTERCEPTED BY UNAUTHORIZED PARTIES.

9. Limitation of Liability

IN NO EVENT WILL MISS HALL’S, ITS CONTRACTORS, SUPPLIERS, CONTENT-PROVIDERS, AND OTHER SIMILAR ENTITIES, AND THE OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, REPRESENTATIVES, AND AGENTS OF EACH OF THE FOREGOING, BE LIABLE TO YOU, OR ANY THIRD PARTY FOR ANY LOSSES OR DAMAGES, INCLUDING ANY INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE, SPECIAL OR SIMILAR DAMAGES, ALLEGED UNDER ANY LEGAL THEORY IN RELATION TO OR ARISING FROM THIS AGREEMENT OR OUR SERVICE, FOR REASONS INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, FAILURE OF OUR SERVICE, NEGLIGENCE, OR ANY OTHER TORT.

10. Indemnity

You agree to defend, indemnify and hold us and our representatives harmless from any claims by you or any third party which may arise from or relate to this Agreement or the provision of our service to you, including any damages caused by your use of the Site, their content and any services available on or through the Site or acceptance of the offers contained on it. You also agree that you have a duty to defend us against such claims, and we may require you to pay for an attorney(s) in such cases. However, we reserve, and you grant to us, the right to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter subject to indemnification by you hereunder. You agree that this indemnity extends to requiring you to pay for our reasonable attorneys' fees, court costs, and disbursements. In the event of a claim such as one described in this paragraph, we may elect to settle with the party/parties, and you shall be liable for the damages as though we had proceeded with a trial.

11. Choice of Law and Forum

This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The offer and acceptance of this contract is deemed to have occurred in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

By using the Site, you agree to submit to the personal and exclusive jurisdiction of the courts located within Berkshire County in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts with respect to any claims arising from these Terms or your use of the Site.

12. Waiver of Jury Trial

YOU HEREBY KNOWINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY WAIVE THE RIGHT TO A JURY TRIAL IN ANY ACTION, SUIT, OR PROCEEDINGS ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT AND THE MATTERS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.

13. Waiver and Severability

Miss Hall’s failure to exercise or enforce any right or provision of this Agreement shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision. If such right or provision is found by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, the parties nevertheless agree that the court shall endeavor to give effect to the parties' intentions as reflected in the provision, and other provisions of this Agreement shall remain in full force.

14. Assignment

You may not assign your rights and/or obligations under this Agreement to any other party without our prior written consent. We may assign our rights and/or obligations under this Agreement to any other party at our discretion.

15. Amendments

We may amend this Agreement from time to time. When we do so, we will update this page with the amended Agreement. You may refuse to agree to the amendments, but if you do so, you must immediately cease using our Site. You must visit this page each time you come to our website and read and agree to it.

16. Questions

If you have any questions regarding the Site or this Agreement, please email us.