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Thank you for visiting the College Opportunity Fund's website and for reviewing our Privacy Policy. This policy addresses
the Colorado Department of Higher Education's standardized process for access to and for the collection, storage, use, transfer,
and security of personally identifiable information that may be obtained through use of our website.
Personally identifiable information is information about an individual that could reasonably be used to identify that individual.
Examples of personal information include an individual's first and last name, residential address, telephone number, and
email address.
College Opportunity Fund fully supports the protection of individual privacy and minimizes the collection of personally
identifiable information to the least amount of information required to complete a particular transaction. This policy extends
to the collection of all personally identifiable information, regardless of the source or the medium.
This Privacy Policy covers the following topics:
- Collection and Use of Personally Identifiable Information
- Public Records
- Cookies
- Security
- Disclaimer
- Contact Information
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Collection and Use of Personally Identifiable Information
College Opportunity Fund may collect some personally identifiable information about your visit to our website. This information
may include:
- Internet Protocol (IP) address and domain name used (an IP address is numerical identifier assigned to you Internet Service
Provider or directly to your computer)
- Type of browser used
- Date and time that you visited this site
- Web pages or services that you accessed at this site
The information we collect or store is used to improve the content of our web services and to help us understand how the
public is using these services. In addition, we use your IP address to direct Internet traffic to you.
If you send an email message to us during your visit to our site, the following information will be collected:
- Email address used to send the email message
- Contents of the email
We collect this information to ensure we respond appropriately. For example, we may need to address issues you identify,
make improvements to our website, or forward your email message to another agency for appropriate action.
It is our policy to collect no personally identifiable information about you unless that information is required to complete
a particular transaction. In addition, we collect no personally identifiable information about you unless you voluntarily
participate in activities that ask for information. Choosing not to participate in these activities will not affect your
ability to use any other features of our website.
Finally, personally identifiable information shall not include information collected in furtherance of any regulatory, investigative,
or criminal justice purpose; information collected in furtherance of litigation in which the state is a party; or information
that is required to be collected pursuant to any state or federal statute or regulation.
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Public Records
The State Open Records Act is applicable to this Privacy Policy pursuant to the Colorado Revised Statutes, Title 24, Article
72, Part 2, which states the following: "It is declared to be the public policy of this state that all public records shall
be open for inspection by any person at reasonable times, except as provided in this part 2 or as otherwise specifically
provided by law." If personal information is requested on the website or is volunteered by the user, state and federal law
may protect that information. However, all information becomes a public record once it is provided and may be subject to
public inspection and copying if not protected by federal or state law. Users are cautioned that the collection of personal
information requested from or volunteered by children online or by email will be treated the same as information provided
by an adult and may be subject to public access.
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Cookies
To better serve our users, we may use "cookies" to customize your browsing experience with us. Cookies are simple text files
stored on your computer by your web browser. Cookies provide a method of distinguishing among visitors to our website.
Cookies created on your computer by using this website do not contain personally identifying information and do not compromise
your privacy or security. We use the cookie feature only to store a randomly-generated identifying tag on your computer.
You can refuse a cookie or delete a cookie file from your computer by using any of the widely-available methods. Our services
are provided in such a way that the use of cookies is not mandatory.
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Security
The staff of College Opportunity Fund's website, has taken several steps to safeguard the integrity of its telecommunications
and computing infrastructure, including but not limited to authentication, monitoring, and auditing. Security measures have
been integrated into the design, implementation, and day-to-day practices of the entire operating environment as part of
a continuing commitment to risk management.
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The Right to Change This Policy
The staff of College Opportunity Fund reserves the right to change this privacy policy at any time. Our website will state
the date it was last updated. We encourage you to review our privacy policy whenever you use this web site to make sure
you understand how your information will be used.
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