Privacy Policy
Last updated: July 24, 2026
This Privacy Policy explains how Highlands Community Charter and Technical Schools (HCCTS) handles information submitted through this website.
Draft content notice
Sections marked below with a highlighted placeholder have not yet been reviewed or approved by HCCTS leadership or legal counsel. They are included so this page is complete and functional, and should be finalized before being relied upon as an official legal statement.
Information We Collect
This website is informational and does not require visitors to create an account to browse it. This site itself does not include a contact form or an enrollment form that collects personal information directly. The site's search feature does not collect or transmit personal information.
If you contact HCCTS, you may do so using the phone number and address listed on our Contact page, or by using an external system this site links to (for example, our online registration platform for enrollment, or our board meeting portal). Any personal information you provide through those channels — such as your name, contact details, or enrollment information — is collected and handled by that external system, not by this website.
Our web hosting provider automatically logs standard technical information for security and reliability purposes, such as IP address, browser type, device type, and pages visited. This is common practice for most websites and is not used to build advertising profiles.
Contacting Us and Enrollment
This website does not host its own contact form or enrollment form. To reach HCCTS directly, use the phone number and address on our Contact page. To enroll, use the link to our external registration platform provided on the Enrollment page.
Because those channels are handled by phone, mail, or an external system rather than by this website, the privacy and data-handling practices for information you submit through them are governed by that channel or system — see "Third-Party Services" below for external systems linked from this site.
How We Use Information
Information submitted through this site is used to respond to inquiries, process enrollment or program requests, communicate with prospective and current students and families, and maintain the security and functioning of the website.
We do not sell personal information collected through this site.
Third-Party Services
This site links to external systems operated by other organizations, including our board meeting portal, our registration system, and our social media pages. When you visit one of these external sites, that organization's own privacy practices apply, not this policy.
We encourage you to review the privacy policy of any third-party site before providing personal information there.
Data Security
We use reasonable administrative and technical safeguards intended to protect information submitted through this site. However, no method of transmission over the internet or method of electronic storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
Data Retention
We retain information submitted through forms on this site for as long as reasonably necessary to respond to your request, process enrollment, or comply with applicable recordkeeping obligations, after which it is deleted or de-identified where feasible.
Requires leadership / legal review
Student and Children's Privacy
HCCTS serves adult learners (22 and older) in its core programs. This public website is not directed at children, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children through this site.
Student education records maintained by HCCTS as a school are handled under our internal student records policies, which are separate from this website privacy policy and are available through the appropriate school office.
Requires leadership / legal review
Your Choices
You are not required to use this website to contact HCCTS or to enroll; you may reach us directly by phone or mail using the information on our Contact page. If you would like to ask what information we have collected about you through this site (such as standard web hosting logs), or through an external system this site links to, you may contact us using the information below.
Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes to this website or applicable practices. The "Last updated" date at the top of this page reflects the most recent revision.
Contact Us
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or how information submitted through this site is handled, you can reach us by email, phone, or mail using the contact information below.