Hampton Roads Academy Privacy Policy & Accessibility

At Hampton Roads Academy (HRA), we care deeply about protecting your personal information. The following outlines how HRA securely handles personal information from the school’s constituency to include students, parents, alumni, grandparents, faculty/staff, friends and those who visit our website.

Use of Information

When using HRA’s website we may ask you for certain personally identifiable information (which may include, but not be limited to) your name, address, phone number and other information. We may use this data in a number of ways, such as communicating with you about HRA, HRA events or processing certain applications.

Please contact HRA’s Advancement Office at 757-884-9149 to correct, add or remove your contact information from the school’s database. Only registered HRA website users will have access to areas of the website which include constituent contact information. It is always your choice whether or not to provide HRA with any of your information and we only collect information that you provide to us. HRA will never share, trade or sell your information to any third party without
your consent or as required by law.

Security

Information collected by HRA’s website is stored in secure operating environments that are not available to the public. HRA uses commercially reasonable encryption protocols when sending or receiving personal or financial information over the Internet. However, no method of storing data or transmitting data over the internet is completely secure and HRA cannot guaranty absolute security.

Other Websites and Links

Hampton Roads Academy’s website contains links to other websites; HRA is not responsible for the privacy practices of sites that link to or from HRA’s website. HRA encourages users to be aware that when they use a link to a different site through a link on the HRA website, they are bound by the privacy policy of that website and you should review the privacy policies of these websites.

Hampton Roads Academy may not share the views and options included on the websites linked to HRA’s website.

Cookies

Hampton Roads Academy uses a third party to collect “Cookies” to assist in analyzing HRA’s website to improve user experience. Cookies are pieces of information that a website transfers to your computer’s hard disk for record-keeping purposes. Cookies in and of themselves do not personally identify users, although they do identify a user’s computer. Please note that while some cookies expire and are removed from your hard drive, other remain. Most browsers are
initially set up to accept cookies. If you prefer, you can set your browser to refuse cookies. However, you may not be able to take full advantage of the Hampton Roads Academy’s website.

Accessibility

We strive to make the Hampton Roads Academy website universally accessible and we are continuously working to improve the accessibility of content on our website. Below, you’ll find a few recommendations to help make your browsing experience more accessible:

If you have trouble seeing web pages, the US Social Security Administration offers these tips for optimizing your computer and browser to improve your online experience.

• Use your computer to read web pages out loud
• Use the keyboard to navigate screens
• Increase text size
• Magnify your screen
• Change background and text colors
• Make your mouse pointer more visible (Windows only)

If you are looking for mouse and keyboard alternatives, speech recognition software such as Dragon Naturally Speaking may help you navigate web pages and online services. This software allows the user to move focus around a web page or application screen through voice controls.

If you are deaf and or hard of hearing, there are several accessibility features available to you:

Closed Captioning

Closed captioning provides a transcript for the audio track of a video presentation that is synchronized with the video and audio tracks. Captions are generally visually displayed over the video, which benefits people who are deaf and hard of hearing, and anyone who cannot hear the audio due to noisy environments.

Volume Controls

Your computer, tablet, or mobile device has volume control features. Each video and audio service has its own additional volume controls. Try adjusting both your device’s volume controls and your media players’ volume controls to optimize your listening experience.

Changes to the HRA Privacy Policy

HRA updates this Policy from time to time and we encourage you to check this page for updates. Any use of the HRA website constitutes your acceptance of the Policy and any changes made to it.

Use of Text and Images

Please contact Hampton Roads Academy at hramarketing@hra.org to request permission to use any text, images and/or school logos. Where text or images are posted with permission of the original copyright holder, a copyright statement appears at the bottom of the image or page.

If you have any questions regarding Hampton Roads Academy’s Privacy Policy please contact:

Hampton Roads Academy
Attention: Marketing Department
739 Academy Lane
Newport News, VA 23602
(757) 884-9100
hramarketing@hra.org

Hampton Roads Academy reserves the right to change or update this policy at any time.