Privacy Policy
Milwaukee Public Schools is committed to respecting your privacy as a customer. Our privacy policy is clear: MPS will not sell, exchange or otherwise distribute your personally identifiable information without your consent, except to the extent required by law.
Information collected automatically
MPS web servers generate logs that may contain information about computers or devices used to access the district website, or about general activity on the district website, such as the following:
- Internet address of computer or device
- type of web browser or other client application used
- the operating system of the device connecting to the MPS website
- web pages requested
- referring web pages
- time spent on the site
We do not associate IP addresses to individuals. As such, visitor sessions will be tracked, but visitors will remain anonymous. Our use of tracking technologies allows us to analyze trends and statistics to improve our website and your web experience.
Information provided voluntarily
Milwaukee Public Schools does not require you to provide personal information to visit our website; however, you may choose to provide us with personal information through an email message, web form, survey or other electronic means. This information is used only to fulfill the stated purpose of your communication and/or participation. Requests for information will be directed to the appropriate staff to respond to the request, and may be recorded to help us improve our site to better respond to similar requests.
FERPA
MPS also complies with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), which generally prohibits the release of student education records without student permission. However, FERPA does permit the release of public or "directory" information about students.
External links
The Milwaukee Public Schools website contains links to pages outside the milwaukeepublicschools.org domain. The district is not responsible for the privacy practices of those websites.
Security statement
MPS utilizes industry standard SSL (Secure Socket Layer) encryption (registered with VeriSign Trust Network to Milwaukee Public Schools) when accepting your credit card information during online e-commerce checkout and in certain other instances where personal information is requested. SSL encryption is a method by which information transmitted across the Internet is encoded to defeat theft by anyone who should intercept the data before it reaches its destination. Web pages where SSL encryption is activated are typically identified by a lock or key symbol displayed in your web browser.
MPS employees may access non-public personal information in relation to their job functions and the services they provide to you.
Security precautions you should take
Although every effort is made to secure network communications, MPS cannot ensure the privacy of online communications. All users are strongly advised to utilize web browsers with at least 128-bit encryption features for the most secure transmission of personal and financial data to MPS's secure server. Individuals using online services should also take steps to protect personal information, such as closing the web browser when finished using the site. Failure to do so may result in personal information being viewed by someone else using the same computer.
Cookies notice
Our website uses cookies. Cookies are not strictly necessary for the provision of our website and services; by visiting our website you consent to our use of cookies.
About cookies
A cookie is a file containing an identifier (a string of letters and numbers) sent by a web server to a web browser and is stored by the browser. The identifier is then sent back to the server each time the browser requests a page from the server.
Cookies may be either "persistent" cookies or "session" cookies: a persistent cookie will be stored by a web browser and will remain valid until its set expiration date, unless deleted by the user before the expiration date; a session cookie, on the other hand, will expire at the end of the user session, when the web browser is closed.
Cookies may not contain any information that personally identifies a user, but personal data that we store about you may be linked to the information stored in and obtained from cookies.
Cookies that we use
We use cookies for the following purposes:
- Authentication and status - we use cookies to help us determine if you are logged into our single-sign-on services for students and staff;
- Advertising - we use cookies to increase accuracy of marketing campaigns;
- Analysis - we use cookies to help us to analyze the use and performance of our website and services;
Cookies used by our service providers
Our service providers use cookies and those cookies may be stored on your computer when you visit our website.
We partner with Google Analytics for search analytics, website usage tracking and reporting. To find out more about the Google pixel and about Google's use of personal data generally, see the Google cookie policy here.
We use a Meta pixel on our website. Using the pixel, Meta collects information about the users and use of our website. The information is used to personalise Meta advertisements and to analyse the use of our website. To find out more about the Meta pixel and about Meta's use of personal data generally, see the Meta cookie policy here.
We use a Constant Contact pixel on our website to collect consent-based email subscription information. You may opt in to receive occasional email updates from MPS district communications. You can unsubscribe at any time. Constant Contact's cookie policy can be found here.
We use a LinkedIn pixel on our website. This technology helps us measure the performance of ads and posts on LinkedIn, and whether someone who was presented with an ad later came back and took an action. LinkedIn’s cookie policy can be found here.
We use Bing cookies on our website to provide information about search habits. Bing’s cookie policy can be found here.
Managing cookies
Most browsers allow you to refuse to accept cookies and to delete cookies. The methods for doing so vary from browser to browser, and from version to version. You can however obtain up-to-date information about blocking and deleting cookies via these links:
Blocking all cookies will have a negative impact upon the usability of many websites.
NOTICE OF DISCLAIMERS
Disclaimer of liability
Neither Milwaukee Public Schools, nor any of its departments, programs, employees, agents or individual trustees, shall be held liable for any improper or incorrect use of the information described and/or contained in the MPS website and assumes no responsibility for anyone's use of the information. In no event shall the district website, Milwaukee Public Schools or its departments, programs, employees, agents or individual trustees be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, exemplary, or consequential damages (including, but not limited to, procurement or substitute goods or services; loss of use, data or profits; or business interruption) however caused and on any theory of liability, whether in contract, strict liability, or tort (including negligence or otherwise) arising in any way out of the use of this system, even if advised of the possibility of such damage. This disclaimer of liability applies to any damages or injury, including but not limited to those caused by any failure of performance, error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, computer virus, communication line failure, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to, alteration of, or use of record, whether for breach of contract, tortuous behavior, negligence or under any other cause of action.
Disclaimer of warranties and accuracy of data
Although the data found using the Milwaukee Public Schools access systems have been produced and processed from sources believed to be reliable, no warranty, express or implied, is made regarding accuracy, adequacy, completeness, legality, reliability or usefulness of any information. This disclaimer applies to both isolated and aggregate uses of the information. Milwaukee Public Schools provides this information on an “as-is” basis. All warranties of any kind express or implied, including but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, freedom from contamination by computer viruses and non-infringement of proprietary rights are disclaimed. Changes may be periodically made to the information herein; these changes may or may not be incorporated in any new version of the website. If a user has obtained information from any of the MPS web pages via a source other than the MPS pages, be aware that electronic data can be altered subsequent to original distribution. Data can also quickly become out of date. It is recommended that careful attention is paid to the contents of any data associated with a file, and that the originator of the data or information be contacted with any questions regarding appropriate use. If a user finds any errors or omissions, please report them to the webmaster.
Disclaimer of duty to continue provision of data
Due to the dynamic nature of the Internet, resources that are publicly available one day may require restricted access the next, and the location of items may change as menus, pages and files are reorganized. The user expressly agrees that use of the district website is at the user's sole risk. MPS does not warrant that the service will be uninterrupted or error free. The documents and related graphics published on this web or server could contain technical inaccuracies or typographical errors. Changes are periodically added to the information herein. MPS and/or its respective units and programs may make improvements and/or changes in the information and/or programs described herein at any time.
This information should not be interpreted in any way as giving business, legal, or other advice, or warranting as fail proof, the security of information provided via district-supported websites.
Contact information
If you have any questions concerning this policy, the practices of this site, or your interactions with this site, please email the webmaster.
Our details
This website is owned and operated by the Board of School Directors. Our principal place of business is at 5225 W. Vliet Street, Milwaukee, WI 53208.