Privacy Policy

What information does T3 Partnership collect

T3 Partnership ("T3") takes the information you provide to us very seriously. Our website is adopted mainly by K-12 school districts and affiliated schools and their educators or administrators (collectively, "T3 Partners") for the benefit of their students ("Student" or "Students"). The main features of our website include the following: (1) informational content for Students, Students families, and the public to understand T3's mission and purpose; (2) limited access to T3 approved Third-party Platforms ("Program Supporting Platforms") for Students, Students families, and the public; and (3) the ability to contact T3 for support and partnership inquiries. You can use most features of the T3's website without registering for an account or providing any other personal information. If you access or create an account on a Program Supporting Platform or communicate with T3, you may provide T3 what is generally called "Personal Information" or "Personal Data," such as your full name, birthdate, email address, phone number or other information that can be used to identify you. Information that cannot be used to identify you as an individual is "de-identified" or non-personal information. We collect information, including personal information, in a variety of ways which may vary according to your use of T3's website and its Program Supporting Platforms. The categories of personal information we collect may include:

Contact and profile information
Account and authentication information from third-party integrated services
Approximate location information inferred from your IP address
Information about your browser or device
Non-personal information that may be linked to your Personal Information
Agreeing that you are older than 18 years of age.

Below, we describe examples of the categories of information we collect from and about you when you use our Program Supporting Platforms:

Contact and profile information When you access or create an account on a Program Supporting Platform, or communicate with us, we may collect personal information including your name, email address, and birthdate, phone number. After you register, you may also choose to provide additional information in your profile, such as your headline, location (city), and other personal or demographic information. In addition, we may ask you for Personal Information at other times, such as when you contact our support team, send us an email, complete an application, program specific form, survey, or otherwise communicate with T3.
Information from integrated sign-On platforms We make available certain features on our Program Supporting Platforms that allow other users to provide us information about you. For example, an educator may provide information relating to a Student, such as name, Student ID, date of birth, grade, class, and email address.
Information provided by partners and other sources We also receive information from third-party organizations with whom we partner with and have standing Data Sharing Agreements to provide 13 Program Supports to Students, Students Families, and educators on a need-to-know basis. If we combine or associate information from other sources with Personal Information that we collect through our Program Supporting Platforms, we will treat the combined information as Personal Information in accordance with this Privacy Policy. T3 pates proacine senates erotein suites such as lain andeAVo, SP) of birth, grade, class, financial aid (Yes/No only), vaccination status (Yes/No only), and email address.
Information about your use of Program Supporting Platform We may collect usage information about your use of Program Supporting Platform, such as submitting the T3 Pledge, number of times you have logged into T3 Connect (T3 Connect), messages replied to in T3's messaging (SMS) platform, participation in forums and blog posts, and other ways in which Program Supporting Platforms can be used. This information enables us to better provide T3 program supports that are most appropriate for you.
Location information We may collect and use information about your location (such as your city and state) or infer your approximate location based on your IP address to ensure additional security in protecting your data, but we don't collect the precise geolocation of you or your device. You may be able to change the settings on your computer or mobile device to prevent it from providing us with any location information.

How does T3 use collected information

The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board reserves the right to modify and/or correct this agreement at any time; your continued use of these Services implies agreement with the modified terms. This is the first version of this policy, and a record of any modifications will be available here. Modified terms will appear as a “pop up” upon accessing My Texas Future.

To provide and enhance our Program Supporting Platforms T3 uses the information you provide or that we collect to operate, maintain, enhance, and provide all the features of our Program Supporting Platforms. Student records obtained by 3 from a T3 Partner continue to be the property of and under the control of the T3 Partner. The T3 Partner retains full ownership rights to the personal information and education records it provides to T3.
To communicate with you We use your information to communicate with you about your participation as a T3 Scholar (Students only), families (on behalf of your child), mentors, T3 Partner and respond to inquiries. We may also use your Personal Information to provide you with information about T3 whether informational, programmatic changes and/or update, fundraising/giving, newsletters, and other offerings that may be of interest to you.
To understand, improve, and develop our Program Supporting Platforms T3 uses all the information that you provide or that we collect from users to understand and analyze the trends to improve the way Program Supporting Platforms work, and to create new features and functionality. We may also use information to maintain, develop, support, and improve our Program Supporting Platforms and other T3 supports.
To enable your participation in 3's partnership arrangements We use your information to enable your participation in programs 3 may offer in partnership with third parties, to the extent you wish to participate in such programs.
No advertising T3 does not use Student records or data collected for purposes of targeted advertising, and no student profile is built by 3 for reasons other than furtherance of T3 program support purposes.

User and student records

a. T3 strives to implement best practices to protect the privacy of all of our Student and non-Student users, alike. To help T3 Partners address their obligations to protect their Students' data privacy, we have implemented additional controls and procedures for schools, school districts, and educators (collectively referred to as "T3 Partner") when they enter into an agreement with T3. When T3's Program Supporting Platforms are used internally or by a T3 Partner, the Personal Information related to the T3 Partner Student users ("School Users") that is (i) provided to T3 by a Student or by a School, or (ii) collected by T3 during the provision of the Program Supporting Platform to a T3 Partner, may include information defined as "educational records" by the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act ("FERPA") or other information protected by similar Student data privacy laws. We call this information "Student Educational Records."

T3's commitment: Our collection and use of Student Records is governed by our contracts with T3 Partners, by our Privacy Policy, and by applicable privacy laws. For example, we work with each T3 Partner to help protect Personal Information from the Student's educational record, as required by the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act ("FERPA). If you have any questions about reviewing, modifying, or deleting your Personal Information from a T3 Program Supporting Platform, please contact us at help@t3partnership.org

We collect, maintain, use, and share Student Records only for authorized educational purposes and as described in our Privacy Policy, or as directed by the 13 Partner, the School User and/or the Student's parent or legal guardian (a "Parent").

We do not disclose Student Records for targeted advertising purposes.
We do not build a personal profile of a School User other than in furtherance of an educational purpose or as authorized by a Parent.
We maintain a comprehensive data security program designed to protect the types of Student Records maintained by the Program Supporting Platforms.
We will clearly and transparently disclose our data policies and practices to our users.
We will never rent or sell Student Records.
We will not make any material changes to our Privacy Policy or contractual agreements that relate to the collection or use of Student Records without first giving notice to T3 Partners and providing a choice before the Student Records are used in a materially different manner than was disclosed when the information was collected.

b. How we share and disclose Student Records Depending on the features and account controls applicable to the School User accounts, we may share a Student's Personal Information and Educational Records with pre-approved users on a Program Supporting Platform, such as educators or administrators.

Depending on the way a T3 Program Supporting Platform is used by a T3 Partner and the terms of the agreement between the T3 Partner and T3, T3 may provide access to certain Student Records on a need-to-know basis.

c. How we retain and delete Student Records We keep Personal Information until it is deleted, or until we no longer need it. We will not retain Student Personal Information for any longer than is necessary for contractual and legal obligations, or to provide the Program Supporting Platforms for which we receive or collect the Student Personal Information. Note that some content may be kept after an account is deleted for analytical and historical reporting, and any Student Personal Information will be deidentified before publishing such reports.

d. Questions about Student Records If you have questions about specific practices relating to Student Records provided to T3 by a T3 Partner, please direct your questions to the T3 Partner.

T3's children's privacy policy

T3 does not permit Child Users to create an account on any Program Supporting Platforms. Please contact us at help@t3partnership.org if you believe we have inadvertently collected information from a Child User without Parental or T3 Partner consent so that we may delete the information as soon as possible.

T3's cookie policy

When you use a Program Supporting Platform, the Program Supporting Platform may obtain information using tracking technologies such as cookies, tags, web beacons, and navigational data collection (log files, web beacons, and clickstream data) to better understand your user experience. Cookies allows a Program Supporting Platform to remember your actions and preferences so that you do not have to re-enter information each time you visit their site or navigate to another page.

This information is generally not linked to your identity, except where you have identified yourself. A Program Supporting Platform may also collect anonymous data (which is not personal information) relating to your activity on our website (including IP addresses) via cookies. The Program Supporting Platform may use this information to report statistics, analyze trends, administer their services, diagnose problems, and target and improve the quality of their services.

T3 does not control which Program Supporting Platform is able to and unable to respond to Do Not Track requests set by your browser.

T3's protection measures

T3 takes great care to protect the information you provide us. We do not rent or sell Personal Information that we collect from users with third parties.

You may provide consent or authorization to share your Personal Information with third-party applications or services in several ways. Please note that these third parties are not governed by T3 or the terms of this Privacy Policy. We recommend you review the privacy policy of any third-party application or service before authorizing access to any Personal Information.

T3 may use data which has been de-identified and/or aggregated for program development, research, analytics, and other purposes, including for the purpose of analyzing, improving, or marketing T3 programs. On certain occasions, T3 may share this data with T3 Partners to improve our programs or supports. If we disclose information to authorized T3 Partners to conduct research, assist in understanding the usage, viewing, and demographic patterns for certain programs, such data will be aggregated and/or anonymized to reasonably avoid identification of a specific individual.

T3 will delete or de-identify personal information when it is no longer needed, upon expirations or termination of our agreement with a T3 Partner with any deletion or de-identification to be completed according to the terms of our agreement with the T3 Partner, or at the direction or request of the T3 Partner. a. Instances where we may share or disclose information for legal or business purposes. We will share data with employees and T3 Partners. T3 may share information with our employees and trusted vendors, Program Supporting Platform providers to provide T3 supports on our behalf (e.g., analytics). The list of these vendors and third-party service providers can be accessed in Appendix A. When we share Personal Information with T3 Partners, they are contractually obligated to maintain the security and confidentiality of that Personal Information.

We may share data in the context of a change of business, including a merger or acquisition. In the event that T3 is involved in a merger, acquisition, bankruptcy, change of control, or any form of sale of some or all of our assets, your Personal Information may be transferred or disclosed in connection with such a business transaction. If the transaction involves the transfer of Student Records to a third-party, we will require the new owner to continue to honor the terms provided in this Privacy Policy, or we will provide T3 Partners with at least ninety (90) days' notice and an opportunity to opt-out of the transfer of Student Records by deleting Student Records before the transfer occurs.

Other instances T3 may release Personal Information if we have a good faith belief that access, use, preservation, or disclosure of such information is reasonably necessary to (a) satisfy any applicable law, regulation, legal process, or enforceable governmental request; (b) enforce applicable Terms of Service, including investigation of potential violations thereof; (c) investigate and defend ourselves against any third-party claims or allegations; (d) detect, prevent or otherwise address fraud, security or technical issues; (e) protect the rights, property, or personal safety of T3, our users, or the public; or (f) as required or permitted by law.

T3's data security policy

a. Data security is important to you, and to us

To protect your privacy and security, we take reasonable steps to verify your identity and safeguarding your information. For example, we may ask you to provide certain Personal Information to confirm your identity, and we may require that you create and use a password to access certain parts of a Program Supporting Platform. We recommend creating and maintaining a strong password to help ensure the security of your accounts).

T3 always takes the following into consideration of data security: i. Data shall be subject to various safeguards to ensure all data is processed securely. T3 works hard to ensure data is encrypted when in transit and storage, and access to this data is subject to confidentiality commitments. ii. T3 will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that data is treated securely and in accordance with our internal guidelines and industry best practices. T3 has controls and procedures, and security features to prevent unauthorized access and when possible, encryption is used — and access to data within the organization is limited on a need-to-know basis (privileged access). iii. T3 will ensure that personal data is retained only for as long as necessary in accordance with T3's mission and applicable laws. We may be required to retain certain data to satisfy legal or contractual obligations, or to establish, exercise or defend legal claims. When this data is no longer necessary for these purposes, the data will be securely deleted. iv. T3 supports compliance with industry regulations and best practices, including but not limited to The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA). v. T3 has deployed and regularly maintains a data backup process that is comprehensive, efficient, and includes full backups daily of its information systems for ultimately ensuring the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of organizational and student data.

b. We try to ensure that our Program Supporting Platforms and information sent to us are safe, but no security measures are perfect

T3 uses certain physical, managerial, and technical safeguards designed to preserve the integrity and security of your Personal Information and other information we maintain in connection with our Program Supporting Platforms. We cannot, however, ensure or warrant the security of any or all the information transmitted to T3. Once we receive any transmission of information, T3 makes commercially reasonable efforts to ensure the security of our systems. When you enter sensitive information, we encrypt the transmission of that information using secure socket layer technology (SSL) or similar technologies. However, please note that this is not a guarantee that such information may not be accessed, disclosed, altered, or destroyed by breach of any of our physical, technical, or managerial safeguards. If T3 becomes aware of a systems security breach by an unauthorized party or that any user data was used for an unauthorized purpose, we will comply with relevant state and other data breach laws. We will notify users of any breach resulting in unauthorized release of data electronically, at minimum, and without unreasonable delay so that appropriate steps can be taken. The notification will include the following: date of the breach, the types of information that were subject to the breach, general description of what occurred, and steps T3 is taking to address the breach.

Links to third-party websites

T3 or its Program Supporting Platforms may link to and may be linked by websites operated by other entities or individuals. Some of these websites, such as the T3 Instagram page, may be co-branded with our name or logo. This Privacy Policy does not apply to, and we cannot always control the activities of, such other third-party websites. You should consult the respective privacy policies of those third-party websites.

Changes and updates to Privacy Policy

T3 may modify or revise this Privacy Policy from time to time. T3 will always post the latest Privacy Policy by posting the revised Privacy Policy with an updated date of revision on our website. If we change this Policy in a material manner, we will do our best to notify you of the changes by posting a notice on our website. Your continued use of the Program Supporting Platforms following the effective date of such update constitutes your acceptance of the revised Policy. We will not make any material changes to our Privacy Policy that relate to the collection or use of Student Records or Personal Information without first giving notice to the T3 Partners and providing a choice before Student Records are used in a materially different manner than was disclosed when the information was collected.

Contacting T3

Please contact T3 with any questions or comments at:

By e-mail: help@t3partnership.org
By post mail: T3 Partnership Attn: Data Steward 999 Taylor Street, Suite 900 Fort Worth, TX 76102