Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy explains how information may be collected, used and protected when visitors access US Academic Scores, interact with site features or communicate through the website.

When a visitor accesses the website, standard technical information may be recorded automatically by the web server, hosting infrastructure or related services. This information can include an Internet Protocol address, browser type, device type, operating system, referring page, requested pages, date and time of access and general technical activity associated with the visit.

Technical information can be used to maintain website security, diagnose errors, understand traffic patterns, prevent abuse and improve the performance of the site.

Server and security logs are not intended to identify visitors personally except where identification is necessary for security, fraud prevention, legal compliance or investigation of misuse.

Personal information may be received when a visitor voluntarily submits it through a contact form, email or another communication method available on the website.

This information may include a name, email address and the contents of the message. Information submitted voluntarily is used to respond to the communication, investigate reported errors, address copyright or legal requests, evaluate data corrections or handle other matters described in the message.

Visitors should avoid sending sensitive personal information that is not necessary for the purpose of the communication.

Cookies and similar technologies may be used to support website functionality, remember preferences, measure site usage, maintain security and support advertising or analytics services.

A cookie is a small data file stored by a browser. Some cookies may be necessary for technical operation, while others may be associated with analytics, advertising or preference management.

Browser settings generally allow visitors to delete existing cookies, block new cookies or receive a warning before a cookie is stored. Blocking certain cookies may affect the operation of some website features.

Analytics technologies may be used to understand how visitors interact with the website. Analytics information can include page views, approximate geographic region, device characteristics, traffic source, session activity and interactions with site features.

Analytics data is used in aggregate to understand which pages are useful, identify technical problems and evaluate website performance. Analytics providers may process information according to their own privacy policies and technical settings.

The website may display advertising provided by third-party advertising services. Advertising providers may use cookies, device information or similar technologies to deliver, measure and limit advertisements in accordance with their own policies and applicable privacy requirements.

Depending on a visitor’s location, consent or privacy choices may affect whether advertising cookies or personalized advertising technologies are used.

Information collected through the website may be used for purposes that include:

• operating and maintaining the website;
• monitoring website performance and availability;
• improving navigation, accessibility and page usability;
• understanding aggregate traffic and usage patterns;
• responding to messages, correction requests and inquiries;
• protecting the website from spam, fraud, attacks and unauthorized activity;
• complying with applicable legal obligations;
• supporting advertising and measuring advertising performance where applicable.

US Academic Scores focuses on aggregated education assessment statistics and publicly reported results. The website is not designed to maintain educational records for individual students.

Published PISA, TIMSS, PIRLS, NAEP and ICILS data generally describe populations, jurisdictions, student groups or aggregate assessment outcomes rather than identifiable student records.

Information appearing in official assessment datasets is presented according to the disclosure and suppression rules of the source organization. Suppressed individual-level information is not reconstructed for publication.

Personal information is not sold as a standalone customer database.

Information may be processed by service providers that support website hosting, security, analytics, advertising, email delivery or other technical functions. These providers may receive information necessary to perform their services and may operate under their own contractual and privacy obligations.

Information may also be disclosed when reasonably necessary to comply with law, legal process, enforce website rights, investigate misuse, protect security or respond to a valid governmental or regulatory request.

Third-party services used in connection with the website may collect information independently. Their collection, processing and retention practices are governed by their own privacy policies and settings.

US Academic Scores does not control the privacy practices of independent third-party websites, assessment organizations or external services reached through links on the site.

Pages may contain links to sources such as NCES, the Nation’s Report Card, OECD, IEA and other external websites. Following an external link takes the visitor to a website governed by the privacy practices of that organization.

This Privacy Policy applies to US Academic Scores and does not govern information collected directly by an external website.

Information is retained only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was collected, for website security, to maintain appropriate records or to satisfy legal obligations.

Retention periods can vary according to the type of information. Routine technical logs, correspondence and records connected with legal or security matters may therefore be retained for different periods.

Reasonable technical and organizational measures may be used to protect website systems and information from unauthorized access, loss, alteration or misuse.

No internet transmission, hosting environment or electronic storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure. Visitors should consider this limitation when submitting information online.

Visitors can use browser settings and available consent controls to manage cookies and similar technologies. Some browsers and devices also provide privacy controls related to tracking, advertising identifiers and site permissions.

Where applicable law provides additional rights concerning access, correction, deletion, restriction, objection or portability of personal information, requests may be submitted through the website’s Contact page.

A request may require sufficient information to identify the relevant communication or data and to verify that the request can lawfully be fulfilled.

US Academic Scores provides general education statistics and is not designed as a service for collecting personal information directly from children.

The presence of statistics about students or student groups does not mean that the website possesses personal records about the individual students represented by those statistics.

If personal information concerning a child is believed to have been submitted directly through the website inappropriately, the matter can be reported through the Contact page.

US Academic Scores can be accessed from multiple countries. Privacy rights and requirements can vary according to a visitor’s location.

Where applicable privacy law grants specific rights concerning personal information, those rights remain subject to the conditions, exemptions and verification requirements established by the relevant law.

Browsers and devices may transmit privacy preference signals or provide controls that limit tracking technologies. The effect of such signals can depend on the technologies and third-party services operating on the website.

Cookie consent and privacy controls available on the website should be used where they are presented.

This Privacy Policy may be revised when website functionality, service providers, privacy requirements or data practices change. The version published on this page represents the policy applicable to the website at the time it is viewed.