This privacy statement is limited to the Mississippi Department of Education’s public websites.
The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) does not sell or share your contact information or data
While using MDE public websites, you may choose to submit personal information through email or online forms. MDE will use this information to process your requests. MDE will not disclose, sell or share any personal information of visitors to third parties.
Sensitive Personal Information
MDE public websites do not process sensitive personal information.
Statistical Logs Kept
MDE improves our websites by using Google Analytics and Microsoft Clarity. MDE does not attempt to personally identify visitors. Instead, MDE collects anonymized data to analyze in aggregate to determine trends and improve our site. These data are collected through cookies and similar technologies.
Examples of the types of data MDE routinely collects:
- IP addresses
- Operating System
- Device type, category and model
- Browser type
- Referring web page
- Date, time and duration of visit
- Country, city and region
This information is retained for 13–14 months.
More information on Microsoft’s and Google’s privacy policies:
Most web browsers are set to accept cookies by default. If you prefer, you can usually choose to set your browser to remove cookies and to reject cookies.
MDE reserves the right to modify this privacy statement from time to time. Revisions to the privacy statement will be posted to MDE websites.
The MDE website may contain links to external websites that are not operated by MDE, and other websites may link to our site. Please be aware that MDE does not control the content, practices, or privacy policies of any third-party websites, whether we link to them, or they link to us. MDE encourages you to review the privacy policies of any external websites you visit. MDE is not responsible for the content, security, or privacy practices of third-party websites. Your use of such sites is at your own risk.
Questions?
If you have questions or comments, you may contact us at:
Mississippi Department of Education
P.O. Box 771
Jackson, MS 39205-0771