Last updated: July 13, 2026
This Notice at Collection and Cookie Policy explains how Options Charter Schools ("we", "us", "our") collects, uses, and shares Personal Information through this website, in compliance with the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act (CCPA/CPRA, Cal. Civ. Code §§ 1798.100 et seq.) and the implementing regulations issued by the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA).
- Business name: Options Charter Schools
- Address: 9945 Cumberland Pointe Blvd, Noblesville, IN 46060
- Privacy contact email: apiper@optionsined.org
We collect the following categories of Personal Information as defined under CCPA § 1798.140(v):
- Identifiers — IP address (hashed), device identifiers, online identifiers (cookies, beacons)
- Internet or other electronic network activity information — browsing history, search history, interactions with our website
- Geolocation data — approximate location derived from IP (country/region only; not precise GPS)
- Inferences — preferences and characteristics inferred from your interactions, used for site analytics
We do not knowingly collect:
- Sensitive Personal Information (Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.140(ae)) without your explicit opt-in
- Personal Information of consumers under 16 without affirmative opt-in (children under 13 require parental consent)
- Directly from you when you interact with the site (forms, banner choices, account creation)
- Automatically via cookies and tracking technologies
- From third-party services where you have authorized data sharing
- Operate and secure the website (necessary business purpose, § 1798.140(e))
- Audit interactions with the website
- Short-term, transient use of Personal Information
- Maintain and improve quality and safety of our service
- Conduct analytics with your consent
- Personalize advertising only with your opt-in consent
Cookies used
Necessary
4 cookies
Necessary cookies are required to enable the basic features of this site, such as providing secure log-in or adjusting your consent preferences. These cookies do not store any personally identifiable data.
| Cookie | Domain | Duration | Description |
|---|
__cf_bm |
optionsschools.org |
30 minutes |
Cloudflare bot management cookie. |
_GRECAPTCHA |
— |
6 months |
Used by Google reCAPTCHA to distinguish between humans and bots. |
fazcookie-consent |
optionsschools.org |
1 year |
Cookie consent preferences set by the visitor. |
userway |
optionsschools.org |
session |
UserWay is an accessibility widget providing tools such as screen reader support, contrast adjustment, and text resizing. It uses a single session cookie to remember display preferences (e.g. whether the widget has been hidden). No personally identifiable information is collected. |
Functional
8 cookies
Functional cookies help perform certain functionalities like sharing the content of the website on social media platforms, collecting feedback, and other third-party features.
| Cookie | Domain | Duration | Description |
|---|
__tawkuuid |
— |
10 years |
Tawk.to cookie used to distinguish users. |
_wpfuuid |
optionsschools.org |
session |
Saves a unique user ID to track form submissions anonymously, helping site owners link entries from the same user without requiring login or personal information. |
LOGIN_INFO |
— |
2 years |
This cookie is used to play YouTube videos embedded on the website. |
nitroCachedPage |
optionsschools.org |
session |
Set by NitroPack to indicate that a cached version of the page was served. This improves site performance and loading speed. No personal data is saved. |
ss_autoopened |
reviewtube.com |
session |
This cookie is set by Seesaw, CGI Digital's video widget, served from reviewtube.com and embedded on this site. It stores session state indicating whether the video player has already auto-opened. Third-party relative to the client domain; first-party relative to CGI Digital's infrastructure. |
TawkConnectionTime |
optionsschools.org |
session |
This cookie is used to determine the connection duration of tawk sessions. |
test_cookie |
— |
1 year |
This cookie is set by DoubleClick (which is owned by Google) to determine if the website visitor's browser supports cookies. |
twk_uuid_[propertyID] |
optionsschools.org |
session |
This cookie is set by the tawk.to chat widget. It stores a unique visitor ID used to manage chat sessions and coordinate widget behavior across multiple browser tabs. |
Analytics
15 cookies
Analytical cookies are used to understand how visitors interact with the website. These cookies help provide information on metrics such as the number of visitors, bounce rate, traffic source, etc.
| Cookie | Domain | Duration | Description |
|---|
__utma |
— |
2 years |
Google Analytics (Classic) cookie used to distinguish users and sessions. |
__utmb |
— |
30 minutes |
Google Analytics (Classic) cookie used to determine new sessions. |
__utmc |
— |
session |
Google Analytics (Classic) cookie used with __utmb to determine new sessions. |
__utmt |
— |
10 minutes |
Google Analytics (Classic) cookie used to throttle request rate. |
__utmz |
— |
6 months |
Google Analytics (Classic) cookie that stores the traffic source or campaign. |
_clck |
optionsschools.org |
1 year |
Microsoft Clarity cookie for analytics. |
_clsk |
optionsschools.org |
1 day |
Microsoft Clarity session cookie. |
_dc_gtm_UA-49488314-1 |
optionsschools.org |
1 minute |
Used to monitor number of Google Analytics server requests |
_ga |
optionsschools.org |
2 years |
Google Analytics cookie used to distinguish users. |
_ga_EQX20QXX1V |
optionsschools.org |
2 years |
Google Analytics 4 cookie used to persist session state. |
_gat |
optionsschools.org |
1 minute |
Google Analytics cookie used to throttle request rate. |
_gat_gtag_UA_49488314_1 |
optionsschools.org |
1 minute |
Used to monitor number of Google Analytics server requests when using Google Tag Manager |
_gid |
optionsschools.org |
24 hours |
Google Analytics cookie used to distinguish users. |
CLID |
— |
1 year |
The cookie is set by embedded Microsoft Clarity scripts. The purpose of this cookie is for heatmap and session recording. |
intercom-device-id-d5v9p9vg |
optionsschools.org |
9 months |
Identifier for each unique device that interacts with the Messenger. It is refreshed on each successful ping, extending it another 9 months. We use this cookie to determine the unique devices interacting with the Intercom Messenger to prevent abuse. |
Marketing
18 cookies
Marketing cookies are used to provide visitors with customised ads based on the pages you visited previously and to analyse the effectiveness of the ad campaigns.
| Cookie | Domain | Duration | Description |
|---|
_fbc |
optionsschools.org |
2 years |
Facebook click identifier cookie. |
_fbp |
optionsschools.org |
3 months |
Facebook Pixel cookie used for advertising and analytics. |
_gcl_au |
optionsschools.org |
90 days |
Google Ads conversion linker cookie. |
_gcl_aw |
— |
90 Days |
Google uses cookies for advertising, including serving and rendering ads, personalizing ads (depending on your ad settings at g.co/adsettings), limiting the number of times an ad is shown to a user, muting ads you have chosen to stop seeing, and measuring the effectiveness of ads. |
_vb |
s.vibe.co/vbpx.js |
session |
This cookie is set by Vibe.co, a third-party CTV advertising platform, via their tracking pixel (vbpx.js). It's used for cross-device attribution — connecting streaming/CTV ad views to later website visits — and for ad measurement and targeting. Marketing category; requires consent. |
datr |
— |
2 years |
Used to prevent creation of fake / spammy accounts. Datr cookie is associated with a browser, not individual people. |
DSID |
optionsschools.org |
2 weeks |
Google advertising cookie for ad personalization. |
fr |
optionsschools.org |
3 months |
Facebook advertising cookie. |
IDE |
optionsschools.org |
1 year |
DoubleClick/Google cookie used for targeted advertising. |
sa-r-date |
optionsschools.org |
session |
This cookie is set by StackAdapt, a third-party advertising platform. It stores the date of a visitor's referral and is used alongside other StackAdapt cookies for ad attribution and optimization. |
sa-r-source |
optionsschools.org |
session |
This cookie is set by StackAdapt, a third-party advertising platform. It stores information about the referral source of a visit and is used for ad attribution and campaign optimization. |
sa-user-id |
optionsschools.org |
session |
Stack Adapt promotional content first-party cookie. Used by Stack Adapt to track visits across websites to deliver a series of ad campaigns products such as real time bidding from third party advertisers. |
sa-user-id-v2 |
optionsschools.org |
session |
Stack Adapt promotional content first-party cookie. Used by Stack Adapt to track visits across websites to deliver a series of ad campaigns products such as real time bidding from third party advertisers. |
sa-user-id-v3 |
optionsschools.org |
session |
Stack Adapt promotional content first-party cookie. Used by Stack Adapt to track visits across websites to deliver a series of ad campaigns products such as real time bidding from third party advertisers. |
sa-user-id-v4 |
optionsschools.org |
session |
This cookie is set by StackAdapt, a third-party advertising platform, to assign a unique identifier to visitors. It is used for retargeting, conversion tracking, and look-alike audience purposes. |
sb |
— |
2 years |
Facebook browser identification, authentication, marketing, and other Facebook-specific function cookies. |
VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE |
optionsschools.org |
6 months |
YouTube cookie used to estimate bandwidth and display settings. |
YSC |
optionsschools.org |
session |
YouTube cookie used to track views of embedded videos. |
Performance
1 cookies
Performance cookies are used to understand and analyse the key performance indexes of the website which helps in delivering a better user experience for the visitors.
| Cookie | Domain | Duration | Description |
|---|
nitropack_webhook_sync |
optionsschools.org |
at least one session |
This cookie is set by the NitroPack caching plugin to sync webhook communication between the website and NitroPack's optimization service. It supports page caching and performance functionality and does not store personal data. |
Third-party recipients
Where you have not opted out, we share Personal Information with the following service providers and contractors (CCPA § 1798.140(j) & (ag)):
None declared.
We do not sell or share Personal Information for cross-context behavioral advertising unless you have opted in. To opt out at any time, click the "Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information" link in the website footer.
Retention
Personal Information is retained for 12 months from collection, unless a longer period is required by law or for legitimate business purposes (CCPA § 1798.100(a)(3)).
Your CCPA/CPRA rights
As a California resident, you have the right to:
- Right to Know (§ 1798.100, .110, .115) — request what Personal Information we collect, use, disclose, or sell
- Right to Delete (§ 1798.105) — request deletion of your Personal Information
- Right to Correct (§ 1798.106) — request correction of inaccurate Personal Information
- Right to Opt Out of Sale or Sharing (§ 1798.120) — direct us not to sell or share your Personal Information
- Right to Limit Use of Sensitive Personal Information (§ 1798.121) — limit our use of Sensitive Personal Information to disclosed purposes
- Right to Non-Discrimination (§ 1798.125) — we will not discriminate against you for exercising any of these rights
- Right to Data Portability (§ 1798.130(a)(2)) — receive Personal Information in a readily usable format
To submit a request, email apiper@optionsined.org or use the "Do Not Sell or Share" and "Manage Preferences" links in the website footer. We will verify your identity (CCPA § 1798.130(a)(2)) and respond within 45 days (extendable to 90 with notice, § 1798.130(a)(2)(B)).
You may also designate an authorized agent to submit a request on your behalf (Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.135(c)).
Global Privacy Control (GPC)
We honor the Global Privacy Control signal as a valid opt-out of sale/sharing per California AG enforcement guidance.
Supervisory authority
Complaints may be filed with the California Privacy Protection Agency: cppa@cppa.ca.gov, or at https://cppa.ca.gov/.
Changes
We may update this Notice. Material changes will be announced 30 days in advance via a banner on the homepage. The "Last updated" date above is authoritative.
Email apiper@optionsined.org with any privacy question.
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