Last Updated: 11/4/2026

Cobb County School District (“CCSD,” “we” or “our”) provides this notice to explain how we collect, use, and disclose personal information through our district websites, including Choose Cobb. It also explains the choices you have and how to contact us with questions.

This notice covers cobbk12.org, Choose Cobb and other CCSD websites that link to it. It does not replace the separate notices and procedures that apply to student education records, enrollment applications, employment or other district services. Those requirements continue to apply when information is collected online.

Please read this notice carefully. We encourage you to review this notice regularly to stay informed about our information practices and the choices available to you, as we may update it from time to time as indicated by the Last Updated date at the top of this page. 

Information We Collect

Personal information is information that identifies you or can reasonably be linked to you. What we collect depends on the website or feature you use.

You provide information when you complete a form, sign up for updates or contact us. Please provide only the information needed for your request. A form may need certain information to work; optional fields can be left blank.

We may collect the following categories of personal information from you: 

• Personal Identifiers such as your first and last name, online identifier, email address, phone number, account registration information, or similar identifiers. 
• Device Information such as device model, internet protocol (IP) address, cookies, beacons, pixel tags, mobile ad identifier, or similar unique identifiers.
• Internet/Network Activity such as your interaction with the website, application, or platform.
• Geolocation Information such as country, city, and ZIP code.
• Information may come from these sources:
• You, when you enter information or ask us a question.
• Your browser or device, when it connects to a website or a tool on the page.
• Providers that help us operate a website, deliver email, or provide a feature you use.

Choose Cobb collects information in these ways:

• Email signup. The form asks for your email address. It also offers fields for your first and last names, grade level, ZIP code, school preference, and current school district. Please use an adult’s contact information.
• School finder. If you choose “Use my location,” the finder asks your browser for location permission to estimate distances to schools. You can decline permission and enter a ZIP code instead.
• Website and email information. Hosting and email systems may process information such as IP addresses, delivery status, and security logs. Email open and click measurement depends on the email settings. See “Your Choices” below. 

How We Use Your Information 

We use website information to:

• Provide the features you request, such as email updates or school-finder results.
• Send information about the district program or service you have asked about.
• Answer questions and help with your request.
• Meet applicable legal and records requirements and protect and enforce our legal rights.
• Operate and support the websites and address technical or security issues.

For Choose Cobb, we use your selections to send enrollment emails about seat availability, programs, and application reminders. Selecting “Sign me up” requests these emails. It does not reserve a seat or submit an enrollment application.

Disclosure of Your Information

District staff and providers may access information to operate the websites, respond to requests and provide the features described in this notice. 

For Choose Cobb:

• Mailchimp receives signup information and helps authorized district staff manage subscriptions and send enrollment emails. Its privacy practices are described in Intuit’s privacy statement: https://www.intuit.com/privacy/statement/.
• Entering a ZIP code in the school finder sends that ZIP code to Zippopotam.us for lookup.
• Maps load from OpenStreetMap. Opening directions takes you to Google Maps.
• Providers of fonts, software, hosting, and email receive the technical information needed to deliver their services.

Information may also need to be disclosed to meet a legal obligation or respond to a lawful request. Public records held by CCSD may be available under Georgia’s Open Records Act unless an exemption applies. Student records and other protected information remain subject to applicable legal protections. For public-records requests, see https://www.cobbk12.org/open-records.

Data Retention

We keep information according to district records-retention requirements and other legal obligations. Unsubscribing from an email list does not necessarily delete the related records. We may need to keep limited information to honor your choice, meet records requirements or preserve records for a legal matter. 

The criteria used to determine our retention periods include: (i) the length of time we have an ongoing relationship with you and provide services to you; (ii) whether there is a legal obligation to which we are subject (for example, certain laws require us to keep records for a certain period of time); and (iii) whether retention is advisable in light of our legal position (such as in regard to applicable statutes of limitations, litigation, or regulatory investigations).

Data Minimization and Purpose Limitation

We collect personal information only to the extent it is adequate, relevant, and reasonably necessary in relation to the purposes for which it is collected and processed, as described in this notice. We do not process personal information for purposes that are incompatible with those purposes without your consent or as otherwise required or permitted by law.

Please do not put student names, birth dates, identification numbers, education records or health information in the Choose Cobb signup form. Use the district’s designated process for enrollment and student records instead.

The information requested should fit the feature you are using. If you are unsure what to submit or where to send it, contact us using the details at the end of this notice. 

Your Choices

• Cookies and similar tools. Cookies are small files stored by your browser. Websites and email messages can also use pixels or similar tools to record activity. You can manage cookies through your browser settings, although blocking them may affect how a feature works. Your choices may be browser- and device-specific, and your mobile device settings may allow you to limit the sharing of certain information for advertising purposes.
• Email choices. You can unsubscribe from Choose Cobb enrollment emails using the link in an email. You can also contact us for help changing your information or preferences. Unsubscribing from this list does not change communications sent through a separate district service.
• Email measurement. Depending on campaign settings, Mailchimp may use small images to detect email opens and tracked links to record clicks.
• Location choices. You can decline the school finder’s location request or change permission in your browser settings. You can enter a ZIP code instead. A browser location choice is separate from your email subscription preferences.

Security 

We work to protect your personal information from loss, misuse, or unauthorized alteration by using commercially reasonable security safeguards, coupled with security procedures and practices. However, no website or method of sending or storing information is completely secure. Please do not send sensitive student information through a general website form or the Choose Cobb signup form. If you have a concern about information you submitted, contact us.

Children Under the Age of 18 

CCSD serves children and families. The Choose Cobb email signup form is intended for parents and guardians, not for children to submit their own information. Please use an adult’s contact information and keep student information out of those fields. If you believe a child has submitted personal information through that form, contact us so we can review the submission. Information collected through student-facing district services is subject to the rules and notices for those services, including applicable student-records protections.

Third-Party Websites

Our websites link to other websites and services, including maps and district service portals. An independently operated website may have different privacy practices. Please review its privacy notice before providing information. A link to another site does not mean that this notice describes everything that provider does.

Providers that collect information through a feature on our own website are different from websites you reach by following a link. Their role in the covered feature is described under “Disclosure of Your Information” and “Your Choices.”

Notice to Individuals Outside the United States 

CCSD is a public school district in Georgia, and these websites provide information about its schools and programs. If you visit from outside the United States, contact us with questions about how your information is handled.

U.S. State Data Privacy Rights  

The rights that apply to your information depend on the type of record and the law that covers it. CCSD is a public school district. This notice does not replace the procedures that apply to public records or student education records.

You may contact us to ask about access to, correction of or deletion of information you submitted through a covered website. We will review your request under the requirements that apply to that information. Deletion may not be available where records must be retained. We may need to confirm your identity or authority before providing protected information.

For student education records, parents and eligible students have rights under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), including rights to inspect records and seek correction of inaccurate or misleading records. These rights have their own procedures and limits. See the district’s student-records guidance at https://www.cobbk12.org/student-records-and-transcripts or contact us for help reaching the right office. This website notice does not replace the district’s annual FERPA notice.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We will post updates to this notice on this page and revise the “Last Updated” date. Please review it when you use a new feature or want to understand our current practices. If a change requires a separate notice or consent under applicable law, that requirement still applies.

Contact Us 

If you have a question about this notice or information you provided through a district website, please contact CCSD. The district can help direct your request to the appropriate office.

Cobb County School District

• Email: communications@cobbk12.org
• Phone: 770-426-3300
• Address: 514 Glover Street, Marietta, GA 30060