Children’s Day School, Inc. dba Children’s Day School (“CDS,” “we,” “our,” or “us”) is committed to respecting your privacy and protecting any personally identifiable information you share with us. This Privacy Policy explains how information is collected and used when you visit the Children’s Day School website (https://www.cds-sf.org/) (“Website”). The terms “you” and “your” are used to refer to anyone who is accessing the Site.

This Privacy Policy describes the personally identifiable information we collect through the Website and how we may use, maintain, and, in some cases, share personally identifiable information.

By accessing or using the Website, you agree to be bound by the terms described in this Privacy Policy and Terms of Use as of the date of your use. If you do not agree to be bound by the terms of this Privacy Policy and Terms of Use, do not use the Website.

 

 

This Website is intended to provide news, information, and resources related to Children’s Day School. We make reasonable efforts to ensure the accuracy and timeliness of the content provided. However, the information on this Website may contain unintentional inaccuracies or errors, and CDS makes no warranties, express or implied, regarding the completeness, accuracy, or suitability of the information.

Your use of any information or materials on this website is entirely at your own risk. It is your responsibility to determine whether any information, products, or services available through this website meet your specific requirements.

CDS disclaims liability for:

 

 

Unless otherwise noted, all materials on this Website, including but not limited to text, graphics, images, logos, audio recordings, video footage, data, and their arrangement, are the intellectual property of Children’s Day School and are protected by applicable copyright and trademark laws.

No part of this Website or its contents may be copied, reproduced, modified, retransmitted, distributed, published, commercially exploited, or otherwise transferred without the express written permission of Children’s Day School.

Website users may view, download, and print pages from the site for personal, non-commercial use only, provided that the content is not resold or republished.

 

 

You can visit the CDS website without revealing personally identifiable information. We do not collect personally identifiable information about visitors unless it is voluntarily provided, for example, through completing a form, making a donation, or contacting CDS. For purposes of this Privacy Policy and Terms of Use, “personally identifiable information” means any information concerning a natural person which, because of name, number, symbol, mark, or other identifier, can be used to identify that natural person.

If you choose to provide personally identifiable information, we use that information only to conduct official school business or respond to your inquiry, for example, when making a donation or applying to CDS. Engaging the Website for these purposes is voluntary and providing any personally identifiable information is intended to complete the action for which you have voluntarily engaged. CDS does not collect personally identifiable information for commercial purposes and does not distribute personally identifiable information to unaffiliated third parties, except that in certain cases, we may transmit limited information (such as your name or contact details) to a third-party service provider to facilitate your request. Such information is shared only as necessary to provide the requested service.

CDS may also use the personally identifiable information to which it has access to provide you with or solicit from you other information and to let you know of additional activities, events, programs, or services that may be of interest to you. CDS will provide you with the opportunity to opt out of these communications.

CDS does not sell, rent, trade or otherwise intend to share your personally identifiable information with any third party outside of CDS other than to trusted third parties who assist CDS in operating the Website, conducting school business, payment processing, or providing services to you. CDS requires these third parties to comply with this Privacy Policy and keep your personally identifiable information confidential.

CDS will also disclose your personally identifiable information in the following limited circumstances: (1) if it believes disclosure is required by law; (2) to protect an individual’s personal safety; (3) to protect the public; (4) to enforce the terms and conditions of the Website; or (5) to protect CDS and the CDS’ community’s rights, safety, or property.

CDS may also collect certain electronic information when you visit the site, including:

It is used only to compile aggregate statistics and improve website functionality, navigation, and user experience.

 

 

The Website uses cookies to collect anonymous information about how visitors use the site. A “cookie” is a small text file containing a unique identification number that is stored on your computer to facilitate your access to and use of a website. Cookies allow a website operator to track usage and behavior with respect to its sites.

We may use:

Cookies do not provide us with personally identifiable information unless you voluntarily provide it elsewhere on the Website. Cookies cannot reveal your name, email address, phone number, or physical address.

Most web browsers allow you to control cookie settings. Disabling cookies may limit certain website functionality.

 

 

CDS does not track the visitors to the Website over time and across third-party websites for purposes of providing targeted advertising and therefore does not respond to Do Not Track headers. Some third-party websites, however, do keep track of your browsing activities when they serve you content, which enables them to tailor what they present to you.

 

 

 

If you wish to stop receiving e-mail communications via ParentSquare or MailChimp from CDS, you may do so by clicking the “Unsubscribe” link at the bottom of the email message from CDS.

Children’s Day School provides password-protected portals and sections of the Website (“Portals”) for parents, students, faculty, staff, and alumni (“Authorized Users”). These areas are designed to facilitate communication within the CDS’ community. CDS allows Authorized Users to add content within the Portals.  The Portals may include event listings, and Authorized User’s contact information.

Certain personally identifiable information may appear within these restricted areas and is accessible only to Authorized Users. CDS will try to let you know what spaces are exclusive to Authorized Users. You acknowledge that CDS cannot guarantee that such information within the Portal will remain private; furthermore, You acknowledge that CDS is not responsible for any disclosure of information that is both Public Information and Personally Identifiable Information and any legal ramifications pertaining thereto. You should take all of this into account when utilizing the Website, and providing information to CDS.

 

 

By providing your mobile phone number to Children’s Day School, you consent to receive text messages related to school communications. You may opt out of receiving these SMS/text message communications at any time.

No mobile contact information will be shared with, or sold or disclosed to, third parties or affiliates for marketing or promotional purposes. Text messaging originator opt-in data and consent will not be shared with any third parties.

 

 

Children’s Day School is committed to protecting the privacy of donors and anyone conducting transactions through our Website.

If you make a donation or purchase through the Website, you may be asked to provide information such as:

CDS does not process credit card information. Instead, CDS has entered into an agreement with a third-party payment processing service to collect, store, process, and transmit credit card data when a visitor makes a payment.

All online financial transactions are processed through a secure window hosted by CDS’s payment processing service and encrypted using Secure Socket Layer (SSL) technology, an industry standard designed to prevent interception or theft of information. All personally identifiable information transmitted back to CDS is sent via SSL-secured connections.

Credit card information is used only to process the transaction and fulfill the donor’s or purchaser’s request. CDS does not store credit card information on its own servers after the transaction is completed.

 

 

The Website contains links to external websites. Please note that this Privacy Policy applies solely to information collected through the Website and not to information that may be collected through any external website. Children’s Day School does not control these external websites and is not responsible for their availability, privacy practices, or content.

The inclusion of external links does not imply endorsement by Children’s Day School.

 

 

No server, computer, or communications network or system, or data transmission over the Internet can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. CDS takes precautions to protect personally identifiable information, for example, by using passwords on its computers and other security measures like multi-factor authentication, and biometric authentication. However, while CDS strives to protect your personally identifiable information, it cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information you transmit to us or through the use of the Website, and you acknowledge and agree that you provide such information, including personally identifiable information, and engage in such transmissions at your own risk.

 

 

Children’s Day School may update this Privacy Policy and Terms of Use from time to time. Updates will be posted on this page with the revised effective date. Any material changes to this Privacy Policy or to the way CDS uses your personally identifiable information will be posted on this page.

 

 

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or the practices of this Website, please contact:

Communications Department
Children’s Day School
communication@cds-sf.org