Privacy Policy

Our Commitment to Privacy

First Presbyterian School & Church ("First Pres," "we," "our," or "us") respects your privacy. We are committed to handling personal information responsibly and transparently.

This Privacy Policy applies to information collected through our website and through forms, communications, and other features made available through the website.

Information We Collect

Depending on how you interact with our website, we may collect information that you voluntarily provide to us, including:

• Your name and contact information
• Email address and telephone number
• Information about your family or child provided when requesting a tour or contacting the school
• Preferred tour dates or times
• Information about how you heard about First Pres
• Information you choose to include in questions or comments submitted through our forms

We may also automatically receive certain technical information when you visit our website, such as your browser type, device type, approximate location, pages visited, and information about how you interact with the website.

Information You Submit Through Forms

Our website includes forms that allow prospective families, current families, members of our church community, and others to contact us or request information.

For example, our school tour form may ask for information about a parent or guardian, children in the family, preferred tour times, and information that may help us prepare for a visit.

We use information submitted through these forms to respond to inquiries, communicate with families, schedule tours, provide information about our programs, and otherwise respond to the request for which the information was submitted.

Children's Privacy

First Pres is a school serving children from early childhood through eighth grade. Our website is intended primarily for parents, guardians, families, prospective families, and members of the broader First Pres community rather than for children to use independently.

We do not intentionally ask children to submit personal information through our public website. Parents and guardians should submit information about their children through our forms when appropriate.

If you believe that a child has submitted personal information to us through our website without appropriate parental involvement, please contact us using the information below so that we can review the situation and take appropriate action.

How We Use Information

We may use information collected through our website to:

• Respond to questions and inquiries
• Schedule and prepare for school tours
• Communicate with prospective and current families
• Provide information about our school, church, programs, events, and community
• Respond to requests submitted through our website
• Improve the content, functionality, and experience of our website
• Monitor website performance and understand general website usage
• Protect the security and integrity of our website
• Comply with applicable legal obligations

Cookies & Website Analytics

Our website may use cookies and similar technologies to support website functionality, understand website usage, improve performance, and provide a better experience for visitors.

We may use analytics and website measurement services to help us understand information such as which pages are visited, how visitors navigate the site, and how the website performs.

Some services used by our website may collect technical information automatically when you visit the site. These services may use cookies, IP addresses, device information, or similar technologies in accordance with their own privacy policies.

Third-Party Services

Our website uses certain third-party technologies and services to provide website functionality, protect forms from spam, analyze website performance, and maintain the site.

These may include website hosting and infrastructure providers, WordPress-related services, analytics services, security and reCAPTCHA services, form-processing tools, and other technology providers that support our website.

Third-party services may process information according to their own privacy policies and terms. We encourage visitors to review the privacy practices of third-party services when appropriate.

When We Share Information

We do not sell personal information submitted through our website.

We may share information with trusted service providers when necessary for them to provide website, communication, security, hosting, analytics, or other services on our behalf.

We may also disclose information when reasonably necessary to comply with applicable law, legal process, or a lawful request, or to protect the rights, safety, and security of First Pres, our community, or others.

Data Security

We take reasonable steps to protect information submitted through our website from unauthorized access, use, alteration, or disclosure.

However, no method of transmitting or storing information electronically can be guaranteed to be completely secure. For that reason, we cannot guarantee absolute security of information transmitted to or through our website.

How Long We Keep Information

We retain information for as long as reasonably necessary to fulfill the purpose for which it was collected, provide requested services, maintain appropriate records, resolve questions or disputes, and meet applicable legal or organizational requirements.

Your Choices

You may contact us with questions about personal information you have submitted through our website. Depending on the circumstances and applicable law, you may request access to, correction of, or deletion of information associated with your inquiry.

You may also choose not to provide certain information. Please note that some information may be necessary for us to respond to a request or provide a service you have asked for, such as scheduling a tour.

Links to Other Websites

Our website may contain links to other websites, including educational organizations, community partners, social media platforms, ministry resources, and other third-party websites.

Once you leave the First Pres website, the privacy practices of the other website will apply. We encourage you to review the privacy policy of any website you visit.

Photos, Videos & Public Content

First Pres may share photographs, videos, or other content featuring members of our school and church community through our website or official social media channels when appropriate permissions have been provided.

We take children's privacy seriously. Families may contact First Pres with questions about our photography and media practices.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect changes in our website, technology, services, or applicable requirements.

When we make changes, we will update the "Last Updated" date shown at the bottom of this page. We encourage visitors to review this policy periodically.