Privacy Policy
St. Mary's School (“School”) is committed to respecting your privacy and protecting any personally identifiable information you share with us. This Privacy Policy (“Policy”) applies to the School's website (www.smaa.org) and any other websites, applications, or online services of the School on which this Policy is linked or referenced (collectively the “Website.”) By using the School Website, you are deemed to have consented to the terms and practices described in this Policy as in effect on the date of your use. If you do not agree to be bound by the Policy, please do not use the Website.
Collection and Use of Personally Identifiable Information
School may collect personally identifiable information during your use of its Website. For purposes of this Policy, “personally identifiable information” means individually identifiable information collected online from a user and maintained by the School in an accessible form, including, as applicable, a first and last name, physical address, email address, telephone number, or other information that permits the School to identify or contact a specific individual. The School may also collect personally identifiable information that you voluntarily provide through the Website, including, as applicable, first and last name, email address, mailing address, telephone number, donation or payment-related information, admissions inquiry information, event registration information, employment inquiry information, and any other information you choose to submit through the Website.
In addition, School may collect technical usage information when you use the Website, including domain information, browser type, device information, access times, pages visited, referring websites, and similar information to enable it to analyze how visitors use this site. School will use this information to improve its services and obtain statistics regarding the use of its Website.
School does not sell, rent, lease, or trade personally identifiable information to third parties. School may share personally identifiable information with trusted third-party service providers who assist the School in operating the Website, conducting School business, processing payments or donations, managing communications, supporting admissions or enrollment functions, hosting data, providing analytics, or providing services to the School or to you. The School expects these service providers to maintain the confidentiality of personally identifiable information and to use it only for the purposes for which it was provided.
School may also disclose personally identifiable information if it believes disclosure is required by law; to protect an individual’s personal safety; to protect the public; to enforce terms applicable to the Website; or to protect the rights, safety, or property of the School, its community, or others.
Website Information
School makes all reasonable efforts to ensure that the information contained on this Website is accurate at the time of creation and/or modification of the Website. However, School cannot guarantee the completeness or accuracy of information contained on the Website. Information on the Website regarding courses is provided for information and guidance purposes only and does not constitute a contract. School reserves the right to withdraw or to make alterations to courses and facilities if necessary. It is the responsibility of the user to check the accuracy of relevant information before entering into any commitment. School accepts no liability for any loss or damage resulting directly or indirectly from inaccuracies in the information held on its Website.
Changes to Website and Privacy Policy
School reserves the right to remove or alter content on the Website or to take down the Website at any time without notice. School reserves the right to change, modify or update this policy at any time. Any material changes to this policy or to the way School uses personally identifiable information will be posted on this site. The effective date below reflects the date this policy was last updated.
Use of Cookies
Some pages on St. Mary's School's site may use "cookies," which are small files that the site places on a computer's hard drive for identification purposes. Cookies cannot read information from a user's hard drive, run programs or deliver viruses to a user's computer.
School may use cookies or similar technologies to enhance the user experience, analyze Website traffic, customize Website features, and improve Website functionality.
Your web browser may notify you when you are receiving a cookie and may give you the choice to accept or reject it. Users can set their browsers to warn them about cookies and refuse all cookies. If a user chooses not to accept cookies, some pages may not fully function and the user may not be able to access certain information on this site.
Protecting the Privacy of Children
The Website is intended for parents, legal guardians, prospective families, alumni, donors, employees, applicants, and other members of the School community. School does not knowingly collect personally identifiable information directly from children under the age of 13 through the Website without appropriate parent or legal guardian consent. Information about students or applicants may be submitted by parents or legal guardians in connection with admissions, enrollment, School programs, or other School-related purposes.
If the School learns that it has collected personally identifiable information directly from a child under 13 through the Website without appropriate consent, the School will take reasonable steps to delete that information.
Security
School takes reasonable precautions to protect personally identifiable information. The Website has security measures in place to protect the loss, misuse, and alteration of the information under our control.
However, School cannot guarantee the Internet to be 100% secure and we urge all users to take precautions to protect their personally identifiable data and you provide such information at your own risk.
Links to Third Party Sites
School Website may contain links to other websites not affiliated with the School. School is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such websites, and encourages users to read the privacy statements of those other websites. This privacy statement applies solely to information collected by this Website.
Users' Access To and Control Over Information
Users may opt out of any future contacts from St. Mary's School at any time by contacting us via email at marketing@smaa.org or via phone at 949-448-9027.
Contacting Us
If you have any questions about this privacy statement or our Website, please contact marketing@smaa.org. You may also contact the School to request review or correction of personally identifiable information you have submitted through the Website. The School will respond to such requests as required by applicable law and as reasonably practicable.
Effective Date
This policy is effective as of June 10, 2026