Privacy Policy

St. Helena Montessori values your privacy. This policy governs St. Helena Montessori's website data collection via www.shmontessori.org. By using the website, you are deemed to have consented to the terms and practices described in this policy.

Use of Personal Information

St. Helena Montessori may collect electronic information during your use of its website. In addition, St. Helena Montessori may collect domain information to enable it to analyze how visitors use this site. This data enables St. Helena Montessori to become more familiar with people who visit its site, including how often they visit, their access times, and browser type. St. Helena Montessori will use this information to improve its services and obtain statistics regarding the use of its site.

St. Helena Montessori does not share personally identifiable information without a user’s permission, unless required to do so by law, or in urgent circumstances, such as, but not limited to, those that involve the need to protect an individual’s personal safety, the protection of the public, or the protection of St. Helena Montessori’s rights or property.

Subject to the exceptions described above, any personally identifiable information submitted to St. Helena Montessori will not be transferred except for trusted service providers who assist us in operating our website and conducting our business, unless otherwise stated at the time of collection. When a user submits personally identifiable information, it will be used only for the purpose stated at the time of collection. St. Helena Montessori will not sell, rent, or lease users’ information to anyone without the user’s authorization.

Student records and personal information are confidential and shared in accordance with California law.

Website Information

St. Helena Montessori 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, St. Helena Montessori 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. St. Helena Montessori 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. St. Helena Montessori 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

St. Helena Montessori reserves the right to add, remove, or alter content on the website or to take down the website at any time without notice. The School reserves the right to change, modify, or update this policy at any time without notice. Any substantial changes in the way St. Helena Montessori uses personal information will be posted on this site.

Use of Cookies

Some pages on St. Helena Montessori’s site may use “cookies”—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.

A cookie file may contain information such as a user ID to track the pages visited, but the only personal information a cookie can contain is information the user supplies. These files are used for site registration. The cookie will tell the Web server that you have returned to a specific page on the website, and the site’s features may be customized for a user based on that information.

Your web browser may notify the user when the user is receiving a cookie and it may give a user 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

While our website is intended primarily for parents and guardians, we recognize that students may visit the site. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13 without verifiable parental consent.

Security and Data Breach Notification

St. Helena Montessori strives to protect personal information; however, we urge all users to take every precaution to protect their personal data when on the Internet. Please take proactive steps to secure personal data, such as frequently changing your passwords. This site has security measures in place to protect the loss, misuse, and alteration of the information under our control.

In the unlikely event of a data breach that compromises your personal information, St. Helena Montessori will notify you in accordance with applicable California state laws.

Links to Third Party Sites

St. Helena Montessori website may contain links to other websites not affiliated with the School. St. Helena Montessori 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. Helena Montessori at any time by contacting us.