Privacy Policy

Effective Date: 01 June 2025

Welcome to the website of St. John Learning Center, a faith-based daycare and preschool located in Marion, Texas, USA. We value your trust and are committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard your personal information when you interact with our website at https://www.stjohnlearningcenter.com.

Who We Are

St. John Learning Center provides Christ-centered early childhood education and care for families in Marion and surrounding areas of Texas. This website serves as an informational and communication hub for parents, guardians, and community members.

Information We Collect

We collect personal information through the following methods:

Website Forms: Information you provide via our contact form, enrollment form, payment form, or newsletter sign-up (e.g., name, phone number, email address, child’s name, and any message content).
Comments: If you leave a comment on our blog or other areas, we collect the data shown in the form along with your IP address and browser user agent for spam protection.
Cookies: Our site uses cookies to enhance your user experience and enable certain functionality (see more below).
Google Analytics: We use Google Analytics to track website performance, user behavior, and visitor demographics. This information is anonymous and helps us improve our content and services.

How We Use Your Information

We may use the information collected for the following purposes:

Responding to inquiries or requests submitted through our contact forms
Sending newsletters or important updates (with opt-in consent)
Processing payments for registration or tuition
Improving user experience and website functionality
Monitoring website traffic and usage patterns via Google Analytics
Ensuring site security and detecting spam or misuse

Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use cookies to:

Save your preferences for future visits
Keep users logged in (for account-based access, if applicable)
Support form autofill for returning users
Collect aggregate analytics data

You can disable cookies through your browser settings, but doing so may affect some functionality on our site.

Embedded Content from Other Websites

Pages on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles). Embedded content behaves the same as if you visited the source website. These third-party sites may collect data, use cookies, and track your interaction with their content, especially if you have an account with them.

Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics to collect non-personal data such as IP addresses, browser types, pages visited, and time spent on the site. This helps us improve our services and understand how visitors interact with our content.

You can opt out of Google Analytics tracking with this browser add-on:
https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout

Who We Share Your Data With

We do not sell or rent your data to third parties. Your data may be shared with:

Trusted third-party services such as Google Analytics and our payment processor, solely for operational purposes
Spam detection services for filtering comments and messages
Gravatar service, if you leave a comment and use Gravatar (see their privacy policy: https://automattic.com/privacy/)

Data Retention

Comments: If you leave a comment, it and its metadata are stored indefinitely.
Accounts (if any): Personal data is stored in your user profile and can be viewed or edited anytime.
Form Submissions: Contact and enrollment form data may be securely stored for administrative and record-keeping purposes.

Your Rights Over Your Data

You may request:

A copy of the personal data we hold about you
That we update or correct your data
That we delete your data (except where required to retain it for legal, security, or administrative reasons)

To make a request, please contact us directly using the information below.

Children’s Privacy

As a daycare and preschool, we are especially committed to protecting the privacy of children. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13 without verified parental consent. If you believe we may have collected information without consent, please contact us immediately.

How We Protect Your Data

We use industry-standard security protocols, including HTTPS, data encryption, and secure form submissions. Access to form data and payment information is limited to authorized staff only.

Where Your Data Is Sent

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
Payment data is securely processed via a third-party payment gateway (please contact us for current provider details).
Email form data is sent directly to our secure administrative inbox.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or your personal data, you may contact us at:

St. John Learning Center
Marion, Texas, USA
📧 office@stjohnlearningcenter.com