Your privacy matters to us.
This policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, and the choices you have. If you have any questions, we are always happy to talk.
Jr's Academy Early Learning Center ("we," "us," or "our") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website at www.jrsacademymankato.com (the "Website") or communicate with us. Please read this policy carefully. If you do not agree with the terms of this Privacy Policy, please do not use the Website.
Information We Collect
Personal Information
We collect personal information that you give us directly, such as your name, your child's name and age, your email address, your mailing address, and your phone number. You provide this when you fill out our interest form, submit an application through our careers page, enroll your child, or contact us by phone, text, or email.
Usage Data
We automatically collect certain information about your device and how you use the Website, including your IP address, browser type, operating system, the pages you visit, and the time you spend on those pages.
Cookies and Similar Technologies
We use cookies and similar technologies to help the Website work properly and to understand how visitors use it. Most browsers let you refuse or delete cookies through their settings. Turning off cookies may affect how parts of the Website function.
How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect to:
- Respond to your inquiries and provide information about our childcare programs
- Process enrollment, scheduling, attendance, and billing
- Send you updates about your child's day, our programs, closures, and announcements
- Review employment applications submitted through our careers page
- Improve our Website and our services
- Meet our legal, licensing, and regulatory obligations, including those of the Minnesota Department of Human Services
SMS / Mobile Messaging Privacy
When you opt in to receive text messages from Jr's Academy Early Learning Center, we collect your mobile phone number solely for messages related to our childcare services, enrollment, scheduling, billing, and program updates.
No mobile information will be shared with third parties or affiliates for marketing or promotional purposes. Information sharing to subcontractors that directly support our messaging services is permitted, but those parties are contractually prohibited from using the information for any other purpose. All other use case categories exclude text messaging originator opt-in data and consent; this information will not be shared with any third parties.
Message frequency may vary. Message and data rates may apply. Reply HELP for help or STOP to unsubscribe at any time.
Sharing Your Information
We do not sell your personal information. We may share your information only in these limited situations:
- Service providers. Companies that help us operate our center and our Website, such as our childcare management and parent communication platform, our billing processor, and our website host. These providers may only use your information to perform services for us.
- Legal and licensing requirements. When we are required to share information by law, by court order, or by our licensing and reporting obligations to the Minnesota Department of Human Services and other authorities responsible for child safety.
- Protection of rights and safety. When sharing is necessary to protect the safety of a child, our staff, our families, or the public.
Children's Privacy
Our Website is intended for use by parents, guardians, and prospective employees, not by children. We do not knowingly collect personal information online directly from children under 13. Information about enrolled children is provided to us by their parents or guardians and is kept confidential in accordance with our center policies and Minnesota licensing requirements. If you believe a child has provided us with personal information through the Website, please contact us and we will delete it.
Data Security
We use reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards to protect the information we hold. No method of transmission over the internet is completely secure, so we cannot guarantee absolute security, but we take the protection of your family's information seriously.
Your Choices and Rights
- You may ask us to review, correct, or delete the personal information we hold about you, subject to any records we are required to keep by law or by our licensing requirements.
- You may opt out of text messages at any time by replying STOP.
- You may opt out of marketing emails by using the unsubscribe link, and we will still send you essential messages about your child's care.
- You may adjust cookie settings through your browser.
Third Party Links
Our Website may link to other websites that we do not operate. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of those websites, and we encourage you to read their privacy policies.
Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we do, we will revise the date at the top of this page. We encourage you to review this page periodically.
Contact Us
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or about how we handle your information, please reach out:
Jr's Academy Early Learning Center
120 Birkdale Drive, Mankato, MN 56001
Phone: 507.306.1250
Email: [[BUSINESS EMAIL ADDRESS]]