Privacy Policy
Effective Date: August 21, 2026
Last Updated: August 21, 2026
DeGrio Global Learning Academy (“DGLA,” “we,” “our,” or “us”) respects the privacy of our students, families, educators, volunteers, partners, website visitors, and members of our learning community.
This Privacy Policy explains how information may be collected, used, protected, and shared when you visit degrioacademy.org, request information, submit a form, subscribe to updates, apply for a program, create an authorized account, or otherwise interact with DGLA online.
Because DGLA serves children and families, we take particular care with information concerning minors.
1. Information We May Collect
Depending on how you interact with DGLA, we may collect information such as:
- Name
- Parent or guardian name
- Email address
- Telephone number
- Mailing address
- Student age or grade level
- Program or enrollment interests
- Campus or learning-location preferences
- Information submitted through contact, inquiry, enrollment, volunteer, employment, or partnership forms
- Account or login information for authorized users
- Communications you send to DGLA
- Newsletter or Academy-update preferences
- Technical information such as browser type, device type, IP address, and website activity
- Other information you voluntarily provide
We seek to collect only information reasonably necessary for the educational, administrative, operational, communication, and security purposes for which it is requested.
2. Information About Children
DGLA provides educational programs and services for children, including young learners.
We expect parents, legal guardians, or other authorized adults to provide personal information concerning children through public-facing enrollment, inquiry, or registration processes unless a student is legally permitted and specifically authorized to provide the information independently.
DGLA does not knowingly use its general public website to solicit unnecessary personal information directly from children under age 13 without appropriate parental or guardian involvement or consent.
If we learn that personal information from a child has been collected in a manner requiring parental consent and appropriate consent was not obtained, we will take reasonable steps to delete or otherwise appropriately address that information.
Parents or guardians who believe a child has submitted personal information through our website without appropriate authorization may contact DGLA using the information provided at the end of this Policy.
3. How We Use Information
DGLA may use collected information to:
- Respond to questions and information requests
- Communicate with prospective and current families
- Process enrollment inquiries and applications
- Determine interest in DGLA programs and learning pathways
- Provide educational programs and related services
- Maintain authorized student, family, staff, volunteer, or instructor accounts
- Communicate Academy announcements, events, program updates, and opportunities
- Coordinate staff, volunteer, partnership, and community activities
- Provide customer, family, or technical support
- Maintain website functionality and security
- Prevent fraud, spam, misuse, or unauthorized access
- Meet applicable educational, administrative, contractual, legal, and regulatory obligations
- Improve DGLA programs, communications, services, and website experience
DGLA does not sell personal information to advertisers.
4. Student Educational Records
Information maintained as part of a student’s official educational record may be governed by additional school policies and applicable federal or state education-privacy requirements.
This website Privacy Policy primarily addresses information collected through DGLA’s public website and related online interactions. It does not replace any separate student-record, enrollment, parent-notice, consent, technology-use, or educational privacy policies that DGLA may adopt.
Where another DGLA policy or applicable law provides greater protection for student information, the greater protection will apply.
5. Online Accounts and Learning Systems
DGLA may provide authorized access to online learning, student, family, staff, instructor, or training systems.
Users are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of their login credentials and should not share passwords with unauthorized individuals.
Information processed within educational platforms may also be subject to the privacy practices and contractual terms of the technology provider used for that service.
DGLA seeks to use technology in ways consistent with the privacy and educational interests of students and families.
6. Cookies and Similar Technologies
Our website may use cookies or similar technologies necessary to:
- Operate website features
- Maintain login sessions
- Remember user preferences
- Improve performance
- Support website security
- Understand general website usage
Some cookies may be placed by WordPress, website plugins, embedded services, or other technology providers used to operate the site.
You may be able to limit or disable certain cookies through your browser settings. Disabling necessary cookies may affect some website functions.
7. Website Analytics
DGLA may use privacy-conscious analytics or similar tools to better understand how visitors use the website, such as which pages are visited and how visitors navigate the site.
If analytics services are used, technical information such as IP address, device information, browser information, approximate location, referral source, and website interactions may be processed according to the settings and privacy terms of the applicable provider.
DGLA does not use website analytics as a substitute for protecting student educational information.
8. Forms, Applications, and Information Requests
When you submit a contact form, request information, express interest in enrollment, apply for a program, volunteer, seek employment, or contact DGLA about a partnership, we may use the information you provide to respond to and administer that request.
Please avoid submitting highly sensitive information through a general website contact form unless the form specifically requests it and DGLA has designated the form for that purpose.
9. Email and Academy Updates
If you subscribe to DGLA news, program updates, events, or announcements, we may use your email address to send those communications.
You may unsubscribe from optional marketing or general-update emails by using the unsubscribe method provided in the communication or by contacting DGLA.
Administrative, enrollment, safety, account, or educational communications may still be sent when necessary to provide requested services or fulfill DGLA responsibilities.
10. Text Messages and Mobile Communications
If DGLA offers text-message communications and you voluntarily provide a mobile telephone number and consent to receive messages, DGLA may send communications related to the purpose for which consent was given.
Consent to receive optional promotional text messages is not a condition of enrollment or purchase.
Message and data rates may apply depending on your mobile provider.
You may withdraw consent to optional text communications in accordance with the instructions provided with those communications.
DGLA does not sell or rent mobile telephone numbers or text-message consent information to third parties for their independent marketing purposes.
11. Comments and Public Submissions
If DGLA enables public comments, posts, forums, reviews, or other interactive features, information you choose to make public may be visible to others.
Website systems may also collect technical information such as IP address and browser information for security, moderation, or spam prevention.
Users should avoid posting confidential student, family, medical, financial, or other sensitive personal information in public areas of the website.
12. Images, Media, and Student Work
DGLA may display photographs, videos, audio recordings, artwork, writing, projects, or other student-created work only in accordance with applicable DGLA permissions, releases, policies, and legal requirements.
Public website visitors should avoid uploading images containing unnecessary embedded location information or other sensitive metadata.
A student’s participation in educational activities does not automatically constitute permission for DGLA to use that student’s image, voice, name, or work publicly when separate permission is required.
13. Embedded Content and Third-Party Services
DGLA webpages may include links to or embedded content from outside services, such as videos, maps, learning tools, social media, payment services, forms, or other educational resources.
Third-party services may collect information according to their own privacy policies and terms.
A link from DGLA to another website does not mean that DGLA controls that website’s privacy practices.
We encourage users to review the privacy policies of third-party services they choose to use.
14. How We Share Information
DGLA may share information when reasonably necessary with:
- Authorized DGLA personnel
- Educators or program personnel who need the information to perform their responsibilities
- Technology and service providers supporting website, communications, educational, administrative, security, or operational functions
- Professional advisers when appropriate
- Government agencies or other parties when required by law
- Emergency, safety, or protective authorities when disclosure is reasonably necessary to protect a student or another person
- Other parties with the consent or authorization of the individual, parent, or guardian when applicable
Service providers are expected to receive only the information reasonably necessary to perform the services for which they are engaged.
DGLA does not sell student personal information.
15. Data Security
DGLA uses reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational measures designed to protect personal information from unauthorized access, loss, misuse, alteration, or disclosure.
No website, electronic transmission, cloud system, or storage method can be guaranteed to be completely secure. DGLA therefore continually evaluates reasonable safeguards appropriate to the information and services involved.
Users should also protect passwords and immediately report suspected unauthorized account activity.
16. Data Retention
DGLA retains personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was collected and as required for educational, administrative, operational, contractual, legal, safety, recordkeeping, or regulatory purposes.
Different categories of information may be retained for different periods.
Student educational records may be governed by separate retention requirements and DGLA recordkeeping policies.
17. Your Privacy Choices and Requests
Depending on the type of information involved and applicable law, you may contact DGLA to request:
- Access to personal information you provided
- Correction of inaccurate information
- Deletion of information when appropriate
- Withdrawal from optional communications
- Information about how particular information is being used
- Review of information submitted concerning your child
Some information may need to be retained to meet educational, safety, contractual, legal, regulatory, or administrative requirements.
DGLA may need to verify the identity and authority of the person making a privacy request before acting upon it.
18. Parent and Guardian Rights
Parents and legal guardians may contact DGLA with questions concerning information collected or maintained about their children.
Where applicable, DGLA will provide parents or guardians with rights and notices required under relevant student-privacy, education, or children’s online-privacy laws.
DGLA may require proof of identity, guardianship, or legal authority before granting access to or making changes to a child’s information.
19. Children’s Online Privacy
DGLA recognizes the importance of protecting children’s privacy online.
When online services are directed to children under 13 or collect personal information from children under circumstances covered by the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (“COPPA”), DGLA will seek to implement appropriate parental notice, consent, school authorization, data-minimization, security, and deletion practices as applicable to the particular service.
DGLA does not authorize third-party educational technology providers to use children’s personal information for unrelated commercial advertising or independent marketing purposes through DGLA-authorized educational use.
20. Links to Other Websites
Our website may contain links to websites that are not operated by DGLA.
DGLA is not responsible for the content, security, accessibility, or privacy practices of independent third-party websites. Visitors should review the privacy policies of those websites before providing personal information.
21. Changes to This Privacy Policy
DGLA may update this Privacy Policy as its programs, website, technology, legal obligations, and educational services evolve.
When material changes are made, we will update the Last Updated date at the top of this Policy and may provide additional notice when appropriate.
Continued use of the website after an updated Policy becomes effective is subject to the revised Policy.
22. Contact DGLA About Privacy
Questions, concerns, or requests concerning this Privacy Policy or information handled through the DGLA website may be directed to:
DeGrio Global Learning Academy
Privacy Contact: [INSERT PRIVACY CONTACT EMAIL]
Mailing Address: [INSERT OFFICIAL MAILING ADDRESS, IF YOU WANT IT PUBLIC]
Website: degrioacademy.org
For matters involving a student’s educational records, parents or guardians may be directed to the appropriate DGLA administrator or student-records contact.
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