Privacy Policy

Last updated: October 20, 2026

Ambleside School of Boerne (“Ambleside,” “we,” “our,” or “us”) respects your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and share personal information through amblesideboerne.com and the choices available to you. This policy applies to our public website and inquiries submitted through it. Separate notices or agreements may apply to admissions applications, enrolled-student records, employment applications, donations, or services provided through other platforms.

1. Information We Collect

Information you provide. We collect information you choose to share when you contact us, submit a website form, request information, register for an event, or subscribe to school communications. Depending on the form or service, this may include:

- Your name.
- Your email address and telephone number.
- Your mailing address.Information about your interest in our school.
- Information you provide about a prospective student, such as a name, age, grade level, or intended enrollment year.
- The contents of your message and any other information you choose to provide.

Please do not submit Social Security numbers, medical records, financial account information, or other sensitive information through general website inquiry forms. If we need sensitive information for an authorized school purpose, we will provide instructions for submitting it through an appropriate channel.

Information collected automatically:

When you visit our website, our website and service providers may collect technical information such as:

- Your IP address.
- Your browser, device type, and operating system.
- Pages you visit and the dates and times of your visits.
- The website or link that referred you to our website.Information about website errors, security events, and interactions with website features.
- Some of this information may be collected through cookies or similar technologies, as described below.

2. How We Use Information

We use information collected through our website to:
- Respond to questions and requests.
- Communicate with prospective families about admissions, school visits, and enrollment.
- Manage event registrations and other activities requested through the website.
- Send school news and updates when you subscribe or otherwise request them.
- Operate, maintain, and improve our website.
- Understand how visitors use our website.
- Detect and prevent spam, fraud, misuse, and security incidents.
- Meet applicable legal obligations and protect the rights and safety of our school and community.

3. Cookies, Analytics, and Embedded Content

Our website may use cookies and similar technologies to support website functionality, remember preferences, understand visitor activity, and protect against spam or misuse. You can manage or delete cookies through your browser settings. Blocking some cookies may affect how certain website features work. Our website may also display content supplied by third parties, such as videos, maps, or social media features. When this content loads or you interact with it, the provider may collect information about your device or activity according to its own privacy policy.

4. How We Share Information

We may share personal information:
- With authorized school personnel who need it to respond to your request or perform their responsibilities.
- With service providers that support our website, hosting, communications, forms, security, analytics, or other school operations.
- When required by law, court order, or other valid legal process.
- When reasonably necessary to protect the rights, property, or safety of our school, website visitors, or others.

5. Children’s Privacy

Our public website is intended primarily for parents, guardians, prospective families, and other adults. It is not intended for children under 13 to submit personal information independently. Parents and guardians may provide information about their children when requesting information about admissions or school programs. We use that information to respond to the request and support the related school process. If you believe a child under 13 has submitted personal information directly through our website without appropriate authorization, please contact us so we can review the matter and take appropriate action.

6. How Long We Keep Information

We retain personal information for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this policy, including responding to inquiries, maintaining appropriate school records, meeting legal obligations, and resolving disputes.Retention periods may vary depending on the type of information and the reason it was collected. When information is no longer needed, we delete it or de-identify it in accordance with our applicable practices and obligations.

7. How We Protect Information

We use reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards designed to protect personal information from unauthorized access, use, alteration, or disclosure.No website, electronic transmission, or storage system can be guaranteed completely secure.

8. Your Choices and Requests

You may contact us to:
- Ask questions about our handling of personal information.
- Request access to or correction of information you have provided.Request deletion of information, subject to applicable legal and recordkeeping requirements.
- Ask to stop receiving optional school marketing communications.
- To unsubscribe from marketing emails, use the unsubscribe link in the email, when available, or contact us directly.

We may continue to send communications necessary for an ongoing inquiry, application, enrollment, or other school relationship. We may need to verify your identity before responding to certain requests. We will respond as required by applicable law.

9. Links to Other Websites

Our website may link to websites or services operated by other organizations. Their privacy practices are governed by their own policies. Please review those policies before submitting personal information.

10. Changes to this Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy to reflect changes in our website, practices, or legal obligations. We will post the revised policy on this page and update the “Last updated” date. Where required, we will provide additional notice of material changes.

11. Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or would like to make a privacy-related request, contact: Ambleside School of Boerne
49 Scenic Loop Rd.
Boerne, Texas 78006
Phone: 830.388.8865
Email: webmaster@amblesideboerne.com