Privacy Policy
his Privacy Policy (“Policy”) applies to restonmontessori.com (“Website”) and The Reston Montessori School Inc (“Reston Montessori School”) and governs data collection and usage. Reston Montessori School’s website is restonmontessori.com, which is a preschool and elementary school website. For the purposes of this Policy, unless otherwise noted, all references to Reston Montessori School include restonmontessori.com.
By using the Website, you consent to the data practices described in this Policy. This Policy has been crafted to comply with relevant data privacy regulations, including the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”), the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act (“VCDPA”) and the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”).
1. Legal Basis for Collecting and Processing Personal Data
Reston Montessori School processes your personal data on the following lawful grounds:
a. Where you have provided your clear consent for us to process your data for specific purposes.
b.Where it is necessary for the performance of a contract with you.
c.Where processing is necessary for our legitimate interests, such as improving services.
2. Collection of Personal Information
To provide you with products and services, Reston Montessori School may collect personally identifiable information, such as:
a. First and last name
b. Mailing address
c. Email address
d. Phone number
e. Employer
f. Job title
G. Child’s name, child’s date of birth (DOB), school start date, and date of school tour
Reston Montessori School may also collect anonymous demographic information, which is not unique to you, such as:
a. Age
b. Gender
We do not collect any personal information about you unless you voluntarily provide it to us. However, you may be required to provide certain personal information when you elect to use certain products or services. These may include:
a. Registering for an account
b. Signing up for special offers from selected third parties
c. Sending us an email
d. Submitting your billing and credit card information when purchasing products or services
We will use your information for, but not limited to, communicating with you in relation to services and/or products you have requested from us. We also may gather additional personal or non-personal information in the future.
3. Use of Personal Information
Reston Montessori School collects and uses your personal information in the following ways:
a. To operate and deliver the services you have requested.
b. To provide you with information, products, or services that you have requested from us.
c. To send you notices regarding your account.
d. To fulfill Reston Montessori School’s obligations and enforce our rights under any contracts between you and us, including billing and collection.
e. To notify you about changes to our website, restonmontessori.com, or any products or services we offer through it.
f. To use your information in any other way we describe when you provide it.
g. For any other purpose, with your consent.
Reston Montessori School may also use your personally identifiable information to inform you of other products or services available from Reston Montessori School and its affiliates.
4. Sharing Information with Third Parties
Reston Montessori School does not sell, rent, or lease its customer lists to third parties. Reston Montessori School may share data with trusted partners to help perform statistical analysis, send you email or postal mail, provide customer support, or arrange for deliveries. All such third parties are prohibited from using your personal information except to provide these services to Reston Montessori School, and they are required to maintain the confidentiality of your information.
Reston Montessori School may disclose your personal information, without notice, if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to: (a) conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on Reston Montessori School or the Website; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of Reston Montessori School; and/or (c) act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of Reston Montessori School, or the public.
5. Tracking User Behavior
Reston Montessori School may keep track of the websites and pages our users visit within Reston Montessori School in order to determine what Reston Montessori School services are the most popular. This data is used to deliver customized content and advertising within Reston Montessori School to customers whose behavior indicates that they are interested in a particular subject area.
6. Automatically Collected Information
Reston Montessori School may automatically collect information about your computer hardware and software. This information can include your IP address, browser type, domain names, access times, and referring website addresses. It is used to operate the service, maintain its quality, and provide general statistics regarding the use of the Website.
7. Use of Cookies
e Website may use “cookies” to help you personalize your online experience. A cookie is a text file that is placed on your hard disk by a web page server. Cookies cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses to your computer. Cookies are uniquely assigned to you and can only be read by a web server in the domain that issued the cookie to you.
One of the primary purposes of cookies is to provide a convenience feature to save you time. The purpose of a cookie is to tell the web server that you have returned to a specific page. For example, if you personalize Reston Montessori School’s pages or register with Reston Montessori School’s website or services, a cookie helps Reston Montessori School to recall your specific information on subsequent visits. This simplifies the process of recording your personal information, such as billing addresses, shipping addresses, and so on. When you return to the Website, the information you previously provided can be retrieved, so you can easily use Reston Montessori School’s customized features.
You can accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser settings to decline cookies if you prefer. If you choose to decline cookies, you may not be able to fully experience the interactive features of the Website.
8. Links
The Website contains links to other sites. Please be aware that we are not responsible for the content or privacy practices of such other sites. We encourage our users to be aware when they leave the Website and to read the privacy statements of any other site that collects personally identifiable information.
9. Security of Personal Information
Reston Montessori School secures your personal information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. Reston Montessori School uses encryption, such as the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) protocol for this purpose. When personal information (such as a credit card number) is transmitted to other websites, it is protected through the SSL protocol.
We strive to take appropriate security measures to protect against unauthorized access to or alteration of your personal information. Unfortunately, no data transmission over the Internet or any wireless network can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. As a result, while we strive to protect your personal information, you acknowledge that (a) there are security and privacy limitations inherent to the Internet that are beyond our control and (b) the security, integrity, and privacy of any and all information and data exchanged between you and us through this site cannot be guaranteed.
10. Your Rights
In accordance with the applicable laws, you have the following rights concerning your personal information:
a. You may request access to the personal information we hold about you.
b. You may request corrections to your personal information if it is inaccurate or incomplete.
c. You have the right to request deletion of your personal information, subject to exceptions (see Section 11).
d. You may request a copy of your personal information in a machine-readable format.
e. You may object to the processing of your personal information for direct marketing purposes.
f. You may request restrictions on the processing of your personal information in certain circumstances.
g. You may withdraw your consent at any time by contacting us.
11. Right to Deletion
Subject to certain exceptions set out below, on receipt of a verifiable request from you, we will:
a. Delete your personal information from our records; and
b. Direct any service providers to delete your personal information from their records.
Keep in mind, however, that when deleting your personal information there may be residual information that will remain within our databases, access logs, and other records, which may or may not contain your personal information.
Please note that we may not be able to comply with requests to delete your personal information if it is necessary to:
a. Complete the transaction for which the personal information was collected, fulfill the terms of a written warranty or product recall conducted under federal law, and provide a good or service requested by you or reasonably anticipated within the context of our ongoing business relationship with you, or otherwise perform a contract between you and us;
b. Detect security incidents, protect against malicious, deceptive, fraudulent, or illegal activity; or prosecute those responsible for that activity;
c. Debug to identify and repair errors that impair existing intended functionality;
d. Exercise free speech, ensure the right of another consumer to exercise his or her right of free speech, or exercise another right provided for by law;
e. Comply with the California Electronic Communications Privacy Act;
f. Engage in public or peer-reviewed scientific, historical, or statistical research in the public interest that adheres to all other applicable ethics and privacy laws when our deletion of the information is likely to render impossible or seriously impair the achievement of such research, provided we have obtained your informed consent;
g. Enable solely internal uses that are reasonably aligned with your expectations based on your relationship with us;
h. Comply with an existing legal obligation; or
i. Otherwise, use your personal information internally in a lawful manner that is compatible with the context in which you provided the information.
12. Data Retention
Reston Montessori School will retain your personal information only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Policy, including fulfilling any legal or contractual obligations. When the data is no longer necessary, it will be securely deleted or anonymized in accordance with applicable regulations.
13. Children Under Thirteen
Reston Montessori School follows the principles of the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (“COPPA“), the GDPR, and any other local laws pertaining to collecting children’s data. Any accounts or subscriptions created for users known to be children under the age of thirteen will involve parental notification and/or consent. Reston Montessori School collects personally identifiable information from children under the age of thirteen.
14. Email Communications
From time to time, Reston Montessori School may contact you via email to provide announcements, promotional offers, alerts, confirmations, surveys, and/or other general communication. To improve our services, we may receive a notification when you open an email from Reston Montessori School or click on a link therein.
If you would like to stop receiving marketing or promotional communications from Reston Montessori School via email, you may opt out of such communications by Replying to the email with “Unsubscribe” in the subject line or clicking on the Unsubscribe link.
15. External Data Storage Sites
We may store your data on servers provided by third-party hosting vendors with whom we have contracted.
16. Changes to This Statement
Reston Montessori School reserves the right to change this Policy from time to time. For example, when there are changes in our services, changes in our data protection practices, or changes in the law. When changes to this Policy are significant, we will inform you. You may receive a notice by sending an email to the primary email address specified in your account, by placing a prominent notice on the Website and/or by updating any privacy information. Your continued use of the Website and/or services available after such modifications will constitute your: (a) acknowledgment of the modified Policy; and (b) agreement to abide and be bound by that Policy.
17. Contact Information
Reston Montessori School welcomes your questions or comments regarding the Policy. If you believe that Reston Montessori School has not adhered to this Policy, please get in touch at:
Reston Montessori School
765 Business Center Dr
Reston, Virginia 20190
Email Address:
info@restonmontessori.com
Telephone number:
703-481-2922
Effective as of January 15, 2022