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Privacy Policy
Last updated: April 2025
1. Introduction
Discovery Preparatory Academy ('we,' 'our,' or 'us') is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website or interact with our services. Please read this policy carefully. If you disagree with its terms, please discontinue use of our site.
2. Information We Collect
We may collect information about you in a variety of ways. The information we may collect includes: (a) Personal Data — personally identifiable information, such as your name, email address, telephone number, and demographic information that you voluntarily give to us when you fill out a contact form, enrollment application, or subscribe to our newsletter; (b) Derivative Data — information our servers automatically collect when you access our website, such as your IP address, browser type, operating system, access times, and the pages you have viewed; (c) Student Information — if you enroll your child at Discovery Prep, we collect educational records and other information necessary to provide educational services, in compliance with FERPA.
3. Use of Your Information
Having accurate information about you permits us to provide you with a smooth, efficient, and customized experience. Specifically, we may use information collected about you to: respond to your inquiries and fulfill your requests; send you administrative information, such as information about your enrollment or changes to our terms; send you marketing and promotional communications (you may opt out at any time); process enrollment applications; comply with legal obligations; and improve our website and services.
4. Disclosure of Your Information
We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer your personally identifiable information to outside parties. This does not include trusted third parties who assist us in operating our website, conducting our business, or servicing you, so long as those parties agree to keep this information confidential. We may also release your information when we believe release is appropriate to comply with the law, enforce our site policies, or protect ours or others' rights, property, or safety.
5. FERPA Compliance
For students enrolled at Discovery Preparatory Academy, we comply with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA). Parents and eligible students have the right to inspect and review educational records, request amendment of records believed to be inaccurate, and consent to disclosures of personally identifiable information. Please contact our administrative office for more information about your FERPA rights.
6. Cookies and Tracking Technologies
We may use cookies, web beacons, tracking pixels, and other tracking technologies on our website to help customize the site and improve your experience. You can choose to disable cookies through your browser settings, though some features of our website may not function properly as a result.
7. Security of Your Information
We use administrative, technical, and physical security measures to help protect your personal information. While we have taken reasonable steps to secure the personal information you provide to us, please be aware that despite our efforts, no security measures are perfect or impenetrable, and no method of data transmission can be guaranteed against any interception or other type of misuse.
8. Children's Privacy
Our website is not directed to children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13 through our website. If you believe we have inadvertently collected information from a child under 13, please contact us immediately.
9. Contact Us
If you have questions or comments about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at: Discovery Preparatory Academy, PO Box 670241, Houston, TX 77267. Phone: (281) 400-1618. Email: [email protected].