Laurel School's Privacy Policy

Effective Date: October 23, 2026

Laurel School (“Laurel”, “we”, “us”, “our”) is committed to respecting your privacy. This privacy policy explains how we may collect, use, and share information through www.LaurelSchool.org (“the Site”), or on other websites that link to this privacy policy (together, “the Service”). 

INFORMATION WE COLLECT
You may voluntarily provide information about yourself and others to Laurel when using our Service. This may include information such as your name, address, contact information, educational information, employment information, billing information, payment information, user account credentials, or additional information you choose to provide to us. For example, we may collect this information when you submit forms through our Service, donate to Laurel, register for events, send us an inquiry, refer a family to Laurel, or provide alumni information. We do not collect biometric data. We may obtain information from third parties and combine it with the information that we collect.

You may choose to provide information about Laurel students, prospective students, and other individuals applying or registering for our programs, such as their names, ages, genders, birthdates, addresses, contact information, and educational information. We may collect this information, for instance, when you submit an admissions inquiry. We may also receive information about students or prospective students from third parties and combine that information with other personal information that we collect. For example, when the ISEE is used to apply to Laurel, the ISEE will share your child’s test information with Laurel for our admissions purposes.

In addition to the above, we automatically collect certain technical device and usage metadata during the use of our Service, such as your domain name, IP address, browser type, operating system, unique device identifier, referrer URLs, page views, clickstream activity, and date and time of your visit through the use of cookies and similar technology. Please see the “Digital Advertising & Analytics” section of this privacy policy to learn more about the use of this information and the choices available to you.

INFORMATION USE
We may use information we collect for any lawful purpose. These purposes include, but are not limited to, the following:

• To provide Laurel’s services, including to process applications for admission;
• To respond to your inquiries and requests;
• To fundraise and process financial donations;
• To communicate with website visitors, students, parents, applicants, alumni, and others;
• To provide updates, surveys, and other content that may be of interest to you;
• For business purposes, such as analytics, research, advertising and marketing, payment processing, and operational purposes;
• To maintain, operate, customize, and improve the Service;
• To comply with law enforcement and maintain the safety and security of Laurel, our Service, and others; or
• As otherwise disclosed at the time of collection or use.

INFORMATION SHARING 
We may share the information we have collected through the Service with other parties including, to the extent permitted by law:

• With parents/guardians of a student;
• With our teachers and other employees of Laurel;
• With other members of the Laurel community, such as through the publication of student and parent directories;
• With Laurel alumni, such as through the publication of alumni directories;
• At your direction or request (including direction by a student’s parent/guardian on behalf of the student), such as providing student information to third parties related to standardized testing, transfers to a new school, or applications and placement for higher education;
• With accreditation, oversight, and research authorities;
• With volunteers, contractors, consultants, and other third-party service providers that perform activities on our behalf including academic, enrollment, tuition, fundraising, and communications or marketing services (please see the “Links to Third Party Sites & Tools” section below for additional information);
• As part of a sale, merger or acquisition, or other transfer of all or part of our assets including as part of a bankruptcy proceeding;
• Pursuant to a subpoena, court order, or other legal process or as otherwise required or requested by law, regulation, or government and oversight authorities, or to protect our rights or the rights or safety of third parties including in connection with a health or safety emergency and in connection with disciplinary proceedings; or
• With your consent (on behalf of yourself or as a student’s parent/guardian) or as otherwise disclosed at the time of data collection or sharing.
• No mobile information will be shared with third parties/affiliates for marketing/promotional purposes. All other categories exclude text messaging originator opt-in data and consent; this information will not be shared with any third parties

The Service also includes links to third-party websites where you may be able to submit personal information directly to those third parties. Please see the section on “Links to Third Party Sites & Tools” below for more information.

THIRD-PARTY SYSTEMS & INTEGRATIONS
We partner with select third-party service providers and enterprise platforms to support our educational operations, administration, health services, and communications.

We may share technical information, as well as any other information that has been de-identified or aggregated so that it does not identify you personally, without restriction.

DIGITAL ADVERTISING & ANALYTICS
We may partner with ad networks and other ad serving providers (“Advertising Providers”) that serve ads on behalf of us and others on non-affiliated platforms. Some of those ads may be personalized, meaning that they are intended to be relevant to you based on information Advertising Providers collect about your use of the Service and other sites or apps over time, including information about relationships among different browsers and devices. This type of advertising is known as interest-based advertising.

Laurel adheres to the Digital Advertising Alliance (“DAA”) Self-Regulatory Principles in connection with this interest-based advertising activity. You may visit the DAA Webchoices tool at https://youradchoices.com to learn more about this type of advertising and how to opt out of this advertising on websites by companies participating in the DAA self-regulatory program.  If you delete your cookies or use a different browser or mobile device, you may need to renew your opt-out choices exercised through the DAA Webchoices tool. Note that electing to opt out will not stop advertising from appearing in your browser or applications. It may make the ads you see less relevant to your interests.

We may also work with third parties that collect data about your use of the Site and other sites or apps over time for non-advertising purposes. Laurel uses Google Analytics and other third-party services to improve the performance of the Service and for analytics and marketing purposes. For more information about how Google Analytics collects and uses data when you use our Service, visit https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites, and to opt out of Google Analytics, visit https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
Additionally, your browser may offer tools to limit the use of cookies or to delete cookies; however, if you use these tools, our Service may not function as intended.

LINKS TO THIRD PARTY SITES & TOOLS
The Service contains links to third-party sites and apps and also integrates third-party web applications that we use to support a variety of functions. We may provide information to these integrated third-party web applications, and the integrated applications may also collect information directly.

Some parts of the Service may include integrated social media tools or “plug-ins,” such as social networking tools offered by third parties. If you use these tools to share personal information or you otherwise interact with social media features on the Service, those social media companies may collect information about you and may use and share such information in accordance with your account settings, including by sharing such information with the general public.

Your interactions with third-party companies like those described in this section and your use of their features are governed by the privacy policies of the companies that provide those features. Please be aware that we are not responsible for the content or privacy practices of such other sites. Laurel encourages you to learn about the privacy practices and policies of those companies.

CHILDREN’S PRIVACY & STUDENT DATA
Protecting children’s privacy is paramount to Laurel. Our Site is intended primarily for use by adults, prospective families, and enrolled students. We comply with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) and applicable educational privacy standards.

COPPA Compliance & Parental Consent: Laurel does not knowingly collect personal information online directly from children under 13 without prior verifiable parental consent or authorization from the school acting on behalf of parents to provide educational services. Parents or legal guardians have the right to review, request deletion of, or refuse further collection or use of their child's personal information at any time.

Student Email Domains (@laurelschool.org): Enrolled students are assigned managed, institutional email accounts under the restricted @laurelschool.org domain. These accounts are governed by strict security policies, content filtering, and access controls to ensure safe digital learning environments. Student account data is used solely for educational purposes and is never monetized or shared for marketing.

Photo Privacy & Media Rules: Laurel respects student photo privacy. Photographs, videos, and names of students are published only in accordance with our annual Parental Media Consent and Directory Preferences completed during back-to-school registration. Parents may opt out of external marketing or public website media usage at any time by submitting a written request to the Data Protection Lead.

If you are a parent or guardian and believe your child under 13 has provided personal information on our public website without proper authorization, please contact us immediately at privacy@LaurelSchool.org.

YOUR RIGHTS, DATA ACCESS, & RETENTION
We maintain clear standards regarding the handling, storage, and retention of personal data collected through our Service and institutional operations.

User Data Rights: Subject to applicable legal and administrative exceptions, parents, guardians, alumni, and website visitors have the following rights regarding their personal data:

• Access & Portability: Request a copy of the personal information Laurel maintains about you or your child.
• Correction: Request updates or corrections to inaccurate or incomplete personal records.
• Erasure & Deletion: Request deletion of personal data when it is no longer required for educational, legal, or administrative obligations.
• Opt-Out: Withdraw consent or adjust communication preferences for promotional outreach or directory listings.

Data Retention Schedules & Security: Personal data is retained only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this policy, support educational requirements, maintain alumni engagement, or comply with legal retention requirements. Active student and family records are securely maintained throughout enrollment; post-graduation or separation records are archived or securely disposed of according to institutional document retention schedules. We utilize industry-standard administrative, physical, and technical safeguards—including encryption in transit and at rest—to protect data against unauthorized access, loss, or misuse.

UPDATE YOUR CONTACT INFORMATION
Our MyLaurel portal site for current parents, students aged 13 or older, faculty and staff provides users the opportunity to update contact information previously provided to us through the enrollment or the Back-to-School online forms process.

CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY
Laurel reserves the right to change, modify or update this policy at any time. If our information practices change, we will post the changes on this page. We encourage you to visit this page periodically to learn of any updates.

CONTACT INFORMATION
Laurel welcomes your comments regarding our privacy policy. If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this privacy policy, your rights, or our data practices, please contact: