Privacy Policy

St. Vincent-St. Mary High School is committed to protecting the privacy of individuals that use and access our school's website. We will not collect any personal information unless you voluntarily provide it by sending us an email message, participate in a survey, or complete an online form. Any personal information submitted to us will not be transferred to any non-affiliated third parties unless otherwise stated at the time of collection. When a user submits PII (personally identifiable information), it is used only for the purpose stated at the time of collection.

PII is any information that could reasonably be used to identify an individual, including, but not limited to: a persons name, address, email address, birthdate, financial account information, credit card number, photograph or video file. An individual may visit our website without identifying themselves or revealing any personal information. However, certain website transactions may require the submission of personal information, such as any event registration, camp registration, athletic or theater ticket purchases, test registration, and/or making a donation to the school.

Consent
Where consent for the use and disclosure of PII is required by applicable law, St. Vincent-St. Mary High School will seek consent from the appropriate person. In the case of a students personal information, the school will seek the consent from the parent(s)/guardian(s) depending upon the circumstances of the proposed use and disclosure.

Security
Whenever users submit personal information (such as contact or credit card information) via online forms, registration, or online payment, that information upon submission will be encrypted via the highest level of SSL (Secured Sockets Layer) available. While we remain committed to protecting the privacy of our users, due to the nature of Internet communications, individual users assume the risk of interacting with our schools website.

Comments or posts to any discussion forums and/or third-party applications utilized by St. Vincent-St. Mary High School such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, or YouTube may be viewable by the general public are considered non-secured communications.

Log Files
Our school website uses Google Analytics to analyze trends in how the website is accessed and utilized. Information monitored includes: IP addresses, geographic location of visitors, browser type, ISP, referring/exiting pages, platform type, date/time snap, time spent on pages, and keywords used to find our site via search engines. This information is anonymous and cannot be linked to any individual user. This information is used by our school for diagnostic reasons, to analyze trends, and to improve end user navigation.

Cookies
St. Vincent-St. Mary High School website tracks Web browsing patterns to better understand how our website is being used. This generic information is collected through the use of session and persistent cookies (text files that are placed on your computer to remember your preferences). The usage of a cookie is not linked to any PII while on our website.
  • Session cookies: are temporary cookie files, which are erased when you close your browser.
  • Persistent cookies: stay in one of your browser's subfolders until you delete them manually or your browser deletes them based on the duration period contained within the persistent cookie's file
External Links
Our website may contain links to external websites that are not owned by or officially affiliated with our school in any way. St. Vincent-St. Mary High School is not responsible for the privacy practices, security, or the content of other websites.

Contact Information For any questions regarding this Privacy Policy, please contact us at communications@stvm.com

St. Vincent-St. Mary High School

In the spirit of the Gospel, we are committed to educate the whole person; to lead and to serve, enlightening the mind, developing the body, touching the heart, and inspiring the soul.