This Privacy Policy describes how Comunidad de Fe Ministries, Inc. ("CDF Academy," "we," "us," or "our") collects, uses, and shares personal information when you visit our website at cdfacademy.com, fill out a contact or application form, attend our programs, or otherwise interact with us.
1. Information We Collect
We collect personal information in the following ways:
Information You Provide Directly
- Contact form submissions: name, email address, phone number, child's age or grade, and the message you choose to send us.
- Application materials: family demographic information, student educational history, parent statements of educational philosophy, pastoral references, and signed statements of faith.
- Payment information: processed by our third-party payment provider; we do not store credit card numbers on our systems.
- Photographs and student work: with parental consent, we may use student photos and sample work in newsletters, marketing materials, and on our website.
Information Collected Automatically
- IP address, browser type, device type, operating system, referring URL, pages visited, and date and time of visit.
- Cookies and similar technologies (see our Cookie Policy for details).
2. How We Use Your Information
We use the personal information we collect to:
- Respond to your inquiries and provide the family information packet you have requested.
- Process and review applications for enrollment in our enrichment program.
- Administer our program, including communicating with families, sending weekly assignment sheets, and providing portfolio coaching.
- Process tuition payments and maintain accurate financial records.
- Send newsletters, event invitations, and program updates to current and prospective families who have opted in.
- Improve our website, programs, and communications.
- Comply with applicable legal obligations, including Florida homeschool reporting requirements where applicable.
3. Legal Basis for Processing
We process your personal information based on one or more of the following legal grounds: your consent (which you may withdraw at any time), the performance of a contract (such as your enrollment agreement), our legitimate interests in operating the program, and compliance with legal obligations.
4. How We Share Your Information
We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information. We share information only as follows:
- Service providers who help us operate our program — including our payment processor, email service provider, web hosting company, and student information system. These providers are contractually bound to protect your information and use it only for the services they provide to us.
- Pastoral references you provide, whom we may contact during the application process.
- Legal authorities when required by law, court order, or subpoena, or to protect the safety of children, staff, or the public.
- With your explicit consent for any other purpose.
5. Children's Privacy
We collect personal information about minors only with parental consent and only as necessary to administer our enrichment program. We do not knowingly collect personal information directly from children under 13 through our website. If you believe we have inadvertently collected such information, please contact us immediately at info@cdfacademy.com and we will delete it promptly. We comply with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA).
6. Data Security
We implement reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards to protect personal information against loss, theft, unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, and destruction. These include encrypted data transmission (HTTPS), restricted access to personal information on a need-to-know basis, and regular review of our security practices. However, no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
7. Data Retention
We retain personal information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law. Application materials are retained for seven years after the end of enrollment. Inquiry information not resulting in enrollment is retained for three years and then deleted.
8. Your Rights
Depending on your jurisdiction, you may have the following rights regarding your personal information:
- The right to access the personal information we hold about you.
- The right to request correction of inaccurate or incomplete information.
- The right to request deletion of your personal information (subject to legal retention requirements).
- The right to withdraw consent at any time where we rely on consent to process your information.
- The right to opt out of marketing communications by clicking the unsubscribe link in any email we send.
- The right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at info@cdfacademy.com.
9. Third-Party Links
Our website may contain links to third-party websites (such as Google Maps, dual-enrollment partners, or curriculum publishers). We are not responsible for the privacy practices of those websites. We encourage you to read their privacy policies before providing any personal information.
10. International Users
Our services are operated from the United States. If you access our website from outside the United States, please be aware that your information may be transferred to, stored, and processed in the United States, where data protection laws may differ from those in your country.
11. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we do, we will revise the "Last updated" date at the top of this page. We encourage you to review this policy periodically. Significant changes will be communicated to current families by email.
12. Contact Us
If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or our handling of your personal information, please contact us:
Comunidad de Fe Ministries, Inc.
Attn: Privacy Officer
9880 NW 77th Avenue
Hialeah Gardens, FL 33016
United States
Phone: +1 (305) 231-5800
Email: info@cdfacademy.com