Privacy Policy

Learn what DaycareFacilities.org collects, how analytics and cookies are used, how advertising works, and the privacy choices available to you on the site.

This policy explains how DaycareFacilities.org handles information when you use daycarefacilities.org. We try to collect as little personal information as we can.

Information you provide

If you contact us, we receive whatever information you choose to send, such as your name, email address, and the content of your message. We use it to reply and to improve the site. Please do not send sensitive personal, legal, or financial details through the contact form.

Information collected automatically

Like most websites, we and our service providers may gather standard technical data such as browser type, device type, approximate location inferred from IP address, pages viewed, and referring URL. This information is used in aggregate to understand traffic and improve the site.

Analytics

We use Google Analytics 4 to measure aggregate site usage. Google may set cookies and process data as described in Google's privacy policy. You can limit collection through browser settings, cookie controls, or the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on. We do not attempt to identify individual visitors from analytics data.

Advertising

This site is funded in part by advertising. Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on a user's previous visits to this website and/or other websites. Google's use of advertising cookies allows it and its partners to serve ads to you based on your visits to this site and/or other sites on the Internet. Advertising does not alter provider data or editorial content.

You may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings, or opt out of some third-party vendors' use of cookies for personalized advertising at aboutads.info. For details on how Google uses data when you use partner sites, see How Google uses information from sites or apps that use our services. We and our vendors may also use the DoubleClick DART cookie to serve ads based on your visits to this and other websites.

Where required (for visitors in the EEA, the UK, and Switzerland), consent for advertising cookies is gathered through a Google-certified consent management message before those cookies are set. You can change or withdraw your choices at any time through that message.

Cookies

Cookies and similar technologies may serve functionality, analytics, and advertising purposes. You can block or delete cookies through your browser, and you can manage advertising cookies as explained above. Certain features may not function properly if you disable cookies.

Third-party links

We link out to external websites, including government sources and, where disclosed, affiliate partners. Those sites' privacy practices are governed by their own policies. Review them before you hand over personal information.

Children

This site provides information about child care services and is not aimed at children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has provided information, contact us and we will remove it.

Your choices

You may ask to access, correct, or delete personal information you have sent us by using the contact page. We will respond within a reasonable time, subject to legal and operational requirements.

Your US state privacy rights

If you are a resident of California, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), gives you the right to know what personal information is collected about you, to access it, to request its deletion or correction, to opt out of the sale or sharing of personal information, and to not be discriminated against for exercising those rights. We do not sell your personal information for money. Advertising and analytics cookies set by third parties may be treated as a "sale" or "sharing" under California law.

You can submit a request to exercise these rights, including a request under the heading "Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information," through the contact page. You can opt out of personalized advertising at Google Ads Settings. Where available, opting out of the sale or sharing of personal information is also handled through the Google-certified consent management message, which may be presented as a "Your Privacy Choices" link. We will not discriminate against you for exercising your privacy rights.

Residents of Virginia (VCDPA), Colorado (CPA), Connecticut (CTDPA), Utah (UCPA), and other US states with similar laws may have comparable rights, including the right to access, correct, and delete personal information and to opt out of targeted advertising or the sale of personal information. We respond to verified requests as required by the applicable law.

Your rights in the EEA, the UK, and Switzerland (GDPR / UK GDPR)

Where the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) or the UK GDPR applies, we process personal information on these legal bases: consent for advertising cookies and personalized advertising, and legitimate interests for analytics and for operating and securing the site. Where processing relies on consent, you may withdraw it at any time through the Google-certified consent management message; withdrawal does not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out before withdrawal.

Subject to applicable law, you have the right to access your personal information, to request rectification of inaccurate personal information, to request erasure, to request restriction of processing, to data portability, to object to processing, and to withdraw consent. To exercise any of these rights, use the contact page. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with your local supervisory authority.

Because we use service providers such as Google, personal information may be transferred to and processed in countries outside the EEA or the UK, including the United States. Those providers maintain transfer safeguards as described in their own privacy policies.

Changes

We may update this policy. Material changes will appear on this page together with a new effective date.

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