Privacy Policy

Charles E Smith Jewish Day School (“CESJDS”, "we", "us" or "our") is committed to respecting the privacy of students, parents/guardians, and other individuals who use or access our website. This Privacy Policy explains how we may collect, use and disclose personal information when you use our website, apps, services, or otherwise interact with us, including at in-person events and activities (collectively, our “Services”).

By accessing and utilizing our Services and/or providing us with personal information, you acknowledge to have read, understood, and accepted this Privacy Policy.

Collection of Personal Information

We may collect the following categories of personal information:

  • Contact information, including name, email address, phone number, and mailing address.
  • Personal identifiers, including photos, signature, language or other preferences.
  • Demographic information, such as age, gender, zip code, and other financial assistance information (e.g., for program eligibility).
  • Employment information, such as occupation, education, professional qualifications, references, and work history.
  • Location information, such as city/state and/or zip code.
  • Internet or other electronic network activity, such as domain name, IP address, browser type, device identifier, and your interactions with the Services.

In addition to the above categories, you may choose to provide us with additional information (such as information about your experience with CESJDS). For example, we may collect this information when you register for events and programs; make a gift or pledge; participate in our surveys; submit forms; contribute to our guest blog; or send us an inquiry.

We collect the above categories of personal information from various sources, including directly from you, automatically during the use of our Services, from third party service providers and partners, from government sources, or from legal claims, disputes, or requests.

Purposes for Collection of Personal Information
  • We have collected, and will continue to collect your personal information for the following purposes:
  • To provide you with our Services, including to allow us to respond to your requests and follow up with you after correspondence (email or phone inquiries).
  • To personalize your experience and to allow us to deliver the type of content and offerings in which you are most interested.
  • To improve our Services in order to better serve you.
  • For security and safety, including verifying applications and providing a secure experience.
  • To comply with legal obligations and enforce our terms or policies.
  • As otherwise disclosed at the time of collection or use.
Disclosure of Personal Information

We may disclose personal information we collect through our Services:

  • With parents/guardians of a student;
  • With our teachers and other employees of CESJDS;
  • With other members of our CESJDS community, such as student, parent and alumni directories;
  • With volunteers, contractors, vendors, service providers, and consultants who provide services to us, such as payment processing, academic and enrollment services, email services, analytics services and website hosting, and support services;
  • With accreditation, oversight and research authorities or with our professional advisors; and
  • Pursuant to legal process or as otherwise required by applicable laws or regulations.

Our website hosts portals through which our students and their parents/guardians can access and manage information such as financial assistance, admissions, enrollment, attendance, school safety, and school-related announcements. These portals are powered by third-party vendors who may collect personal information directly through their embedded services on our behalf.

Please note that we do not share your personal information, including text message data or consent, with third parties for their marketing purposes. We may disclose information that is aggregated or anonymized, that cannot reasonably be used to identify you.

Third-Party Sites

Our website, including the portals embedded on it and managed by third-party service providers, may contain links to other websites. Clicking on such links and leaving our website may involve the collection of your personal information by these third-party providers. Please be aware that we are not responsible for the privacy practices of such other websites. We encourage our users to be aware when they leave our website or use our third-party portals and to read the privacy policies of each third-party website.

Cookies and Similar Technologies

We use cookies and similar technologies for various purposes, including for security and integrity of our website, to enhance your experience, and to improve and better understand how you interact with our Services. A cookie is a small text file that is placed on your device when you visit a website. Cookies can allow a website to recognize your browser, remember your preferences, and support certain features such as secure login and personalization.

By default, most web browsers permit cookies, but you can usually modify your browser settings to decline cookies, remove existing cookies or alert you before a cookie is placed. Please note that disabling cookies may impair the functionality of certain features on our website.

Security Measures

We aim to protect personal information by implementing and maintaining commercially reasonable security controls appropriate to the sensitivity of the personal information we hold. However, data security incidents and breaches can occur due to a variety of factors that cannot always be prevented. Please use caution when transmitting personal information and contact us if you believe your personal information may be at risk.

Children’s Privacy

We do not knowingly collect information from children under the age of 13 without the prior consent of their parent or guardian. If you are under the age of 13, please do not provide any personal information to us.

Your Choices
  • You may have certain rights, such as the right to:
  • Access your personal information.
  • Delete your personal information.
  • Correct inaccurate personal information.
  • Restrict processing of certain personal information.
  • Opt-out of certain communications.

If you would like to exercise rights available to you, you can contact CESJDS at cesjds@cesjds.org.

We may use your phone number and email address to send you text messages or emails related to activities and updates from CESJDS. We do not send you text messages for marketing purposes. You may always opt out of receiving future correspondence from us by using the unsubscribe link included in our emails or replying “STOP” to any text message to discontinue text message communications.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our Services, please contact CESJDS at cesjds@cesjds.org

Last Updated: October 30, 2025