Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy

Last Updated: August 2026

Youth Empowerment Zone (“YEZ,” “we,” “our,” or “us”) respects the privacy of the children, families, and community members we serve.

This Privacy Policy explains how information may be collected, used, maintained, and protected when you visit the YEZ website or submit information through our online forms.

Information We May Collect
Depending on how you use the website, we may collect information such as:
•    Parent or guardian name
•    Email address
•    Telephone number
•    Mailing address
•    Child's name
•    Child's age or date of birth
•    Child's grade level
•    School information
•    Program interests
•    Registration or pre-registration information
•    Emergency or authorized contact information
•    Information voluntarily submitted through contact or inquiry forms
•    Other information reasonably necessary to process a program inquiry, registration, or enrollment request

Additional information may be requested during the formal enrollment process when necessary for the safe and appropriate operation of YEZ programs.

Information About Children
YEZ serves children and families, and protecting children's information is important to us.
Online forms requesting information about a child are intended to be completed and submitted by the child's parent, legal guardian, or other appropriately authorized adult.
Children should not independently provide personal information through the YEZ website without the involvement and authorization of a parent or legal guardian.

How We Use Information
Information collected through the website may be used to:
•    Respond to questions and inquiries
•    Process pre-registration or registration requests
•    Communicate with parents and guardians
•    Determine program availability or eligibility
•    Support enrollment and program administration
•    Maintain necessary program records
•    Provide information about YEZ programs, services, events, or opportunities
•    Improve our website and services
•    Protect the safety and security of our website, participants, families, and organization
•    Meet applicable legal, regulatory, licensing, funding, or reporting requirements
We seek to collect only information reasonably necessary for these purposes.

Children's Privacy
YEZ recognizes the importance of protecting the privacy of children.
Where applicable, YEZ will handle online information concerning children in accordance with applicable children's privacy requirements.
Parents or legal guardians may contact YEZ regarding personal information associated with their child and may request information regarding its use, correction, or deletion, subject to applicable legal, licensing, recordkeeping, and program requirements.

Sharing Information
YEZ does not sell children's or families' personal information.
Information may be shared when reasonably necessary with service providers or organizations assisting YEZ with legitimate operational functions, such as website hosting, registration systems, communications, payment processing, or other administrative services.
Information may also be disclosed when required or permitted by law, regulation, court order, licensing requirements, governmental authorities, or when reasonably necessary to protect the health, safety, rights, or security of a child, family, YEZ, or others.

Website Service Providers
YEZ may use third-party technology providers to operate portions of the website, including website hosting, forms, analytics, communications, payment processing, or registration services.
These providers may process information as necessary to provide their services.
YEZ seeks to use service providers appropriate for the information and services involved.

Cookies and Website Analytics
The YEZ website may use cookies or similar technologies to support website functionality, understand website usage, improve performance, and maintain security.
The specific information collected may depend on the technology and services used to operate the website.

YEZ will periodically review the technologies used on its website and update this Privacy Policy as appropriate.

Data Security
YEZ takes reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational measures designed to protect personal information from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, loss, or misuse.
However, no internet-based system can guarantee absolute security.

Data Retention
YEZ seeks to retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was collected and as required by applicable legal, licensing, contractual, funding, insurance, or recordkeeping requirements.
Information that is no longer reasonably required will be handled in accordance with applicable YEZ retention and deletion practices.

Parent and Guardian Rights
A parent or legal guardian may contact YEZ to ask about personal information associated with their child.

Subject to applicable legal and program requirements, parents or guardians may request that YEZ:
•    Explain what information has been collected
•    Correct inaccurate information
•    Update information
•    Review certain information maintained about their child
•    Delete information when YEZ is not legally or operationally required to retain it
•    Stop certain future uses of information where applicable

 

YEZ may take reasonable steps to verify the identity and authority of a person making a request concerning a child's information.

Email and Communications
When you provide contact information to YEZ, we may use that information to communicate with you regarding your inquiry, registration, enrollment, program participation, or other YEZ-related matters.
Families may contact YEZ regarding communication preferences.

External Links
Our website may contain links to websites operated by third parties.
YEZ is not responsible for the privacy practices or content of websites that we do not operate. We encourage parents and guardians to review the privacy policies of external websites before providing personal information.

Changes to This Privacy Policy
YEZ may update this Privacy Policy as our website, technology, programs, or legal requirements change.

Updates will be posted on this page and reflected in the “Last Updated” date.

Contact Us
Parents, guardians, and other website visitors may contact Youth Empowerment Zone with questions about this Privacy Policy, personal information, or privacy practices through the contact information provided on the YEZ website.