Our website terms of use

If you use this site…

The use of the Internet and this website for communication with Upstate Montessori Academy does not establish any contracts or relationships, or create any responsibility on the part of Upstate Montessori Academy. We are committed to safeguarding the privacy of our website visitors, and this page contains an overview of our practice and services.

Our privacy policy

We take your right to privacy seriously. This privacy policy deals with personally identifiable information that may be collected by this site. As on many websites, the site provider or website content management server may receive general information that is contained in server log files, such as your IP address and cookie information. We may use cookies to enhance your user experience. This data may be used to customize and improve your user experience on this site.

First things first

No method of transmission over the internet, or method of electronic storage, is 100% secure and reliable. Thus, we cannot guarantee absolute security. Keep this in mind when using this — or any other — website. Any data you transmit to us is at your own risk. If you don’t feel comfortable using this or any other site, exit now.

When you use our site, we may collect specific information about you. This may include:

  • Your IP address, operating system and browser version as well as the date and time of your visit.

  • Questions, queries or feedback you leave, including your IP address, operating system and browser version if you send a message via a form on our website.

  • Analytics data (Google and/or Squarespace, our content management system, or CMS), which is information on how you use our website, using cookies and page tagging techniques to help us improve our website.

  • The website address of the website from which you accessed our website (referrer), if you did not visit our site directly.

  • The approximate geographic location from which you viewed our website.

  • Any voluntarily submitted personal information (for example, if you send us an email or submit any forms).

Why do we do this?

  • It helps us improve our website by monitoring how you use it.

  • Respond to any requests or feedback you send us while using our site.

Cookies

Cookies are files used as an anonymous unique identifier. These are sent to your browser from the website that you visit and are stored on your device. Our website uses these files to collect information and to improve your experience. You have the option in your browser to either accept or refuse these cookies and know when a cookie is being sent to your computer. Check your browser’s help page for information on how to do this. If you choose to refuse cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of this website.

Where data is stored

Your data is stored on various servers of our website CMS. Additionally, if you fill out a form, that information is sent directly to Upstate Montessori Academy.

Efforts will be made — but are not guaranteed — to prevent your data being made available to third parties unless (a) provided for otherwise in this privacy policy; (b) your consent is obtained, such as when you choose to opt-in or opt-out for the sharing of data; (c) a service provided on our site requires interaction with a third party, or is provided by a third party, such as an application provider; (d) pursuant to legal action or law enforcement; (e) it is found that your use of this site violates the site owner’s terms of service or other usage guidelines, or if it is deemed reasonably necessary by the site editor to protect the site owner’s legal rights and/or property; or (f) this site is purchased by a third party, in which case that third party will be able to use the data in the same manner as set forth in this policy.

Changes may be made to this privacy policy at any time. If you disagree with any of these terms, do not use this website. If you have questions, contact us.

About this website

This website was designed by TechGraphics, a web-design/IT services firm based in Greenville, South Carolina. 

The Upstate Montessori Academy website was designed to be accessible and responsive on a wide range of platforms, from desktop computers to mobile devices. This site, however, uses some technologies that require modern Web browsers. If your browser is out of date, this site may not display content optimally.

This site is designed to work with most modern browsers on Macintosh or Windows 10 computers, and iOS and Android devices.

For compatibility and security, on a desktop or laptop computer, we recommend using Brave, Edge or Firefox (Windows or Mac) browsers, or Safari (Mac).

If you have any feedback on the operation of this site, please contact the webmaster. 

Art credits

Any stock images used on this site are used under license from 123RF.

Photo gallery images by Robert Bradley. Find out more about Robert’s photography services at: rbradleyphotos.com or email him at bradleymedia@me.com.