Privacy Policy

Effective Date: October 15, 2026

Freire Schools Collaborative, which includes Freire Charter School (i.e. Freire Charter High School and Freire Charter Middle School), TECH Freire Charter School, and Freire Charter School Wilmington (“we,” “our,” or “us”) is committed to protecting the privacy of visitors to our website. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and share information when you visit freireschools.org and our related school web pages.

This policy applies to information collected through our website only. It does not govern student education records, which are protected under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) and related policies.

1. Information We Collect

We may collect the following types of information:

  • Information you provide directly
    • Contact information (such as name, email address, phone number, and mailing address)
    • Information submitted through our contact, referral, enrollment inquiry, records request, transcript request, mediation request, and support forms
    • Information submitted through job applications and the careers site
    • Donation information, which is entered directly with our payment processor (see Section 4)
  • Information collected automatically
    • IP address
    • Browser type, operating system, and device information
    • Pages visited, links clicked, and time spent on the site
    • Referring website
    • Approximate location derived from IP address

This information is typically collected through cookies and similar technologies.

2. How We Use Information

We use collected information to:

  • Respond to inquiries and communicate with prospective families
  • Provide information about our programs and events
  • Process donations, job applications, and records or transcript requests
  • Understand how the site is used and improve website functionality and user experience
  • Support admissions and outreach efforts
  • Maintain the security of the site and prevent misuse

3. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

  • Our website uses cookies and similar technologies such as pixels and local storage, which fall into these categories:
    • Necessary: needed for the site to function, such as security and form protection.
    • Analytics: help us understand how visitors use the site so we can improve it.
    • Advertising and outreach: help us measure and support outreach efforts (see Section 5).

Your choices. When you first visit our site, a banner lets you accept or reject analytics and advertising cookies. Non-essential cookies are not set until you choose. You can change your choice at any time using the “Cookie Settings” link in the footer. You can also:

  • Adjust your browser settings to block or delete cookies; however, some parts of the site may not function properly like video playback, donations, or contact forms.
  • Use a browser or extension that sends the Global Privacy Control (GPC) signal. We treat a GPC signal as a request to opt out of analytics and advertising cookies.
  • Opt out of Google Analytics across sites using Google’s browser add-on at tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.

4. Third-Party Services

We use third-party service providers to support website analytics, communications, and marketing. These providers may process information on our behalf or under their own terms in accordance with their own privacy policies and applicable law.

The services we use include:

  • FormSubmit: delivering form submissions to our staff
  • Greenhouse: job postings and applications
  • Google reCAPTCHA: spam and abuse protection on forms
  • Google Tag Manager and Google Analytics: site analytics and tag management
  • Google Translate: optional page translation
  • Modern Postcard: matching cookies to mailing addresses (Section 5)
  • Stripe: processing donations
  • Vimeo: embedded videos

We do not control these providers’ practices; please review their privacy policies.

5. Direct Mail and Data Matching

Our site uses a third-party service to match browser cookies to mailing addresses. We then use another company to send information or special offers through the mail on our behalf.

Our organization does not receive or store the matched personal information used for this process, and our service providers are contractually restricted from using this information for other purposes.

6. Opt Out

Direct mail: To opt out of receiving direct mail related to website visits, submit an opt-out request through our Contact Form.

Please allow up to 60 days for your request to be processed.

7. State Privacy Rights

Depending on where you live, you may have the right to know what personal information we collect, to request access to or deletion of this information, to correct it, and to opt out of the sale or sharing of personal information for targeted advertising.

We do not sell personal information for money. Some advertising and analytics cookies may count as “sharing” under certain state laws; you can opt out as described in Section 3.

To request an opt-out, use our Contact Form.

8. Children’s Privacy

Our website is intended for parents, guardians, prospective students, and the general public, and is not directed to children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13 through the site. If you believe a child has provided us information, please contact us and we will delete it.

9. Data Retention

We keep information only as long as needed for the purposes described in this policy, or as required by law and our records retention schedules.

10. Data Security

We take reasonable measures to protect information collected through our website. However, no method of transmission over the Internet is completely secure.

11. Changes to this Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy periodically. Changes will be posted on this page with a new effective date.

12. Contact Us

Freire Schools Collaborative
1617 John F. Kennedy Blvd, Suite 580
Philadelphia, PA 19103
(267) 583-4450

Or use our Contact Form.