Privacy Policy

Effective Date: July 7, 2025
Last Updated: July 7, 2025

Monsbey College (“we”, “our”, or “us”) values your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website and submit personal information through inquiry forms.

By using our website and submitting your information, you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy.

1. Information We Collect

When you submit an inquiry through our website, we may collect the following personal information:

  • Full name

  • Email address

  • Phone number

  • Preferred program of interest

  • Additional comments or questions you provide

  • Other voluntarily submitted information

We may also collect non-personal information automatically, such as:

  • IP address

  • Browser type and version

  • Pages visited and time spent

  • Device type and operating system

Comments

When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help detect spam.

An anonymized string (a “hash”) created from your email address may be provided to the Gravatar service to check if you’re using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available at: https://automattic.com/privacy/. Once your comment is approved, your profile picture becomes visible to the public alongside your comment.

Media

If you upload images to the website, avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS), as visitors can download and extract this data.

Cookies

  • If you leave a comment, you may opt-in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies. These cookies last for one year.

  • A temporary cookie is set when you visit the login page to check if your browser accepts cookies. It contains no personal data and is deleted when you close your browser.

  • Login cookies last two days (or two weeks if you select “Remember Me”). Screen option cookies last one year.

  • If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be stored in your browser containing the post ID, which expires after one day.

Embedded Content from Other Websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content behaves the same way as if you had visited the other website. These sites may collect data about you, use cookies, and track your interactions, especially if you’re logged in to their platform.

How Long We Retain Your Data

  • Comments and their metadata are retained indefinitely.

  • For users who register on our site, we store their profile data. Users can see, edit, or delete their personal info anytime (except for usernames). Website admins can also access and edit this data.

What Rights You Have Over Your Data

If you have an account or have left comments, you may request an exported file of your personal data and request its deletion. This excludes any data we are required to retain for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

Where We Send Your Data

Visitor comments may be screened through an automated spam detection service.

2. How We Use Your Information

We may use the information we collect to:

  • Respond to your inquiries and provide requested information

  • Follow up with you about programs or admissions

  • Improve our website and user experience

  • Communicate important updates or events related to Monsbey College

  • Maintain internal records and comply with applicable laws

3. How We Share Your Information

We do not sell or rent your personal information to third parties.

We may share your information with:

  • Authorized staff members assisting with inquiries and admissions

  • Service providers who help maintain our website or manage communications (subject to confidentiality agreements)

  • Government or legal authorities, if required by law

4. Your Data Protection Rights

You have the right to:

  • Access the personal information we hold about you

  • Request corrections or updates

  • Request deletion of your data (where applicable)

  • Withdraw consent at any time (note: this may affect our ability to respond to your inquiry)

To exercise these rights, please contact us using the information below.

5. Data Security

We use reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, disclosure, or misuse.

However, no method of transmission or storage is 100% secure. By using our website, you accept these risks.

6. Third-Party Links

Our website may contain links to third-party websites. We are not responsible for their content or privacy practices. We encourage you to review their privacy policies before submitting any personal information.

7. Children’s Privacy

Our website is not intended for children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from minors without parental consent.

8. Changes to This Policy

We may revise this Privacy Policy from time to time. Changes will be reflected on this page, along with the updated effective date. Continued use of the site indicates acceptance of the updated terms.

9. Contact Us

If you have any questions or wish to exercise your data rights, please contact us:

Monsbey College
6 Hangar Way
Watsonville, CA 95076
📧 Email: monsbeycollege@gmail.com
📞 Phone: +1 (831) 786-0531