Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy: Detroit School of Autism

Last Updated: March 1, 2026

Welcome to Detroit School of Autism! This Privacy Policy explains how information about you is collected, used, and disclosed by Detroit School of Autism and its affiliated entities ("Detroit School of Autism," "we," "us," or "our"). This Privacy Policy ("Policy") applies to information we collect when you ("you," "your," or "User" refers to the individual that visits or uses our website) use our website at detroitschoolofautism.com (the "Website"), or when you otherwise interact with us. Please review this Privacy Policy carefully, as it governs your use of the Website.

By accessing or using our Website, you agree to this Privacy Policy. We reserve the right, at our sole discretion, to update or replace any part of this Privacy Policy by posting updates to our Website. It is your responsibility to check our Website periodically for changes. Your continued use of the Website following the posting of any changes constitutes acceptance of those changes.

1. INFORMATION WE COLLECT

When you visit our Website, Detroit School of Autism receives and may collect certain types of information. The types of information we may collect include:

Information You Provide Directly

  • Personal Information: We may collect personal information you provide directly, such as your name, email address, phone number, mailing address, and date of birth, when you fill out contact forms, tour requests, enrollment forms, or otherwise communicate with us.

  • Protected Health Information (PHI): We may collect Protected Health Information from you, which includes individually identifiable health information relating to a child's past, present, or future physical or mental health or condition, the provision of health care, or payment for health care. This includes common identifiers such as name, address, birth date, and Social Security Number.

  • Information About Others: This may include emergency contacts, caregivers, or information about dependents in your care.

Automatically Collected Data

  • Device & Log Information: We automatically collect information about your device and usage, including IP address, browser type, domain names, access times, pages visited, and referring pages. This information is used to operate and improve the Website.

  • Cookies & Tracking Technologies: Our Website may use cookies, log files, web beacons, tags, and pixels to collect information about how you browse our Website. Cookies are small data files that help us improve the Website and your experience. You may disable cookies through your browser settings, though some features of the Website may not function properly as a result.

  • Mobile Device Information: We may automatically collect information about the mobile device you use, including hardware model, operating system, and unique device identifiers.

  • Usage Information: We automatically collect information about your activity on our Website, such as how you interact with pages and features.

2. HOW WE USE YOUR INFORMATION

We may use information about you for various purposes, including to:

  • Respond to inquiries and communicate with families about our programs and services

  • Process enrollment applications and manage student accounts

  • Provide, maintain, and improve our Website and service offerings

  • Send technical notices, updates, security alerts, and administrative messages

  • Send promotional communications and updates (only if you have opted in)

  • Monitor and analyze trends, usage, and activities in connection with our Website

  • Detect, investigate, and prevent fraudulent transactions and other illegal activities

  • Comply with legal or regulatory requirements and respond to law enforcement requests

  • Carry out any other purpose for which the information was collected

Detroit School of Autism is based in the state of Michigan. By accessing or using the Website or otherwise providing information to us, you consent to the processing and transfer of information in accordance with Michigan and U.S. law.

3. SHARING OF INFORMATION

Detroit School of Autism does not sell, rent, or trade your personal information. We may share information about you in the following limited circumstances:

  • Service Providers: We use Brightwheel to manage enrollment and family communications. Brightwheel may receive personal information such as your name, contact details, and payment information as necessary to provide these services. You can review Brightwheel’s privacy policy at mybrightwheel.com. We do not share your information with any other third-party service providers.

  • Individuals Involved in Your Child's Care: We may share information with parents, guardians, emergency contacts, and other caregivers you designate to receive access.

  • Legal Requirements: We may disclose information in response to a request from law enforcement, courts, or government authorities if we believe disclosure is required by applicable law, regulation, or legal process, or to protect the rights, property, and safety of Detroit School of Autism, its families, or others.

  • Business Transfers: In connection with any merger, sale of assets, financing, or acquisition of all or part of our organization, your information may be transferred as part of that transaction.

  • With Your Consent: We may share information with third parties when you provide explicit consent to do so.

Links to Third-Party Sites

Our Website may contain links to other websites. These sites are not controlled by the Detroit School of Autism. We encourage you to read the privacy policies of any third-party websites you visit. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of such sites.

4. CHILDREN'S INFORMATION

Detroit School of Autism serves children with autism spectrum disorder and related needs. We do not collect personal information directly from individuals under the age of five (5) without appropriate authorization from a parent or guardian.

If you are a parent or guardian and believe your child has disclosed personal information to us without your authorization, please contact us at the address listed in Section 9 below so we can investigate and, if appropriate, delete that information.

5. DATA SECURITY & RETENTION

Security

Detroit School of Autism takes reasonable measures to help protect your personal information from loss, theft, misuse, unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, and destruction. We implement organizational, technical, and administrative security measures designed to safeguard information within our organization. We evaluate and update these measures on an ongoing basis.

While we take precautions to safeguard your information, no security system is impenetrable and we cannot guarantee the absolute security of our systems or data.

Retention

We retain your personal information for as long as we have a relationship with you, subject to applicable law and regulation. When determining how long to keep your personal information, we consider our legal and regulatory obligations and internal data management policies. We retain records to investigate or defend against potential legal claims, or where required by law.

6. YOUR RIGHTS & CHOICES

Access & Correction

You may request access to, correction of, or deletion of personal information we hold about you by contacting us using the information in Section 9. We may not be able to delete information if we are required to retain it by law or for legitimate business purposes.

Opt-Out of Marketing

You may opt out of receiving marketing or promotional communications from us at any time by contacting us or by following the unsubscribe instructions in any marketing email we send. Please note that opting out of promotional communications will not affect our ability to send you service-related messages.

Cookies

You may disable cookies through your browser settings. However, if you do so, some features of our Website may not function properly. Please note that we do not currently respond to Do Not Track signals from browsers.

7. HIPAA — HEALTH INSURANCE PORTABILITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT

To the extent that any information we collect constitutes Protected Health Information (PHI) under HIPAA, Detroit School of Autism will comply with the requirements of HIPAA and its implementing regulations. Our Notice of Privacy Practices governs the use and disclosure of PHI and applies where there is any difference between this Privacy Policy and that Notice.

Please contact us directly if you have questions about how we handle health-related information or to request a copy of our Notice of Privacy Practices.

8. CHANGES TO THIS POLICY

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. If we make changes, we will notify you by revising the "Last Updated" date at the top of this Policy and, in some cases, we may provide additional notice. Your continued use of the Website following the posting of any changes constitutes acceptance of those changes. If you do not agree with this Policy, you are not authorized to access or use the Website.

9. CONTACT US

If you have any questions, comments, or complaints regarding this Privacy Policy, or to request access to, correction of, or deletion of your personal information, please contact us at:

Detroit School of Autism

25925 Telegraph Rd.

Southfield, MI 48033

Phone: 313-646-9153

Website: detroitschoolofautism.com