About St. Labre

This privacy statement (the “Privacy Policy”) describes the privacy practices and policies for our website located at www.stlabre.org (the “Website”), including the types of personal information we collect on the Website, how we may use that information and with whom we may share it.  This Website is owned and operated by the St.Labre Indian School Educational Association (hereinafter referred to as “St. Labre,” or “we” or “us”).  Please read this Privacy Policy carefully to understand our policies and practices regarding your information and how we will treat it. If you do not agree with our policies and practices, your choice is not to use our Website. By accessing or using this Website, you agree to this Privacy Policy. This Privacy Policy may change from time to time. The date this Privacy Policy was last updated is stated at the end of this document.  Your continued use of this Website after we make changes is deemed to be acceptance of those changes, so please check the policy periodically for updates.   If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please do not hesitate to contact us at 1-866-753-5496.

The notifications provided by this Privacy Policy include:

• What personally identifiable information we collect from you through the Website.
• How we use the information we collect.
• With whom the information may be shared.
• The kind of procedures we employ in an effort to hinder the unauthorized access, use or disclosure of information you provide to us.
• Information related to third-party websites.
• The laws that apply to those accessing our Website from outside of the United States.
• How you can learn about changes to our privacy policies, practices and procedures.

PERSONAL INFORMATION AND HOW WE USE IT:
You may freely visit the Website anonymously and without being required to provide us with any personal information, and without being required to register. However, certain requests and features may require that you provide us with some personally identifying information (including, but not limited to, name, address, email), as more particularly described below.  Personal information is data that can be used to identify or contact you.  Do not send confidential information to us directly through this Website, or by email to any of the contact email addresses listed on this Website.  Please note we only collect personal information directly from you when you voluntarily provide it to us.  Examples of instances in which we may collect personal information include:

Donate:  If you make a donation through the Website via “donate” button, you will be asked to provide certain personally identifying information, such as your phone number, name and home address, as well as your credit card billing information, in order to process the donation. Unless you opt to donate to us on a monthly basis, the credit card information that you provide at the time of donation is used only to process your donation and will not be stored or used for any other purpose.  Please note that we work with third parties to host and administer the shop, and to process your payment transactions, and any information you share may also be shared with such third parties.

Email Newsletter:  If you opt to receive our emails, you will be required to provide your email address.  You may unsubscribe from these emails at any time by using the link provided in the footer of all the email. 

Contact Us:  If you contact us through the contact form option on the Website, we may ask that you provide your name and email address, and you will have the option to provide additional information in your communication with us.  We will use the information you provide to contact you back and to respond to your inquiries. 

NON-PERSONAL INFORMATION WE COLLECT BY AUTOMATED MEANS AND HOW WE USE IT:
We also may collect certain non-personal information (data in a form that does not support direct association with any specific person or individual) by automated means when you visit the Website.  When we do collect this information, we use third-party tracking services, for example Google Analytics. When gathered, this this data is used in the aggregate, and not in a manner that is intended to identify you personally. This type of aggregate information may be shared with third parties at any time.  In addition to this third-party tracking information, we also collect this information through various other means, including: 

IP Addresses:  When you visit and interact with the Website, third parties with whom we have contracted to provide services for us may collect Internet Protocol addresses (each an “IP Address”), as well as browser type, Internet service provider, referring/exit pages, platform type, date/time stamp, and page navigation. An IP Address is a unique identifier number that certain electronic devices use to identify and to communicate with each other on the Internet; your Internet Service Provider automatically assigns an IP Address to the computer that you are using.  We gather this information to track Website visitor movement in the aggregate, and to gather broad demographic information for aggregate use. 

Cookies:  A cookie is a piece of information that a web server may place on your computer when you visit a Website. Cookies are commonly used by websites to improve the user experience.  Many cookies last only through a single Website session, or visit. Others may have an expiration date, or may remain on your computer until you delete them. We may use “session cookies” in order to enhance the user experience and for other web-related purposes.  These session cookies are not linked to personally identifiable information.  We may also use cookies for other purposes, including to maintain continuity during a user session, to gather data about the usage of our Website for research and other purposes, or to store a user name or related login credentials so that you do not have to provide this information every time you return to our Website.

Do Not Track Notice:  Some web browsers incorporate a “Do Not Track” feature that signals to websites that you visit that you do not want to have your online activity tracked.  How browsers communicate and respond to the Do Not Track signal is not yet uniform. For this reason, like many websites, the Website does not currently respond to or alter its practices when it receives a Do Not Track signal. Please note that third parties may collect personal information about your online activities over time and across different websites when you visit our Website or other online websites and services. To find out more about “Do Not Track,” you may wish to visit http://www.allaboutdnt.com.

If you have any questions about St. Labre Indian School or this policy, please feel free to contact us at 1-866-753-5496. 

We have implemented measures designed to secure your personal information from accidental loss and from unauthorized access, use, alteration, and disclosure. The safety and security of your information also depends on you. Unfortunately, the transmission of information via the internet is not completely secure. Although we do our best to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee the security of your personal information transmitted to our Website. Any transmission of personal information is at your own risk. We are not responsible for circumvention of any privacy settings or security measures contained on the Website.

We may disclose all of the information (described herein) that we collect, as stated in this Privacy Policy including in accordance with the terms set forth in this section.  We work with a variety of third-party partners in order to allow us to make the Website available to you, to host and store the information we collect from you, and to provide certain functionality and features, such as to process payment/donation transactions.  Except as stated in this Privacy Policy, we do not reveal personally identifiable information about you to third parties for their independent use unless: (1) you expressly authorize St. Labre to do so, (2) it is necessary to allow St. Labre and it’s service providers or agents to provide services on St. Labre’s behalf, (3) in order to provide products or services to you, (4) it is disclosed to entities that perform marketing or data aggregation services for St. Labre, (5) it is necessary in connection with a sale of all or substantially all of the assets of St. Labre or the merger of St. Labre into another entity or any consolidation, share exchange, combination, reorganization, or like transaction in which St. Labre is not the survivor, (6) otherwise as St. Labre is required or permitted to do so for any or all of the following reasons: (i) to comply with a subpoena, legal process, government request or any other legal obligation, (ii) to prevent, investigate, detect, or prosecute criminal offenses or attacks on the technical integrity of the Website or our network, and/or (iii) to protect the rights, privacy, property, business, or safety of St. Labre, their partners and employees, the visitors of the Website, or the public.

Protecting children’s privacy is important to us. For that reason, we do not knowingly collect or maintain information on our Website from those we actually know are under the age of 13, nor is any part of our Website targeted to attract anyone under 13. We request that all visitors to our Website who are under 13 not disclose or provide any personally identifiable information. If we discover that a child under 13 has provided us with personally identifiable information, we will delete that child’s personally identifiable information from our records.  If you are the parent or guardian of a child under 13 years of age and believe that they have disclosed personally identifiable information to us, please contact us at donorrelations@stlabre.org or St. Labre Indian School PO Box 77 Ashland, MT 59003 and be sure to include in your message the e-mail address that your child submitted, if applicable.           

We also may provide links to unaffiliated, third-party websites.  Please note that we have no affiliation with these other parties, and cannot control and are not responsible for the information collection, use, and disclosure practices of such third parties; we encourage you to review and understand their privacy practices and policies, if any, before using providing any personally identifying information to them.  We are not responsible for the content or information of these websites, any products or services that may be offered through advertisers or third parties, or any other use of the linked website.  

To the extent required by law, we provide you with reasonable access to the personally identifiable information you provide to us. Upon appropriate written request we will update or amend your information, but we reserve the right to use any information previously obtained to verify your identity or take other actions that we believe are appropriate and lawful. We will endeavor to comply with your request as soon as reasonably practicable. Please note we may need to retain certain information for record keeping purposes, and there may also be residual information that will remain within our databases and other records, which will not be removed from such locations. 

We do not represent or warrant that the Website, or any part thereof, are appropriate or available for use in any particular geographic location. If you choose to access our Website, you do so on your own initiative and at your own risk, and are responsible for complying with all local laws, rules, and regulations applicable in your jurisdiction. Please note that the Website is hosted in the United States and is governed by United States law. If you are visiting the Website from outside the United States, please be aware that your information will be transferred to, stored and processed in the United States where our servers are located and our central database is operated. The data protection and other laws of the United States and other countries might not be as comprehensive as those in your country. By using the Website, you consent to your information being transferred to our facilities and to the facilities of those third parties with whom we share it as described in this Privacy Policy.

To make a request or if you have any questions about St. Labre Indian School or our Privacy Policy, please feel free to contact St. Labre Indian School Educational Association at:

info@stlabre.org

PO Box 77
Ashland, MT 59003

(866)753-5496

Please click HERE to view our Gift Acceptance Policy and Procedures

Disclaimer: A charitable gift annuity is a contract in which a not-for-profit agrees to provide a fixed payment to one or two individuals in exchange for an initial contribution of cash or securities. Charitable gift annuities are not issued by an insurance company and are subject to limited regulations by the state of origin and are not protected or otherwise guaranteed by any government agency. St. Labre Indian School Educational Association will make additional financial information, including our most current audited and interim financial statements, available to the donor(s) upon request. Charitable gift annuities may not be available in some states.

Photo Disclaimer: We’re incredibly proud of our St. Labre students and, therefore, do not use stock photos in our communications, promotional materials or on St. Labre digital platforms. All photos are of current and/or former St. Labre students who were enrolled at the time the photo was taken. To protect student privacy, photos accompanying select stories may not be of the individual student mentioned in a post, email, ad or correspondence.

We reserve the right to revise this Privacy Policy at any time. Please check back regularly to see if there have been any changes to this policy, which you can determine by reviewing the Effective Date listed below. By continuing to use the Website after those changes become effective, you consent and agree to be bound by the revised Privacy Policy.  

This Privacy Policy is effective as of 1-17-2025.