Privacy Policy

Last Updated: August 2026

Saint Thomas More Catholic School respects the privacy of our website visitors, families, students, alumni, and community members. This Privacy Policy explains what information may be collected through our website and how that information is used.

Information We Collect

We may collect personal information that you voluntarily provide through forms on our website. Depending on the form, this may include:

Parent or guardian name and contact information
Student name, grade level, and other information needed for school programs or services
Lunch registration and meal selection information
Information submitted through general contact or admissions inquiry forms
Family and student information provided in preparation for a school tour or admissions visit
Other information you choose to provide when contacting Saint Thomas More

We only collect information that is reasonably necessary to respond to your inquiry, provide requested services, administer school programs, or prepare for your visit.

How We Use Your Information

Information submitted through the Saint Thomas More website may be used to:

Respond to questions or requests
Communicate with prospective families
Prepare for and personalize school tours or admissions visits
Process lunch registrations and meal selections
Provide information about Saint Thomas More programs, enrollment, or school activities
Maintain internal records related to inquiries and prospective families

Information collected through tour preparation forms is used to help our staff learn more about your family before your visit and is not used for unrelated purposes.

Email addresses submitted through admissions or inquiry forms may also be included in Saint Thomas More's internal prospective family contact list so that our team can follow up with relevant school or admissions information.

Student Information

Some forms on our website request information about students. This information is collected only when needed for purposes such as lunch registration, admissions inquiries, or school tours.

Saint Thomas More does not sell, rent, or share student information with third parties for advertising or marketing purposes.

Data Retention

Personal information may be retained within website form records, internal spreadsheets, or other school records for as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was collected, school operations, recordkeeping, or applicable legal or administrative requirements.

Admissions and prospective family information may be retained for future follow-up or internal recordkeeping. Retention periods may vary depending on the type of information and its purpose.

If you no longer wish to receive communications from Saint Thomas More or would like to request that your contact information be removed from a prospective family or other internal contact list, please contact the school. We will make reasonable efforts to honor your request, subject to any information we may be required to retain for legal, administrative, or school recordkeeping purposes.

Sharing of Information

Saint Thomas More does not sell or rent personal information collected through this website.

Information may be accessible to school employees or service providers when necessary to operate the website, process form submissions, provide school services, or respond to requests. These providers are expected to use the information only as necessary to perform their services.

Information submitted through certain website forms may be stored within the Saint Thomas More website and transferred to Google Sheets for internal administrative use. Access is limited to authorized Saint Thomas More staff and other individuals who need the information to perform school-related responsibilities. Google provides the technology used to store this information but does not receive it for Saint Thomas More’s advertising or marketing purposes.

We may also disclose information when required by law or when reasonably necessary to protect the rights, safety, or security of Saint Thomas More, its students, families, staff, or others.

Website Analytics

We use Google Analytics to better understand how visitors use our website. Google Analytics may collect information such as:

Pages visited
Time spent on the website
General geographic location
Browser and device information
Referring websites or search engines
Other general website usage information

This information helps us understand website traffic and improve the usability and effectiveness of our website. Google Analytics uses cookies and similar technologies to collect this information.

Cookies

Our website uses standard cookies and similar technologies that help the website function properly and provide information about how visitors use the site.

Cookies are small files stored on your device by your web browser. You may adjust your browser settings to block or delete cookies, although doing so may affect certain website functionality.

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Name	Description	Duration
_gid	ID used to identify users for 24 hours after last activity	24 hours
_gat	Used to monitor number of Google Analytics server requests when using Google Tag Manager	1 minute
_gali	Used by Google Analytics to determine which links on a page are being clicked	30 seconds
_ga_	ID used to identify users	2 years
__utmx	Used to determine whether a user is included in an A / B or Multivariate test.	18 months
_ga	ID used to identify users	2 years
__utmz	Contains information about the traffic source or campaign that directed user to the website. The cookie is set when the GA.js javascript is loaded and updated when data is sent to the Google Anaytics server	6 months after last activity
__utmv	Contains custom information set by the web developer via the _setCustomVar method in Google Analytics. This cookie is updated every time new data is sent to the Google Analytics server.	2 years after last activity
__utmt	Used to monitor number of Google Analytics server requests	10 minutes
__utmb	Used to distinguish new sessions and visits. This cookie is set when the GA.js javascript library is loaded and there is no existing __utmb cookie. The cookie is updated every time data is sent to the Google Analytics server.	30 minutes after last activity
__utmc	Used only with old Urchin versions of Google Analytics and not with GA.js. Was used to distinguish between new sessions and visits at the end of a session.	End of session (browser)
_gac_	Contains information related to marketing campaigns of the user. These are shared with Google AdWords / Google Ads when the Google Ads and Google Analytics accounts are linked together.	90 days
__utma	ID used to identify users and sessions	2 years after last activity

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Name	Description	Duration
LOGIN_INFO	This cookie is used to play YouTube videos embedded on the website.	2 years
VISITOR_PRIVACY_METADATA	Youtube visitor privacy metadata cookie	180 days
DEVICE_INFO	Used to detect if the visitor has accepted the marketing category in the cookie banner. This cookie is necessary for GDPR-compliance of the website.	179 days
PREF	This cookie stores your preferences and other information, in particular preferred language, how many search results you wish to be shown on your page, and whether or not you wish to have Google’s SafeSearch filter turned on.	10 years from set/ update
YSC	Registers a unique ID to keep statistics of what videos from YouTube the user has seen.	Session
GPS	Registers a unique ID on mobile devices to enable tracking based on geographical GPS location.	1 day
VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE	Tries to estimate the users' bandwidth on pages with integrated YouTube videos. Also used for marketing	179 days

Advertising

Saint Thomas More does not currently use information collected through this website for third-party advertising or targeted advertising.

Email Communications

If you provide your email address through a contact or admissions form, Saint Thomas More staff may use that information to communicate with you directly or maintain it as part of an internal prospective family contact list.

You may request that we stop sending non-essential communications at any time by contacting the school.

Data Security

Saint Thomas More takes reasonable measures to protect personal information submitted through our website. However, no method of internet transmission or electronic storage can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

Please avoid submitting sensitive information through website forms unless the form specifically requests that information.

Third-Party Websites

Our website may contain links to websites or services operated by third parties. Saint Thomas More is not responsible for the privacy practices or content of those external websites. We encourage visitors to review the privacy policies of any third-party sites they visit.

Children's Privacy

Because Saint Thomas More serves children and families, some website forms may request information about students from their parents or guardians.

The website is intended primarily for use by parents, guardians, prospective families, alumni, parishioners, and other adults interacting with the school. Students and children should not submit personal information through the website without the involvement or permission of a parent or guardian.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

Saint Thomas More may update this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect changes to our website, technology, school practices, or legal requirements. Updates will be posted on this page with a revised "Last Updated" date.

Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, how information submitted through the website is handled, or would like to request removal from an internal contact list, please contact:

Saint Thomas More Catholic School
1065 Summit Avenue
Saint Paul, MN 55105
651-224-4836