Blooming Prep · Effective date: November 6, 2026
This Privacy Policy explains how BLOOMING PREP LLC, a New York limited liability company (“Blooming Prep,” “we,” “us,” or “our“) collects, uses, shares, and protects personal information through our website at bloomingprep.com and any related pages, forms, and subdomains (the “Website“). Blooming Prep is an independent nursery and preschool serving children ages 3 months to 5 years, with locations in Gowanus (395 Carroll Street, Brooklyn, NY 11231) and Brooklyn Heights (168 Montague Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201).
This policy covers information collected through the Website. Information about enrolled children and families (such as health, attendance, and developmental records) is collected through our enrollment process and is governed by your enrollment agreement and family handbook, not by this policy.
By using the Website or submitting a form, you acknowledge that you have read this Privacy Policy. Please also review our Terms of Use.
1. Information We Collect
Information you give us
We collect the information you choose to provide when you fill out a form, email us, or otherwise contact us. Depending on the form, this may include:
- Community updates and admissions inquiries: your name, email address, phone number, preferred location, anticipated start date, how you heard about us, and any message you send.
- Information about your child: your child’s date of birth or expected due date and the program you are interested in. If you choose to share your child’s name or other details, we collect those too.
- Tours and contact requests: your contact details, preferred times, and the content of your message.
- Job applications: your name, contact details, résumé, work history, education, certifications, references, and any other information you include in your application.
Information collected automatically
When you visit the Website, our hosting provider and the tools that run the Website automatically collect standard technical information, such as your IP address, browser type, device type, operating system, pages viewed, referring website, and the date and time of your visit. This information helps us keep the Website secure and understand how it is used.
Information from other sources
We may receive information about you when you interact with us on social media (such as Instagram or Facebook) or when someone refers you to us. For job applicants, we may receive information from references you provide and, with your authorization and as permitted by law, from background checks required for childcare employment.
2. Cookies and Third-Party Services
Cookies are small files stored on your device. The Website uses a limited number of cookies and similar technologies that are needed to run the site and to measure basic site traffic. We do not use advertising cookies, and we do not allow third parties to track you across other websites for advertising purposes.
Some features of the Website are provided by third parties, which may collect information (such as your IP address) when the feature loads:
- Website hosting and measurement: our hosting provider, GoDaddy, provides hosting and basic traffic measurement, which may set cookies.
- Maps: our location pages may display an embedded Google Map, which may set its own cookies.
- Fonts: the Website may load typefaces from Google Fonts.
- Social media: links to our Instagram and Facebook pages take you to those platforms, which have their own privacy policies.
You can block or delete cookies through your browser settings. If you do, some parts of the Website may not work as intended. The Website does not currently respond to browser “Do Not Track” signals.
3. How We Use Information
We use the information we collect to:
- Respond to your inquiries and requests, including tour and admissions questions;
- Send community updates, opening news, and enrollment information you have asked to receive;
- Plan our programs, such as estimating demand by location, age group, and start date;
- Review job applications and communicate with candidates;
- Operate, maintain, secure, and improve the Website;
- Prevent fraud, spam, and misuse of the Website; and
- Comply with our legal obligations and enforce our Terms of Use.
4. How We Share Information
We do not sell your personal information, and we do not share it for targeted advertising. We share information only as described below:
- Service providers: companies that help us run the Website and our operations, such as our website host, email and communications providers, and form or recruiting tools. They may use your information only to provide services to us.
- Legal requirements and safety: when we believe disclosure is required by law, subpoena, or court order, or is necessary to protect the safety of children, families, staff, or others, or to protect our rights.
- Business transfers: if Blooming Prep is involved in a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets, information may be transferred as part of that transaction, subject to this policy.
- With your consent: in any other situation where you have asked us or agreed to share your information.
5. Children’s Privacy
The Website is intended for parents, guardians, and job applicants who are 18 or older. It is not directed to children, and we do not knowingly collect personal information directly from children under 13. Information about a child that a parent or guardian gives us (such as a date of birth or due date) is used only to respond to that parent or guardian and to plan for enrollment.
If you believe a child has submitted personal information to us through the Website, please contact us at info@bloomingprep.com and we will delete it. Parents and guardians may also contact us at any time to review, correct, or delete information they have provided about their child.
6. Your Choices and Rights
- Emails: you can stop receiving community and marketing emails by clicking “unsubscribe” in any email or by contacting us. We may still send you messages related to a request you made, such as a scheduled tour.
- Text messages: if you agree to receive text messages from us, you can opt out at any time by replying “STOP.” Message and data rates may apply.
- Access, correction, and deletion: you may ask us to tell you what personal information we hold about you, to correct it, or to delete it, and you may withdraw any consent you have given. Residents of some states may have additional rights under their state’s law, and we will honor those rights as required.
To make a request, email info@bloomingprep.com. To protect your privacy, we may need to verify your identity before acting on a request, for example by confirming details you previously gave us. We will respond within a reasonable time and as required by applicable law. We may keep certain information when the law requires it or when it is needed to resolve disputes or enforce our agreements.
7. Data Retention
We keep personal information only as long as we need it for the purposes described in this policy, or longer if the law requires it. In general:
- Inquiry and community-list information is kept while it remains useful for admissions and enrollment planning, or until you ask us to delete it or unsubscribe;
- Job applications are kept for up to two years so we can consider applicants for future openings, unless the law requires a different period; and
- Technical and log data is kept for a limited period for security and site operations.
When information is no longer needed, we delete it or de-identify it so that it can no longer be linked to you.
8. How We Protect Information
We use reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards to protect personal information, including encrypted (HTTPS) connections to the Website and limiting access to staff and service providers who need it. No website or method of storage is completely secure, however, and we cannot guarantee absolute security. If a data breach affects your personal information, we will notify you as required by law, including New York’s data breach notification law.
9. Links to Other Websites
The Website may link to websites and services we do not own or control, such as social media platforms. We are not responsible for their privacy practices, and we encourage you to read their privacy policies.
10. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we do, we will post the updated version on this page and change the effective date above. If we make material changes to how we use personal information we have already collected, we will give you notice and, where required by law, ask for your consent.
11. Contact Us
If you have questions, requests, or concerns about this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices, please contact us:
- Email: info@bloomingprep.com
- Gowanus: 395 Carroll Street, Brooklyn, NY 11231 · gowanus@bloomingprep.com
- Brooklyn Heights: 168 Montague Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201 · bkheights@bloomingprep.com
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