Privacy Policy
Last updated: August 16, 2026
Child’s Place respects the privacy of the people who visit our website. This Privacy Policy explains what information may be collected through childsplacecac.org, how we use that information, and the third-party services that may be involved when you use our website.
Who We Are
Child’s Place is a nonprofit Children’s Advocacy Center serving children and families in southwest Minnesota.
Our website address is https://childsplacecac.org.
This website provides information about Child’s Place, our services, educational resources, community resources, training opportunities, events, and ways to support our work.
Information You Provide to Us
You may choose to provide personal information through our website.
For example, when you sign up to receive updates from Child’s Place through our Stay Connected form, we collect your:
- First name
- Last name
- Email address
You may also provide information if you contact Child’s Place by email or otherwise communicate with us using contact information provided on our website.
We use information you provide to respond to your request, communicate with you, provide information you have requested, or send Child’s Place news and updates when you have chosen to receive them.
Email Communications
If you sign up to receive emails from Child’s Place, we may use the name and email address you provide to add you to our email communication list and send occasional updates about resources, programs, events, community impact, and other Child’s Place news.
We may use a third-party email service provider to manage and deliver these communications. These providers process subscriber information on our behalf for the purpose of providing email communication services.
You may unsubscribe from these communications at any time by using the unsubscribe option provided in our emails.
Information Collected Automatically
When you visit our website, certain technical information may be collected automatically. This can include information such as your browser or device type, pages visited, referring website, general geographic information, and how visitors interact with the website.
Child’s Place uses Google Analytics to help us understand how visitors use our website. This information helps us evaluate website traffic, improve our content, and make our website more useful to the people and communities we serve.
Google may collect and process information according to its own privacy practices.
Cookies and Similar Technologies
Our website and third-party services used on the website may use cookies or similar technologies to support website functionality and understand how visitors use the site.
Cookies are small files stored on a visitor’s device. Browser settings generally allow users to control or disable cookies. Disabling cookies may affect how some website features function.
Google Maps
Our website includes an embedded Google Map to help visitors locate Child’s Place.
When you view or interact with the map, Google may collect information about your device or use of its services. Information collected by Google is governed by Google’s own privacy policies and terms.
Donations and Payment Information
Child’s Place provides links to a PayPal-hosted donation page where supporters may make donations using payment options made available by PayPal, including PayPal, Venmo, and eligible debit or credit cards.
Payment transactions are processed by PayPal and its applicable payment services. Child’s Place does not collect or store your complete debit or credit card information through this website.
Information you provide while completing a donation may be collected and processed by PayPal according to its own privacy practices. Child’s Place may receive information associated with your donation as necessary for donation processing, recordkeeping, acknowledgment, and donor communication.
Links to Other Websites
Our website contains links to websites operated by other organizations. These include links to community resources, training and registration opportunities, payment services, and other useful information.
When you follow a link to another website, that organization’s privacy practices and policies apply. Child’s Place does not control how third-party websites collect, use, or protect information.
We encourage visitors to review the privacy policies of websites they choose to visit.
How We Use Information
Information collected through our website may be used to:
- Respond to questions or requests
- Send communications you have chosen to receive
- Provide and improve website content and resources
- Understand how visitors use our website
- Maintain the security and functionality of the website
- Process and acknowledge donations
- Support the operations and mission of Child’s Place
Child’s Place does not sell personal information collected through this website.
We may share information with service providers when necessary to operate our website or provide services requested by a visitor. These providers may include website, analytics, email, and payment-processing services.
We may also disclose information when required by law or when reasonably necessary to protect the rights, safety, or security of Child’s Place or others.
Children’s Privacy
Child’s Place serves children and families, but this public website is intended to provide information and resources to parents, caregivers, professionals, community members, and others seeking information about our organization and child safety.
Our website is not intended to collect personal information directly from children.
Children should not submit personal information through the website without the involvement of a parent, guardian, or other appropriate adult.
If you believe a child has provided personal information through our website, please contact Child’s Place so we can address the situation appropriately.
Data Security and Retention
Child’s Place takes reasonable steps to protect information provided through our website from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure.
However, no website, electronic transmission, or storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
We retain information for as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was collected and to meet applicable operational, recordkeeping, or legal requirements.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time as our website, services, or practices change.
When we make changes, we will update the Last updated date at the top of this page. We encourage visitors to review this policy periodically.
Contact Us
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or how Child’s Place handles information collected through our website, please contact us:
Child’s Place
302 E 3rd St
Redwood Falls, MN 56283
Mailing Address:
PO Box 431
Redwood Falls, MN 56283
Phone: 507-616-6140