Effective Date: June 25, 2026

Manatee Children’s Services, Inc. (“MCS,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting the personal information of visitors to our website at https://www.manateechildrensservices.com (the “Website”). This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, how we use and share it, and the choices available to you. By using the Website, you agree to the practices described in this Privacy Policy.

Information We Collect

Information you provide to us. We collect information you choose to give us, such as when you make a donation, complete a contact or volunteer form, sign up for our newsletter, register for an event, or otherwise communicate with us. This may include your name, email address, mailing address, phone number, and any other information you choose to provide.

Payment information. When you make a donation, your payment details are processed by third-party payment processors. We do not store full payment card numbers on our servers.

Information collected automatically. When you visit the Website, certain information may be collected automatically, including your IP address, browser type, device information, pages viewed, and the dates and times of your visits. This information is collected through cookies and similar technologies, as described below.

Cookies and Tracking Technologies

Our Website uses cookies and similar technologies to operate the site, remember your preferences, understand how visitors use the site, and improve our services. A cookie is a small text file stored on your device.

We use a consent management tool that displays a cookie banner when you first visit the Website. Non-essential cookies and third-party services that are not strictly necessary to operate the site are blocked until you provide consent. You can accept or decline these categories and change your choices at any time through the cookie banner.

We group cookies and services into the following categories:

• Essential: Required for the Website to function and to remember your consent choices.
• Functional: Enable enhanced features such as embedded videos, maps, and web fonts.
• Statistics: Help us understand how visitors interact with the Website through analytics.
• Marketing: Used to measure the effectiveness of outreach and campaigns, where applicable.

Third-Party Services

With your consent, we use trusted third-party services that may process limited information (such as your IP address) when their content is loaded. These may include:

• Google Analytics – website usage and analytics.
• YouTube – embedded videos.
• Google Maps – embedded maps.
• Google Fonts – web typography.

These services are provided by third parties that maintain their own privacy policies. We encourage you to review the privacy policy of any third-party service. For Google services, see https://policies.google.com/privacy.

How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect to:

• Respond to your questions, requests, and communications;
• Process and acknowledge donations;
• Administer events, volunteer opportunities, and programs;
• Send newsletters and updates you have requested;
• Operate, maintain, improve, and secure the Website; and
• Comply with legal obligations and protect our rights.

How We Share Your Information

We do not sell your personal information. We may share information with service providers who perform functions on our behalf (such as payment processing, email delivery, and website hosting), when required by law, or to protect the rights, safety, and property of MCS, the children and families we serve, and others.

Data Security

We implement reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards designed to protect your information. However, no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

Data Retention

We retain personal information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law.

Children’s Privacy

Our Website is intended for a general audience and is not directed to children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13 through the Website. If you believe a child has provided us with personal information through the Website, please contact us and we will take appropriate steps to delete it.

Your Privacy Rights

Depending on where you live, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information. Residents of California, for example, may have the right to request access to, correction of, or deletion of their personal information, and the right to opt out of the “sale” or “sharing” of personal information. MCS does not sell personal information. We will not discriminate against you for exercising your privacy rights. To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the information below.

Your Choices and Do Not Track

You can manage cookies through the cookie banner on our Website and through your browser settings. Some browsers offer a “Do Not Track” signal or Global Privacy Control (GPC); where required by law, we honor recognized opt-out preference signals.

Links to Other Websites

Our Website may contain links to third-party websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of those websites, and we encourage you to review their privacy policies.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we do, we will revise the “Effective Date” shown above. We encourage you to review this page periodically to stay informed about how we protect your information.

Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices, please contact us:

Manatee Children’s Services, Inc.
1227 9th Avenue West
Bradenton, FL 34205
Phone: (941) 345-1200
Email: info@mcsfl.com