Privacy policy.

Information we collect

Information you give us. When you request information, book a tour, apply, ask about continuing education, express interest in a job or contact us, we may collect:

• Your name, email address, phone number and mailing address
• The program and start date you’re interested in and how you prefer to be contacted
• Anything else you choose to include in a message to us

Information collected automatically. Like most websites, our site automatically receives basic technical information, such as your IP address, browser and device type, the pages you visit and how you arrived at our site. Some of this is collected through cookies and similar technologies (see “Cookies and analytics” below).

How we use your information

• To answer your questions and send you the program, admissions, financial aid and tour information you asked for
• To process applications and enrollment
• To schedule salon, spa and continuing education appointments
• To improve our website and understand how visitors use it
• To protect our website and forms from spam and abuse
• To meet our legal, accreditation and regulatory obligations

With your permission, we may also contact you by phone, email or text about our programs and events. You can opt out at any time (see “Your choices” below).

How we share your information

We do not sell your personal information. We share it only as needed to run our school and website, including with:

• Service providers that help us operate, such as our website host, our admissions and student information systems (including Salesforce), and email and scheduling tools. They may use your information only to provide services to us.
• Google, which provides website analytics, spam protection (reCAPTCHA) and the embedded map on our Contact page.
• Government agencies, accreditors or others when required by law or to protect the rights, safety and property of our students, guests, staff or the Institute.

Cookies and analytics

We use cookies and Google Analytics to understand how visitors use our site, such as which pages are popular, so we can improve it. Google Analytics collects information about your visit, not your name. You can learn how Google uses this information at How Google uses information from sites that use its services, and you can opt out with the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on.

Our forms are protected by Google reCAPTCHA, and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Most browsers also let you block or delete cookies in their settings; some parts of the site may not work as well if you do.

Student records

Once you enroll, your education records are protected under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) and handled as described in our school catalog. This website policy does not replace those rights.

How we protect and keep your information

We use reasonable administrative, technical and physical safeguards to protect your information, and we limit access to people who need it to do their jobs. No website or method of transmission is 100% secure, however, so we can’t guarantee absolute security. We keep information only as long as we need it for the purposes above or as required by law and our accreditation and financial aid record-keeping rules.

Your choices

• Opt out of messages: Use the unsubscribe link in any marketing email, reply STOP to a text message, or contact us.
• Access or update your information: Contact us to ask what information we have about you or to correct it.
• Ask us to delete your information: Contact us, and we’ll delete what we’re not required to keep.

Children’s privacy

Our website is not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from them. If you believe a child under 13 has given us information, please contact us and we will delete it.

Links to other websites

Our site links to other websites, such as studentaid.gov, scholarship and loan providers, and our salon partners. We aren’t responsible for their privacy practices, so please review their policies.

Changes to this policy

We may update this policy from time to time. When we do, we’ll change the “Last updated” date at the top of this page.

Contact us

Questions about this policy or your information? Reach us at:

Aveda Institute Maryland
227 Archer Street, Bel Air, MD 21014
(410) 838-0845 · admissions@avedainstitutemd.edu