Privacy Policy

Effective Date: September 22, 2026

The Learning Center of North Texas, Inc., doing business as LinkED ("LinkED", "we", "our", or "us"), respects your privacy and is committed to protecting the personal information you share with us.

The Privacy Policy describes the types of information we may collect when you visit our website, submit an inquiry or application, request services, make a donation, or otherwise interact with LinkED online, and explains how that information may be used and protected.

Information We Collect

Depending on how you interact with LinkED, we may collect information including:

Name, email address, telephone number, and other contact information
Information submitted through contact, inquiry, intake, referral, or application forms
Information about the individual for whom services are being requested, including a child or dependent
Educational, developmental, learning, attention, speech and language, disability, assessment, or related information you choose to provide
Information concerning previous evaluations, educational services, accommodations, or other relevant history
Financial information and supporting documentation submitted when applying for financial assistance
Donation or transaction-related information
Communications you send to LinkED
Other information you voluntarily provide

We may also automatically collect limited technical information when you use our website, including information such as your browser or device type, IP address, pages visited, referring website, and general website activity.

How We Use Information

We may use information collected through our website and online services to:

Respond to questions and requests for information
Help identify LinkED services that may be appropriate
Process inquiries, intake forms, referrals, and applications
Schedule or coordinate services
Evaluate eligibility for financial-assistance programs
Communicate with clients, prospective clients, parents, guardians, referral partners, donors, educators, and other individuals
Process or maintain records relating to donations and transactions
Provide information about LinkED programs, services, resources, events, or opportunities
Improve the operation, security, and effectiveness of our website and services
Maintain appropriate organizational and professional records
Comply with applicable legal, regulatory, contractual, and professional obligations

LinkED does not sell personal information.

Information About Children and Minors

LinkED provides services to children, adolescents, college students, and adults. Parents and legal guardians may provide information about minors when seeking information, applying for financial assistance, making a referral, or requesting services.

Our website is intended primarily for parents, guardians, adult clients, educators, professionals, and other adults seeking information or services. It is not intended to solicit personal information directly from children under the age of 13 without the involvement of a parent of guardian.

If you believe a child has submitted personal information to us inappropriately, please contact LinkED.

Sensitive Information

Because LinkED provides educational assessment and related services, information submitted to us may include sensitive information concerning learning differences, disabilities, attention concerns, educational history, assessment results, speech and language concerns, developmental information, health-related information, accommodations, or financial circumstances.

Please use care when providing sensitive information through a general website contact form or standard email. When LinkED requires additional confidential records, documentation, or detailed personal information, we may provide a designated method for submitting that information.

Information collected in connection with professional evaluation or assessment services may be subject to additional confidentiality, recordkeeping, professional, contractual, or legal requirements beyond this Website Privacy Policy.

Financial Assistance Information

Individuals applying for LinkED financial-assistance programs may be asked to provide financial information or supporting documentation necessary to evaluate eligibility.

LinkED uses this information for purposes related to administering financial-assistance programs, determining eligibility, maintaining appropriate records, and meeting applicable grant, accounting, legal, or administrative requirements.

Third-Party Service Providers

LinkED uses third-party service providers to help operate our website and provide our programs and services.

These providers may include services used for:

Website hosting and website forms
Client inquiries, intake, and database management
Electronic forms and document processing
Email and other communications
Scheduling and administrative functions
Payment and donation processing
Website analytics and performance
Other organizational and technology services

Information submitted through these services may be processed or stored by those providers in accordance with their own terms, privacy policies, security practices, and agreements with LinkED.

LinkED seeks to use service providers appropriate for the information and services involved, but third-party websites and services are also subject to their own privacy practices.

Payments and Donations

LinkED may use third-party payment processors to accept payments or charitable donations.

When you provide payment information through a third-party payment processor, your payment information is transmitted to and processed by that provider. LinkED may receive transaction information necessary to document the payment or donation but may not receive or store your complete payment-card information.

The payment provider's privacy policy and terms also apply to information submitted directly through its services.

Cookies and Website Analytics

Our website may use cookies and similar technologies necessary for website functionality, security, performance, and analytics.

These technologies may collect information such as device type, browser type, IP address, pages viewed, referring pages, and interactions with the website.

We may use this information to understand how visitors use our website, identify technical issues, improve website performance, and evaluate the effectiveness of our communications.

Depending on your browser and the technologies used on our website, you may be able to control certain cookies through your browser settings or cookie preferences provided on the website.

Email, Text, and Electronic Communications

If you provide LinkED with your email address or telephone number, we may use that information to respond to your inquiry and communicate with you regarding services, scheduling, applications, programs, or other matters related to your relationship with LinkED.

If you separately choose to receive marketing or promotional communications, you may unsubscribe from those communications using the instructions provided in the message.

Standard email and text messaging may not always be secure methods for transmitting sensitive or confidential information. Please avoid sending highly sensitive information through ordinary email or text unless specifically instructed to do so.

When We May Share Information

LinkED may share personal information when reasonably necessary to:

Provide or administer services you request
Work with service providers performing functions on our behalf
Process payments or donations
Administer financial-assistance or grant programs
Comply with applicable laws, regulations, court orders, or legal processes
Protect the rights, safety, security, or property of LinkED, our clients, or others

We do not sell personal information to third parties for their own marketing purposes

Data Security

LinkED uses reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational measures designed to protect personal information from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, misuse, or loss.

However, no website, electronic communication, database, or storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

Data Retention

We may retain personal information for as long as reasonably necessary to provide services, administer our programs, maintain appropriate organizational or professional records, comply with grant or funding requirements, meet legal or regulatory obligations, resolve disputes, and fulfill legitimate business purposes.

Retention periods may vary depending on the type of information and the purpose for which it was collected.

Links to Other Websites

Our website may contain links to websites or services operated by third parties.

LinkED is not responsible for the privacy, security, or content practices of third-party websites. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of websites or services you visit outside of LinkED's website.

Your Choices

You may contact LinkED if you would like to request an update or correction to personal contact information you have provided to us.

You may unsubscribe from marketing or promotional email communications by using the unsubscribe instructions included in those messages.

Some information may need to be retained when required for professional, legal, regulatory, grant, accounting, administrative, or recordkeeping purposes.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect changes in our website, services, technology, business practices, or applicable requirements.

When changes are made, the updated Privacy Policy will be posted on this page with a revised effective date.

Contact Us

Questions about this Privacy Policy or LinkED's privacy practices may be directed to:

The Learning Center of North Texas, Inc. (dba LinkED)

101 Summit Ave., Suite 612

Fort Worth, TX 76102

Phone: (817) 336-0808

s.worley@link-ed.org

Website: www.link-ed.org