Last Updated: August 17, 2026
Simo’s Karate & Kickboxing Academy (“Simo’s Academy,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) respects the privacy of our students, parents, guardians, and website visitors. This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect through our website, how we use and protect that information, and the choices available to you.
1. Who We Are
Simo’s Karate & Kickboxing Academy is a youth-focused martial arts academy serving families in Chelsea and Everett, Massachusetts. We provide structured karate and kickboxing training for young people, with an emphasis on confidence, discipline, respect, fitness, focus, and personal growth.
Our website provides information about our programs, locations, membership, and opportunities to contact the academy or request a free trial.
Website: simosacademy.com
Email: contact@simosacademy.com
Phone: 781-888-7870
2. Information We Collect
We may collect personal information that you voluntarily provide when you contact Simo’s Academy, request a free trial, submit a form, register for a program, or otherwise communicate with us.
Depending on how you interact with the website, this information may include:
- Parent or guardian name
- Student name
- Student age
- Email address
- Telephone number
- Preferred training location
- Preferred training day
- Questions or messages you submit
- Registration or enrollment information you voluntarily provide
We may also automatically receive limited technical information when you use our website, such as your IP address, browser type, device information, referring page, and other information used for website operation, security, and spam prevention.
3. How We Use Your Information
We may use information collected through our website to:
- Respond to questions and inquiries
- Process free-trial requests
- Communicate with parents and guardians
- Provide information about classes, membership, and enrollment
- Coordinate training locations and scheduling
- Operate, maintain, and improve our website
- Detect and prevent spam, fraud, abuse, and security threats
- Maintain appropriate administrative and business records
- Comply with applicable legal obligations
Simo’s Academy does not sell personal information submitted through our website.
4. Contact and Free Trial Forms
Our website provides online forms that allow parents, guardians, and prospective families to contact Simo’s Academy and request a free trial.
Information submitted through these forms may be processed through our website and form-management services and transmitted to Simo’s Academy by email.
Please do not submit Social Security numbers, financial account information, passwords, medical records, or other highly sensitive information through our general Contact or Free Trial forms.
5. Children’s Privacy
Simo’s Academy provides martial arts programs for young people.
Our Contact and Free Trial forms are intended to be completed by a parent, legal guardian, or an adult authorized by the parent or legal guardian. Children under 13 should not independently submit personal information through our website.
If we become aware that personal information from a child under 13 has been submitted directly to us without appropriate parental involvement or authorization where required by law, we will take reasonable steps to address or delete that information as appropriate.
Parents or legal guardians who believe their child has submitted personal information through our website may contact us at contact@simosacademy.com to request that we review, correct, or delete the information, subject to applicable legal requirements.
6. Comments
When visitors leave comments on the Simo’s Academy website, we may collect the information provided in the comment form, as well as technical information such as the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent information. This information may be used to help detect spam, prevent abuse, and maintain website security.
Comments may be reviewed or processed using automated spam-detection or website-security services.
Please do not include sensitive personal information, private information about a child, financial information, passwords, or other confidential information in public comments.
7. Cookies and Similar Technologies
Our website may use cookies and similar technologies to support website functionality, security, form processing, user preferences, performance, and other website operations.
WordPress, website plugins, hosting providers, embedded services, or other technologies used by the website may also use cookies when necessary to provide their functionality.
You can control or delete cookies through your browser settings. Disabling certain cookies may affect how some website features function.
8. Embedded Content and Third-Party Services
Our website may contain links to or embedded content from third-party websites and services, including maps, images, videos, or other external content.
Embedded content may behave in the same way as if you visited the third-party website directly. Those third parties may collect information, use cookies, or employ their own tracking technologies according to their respective privacy policies.
Simo’s Academy does not control the privacy practices of independent third-party websites or services.
9. Google Maps and Location Services
Our website may use or link to Google Maps to help visitors locate our Chelsea and Everett training locations and obtain directions.
When you interact with Google Maps or other Google services, Google may collect and process information according to its own privacy practices.
10. Service Providers
We use third-party technology and service providers to operate and maintain our website and related business systems.
These providers may process information as necessary to provide services such as:
- Website hosting
- Online form processing
- Email delivery
- Website security and spam prevention
- Website maintenance and performance
- Mapping and location services
We may also disclose information when required by law or legal process, or when reasonably necessary to protect the rights, safety, and security of Simo’s Academy, our students, families, website visitors, or others.
11. Data Retention
We retain personal information for as long as reasonably necessary to fulfill the purpose for which it was collected, including responding to inquiries, managing free-trial requests and enrollment, maintaining appropriate business records, resolving disputes, and satisfying applicable legal obligations.
When information is no longer reasonably necessary, we may delete or anonymize it as appropriate and subject to applicable legal requirements.
12. Data Security
We use reasonable administrative and technical measures designed to protect personal information against unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, misuse, or loss.
However, no website, email service, database, or method of Internet transmission can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
Visitors should therefore avoid submitting unnecessary sensitive or confidential information through general website forms.
13. Your Privacy Choices and Rights
You may contact Simo’s Academy to:
- Ask about personal information you have provided to us
- Request correction of inaccurate information
- Request deletion of personal information when applicable
- Ask how your information is being used
- Request that we stop certain communications
Parents and legal guardians may also contact us regarding personal information associated with their child.
We may retain certain information when necessary for legitimate administrative, security, recordkeeping, or legal purposes.
14. Email and Telephone Communications
When you submit a Contact or Free Trial form, we may use the email address or telephone number you provide to respond to your request and communicate with you about Simo’s Academy programs, classes, free trials, scheduling, membership, or enrollment.
We do not use the submission of a general inquiry as permission for unrelated communications beyond what is permitted by your consent and applicable law.
15. Links to Other Websites
Our website may contain links to websites operated by third parties.
Simo’s Academy is not responsible for the content, security, or privacy practices of websites we do not operate. We encourage visitors to review the privacy policies of third-party websites before providing personal information to them.
16. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes to our website, programs, forms, service providers, business practices, or legal requirements.
When we update this policy, we will post the revised version on this page and update the “Last Updated” date.
17. Contact Us
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or would like to make a request concerning personal information, contact:
Simo’s Karate & Kickboxing Academy
Serving Chelsea & Everett, Massachusetts
Email: contact@simosacademy.com
Phone: 781-888-7870
Website: simosacademy.com