Privacy Policy Updated: November 2020
Thanks for your interest in Phonicsandstuff.com! Please read the obligatory privacy policy in
detail. However, in short, we do not share, sell, or otherwise give away private information
to anyone! We do sometimes collect usage data using Log Rocket, so some non-personal
information such as IP address and web browser version will be available to them. And now the
legalese:
Phonicsandstuff.com is commited to protecting your personal information. This privacy policy applies
to information, including personal information, collects about you when you visit our website. Phonicsandstuff.com
offers both a free version and a premium version. The personal information that we collect, use,
share, and disclose is dependent upon the version utilized.
This website recognizes and complies with GDPR and those rights, except as limited by applicable
law. The rights under GDPR include:
Access
This includes your right to access the personal information we gather about you, and your right to
obtain information about the sharing, storage, security and processing of that information.
Correction
This is your right to request correction of your personal information.
Erasure: This is your right to request, subject to certain limitations under applicable law, that
your personal information be erased from our possession (also known as the “Right to be forgotten”).
However, if applicable law requires us to comply with your request to delete your information, fulfillment
of your request may prevent you from using services and may result in closing your account.
Complain: You have the right to make a complaint regarding our handling of your personal information
with the appropriate supervisory authority.
Restrict Processing
This is your right to request restriction of how and why your personal information is used or processed.
Object
This is your right, in certain situations, to object to how or why your personal information is processed.
Portability: This is your right to receive the personal information we have about you and the right
to transmit it to another party.
Automated Decision-Making: This is your right to object and prevent any decision that could have
a legal, or similarly significant, effect on you from being made solely based on automated processes.
This right is limited, however, if the decision is necessary for performance of any contract between
you and us, is allowed by applicable European law, or is based on your explicit consent.
Information We Collect
Phonicsandstuff.com sends one or more cookies to your browser to help determine site usage. This
may include your IP address, the identity of your Internet Service Provider, browser type, operating
system, the referring web page, and the pages visited while on our site. We collect information from
you directly when you create an account. You may establish an account with Phonicsandstuff.com by
providing us with a username and password, and optionally, an email address. By establishing an account,
you can save and track your performance on our site. If you establish an account with us, we will
collect information about your performance on our site. If you do not establish an account, we will
use a session cookie to collect and track information about your performance, which is lost and unsaved
upon exiting the site. You can also establish an account to use our site by logging in through social
media networks and other services, such as Facebook or Google. If you do, we may collect certain
personal information through the social network, including but limited to, your full name and email
address.
Sharing and Use of Information
We use the information described above to communicate with you, manage and improve our site, and
for security purposes. Except as provided below, we will not sell, share, or disclose information
we collect from or about you. Our site uses Google Analytics. Google Analytics places a cookie on
your web browser and collects your IP address. It does not collect names or other identifying account
information. We use this information to diagnose problems and to improve and administer the site.
We will share information if required in order to comply with the law or to protect ourselves against
third party claims. Security No data transmission or storage over the internet is 100% secure. While
we use security measures to protect your personal information, we cannot promise or guarantee absolute
security.
Children’s Information
Children under the age of 13 are not permitted to create their own, free account on Phonicsandstuff.com
without consent from a parent, legal guardian, or teacher. Childrens’ information such as IP address,
the identity of their Internet Service Provider, browser type, operating system, the site that brought
them to our site, and the pages visited while on our site will still be collected, via a session
cookie for performance management, from children who use the site without creating an account. This
information is lost and unsaved upon exiting the site. If you are the parent, legal guardian, or
teacher of someone under the age of 13 who may have created an account and provided us with information
without your knowledge or consent, please contact us at admin (at) phonicsandstuff(dot)com to have
this information removed. If you know of anyone under the age of 13 who may have provided us with
information, please report it to us. A parent, legal guardian, or teacher may provide consent and
purchase a premium student account for their child. As noted above, our teacher portal is designed
for teachers that may have students that are children, and we may collect information directly from
children under 13 in connection with this portion of the site. In compliance with the Children’s
Online Privacy Protection Act (“COPPA”), see the following regarding the use of our site by children.
Parent’s Rights
Parents have the right to review and request that Phonicsandstuff.com delete any personal information
that the site has collected and retained about their child. If you would like to request that we
delete any personal information we may have about your child (such as username, password, and performance
information) or to request no further collection of personal information from your child, please
contact us at admin (at) phonicsandstuff(dot)com. Like most web pages, we do not respond to Do Not
Track signals.
California Residents
You have the right to request that we tell you the categories of personal information we collect
about you, where we get that information from, why we collect your personal information, who we share
your information with, and what pieces of information we have collected about you. You also have
the right to request that we tell you the types of businesses we share your information with, and
what type of personal information we share with them. You have the right to request that we delete
any of your information we have collected. You can submit any of the above requests at admin (at)
phonicsandstuff(dot)com.
California Residents – Sale of Children’s Information
If you are between the ages of 13 and 16 and live in California, we cannot sell your information
unless you consent. If you are a child under the age of 13, we cannot sell your information without
parental consent. If you are the parent, legal guardian, or teacher of someone under the age of 13
who may have created an account and provided us with information without your knowledge or consent,
please contact us at admin (at) phonicsandstuff(dot)com to have this information removed.
Links to Other Sites
We may link to other sites educational sites. If you click on a link to a third party site, you will
be taken to websites we do not control. This policy only applies to the practices of Phonicsandstuff.com.
We are not responsible for these third party sites. Our site may also serve third party content that
contains their own cookies or tracking mechanisms.
International Visitors
If you do not live in the United States, know that information we collect will be transferred to
and processed in the United States. By using our site, you consent to the collection, transfer, processing
and storage of your information in the United States. Questions or Concerns If you have any questions
about this Privacy Policy, please feel free to email us at admin (at) phonicsandstuff(dot)com
Policy Changes
Phonicsandstuff.com may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any material
changes to our Policy as required by law. We will also post an updated copy on our website. Please
check our site periodically for updates.