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.