SCHOOL FAMILY MEDIA, LLC’S
PRIVACY POLICY
Last Updated: July 19, 2024
• INTRODUCTION
• USE OF INFORMATION COLLECTED
• DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION
• ACCESSING, CORRECTING, AND UPDATING YOUR INFORMATION
• DATA SECURITY
• RETENTION OF INFORMATION
• PRIVACY FOR CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 13
• CHOICES ABOUT HOW WE USE AND/OR DISCLOSURE YOUR INFORMATION
• YOUR U.S. STATE PRIVACY RIGHTS
• CHANGES TO OUR PRIVACY POLICY
• GEOGRAPHIC RESTRICTIONS
• TERMS OF USE
• CONTACT US
School Family Media, LLC and its parent, subsidiaries, its affiliates, or business lines, including TeacherLists, EduKit, PTOtoday and College Checklists (“School Family Media”, “us”, “our” or “we”) respect your privacy and is committed to protecting it through compliance with our privacy policy (this “Privacy Policy”). This Privacy Policy is being provided to you to inform you of, among other things: (i) the types of information we collect about you; (ii) your choices on how we may use your information; and (iii) how we use, secure, process, sell, share, update and/or retain your information. This Privacy Policy applies to all information that we may collect from you or that you may provide to us through (i) our websites, including, but not limited to School Family Media, TeacherLists, EduKit and PTO Today (collectively, the “Websites”); (ii) our mobile/tablet sites; (iii) our official social media accounts; (iv) our messaging platforms; (v) emails and/or text communications from us that you have expressly opted in to receive; (vi) official School Family Media operated surveys and sweepstakes entry forms; or (vii) any other instance when you contact us ((ii) through (vii) is collectively referred to herein as the “Services”).
PLEASE REVIEW THIS PRIVACY POLICY CAREFULLY to understand our policies and practices regarding your Personal Information (as herein defined) and how we will treat it. If you DO NOT AGREE with our policies and practices stated herein, your choice is to not use our Websites.
If you do not provide us with your Personal Information as we reasonably require, we may be unable to provide you with information, goods or services that you have requested from us. By accessing and/or using our Websites or Services, you are agreeing to the terms of this Privacy Policy. School Family Media may, from time to time, modify this Privacy Policy as set forth in Changes To Our Privacy Policy below. Your continued use of our Websites, Services, products and services, constitutes your acceptance of this Privacy Policy.
YOU CAN WITHDRAW YOUR CONSENT AT ANY TIME.
IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH ANY PART OF THIS PRIVACY POLICY OR IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH OUR TERMS OF USE OR TERMS OF SALE, OR IF YOU DO NOT CONSENT TO PROVIDE US YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION FOR PROCESSING AS DESCRIBED IN THIS PRIVACY POLICY, THEN PLEASE DO NOT ENGAGE OUR SERVICES, AND PLEASE DO NOT VISIT OUR WEBSITES OR ACCESS OUR SERVICES.
School Family Media only collects information you provide to us or permit us access to when you use our Websites or Services. We may collect or receive information that identifies, relates to, describes, references, is reasonably capable of being associated with, or could reasonably be linked, directly or indirectly, with a particular consumer, household, or device (“Personal Information”). The information we may collect may include personally identifiable information such as your name, postal address, birth date, email address, gender, phone number, social media information, any other identifier by which you may be contacted online or offline. Other information we may collect from you includes but is not limited to (i) commercial information such as products or services purchased, (ii) geolocation information, such as the information about the location of the computer, mobile device, or internet service used to access our Website or Services (i.e. the location data derived from GPS or Wi-Fi, internet protocol (“IP”) address, or other available information that indicates your current or prior location through sources such as geotagging), or (iii) internet activity such as browsing history, search history, information on your interaction with a website, application, or advertisement.
We collect several categories of information from the sources listed below:
We receive information you provide to when you engage in the following activities:
You also may provide information to be published or displayed (hereinafter, “posted”) on public areas of our Websites, or transmitted to other users of our Websites or third parties (collectively, “User Contributions”). We cannot control the actions of other users of the Website with whom you may choose to share your User Contributions. Therefore, we cannot and do not guarantee that your User Contributions will not be viewed by unauthorized persons.
As you navigate through and interact with our Websites through your device, we (and our service providers and third parties) may use automatic data collection technologies, to collect and record certain information about your equipment, browsing actions, and patterns, including but not limited to (collectively referred to as “User Activity Data”):
The User Activity Data we collect automatically is only statistical data and does not include Personal Information, but we may maintain it or associate it with Personal Information we collect in other ways or receive from third parties. We do not collect Personal Information automatically, but we may tie non-Personal Information collected automatically to Personal Information about you that we collect from other sources or that you provide to us. User Activity Data helps us improve our Websites and deliver a better and more personalized experience to you, including:
Automatic data collection technologies used by us may include (collectively “Data Technologies”):
In addition, we may use Data Technologies to collect information about your online activities over time and across third party websites or other online services (behavioral tracking). For information about managing your privacy and security settings related to behavioral tracking, see Your Choices below.
We use information that we collect about you or that you provide to us, including any information that is classified as Personal Information under appliable laws for legitimate business purposes, except as restricted by applicable law:
We may also use your information to contact you about our own and third parties’ goods and services that may be of interest to you. If you do not want us to use your information in this way, you may OPT OUT from receiving any informational or marketing materials, at any time, by (i) checking the relevant box located on the form on which we collect your data (e.g., physical order, registration or sweepstakes form), (ii) adjusting your user preferences in your account profile by navigating to “manage my preferences”; and/or (iii) clicking “unsubscribe” in any marketing e-mail sent by us to you. For more information, see Choices About How We Use And/Or Disclosure Your Information below. We may use the information we have collected from you to enable us to display advertisements to our advertisers’ target audiences. Even though we do not disclose your Personal Information for these purposes without your consent, if you click on or otherwise interact with an advertisement, you will be leaving our Websites, and the advertiser may assume that you meet its target criteria.
We may use and/or disclose, share or sell aggregated information, including information that is defined as Personal Information, personally identifiable information or personal data under applicable laws, and deidentified information about our users, except as restricted by applicable law. We may disclose, share or sell Personal Information that we collect or you provide as described in this Privacy Policy for the following legitimate business purposes:
Residents of certain states may have additional Personal Information rights and choices. Please see Your U.S. State Privacy Rights below for more information regarding these rights. Consistent with applicable laws, you may exercise certain rights in regard to how your information is used. For more information regarding your rights, see Choices About How We Use And/Or Disclosure Your Information below.
It is important to us that you are able to access and review the Personal Information we have about you and make corrections to it or delete it, as necessary, consistent with the law. At any time, you can review, correct and update certain types of information by:
Please note the following:
In addition, as discussed in Your U.S. State Privacy Rights below, based on the location where you reside and/or work when your Personal Information is collected by, or provided to, us, you may have additional Personal Information rights and choices. For more information regarding these rights and choices, please refer to Your U.S. State Privacy Rights below. We will comply with all specific applicable laws and regulations as regards your rights covering Personal Information.
We take industry-standard security precautions on-line and off-line designed to protect the security of the information you submit, or we collect, including your Personal Information submitted via our Websites, our official social media pages or otherwise.
All information you provide to us is stored on our secure servers behind firewalls. User accounts are password protected with restricted access. While we may use these certain encryption technologies to protect Personal Information transmitted online, as appropriate, we also protect your information offline. The computers/servers on which we store Personal Information are kept in a secure environment and access is restricted to those within the School Family Media who need to know. All accesses are controlled and monitored.
The security of your Personal Information is important to us, but be aware that no method of transmission over the internet, or method of electronic storage, is one hundred (100.00%) secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your Personal Information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security. Any transmission of Personal Information is at your own risk. We are not responsible for any interception or interruption of any communications through the internet or for changes to or losses of data.
Customers and visitors to our Websites and official social media pages are responsible for maintaining the security of any password, user ID or other form of authentication involved in obtaining access to password protected or secure areas of any of our digital services. If you have created a user account on our Websites, you are solely responsible for keeping the password you created to register your account confidential. We strongly advise you not share this password with anyone. Further, we urge you to be careful about giving out information in public areas of our Websites like message boards. The information you share in public areas may be viewed by any user of our Websites.
In order to protect you and your data, we may suspend your use of any of the services and access to our Websites or official social media pages, without notice, pending an investigation, if any fraud or breach of security is suspected. Access to and use of password protected and/or secure areas of any of the services are restricted to authorized users only. Unauthorized access to such areas is prohibited and may lead to criminal prosecution.
We will retain information, including your Personal Information, for as long as necessary or in accordance with the time frame agreed to in an agreement, applicable regulatory requirements, market practice or under law, to fulfil the purposes for which it has been collected, to comply with legal obligations, or other essential purposes, such as resolving disputes, enforcing our agreements with you, and preventing fraud and abuse. We will retain parts of your Personal Information which are necessary for marketing purposes until you have withdrawn your consent and/or OPTED OUT.
Our Websites are designed for a “general audience” and is not intended for children under 13 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13, unless such information has been obtained in accordance with the U.S. Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (“COPPA”). For the purposes of this Section of this Privacy Policy, the term “personal information” shall have the meaning ascribed to it under COPPA. If you are under 13, do not use our Websites or provide any personal information on our Websites, through any of the Websites features, register for a user account on our Websites, make any purchases through our Websites, use any of the interactive or public comment features of our Websites, or provide any information about yourself to us, including your name, address, telephone number, email address, or any screen name or user name you may use.
If we learn we have collected or received information from a child under the age of 13 in a manner not permitted by COPPA, such information will be deleted in accordance with COPPA. If you believe we might have any information from or about a child under 13, please contact at us at privacy@schoolfamilymedia.com. Residents of certain states under 13, 16, or 18 years of age may have additional rights regarding the collection and sale of their personal information. Please see Your U.S. State Privacy Rights below for more information regarding these rights.
Email Opt-Out. We will only send you promotional emails if you have opted-in to receive emails from us. If you no longer wish to receive promotional emails from us you may do so by one of the following methods: (i) click the “unsubscribe link” provided in our email communications or (ii) by any method stated in the Contact Us below. You decision to OPT-OUT of future promotional email communications does not apply to all communications by us to you (e.g., responding to an inquiry by you, sending you order updates, etc.).
SMS Opt-Out. We will only send you text communications (including, but not limited to, text messages, short message services (“SMS”), and multimedia messaging services (“MMS”, and, collectively, “Text Messages”), if you have OPTED IN to our Text Messaging Program. You may, at any time, revoke you consent to receive Text Messages from us by texting “STOP” to our Text Messages. Revoking your consent to receive Text Messages from us will only apply to the mobile telephone number in receipt of our Text Messages. You may receive an additional mobile message confirming your decision to opt out. You understand that Text Messaging Program may not recognize and respond to unsubscribe requests that contain words or phrases other “STOP” and agree that School Family Media and its service providers will have no liability for failing to honor such requests. Message and data rates may apply. For more information about text communications, please see our Text Messaging Terms & Conditions.
Automatic Data Collection and Tracking Technologies and Advertising. Most browsers today automatically accept cookies, however, you have choices relating to how your device interacts with our Websites and/or Services, as appliable. If you wish to OPT-OUT or modify certain cookies, you may do so by accessing your browser settings or consulting the “Help” feature on most browsers. Your browser settings may allow you to limit, turn off cookies and other collection tools, or prevent your browser from accepting new cookies. If you turn off certain permitted cookies or collection tools, you may not have access to many features that make your experience more efficient and some of our services and features may not function properly.
Interest-Based Advertising by Third Parties. Some of our advertising and technology partners and/or third parties (e.g., Google) may collect Personal Information and/or User Activity Data from you in connection with your use of our Websites and Services. These parties may offer you choices relating to their tracking technologies and as such you should consult with the applicable party’s policies regarding its tracking technology practices. Certain third party Data Technology operators that may be associated with our Websites or Services may participate in the Digital Advertising Alliance’s (“DAA”) Self-Regulatory Program for Online Behavioral Advertising. To learn more about how you can exercise certain choices regarding OPT OUTS of interest-based advertising and other applicable uses of Web-viewing data please visit DAA’s WebChoices Tool (for desktops) or download the AppChoices mobile application on your mobile device. In addition, certain third-party Data Technology operators that may be associated with our Websites or Services may be members of the Network Advertising Initiative (“NAI”). To learn more about how you can exercise certain choices regarding opt outs of interest-based advertising please visit NAI’s Opt Out of Interest-Based Advertising. Do note that the information provided is third party information, and as such, we are not responsible for the completeness or accuracy of such information. Further note, OPTING OUT of interest-based advertising from those items listed herein only apply to those parties offering you choices relating to their tracking technologies or are participants of DAA and/or NAI. As such, you may still receive interest-based advertisements from other third parties.
Do Not Track (“DNT”). DNT is a feature available in most browser settings that automatically transmits a DNT signal to websites and online services that you do not wish to be tracked for advertising or analytics purposes. Note, most browsers turn off DNT by default, and require you to manually turn on DNT. You can turn on DNT by accessing your browser settings or consulting the “Help” feature on most browsers. Further note, there is no standard interpretation, legal standard or practice for recognizing, responding and/or honoring DNT signals, and we, like many online services, do not alter our practices when we receive a DNT signal from a visitor’s browser. To learn more about DNT see https://allaboutdnt.com/ for more information. This information is being provided to you for informational purposes only, and, as third-party information, we are not responsible for the completeness or accuracy of such information. Residents of certain states may have additional rights regarding DNT signals, with which we comply. Please see Your U.S. State Privacy Rights below for more information regarding these rights.
Disclosure of Your Information for Third Party Advertising. If you do not want us to share your Personal Information with unaffiliated or non-agent third parties for promotional purposes, you can OPT-OUT by (i) checking the relevant box located on the form on which we collect your data (e.g., physical order, registration or sweepstakes form); (ii) clicking “unsubscribe” in any marketing e-mail sent by us to you; or (iii) any method stated in the Contact Us below.
Third Party Use of Cookies and Other Tracking Technologies. Some content or applications, including advertisements, on our Websites and Services are served by third parties, including advertisers, ad networks and servers, content providers, and application providers (“Vendor”). A link to a Vendor’s service does not mean that we endorse it or the quality or accuracy of information presented on it. If you decide to click on a link provided by a Vendor, you may be directed to a webpage hosted by such Vendor (“Vendor Page”). We encourage you to carefully review the legal and privacy notices of all Vendors and other digital services you visit. Any Personal Information that you provide through the Vendor Pages will be collected by the Vendor and not for or on behalf of School Family Media, and will be subject to the Vendor’s privacy policy, rather than this Privacy Policy. This Privacy Policy DOES NOT apply to information collected by Vendor or through Vendor Page that you may access through our Websites or Services. School Family Media has no control over, and shall not be responsible for, such Vendor’s use of your information collected by Vendor or through Vendor Page.
Promotional Offers from School Family Media. If you no longer wish to have your contact information used by School Family Media to promote our own or third parties’ products or services, or for any future contacts from us you can OPT-OUT by (i) checking the relevant box located on the form on which we collect your data (e.g., physical order, registration or sweepstakes form); (ii) clicking “unsubscribe” in any marketing e-mail sent by us to you; or (iii) any method stated in the Contact Us below. These OPT OUTS DO NOT apply to information retained by School Family Media for the purpose of fulfilling obligations under ongoing product purchase, warranty registration, product service experience or other transactions. If we have sent you a promotional email, you may send us a return email asking to be omitted from future email distributions.
The California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018, as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act provides certain visitors, users, and others (e.g., employees, customers, prospects) who reside in the State of California additional privacy rights. For more information on these additional rights, please see our California Consumer Privacy Act Notice.
The Colorado Privacy Act provides consumers who reside in the State of Colorado additional privacy rights. For more information on these additional rights, please see our Colorado Consumer Privacy Notice.
The Connecticut Personal Data Privacy and Online Monitoring Act provides consumers who reside in the State of Connecticut additional privacy rights. For more information on these additional rights, please see our Connecticut Data Privacy Act Notice.
Nevada’s Online Privacy Law provides consumers who reside in the State of Nevada additional privacy rights. For more information on these additional rights, please see our Nevada Privacy Notice.
The Oregon Consumer Privacy Act provides consumers who reside in the State of Oregon additional privacy rights. For more information on these additional rights, please see our Oregon Consumer Privacy Act Notice.
The Utah Consumer Privacy Act provides consumers who reside in the State of Utah additional privacy rights. For more information on these additional rights, please see our Utah Consumer Privacy Act Notice.
The Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act provides residents of the Commonwealth of Virginia additional privacy rights. For more information on these additional rights, please see our Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act Notice.
This Privacy Policy is effective as of the Last Updated set forth at the top of this Privacy Policy. By accessing our Websites and Services, you agree to this Privacy Policy. We reserve the right to update, revise, and/or modify this Privacy Policy at any time and at our sole discretion. Whenever possible, we will provide customers who engage our services with advance written notice of material changes to this Privacy Policy, by notifying you by e-mail to the primary e-mail address specified in your user account. In the event we make a material change to this Privacy Policy, and such change would materially and adversely affect your rights hereunder, we will provide you advance notice including by posting a notice of material changes to this Privacy Policy on the Websites homepage. Upon the effective date of the Last Updated set forth at the top of this Privacy Policy, your continued use of the Services, accessing our Websites or our official social media pages shall constitute your acceptance of the amended Privacy Policy. The amended Privacy Policy supersedes all previous versions. You are responsible for ensuring we have an up-to-date active and deliverable e-mail address for you, and for periodically visiting our Websites and this Privacy Policy to check for any changes. If you do not agree with the amended Privacy Policy or if you do not wish to be bound by such amended Privacy Policy, you should cease using our Websites and/or Services immediately.
We continuously look for changes in laws and regulations that may impact the personal and corporate data we collect and maintain. We will adjust this Privacy Policy accordingly to ensure we are meeting the laws within the states where we operate and where we support customer operations.
Our Websites are offered to and exclusively available to users who are over 18 years of age, reside and are physically located in the United States or any of its territories or possessions (“Authorized Users”). By using our Websites, you represent and warrant that you are of legal age to form a binding contract with School Family Media and meet all of the foregoing eligibility requirements. If you do not meet all of these requirements, you must not access or use our Websites.
School Family Media, the owner of the Websites, is based in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, located in the United States. We provide our Websites for use only by Authorized Users. We make no claims that our Websites or any of its content, including User Contribution, is accessible or appropriate outside of the United States or any of its territories or possessions. Our Websites and/or Services are not intended to subject us to the laws or jurisdiction of any state, country or territory other than those of the United States.
Access to our Websites may not be legal by certain persons or in certain countries. If you access our Websites from outside the United States, you do so on your own initiative and are responsible for compliance with local laws, including the General Data Protection Regulation or any other foreign privacy law. Any information, including Personal Information, you provide through use of our Websites and/or Services may be stored and processed, transferred between and accessed from the United States and other countries which may not guarantee the same level of protection of Personal Information as the one in which you reside. However, we will handle your Personal Information in accordance with this Privacy Policy regardless of where your Personal Information is stored or accessed.
By using our Websites and/or Services you are agreeing to our Terms of Use governing the use of the Website and/or Services. If you do not AGREE to our Terms of Use, do not use our Websites and/or Services.
If you have any questions, comments, or concerns about this Privacy Policy, the ways in which School Family Media collects and uses the information described herein, your choices and rights regarding such use, would like a copy of your information you have previously sent us, to delete the information School Family Media holds about you, need to access this Privacy Policy in an alternative format due to having a disability, or about any other matter, please do not hesitate to contact use at one of the following methods:
Phone: | (800) 556-9216 |
Website: | https://schoolfamilymedia.com/ |
Email Address: | privacy@schoolfamilymedia.com |
Mail: | School Family Media, LLC 100 Stonewall Blvd., Suite 3 Wrentham, MA 02093 Attention: Legal Department |