Understanding Your Privacy on Boddle Learning: A Guide for play.boddlelearning.com Users

1. Our Privacy Pledge

Welcome to Boddle Learning, Inc. (“Boddle Learning,” “Company,” “we,” “our,” or “us”). We are dedicated to safeguarding the privacy of everyone who visits our website and uses our educational resources. Boddle Learning delivers engaging online educational games and content for Teachers, Parents, and Students across the United States.

This policy is designed to clearly explain what information we gather from you, the reasons behind our data collection, how we utilize this information, the circumstances under which we might share it with external parties, and the measures we take to protect your data.

This Privacy Policy applies to our suite of websites, including www.boddlelearning.com, play.boddlelearning.com, lms.boddlelearning.com, boddle.com, their subdomains, and all associated portals, applications, products, services, events, and interactive features that link to this Privacy Policy (collectively referred to as the “Site”). It also encompasses the services provided through our Sites, such as educational courses (the “Services”). Specifically, this policy is crucial for users of play.boddlelearning.com, as it outlines how we protect your privacy while you engage with our educational games.

It’s important to note that this Privacy Policy does not extend to Third Party Services, such as external websites or products offered by other companies. These third-party services operate under their own privacy policies, which we encourage you to review separately.

Key Points to Remember:

Boddle Learning does not host third-party advertisements on our platform, ensuring an ad-free learning environment.
We do not track or collect student user data on student-facing areas of our site for advertising purposes on external sites.
On sections of the site not accessed by students, we may collect IP data via trusted third-party partners to display Boddle Learning advertisements to teachers and parents. This data never includes student information.
Boddle Learning does not build or use student data profiles for personalized advertising, reinforcing our commitment to student privacy.

2. Information Collection: Parents, Teachers, and Students

We firmly believe in protecting your personal information and do not sell Personal Information. The types of Personal Information we may collect include:

For Parents and Students:

Parent Information: First and last name.
Student Information: First name and last initial.
Email address for communication.
Student’s grade level to tailor content.
Student’s school name for educational context.
Student’s teacher’s name for classroom integration.
Demographic Information: Country, state, or county of residence or business operation.
Payment Information: Credit/debit card details for premium account subscriptions.

Student Data: We recognize that Student Data belongs to the student and claim no ownership or rights to it. Student Data may include “educational records” as defined under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA). For users of play.boddlelearning.com, this means your gameplay data and progress are treated with utmost confidentiality and respect for your educational privacy.

For Teachers:

Your name for account identification.
Email address for communication and account management.
Educational institution name for affiliation and account setup.
Demographic Information: Country, state, or county of residence or business operation.

Providing us with your information is entirely voluntary. We use this information to enable you to fully utilize the features and services offered on our Site, including accessing and enjoying the educational games on play.boddlelearning.com.

User-Provided Content:

This Privacy Notice governs our collection and use of your personal information. For details regarding our policies and your ownership rights concerning information, photos, videos, text, graphics, music, sounds, and other materials you, other users, Boddle Learning, or third parties provide (“User Content”), please refer to our Boddle Learning Terms of Service available here.

3. Information Gathering from General Site Visitors

Beyond the information you willingly provide, we and our service providers may automatically collect Usage Information when you interact with our Site. This Usage Information can be stored and accessed from your devices, such as computers, laptops, tablets, and mobile phones.

Usage Information We May Collect:

IP Address: Your device’s internet protocol address.
Device Identifiers: IDFA, Android/Google Advertising ID, IMEI, or other unique identifiers.
Device Functionality: Browser type, browser language, operating system, hardware details, mobile network information.
Navigation Data: Referring and exit web pages and URLs.
Site Activity: Areas of our Site you visit, actions taken, preferences remembered.
Geolocation Data: Device location, zip code, state, or country.
Device Characteristics.
Access Times: Time of day you visit our Site.

We and our third-party providers may utilize these technologies to collect information for purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy. This includes content delivery, analyzing user experiences on our Services, and delivering Boddle Learning advertisements to Parents and Teachers on other websites. Cookies and similar technologies within the Boddle Learning game and student-directed areas of the Services are solely used to support internal operations. This includes providing game access, personalizing content, and improving service functionality. We do not permit third-party targeted advertising providers to collect data from student-facing sections of play.boddlelearning.com or other student-directed Services.

Additional Information Collection Scenarios:

Interactions with Third-Party Sites: Our Site may offer features that allow interaction between our Site and your accounts on third-party platforms. Using these features might involve third-party sites sharing information with us. For instance, we may provide links to social media sites like Google Classroom, Clever, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram to facilitate communication from our Site. Please be aware that these third parties may retain information used in such interactions, and their practices are governed by their own privacy policies, not ours. We lack control over, or access to, your communications through these third parties. When using third-party sites, you are subject to their terms and privacy policies.
Information from External Sources: We may also gather information about you from external sources, including marketers and market research firms, and combine this with information we collect directly from you or through your Service usage.

4. How We Use Your Information

We reiterate that we do not sell Personal Information. We utilize your information for various essential purposes, including:

Service Delivery and Improvement: Providing, developing, customizing, and enhancing our services, including the games on play.boddlelearning.com, to better meet user needs.
Legal Compliance: Meeting legal obligations by preventing, detecting, and investigating security incidents and potentially illegal activities.
User Protection: Safeguarding the rights, property, and safety of users, our company, and others.
Agreement Enforcement: Enforcing agreements with our users.
User Support: Providing effective support and assistance for our services.
Personalization: Tailoring your service experience, website content, and communications based on user preferences.
Security and Fraud Prevention: Implementing fraud protection, security measures, and debugging processes.
Account Management: Creating and managing user accounts efficiently.
Transaction Processing: Processing orders and other transactions, including billing for premium services.
Communication: Responding to user inquiries, contacting users when necessary, and sending relevant information.
Communication Preferences: Managing user preferences for emails and other communications.
Content Display: Presenting content that aligns with user interests.
Internal Operations: Supporting internal business operations and improvements.
Legal and Safety Obligations: Complying with the law and protecting the safety, rights, property, or security of Boddle Learning, our Services, and the public.
Disclosed Purposes: For purposes disclosed when you provide your information or as detailed in this Privacy Policy.

We and our third-party providers may utilize collected information through technologies like cookies to enhance user experience, analyze service usage, and deliver relevant advertising to Parents and Teachers on other platforms. For student-directed services like play.boddlelearning.com, cookies are solely used for internal operations to ensure game functionality, personalize learning experiences, and optimize our Services, without third-party targeted advertising.

5. Protecting Children’s Privacy

Prioritizing children’s privacy is fundamental to our mission. We do not sell Personal Information and are firmly committed to protecting the privacy of children under 13 (“Children”) who use our products and services. Our dedicated Children’s Privacy Notice provides a comprehensive overview of how we collect, use, and disclose personal information from Children.

Boddle Learning strictly prohibits targeted advertising to Students and will not share Student Data with any third party for advertising purposes. Furthermore, we pledge not to create marketing profiles of Student users, reinforcing our commitment to their privacy. We will never sell Student Data to third parties.

If you are a Parent, we strongly advise you to teach your children never to share their full names, addresses, phone numbers, or any personal information online without your explicit permission. If we discover that we have inadvertently collected personal information from a Child beyond what is outlined in our Children’s Privacy Notice, we will take immediate steps to delete that information as quickly as possible.

Please contact us immediately at [email protected] if you believe we may have collected personal information from a Child without proper consent.

6. Device Data and Technology-Based Information (e.g., Cookies)

We do not sell Personal Information and may employ various technologies to collect Usage Information (“Tracking Technologies”). These technologies may set, alter, or modify settings on your device. Examples of Tracking Technologies used on our Sites include:

Cookies: Small files placed on your device to uniquely identify your browser or store information. We may use HTTP cookies, HTML5 cookies, Flash cookies, and other cookie technologies for local storage.

Web Beacons: Small, often invisible tags on our Site pages and messages used to track user activity.

Embedded Scripts: Programming code designed to collect data about your interactions with the Site, such as clicked links.

ETag (Entity Tag): A browser cache feature; an opaque identifier assigned by a web server to a specific resource version at a URL.

Browser Fingerprinting: Collection and analysis of device information (operating system, plug-ins, fonts, etc.) for identification purposes.

Recognition Technologies: Technologies applying statistical probability to datasets to recognize or infer user and device assumptions (e.g., linking multiple devices to a single user).

We utilize Tracking Technologies for various essential purposes:

Site Functionality: Enabling site access and use, preventing fraud, enhancing security, and facilitating cart or payment functions.
Performance Assessment: Evaluating Site performance, conducting analytics, and improving content and services.
Enhanced User Experience: Offering enhanced functionality, such as user recognition upon login, preference tracking, and monitoring online activity across our Site and third-party sites.
Relevant Content Delivery: Delivering content and advertisements relevant to your interests on our Site and third-party sites based on your interactions with our content.

To learn more about opting out of Google Analytics cookies, please visit here.

For further information on behavioral advertising practices, please visit the Digital Advertising Alliance’s WebChoices tool at www.aboutads.info. To understand your choices regarding these practices on your device, visit http://www.networkadvertising.org/choices and http://www.aboutads.info/choices.

You can also access opt-out options by clicking the informational icon within interest-based ads. We do not control these opt-out links or guarantee participation of any specific company in these programs. We are not responsible for your choices made through these mechanisms or their continued availability or accuracy.

Please note that even after opting out, you may still see advertisements, such as contextually relevant ads based on the website you are viewing. Additionally, some browsers may be configured to reject opt-out cookies, which could affect the effectiveness of your opt-out choices.

7. Information Disclosure Practices

We firmly state that we do not sell your personal information to anyone. However, to the extent legally permissible, certain nonpublic information about you may be disclosed in specific situations:

Legal Compliance: To comply with valid subpoenas or summons.
Business Transactions: In connection with a potential purchase, sale, or merger of our business, ensuring confidentiality of disclosed information through written agreements.
Legal Proceedings: As part of actual or threatened legal proceedings, disclosing only necessary information and taking precautions to prevent public record disclosure.
Service Providers: To affiliates and nonaffiliated third parties who perform services on our behalf, under contractual agreements that prohibit them from using or disclosing information for purposes beyond the specified services.

We may aggregate, de-identify, and/or anonymize collected data to remove links to your personally identifiable information. This anonymized data (non-Personal Information) may be used and shared for any purpose, including research and marketing, with affiliates and third parties, including advertisers and promotional partners.

Anonymized, de-identified data is also used for internal reporting, such as tracking software usage and user growth, and for improving software features. We may share collected information, including Personal Information, as disclosed at the time of collection and as described in this Privacy Policy.

8. Opting Out of Email Communications

We provide you with choices regarding our use of your Personal Information for marketing purposes.

Opt-Out Options:

Marketing Emails: You can opt out of receiving marketing emails at any time by sending a list removal request to [email protected] or by following the unsubscribe instructions within our emails. Upon opting out, Boddle Learning will implement processes to honor your request, which may involve retaining minimal information to remember your opt-out preference. We will strive to process your requests as quickly as possible.

Administrative Correspondence:

Please note that even if you opt out of marketing emails, we may still send you essential administrative messages related to your Service usage, from which you cannot opt out.

9. Data Retention Policy

Boddle Learning retains your Personal Data only as long as necessary for the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy. We will retain and use your Personal Data to comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements and policies. Personal information is generally stored encrypted on AWS servers in the United States. After two years of user inactivity, user data is either de-identified or deleted.

Usage Data is typically retained for a shorter period for internal analysis, service security enhancement, functionality improvement, or when legally obligated for longer retention.

10. GDPR Privacy Rights for EU Residents

If you are a resident of or located within the European Union (EU) or European Economic Area (EEA), you have additional data protection rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

Your GDPR Rights Include:

Right to Access: Request access to the personal information we hold about you.
Right to Rectification: Correct inaccurate or incomplete personal information.
Right to Object: Object to our processing of your Personal Information.
Right to Restriction: Request restriction of processing your personal information.
Right to Data Portability: Receive a copy of your information in a structured, machine-readable format.
Right to Withdraw Consent: Withdraw your consent at any time where processing is based on consent.

Legal Basis for GDPR Processing:

Boddle Learning’s legal basis for processing Personal Information depends on the specific context and information involved. We may process your Personal Information because:

We need to fulfill a contract with you.
You have given us explicit permission.
Processing is in our legitimate interests and does not override your rights.
To comply with legal obligations.

GDPR Disclosure for Legal Requirements:

Boddle Learning may disclose your Personal Information in good faith when necessary to:

Comply with legal obligations.
Protect and defend the rights or property of Boddle Learning.
Prevent or investigate potential wrongdoing related to the Service.
Protect the personal safety of Service users or the public.
Protect against legal liability.

Disclosure for Law Enforcement:

Under specific circumstances, Boddle Learning may be required to disclose your Personal Information if mandated by law or in response to valid requests from public authorities.

If you are an EU or EEA resident, you can initiate requests to access, reject, correct, restrict, or erase your Personal Information, request data transfer, or opt out of marketing communications by contacting us at [email protected] with “GDPR Request” in the subject line.

Please be aware that these rights are not absolute, and exceptions may apply. Withdrawing consent may limit our ability to provide certain services.

If you have concerns about our information use, you have the right to lodge a complaint with your local supervisory authority.

11. California Residents’ Privacy Rights

We do not sell Personal Information. Boddle Learning collects certain types of personal information from California residents who use our Sites.

Under California law, as a California resident, you have the right to request information about our data collection practices, including:

Categories of Personal Information collected.
Sources of collected Personal Information.
Business purpose for collecting or sharing Personal Information.
Categories of third parties with whom Personal Information is shared.
Specific pieces of Personal Information collected about you.

Additionally, you may request details about:

Categories of Personal Information sold and categories of third parties to whom it was sold.
Categories of Personal Information disclosed for a business purpose.
Confirmation if we have sold or disclosed your Personal Information for a business purpose.

Please note that information collected for a one-time transaction and not retained in our regular business practices will not be subject to these requests. De-identified or anonymized data is also exempt from re-identification or linking to your identity if not maintained in that manner in our records.

We will not discriminate against you for exercising your CCPA rights. We will not deny services, charge different prices, provide different service quality, or suggest such actions based on your CCPA rights.

We may offer financial incentives permitted by the CCPA related to your personal information’s value, which require your prior opt-in consent and can be revoked at any time.

Right to Know Information:

California residents can request information about Personal Information collected in the past 12 months by contacting us at [email protected] with “California CCPA Rights” in the subject line, providing your email address and request details.

We will provide this information free of charge once per 12-month period. We may decline unfounded, excessive, or repetitive requests or requests for information not regularly retained.

To verify your identity, we require a signed declaration under penalty of perjury confirming your California residency and identity as the consumer whose Personal Information is subject to the request.

Right to Delete Information:

You have the right to request deletion of your Personal Information, with exceptions as defined by the CCPA. You can also delete certain Personal Information through your online account.

During deletion requests, we may erase some information and de-identify other data, implementing safeguards to prevent re-identification.

To request deletion, contact us at [email protected] with “California CCPA Rights” in the subject line, providing your email address and request details. Identity verification via a signed declaration is also required for deletion requests.

Right to Opt-Out of the Sale of Personal Information:

California residents have the right to opt-out of the sale of their Personal Information.

Boddle Learning does not sell your personal information for monetary compensation.

However, online advertising practices might be considered “sales” under the CCPA. You can limit this tracking through industry opt-outs (http://networkadvertising.org/managing/opt_out.asp and http://www.aboutads.info/choices/) and by limiting ad tracking on your mobile device.

Browser extensions can also help block tracking technologies. Opt-out choices may need to be indicated across different computers and browsers.

12. California/Delaware Do Not Track Disclosures

Do Not Track (DNT) is a browser setting requesting web applications to disable user tracking. While DNT signals are sent, there is no universal agreement on how companies should respond.

Currently, we do not monitor or take action regarding DNT signals. You can learn more about Do Not Track at https://allaboutdnt.com.

13. Nevada Residents’ Privacy Rights

Nevada residents have the right to request information about the sale of their personal information (as defined by Nevada law).

If you have purchased goods or services from our Site for personal use, you can ask us to disclose if we have sold certain information about you for monetary consideration.

Nevada residents can also opt out of the sale of their information. To inquire or opt-out, submit a written request to [email protected] with “Nevada Privacy Rights” in the subject line.

Include your full name, email address, and a Nevada postal address to attest to your residency. Indicate whether you are requesting information or opting out. We will process your request within 60 days, or inform you if more time is needed. We may require additional verification before responding.

14. Visitors to the Site Outside of the United States

If you are visiting our Site from outside the U.S., your connection will be through servers in the U.S. All information is created and maintained on servers and systems in the U.S.

Data protection laws in the United States may differ from your country’s laws. Your information may be subject to access requests from governments, courts, or law enforcement in the United States under U.S. law.

By using our Site or providing information, you consent to the transfer, processing, usage, sharing, and storage of your information in the United States and other countries as described in this Privacy Policy.

15. International Data Transfers

Boddle Learning works with global companies and technologies, which may involve transferring your Personal Information outside your country of origin.

This may include transfers to service providers or affiliates outside the United States or the European Union, where data protection laws may differ.

When transferring data outside these regions, we implement safeguards to protect your Personal Information.

Data transfers outside the EU are protected by data processing agreements (DPAs) that include Standard Contractual Clauses. You can request a copy of relevant agreement portions by contacting us at [email protected], specifying your request in the subject line.

16. Updating Your Personal Information

We aim to keep your Personal Information accurate and up to date. To change your contact information, please contact us at [email protected].

We will make good faith efforts to implement requested changes in our active databases as soon as reasonably possible, but may retain prior information for business records.

Complete removal of all information from our databases is not always possible, and residual data may remain for various reasons, including backup media or legitimate business needs. If you make a deletion request but later sign up for services, your most recent request will govern our information relationship with you.

17. External Links

For your convenience, our Sites and Privacy Policy may contain links to external websites. Boddle Learning is not responsible for the privacy practices, content, advertising, products, or services of these external sites. Links on our Site do not imply endorsement or affiliation with linked entities.

18. Security Measures

We employ commercially reasonable safeguards to protect and secure your Personal Information. However, no data transmission over the internet or electronic storage can be guaranteed 100% secure. We cannot warrant the security of information you transmit to or from our Site; providing information is at your own risk.

In the event of a suspected or confirmed Data Breach involving unauthorized access to student data, Boddle Learning Inc. will notify the relevant educational authority or appropriate party within a reasonable timeframe, not exceeding 48 hours of confirmation or suspicion. Notifications will be clear, titled “Notice of Data Breach,” and include sections on “What Happened,” “What Information Was Involved,” “What We Are Doing,” “What You Can Do,” and “For More Information.”

19. Policy Updates and Contact Information

For minor policy changes that do not reduce user rights, we will notify users via our website and update the “Last Modified” date at the policy’s bottom.

For significant changes, we will directly notify users via email if possible. Schools with data policy agreements will receive advance notice of material changes impacting student data privacy, including new data collection practices or changes lessening student data protections.

For questions or concerns about our Privacy Policy, please contact us at [email protected].

All inquiries can also be directed to:

Boddle Learning, Inc.
12 N Cheyenne Avenue, Suite 011
Tulsa, Oklahoma 74103