Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act Information

COPPA (Child Online Privacy Protection Act) requires developers of web-based tools and applications to obtain verifiable parental consent so that children under the age of 13 can use those products. You must provide consent so that your child can access these online educational services.

The COPPA Rule was put in place to protect kids’ personal information on websites and online services — including apps — that are directed to children under 13. The Rule also applies to a general audience site that knows it’s collecting personal information from kids that age.

COPPA requires those sites and services to notify parents directly and get their approval before they collect, use, or disclose a child’s personal information. Personal information in the world of COPPA includes a kid’s name, address, phone number or email address; their physical whereabouts; photos, videos and audio recordings of the child, and persistent identifiers, like IP addresses, that can be used to track a child’s activities over time and across different websites and online services.

If the site or service doesn’t collect your child’s personal information, COPPA is not a factor. COPPA kicks in only when sites covered by the Rule collect certain personal information from your kids. Practically speaking, COPPA puts you in charge of your child’s personal information.

COPPA works like this: Let’s say your child wants to use features on a site or download an app that collects their personal information. Before they can, you should get a plain language notice about what information the site will collect, how it will use it, and how you can provide your consent. For example, you may get an email from a company letting you know your child has started the process for signing up for a site or service that requires your child to give personal information. Or you may get that notice on the screen where you can consent to the collection of your child’s personal information.

The notice should link to a privacy policy that’s also plain to read — and in language that’s easy to understand. The privacy policy must give details about the kind of information the site collects, and what it might do with the information — say, if it plans to use the information to target advertising to a child or give or sell the information to other companies. In addition, the policy should state that those other companies have agreed to keep the information safe and confidential, and how to contact someone who can answer your questions.

That notice also should have directions on how to give your consent. Sites and services have some flexibility in how to do that. For example, some may ask you to send back a permission slip. Others may have a toll-free number you can call.

If you agree to let the site or service collect personal information from your child, it has a legal obligation to keep it secure.

The first choice is whether you’re comfortable with the site’s information practices. Start by reading how the company plans to use your child’s information.

Then, it’s about how much consent you want to give. For example, you might give the company permission to collect your child’s personal information, but not allow it to share that information with others.

Once you give a site or service permission to collect personal information from your child, you’re still in control. As the parent, you have the right to review the information collected about your child. If you ask to see the information, keep in mind that website operators need to make sure you are the parent before providing you access. You also have the right to retract your consent any time, and to have any information collected about your child deleted.

For More Information, Please visit: https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0031-protecting-your-childs-privacy-online

If you have any questions about the District’s efforts to ensure the privacy of student data, please contact the Technology Department at [email protected].

Below, please find a list of online educational service providers.

VENDOR PRODUCT GRADE OF USE CONTACT INFORMATION STUDENT DATA REQUIRED PRIVACY POLICY
Amplify Amplify CKLA
Amplify Science		 K-8 55 Washington St #800,
Brooklyn, NY 11201
(800) 823-1969
[email protected]		 First Name
Last Name
Email Address		 Amplify
Privacy Policy
Agilix BrainHoney K-8 733 East Technology Ave.
Orem, UT 84097
[email protected]		 First Name
Last Name
Email Address		 Agilix
Privacy Policy
BrainPOP My BrainPOP K-8 71 W 23rd St., 17th Floor
New York, New York 10010
(866) 542-7246
[email protected]		 First Name
Last Name
Student ID
Email Address		 Blackboard Inc.
Privacy Policy
Discovery Education Experience K-12 4350 Congress Street, Suite 700,
Charlotte, NC 28209
(800) 323-9084
[email protected]		 First Name
Last Name
Grade Level		 Discovery Education
Privacy Policy
Google G-Suite 3-12 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway
Mountain View, CA 94043
(877) 355-5787
Web form available at vendor website		 First Name
Last Name		 Google Privacy Policy
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Read 180 9-12 9400 Southpark Center Loop,
Orlando, FL 32819
(800) 225-5425
[email protected]		 First Name
Last Name
Grade Level		 Houghton Mifflin
Harcourt Privacy
Policy
iReady Math K-8 153 Rangeway Road
North Billerica, MA 01862
(800) 225-0248
[email protected]		 First Name
Grade Level		 iReady
Privacy Policy
IXL Learning Math
LA
SCI		 K-8 777 Mariners Island Blvd., Suite 600
San Mateo, CA 94404
(855) 255-7700
[email protected]		 First Name
Last Name		 IXL
Privacy Policy
Learning A-Z Literacy
Science		 K-3 1840 East River Rd, #320
Tucson AZ, 85718
(866) 889-3729
[email protected]		 First Name
Last Name		 Learning A-Z
Privacy Policy
Moby Max Assessments K-8 P.O. Box 392385
Pittsburgh, PA 15251
(888) 793-8331
Web form available
at vendor website		 First Name
Last Name
Grade Level		 Moby Max
Privacy Policy
Naviance Naviance 9-12 3033 Wilson Blvd., Suite 500
Arlington, VA 22201
(866) 337-0080
Email: Web form available at vendor website		 The initial account setup requires
the student to provide an email address and password		 Naviance
Privacy Policy
Nearpod Student Engagement Platform 5-8 (855) 632-7763
https://nearpod.com/contact		 First Name
Last Name
Grade Level		 Nearpod
Privacy Policy
Pearson Education SuccessNet k-12 (800) 234-5832
https://pearsonnacommunity.force.com/support/s/k12-curriculum-support-form		 First Name
Last Name
Grade		 Pearson
Privacy Policy
Reading Eggs Literacy Skills k-2 37 West 26th Street Se 201
New York, NY 10010
(877) 661-4898
[email protected]		 First Name
Last Name
Grade Level		 Reading Eggs
Privacy Policy
Starfall Classroom k-3 Starfall Education Foundation
PO BOX 359
Boulder, CO 80306
(888) 857-8990
http://help.starfall.com/		 First Name
Last Name
Grade Level		 Starfall
Privacy Policy
Study Island Edmentum 3-12 5600 West 83rd Street
Suite 300, 8200 Tower
Bloomington, MN 55437
(800) 419-3191
[email protected]		 First Name
Last Name
Grade Level		 Study Island
Privacy Policy