If You are a minor, as defined legally in the jurisdiction governing the location where You are accessing Our Services, You must always check with Your parents or legal guardians before giving out any information about You, especially before using and providing information through Our services. If you are an adult, as defined legally in the jurisdiction governing the location where You are accessing Our Services, our general-purpose Privacy & Security Policy, which is accessible at https://epicemis.com/Privacy-Security-Policy, applies to Our collection and processing of Your data, including the Services where this Children’s Privacy Policy is posted. We encourage families to discuss their household guidelines regarding the online sharing of Personal Information. For more information on what you as a parent or legal guardian can do to control your child’s access to or use of our Services, please see the Parental Control and Choices section of this Privacy Policy.
If You have questions or complaints regarding Our privacy policy or practices, please contact the Smart Innovations Privacy Officer. For more information and to scroll down to read the full Privacy Policy, click on the headings below:
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Our Mission to Protect Children’s Privacy
We recognize the need to provide further privacy protections when it comes to children. Some of the Services are directed to children, while other Services or portions of them are intended for use by adults and teens. For Services that are directed to children, we may collect, use, and disclose information about you as described in this Privacy Policy. Some of this information may be considered “Personal Information” or “Personal Data”, as defined under applicable law), which is information that identifies You or Your device or is reasonably associated with You. We consider You to be a child if You are not of legal age to consent to the collection and processing of Your Personal Information under applicable laws where You live.
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Collection of Personal Information
Personal information related to children is collected and captured by the School where they are registered and enrolled. Parents and legal guardians must enroll their children in Our Services at the School. Parents and legal guardians of minors must authorize their children to use Our Services upon the enrollment process. Below We summarize potential instances of collection of Personal Information where Our Services are directed at children. We also outline how and when We will provide parental notice and/or seek parental consent. In any instance that We collect Personal Information from a child, We will retain that information only so long as reasonably necessary to fulfill the activity requested or allow You to continue to participate in the activity, and to ensure the security of Our users and Our Services, or as required by law. Users at the Schools must collect Personal Information from or about a child in a manner consistent with legal requirements, and shall seek the parent’s consent for that collection. The Personal Information that We collect, on behalf of the School, generally falls within three broad categories: (a) information You provide to us, (b) information We collect automatically when You use or access our Services, and (c) information We obtain from other sources.
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Use of Personal Information
The following paragraphs describe in more detail how We may use Your personal information:
- Provide, maintain, and improve the Services, as well as to develop new content and features;
- Perform Our contractual obligations;
- Create, maintain, and service Your account;
- Send notifications related to Your account;
- Send newsletters, postcards, or messages You request;
- Enable You to participate in interactive features of the Services;
- Respond to customer service requests from You;
- Conduct internal research and development;
- Analyze traffic and user activities on the Services, identify popular areas or features, and optimize and personalize the Services;
- Debug the Services to identify and repair errors;
- Process or fulfill orders and transactions; and
- Protect the rights and property of Smart Innovations and others, and comply with Our legal obligations, including to detect, investigate, and prevent fraud and other illegal activities, and to enforce Our agreements.
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Sharing of Personal Information and International Transfers
Smart Innovations is a global organization with business processes, management structures and technical systems that cross borders. As such, We may share information about You within Smart Innovations and transfer it to countries in the world where We do business in connection with the uses identified above and in accordance with this Privacy and Security Policy. Our Privacy and Security Policy and Our practices are designed to provide a globally consistent level of protection for personal information all over the world. This means that even in countries whose laws provide for less protection for Your information, Smart Innovations will still handle Your information in the manner described here.
In some cases, Smart Innovations uses suppliers located in various countries to collect, use, analyze, and otherwise process information on its behalf. It is Smart Innovations's practice to require such suppliers to handle information in a manner consistent with Smart Innovations's policies. From time to time, We may disclose information that identifies You at an individual level and which We collected on Our Services to other non-Smart Innovations entities that are not acting as our suppliers, such as Our business partners. Except as described in this Privacy and Security Policy, we will only do so with your prior consent. We do not sell or lease such information however.
Circumstances may arise where, whether for strategic or other business reasons, Smart Innovations decides to sell, buy, merge or otherwise reorganize businesses in some countries. Such a transaction may involve the disclosure of personal information to prospective or actual purchasers, or the receipt of such information from sellers. It is Smart Innovations’s practice to seek appropriate protection for information in these types of transactions.
Please be aware that in certain circumstances, personal information may be subject to disclosure to government agencies pursuant to judicial proceeding, court order, or legal process. We may also share Your information to protect the rights or property of Smart Innovations, our business partners, suppliers or clients, and others when We have reasonable grounds to believe that such rights or property have been or could be affected.
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Information Security and Accuracy
We intend to protect Your personal information and to maintain its accuracy. Smart Innovations implements reasonable physical, administrative and technical safeguards to help Us protect your personal information from unauthorized access, use and disclosure. For example, We encrypt certain sensitive personal information such as passwords and credit card information when We store or transmit such information over the Internet. We also require that Our suppliers protect such information from unauthorized access, use, and disclosure.
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Retention
Personal Data and Student Records shall be retained on Our Services for access by the School where Students are registered and enrolled. Your registration information for as long as Your account is active or as needed to provide You services. If You wish to request that Your information be deleted, You must contact the School who is the custodian of Your data.
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Online Advertising
Smart Innovations does not deliver third party online advertisements on Our Services but we advertise Our Services on others' Web sites. Please familiarize Yourself with those Web site operators' or network advertisers' privacy policies to understand their practices relating to advertising, including what type of information they may collect about Your Internet usage. Some advertising networks We may use may be members of the Network Advertising Initiative (NAI) or the European Interactive Digital Advertising Alliance (EDAA). Individuals may opt-out of targeted advertising delivered by NAI or EDAA member ad networks by visiting http://www.networkadvertising.org and http://www.youronlinechoices.eu/.
We have also engaged with certain third parties to manage some of Our advertising on other sites. These third parties may use cookies and Web beacons to collect information (such as Your IP address) about Your activities on Smart Innovations's and others' Web sites to provide You targeted Smart Innovations advertisements based upon Your interests. In the U.S. and Canada, those Smart Innovations advertisements that are targeted to You will be identified with the AdChoices icon, as Smart Innovations participates in the Digital Advertising Alliance self-regulatory program for online behavioral advertiZing (see youradchoices.com and youradchoices.ca). You may click on the icon in the advertisements itself to manage Your preferences. Or, if You wish to not have this information used for the purpose of serving You targeted ads, You may opt-out of Our mailing lists. Please note that this does not opt You out of being served non-targeted advertising. You will continue to receive generic, non-targeted ads.
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Parental Consent for Minors and COPPA & GDPR Compliance
By using Our Software, You agree to ensuring parental consent for minors and compliance with the relevant COPPA and GDPR laws and regulations. In fact, by downloading, installing, and using Our Applications, You are accepting to adhere to Our COPPA Compliance Policy and GDPR Compliance Policy, unless these policies contradict local laws and regulations.
Purpose of Parental Consent
This document serves as a formal notice regarding the requirement of obtaining parental consent for the utilization of the Apps by minors under the age of 18 years. The Apps offer interactive and educational features that may involve the collection and processing of personal information. In compliance with applicable data protection and privacy laws, including but not limited to the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), it is imperative that parental consent is acquired prior to granting access to the Software. This measure is designed to ensure the protection of minors' privacy and the responsible use of their personal data. By seeking parental consent, We prioritize the safety and security of underage users while maintaining transparency in Our data handling practices.
Process of Obtaining Parental Consent
To obtain parental consent, a streamlined procedure has been implemented. Parents or legal guardians of minors seeking to access the Apps must provide their consent electronically to allow their children to use the student Apps. The consent is given after obtaining parental or legal guardian contact information, verification of their identity and relationship to the minor, a clear explanation of the data collected and its intended use, as well as an acknowledgment of the terms and conditions governing the usage of the Apps. In the case of students, school principals, who manage students at their schools, will review and authenticate the provided information to ensure compliance with legal requirements. Only upon successful verification will access to the Apps be granted to the minor.
Importance of Parental Consent and Legal Implications
Obtaining parental consent is a legal obligation that We uphold with utmost diligence. Failure to comply with the necessary parental consent procedures may result in the denial of access to the Software for underage users. Moreover, non-compliance with relevant data protection laws may lead to legal consequences, including but not limited to fines and penalties. By adhering to the established parental consent framework, We underscore our commitment to safeguarding the privacy and rights of minors, while also fostering a secure and trusted environment for their interactive learning and engagement. We encourage parents and legal guardians to thoroughly review the provided consent form and associated information before granting consent for their minor's usage of the Software. Should there be any inquiries or concerns regarding this parental consent process or the Software itself, please do not hesitate to contact our dedicated support team.
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Notification of Changes
We will post a notice for 30 days at the top of this page notifying users when this Privacy and Security Policy is updated or modified in a material way. If We are going to use Your personal information in a manner different from that stated at the time of collection, We will notify You, and You will have a choice as to whether or not We can use Your personal information in such a way.
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Contact Us
If You have a question about this Privacy Policy or Smart Innovations's handling of Your information, You may contact Us at:
Smart Innovations, Inc.
Privacy Officer
1032 E Brandon Boulevard #1550
Brandon, Florida 33511-5509
United States
Tel: +1 (813) 322-2780
Email: privacy@EpicEMIS.com
Before Smart Innovations provides You with any information or correct any inaccuracies, however, We may ask You to verify Your identity and to provide other details to help Us to respond to Your request.