Privacy Policy

Last Updated June 26, 2024

At Kids Review Kids' Books ("KRKB"), a digital platform developed and operated by Learnastra LLC (accessible from https://www.krkb.org), one of our main priorities is the privacy of our visitors. This Privacy Policy document contains types of information that is collected and recorded by KRKB and how we use it.

If you have additional questions or require more information about our Privacy Policy, do not hesitate to contact us.

This Privacy Policy applies only to our online activities and is valid for visitors to our website with regards to the information that they shared and/or collect in Kids Review Kids' Books. This policy is not applicable to any information collected offline or via channels other than this website.

Consent

By using our website, you hereby consent to our Privacy Policy and agree to its terms.

Information We Collect

The personal information that you are asked to provide, and the reasons why you are asked to provide it, will be made clear to you at the point we ask you to provide your personal information.

If you contact us directly, we may receive additional information about you such as your name, email address, phone number, the contents of the message and/or attachments you may send us, and any other information you may choose to provide.

When you register for an Account, we may ask for your contact information, including items such as name, company name, address, email address, and telephone number. For participants under the age of 13, we require parental consent before collecting any personal information.

How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect in various ways, including to:

• Provide, operate, and maintain our website
• Improve, personalize, and expand our website
• Understand and analyze how you use our website
• Develop new products, services, features, and functionality
• Communicate with you, either directly or through one of our partners, including for customer service, to provide you with updates and other information relating to the website, and for marketing and promotional purposes
• Send you emails
• Find and prevent fraud
• Ensure the safety and security of our users, especially children

Data Sharing & Corporate Affiliation

KRKB is a proud member of the Learnastra LLC family of educational products. We may share necessary administrative and operational data with our parent company, Learnastra LLC, and its affiliates, strictly to facilitate secure infrastructure, provide customer support, and improve the underlying cognitive and technical systems of our services. All intra-company data sharing remains subject to the strict zero-tracking, COPPA, and GDPR-K compliance standards outlined in this policy. Learnastra LLC will never sell your or your child's data to third parties.

Log Files

Kids Review Kids' Books follows a standard procedure of using log files. These files log visitors when they visit websites. All hosting companies do this as part of hosting services' analytics. The information collected by log files include internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, Internet Service Provider (ISP), date and time stamp, referring/exit pages, and possibly the number of clicks. These are not linked to any information that is personally identifiable. The purpose of the information is for analyzing trends, administering the site, tracking users' movement on the website, and gathering demographic information.

Cookies and Zero-Tracking Analytics

We respect your privacy and utilize an explicit Cookie Consent Banner. KRKB only uses strictly necessary cookies by default to keep the site functioning securely. We utilize Google Analytics strictly for anonymous traffic counting (page views) and only if you explicitly click "Accept All".

In accordance with strict COPPA and GDPR-K guidelines, we operate a Zero-Tracking Policy for analytics: we never track personally identifiable information (PII), we do not bind usernames to analytics data, and we do not track individual children across sessions or sell data to third parties.

Managing Cookies

You can choose to disable cookies through your individual browser options. To know more detailed information about cookie management with specific web browsers, it can be found at the browsers' respective websites. You can also manage your consent preferences on this site at any time by clicking "Manage Cookies" in the site footer.

CCPA Privacy Rights (Do Not Sell My Personal Information)

Under the CCPA, among other rights, California consumers have the right to:

• Request that a business that collects a consumer's personal data disclose the categories and specific pieces of personal data that a business has collected about consumers.
• Request that a business delete any personal data about the consumer that a business has collected.
• Request that a business that sells a consumer's personal data, not sell the consumer's personal data.

If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you. If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact us.

GDPR Data Protection Rights

We would like to make sure you are fully aware of all of your data protection rights. Every user is entitled to the following:

• The right to access – You have the right to request copies of your personal data. We may charge you a small fee for this service.
• The right to rectification – You have the right to request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate. You also have the right to request that we complete the information you believe is incomplete.
• The right to erasure – You have the right to request that we erase your personal data, under certain conditions.
• The right to restrict processing – You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
• The right to object to processing – You have the right to object to our processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
• The right to data portability – You have the right to request that we transfer the data that we have collected to another organization, or directly to you, under certain conditions.

If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you. If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact us.

Account Deletion & Data Retention

Users maintain the right to request the permanent deletion of their accounts. You may initiate a formal account deletion request directly through your profile settings.

Upon receipt and processing of your request:

• Your account profile, interactive contributions (including reviews, quizzes, and club participations), and associated personally identifiable information will be deactivated and permanently removed from public access on the Platform.
• In compliance with applicable domestic and state-level privacy frameworks (including, but not limited to, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and the New York State SHIELD Act), KRKB may securely retain specific, limited data solely for the minimum duration required to fulfill legal, tax, and accounting obligations, or as necessary for dispute resolution and the enforcement of our Terms of Use. Following the expiration of such statutory retention periods, all remaining data will be subjected to secure destruction protocols.
• Should you wish to exercise your right to data portability and obtain a comprehensive copy of your personal data records held by us prior to account deletion, you are required to submit a data access request to contact@krkb.org immediately preceding your deletion request.

Children's Information

Another part of our priority is adding protection for children while using the internet. We encourage parents and guardians to observe, participate in, and/or monitor and guide their online activity.

Kids Review Kids' Books does not knowingly collect any Personal Identifiable Information from children under the age of 13 without parental consent. If you think that your child provided this kind of information on our website, we strongly encourage you to contact us immediately, and we will do our best efforts to promptly remove such information from our records.

Verifiable Parental Consent (COPPA & GDPR-K Compliance)

For users under the age of 16 (or applicable age in your jurisdiction), we require Verifiable Parental Consent before an account becomes fully active. Parents and guardians must review and agree to our Privacy Policy and complete a Knowledge-Based Authentication (KBA) gateway to prove their adult status. Up until this consent is verified, child accounts are placed in a strictly restricted, zero-data-sharing state.

By providing parental consent, parents and guardians agree to their child's use of the services offered by KRKB, including writing and reading book reviews, commenting, participating in book clubs, and publishing writing. Furthermore, parents are granted access to a dedicated Parent Portal to monitor and manage all child activities, and will receive a Weekly Digest email summarizing their children's engagement.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.