Australia

European Economic Area and Switzerland.

YOUR RIGHTS UNDER THE GDPR 

Users based in the European Union have the right to do the following:

• Withdraw their consent at any time. Users have the right to withdraw consent where they have previously given their consent to the processing of their personal data.
• Object to processing of their data. Users have the right to object to the processing of their data if the processing is carried out on a legal basis other than consent.
• Access their data. Users have the right to learn if data is being processed by us, obtain disclosure regarding certain aspects of the processing and obtain a copy of the data undergoing processing.
• Verify and seek rectification. Users have the right to verify the accuracy of their data and ask for it to be updated or corrected.
• Restrict the processing of their data. Users have the right, under certain circumstances, to restrict the processing of their data. In this case, we will not process their data for any purpose other than storing it.
• Have their personal data deleted or otherwise removed. Users have the right, under certain circumstances, to obtain the erasure of their data from us.
• Receive their data and have it transferred to another controller. Users have the right to receive their data in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format and, if technically feasible, to have it transmitted to another controller without any undue delay.
• Lodge a complaint. Users have the right to bring a claim before their competent data protection supervisory authority.

You can exercise your right to prevent such processing by contacting us at mail@storyschooling.com or via our contact form or via our privacy request web form. These requests can be exercised free of charge and will be addressed by us as soon as possible and always within thirty (30) days.

INFORMATION COLLECTION

We collect 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 does not include

• Publicly available information from government records.
• De-identified or aggregated consumer information.
• Information excluded from the GDPR’s scope 

In particular, we have collected the following categories of personal information from our users within the last twelve (12) months: 

• Directly from you. For example, from forms you submit or transactions related to  products and services you purchase.
• Indirectly from you. For example, from your browser while visiting our Site.
• From third parties. For example, from our business partners or service providers.

We do not intentionally collect or use the personal information of minors under eighteen (18) years of age.

 If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy, please contact us by email at mail@storyschooling.com or via our contact form.

German Law Imprint

United Kingdom

Canada

United States

California

YOUR RIGHTS UNDER THE CCPA 

 Users who reside in California have the right to request any of the following 

• disclosure of the categories and specific pieces of personal information we have collected
• deletion of personal information we have collected from you
• disclosure of the categories of personal information we have collected, the categories of sources from which we collected it, the business or commercial purpose for collecting it, the categories of third parties with whom we share it, and the specific pieces of personal information we have collected
• disclosure of the categories of personal information we collected and the categories of third parties with whom it was shared.

You have the right not to receive discriminatory treatment for the exercise of these privacy rights.

Requests can be submitted by you or someone legally authorized to act on your behalf by email to mail@storyschooling.com or via our web form privacy request web form.

These requests can be exercised free of charge and will be addressed by us as soon as possible and always within forty-five (45) days.

NON DISCRIMINATION AND NOTICE OF FINANCIAL INCENTIVES

We will not discriminate against you for exercising any of your CCPA rights. Unless permitted by the CCPA, we will not:

• Deny you goods or services.
• Charge you different prices or rates for goods or services, including through granting discounts or other benefits, or imposing penalties.
• Provide you a different level or quality of goods or services.
• Suggest that you may receive a different price or rate for goods or services or a different level or quality of goods or services.

However, we may offer you certain financial incentives permitted by the CCPA that can result in different prices, rates, or quality levels. 

Any financial incentive we offer will reasonably relate to the value of your personal information and will describe the material terms of the financial incentive program. Participation in any financial incentive program we offer requires your prior consent to opt in, which you may revoke at any time. We do not use financial incentive practices that are unjust, unreasonable, coercive, or usurious in nature.

INFORMATION COLLECTION

We collect 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 does not include:

• Publicly available information from government records.
• De-identified or aggregated consumer information.
• Information excluded from the CCPA’s scope 

In the preceding twelve (12) months, we have disclosed the following categories of personal information for a business purpose:

• Category A: Identifiers
• Category B: California Customer Records personal information categories
• Category D: Commercial information.
• Category F: Internet or other similar network activity.
• Category G: Geolocation data. 

We disclose your personal information for a business purpose to the following categories of third parties:

• Professional service providers.
• Third parties whose services you purchase through our Site.
• Social Media Networks.

We obtain information:

• Directly from you. For example, from forms you submit or transactions related to  products and services you purchase.
• Indirectly from you. For example, from your browser while visiting our Site.
• From third parties. For example, from our business partners or service providers.

We do not intentionally collect or use the personal information of minors under eighteen (18) years of age.

CalOPPA (CALIFORNIA ONLINE PRIVACY PROTECTION ACT)

 We agree to users visiting our Site anonymously.

Do not track signals

Pursuant to the California Online Privacy Protection Act (CalOPPA), we hereby disclose that we do not currently honor “do not track” signals issued by browsers or other third-party sources.

COPPA (CHILDREN ONLINE PRIVACY PROTECTION ACT)

The Site is intended for individuals who are eighteen (18) years of age or older.

For the collection of personal information from children under the age of eighteen (18) years old, we comply with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA).

By visiting and using the Site, you represent and warrant that you are of legal age and meet all of the foregoing eligibility requirements.

The Site is not intended for children under eighteen (18) years of age.

We do not specifically market to children under eighteen (18) years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under eighteen (18) years of age. 

If you are under eighteen (18) years of age, please do not use the Site or provide any information on the Site, including your name, screen name, username, address, telephone number, email address or payment details.

If we learn we have collected or received personal information from a child under eighteen (18) years of age without verification of consent from a parent or guardian, the personal information collected or received shall be deleted with no delay.

If you believe we might have any information concerning a child under eighteen (18) years of age, please contact us at mail@storyschooling.com or via our contact form and we will endeavor to delete such information with no delay.

South Africa

Brazil

International

Last updated: 12th June, 2023

This Cookie Policy outlines how Storyschooling (“us”, “we”, or “our”) and our third-party service providers use cookies and similar technologies to recognise, collect, and/or track information about, and relevant to, your usage of http://www.storyschooling.com (the “Site”).

Cookies are text files with a small amount of data, which may include an anonymous unique identifier.

Cookies are sent to your browser from a web site and stored on your computer’s or tablet device’s or mobile device’s part of the hard drive specifically designated for cookies.

It is standard practice to use cookies to make your experience better when using a website.

Like many sites, we use “cookies” to recognise, collect, and/or track information about, and relevant to, your usage of the Site. These cookies are known as “first-party cookies”. Articles on this site may also include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website. These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website. We may also recognise, collect, and/or track information through cookies set by third parties. These cookies are known as “third-party cookies”. Third-party cookies are used to perform tasks related to advertising, and analytics, and to enable interactive features such as sharing or commenting. Some third parties collect statistics in an anonymized and aggregated form and may not require the consent of the user.

The information that our first-party cookies or third-party cookies recognise, collect, and/or track may include information about your devices, browsing actions, and patterns, such as among others, the type of computer you use, your internet service provider, your browser type, your location, your IP address, the date and time of your visit, the pages viewed, your traffic pattern through the Site.

Upon your first visit to the Site (and periodically after that), we will request your consent to our use of cookies except for those strictly necessary.

WHAT COOKIES WE USE

We use the following categories of cookies on the Site:

 Strictly necessary cookies

These cookies are essential to enable you to browse the Site and use its features. We use cookies to save your sessions, your login details, and other information necessary to perform your requests, and to carry out other activities that are strictly necessary for the operation of this Site, for example in relation to the distribution of traffic. We use cookies to save browsing preferences and to optimize your browsing experience.

 Analytics cookies

These cookies collect information about your use of the Site, such as your browsing actions, and patterns, the date and time of your visit, the pages viewed and your traffic pattern through the Site.

Through the collection of this information, we are able to monitor and analyze web traffic to the Site. User behaviours may be recognized, collected, and/or tracked.

We use Google Analytics to monitor and analyze web traffic to the Site.  Google utilizes the data recognized, collected, and/or tracked on the Site to prepare reports on traffic activities.

This integration of Google Analytics anonymizes your IP address.

Google may use the information recognized, collected, and/or tracked to personalise the ads of its advertising network and may share the information recognized, collected, and/or tracked with other services.

 Security cookies

These cookies are essential to our security features. These cookies allow us to detect malicious activities or activities in breach of our terms of use.

 Customisation cookies

These cookies allow the Site to save information and details such as your username to optimize your experience on the Site and provide personal features.

 Social media cookies and pixels

These cookies allow you to share your activity on the Site on social media such as Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, and Twitter, or other external platforms directly from the Site.

Cookies may still be recognised, collected, and/or tracked on the pages where buttons, widgets, or other applications are installed, even when you do not actively use it.

The interaction and information recognised, collected, and/or tracked through the Site are always subject to your privacy settings for each social network and external platform.

You are encouraged to refer to the privacy policy of the relevant social network or external platform and to log out from the respective network or platform in order to make sure that the information collected on the Site is not tracked back to your profile.

 Facebook Like button and Facebook social widgets

The Facebook Like button and Facebook social widgets are applications allowing interaction with the Facebook social network.

 YouTube video widget

YouTube is a video sharing website that allows this Site to incorporate video content on its pages and posts.

 Comments

When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection. If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognise and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.

Live chat platform

This application allows you to interact with a third-party live chat platform directly from the Site, e.g. to get in contact with the Site support or customer care service.

This application may recognise, collect, and/or track browsing and usage information on the pages where it is installed, even if you do not actively use it. If you do actively use it, your live chat conversation may be logged or recorded.

 Social media pixels

We reserve the right to use social media pixels. These pixels allow social media such as Facebook to track visitors to external websites in order to tailor their advertising activities to target users while browsing their social media network. For information regarding these pixels, you are encouraged to refer to the privacy policy of the relevant social network.

 Facebook pixels

Facebook pixel connects the activity performed on the Site with the Facebook advertising network, including Instagram and Audience ads.

 Targeting or advertising cookies

These cookies record your browsing actions and patterns on the Site, such as among others, the pages you have visited and the links you have followed. The information recognised, collected, and/or tracked by these cookies is used to make the Site and the advertising displayed by way of links or banners on the Site more relevant to your interests. For the same purpose, this information may also be shared with third parties. 

 How to control cookies

In accordance with our Privacy Policy and this Cookie Policy, you have the right to accept or reject cookies.

Strictly necessary cookies may not be rejected since they are essential to enable you to browse the Site and use its features.

Should you reject cookies, you will still be able to use the Site although certain features and functionalities may not be available to you and/or certain areas may be restricted.

In addition to what it is indicated within this Cookie Policy, you can manage preferences for cookies directly from within your own browser and prevent – for example – third parties from installing cookies.

Through browser preferences, it is also possible to delete cookies installed in the past, including the cookies that may have saved the initial consent for the installation of cookies by this Site.

You can find information about how to manage cookies in the most commonly used browsers (e.g. Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari, and Microsoft Internet Explorer) on the website of the browser of choice.

With regard to cookies installed by third parties, users can manage their preferences and withdrawal of their consent by clicking the related opt-out link (if provided), by using the means provided in the third party’s privacy policy, or by contacting the third party.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Cookie Policy, please contact us at mail@storyschooling.com or via our contact form.