Privacy Policy

For Families Visiting GROW AND KNOW/A GIRLS GUIDE:

Last modified: May 5, 2022

This privacy policy ("Privacy Policy") describes how we use, share, and protect information that we collect from you and your child, who may be under the age of 13 or 18, through websites, applications, or online website that GROW AND KNOW operates or that link to this Privacy Policy (collectively, the "Website"). This Privacy Policy applies only to the Website.

Please note that a separate privacy policy may apply to third-party website you use to access our content. Additionally, if we conduct a research study we may do so pursuant to a separate agreement, therefore this Privacy Policy may not govern the processing of information from that research study. We strongly encourage you to familiarize yourself not only with this Privacy Policy, but any other privacy policies or agreements that may govern your use of website.

What information do we collect?

Rough geolocation information. We may collect your zip code and other rough information about your location when using the Website, solely for aggregate reporting purposes. Please note that we only use rough geolocation information, such as zip code, as necessary to identify your general geographic location. A user's IP address is stored in a local cookie. Users may be able to disable this cookie using their browser settings.

Search queries. Our Website may include search fields that allow you to search (only within the Website) for content or answers to questions. We collect information about what items and topics are queried, and any additional search terms.

Correspondence you send to us. We may store correspondence related to our Website.

Information about how our Website is used. We may collect information such as what videos are watched, or pages you view and links you click on within the Website.

Device information. We may collect information about your device, including hardware model, operating system version, and unique identifiers.

We do not collect...

·       Student education records (and therefore GROW AND KNOW is not subject to the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act ("FERPA"));

·       Biometric or health data;

·       Information that directly identifies a you or your child (such as name, e-mail address, phone number); or

·       Personal information of a child, unless we endeavor to obtain a parent or legal guardian's consent or otherwise comply with law.

We use the information we collect to...

Analyze use of the Website to understand, develop and improve our Website, such as determining which pages are most popular, which browsers are most used, how long users spend on the Website, and from which websites they come;

Otherwise support the internal operations of the Website;

Provide you with notifications pursuant to our legal obligations, including in the case of a data incident;

Prevent potentially prohibited or illegal activities and enforce the Terms of Use; and

For any other purposes disclosed to you or your child at the time we collect the information or pursuant to your consent.

We will not use you or your children's personal information we collect, if any, for marketing or online advertising.

Do we share information we collect with any third parties?

We may share information that is collected as follows:

Authorized third-party vendors. We may share information with our third-party vendors to help us evaluate, develop and improve the Website, including performing usage analytics and data processing.

Business transfers. We may share information in connection with a substantial business transaction, such as the sale of the Website, a merger, consolidation, asset sale, or in the unlikely event of bankruptcy.

Legal purposes. We do not rent or sell information to third parties, but we may disclose information to respond to subpoenas, court orders, legal process, law enforcement requests, legal claims or government inquiries, and to protect and defend the rights, interests, property, safety, and security of GROW AND KNOW, our member stations, users, or the public.

How do we collect information?

We may use javascript, cookies, web beacons, Local Shared Objects, and other similar technologies to collect information about use of the Website. Local Shared Objects (sometimes referred to as "Adobe Flash cookies") are downloaded to a computer or mobile device by the Adobe Flash media player.

We use these technologies for measurement, analytics, and to improve our Website. For example, we use these technologies to help us recognize a browser as a previous user and save any preferences that may have been set; to help us customize the content shown while a visitor uses the Website; to understand whether users read email messages and click on links contained within those messages, so that we can deliver relevant content and offers; and to help measure and research the effectiveness of our Website.

We may allow third parties to place and read their own cookies, web beacons, and similar technologies to collect information through the Website, including to help us with traffic measurement, research, and analytics. We permit these third parties only to collect cookie information and similar identifiers that do not, on their own, directly identify you or your child.

You may be able to refuse or disable cookies by adjusting your web browser settings. Because each web browser is different, please consult the instructions provided by your web browser (typically in the "help" section). Please note that you may need to take additional steps to refuse or disable Local Shared Objects and similar technologies. For example, Local Shared Objects may be controlled through the instructions on Adobe's Setting Manager page. If you choose to refuse, disable, or delete these technologies, some of the functionality of our Website may no longer be available to you or your child.

Note regarding do-not-track signals and similar mechanisms: Some web browsers transmit "do-not-track" signals to websites. Because of differences in how web browsers incorporate and activate this feature, it is not always clear whether users intend for these signals to be transmitted, or whether they even are aware of them. We currently do not take action in response to these signals.

Does GROW AND KNOW aggregate information? If so, what does GROW AND KNOW do with aggregated information?

We may aggregate user information with information about other users in a way that does not directly identify you or your child.

We also may share aggregated or de-identified information with third parties, including to help us develop, analyze and improve content and Website. It is possible that the third parties may use this aggregated or de-identified information to develop their own products and service offerings.

Information regarding parental consent, access, and deletion

As GROW AND KNOW does not collect personal information, we are not able to identify your child and therefore are not able to fulfill modification, access, correction, deletion, or portability requests.

If GROW AND KNOW ever does in the future collect, use or disclose personal information from your child, we will endeavor to obtain a parent or legal guardian's consent before doing so or otherwise comply with law. We will not keep this personal information for longer than necessary. Parents or legal guardians may also contact us to ask if we have collected their child's personal account information, to review that information, if any, and request that GROW AND KNOW stop collecting this information and have it deleted. Such requests are subject to GROW AND KNOW verifying to our satisfaction that the requester is in fact the child's parent or legal guardian.

How do we protect information we collect?

We are committed to protecting user information. We have adopted reasonable technical, administrative, and physical procedures to help protect this information from loss, misuse, and alteration, including encryption as appropriate. Please note that no data transmission or storage can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. We want you to feel confident using the Website, but we cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information you transmits to us.

Notice for international users

The Website is designed for and targeted to United States audiences, and is governed by and operated in accordance with the laws of the United States. We make no representation that the Website is operated in accordance with the laws or regulations of any other nations. Information collected through the Website may be stored and processed in the United States or any other country in which we or our service providers maintain facilities. Our service providers may transfer information that we collect about you, including personal information, across borders and from your country or jurisdiction to other countries or jurisdictions, some of which may not have the same data protection laws as your jurisdiction. By using the Website and providing us with information directly or indirectly, you consent to the transfer of information to the U.S. or to any other country in which our service providers maintain facilities for processing by us in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

Can GROW AND KNOW make changes to this Privacy Policy? Will I be notified?

We may revise this Privacy Policy, for example, to reflect changes in the law, our practices, or the features of the Website. We'll notify you before we make any material changes and give you the opportunity to review the revised policy before you choose to continue using our Website.

Non-material changes will be effective immediately upon posting, however we will always note the effective date of such changes at the top of this Privacy Policy. Please periodically review this Privacy Policy so that you are up to date on our most current policies and practices.

Do you have any questions about this Privacy Policy?

If so, please contact us at:

Grow & Know
info@growandknow.org