August 2024

Version 3

826 National, Inc. (“826 National”), the owner of this website, is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy describes how 826 National protects the privacy and security of the personally identifiable information of users of this 826 Digital website (the “Website”).

Acceptance of Privacy Policy
By using the Website, you signify your acceptance of this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy, please do not use this Website. Your continued use of the Website following the posting of changes to these terms will mean that you accept those changes.

What This Privacy Policy Covers
This policy covers how 826 National treats personal information that it collects and receives through this Website, including information that you submit to sign up for an account, become a member, or receive our email newsletter. Personal information is information about you that is personally identifiable, like your name, address, email address, or phone number, and that is not otherwise publicly available.

Overview

826 National does NOT:

• Sell data
• Use third-party marketing
• Use targeted advertisements
• Use third-party tracking
• Track across apps
• Profile for commercial purposes

Please read on for the details of what information is collected and how it is used.

Information Collection and Use

826 National collects personal information for the following:

Users: 826 Digital is primarily used by, designed for, and marketed toward educators, formal and informal.

• 826 National collects personal information when you register on the Website to create an account, become a member, or register for an email newsletter. If you opt to register for the email newsletter, information gets sent to Mailchimp; you can view their privacy policy here. None of these actions are required to use the Website. Visitors may still browse the Website without registration of any type. Only users with accounts may download, share, bookmark, and upload resources.
• When you register or make a donation we ask for your name, mailing address, email address, school or organization name, billing information, and whether you like pirates. 826 National uses your personal information for the general purpose of fulfilling your request to create an account or receive an email newsletter.
• Additionally, when you create an account, we also ask for your role (educator or parent/caregiver), type of workplace, school location, grade level(s) taught, approximate number of students you work with, percentage of students at your school who qualify for government programs, and whether you or your students participate in 826 programs. This information is used internally only to help us understand our users and to measure impact. The account is only editable by the user and is not an account managed by 826 National.
• There is an optional discussion feature on the Website that users with accounts can participate in. These discussions are moderated by 826 National. When a user adds a comment, their name along with their optional profile picture as they have entered it on their account will appear next to their comment. Users can edit their comments at any time.
• Lastly, through 826 Digital, users can opt to visit our Bookstore and also donate to 826. Both of these features take the user to an external site. The Bookstore is operated by Shopify, and information collected is for the purpose of fulfilling book orders; here is their privacy policy. Classy powers the donate page and information collected there is to facilitate the donation; here is their privacy policy.

Educator Leaders:
Users have the option to apply to be part of the 826 Digital Educator Leaders group. If they opt to do so, they are asked to provide the same basic information as a user does when creating an account. Additionally, applicants submit a writing lesson as a PDF within the 826 Digital platform. If they are selected to be an Educator Leader, their basic profile information and optional profile picture will appear on the platform along with their writing lesson. Permission to do so is part of the application process. Ownership of the uploaded lesson(s) is detailed here.

Children:
When

• 826 National is committed to protecting the privacy of children. The only circumstance in which we collect personal information from children is when we ask for student writing submissions for publication purposes. In this case, any student under the age of 18 is required to have parental consent as given through the Permission to Publish Student Work.

What

• When submitting their writing, students are asked for their first and last name, school, grade level, and contact information (email address and phone number). Parents and teachers can submit on behalf of their student.

How

• Student writing along with the submission form is collected using Google Forms. If a student’s writing has been selected to be published, their name, school, and grade may appear along with their writing, with their consent. Their contact information is used so that we can contact the student to inform them that their writing has been selected and how it will be published. If a student’s writing has not been selected, their personal information is not used. Ownership of the writing is detailed here.

Information Sharing and Disclosure
826 National does not rent, sell, transfer, or share personal information about you with other people or nonaffiliated companies, except to facilitate your request, when we have your permission, or under the following circumstances:

Disclosures to Third Parties Assisting in Our Operations
We provide the information to the following trusted partners who work on behalf of or with 826 National under confidentiality agreements. These companies do not have any independent right to share this information.

We may use third-party analytics services on our platform, such as Google Analytics. The analytics providers that administer these services use technologies such as cookies and web beacons and similar technologies to help us analyze your use of the platform. Google Analytics collects pageview data, campaign data, e-commerce data, browser properties, and visitor IDs. To learn more about how to opt out of Google Analytics services, please visit https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.

Additionally, we use Salesforce to transfer and store the information collected when users opt to create an account, donate, or register on the platform. We use Google Forms to collect the student publication submissions.

Disclosures Under Special Circumstances
We may provide information about you to respond to subpoenas, court orders, or legal processes or to establish or exercise our legal rights or defend against legal claims. We believe it is necessary to share information in order to investigate, prevent, or take action regarding illegal activities, suspected fraud, situations involving potential threats to the physical safety of any person, violations of the 826 Digital Terms of Use, or as otherwise required by law. We will provide notice to users in such cases.

Security and Confidentiality
We understand that storing our data in a secure manner is essential. 826 National stores general and personally identifiable data using industry standard physical, technical, and administrative safeguards to secure data against foreseeable risks, such as unauthorized use, access, disclosure, destruction, or modification.

We limit access to personal information about you to employees who we believe reasonably need to come into contact with that information to provide products or services to you or in order to do their jobs. Access to Google Analytics, Salesforce, and Google Forms requires two-factor authentication. Learn more about how Google Analytics and Salesforce ensure your data is safe and secure when transferring and storing it. No individual-level data, identified or de-identified, will be shared beyond these employees, unless previously specified. Only aggregate-level data will be shared for research and reporting purposes. In the event of a data breach, 826 National will notify all affected users.

Cookies
826 National may place a “cookie” on the browser of your computer. Cookies are pieces of information that a website transfers to your computer for record-keeping purposes. The use of cookies is common in the Internet industry to provide useful features to website users. The cookie itself does not contain any personally identifying information, but it may be used to tell when your computer has accessed 826 Digital.

Advertisements and Tracking
There are no ads of any kind on 826 Digital. When creating an account, users can opt in to a marketing newsletter which can include information about new content, writing opportunities or contests, and surveys. They can unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time.

Your Ability to Edit and Delete Your Information
You can edit your personal account information that is maintained by 826 National at any time by editing your account on 826 Digital. You can delete your account information and any information submitted via 826 Digital, including discussion comments, by sending a written request by mail or email to the contact person listed below. Data is not otherwise deleted.

Notification of Changes to This Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy may be revised from time to time as we add new features and services, as laws change, and as industry privacy and security best practices evolve. We display a version number and a date in the upper right corner of this Privacy Policy so that it will be easier for you to know when there has been a change. If we make any change to this Privacy Policy regarding use or disclosure of personally identifiable information, we will provide advance notice on this Website. Small changes or changes that do not significantly affect individual privacy interests may be made at any time and without prior notice.

Your Role in Protecting Your Privacy
If you access this Website through an email or Internet account maintained by your employer, please note that it is possible that your employer may monitor your email or Internet access. Also, if you share a computer with others, it is your responsibility that any sensitive information accessed through the Website is not shared with others. If you leave your computer, remember to log out of this Website.

Questions and Suggestions
If you have questions or suggestions regarding this Privacy Policy, please email us at digital@826national.org or contact us at
826 National
Attn: Terms of Use of 826 Digital
1388 Haight Street, #245
San Francisco, California 94117