Opinionated Schools

Privacy Policy

opinionatedschools.com

Effective Date: May 27, 2025

1. Introduction

Welcome to OpinionatedSchools.com (the "Website" or "Service"), operated by Opinionated Schools, Inc. ("we," "us," or "our"). We are committed to protecting your privacy and handling your personal data in an open and transparent manner.

This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our Website, use our services, or interact with us, including through our mobile applications. It also outlines your privacy rights and how the law protects you.

Please read this Privacy Policy carefully. By using our Website or Services, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy. If you do not agree with the terms of this privacy policy, please do not access the site or use our services.

Our Website address is: opinionatedschools.com.

2. Information We Collect

We collect information that identifies, relates to, describes, references, is capable of being associated with, or could reasonably be linked, directly or indirectly, with a particular consumer or device ("Personal Information").

2.1 Information You Provide Directly to Us

  • Account Registration and Forms: When you register for an account or fill in forms on our Website, we collect the Personal Information you provide, such as:
  • Full Name
  • Email Address
  • Any other information you deliberately enter and submit through forms on our Website.
  • Communications: If you contact us directly (e.g., for customer support), we may receive additional information about you, such as your name, email address, the contents of the message and/or attachments you may send us, and any other information you may choose to provide.

2.2 Information We Collect Automatically

  • Cookies and Similar Technologies: We use cookies and similar tracking technologies (like web beacons and pixels) to track activity on our Service and hold certain information. Cookies are files with a small amount of data which may include an anonymous unique identifier. You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be ableable to use some portions of our Service. For more details, please see Section 5 ("Cookies and Similar Technologies").
  • Log and Usage Data: We may automatically collect information about your access to and use of the Service. This information can include:
  • IP address
  • Browser type and version
  • Operating system
  • Referring URLs
  • Pages viewed and the order of those pages
  • Time spent on pages
  • Dates and times of access
  • Device identifiers and other diagnostic data.

2.3 Information from Third-Party Services

  • Google Analytics: We use Google Analytics, a web analytics service offered by Google that tracks and reports website traffic. Google uses the data collected to track and monitor the use of our Service. This data is shared with other Google services. Google may use the collected data to contextualize and personalize the ads of its own advertising network.
  • You can opt-out of having made your activity on the Service available to Google Analytics by installing the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on. The add-on prevents the Google Analytics JavaScript (ga.js, analytics.js, and dc.js) from sharing information with Google Analytics about visits activity.
  • For more information on the privacy practices of Google, please visit the Google Privacy & Terms web page: https://policies.google.com/privacy
  • Social Media Integrations (Meta - Facebook & Instagram, Google/YouTube, TikTok): Our Service allows you to connect your accounts from third-party social media platforms including, but not limited to, Meta (Facebook and Instagram), Google (including YouTube), and TikTok ("Social Media Platforms").
  • If you choose to connect your Social Media Platform accounts with our Service, we will request your permission to access certain information from those accounts. The specific information we may access will be clearly presented to you during the authorization process on the respective Social Media Platform. This information may include, but is not limited to:
  • Your public profile information (e.g., name, profile picture, username)
  • Email address
  • Contact lists or friend lists (if permission is granted)
  • Content you have created or interacted with on the Social Media Platform (e.g., posts, videos, likes, comments), subject to the permissions you grant.
  • Ability to perform actions on your behalf, such as posting content or managing your account on the Social Media Platform (only with your explicit consent for each action or type of action).
  • We will only access and use the information from your Social Media Platform accounts in accordance with the permissions you grant us and as described in this Privacy Policy. The specific information we collect is subject to the privacy settings you have set on the relevant Social Media Platform and the permissions you grant us.
  • We recommend you review the privacy policies of these Social Media Platforms:
  • Meta (Facebook/Instagram): https://www.facebook.com/privacy/policy
  • Google (YouTube): https://policies.google.com/privacy
  • TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/legal/page/us/privacy-policy/en
  • You can typically manage or disconnect your Social Media Platform accounts from our Service through your account settings on our Website or through the settings on the respective Social Media Platform.

3. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect for various purposes, including:

  • To provide, operate, maintain, and improve our Website and Services.
  • To create and manage your account.
  • To personalize your experience on our Website.
  • To respond to your comments, questions, and provide customer service.
  • To send you technical notices, updates, security alerts, and support and administrative messages.
  • To communicate with you about products, services, offers, promotions, rewards, and events offered by us and others, and provide news and information we think will be of interest to you (where permitted by applicable law and with your consent, if required).
  • To monitor and analyze trends, usage, and activities in connection with our Services.
  • To facilitate the connection of your Social Media Platform accounts and enable related functionalities.
  • For research and development purposes.
  • To detect, investigate, and prevent fraudulent transactions and other illegal activities and protect the rights and property of Opinionated Schools, Inc. and others.
  • To comply with our legal obligations.
  • For any other purpose for which the information was collected, with your consent if necessary.

4. How We Share Your Information

We do not sell your Personal Information. We may share your Personal Information in the following situations:

  • With Service Providers: We may share your Personal Information with third-party vendors, consultants, and other service providers who need access to such information to carry out work or perform services on our behalf (e.g., website hosting, data analysis, email delivery, customer service, and marketing assistance). These service providers are authorized to use your Personal Information only as necessary to provide these services to us and are contractually obligated to protect your information.
  • With Social Media Platforms: When you choose to connect your Social Media Platform accounts or share content using our Service, some information will be shared with these platforms as directed by you and subject to their respective privacy policies and your privacy settings on those platforms. Data obtained through APIs from Meta (Facebook/Instagram), Google (YouTube), and TikTok will be handled in compliance with their respective terms of service and developer policies.
  • Facebook/Meta: Any data obtained via the Meta API will be used in compliance with Meta's Platform Terms and Developer Policies. We will not sell Meta Platform Data.
  • TikTok: Any data obtained via the TikTok API will be used in compliance with TikTok's Developer Terms of Service and Platform Guidelines.
  • For Legal Reasons and Protection: We may disclose your Personal Information if we believe in good faith that such disclosure is necessary to:
  • Comply with a legal obligation, law, regulation, or governmental request.
  • Enforce our Terms of Service or other agreements or policies.
  • Protect the security or integrity of our Service.
  • Protect our rights, property, or safety, or that of our users or the public from harm or illegal activities.
  • Respond to an emergency which we believe in good faith requires us to disclose data to assist in preventing a death or serious bodily injury.
  • Business Transfers: We may share or transfer your information in connection with, or during negotiations of, any merger, sale of company assets, financing, or acquisition of all or a portion of our business to another company. We will provide notice before your Personal Information is transferred and becomes subject to a different privacy policy.
  • With Your Consent: We may disclose your Personal Information for any other purpose with your explicit consent.

5. Cookies and Similar Technologies

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to collect and track information about your use of our Website and to improve and analyze our Service.

  • What are Cookies? Cookies are small text files placed on your device (computer, tablet, smartphone) when you visit a website.
  • Types of Cookies We Use:
  • Essential Cookies: Necessary for the Website to function properly. They enable basic functions like page navigation and access to secure areas of the website. The website cannot function properly without these cookies.
  • Performance Cookies (Analytics Cookies): Allow us to recognize and count the number of visitors and to see how visitors move around our Website when they are using it. This helps us to improve the way our Website works (e.g., by ensuring that users are finding what they are looking for easily). This includes Google Analytics cookies.
  • Functionality Cookies: Used to recognize you when you return to our Website and enable us to personalize our content for you, greet you by name, and remember your preferences (e.g., your choice of language or region).
  • Targeting/Advertising Cookies: These cookies may be set through our site by our advertising partners (if any). They may be used by those companies to build a profile of your interests and show you relevant adverts on other sites. They do not store directly personal information but are based on uniquely identifying your browser and internet device.
  • Your Choices Regarding Cookies: Most web browsers are set to accept cookies by default. If you prefer, you can usually choose to set your browser to remove or reject browser cookies. Please note that if you choose to remove or reject cookies, this could affect the availability and functionality of our Services. For more information about how to manage cookies, please consult your browser's help documentation. You may also be able to opt-out of certain cookies through a cookie consent banner or tool provided on our Website.

6. Your Data Protection Rights

Depending on your location and subject to applicable law, you may have the following rights regarding your Personal Information:

  • The right to access: You have the right to request copies of your personal data.
  • The right to rectification: You have the right to request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate or complete information you believe is incomplete.
  • The right to erasure (right to be forgotten): 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, particularly for direct marketing purposes.
  • 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.
  • The right to withdraw consent: If we are processing your Personal Information based on your consent, you have the right to withdraw your consent at any time. Withdrawing your consent will not affect the lawfulness of any processing we conducted prior to your withdrawal, nor will it affect processing of your Personal Information conducted in reliance on lawful processing grounds other than consent.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the contact details provided in Section 13 ("Contact Us"). We will respond to your request within a reasonable timeframe and in accordance with applicable law. We may need to verify your identity before responding to your requests.

7. Data Security

We have implemented administrative, technical, and physical security measures designed to protect your Personal Information from unauthorized access, use, alteration, and disclosure. These measures include, but are not limited to, data encryption, firewalls, and secure server facilities.

However, please be aware that no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your Personal Information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

8. Data Retention

We will retain your Personal Information only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We will retain and use your Personal Information to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations (for example, if we are required to retain your data to comply with applicable laws), resolve disputes, and enforce our legal agreements and policies.

Generally, account information will be retained as long as your account is active with us. Usage data and analytics data may be retained for shorter periods or anonymized for long-term analysis.

You can request the deletion of your account and associated Personal Information by contacting us. Please note that some information may be retained where required or permitted by law.

9. Children's Privacy

Our Service is not intended for use by children under the age of 13 (or the relevant age of consent in your jurisdiction). We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under this age. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your child has provided us with Personal Information, please contact us. If we become aware that we have collected Personal Information from children without verification of parental consent, we will take steps to remove that information from our servers.

10. International Data Transfers

Your information, including Personal Information, may be transferred to — and maintained on — computers located outside of your state, province, country, or other governmental jurisdiction where the data protection laws may differ from those of your jurisdiction.

As Opinionated Schools, Inc. is based in the United States, if you are located outside the United States and choose to provide information to us, please note that we transfer the data, including Personal Information, to the United States and process it there.

Your consent to this Privacy Policy followed by your submission of such information represents your agreement to that transfer. We will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your data is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy and no transfer of your Personal Information will take place to an organization or a country unless there are adequate controls in place including the security of your data and other personal information.

11. Links to Other Websites

Our Service may contain links to other websites that are not operated by us. If you click on a third-party link, you will be directed to that third party's site. We strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of every site you visit.

We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party sites or services.

12. 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 and updating the "Effective Date" at the top of this Privacy Policy.

We may also notify you through email and/or a prominent notice on our Service, prior to the change becoming effective. 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.

13. Contact Us

If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy, our data practices, or your dealings with our Service, or if you wish to exercise any of your data protection rights, please contact us:

Data Protection Officer: Pavel Gorbach Opinionated Schools, Inc. 1111B S Governors Ave STE 29051 Dover, DE, 19904 United States Email: contact@opinionatedschools.com