Privacy Policy

Protecting student information is our priority. This Statement of Privacy applies to https://your-story-ai.vercel.app, and YourStory, Inc. and governs data collection and usage. For the purposes of this Privacy Policy, unless otherwise noted, all references to YourStory, Inc. include https://your-story-ai.vercel.app. The YourStory, Inc. website is an online learning site. By using the YourStory, Inc. website, you consent to the data practices described in this statement.

Collection of Student Information

YourStory, Inc. may collect anonymous student demographic information, which is not unique to the student, such as: age, gender, and race. We do not collect any personal information about students unless it is voluntarily provided to us. However, students may be required to provide certain personal information to us when electing to use certain products or services. These may include:

• Registering for an account
• Sending us an email message

To wit, we will use student information for, but not limited to, communicating with the student in relation to services and/or products you have requested from us.

Sharing Information with Third Parties

YourStory, Inc. does not sell, rent or lease its customer lists to third parties. YourStory, Inc. may share data with trusted partners to help perform statistical analysis, send student an email, or provide customer support. All such third parties are prohibited from using student information except to provide these services to YourStory, Inc., and they are required to maintain the confidentiality of your information.

YourStory, Inc. may disclose student personal information, without notice, if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to:

• Conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on YourStory, Inc. or the site
• Protect and defend the rights or property of YourStory, Inc.
• Act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of YourStory, Inc., or the public

Tracking User Behavior

YourStory, Inc. may keep track of the websites and pages our users visit within YourStory, Inc., in order to determine what YourStory, Inc. services are the most popular. This data is used to deliver customized content and advertising within YourStory, Inc. to customers whose behavior indicates that they are interested in a particular subject area.

Automatically Collected Information

Information about student computer hardware and software may be automatically collected by YourStory, Inc. This information can include: your IP address, browser type, domain names, access times and referring website addresses. This information is used for the operation of the service, to maintain quality of the service, and to provide general statistics regarding use of the YourStory, Inc. website.

Security of Student Personal Information

YourStory, Inc. secures student personal information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. YourStory, Inc. uses the following methods for this purpose:

• SSL Protocol
• SOC2
• HIPAA

We strive to take appropriate security measures to protect against unauthorized access to or alteration of student personal information. Unfortunately, no data transmission over the Internet or any wireless network can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. As a result, while we strive to protect your personal information, you acknowledge that:

• There are security and privacy limitations inherent to the Internet which are beyond our control
• Security, integrity, and privacy of any and all information and data exchanged between student and us through this Site cannot be guaranteed

Right to Deletion

Subject to certain exceptions set out below, on receipt of a verifiable request from you, the parent, we will:

• Delete student personal information from our records
• Direct any service providers to delete student personal information from their records

Please note that we may not be able to comply with requests to delete your personal information if it is necessary to:

• Fulfill the terms of a written warranty or product recall conducted in accordance with federal law, provide a good or service requested by you, or reasonably anticipated within the context of our ongoing business relationship with you, or otherwise perform a contract between you and us
• Detect security incidents, protect against malicious, deceptive, fraudulent, or illegal activity; or prosecute those responsible for that activity
• Debug to identify and repair errors that impair existing intended functionality
• Exercise free speech, ensure the right of another consumer to exercise his or her right of free speech, or exercise another right provided for by law
• Comply with the California Electronic Communications Privacy Act
• Engage in public or peer-reviewed scientific, historical, or statistical research in the public interest that adheres to all other applicable ethics and privacy laws, when our deletion of the information is likely to render impossible or seriously impair the achievement of such research, provided we have obtained your informed consent
• Enable solely internal uses that are reasonably aligned with your expectations based on your relationship with us
• Comply with an existing legal obligation
• Otherwise use student personal information, internally, in a lawful manner that is compatible with the context in which you provided the information

Children Under Thirteen

YourStory, Inc. does not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under the age of thirteen. If you are under the age of thirteen, student must ask your parent or guardian for permission to use this website.

E-mail Communications

From time to time, YourStory, Inc. may contact student via email for the purpose of providing announcements, alerts, confirmations, surveys, and/or other general communication.

Changes to this Statement

YourStory, Inc. reserves the right to change this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify student about significant changes in the way we treat personal information by sending a notice to the primary email address specified in the student account, by placing a prominent notice on our website, and/or by updating any privacy information. Student’s continued use of the website and/or Services available after such modifications will constitute their:

• Acknowledgment of the modified Privacy Policy
• Agreement to abide and be bound by that Policy

Contact Information

YourStory, Inc. welcomes your questions or comments regarding this Statement of Privacy. If you believe that YourStory, Inc. has not adhered to this Statement, please contact YourStory, Inc. at: hello@buildyourstory.ai

Parent Acknowledgment / Signature: _______________________________

Date: Effective as of October 13, 2023