Student Privacy Policy
1. Overview
Mapping Minds quiz is dedicated to making learning awesome and we take the privacy of our users seriously. Keeping students’ personal information safe is a priority at Mapping Minds quiz. This Student Privacy Policy explains how we use the personal information we collect from and about students when they engage with Mapping Minds quiz. As set forth below, we use such personal information solely as a service provider or “data processor” to our school and school district customers.
To learn about our practices with respect to other users, including teachers who sign up for Mapping Minds quiz and student accountholders who use Mapping Minds quiz outside of the school environment, please read our Privacy Policy.
2. Our handling of student information
As a trusted provider of tools that help teachers and schools make learning awesome for students, Mapping Minds quiz is particularly concerned about the collection and use of students’ personal information. We only request the personal information of students that we need to provide the Services to our customer, and we comply with applicable privacy laws, such as the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (“FERPA”), the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (“COPPA”), and other education privacy laws.
Mapping Minds quiz does not collect, retain, use or share students’ personal information, except as necessary for authorized educational purposes. Without limitation, this means that:
We do not sell students’ personal information.
We do not build a profile of a student other than in support of authorized educational purposes, such as for purposes of quiz attempt or assessment.
We retain students’ personal information only for as long as it is required for historical performance in various quizzes purposes.
We support our customers in providing parents and eligible students with access to their personal information and in fulfilling other requests that parents and eligible students may make, such as to request deletion of students’ personal information or to refuse its further collection or use. If you are, or your child is, a student and you have questions or wish to exercise any rights that may be available to you or your child under applicable law, please contact info@mappingminds.co.in.
3. Students’ information
3.1 Personal information we collect from or about students
Student players: Mapping Minds quiz collects only name, date of birth, gender and location from a student who merely plays a Mapping Minds quiz.
3.2 Information collected automatically
Mapping Minds quiz collects certain information automatically from students. For example, certain technical information is collected by most browsers or automatically through a student’s device, such as IP address (from which we may derive approximate location), device type, operating system name and version, device manufacturer and model, language and browser type and version. We use this information to ensure that our services function properly.
3.3 Anonymized information
Mapping Minds quiz anonymizes information collected automatically before using it, such that it cannot be linked to individual students. We may also anonymize personal information so that it no longer identifies any student. Subject to applicable law and our agreements with our customers, we may use and disclose such anonymized information for any purpose, including for analytics purposes, to help us understand how our products are used and improve upon them. We will not seek to re-identify any information that we have anonymized.
4. Security
Mapping Minds quiz maintains a comprehensive security program designed to protect the security, privacy, confidentiality and integrity of personal information within our organization. We have in place appropriate and reasonable technical and organizational measures designed to protect personal information from loss, misuse, and unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, and destruction, taking into account the risks involved in the processing and the nature of the personal information.
5. Compliance with RTE and similar education privacy laws
We comply with Right to Education Act and similar laws when applicable to our relationship with our customers.
6. Changes to this Policy
We may change this Student Privacy Policy as the services we provide to our students evolve over time. The most recent version of the Privacy Policy is reflected by the version date located at the top of this Student Privacy Policy. We encourage you to review this Student Privacy Policy periodically if you are interested in learning about of changes that may affect you.
