Privacy Policy
Please refer to the Scholastic.com Privacy Policy located at http://www.scholastic.com/privacy.htm. The Scholastic.com Privacy Policy is incorporated herein by reference and governs the use of personally identifiable information collected online via the "the Products," BookFlix, Comprehension Clubs, Expert Space, FreedomFlix, Impact Independent Reading Assessment: Fiction, Impact Next Step Guided Reading Assessment, TrackIt!, Traitspace, TrueFlix, XBOOKS, and products (the "Products"). If there is a conflict between the terms of the Scholastic.com Privacy Policy and anything contained herein, the terms of this Product Privacy Policy shall control solely with respect to the Products.
Account Authentication
Institutional IP Addresses
For "the Products": Internet Protocol (IP) addresses are numbers assigned by an Internet Service Provider (ISP) to each computer while it is connected to the Web. Where possible, we store the IP addresses and address ranges of computers belonging to our institutional customers (that is, computers in a school or library) in a database so as to identify valid subscribers to "the Products" [for Remote Patron Enrollment]. At the request of the institutional customer, occasionally we do report the aggregate number of visits and/or user sessions from a given IP address or address range.
Institutional URLs
For "the Products": Subscribing institutions that have a Web page accessible only to authorized patrons may place a link on that page (the "Referring Web Page") to "the Products." We store the Universal Resource Locator (URL), or name, of that page in a database and regard all queries to our servers originating from that page as coming from a patron of a subscribing institution. No personally identifiable information about end users is elicited or stored under this method, and we have no means of identifying individual users of our service. Personally identifiable information required for initial log-ins is collected at the institution level only and is not passed through to us. At the request of the institutional customer, occasionally we do report the aggregate number of visits and/or user sessions from a given Referring Web Page.
Cookies
For "the Products": Where IP or Referring Web Page authentication is not feasible, we may use cookies to authenticate an account. These cookies are small computer files containing an encrypted site-level user name and password that we download to our institutional subscribers' computers. The user name and password serve no function other than to identify the computer as belonging to a subscribing institution. No personally identifiable information is stored in the cookie. Cookies are automatically downloaded when the subscription is activated or upon the direct request of the subscribing institution, as indicated by entry of a user name and password provided by us for this specific purpose.
Individual Remote Access Accounts
For "the Products": Occasionally, Scholastic Inc. also allows remote patrons of subscribing institutions to establish individual remote access accounts. If so, we request the following personally identifiable information at the time the account is established:
- Patron's e-mail address
This information is stored in a database and is used solely to identify the patron when he or she logs on to "the Products." Occasionally we report aggregated totals of all such remote usage to the subscribing institution, at their request. We do not store, nor do we report, usage from individual remote access accounts. From time to time we may contact individual remote access patrons via e-mail solely to notify them of changes in our remote access policies or regarding other system-related issues.
Other Information Practices
We do not share personally identifiable information about our end-users with any third party other than third parties who help operate our site or our business as our agents (for example, database hosting companies, e-mail service providers, or other service providers who may access and use such information on our behalf), nor do we use this information to market our products to end users. We do not post any personally identifiable information about any customer or end user on our site. For our newsletter subscription we collect e-mail addresses of educators, school name and address. We do not share this information with any third parties other than third parties who help operate our site or our business as our agents.
You may be able to send information about features on the site to your friends and family members by using an "E-Mail To a Friend," "Share" button, e-card, or similar feature on the site. To send this information, you may be required to provide the name and e-mail address of your friend or family member to us. Such information will be treated in accordance with this Privacy Policy and applicable law.
We encourage the use of our site by children, especially when this time is shared by their parents or guardians. Scholastic Inc. recommends that children be closely supervised in their use of the Internet by their parents or guardians.
Consent to Processing
By providing personally identifiable information via the site, and by making any purchases or entering into any other transactions on the site, you understand and consent to the collection, maintenance, processing, and transfer of such information in and to the United States and other countries and territories in accordance with this Product Privacy Policy. You acknowledge and agree that such information may be available to United States authorities or otherwise accessed in accordance with United States federal or applicable state law.
Changes to the Product Privacy Policy
Scholastic Inc. reserves the right to make changes and revisions to this policy. We will notify users of any such revisions by posting the revised Product Privacy Policy on this page. Under certain circumstances, we may also notify you of changes to this Product Privacy Policy by additional means, such as posting a notice on the home page of the applicable Product site or sending you an e-mail, if we have your e-mail address. By using this site, you agree to this Product Privacy Policy in addition to all other terms of use.
The effective date of this Product Privacy Policy is January 2011.
This site is owned and operated by Scholastic Inc. We can be reached by phone and by e-mail. If you have any questions about our Product Privacy Policy, the Scholastic.com Privacy Policy, or our information practices, please contact us at 1-888-326-6546.
Expert Space, FreedomFlix, TrackIt!, and XBOOKS
Students should not save any personally identifiable information in their digital lockers within Expert Space or FreedomFlix or TrackIt! or XBOOKS including without limitation, names, e-mail address, telephone numbers.
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