Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA)

Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA): COPPA applies to commercial companies and limits their ability to collect personal information from children under 13 years of age.  The general requirements of COPPA are as follows:

• Each website must post a privacy policy.
• In certain circumstances, websites must send a direct notice to parents about the site information and give parents the opportunity to opt out on behalf of their child.
• When certain information is collected by a website verifiable parental consent must be obtained before the site collects, uses, or discloses personal information about the child or before allowing a child to open an email account or post a message in a chatroom or bulletin board.
• Websites must allow parents to review personal information collected from their children.
• Websites must establish and maintain reasonable procedures to protect the confidentiality, security, and integrity of children's personal information.

For more information about COPPA please go to this link to the Federal Trade Commission website.

In some cases, the school system may consent for children under the age of 13 years old to use online applications.  The list of online providers below includes those with whom our partnership requires notice for the 2024-2025 school year.  Parents/guardians may opt out by notifying the principal of their student's school, in writing, within 10 days of the first day of school or of their enrollment date.

Vendor: Instructure
Product(s): Canvas, Mastery Connect
Link(s): https://www.instructure.com/policies/product-privacy-policy; Instructure - Direct Notice to Schools

Vendor: Discovery Education
Product(s): Discovery Education Experience, Dreambox Math, Dreambox Reading, Pivot Interactives, Mystery Science
Link(s): https://www.discoveryeducation.com/privacy-policy/; https://www.discoveryeducation.com/terms-and-conditions/

Vendor: Nearpod (A Renaissance Company)
Product(s): Flocabulary
Link(s): https://www.flocabulary.com/privacy-policy/; https://docs.renaissance.com/R67464

Vendor: Scholastic Education
Product(s): Full List available via Privacy Policy hosted by Scholastic Education Solutions
Link(s): https://www.scholastic.com/site/privacy.html; https://educationsolutions.scholastic.com/privacypolicy.html

Updated: 7/17/2024