Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy is effective as of October 7, 2022. 

What does this policy cover

Our Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and protect information that applies to our website (the “Service”), and your choices about the collection and use of your information. If you do not want your information processed in accordance with this Privacy Policy in general or any part of it, you should not use our Service. This policy applies to all users of the Service.

1. Information we collect

We collect the following types of information about you:

(a) Information you provide us directly

We ask for certain information when you register for a Diverse Reads account or correspond with us (such as a username, your first and last names, e-mail address).

We also collect any messages you send us through the Service, and collect information you provide in User Content you post to the Service (such as text and photos you upload). We use this information to operate, maintain, and provide the features and functionality of the Service to you and to other users of the Service, to correspond with you, and to address any issues you raise about the Service.

If you don’t provide your personal information to us, you may not be able to use all of the features of our Service.

(b) Information we receive from third-party applications

If you access the Service through Facebook Connect, Facebook passes specific information about your use of its service to Diverse Reads. This information includes the user ID associated with your account (for example, your Facebook UID), an access token necessary to access that service, your profile picture, your email, and your first and last names. You may unlink your third party account from the Service by adjusting your settings on the third party service. If you unlink your third party account, we will no longer receive information collected about you in connection with that service. If you communicate with us via social media, including Instagram, Facebook or TikTok and choose to share your user generated content with us, we may receive information such as videos you’ve created, your photo, your account name and your comments.

(c) IP address for password resets

If you request a password reset, your IP address is collected for use in the reset email.

2. How we use your information

We use the information we collect about you for the purposes set out below:

  • Providing you with the Service: We use the information that you directly give us to provide the Service to you. This includes allowing you to log in and use the Service.
  • For data analytics: We use information about you to help us improve our users’ experience and to report on our impact, including monitoring aggregate metrics such as total number of visitors and traffic, educator demographics, and search terms.
  • To communicate with you about the Service: We use your contact information to get in touch with you and to send communications about critical elements of the Service. For example, we may send you emails about technical issues, security alerts, usage notifications, or administrative matters.
  • For security measures: We use information about you and from within your account to monitor activity that we think is suspicious or potentially fraudulent, and to identify violations of this Privacy Policy or our Terms and Conditions.
  • For troubleshooting, error resolution and service improvement: When you report an issue, we use your contact information to provide you with updates and resolutions.
  • For delivering the Service to the public: Any content that you voluntarily post to the Service, such as public Comprehension Questions, becomes available to be read, collected and used by the public.

3. Cookies

If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.

When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information. Login cookies last for two days. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.

If you submit or edit a post, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just submitted or edited. It expires after 1 day.

4. How long we retain your data

For users that register on our website, we store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.

5. What rights you have over your data

If you have an account on this site, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.