Last Updated: January 7th, 2022
Welcome! Thank you for visiting the In Focus Education Group, Inc. website (“In Focus Education Group”, “we”, “our”, or “us”). This Privacy Policy applies to our entire Site, including this website (InFocusEducationGroup.com) and all of our subdomains (the “Site”).
When you visit our Site, you agree to our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use. We may update these at any time, and when we do, we will post the updated version here and any changes made will be effective once they are posted. We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy now and each time you visit our Site. If you do not agree to any term in the Privacy Policy, you should not use the Site.
We are strongly committed to protecting the privacy of everyone who visits our Site, including our educator users and their students. This Privacy Policy should help you understand what information we collect about you and/or your students when you visit and use the Site and how we use any information we may collect. We are fully committed to student data privacy as we help educators and students improve their well-being.
If you have any questions, comments, or concerns about our Privacy Policy, please email us at privacy@InFocusEducationGroup.com or write to us at P.O. Box 426, Pleasant Grove, Utah 84062.
In Focus Education Group knows how important it is to protect children’s privacy. Our Site is intended for any U.S.-based adult educator or education-minded parent or guardian to use in concert with students of elementary school age or older. No student of any age is meant to use the In Focus Education Group Site without the invitation, direction, and guidance of an adult.
When educators, parents, or guardians create accounts on behalf of their students, we keep whatever name is provided by that adult in our database. When a student account in In Focus Education Group is set up from a pre-existing Google account, we collect the name provided by such educator, parent, or guardian as it appears in that Google account and store it in our database accordingly. With respect to any student accounts, we do not collect or store any student email addresses, including when a student uses a Google account to log in to the Site.
We collect student names to ensure that parents, guardians, and educators are able to keep track while using our Site. We do not store student names long-term and endeavor to delete such data once the corresponding student account or the class containing such a student account is deleted by the educator, parent or guardian who set up such an account. Student use activity (e.g., when an assignment begins or ends and how questions are answered) is stored anonymously and retained only for educational purposes.
If you are the parent, guardian, or educator of a child who has used the Site without such permission, please contact us at privacy@InFocusEducationGroup.com.
If we ever knowingly collect personal information from a child, we will ask the child’s parent for consent before we collect it, unless the request falls within an exception under the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (“COPPA”), a U.S. law designed to protect the online privacy of children, such as if we were to use an email address to respond directly to a one-time request from the child or for password retrieval or reset. We let parents know about such collections as required or permitted by law.
When prior parental consent is required, we ask for it in ways allowed by COPPA. For example, if a child’s personal information were to be used only by us, we may ask for the parent’s consent by email. While we do not currently, and do not expect to, use a child’s personal information in this manner, if such personal information would be disclosed on our Site or shared with a third party besides a service provider, we would obtain a higher level of consent from the parent, such as by a form to be returned via U.S. mail or electronic scan, or consent obtained in connection with a credit card purchase.
Parental Choices and Controls
If you are a parent of a student using our Site, you can ask us to:
Allow you to review your child’s personal information
Deactivate your child’s Site account
Revoke any consent you have given for your child
Delete personal information your child has given us, if any
Stop collecting personal information from your child
To make these requests, or if you have any other questions about our Site or our policies or practices regarding the collection, use, sharing or disclosure of a child’s personal information, you may contact us via email at privacy@InFocusEducationGroup.com or write to us at In Focus Education Group, P.O. Box 426, Pleasant Grove, Utah 84062
Our Services are available for teachers, schools, and school districts (“Schools”) to use as part of an educational curriculum under the oversight of the School. These Services are designed to minimize the collection of personal information from children and to comply with student data privacy laws. When used by Schools, usernames, identifiers that may identify you or your device, and other information may be provided to us by a child’s School and associated with a class or grade level. The School will be able to see information regarding the child’s use of the Services in connection with a class and make changes to the child’s username and other information. In some circumstances, teachers and other authorized personnel may create accounts for their students.
The School is solely responsible for providing notices and obtaining consents required by applicable student data privacy laws, including providing all required notices to parents, obtaining all necessary parent or guardian consents, or complying with applicable requirements of an exemption or exception from parental consent requirements. The School is also responsible for activities such as removing a child from class roster, deleting a class, or submitting a deletion request when a child’s personal information is no longer needed for School purposes.
If the Services are downloaded on a personal device, a parent or guardian may be able to view their child’s personal information (such as username and activities completed) by logging into the child’s class account. The parent can delete the application providing the Services from the child’s device, but the child’s personal information may continue to be associated with the School’s class account until the School deletes that personal information. If you are a parent and have questions about reviewing, modifying, or deleting your child’s personal information, please contact your child’s School directly.
a. Information We Collect
When you visit and use our Site, we may collect information about you.
Information you provide to us: In order to get access to certain information or materials that are provided through the Site, you may have to provide information to us. We collect and store this information in a way that allows us to connect it to you personally, including, for example, your name and email address. We refer to this information as personal information. Additionally, we may collect and retain a record of all communications we have with you.
Information we collect through technology: We may also collect information about you through technology. For example, we may collect your IP address each time you click on a page during a visit to our Site. The Site may also use other technical methods to track and analyze website traffic patterns, such as how often our users visit different parts of the Site. These technical methods may involve the transmission of information either directly to us or to another party we have authorized to collect and process information on our behalf, such as Amazon Web Services. More information on how Amazon Web Services uses data can be found at https://aws.amazon.com/privacy/. We may also use technical methods in emails that we send educator or parent Site users to figure out if users have opened those emails and/or clicked on links in those emails. We may collect the information from these technical methods in a form that is personally identifiable.
b. Use of Collected Information
We do not disclose nonpublic personal information about users of the Site to any nonaffiliated third parties, except as described here or in our Terms of Use.
We may use or disclose certain personal information we collect about our users when they visit and browse our Site as part of our normal operations, including through our promotional email platform, Hubspot. We make every effort to segregate student data from that of educators, parents, and guardian users and do not share such data with Hubspot. More information on how Hubspot uses data can be found at https://legal.hubspot.com/privacy-policy. We may also use or disclose certain personal information to respond to specific requests we get from you and through our use of service providers in connection with the Site. These third-party service providers may have access to and use your personal information, but only as needed to perform the functions we have asked them to perform.
When we believe we have to disclose something because it is required by law, regulation, legal process, subpoena, document, or governmental request, we will disclose personal information we collect from you. We may also do so to help enforce our Terms of Use, protect your safety or security, or protect the safety and security of tangible or intangible property that belongs to us, to you, or to third parties. We may transfer all user information (which may include personal information) to our acquirers or successors. Other than as part of such a transaction, we will not sell any of your personal information without your consent.
Non-personal information is information that does not personally identify you, including anonymous information and aggregate data. We may use this information to understand better how our visitors use the Site, provide visitors with customized services and information, improve the Site, and for other similar purposes. We may combine this information with personal information. We may share this information with others and use this information in any manner permitted by law, but any disclosure that identifies you personally will be governed by the above paragraphs on personal information.
3. Cookies
Our Site uses “cookies” to enable ongoing access to and use of the Site and to help us in ongoing Site maintenance. Cookies are small text files that may be placed on a browser when you visit a web site. For instance, when you return to the Site after logging in, cookies provide information to the Site, including personal information, so that the Site can remember who you are.
We use cookies to capture anonymous data from the actions of our users to improve our Site experience and the way it performs. Our system is set up to not use cookies with our student users except in cases where it is requested by such a student’s school district. In such cases, the data generated is managed by the school district’s privacy policy.
We get statistical information from cookies on, among other things, how often users use our Site, the pages users visit, and how long each visit is, as well as information about a user’s computer, operating system, browser, language, and country. If you go to the settings on your Internet browser, you can choose to have your computer warn you each time a cookie is sent or you can choose to turn off all cookies. Check your browser’s HELP menu to learn about your options. If you decide to turn off cookies, you may not have access to many features that make the use of our Site smoother, and some of the services on the Site might not work properly. You can delete any cookies at any time by using the relevant option of your Internet browser or by deleting cookies on your hard drive. If you continue to use the Site with your browser set to accept cookies, we will assume that you accept receiving all cookies coming from our Site.
4. Google Analytics
We use Google Analytics to collect information about how our visitors use our Site. Google Analytics collects information such as how often users visit the Site, what pages users visit, and what other sites they visited before or after coming to the Site. Our Site is set up to not use Google Analytics to collect data about our student users. More information on how Google Analytics uses data can be found at www.google.com/policies/privacy/partners/. We use the information we get from Google Analytics only to improve our Site. By using our Site with your Internet browser set to accept cookies, you agree to Google Analytics’ use of cookies on our Site.
5. Third Party Websites
Our Site contains links to websites owned and operated by third parties. We provide these links for convenience, we do not have control over the content of these websites, and we do not take on any liability or responsibility for these sites. Our Privacy Policy does not concern the use of information collected on these third party sites. If you choose to visit these third party sites, you should review their privacy policies to make sure you understand and are comfortable with their practices regarding your personal information.
6. Protection of Information
We work hard to protect your personal information. We use technical, administrative, and physical tools to maintain the integrity and security of our databases, including firewalls. We regularly perform system audits and work to ensure all of our software has the latest security-related patches and updates. Unfortunately, there is no such thing as “perfect security” on the Internet, and third parties may unlawfully intercept or access transmissions or private communications. We will not be responsible or liable for any damages, losses, or causes of action in connection with the disclosure of your personal information.
7. Do Not Track
We may track users’ use of the Site over time to continually improve our service to our users and our overall Site. Our Site is set up to not track student users’ use of the Site over time. We do not track visitors of the Site over time and across third party websites to provide targeted advertising and therefore do not respond to Do Not Track (“DNT”) signals. However, some third-party sites do keep track of browsing activity when they provide content, which allows them to tailor what they present to you. If you are visiting these sites, your browser allows you to set the DNT signal so that third parties (particularly advertisers) know you do not want to be tracked. You can consult the help pages of your browser to learn how to set your preferences so that websites do not track you.
8. Information Requests
If you would like us to disclose to you or delete certain information about our collection and use of your personal information, you may ask us to do so. Once we receive your request and verify your identity, we may disclose such information to you or delete the information you have asked us to delete, unless there is a legal exception. For example, we might deny your deletion request if we have to keep the information in order for us or our providers to complete the transaction for which we collected the personal information, provide a service that you requested, or take actions we reasonably anticipate within the context of our ongoing relationship with you.
To submit a request please email us at privacy@InFocusEducationGroup.com.
Your request must provide enough information to allow us to reasonably verify that you are the person about whom we collected personal information or an authorized representative of such person. Describe your request with enough detail to allow us to understand, evaluate, and respond to it. We cannot respond to your request or provide you with non-public personal information if we cannot verify your identity or authority to make the request and confirm that the requested personal information relates to you. We will use the information provided in a request solely to verify your identity or authority to make the request.
9. International Use
This Site is intended for use by individuals in the United States. Despite the global nature of the Internet, In Focus Education Group makes no claims that the Site is appropriate or may be viewed or used outside the United States. Additionally, our databases are located in the United States, and the data we collect from users is stored in the United States. This Site is intended for use by individuals in the United States. By sending us your information, you consent to its transfer to and storage within the United States and its use in a manner consistent with this Privacy Policy.
10. Governing Law
The laws of the State of Utah govern this Privacy Policy. Any dispute relating to this Privacy Policy or your use of the Site or the Content shall be resolved solely in the state or federal courts located in Utah and by using the Site you subject yourself to the jurisdiction of the courts in the State of Utah for such purposes. You also waive any objection you might have to the venue of such disputes being in the State of Utah. Utah law shall govern your use of the Site, without regard to conflicts of laws principles.
11. Contact Us
If you have any questions or comments about this Privacy Policy, you can email us at privacy@InFocusEducationGroup.com or write to us at In Focus Education Group, P.O. Box 426, Pleasant Grove, Utah 84062.
As required by the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (“CCPA”), we are providing the following details, in addition to those set out in the rest of our Privacy Policy, regarding the categories of Personal Information (as defined under the CCPA, and including applicable Personal Information collected online or offline, “CCPA Personal Information”) about California residents that we have collected or disclosed within the preceding 12 months.
What We Have Done in the Preceding 12 Months
(1) We collected the following categories of CCPA Personal Information:
Identifiers, such as name, contact information, online identifiers;
Personal information, as defined in the California customer records law, such as name, contact information, signature, payment card number or other payment information, employment information;
Characteristics of protected classifications under California or federal law, such as sex and marital status;
Commercial information, such as transaction information and purchase history;
Internet or network activity information, such as browsing history and interactions with our website;
Geolocation data, such as device location and IP location;
Audio, electronic, visual and similar information, such as call and video recordings;
Professional or employment-related information, such as work history and prior employer; and
Inferences drawn from any of the CCPA Personal Information listed above to create a profile/summary about, for example, an individual’s preferences and characteristics.
As described above in our general Privacy Policy, we collected this CCPA Personal Information from you and/or from other categories of sources such as data brokers.
Also as described above, we may use this CCPA Personal Information to operate, manage, and maintain our business, to provide our products and services, and to accomplish our business purposes and objectives, including, for example, to: develop, improve, repair, and maintain our products and services; personalize, advertise, market, sell and distribute our products and services; communicate with customers; conduct research, analytics, and data analysis; maintain our facilities and infrastructure; undertake quality and safety assurance measures; conduct risk and security control and monitoring; detect and prevent fraud; perform identity verification; perform accounting, audit, and other internal functions, such as internal investigations; comply with law, legal process, and internal policies; maintain records; and exercise and defend legal claims.
(2) We disclosed the following CCPA Personal Information to third parties for our operational business purposes:
Identifiers, such as name, contact information, online identifiers;
Personal information, as defined in the California customer records law, such as name, contact information, signature, payment card number or other payment information, employment information;
Characteristics of protected classifications under California or federal law, such as sex and marital status;
Commercial information, such as transaction information and purchase history;
Internet or network activity information, such as browsing history and interactions with our website;
Geolocation data, such as device location and IP location;
Audio, electronic, visual and similar information, such as call and video recordings;
Professional or employment-related information, such as work history and prior employer; and
Inferences drawn from any of the CCPA Personal Information listed above to create a profile/summary about, for example, an individual’s preferences and characteristics.
We shared CCPA Personal Information with our affiliates, service providers, third-party sponsors of and prize providers for sweepstakes, contests, and similar promotions, and our business partners, for our operational business purposes.
(3) We have “sold” the following categories of Personal Information:
Identifiers, such as name, contact information, online identifiers;
Internet or network activity information, such as browsing history and interactions with our website;
Geolocation data, such as device location and IP location; and
Inferences drawn from any of the CCPA Personal Information listed above to create a profile/summary about, for example, an individual’s preferences and characteristics.
For purposes of this California Privacy Notice, “sold” or “sale” means the disclosure of CCPA Personal Information for monetary or other valuable consideration but does not include, for example, the transfer of CCPA Personal Information as an asset that is part of a merger, bankruptcy, or other disposition of all or any portion of our business.
What You Can Do
If you are a California resident, you have the right to request that we:
(1) Disclose to you the following information covering the 12 months preceding your request:
The categories of CCPA Personal Information we collected about you and the categories of sources from which we collected such CCPA Personal Information;
The specific pieces of CCPA Personal Information we collected about you;
The business or commercial purpose for collecting or selling (if applicable) CCPA Personal Information about you;
The categories of CCPA Personal Information about you that we sold and the categories of third parties to whom we sold such CCPA Personal Information (if applicable); and
The categories of CCPA Personal Information about you that we otherwise shared or disclosed, and the categories of third parties with whom we shared or to whom we disclosed such CCPA Personal Information (if applicable).
To make a request for any of these disclosures, please contact us via email at privacy@InFocusEducationGroup.com or write to us at In Focus Education Group, P.O. Box 426, Pleasant Grove, Utah 84062.
(2) Delete CCPA Personal Information we collected from you.
To make a request for data deletion, please contact us via email at privacy@InFocusEducationGroup.com or write to us at In Focus Education Group, P.O. Box 426, Pleasant Grove, Utah 84062.
(3) Opt you out of any future “sale” of CCPA Personal Information about you by contacting us via email at privacy@InFocusEducationGroup.com or write to us at In Focus Education Group, P.O. Box 426, Pleasant Grove, Utah 84062.
We will respond to your requests consistent with applicable law. We may need to verify your identity.
You have the right to be free from unlawful discrimination for exercising your rights under the CCPA.
Under the CCPA, sale of CCPA Personal Information of children ages 13 through 16 requires opt-in consent from the child. CCPA Personal Information under the age of 13 cannot be sold without parent or guardian permission. We do not knowingly sell children’s CCPA Personal Information.
Your California “Shine the Light” Rights
California residents have the right to opt out of disclosures of Personal Information (collected online or offline) to third parties for their direct marketing purposes. You can exercise that right by contacting us via email at privacy@InFocusEducationGroup.com or write to us at In Focus Education Group, P.O. Box 426, Pleasant Grove, Utah 84062. We will comply with these requests consistent with applicable law. You may also opt out of receiving marketing emails from us by clicking on the opt-out link in those emails.
If you are a resident of California, under 18, and a registered user of the Services, you may ask us to remove content or information that you have posted to the Services by contacting us via email at privacy@InFocusEducationGroup.com or write to us at In Focus Education Group, P.O. Box 426, Pleasant Grove, Utah 84062. Please include a description of the content you would like removed, and if possible, the URL for the site and the name of the feature where the content was posted. Please note that your request does not ensure complete or comprehensive removal of the content or information, as, for example, some of your content may have been reposted by another user.
We may change or update this California Privacy Notice from time to time. When we do, we will post the revised California Privacy Notice in this section or as otherwise required by law, with a new “Last Updated” date.