Taki Academy Kids Privacy Policy

Last Updated: August 1, 2021

Taki Academy Kids Privacy Principles

Our Privacy Policy is fueled by our commitment to the following Privacy Principles:

We’re deeply committed to creating a safe and secure online environment for all of our users
We do not sell your personal information to third parties.
We strive to provide you with access to and control over the information you give us, and we take the protection of your information very seriously.
We take extra precautions for our youngest learners. Specifically, we have designed the app registration process to minimize the collection and use of personally identifiable information.

About Taki Academy Kids

Welcome to Taki Academy Kids, a mobile application owned and operated by Taki Academy. We understand how important privacy is to you, and we are committed to creating a safe and secure environment for learners of all ages. This Privacy Policy applies to the Taki Academy Kids mobile application (our “App”). We use the data we collect to provide you with a better experience and fulfill our mission of providing a world-class education for anyone, anywhere.

Our Privacy Policy describes what information we gather from our users, how we use that information, and what we do to protect it. By downloading and using our App, you consent to the information handling practices described in this Privacy Policy.

 What information do we collect? 

We collect personal information and usage information when a parent (“Parent” or “You”) downloads and uses the App, including:

Information you provide to us.When you sign up for an account on the Taki Academy Kids app, we collect your phone number, name and your address. We may collect additional information from you if you contact our technical support team, send us an email, complete a user survey, or otherwise communicate with us.
Information you provide about your child.During account registration, we ask you to provide the name, the gender, the age and the grade of your child. We do not ask for or collect any additional personal information from your child.
App usage information we collect when you use the App.We collect information about how you use the App, such as the features you use and the time spent on the App. We associate this information with an internal account ID we assign to you for our internal purposes, including, for example, to help us recognize you across devices you use to access the App and personalize your experience based on your last App use. We may also collect other information from your device(s) or from the app store through which you downloaded the Taki Academy Kids app.

1-How we use the information we collect

We use the information we collect to: 

Operate, maintain, enhance, and provide all of the features of our App. 
Personalize your experience while using the App, including on various devices you use to access the App. For instance, we may remember your recent activity so we can recommend the most appropriate curriculum and content for you on your next visit.
Communicate with you about your account and account activity (such as your child’s progress) and to respond to inquiries
Understand and analyze the usage trends, behaviors, and preferences of our users, to improve the way the App works and looks, and to develop new features and functionality.
Maintain, develop, support, and improve our App and other educational products and services.

2. How we share or transfer data to others

We care deeply about the privacy of our users. We do not rent or sell your personal information to third parties for their own purposes without your consent. We share or disclose your personal information only as needed to provide our service and in the following circumstances: 

With others in the Taki Academy family of companies. We may share information with other companies in the Taki Academy group of companies, including any subsidiaries, parent company and its subsidiaries. These companies may use your information as described in this Privacy Policy.
Aggregate or de-identified information. We may share information in aggregated and/or anonymous form that cannot reasonably be used to identify any individual.
Other. We may disclose personal information if we have a good faith belief that such disclosure is reasonably necessary to (a) satisfy any applicable law, regulation, legal process, or enforceable governmental request; (b) enforce applicable Terms of Service, including investigation of potential violations thereof; (c) detect, prevent or otherwise address fraud, security or technical issues; (d) protect the rights, property, or personal safety of Taki Academy, our users or the public; or (e) as required or permitted by law.

3. Marketing, advertising

Interest based advertising:  We do not display any targeted advertising in the Taki Academy Kids App. We do not permit third parties to collect information about your use of the Taki Academy Kids App for the purpose of sending you targeted advertisements on other websites or applications. However, outside of the Taki Academy Kids app, we may engage in interest-based advertising to deliver online advertisements about our App, and may use third party advertising companies to serve targeted advertisements on other websites, apps or services, including on Facebook and other social networks. These advertisements are not based on the personal information we collect from you or on your activities on our App, though you may see one of these advertisements based on your activities on other websites or services. 

4. How to access, update or delete your personal information 

Please contact us at  support@takikids.com  to update or delete your personal information. We may not be able to delete information in all instances, such as information retained in technical support logs and other business records. We may retain information which has been de-identified or disassociated with personal identifiers such that it can no longer be used to reasonably identify a particular individual. Unless we receive a deletion request, we will retain your information for as long as your account is active or as is reasonably useful for operational purposes. For example, we may retain certain data as necessary to prevent fraud or future abuse, for recordkeeping or other legitimate business purposes, or if required by law. We may also retain information which has been de-identified or aggregated such that it can no longer reasonably identify a particular individual. All retained personal information will remain subject to the terms of this Privacy Policy. 

5. Our approach to data security

Data security is important to you, and to us. We use certain physical, managerial, and technical safeguards designed to preserve the integrity and security of your personal information and other information we maintain in connection with our App. However, no security system is impenetrable, and we cannot guarantee the security of your personal information. In the event that any information under our control is compromised as a result of a breach of security, we will take reasonable steps to investigate the situation and will notify you of the security incident in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.

6. How do we protect Children’s Privacy? 

Our App is intended to be used by children under 13 only with the consent and oversight of a parent or by a teacher or school for use as part of the school's curriculum, as explained in Section 8 below. An adult with a verified phone number must download the App and create an account before permitting a child to use the App. Please contact us at  support@takikids.com  if you believe we have inadvertently collected information from a child under 13 without consent from a parent or guardian so that we may delete the information as soon as possible. The following applies when a child uses the App with a parent’s consent and oversight: 

What information do we collect? We collect the user name and age of a child provided by the parent. We collect usage information when a child or parent uses the App, which we associate with the parent’s information. We do not collect other personal information from the child.
How do we use this information? We use it to operate, personalize, maintain, enhance, and provide all of the features of our App. We do not use this information for marketing or advertising purposes.
How do we share the child’s information? We share the information only with our service providers, others in the Taki Academy family, and otherwise as described in Section 3 above. We do not share the child’s information with third parties for their own purposes.
How can a parent control the child’s information? The parent can change the child’s user name at any time in the App. A parent should contact us at support@takikids.com to permanently delete the child’s information from our systems. Changes and updates to this Privacy Policy

We may modify or revise this Privacy Policy from time to time and will notify you of any changes to our Privacy Policy by posting the revised Privacy Policy with an updated date of revision on our website. If we change this Policy in a material manner, we will do our best to notify you of the changes by posting a notice on our website. Your continued use of the App following the effective date of such update constitutes your acceptance of the revised Policy. 

7. Contacting Taki Academy

Please contact Taki Academy with any questions or comments.

By email:  support@takikids.com