COPPA is the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act
Issued by the Federal Trade Commission, this Rule states “COPPA imposes certain requirements on operators of websites or online services directed to children under 13 years of age” from ftc.gov - 16 CFR Part 312. Furthermore, “the primary goal of COPPA is to place parents in control over what information is collected from their young children online. The Rule was designed to protect children under age 13, while accounting for the dynamic nature of the Internet.
Does COPPA apply to information about children collected online from parents or other adults? No. COPPA only applies to personal information collected online FROM children, including personal information about themselves, their parents, friends, or other persons."
99Pledges is COPPA compliant. 99Pledges does not interact directly with children under the age of 13. The use of the 99Pledges site has a minimum age requirement of 13. This is stated in our Terms & Conditions page - https://99pledges.com/terms/ - under the “Legal Compliance” section.
Further information regarding data and privacy:
With parental consent, schools use their directory info to create student fundraising pages (first name, last initial, teacher, and grade). Students (under the age of 13) are not able to customize their fundraising page. Changes are made by the child's parent, the fundraising coordinator, or a 99Pledges representative (if the parent requests assistance).
If schools prefer, they can allow parents to create their child's fundraising page. Children, under the age of 13, are not allowed to create a fundraising page (per our terms). The parent must create the fundraising page for them. The only information the parent submits is the student's first name & last initial, parent email address, teacher, and grade.
Along with being COPPA compliant, here are some of our privacy features:
Student names appear as First Name Last Initial such as “Kenny G.” or “Sally S.”
Teacher names and grades can be codified.
For example, Ms. Kayla Diamond’s 2nd Grade class can be shown as “KD2”.
School and student fundraising pages cannot be found using a web search (such as Google, Yahoo, Bing, etc).
School and student fundraising pages can only be found with a direct link to the page. We do not have a “school fundraiser search” function on the 99Pledges main website.
As for student information and parent email addresses collected:
We NEVER share nor sell email addresses (or any system data) to any third party.
We do NOT market to your parent’s email addresses in ANY way.
The data and emails are solely to make your fundraiser effective and successful.
For further details about our privacy policy, click here: https://99pledges.com/privacy/
Here at 99Pledges, we take privacy and security very seriously. If you have any questions, please reach out to our team at any time - support@99pledges.com
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