Privacy Policy

Last Updated: May 25, 2025

Your privacy is important to us. This Privacy Policy explains how EduBook ("we," "us," or "our") collects, uses, discloses, and safeguards your information when you visit our website https://www.makereadingfun.org (the "Site") and use our reading and educational services (the "Services"). Please read this privacy policy carefully. If you do not agree with the terms of this privacy policy, please do not access the site or use the services.

1. Information We Collect

We may collect information about you in a variety of ways. The information we may collect on the Site includes:

1.1 Personal Data

Personally identifiable information, such as your name, email address, and demographic information, such as your age, reading preferences, and educational interests, that you voluntarily give to us when you register with the Site, create a reading profile, or participate in various activities related to our educational services. You are under no obligation to provide us with personal information of any kind, however your refusal to do so may prevent you from using certain features of the Site.

1.2 Usage and Device Data

Information our servers automatically collect when you access the Site, such as your IP address, your browser type, your operating system, your access times, the pages you have viewed, your reading progress, time spent on activities, and the pages you have viewed directly before and after accessing the Site. We also collect information about how you interact with our reading materials and educational content.

1.3 Educational and Reading Data

Information related to your educational progress, reading levels, completed activities, quiz results, reading preferences, bookmarks, and other data generated through your use of our educational services. This helps us personalize your learning experience and track your progress.

1.4 Payment Information

If you purchase premium services, we collect payment information such as billing address and payment method details. All payment processing is handled securely by our payment processor Stripe, and we do not store complete payment card information on our servers. You are encouraged to review Stripe's privacy policy for information on how they handle your payment data.

1.5 Communications Data

Information you provide when you contact us for customer support, feedback, or other communications, including email correspondence and support tickets.

2. How We Use Your Information

Having accurate information about you permits us to provide you with a smooth, efficient, and customized educational experience. Specifically, we may use information collected about you via the Site to:

  • Create and manage your account and reading profile.
  • Provide personalized reading recommendations and educational content.
  • Track your reading progress and educational achievements.
  • Send you educational updates, reading suggestions, and account notifications.
  • Process payments for premium services and manage subscriptions.
  • Improve our educational content and reading materials based on usage patterns.
  • Provide customer support and respond to your inquiries.
  • Monitor and analyze usage to improve your learning experience.
  • Ensure the security and proper functioning of our services.
  • Comply with legal obligations and protect our rights.
  • Send you marketing communications about new features and content (with your consent).
  • Conduct research to improve our educational methodology and content effectiveness.

3. Disclosure of Your Information

We may share information we have collected about you in certain situations. Your information may be disclosed as follows:

3.1 Service Providers

We may share your information with third parties that perform services for us or on our behalf, including payment processing (Stripe), email delivery, hosting services, customer service, analytics, and educational content delivery. These service providers are contractually obligated to protect your information and use it only for the specified purposes.

3.2 Legal Requirements

If we believe the release of information about you is necessary to respond to legal process, to investigate or remedy potential violations of our policies, or to protect the rights, property, and safety of others, we may share your information as permitted or required by any applicable law, rule, or regulation.

3.3 Business Transfers

We may share or transfer your information in connection with, or during negotiations of, any merger, sale of company assets, financing, or acquisition of all or a portion of our business to another company.

3.4 Educational Partners

With your consent, we may share anonymized progress data with educational institutions, teachers, or parents to support your educational goals. We will always obtain appropriate consent before sharing any identifiable information.

3.5 Aggregated Data

We may share aggregated, de-identified data about usage patterns and educational outcomes for research purposes or to improve educational methodologies. This data cannot be used to identify individual users.

4. Data Retention

We retain your personal information for as long as necessary to provide you with our services and for legitimate business purposes. Specifically:

  • Account information is retained while your account is active and for up to 3 years after account closure.
  • Educational progress data is retained to maintain continuity of your learning experience.
  • Payment information is retained as required for tax and accounting purposes.
  • Communications and support data is retained for up to 2 years.

You may request deletion of your data at any time by contacting us, subject to our legal obligations and legitimate business interests.

5. Tracking Technologies and Cookies

5.1 Cookies and Similar Technologies

We use cookies, web beacons, tracking pixels, and other tracking technologies on the Site to help customize the Site and improve your experience. These technologies help us:

  • Remember your preferences and login information
  • Track your reading progress across sessions
  • Analyze how you use our services to improve them
  • Provide personalized content recommendations
  • Ensure security and prevent fraud

5.2 Managing Cookies

You can typically remove or reject browser cookies through your browser settings. However, this may affect your ability to use certain features of our service. Essential cookies that are necessary for the basic functioning of our service cannot be disabled.

6. Third-Party Websites and Services

The Site may contain links to third-party websites, educational resources, and applications that are not affiliated with us. Once you have used these links to leave the Site, any information you provide to these third parties is not covered by this Privacy Policy, and we cannot guarantee the safety and privacy of your information. Before visiting and providing information to any third-party websites, you should inform yourself of the privacy policies and practices of the third party.

7. Security of Your Information

We use administrative, technical, and physical security measures to help protect your personal information. While we have taken reasonable steps to secure the personal information you provide to us, please be aware that despite our efforts, no security measures are perfect or impenetrable, and no method of data transmission can be guaranteed against any interception or other type of misuse. Any information disclosed online is vulnerable to interception and misuse by unauthorized parties.

8. Children's Privacy (COPPA Compliance)

We are committed to protecting the privacy of children. Our Site and Services may be used by children under the age of 13 with parental consent. We comply with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) and do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under the age of 13 without verifiable parental consent.

8.1 Information We Collect from Children

With parental consent, we may collect limited information from children including:

  • First name for personalization
  • Reading level and educational progress
  • Usage data to improve the educational experience

8.2 Parental Rights

Parents have the right to:

  • Review the information we have collected from their child
  • Request that we delete their child's information
  • Refuse to allow us to collect further information from their child
  • Consent to the collection and use of their child's information

To exercise these rights or if you believe we might have information from a child under 13 without proper consent, please contact us at contact@makereadingfun.org.

9. Educational Information (FERPA Considerations)

While EduBook is not an educational institution subject to FERPA, we recognize that some of our users may be students using our services in connection with their educational activities. We are committed to protecting educational information and will:

  • Protect the privacy of student educational records when working with schools
  • Only use educational information for legitimate educational purposes
  • Obtain appropriate consent before sharing any educational progress data
  • Provide students and parents with access to their educational data upon request

If you are using our services through a school or educational institution, please also refer to your institution's privacy policies regarding educational records.

10. Your Privacy Rights

Depending on your location, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information. These may include the right to:

  • Access the personal information we hold about you
  • Request that we correct any inaccurate personal information
  • Request that we delete your personal information
  • Object to or restrict the processing of your personal information
  • Request the transfer of your personal information to another party (data portability)
  • Withdraw consent at any time where we are relying on consent to process your personal information

10.1 How to Exercise Your Rights

To exercise these rights, please contact us using the contact information provided below. We will respond to your request within 30 days. You may also update some of your information directly through your account settings.

10.2 State-Specific Rights

California Residents: Under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), you have additional rights including the right to know what personal information we collect, the right to delete personal information, and the right to opt-out of the sale of personal information. We do not sell personal information.

Virginia, Colorado, Utah, and Connecticut Residents: You may have additional privacy rights under your state's privacy laws. Please contact us to learn more about your specific rights.

11. International Data Transfers

Your information may be transferred to and maintained on computers located outside of your state, province, country, or other governmental jurisdiction where the data protection laws may differ from those from your jurisdiction. If you are located outside the United States and choose to provide information to us, please note that we transfer the data, including personal data, to the United States and process it there.

12. Controls for Do-Not-Track Features

Most web browsers and some mobile operating systems include a Do-Not-Track ("DNT") feature or setting you can activate to signal your privacy preference not to have data about your online browsing activities monitored and collected. At this stage, no uniform technology standard for recognizing and implementing DNT signals has been finalized. As such, we do not currently respond to DNT browser signals or any other mechanism that automatically communicates your choice not to be tracked online.

13. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time in order to reflect changes to our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. We will notify you of any material changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last Updated" date. For significant changes, we may also provide additional notice (such as adding a statement to our homepage or sending you an email notification). You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.

14. Contact Us

If you have questions or comments about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:

EduBook
260 King St
San Francisco, CA 94107
Email: contact@makereadingfun.org
Phone: 415-714-2035

For privacy-related inquiries specifically, you may also email us at: privacy@makereadingfun.org