Classroom Dynamics, Inc. Services Privacy Policy

Classroom Dynamics, Inc. (the company) values the privacy of children and all its users. This COPPA Privacy Policy ("COPPA Policy") is designed to comply with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act ("COPPA"). It contains important information about how we collect, use, and disclose the personal information we collect from children under thirteen years old who interact with our classroom application from our Website, https://www.ClassNeighbors.com (collectively, the “Services”).

The program was conceived by a now-retired schoolteacher and shared with millions through the public domain, beginning in 2014, across various media outlets. The mother of a student in the retired teacher's class expressed her idea in a heartfelt, storytelling manner.

ClassNeighbors^TM embraced the benefits of the idea, digitized procedures using customized online templates, and developed original computer code to process data entered by students.

The method of operation's output supplies automated historical trend data to help teachers identify children in their classrooms who may need a helping hand.

This Privacy Policy will explain how we, Classroom Dynamics, Inc., offer the ClassNeighbors^TM Program to assist teachers who want to periodically monitor the social climate in their classrooms. The ClassNeighbors^TM Program information should only be used to supplement direct teacher and school staff observations. ClassNeighbors^TM is only intended to provide some additional insight into the social dynamics of the classroom. By identifying trends in the classroom social climate, teachers may have additional information to help create a safer learning environment for all students.

This Privacy Policy explains how Classroom Dynamics, Inc. offers the ClassNeighbors^TM Program to assist teachers who want to monitor the social climate in their classrooms periodically. The ClassNeighbors^TM Program information should only be used to supplement direct teacher and school staff observations. ClassNeighbors^TM is only intended to provide some additional insight into the social dynamics of the classroom. By identifying trends in the classroom social climate, teachers may have additional information to help create a safer learning environment for all students.

Disclaimer: ClassNeighbors^TM is intended to provide additional insights into classroom social interactions and to share ideas for classroom activities that may be utilized as a complement to, not a substitute for, direct observations by educators, input from school personnel, and feedback from parents or guardians. Artificial Intelligence (AI) can make mistakes, so verify any results from "Ask ClassNeighbors?" We utilize our own private large language model supported by OpenAI's ChatGPT. Before considering any supplementary perspectives on classroom social interactions or ideas for classroom activities derived from ClassNeighbors^TM or similar educational resources, please ensure that you have secured all necessary approvals from your school administration, as per district policies and procedures.

Classroom Dynamics, Inc. may partner with foundations, non-profits, or for-profit entities to make our Services available to schools and other educational organizations. While providing these Services, Classroom Dynamics, Inc. may come into contact with information, including personal information, from the end-user throughout our platform.

Some, but not all, content within our Services is built for children under 13. This COPPA Privacy Policy applies to the information we collect from children under 13 through Classroom Dynamics, Inc. tools and technology directed toward children.

Classroom Dynamics, Inc. will handle children's personal information as described in this COPPA Policy. Any personal information we collect about other users (e.g., adults) will be treated in accordance with the Classroom Dynamics, Inc. Privacy Policy ("Privacy Policy"). The use of our Services and any dispute regarding privacy are subject to this COPPA Policy, the Privacy Policy, and our Terms of Service, including their applicable limitations on damages and the resolution of disputes. Our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy are incorporated by reference into this COPPA Policy.

I. Who Will Collect Information About Children?

Classroom Dynamics, Inc. operates our application and Site and will collect children's personal information as described in this COPPA Policy and our Privacy Policy. We can be contacted at:

285 Passaic Street

Hackensack, NJ 07601

Email: Email: info@ClassNeighbors.com

II. What Information Do We Collect About Children and Why?

• As described in further detail below, we collect some personal information about the dynamics in the classroom from children to track student classroom interactions within our platform. Data is retained for trending purposes only. Students' "Personally Identifiable Information" (PII), if ever breached, will only represent the current snapshot, or moment in time, that the student had the desire to sit with specific classmates or their desire to nominate a peer for Citizen of the Week.

III. How is Information Collected? 

Clever^TM and ClassLink^TM are used by ClassNeighbors^TM as single sign-in platforms and managed by their respective school districts. We collect information from children through their use of our Site and Application Services. We will not require a child to disclose more information than is reasonably necessary to use our Services.

IV. Information We Collect Directly.

For all children accessing our platform, at the school district's discretion, we are provided with the child's first name and last name. We do not ask children for their full last name. A teacher within our platform is associated with their classroom. The teacher will verify, through the Clever^TM or ClassLink^TM platform or their independent use, individual children in their classroom. We use the child's first name and last name, as well as general classroom information that is not specific to any one child. No other information is required to use the platform. If a parent directs us to stop collecting and using a child's personal information, we must request that the school district disable their use of our program for that child to ensure that no data is collected.

V. Information We Collect Automatically.

A teacher must open the Site so children can make any selections on the app. When the teacher closes the app, children no longer have access to the Site. We DO NOT automatically collect information about a child's use of our Site through cookies and other technologies.

VI. Other Information We Collect About Children.

We collect variable information about children's selections on our Site, such as:

"If we had new seats next week, select four students you would like to sit with."

"Select one student you feel deserves to be our Citizen of the Week and why?"

This information is intended for the internal use of teacher staff only and will not be disclosed to any other entities. We do not use this information in personally identifiable form for our commercial purposes. From time to time, Classroom Dynamics, Inc. may aggregate data to identify macro trends through our algorithm and a respected LLM and share that information with interested parties without identifying specific students, teachers, or school districts.

VII. How We Use Children's Information

We use personal information collected from children for the following purposes:

• To provide our Application Services and
• To respond to customer service and technical support issues and requests.

We de-identify and/or aggregate the information we collect from children under 13 before we use it for any other purposes, as noted below.

A. Unique Identifiers. We only collect and use unique identifiers as necessary to operate our Site or Services, including to maintain or analyze their functionality, perform network communications, authenticate users, personalize content, and protect the security or integrity of users and our Site and Services. We never use unique identifiers to track users across third-party apps or websites.

B. Aggregate or De-identified Information. We may use aggregate or de-identified information about children for research, analysis, and similar purposes. When we do so, we strip out any specific names, email addresses, contact information, and other personal identifiers that have been provided to us by a teacher or school district. We may use aggregate or de-identified data for the following purposes:

• To better understand how users access and use our Site and Services,

• To improve our Site and Services and respond to user desires and preferences, and

• To conduct research or analysis, including research and analysis by third parties.

VIII. How We Share Children's Information

We do not sell children's personal information, and a child may not make their personal information public through our services. In general, we may disclose the personal information that we collect about children to provide our Services, to comply with the law, and to protect Classroom Dynamics, Inc. and other users of our Application Services. For example, we may share children's personal information as follows:

• Service Providers. We may disclose the information we collect from children to third- party vendors such as Clever^TM or ClassLink^TM or other service providers, contractors, or agents who perform functions on our behalf.

• Analytics Providers. We may work with third-party analytics providers to help support the experience of our Services. Such as, but not limited to:

• Mixpanel
• Google Analytics
• OpenAI

• Business Transfers. If we are acquired by or merged with another company, if substantially all of our assets are transferred to another company, or as part of a bankruptcy proceeding, we may transfer the personal information we have collected from our users to the acquiring or merging company.

• In Response to Legal Process. We also may disclose the personal information we collect to comply with the law, a judicial proceeding, a court order, a subpoena, or other legal process.

• To Protect Us and Others. We also may disclose the personal information we collect where we believe it is necessary to investigate, prevent, or take action regarding illegal activities, suspected fraud, situations involving potential threats to the safety of any person, violations of our Terms of Service, Privacy Policy, or this COPPA Policy, or as evidence in litigation in which Classroom Dynamics, Inc. is involved.

• With Parents or Teachers. Parents and Teachers / Administrators may request information about the information we have collected from their child by contacting us at privacy@ClassNeighbors.com

• Aggregate and De-Identified Information. We may also use and share aggregate or de- identified information about users with third parties for marketing, research, or similar purposes as noted in Section VI.

• Company Merger. If we are involved in a merger, divestiture, restructuring, reorganization, dissolution, or other sale or transfer of some or all of Classroom Dynamics, Inc.'s assets, whether as a going concern or as part of bankruptcy, liquidation, or similar proceeding or event, we may transfer the personal information we have collected or maintain to the buyer or other successor.

IX. Your Rights to Review, Delete, and Control Our Use of Children's Personal Information Parents have the right to review the information we have collected about their children, delete it, and request that we stop using it. To exercise these rights, you may contact us at info@ClassNeighbors.com. You will be required to authenticate yourself as the child's parent to receive information about that child. Please note that copies of information may remain in cached or archived form on our systems after you request us to delete it.

X. Changes to This COPPA Policy

This COPPA Policy is current as of the Effective Date set forth above. We reserve the right to modify this COPPA Policy from time to time, so please check back periodically for updates. We will post any changes to this COPPA Policy on our Website at www.ClassNeighbors.com. If we make any changes to this COPPA Policy that materially affect our practices regarding the personal information we have previously collected from a child, we will endeavor to provide you with notice in advance of such change by highlighting the change on our Site and by direct notification upon login or via email.