BIG HEART WORLD PRIVACY POLICY

Big Heart World is an initiative produced by Sparkler Learning. Sparkler, its licensors, and its partners that are collaborating on the Big Heart World initiative respect your privacy rights. To demonstrate our commitment to protecting your rights, we created this privacy policy (“Privacy Policy”), which explains how we treat the information collected and received from your use of this website https://BigHeartWorld.org (the “Website”). This Privacy Policy describes our collection, use, disclosure, and protection of your information on this website. 

This Privacy Policy does not apply to information that you may submit to us offline, or to third-party websites and mobile applications that may link to the Website or be linked to on the Website. We are not responsible for the practices of persons, companies, or websites that Big Heart World does not control; please consult those websites and applications directly to understand their privacy practices.

By using the website you are accepting the practices described in this privacy policy where permitted by applicable law.

What Information We Collect

We collect information that you provide to us when you sign up for the Big Heart World mailing list, register for certain special features of the Website, send us contact form messages, or participate in surveys. We may receive your information when you send us an email message or otherwise contact us.

In order to subscribe to Big Heart World’s mailing list, you will need to input your name and email address. At any time, you can choose to opt out of receiving additional newsletters or updates from us by clicking the “unsubscribe” option.

We use Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc., on our Website. Google Analytics uses cookies or other tracking technologies to help us to analyze how users interact with and use the Website, compile reports on the Website’s activity, and provide other services related to Website activity and usage. The technologies used by Google may collect information such as your IP address, time of visit, whether you are a return visitor, and any referring website. The information generated by Google Analytics will be transmitted to and stored by Google and will be subject to Google’s privacy policies. To learn more about Google’s partner services and to learn how to opt out of tracking of analytics by Google, click here.

How We Use Your Information

We use the information that you provide to respond to your questions, send you information related to the Big Heart World initiative, provide you the specific services/information you request, and inform you of significant changes to this Privacy Policy. If you share information in a special, interactive portion of our Website in which you consent to share the information with other website visitors, we may decide to share your information on our Website.

We use information we collect from or about you in the following ways:

  • Communications with Big Heart World. When you send us an email message or otherwise contact Big Heart World, we use the information provided by you to respond to your communication. We may archive this information and/or use it for future communications with you. We use your contact information to send you updates and email messages when you sign up for our mailing lists. You can unsubscribe from our mailing lists at any time by selecting “Unsubscribe.”
  • To Improve our Website. We use information to build higher quality and more useful services by performing statistical analyses of the collective characteristics and behavior of our users, and by measuring demographics and interests regarding specific areas of our Website.
  • Government Authorities, Legal Rights and Actions. Big Heart World may share your information with various government authorities in response to subpoenas, court orders, or other legal processes; to establish or exercise our legal rights or to protect our property; to defend against legal claims; or as otherwise required by law. In such cases we reserve the right to raise or waive any legal objection or right available to us. We also may share your information when we believe it is appropriate to investigate, prevent, or take action regarding illegal or suspected illegal activities; to protect and defend the rights, property, or safety of of the people working on the Big Heart World initiative, the Website, our users, or others.

Big Heart World will NOT sell, rent, or give any of the information you provide to any third-party for any purpose, including for advertising or marketing purposes. Third-party advertising does not happen on our Website. 

External Links

For your convenience, we may provide links to websites operated, controlled, managed, or employed by companies other than Big Heart World (“Third Party Sites”) that we believe may be of interest to you. We do not endorse and are not responsible for the privacy practices of these websites. If you choose to link to one of these websites, you should review the privacy policy posted on the other website to understand how it collects and uses your information.

How We Secure Your Information

We consider the confidentiality and security of your information to be of the utmost importance. Big Heart World and all who are working on the initiative take reasonable measures to protect your information from disclosure to or access by third parties. However, no precautions or systems are completely secure. Please note that we do not guarantee the security of information, and there is some risk that an unauthorized third party may find a way to circumvent our security systems or that transmissions of your information over the internet will be intercepted. 

Users Under 18

Our Website is intended for users ages 18 and older. Accordingly, we will not knowingly collect or use any personally identifiable information from children that we know to be under the age of 18. If we become aware of information collected from a child under 18, we will delete such information. 

International Users

Our Website is directed to users in the United States. If you access the Website from any jurisdiction with laws or regulations governing personal data collection, use, and disclosure that differ from United States laws, please be advised that through your continued use of the Website, you are transferring your information to the United States.

Changing Our Privacy Policy

Please note that we review our privacy practices from time to time, and that these practices are subject to change. Any change, update, or modification will be effective immediately upon posting on our Website. We will notify you of any material change to this Privacy Policy by posting a notice on our Website’s homepage following such an update and will obtain your consent to such changes where required by law. Please be sure to return to this page periodically to ensure familiarity with the most current version of this Privacy Policy.

Contacting Big Heart World

If you have any questions, comments or complaints about this Privacy Policy or the Big Heart World website, please contact us at: support@bigheartworld.org.

Sparkler Learning’s Privacy Policy

Please note: This policy is different from the Privacy Policy of Sparkler Learning, because Sparkler Learning is a family engagement tool, which requires parents to create accounts and share personally identifying information about themselves and their children so that they may receive support. This website is different — and its privacy policy must be as well. (For reference, the Privacy Policy for Sparkler Learning is here.) 

 

Contact Us Legal Disclaimer

Please note that the data you include in this form will be sent to us via the Internet. There are risks involved in electronic communication. Please refer to our Privacy Policy for further information. By submitting a form via this website, you consent that, for the purpose of contacting you, responding to your query, directing you to the appropriate person, and providing you with publications or materials that you request, your name, contact information, and question/comment (your “Data”) may be shared, in electronic and/or physical form, with employees of Sparkler Learning or its partners, who are collaborating to create Big Heart World, or with collaborators/experts in parenting and child development who will help to answer some questions. If you do not provide us with Data required in this form, or consent to the use/disclosure of your Data as outlined above, we may be unable to contact you, respond to your query, direct you to the appropriate person, or provide you with the materials or information outlined above. If you: (i) have any questions or complaints about the way that Big Heart World is collecting and using your Data; (ii) do not want us to contact you; (iii) no longer wish your Data to be retained; or (iv) wish to exercise rights you may have regarding access, rectification, opposition and deletion, please inform us by sending an email to support@bigheartworld.org.  

 

Interactive Graphic Legal Disclaimer

Please note that the data you include in this form will be sent to us via the Internet. There are risks involved in electronic communication. Please refer to our full Privacy Policy for further information. By submitting a response, you consent that Big Heart World editors might choose to display the response you submit in our interactive graphic. If you: (i) have any questions or complaints about the way that Big Heart World is collecting and using your Data; (ii) do not want us to contact you; (iii) no longer wish your Data to be retained; or (iv) wish to exercise rights you may have regarding access, rectification, opposition and deletion, please inform us by sending an email to support@bigheartworld.org.