Disclosure and Privacy Policy

Last Updated 6/20/2022

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You agree to the terms of this policies set forth below when you use this website. These policies may change from time to time. If any changes are made, then you will be notified by revising the date at the top of this policy.

Copyright Policy:

I hope you are inspired to learn and play with your child/ children by the post you find here at School Time Snippets.  All rights reserved. You are free to link back to my website with one photo; however, all text, photos, and other content may not be reproduced without the written consent of the author.

About School Time Snippets

Founded in 2011 and based in the United States of America, School Time Snippets is an independently operated blog run by Kristina C. School Time Snippets is a personal blog to share various learning and play activities that you may replicate in your home.

Through-out our regular learning and play-inspired activities, you will find posts that have been sponsored by a company and/or a review of a product where I have been compensated to provide my opinion.  Such posts will specifically state  in the beginning or at the end of the post that I was provided a product for free in exchange for the honest and fair review.  The views expressed in all content are my own.  Any product claim, statistic, quote or other representation about a product or service should be verified with the manufacturer, provider or party in question.

Liability:

Adult supervision is recommended and encouraged for all activities shared on this blog.  The author of this blog disclaim liability for any damage, accident, mishap, and/or injury that may result while engaging in an activity found on this blog.  Please read through the activity prior to setting it up for your child to make sure it is appropriate for you child-- remember, no two children are alike!

Affiliate Disclosure:

School Time Snippets is a participant in Amazon Services Affiliate LLC Program--an affiliate advertising program to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon.com at no extra cost to you.   Money earned through this program helps fund this website and our homeschooling needs. 


I am also an affiliate to a few products you find in our Shop and for a few companies that we have purchased from to fulfill our curriculum needs in our homeschool. If you click on a link and purchase an item, I will receive affiliate commission, which in turn helps us support our homeschooling journey. Regardless, I only recommend products or services I use personally and believe will add value to my readers.


However, each program collects and retains their own data. I do not have access to the personal information that is collected by these affiliate programs. It is best to read their individual privacy policies for more information on how your data is collected and used.

Privacy Policy:

Your privacy is important to School Time Snippets. The policy below outlines how your personal information is collected and how it is used when you use our website.

How Information is Collected

Here is how your information is collected on School Time Snippets:

• if you subscribe & confirm email via Feedburner (prior to 5/15/2018) or via newsletter (5/15/18- onward)
• through website cookies and log files
• through Google Analytics

Newsletter

If you decide to receive emails from School Time Snippets, then your first name and email address are required. We require your email address in order to send you the emails and we require your first name so that my emails to you will include a friendly personalized note. So if you prefer to be called Aunt Sally, Princess Fiona, or Jane Doe- let us know!

At the bottom of every email I send, you will find a link to unsubscribe. You may unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time. If you are having trouble unsubscribing or would like to be removed from the newsletter, then simply send me an email at kristina@schooltimesnippets.com asking to be removed.

Up until 5/15/2018, I used Feedburner as my email service provider. If you received emails from us, it was because you supplied your email and activated your account. As of 5/15/2018- onward, blog post updates will be sent through MailerLite (read their privacy policy here). If you were a subscriber via Feedburner, your email address was moved to MailerLite.

As of 5-15-2018- onward, anyone that subscribes will also receive a monthly newsletter or two. When subscribing, data is collected and then passed to them, such as your name, country of origin, etc. Tags are used within MailerLite to track your actions and page visits so that future emails can be better tailored to meet your needs.

Currently, emails are set up to go out when I post a new blog post and (which is no more than once a week) and a monthly newsletter. However, I will occasionally email you about products and other promotions that may be relevant to your interests.

All emails you receive are CAN-SPAM compliant. At the bottom of every email, you will find information on how to contact the sender, as well as information on how to unsubscribe.

Cookies

Cookies store user-specific information into a log. I use the following cookies on School Time Snippets:

• Amazon (for advertising)
• Google Analytics (for tracking website traffic and user behavior): Read how their cookies work

Google Analytics

School Time Snippets uses Google Analytics to track blog growth and user behavior. It provides information on pageviews, how you found my blog, and other valuable information that helps me adapt the content I write for this website. I am able to see what blog posts are being viewed in real-time, and that helps me share what YOU think is relevant across my other social media outlets. Google Analytics does capture anonymous data about location, age, gender, and interests, but I have no way to connect that information and specifically identify you. Google Analytics may also capture your IP address as you make your way around this website. User and event data is retained for 26 months and then is automatically deleted. You can read more about that here.

This information is not shared or sold. 

Advertisements on School Time Snippets

Mediavine Programmatic Advertising (Ver 1.1)

The Website works with Mediavine to manage third-party interest-based advertising appearing on the Website. Mediavine serves content and advertisements when you visit the Website, which may use first and third-party cookies. A cookie is a small text file which is sent to your computer or mobile device (referred to in this policy as a “device”) by the web server so that a website can remember some information about your browsing activity on the Website.

First party cookies are created by the website that you are visiting. A third-party cookie is frequently used in behavioral advertising and analytics and is created by a domain other than the website you are visiting. Third-party cookies, tags, pixels, beacons and other similar technologies (collectively, “Tags”) may be placed on the Website to monitor interaction with advertising content and to target and optimize advertising. Each internet browser has functionality so that you can block both first and third-party cookies and clear your browser’s cache. The "help" feature of the menu bar on most browsers will tell you how to stop accepting new cookies, how to receive notification of new cookies, how to disable existing cookies and how to clear your browser’s cache. For more information about cookies and how to disable them, you can consult the information at All About Cookies.

Without cookies you may not be able to take full advantage of the Website content and features. Please note that rejecting cookies does not mean that you will no longer see ads when you visit our Site. In the event you opt-out, you will still see non-personalized advertisements on the Website.

The Website collects the following data using a cookie when serving personalized ads:

• IP Address
• Operating System type
• Operating System version
• Device Type
• Language of the website
• Web browser type
• Email (in hashed form)

Mediavine Partners (companies listed below with whom Mediavine shares data) may also use this data to link to other end user information the partner has independently collected to deliver targeted advertisements. Mediavine Partners may also separately collect data about end users from other sources, such as advertising IDs or pixels, and link that data to data collected from Mediavine publishers in order to provide interest-based advertising across your online experience, including devices, browsers and apps. This data includes usage data, cookie information, device information, information about interactions between users and advertisements and websites, geolocation data, traffic data, and information about a visitor’s referral source to a particular website. Mediavine Partners may also create unique IDs to create audience segments, which are used to provide targeted advertising.

If you would like more information about this practice and to know your choices to opt-in or opt-out of this data collection, please visit National Advertising Initiative opt out page. You may also visit Digital Advertising Alliance website and Network Advertising Initiative website to learn more information about interest-based advertising. You may download the AppChoices app at Digital Advertising Alliance’s AppChoices app to opt out in connection with mobile apps, or use the platform controls on your mobile device to opt out.

For specific information about Mediavine Partners, the data each collects and their data collection and privacy policies, please visit Mediavine Partners.

Social Media Privacy

School Time Snippets uses various social media platforms. School Time Snippets is not responsible for what you post on School Time Snippet's social media channels.

Parental Consent

If you are under 16 years old, you must first have parental permission before using our website or entering personal information.

Final Notes on this Privacy Policy

You have the right to access your personal data and know how it is being processed. Hopefully, the policy above adequately explains how your data is used.

Personal information will not be transferred unless we are legally obligated to do so. If you would like your information to be removed from our systems, please contact kristina@schooltimesnippets.com. You can request to be removed at any time.

School Time Snippets contains links to other websites. As such, School Time Snippets is not responsible for the privacy policies of other websites or the third party applications it uses.

Phew, you made it to the end!! Congrats!! If you have questions or concerns about this privacy policy, please feel free to contact us at schooltimesnippets@gmail.com

Thanks!!!
Kristina