Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy describes how your personal information is collected, used, and shared when you visit Thelearningcommon.org (the “Site”).

PERSONAL INFORMATION WE COLLECT
When you visit the Site, we automatically collect certain information about your device, including information about your web browser, IP address, time zone, and some of the cookies that are installed on your device. Additionally, as you browse the Site, we collect information about the individual web pages or products that you view, what websites or search terms referred you to the Site, and information about how you interact with the Site. We refer to this automatically-collected information as “Device Information”.

We collect Device Information using the following technologies:
- “Cookies” are data files that are placed on your device or computer and often include an anonymous unique identifier. For more information about cookies, and how to disable cookies, visit http://www.allaboutcookies.org.
- “Log files” track actions occurring on the Site, and collect data including your IP address, browser type, Internet service provider, referring/exit pages, and date/time stamps.
- “Web beacons”, “tags”, and “pixels” are electronic files used to record information about how you browse the Site.


Additionally when you contact us through the Site, we collect certain information from you, including your name and email address. We refer to this information as “Contact Information”.

When we talk about “Personal Information” in this Privacy Policy, we are talking both about Device Information and Contact Information.

HOW DO WE USE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION?
We use the Contact Information to:
- Communicate with you;
- Screen our emails for potential risk or fraud; and
- When in line with the preferences you have shared with us, provide you with information or advertising relating to our products, services, or newsletter.

We use the Device Information that we collect to help us screen for potential risk and fraud (in particular, your IP address), and more generally to improve and optimize our Site (for example, by generating analytics about how our customers browse and interact with the Site, and to assess the success of our marketing and advertising campaigns).


SHARING YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION
We share your Personal Information with third parties to help us use your Personal Information, as described above. For example, we use Google Analytics to help us understand how our customers use the Site -- you can read more about how Google uses your Personal Information here: https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy/. You can also opt-out of Google Analytics here: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.

Privacy Policy - Grasshopper Communications

The Learning Common School ("School," "we," "our," or "us") values the privacy of our students, parents, and staff. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, and protect phone numbers provided by parents and our use of Grasshopper Communication ("Grasshopper") for communication purposes.

1. Information We Collect

We collect and store phone numbers of parents and guardians to facilitate communication regarding school updates, emergencies, student progress, and other relevant information. The data collected includes:

  • Parent/guardian names

  • Contact phone numbers

  • Communication preferences

2. Use of Grasshopper Communication

We use Grasshopper, a third-party virtual phone system, to manage and facilitate calls and messages between the School and parents/guardians. This system allows us to:

  • Ensure reliable and secure communication

  • Maintain organized records of school communications

  • Provide timely responses to parent inquiries and concerns

3. How We Use Parent Phone Numbers

The School uses parent-provided phone numbers strictly for educational and school-related communication, including but not limited to:

  • Emergency notifications

  • School event updates

  • Attendance notifications

  • Parent-teacher communications

  • General school announcements

4. Data Protection and Security

We take reasonable precautions to protect phone numbers and communication records from unauthorized access, misuse, or disclosure. Security measures include:

  • Restricted access to contact information by authorized school personnel only

  • Secure storage of data within our communication system

  • Compliance with applicable data privacy laws and regulations

5. Third-Party Disclosure

We do not sell, trade, or share parent phone numbers with third parties for marketing or non-school-related purposes. Phone numbers and communication data may only be shared under the following circumstances:

  • When required by law

  • To protect the safety and security of students, staff, and parents

  • When necessary to provide school-related services, such as emergency communication providers

6. Retention of Information

We retain parent phone numbers and related communication records only as long as necessary for school communication purposes. Upon graduation or withdrawal of a student, contact information may be securely deleted unless required for legal or record-keeping purposes. 

7. Parent Rights and Choices

Parents and guardians have the right to:

  • Request access to their stored contact information

  • Update or correct their phone numbers

  • Request deletion of their phone number from our system, where permissible

  • Opt-out of non-essential school communications

To opt out of future communications, please reply 'STOP' to any message you receive from us or contact the School office via email or phone.

For inquiries related to SMS registration, please contact us at info@thelearningcommon.org

Finally, we may also share your Personal Information to comply with applicable laws and regulations, to respond to a subpoena, search warrant or other lawful request for information we receive, or to otherwise protect our rights.

DO NOT TRACK
Please note that we do not alter our Site’s data collection and use practices when we see a Do Not Track signal from your browser.

YOUR RIGHTS
If you are a European resident, you have the right to access personal information we hold about you and to ask that your personal information be corrected, updated, or deleted. If you would like to exercise this right, please contact us through the contact information below.

Additionally, if you are a European resident we note that we are processing your information in order to fulfill contracts we might have with you (for example if you make an order through the Site), or otherwise to pursue our legitimate business interests listed above. Additionally, please note that your information will be transferred outside of Europe, including to Canada and the United States.

DATA RETENTION
When you place an order through the Site, we will maintain your Order Information for our records unless and until you ask us to delete this information.

CHANGES
We may update this privacy policy from time to time in order to reflect, for example, changes to our practices or for other operational, legal or regulatory reasons.

CONTACT US
For more information about our privacy practices, if you have questions, or if you would like to make a complaint, please contact us by e‑mail at info@thelearningcommon.org.