Information We Collect
We may collect information that you choose to provide, such as your name, contact details, organization, inquiry, or project proposal. Please submit only the information needed for your request and avoid including sensitive personal details.
The website may also collect limited technical information automatically. Depending on the tools used to operate the site, this may include browser type, device type, approximate location based on an internet protocol address, pages visited, referring pages, and the date and time of a visit. This information helps maintain the website and understand how its content is used.
- Information submitted through inquiry or project forms
- Communications sent through a published contact channel
- Technical and usage data generated during a website visit
- Preferences recorded through cookies or similar technologies, where used
How Information Is Used
Information may be used to respond to questions, review community publishing inquiries, manage participation in relevant projects, provide requested updates, maintain website security, and improve the clarity and usefulness of our content.
We may also use information to meet administrative, recordkeeping, or legal obligations. Personal information is not used for purposes that are materially different from those described here without an appropriate notice or permission where required.
Children’s Privacy
Our books are created to empower children, but this website is intended to be used by adults, including parents, guardians, educators, community organizers, and publishing collaborators. Children should not submit personal information through the website without the involvement and permission of a parent or legal guardian.
Community stories, artwork, photographs, recordings, or other materials involving a child should be submitted only by an authorized adult who has obtained any permissions needed for that submission. If we learn that personal information from a child was submitted without appropriate adult involvement, we will take reasonable steps to review and remove it.
Cookies and Service Providers
The website may use cookies or similar technologies that support essential functions, remember preferences, measure general usage, or help protect the site. Browser controls can usually be used to restrict or remove cookies, although doing so may affect certain website functions.
Service providers may process limited information while supplying website hosting, analytics, communications, security, or other operational support. They receive information only as needed to perform their services and are subject to their own contractual and privacy responsibilities. Links to external websites are provided for convenience; their privacy practices are governed by their own policies.
Sharing and Retention
Personal information may be shared with service providers that support website or project operations, with community project partners when necessary and appropriate, or when disclosure is required to protect rights, address security concerns, or meet a legal obligation. Personal information is not treated as community content merely because it was submitted in connection with a book or project.
Information is retained only for as long as reasonably needed for the purpose for which it was collected, including project administration, communications, security, dispute resolution, and recordkeeping. Retention periods may differ according to the type of information and the context in which it was provided.
Your Choices and Policy Updates
You may ask about personal information you have provided, request a correction, or request deletion where applicable. Requests can be made through the contact method published on this website. We may need to verify a request and may retain limited information when required for legitimate administrative or legal reasons.
This policy may be updated when website features, publishing activities, or information-handling practices change. The current version should be reviewed periodically. Continued use of the website after an update is subject to the revised policy.