Brain Hurricane and brainhurricane.com is a site devoted to education and fun. We are committed to allowing you to learn and have fun, without sacrificing your privacy. At Brain Hurricane, we intend to give you as much control as possible over your personally identifiable information and strive to help you protect your privacy while using our services.
The purpose of our policy is to inform you about the types of information we gather about you online when you visit our site, how we may use that information, whether we disclose it to anyone, and the choices you have regarding our use of, and your ability to correct the information.
Brain Hurricane has special concerns about the privacy of users who are children under the age of 13, and we comply with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). For more information about COPPA or children's privacy, please visit http://www.ftc.gov/privacy/privacyinitiatives/childrens.html. Parents are strongly encouraged to participate in their children's online activities and monitor their children's use of e-mails and engagement in other electronic communication.
1.
Introduction: Please read the following
to learn more about our privacy policy. Brain Hurricane LLC (“BRAIN HURRICANE”) takes great pride in building
strong relationships with its users and takes users’ privacy concerns seriously.
That being said, BRAIN HURRICANE
strives to reasonably protect the privacy of its users and treat any personal
information with the utmost care and respect. Moreover, BRAIN HURRICANE works hard to provide its users with a significant
level of control over his/her privacy and the use of any personal
information. This Privacy Policy
is designed to inform our users about our privacy procedures, the types of
information we gather, and the methods of its use. By visiting or using brain hurricane.com, BRAIN HURRICANE’
services and applications, and any other linked pages, features, or content
offered from time to time by BRAIN HURRICANE in connection therewith
(collectively, the "Service"), you acknowledge that you accept the
practices and policies outlined in this Privacy Policy. Moreover, BRAIN
HURRICANE recognizes the heightened need to specifically protect the personal
information of children using brain hurricane.com. It is BRAIN HURRICANE’ requirement that any children under 18 must have their
parent or guardians permission to access and use brain hurricane.com (the “Website”).
Specifically, to protect our users under the age of 13 we comply
with the guidelines set forth in the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act
(COPPA). Generally, COPPA requires
that BRAIN HURRICANE provides information to parents and legal guardians about
how we collect, use, and disclose personal information from children. Moreover, COPPA requires that we obtain
the consent of parents or legal guardians in order for children to use certain
features of brain hurricane.com. You
may also email us with any privacy-related questions you have at privacy@brain
hurricane.com.
2. Privacy Policy
Coverage:
This Privacy Policy covers BRAIN
HURRICANE’ treatment of personally identifiable information ("Personal
Information") and other data that BRAIN HURRICANE gathers when you are
accessing the Service. This policy
does not apply to the practices of companies that BRAIN HURRICANE does not own
or control, or to individuals that BRAIN HURRICANE does not employ or manage. In addition, the Service offered by BRAIN
HURRICANE may contain links to outside sources, both ones BRAIN HURRICANE has included
and others submitted by users. While BRAIN HURRICANE attempts to provide links only to those
sites that share its particular respect for privacy, it cannot take
responsibility for the content or privacy policies of third-party sites. Therefore, BRAIN HURRICANE encourages its
users to carefully review the privacy policies of any sites visited and the
third party applications used.
3. Personal Information
Collected:
BRAIN HURRICANE collects user information in a variety of ways. BRAIN HURRICANE receives and stores information entered by users when using the Service or otherwise provided to BRAIN HURRICANE. BRAIN HURRICANE may collect a variety of user information, including the user’s name, address, email address, phone number, birthday, use information and browser information. Additionally, BRAIN HURRICANE collects user results, data and other information based on users’ assignments, homework, progress through the content available by the Services and users’ level of success. Such user information will be shared with users’ patents or guardians, teacher(s), school and school district. Additionally, the information collected is used to improve the content of the Service, to customize the user’s advertising and content, and to communicate about specials and new features. BRAIN HURRICANE may also utilize information in order to adapt the Service for a specific user’s needs and for research purposes.
Registration: At the time a user activates his/her account, BRAIN HURRICANE requires that the user provides certain information, including their user name and password. BRAIN HURRICANE strongly advises its users to not use any personally identifiable information as part of their user name or password.
Information Collected
Automatically: As part of the Service BRAIN HURRICANE
may automatically collect non-personally identifiable usage data in aggregate
form for statistical measuring purposes. This type of data enables BRAIN HURRICANE to determine, among
other things, how often users access specific parts of the Service in order to
allow BRAIN HURRICANE to revise, improve and develop said services. As part of this improvement function, BRAIN
HURRICANE may provide aggregate information to its partners. However, BRAIN HURRICANE will not
disclose aggregate information to a partner in a manner that would allow for a
user to be personally identified.
Surveys and Feedback: BRAIN HURRICANE is committed to
providing the best experience for its users. Therefore, BRAIN HURRICANE may request information or
feedback from users as part of surveys or other feedback requests as part of
its continuing work to make the Service the best it can be. BRAIN
HURRICANE may employ users’ non-personally identifiable information to improve the
look, functionality and content of the Service or to personalize user
experience, products, programs and service offers.
Emails from You: If a user contacts BRAIN HURRICANE by email, BRAIN HURRICANE will use the personally identifiable email address information only to respond to the specific inquiry. Additionally, as part of the Service, you will receive emails and other communications relating to your submissions to BRAIN HURRICANE. All users acknowledge and agree that by posting any user submissions, BRAIN HURRICANE may send you email and other communication that it determines in its sole discretion relate to said user.
Emails from Us: BRAIN HURRICANE may send its users special announcements and correspondence, including newsletters, virtual greetings and other messages. The messages may contain registration information, additional Service features or other BRAIN HURRICANE information. As discussed herein, at any time the user may exercise its right to opt-out or cancel the consent to collect information for these purposes.
Cookies: BRAIN HURRICANE may use software technology called “cookies” which consist of small text files stored in a computer’s internet browsers to assist it in providing users with the highest level of service. Users have the option of setting their internet browser to accept, reject, or provide notification of the use of a cookie. Cookies do not consist of personally identifiable information per se but could be used to connect a user with personal information, such as an email address. Unless the user sets its internet browser to reject the use of a cookie, BRAIN HURRICANE may use them for various uses including recording and saving password information and determining number and retention of users employing the Service.
IP Address: When users access the Service, BRAIN HURRICANE collects some non-personally identifiable information concerning the computer used for access, such as an Internet Protocol (“IP”) address and the type of computer operating system (e.g., Windows Vista, Windows XP or Mac OS) being used. An IP address is the set of numbers that every computer is assigned by the specific Internet Service Provider (“ISP”). These numbers allow a server to automatically identify a user’s computer and BRAIN HURRICANE may use it to help diagnose server problems or otherwise to administer the Service. BRAIN HURRICANE may also use technology to track access and traffic patterns within the Service. BRAIN HURRICANE may also use this information to determine which areas of wowzer.com are the most enjoyed or accessed by users.
4. Personal Information Shared:
Third Party Disclosure: It is the policy of BRAIN
HURRICANE not to share any personally identifiable information with a third
party for the purposes of marketing.
All pertinent information collected will only be used to provide the Services. From time to time BRAIN HURRICANE may engage
third parties for technical, processing or other services related to the Services. However, BRAIN HURRICANE will use all
reasonable commercial efforts to ensure that such parties are obligated to keep
the information secure and confidential.
BRAIN HURRICANE may disclose personal information to the extent necessary
to enforce our terms of use, or to otherwise protect the rights of users of the
site. This includes exchanging
information with other companies and organizations for fraud protection and
credit risk reduction. Moreover,
to the extent necessary to comply with court orders or with requests by law enforcement
or governmental agencies, BRAIN HURRICANE may provide personally identifiable
information to the required third parties.
Sale of Business or Assets: In some cases, BRAIN HURRICANE may choose to buy or sell assets. In these types of transactions, user information is typically one of the business assets that is transferred. In the event that all or substantially all of BRAIN HURRICANE’ assets are sold, given, or otherwise transferred to another entity, all user information collected as part of access to and use of the BRAIN HURRICANE service would likely be transferred to that entity as well. By using the Service users acknowledge that such transfers may occur, and that any acquirer of BRAIN HURRICANE may continue to use its information as set forth in this policy.
Hyperlinks: The Service may contain hyperlinks, pointers or introductions to other sites on the internet or services that may be maintained by third parties. These other sites may use cookies, collect data or solicit personally identifiable information using methods not conforming to BRAIN HURRICANE’ Privacy Policy. Such links do not constitute an endorsement by BRAIN HURRICANE of any third-party site or any materials contained therein. BRAIN HURRICANE does not control, and is not responsible for, the availability, accuracy, or currency of such third-party site or any information, content, products or services accessible from such third-party site. Therefore, BRAIN HURRICANE recommends that you fully review the privacy policy of any particular site maintained by a third party provider.
5. Security: BRAIN HURRICANE has attempted to incorporate reasonably appropriate physical, electronic, and managerial procedures into its business and online systems to protect and prevent unauthorized use of the information it collects on its users. Such methods include use of a firewall to prevent unauthorized access to our systems and information. While BRAIN HURRICANE exercises reasonable care and due diligence in providing a secure conduit of information between a user’s computer or other device and our servers, BRAIN HURRICANE cannot and does not guarantee the security of materials or information transmitted to us over the Internet or wirelessly. Therefore, while BRAIN HURRICANE will attempt to protect the transmission of any information using methods which comply with the industry standards, we accept no liability for any unintentional disclosure of same.
6. Contact Us: If you need further assistance, please send an e-mail with your questions or comments to info@brain hurricane.com or write to BRAIN HURRICANE at:
Brain
Hurricane LLC
1 E. Erie
Street
Suite 480
Chicago, Illinois
60611
You may
also telephone us at (312) 577-0066.
7. Effective Date: The Privacy Policy detailed herein applies to any and all information that you may have obtained from BRAIN HURRICANE. BRAIN HURRICANE reserves the right, at its full and complete discretion and without prior notice, to change, modify, amend, add, subtract, or otherwise remove portions of its Privacy Policy at any time and for any or no reason. Please periodically continue to check the Privacy Policy on brain hurricane.com for any changes. Additionally, any modifications to the Privacy Policy will be brought to your attention by email to the address you used to register for the Service. Such modifications will be effective immediately, and will apply to disputes arising under the Privacy Policy from the date of posting forward. Your continued access to and use of the Service after the notice and/or posting of any amendments, deletions or other changes to the Privacy Policy will constitute your acceptance, acknowledgment and agreement to the respective changes.
This Privacy Policy was last updated on May 7,