This policy explains what Education Spot collects, why, and what you can do about it. Last reviewed on publication; we update it when our practices change.
Who we are
Education Spot is an educational information website reachable at https://educationspot.net/. You can contact us about anything on this page at our contact page or by email at info@siteplotmedia.com.
This site is for parents and adult students
Education Spot writes about children and about school, but it is directed at parents, guardians and adult learners rather than at children. We do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 13. If you believe a child has provided us with personal information, contact us and we will delete it.
What we collect
Information you give us
- Contact form. Your name, email address, chosen topic and message. Used only to reply to you.
- Email sign-up. Your email address, and where you told us, the subject you were interested in. Used only to send the updates you asked for.
Information collected automatically
- Server logs. IP address, browser and device type, referring page, pages viewed and timestamps. Kept for security and troubleshooting.
- Analytics. Only if you accept analytics cookies. Aggregate information about which guides people read and how they arrived.
- Advertising. Only if you accept advertising cookies. Advertising partners may set their own cookies and identifiers.
We use a short-lived, hashed value derived from your IP address to rate-limit our contact form. It is not stored in a form that identifies you and it is discarded within the hour.
What we do not collect
We do not ask for and do not want your Social Security number, your FSA ID, your financial account details, your tax return, your income, your student’s records or any health information about you or your child. Please do not send any of that to us. If you do, we will delete it rather than store it.
We have no access to your financial aid application, your loan account, or your child’s school records, and we cannot look any of them up.
Why we are allowed to use it
Depending on where you live, our basis for processing is your consent (for non-essential cookies and email sign-up), the performance of a request you made (replying to your message), or our legitimate interest in keeping the site secure and working.
Who we share it with
We do not sell your personal information, and we do not share it with anyone except the service providers that make the site work: our hosting provider, our email delivery provider, and — only with your consent — our analytics and advertising partners. Each is bound to use it only for the service they provide us.
We may disclose information if legally required to do so.
How long we keep it
- Contact messages: up to 24 months, then deleted.
- Email sign-ups: until you unsubscribe.
- Server logs: up to 12 months.
Your rights
Wherever you are, you can ask us to tell you what personal information we hold about you, correct it, delete it, or stop using it. Email info@siteplotmedia.com and we will respond within the time your local law allows.
If you are in California, this includes the rights to know, delete, correct and opt out of sale or sharing under the CCPA as amended. We do not sell or share personal information as those terms are defined, and we do not use it for cross-context behavioural advertising unless you accept advertising cookies. You may exercise these rights without being treated differently.
If you are in the EEA or the UK, you additionally have the right to data portability and the right to lodge a complaint with your supervisory authority.
Every email we send has an unsubscribe link and it works immediately. We do not send anything other than what you signed up for.
Security
The site is served over HTTPS and we limit access to what we collect. No site can promise perfect security, and we would rather say that than imply otherwise.
Cookies
Set out separately in our cookie policy, including how to change a choice you have already made.
Changes
If we change this policy materially we will update this page and change the date at the top.