If you create a ThinkingStorm account via our public website (hereinafter a Consumer Account), you directly provide ThinkingStorm with the data we collect. If your ThinkingStorm account originates from your school or another program that finances your ThinkingStorm use (hereinafter an Affiliate Program), that program may provide your data so we can provision your account (hereinafter an Affiliated Account) and allow usage of our services.
We collect and process data when:
ThinkingStorm collects the following data, which is provided directly by you or the financier of your ThinkingStorm account:
ThinkingStorm collects your data so that we can:
ThinkingStorm stores your data in privately-owned data centers in the United States. Our data centers’ practices meet or exceed relevant standards for data security.
ThinkingStorm keeps your data until you delete your Consumer Account or the program financing your Affiliated Account discontinues its agreement with us. Once this occurs, your Personal Identification Information will be deleted upon your request or in accordance with the data security agreement established by your Affiliate Program, if applicable. ThinkingStorm will retain ownership of non-identifiable metadata related to your usage of services for operational purposes.
ThinkingStorm will occasionally send you information about our services. If you would prefer not to receive these messages, you can contact us to opt out at any time.
ThinkingStorm would like to make sure you are aware of your data protection rights. Every user is entitled to the following:
The right to access: You have the right to request that ThinkingStorm provide copies of your personal data. We may charge you a small fee for this service.
The right to rectification: You have the right to request that ThinkingStorm correct any information you believe is inaccurate. You also have the right to request that ThinkingStorm complete any information you believe is incomplete.
The right to erasure: Under certain conditions, you have the right to request that ThinkingStorm erase your personal data.
The right to restrict processing: Under certain conditions, you have the right to request that ThinkingStorm restrict the processing of your personal data.
The right to rectification: You have the right to request that ThinkingStorm correct any information you believe is inaccurate. You also have the right to request that ThinkingStorm complete any information you believe is incomplete.
The right to object to processing: Under certain conditions, you have the right to object to ThinkingStorm’s processing of your personal data.
The right to data portability: Under certain conditions, you have the right to request that ThinkingStorm transfer the data that we have collected to another organization, or directly to you.
If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you. If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact us in writing:
Cookies are text files placed on your computer to collect standard internet log information and visitor behavior information. When you visit our websites, we may collect information from you automatically through cookies or similar technology.
For further information, visit allaboutcookies.org.
ThinkingStorm uses cookies in a range of ways to improve your experience on our website, including:
There are a number of different types of cookies. ThinkingStorm’s website uses:
You can set your browser not to accept cookies, and the above website tells you how to remove cookies from your browser. However, in a few cases, some of our website features may not function as a result. Therefore, we recommend allowing cookies for an optimized user experience on ThinkingStorm.
If you are under age 13, a law called the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) says that we must have a parent’s permission before we may collect and use your Personal Information to create a Consumer Account. We will need this permission before we are able to create an account for you or provide you with any tutoring.
Note to parents of children under the age of 13: You are welcome to contact us to review any identifiable information we have collected about your child. If you desire, you may request that we delete this information and/or specify that we collect no more of your child's information. Please note that we will need to verify the identity of anyone requesting information about a child to ensure that the person is in fact the child's parent or legal guardian, and that a request for us to delete all personal information about a child requires us to cancel the child's tutoring account.
By law, students over the age of 18 do not have to share any information with their parent(s)/guardian or school without authorization. However, ThinkingStorm will consider the use of our services as an authorization to release such information to the financier of your account. If students over the age of 18 would like to specifically deny ThinkingStorm this authorization, please contact us in writing to do so.
ThinkingStorm complies with relevant portions of information security provisions including the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA), and the General Data Privacy Regulation (GDPR).
Sometimes, ThinkingStorm may link to other websites. ThinkingStorm does not make or manage these websites and cannot be held responsible for any content posted on those websites. However, we will only link to websites which, at the time the link is created, are appropriate to our users and relevant to our common goals.
ThinkingStorm’s Privacy Policy applies only to our website, so if you click on a link to another website, you should read their privacy policy.
ThinkingStorm keeps its Privacy Policy under regular review and places any updates on this web page. This Privacy Policy was last updated on December 11, 2020.
If you have any questions about ThinkingStorm’s Privacy Policy, the data we hold on you, or you would like to exercise one of your data protection rights, please contact us in writing: