Privacy Policy

Privacy and Terms

KidzToPros Privacy Policy

KidzToPros, Inc. (“KidzToPros,” “we,” “our,” or “us”) is committed to protecting your privacy.  This Privacy Policy explains how your personal information is collected, used and disclosed by KidzToPros.  This Privacy Policy applies to our website, www.kidztopros.com (our “Site”), and our mobile apps for iPhone, Windows or Android mobile devices (collectively, our “Service”).  By accessing or using our Service, you signify that you have read, understood and agree to our collection, storage, use and disclosure of your personal information as described in this Privacy Policy and our Terms of Service, Additional Terms for Instructors and Additional Terms for Third Party Providers.  This Privacy Policy applies to parents who register their child for activities on the Service (“Parents”); coaches and instructors (“Instructors”); school faculty, administration, authorized school personnel, including Parent Teacher Association members and other run organizations (“Organizations”); third party class and camp providers or vendors (“Third Party Providers”); and anyone else who has access to or uses the Service.

  1. WHAT INFORMATION DO WE COLLECT AND FOR WHAT PURPOSE?

    The categories of information we collect can include:

    Information you provide to us directly.  We collect certain personal information from you that you provide to us directly.  We may also collect any communications between you and KidzToPros and any other information you provide to KidzToPros.

    • If you are a Parent, we collect your name, email, address, telephone number, payment information and information about your child, such as his/her name, age, grade, classroom, allergies, and other information when you register for our Service, register your child for an activity, sign up for our mailing list, or otherwise communicate with us.
    • If you are an Instructor, we collect your name, email, address, telephone number, photo,  photo of driver’s license/state-issued ID, Social Security Number, bank account/payment information, and other information about your experience when you register as an Instructor on our Service, sign up for our mailing list, or otherwise communicate with us.  We and our third party vendors may collect other background check information and information on references in order to verify your identity and background.
    • If you are a Third Party Provider, we collect your name, email, address, telephone number, photo, bank account/payment information, and other information about your experience when you register on our Service, sign up for our mailing list, or otherwise communicate with us.
    • If you are an Organization, we collect your name and information about the school, such as school name and address.

    Location Information from Instructors.  If you are an Instructor, we collect your unique user identifier and your location through GPS, WiFi, or wireless network triangulation in order to obtain your location for the purposes of providing our Service.  With your permission, we start collecting and tracking your location in real-time from your device starting 90 minutes before your next class, so that we may account for any delays.  You must turn location services on your device “on” and allow such location sharing with KidzToPros during this time.  We maintain location information only so long as is reasonable to provide the Service and then delete location information tied to your personal information.  We may maintain de-identified location information for a longer period of time in order to analyze aggregate trends and metrics.  Please see "Control Over Your Information" below to learn more.

    Information we receive from third parties.  We may receive information about you from third parties, such as third party background and reference check vendors for Instructors, Third Party Providers, and other users.  We may also collect information about you that is publicly available.

    We use this information to operate, maintain, and provide to you the features and functionality of the Service, as well as to communicate directly with you, such as to send you push notifications and email messages.  We may also send you Service-related emails or messages (e.g., account verification, change or updates to features of the Service, technical and security notices).  For more information about your communication preferences, see “Control Over Your Information” below.

  2. HOW WE USE COOKIES AND OTHER TRACKING TECHNOLOGY TO COLLECT INFORMATION

    We, and our third party partners, automatically collect certain types of usage information when you visit our Service, read our emails, or otherwise engage with us.  We typically collect this information through a variety of tracking technologies, including cookies, web beacons, file information and similar technology (collectively, “tracking technologies”).  For example, we collect information about your device and its software, such as your IP address, browser type, Internet service provider, platform type, device type, operating system, date and time stamp, a unique ID that allows us to uniquely identify your browser, mobile device or your account, and other such information.  We also collect information about the way you use our Service, for example, the site from which you came and the site to which you are going when you leave our Site, the pages you visit, the links you click, how frequently you access the Service, whether you open emails or click the links contained in emails, and other actions you take on the Service.  When you access our Service from a mobile device, we may collect unique identification numbers associated with your device or our mobile application (including, for example, a UDID, Unique ID for Advertisers (“IDFA”), Google AdID, or Windows Advertising ID), mobile carrier, device type, model and manufacturer, mobile device operating system brand and model, phone number, and depending on your mobile device settings, your geographical location data, including GPS coordinates (e.g., latitude and/or longitude) or similar information regarding the location of your mobile device, or we may be able to approximate a device’s location by analyzing other information, like an IP address.  We may collect analytics data, or use third-party analytics tools, to help us measure traffic and usage trends for the Service and to understand more about the demographics of our users.  Although we do our best to honor the privacy preferences of our users, we are unable to respond to Do Not Track signals set by your browser at this time.

    We use or may use the data collected through tracking technologies to:  (a) remember information so that you will not have to re-enter it during your visit or the next time you visit the Site; (b) provide custom, personalized content and information, including targeted content and advertising; (c) provide and monitor the effectiveness of our Service; (d) monitor aggregate metrics such as total number of visitors, traffic, usage, and demographic patterns on our Site; (e) diagnose or fix technology problems; and (f) otherwise to plan for and enhance our Service.

    If you would prefer not to accept cookies, most browsers will allow you to:  (i) change your browser settings to notify you when you receive a cookie, which lets you choose whether or not to accept it; (ii) disable existing cookies; or (iii) set your browser to automatically reject cookies.  Please note that doing so may negatively impact your experience using the Service, as some features and services on our Service may not work properly.  Depending on your mobile device and operating system, you may not be able to delete or block all cookies.  You may also set your e-mail options to prevent the automatic downloading of images that may contain technologies that would allow us to know whether you have accessed our e-mail and performed certain functions with it.

    We and our third party partners may also use cookies and tracking technologies for advertising purposes.  For more information about tracking technologies, please see “Third Party Tracking and Online Advertising” below.

  3. SHARING OF YOUR INFORMATION

    We may share your personal information in the limited instances described below.  For further information on your choices regarding your information, see the “Control Over Your Information” section below.

    We share personal information as follows:

    • If you are a Parent, at your direction, we share your information with other users of the Service and third parties with whom we partner to provide the Service, as needed to provide the Service.  For example, when you register for an activity, we will share your name and contact information as well as certain information about your child with the Third Party Provider or Instructor and the Organization that is hosting the activity.  Once we have provided your information in connection with your registration, those parties may use the information to contact Parents directly;
    • If you are an Instructor or Third Party Provider, we share your name and photo with Parents and Organizations, as needed to provide the Service.  Your information and relevant activity will appear in search result listings if you match the search criteria input by a Parent, as applicable;
    • We share your personal information with other companies and brands owned or controlled by KidzToPros Inc., and other companies owned by or under common ownership as KidzToPros, which also includes our subsidiaries (i.e., any organization we own or control) or our ultimate holding company (i.e., any organization that owns or controls us) and any subsidiaries it owns.  These companies will use your personal information in the same way as we can under this Privacy Policy;
    • We share your personal information with third-party vendors, contractors and other service providers that perform services on our behalf, as needed to carry out the Service, which may include identifying and serving targeted advertisements, providing background and reference check services for Instructors, payment processing web hosting, or providing analytic services.  These third party vendors are contractually obliged to treat such information in strict confidence and are contractually forbidden from using the information in any other way than required;
    • We share your personal information with other parties in connection with a company transaction, such as a merger, sale of company assets or shares, reorganization, financing, change of control or acquisition of all or a portion of our business by another company or third party, or in the event of a bankruptcy or related or similar proceedings; and
    • We share your personal information with third parties as required by law or subpoena or if we reasonably believe that such action is necessary to (a) comply with the law and the reasonable requests of law enforcement; (b) to enforce our Terms of Service [link] or to protect the security or integrity of our Service; and/or (c) to exercise or protect the rights, property, or personal safety of KidzToPros, our visitors, or others.

    We may also share information with others in an aggregated or otherwise anonymized form that does not reasonably identify you directly as an individual.

  4. CONTROL OVER YOUR INFORMATION

    Profile and Account Information.  You may update your profile information, such as your name and contact information, and may change some of your data sharing preferences by logging-in and going to your profile.

    Access to your Device Information.  You may control the Service’s access to your device information through your “Settings” app on your device.  For instance, you can withdraw permission for the app to access your address book or location.

    How to control your communications preferences.  You can stop receiving promotional email communications from us by clicking on the “unsubscribe link” provided in such communications.  We make every effort to promptly process all unsubscribe requests.  You may not opt out of service-related communications (e.g., account verification, transactional communications, changes/updates to features of the Service, technical and security notices).

    Modifying or deleting your information.  If you have any questions about reviewing, modifying, or deleting your information, or if you want to remove your name or comments from our Service or publicly displayed content, you can contact us directly at contact@kidztopros.com.  We may not be able to modify or delete your information in all circumstances.

  5. THIRD PARTY TRACKING AND ONLINE ADVERTISING

    We participate in interest-based advertising and use third party advertising companies to serve you targeted advertisements based on your online browsing history and your interests.  We permit third party online advertising networks, social media companies and other third party services, to collect, information about your use of our Sites over time so that they may play or display ads on our Sites, on other websites, apps or services you may use, including on Facebook, and on other devices you may use.  Typically, though not always, the information used for interest-based advertising is collected through cookies or similar tracking technologies.  We may share a common account identifier (such as an email address or user ID) or hashed data with our third party advertising partners to help identify you across devices.  We and our third party partners use this information to make the advertisements you see online more relevant to your interests, as well as to provide advertising-related services such as reporting, attribution, analytics and market research.

    To learn more about interest-based advertising and how you may be able to opt-out of some of this advertising, you may wish to visit the Network Advertising Initiative’s online resources, at http://www.networkadvertising.org/choices, and/or the DAA’s resources at www.aboutads.info/choices.  You may also be able to set your browser to delete or notify you of cookies by actively managing the settings on your browser or mobile device.  Please note that some advertising opt-outs may not be effective unless your browser is set to accept cookies.  Furthermore, if you use a different device, change browsers or delete the opt-out cookies, you may need to perform the opt-out task again.

    You may also be able to limit certain interest-based mobile advertising through the settings on your mobile device by selecting “limit ad tracking” (iOS) or “opt-out of interest based ads” (Android).

    Google Analytics and Advertising. We may also utilize certain forms of display advertising and other advanced features through Google Analytics, such as Remarketing with Google Analytics, Google Display Network Impression Reporting, and Google Analytics Demographics and Interest Reporting.  These features enable us to use first-party cookies (such as the Google Analytics cookie) and third-party cookies (such as the DoubleClick advertising cookie) or other third-party cookies together to inform, optimize, and display ads based on your past visits to the Sites.  You may control your advertising preferences or opt-out of certain Google advertising products by visiting the Google Ads Preferences Manager, currently available at https://google.com/ads/preferences, or by vising NAI’s online resources at http://www.networkadvertising.org/choices.

  6. HOW WE STORE AND PROTECT YOUR INFORMATION

    Data storage and transfer.  Your information collected through our Service may be stored and processed in the United States or any other country in which KidzToPros or its affiliates or vendors maintain facilities.  If you are located in other regions with laws governing data collection and use that may differ from U.S. law, please note that we may transfer information, including personal information, to a country and jurisdiction that does not have the same data protection laws as your jurisdiction, and you consent to the transfer of information to the U.S. or any other country in which KidzToPros or its parent, subsidiaries, affiliates, or vendors maintain facilities and the use and disclosure of information about you as described in this Privacy Policy.

    Keeping your information safe.  We care about the security of your information and uses commercially reasonable physical, administrative, and technological safeguards to preserve the integrity and security of all information collected through our Service.  However, no security system is impenetrable and we cannot guarantee the security of our systems 100%.  In the event that any information under our control is compromised as a result of a breach of security, we will take reasonable steps to investigate the situation and, where appropriate, notify those individuals whose information may have been compromised and take other steps, in accordance with any applicable laws and regulations.

  7. CHILDREN’S PRIVACY

    KidzToPros directs its Service to Parents and other adult users and does not knowingly collect or solicit any information from anyone under the age of 13 on this Service.  In the event that we learn that we have inadvertently collected personal information from a child under age 13, we will delete that information as quickly as possible.  If you believe that we might have any information from a child under 13, please contact us at contact@kidztopros.com.

  8. LINKS TO OTHER WEB SITES AND SERVICES

    The Service may contain links to and from third party websites of our business partners, advertisers, and social media sites and our users may post links to third party websites.  If you follow a link to any of these websites, please note that these websites have their own privacy policies and that we do not accept any responsibility or liability for their policies.  We strongly recommend that you read their privacy policies and terms and conditions of use to understand how they collect, use, and share information.  We are not responsible for the privacy practices or the content on the websites of third parties.

  9. HOW TO CONTACT US

    If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or the Service, please contact us at P.O. Box 1157, Fremont, CA 94538 or email us at contact@kidztopros.com.

  10. CHANGES TO OUR PRIVACY POLICY

    We may modify or update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect the changes in our business and practices, and so you should review this page periodically.  When we change the policy in a material manner we will let you know and update the ‘last modified’ date at the bottom of this page.  If you object to any changes, you may close your account.  Continuing to use our Service after we publish changes to this Privacy Policy means that you are consenting to the changes.

This privacy policy was last modified on August 20th, 2018.

Additional Terms for Instructors

By registering to provide your services as an Instructor (“Instructor” or “you”) on the KidzToPros Site, you agree to these additional requirements and terms for Instructors (“Additional Terms for Instructors”).  These terms are in addition to the KidzToPros Terms of Service and the Privacy Policy, all of which (as changed over time) are incorporated into these Additional Terms for Third Party Providers All capitalized terms not defined here have the meaning given to them in the KidzToPros Terms of Service.  Nothing in these Additional Terms for Instructors shall be construed to amend or contradict the KidzToPros Terms of Service unless explicitly stated. If there is a conflict between the KidzToPros Terms of Service and the Additional Terms for Instructors, the Additional Terms for Instructors controls.

  1. INSTRUCTOR SERVICES

    You will provide professional coaching and other instructional services in connection with Enrichment Programs (“Instructor Services”) for the duration of the term set forth in Instructor Account.  You may not subcontract the Instructor Services.

    Instructors are responsible for providing their own equipment in connection with the Instructor Services.  In the event that an Instructor needs equipment, equipment may be made available by KidzToPros for a deposit or fee set forth in the Instructor’s Account. In the event that KidzToPros provides equipment, such equipment shall remain KidzToPros’s property at all times and Instructor is responsible for keeping the equipment safe and returning the equipment in the same condition as it was provided.

    YOU WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY AND ALL LIABILITY THAT RESULTS FROM OR IS ALLEGED AS A RESULT OF YOUR PROVISION OF THE INSTRUCTOR SERVICES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO PERSONAL INJURIES, DEATH AND PROPERTY DAMAGES.

  2. ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTOR REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

    Instructor hereby represents and warrants to KidzToPros that:  (a) Instructor has full right and power to enter into and perform the Instructor Services under these Additional Terms for Instructors without the consent of any third party, and its performance of such services will not conflict with any other obligation Instructor may have to any other party; (b) Instructor has the necessary skills and qualifications to provide the Instructor Services; (c) Instructor will perform the Instructor Services in a timely, professional and workmanlike manner and with a degree of quality equal to or higher than applicable industry standards for similar services; (d) Instructor will perform  all of its obligations under these Additional Terms for Instructors in compliance at all times with all foreign, federal, state and local statutes, orders and regulations, including those relating to privacy and data protection and (e) Instructor has obtained and will maintain all required certifications, credentials, licenses and permits necessary to perform the Instructor Services; (e) Instructor warrants that Instructor has an independently established business and operates as an independent contractor that provides services to other clients.

  3. INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR

    Instructor will be solely responsible and liable for any employment-related taxes, insurance premiums or other employment benefits in relation to Instructor’s performance of the Instructor Services.  Instructor will not be eligible for any benefits (including stock options, health insurance or retirement benefits) normally provided by KidzToPros to its employees.  Instructor will perform Instructor Services on behalf of KidzToPros in the capacity of independent contractor, and not as an employee, partner, agent or joint venture partner. KidzToPros will not be responsible for the payment of any duties or taxes imposed on the income or profits of Instructor. Neither party will make any commitment, by contract or otherwise, binding upon the other or represent that it has any authority to do so.

  4. INSURANCE

    Instructor is solely responsible for maintaining adequate health, automobile, workers’ compensation, unemployment compensation, disability, liability, and any other type of insurance as required by law or as is common practice in Instructor’s business.

  5. CODE OF CONDUCT

    The Instructor’s Account on the KidzToPros Services includes, among other things, KidzToPros policies regarding KidzToPros’s code of conduct (“Policies”).  Instructor will at all times comply with all applicable terms of the Policies. In case of a violation of these Additional Terms for Instructors, including but not limited to the Policies, or at any time upon KidzToPros’s discretion, KidzToPros may immediately and without notice suspend or terminate the Instructor Services.

    Instructor will perform the Instructor Services in a fair and professional manner at all times.  Instructor further agrees to (a) maintain high standards of honest and ethical conduct and (b) avoid conflicts with KidzToPros Users; and (c) promptly report any conflict, to the extent it arises to KidzToPros.

    You will not discriminate or harass anyone on the basis of race, national origin, religion, gender, gender identity, gender expression, physical or mental disability, medical condition, marital status, age, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal or California laws.

  6. INCENTIVES

    KidzToPros, in its sole discretion, may offer cash rewards (a “Reward”) in connection with the Instructor Services (including, for example for an Instructor’s check-in response rate), subject to any additional terms that KidzToPros provides.  Such Rewards will be made available to you in your User Account.

Additional Terms for Third Party Providers

By submitting a Listing to KidzToPros’s Marketplace Platform, you agree to these additional requirements and terms for Third Party Providers (“Additional Terms for Third Party Providers”).  These terms are in addition to the KidzToPros Terms of Service and the Privacy Policy, all of which (as changed over time) are incorporated into these Additional Terms for Third Party Providers.  All capitalized terms not defined here have the meaning given to them in the KidzToPros Terms of Service.  Nothing in these Additional Terms for Third Party Providers shall be construed to amend or contradict the KidzToPros Terms of Service unless explicitly stated.  If there is a conflict between the KidzToPros Terms of Service and the Additional Terms for Third Party Providers, the Additional Terms for Third Party Providers controls.

  1. TERMS APPLICABLE TO ALL LISTINGS

    • When creating an Enrichment Program Listing through the Marketplace Platform you must (i) provide complete and accurate information about your Listing (such as a description of the Enrichment Program, the date, time and location of the Enrichment Program and the fees), (ii) disclose any restrictions and requirements that apply (such as any minimum age, proficiency or fitness requirements) and (iii) provide any other pertinent information requested by KidzToPros.  You are responsible for keeping your Listing information (including calendar availability) up-to-date at all times.
    • You are solely responsible for setting a price (including any taxes if applicable, or charges such as equipment fees) for the Enrichment Program described in your Listing (“Listing Fee”).
    • You are solely responsible for providing each User with your terms, including without limitation your privacy policy and cancellation policy (“Third Party Policies”).
    • Pictures, animations or videos (collectively, "Images") used in your Listings must accurately reflect the Enrichment Program.
    • The placement and ranking of Listings in search results on the Marketplace Platform may vary and depend on a variety of factors, such as type of Enrichment Program and its location.
    • When you accept or have pre-approved a reservation request by a User, you are entering into a legally binding agreement with the User and are required to provide your Enrichment Program to the User as described in your Listing when the booking request is made.  You also agree to pay the applicable fees and taxes to KidzToPros.
  2. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

    You represent and warrant that you and any Listing you publish and its corresponding Enrichment Program you offer will (a) not breach any agreements you have entered into with any third parties; (b) comply with all applicable laws and other rules and regulations (including having all required permits, licenses and registrations); and (c) not make any commitment binding on KidzToPros or represent that you have authority to do so.  You further represent and warrant that you will maintain general commercial liability, workers compensation, employers liability and any other insurance required by law or appropriate to the operation of your business.  As a Third Party Provider, you are responsible for your own acts and omissions.

    You and KidzToPros are independent contractors, and nothing in these Additional Terms for Third Party Providers or the Terms create any partnership, joint venture, agency, franchise, sales representative, or employment relationship between the parties.

  3. KIDZTOPROS MARKS

    Notwithstanding Section 6 (Intellectual Property and Ownership Rights) of the Terms, and subject to compliance with the terms of this Section, KidzToPros hereby grants you a limited, non-exclusive, non-sublicenseable, non-assignable and non-transferable license to use the KidzToPros Marks.  You will:  (a) only use the KidzToPros Marks in the form and manner as set forth in any trademark guidelines or instructions provided to you by KidzToPros from time to time and only in connection with the Listing on the Marketplace Platform; (b) not register any domain names that contain any terms that are the same or similar to any KidzToPros Marks; and (c) upon expiration or termination of the Terms of Service for any reason, immediately cease all use of the KidzToPros Marks, unless you are otherwise authorized to continue using the KidzToPros Marks pursuant to a separate written agreement with KidzToPros. "KidzToPros Marks" means the trademarks, trade names, service marks and logos owned or otherwise used by KidzToPros.  Nothing contained herein shall grant you any ownership right in the KidzToPros Marks.