Privacy Policy

Introduction

Protecting consumer privacy is important to Singing Tractor Children’s Books, LLC (“Singing Tractor”, “we”, “us”, or “our”).  This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use and disclose information about you.  This Privacy Policy applies to information we collect when you use our website, including http://www.singingtractorchildrensbooks.com (the “Website”).  This Privacy Policy does not apply to information collected by any third party through any content that may be linked to or be accessible from or on the Website.

Singing Tractor is based in the United States and the information we collect is governed by United States law.  By accessing or using our Website or otherwise providing information to us, you consent to the processing and transfer of information in and to the US.  We may change this Privacy Policy from time to time.  If we make changes, we will notify you by revising the date at the top of the policy and, in some cases, we may provide you with additional notice (such as by adding a statement to our Website or by sending you a notification).  You should review the Privacy Policy whenever you access our Website to stay informed about our information practices and the ways you can help protect your privacy.

This Privacy Policy aims to clearly outline our policies and procedures for collecting, using, storing and disclosing personal data of individuals.  All the different forms of data, content, and information described in this Privacy Policy are collectively referred to as “personal data”.  For purposes of this Privacy Policy, “personal data” means any information about an identifiable individual.  Personal data excludes anonymous or de-identified data that is not associated with a particular individual.

By using our Website, you agree to our collection, use, and disclosure of your personal data as described in this Privacy Policy.  If you do not agree with such collection, use and disclosure of your personal data, please do not use our Website.

Our Website is not intended for children under 13 years of age.  No one under age 13 may provide any personal data to or on the Website.  We do not knowingly collect personal data from children under 13.  If you are under 13, do not use or provide any information on our Website.  If we learn we have collected or received personal data from a child under 13 without verification of parental consent, we will delete that information.  If you believe we might have any information from or about a child under 13, please contact us at info@singingtractorchildrensbooks.com.

Personal Data We Collect About You and How We Collect It

We collect several types of information from and about users of our Website, including information:

  • Basic identity and account information, such as your full name, email address, username, password, phone number, and other contact details you provide.
  • Profile content and media, including profile photographs, video content, skill demonstration videos, and any other content you choose to upload or display through your profile.
  • Employment, education, and professional background, including prior job titles, employers, start and end dates, educational institutions attended, degrees earned, professional licenses, certifications, volunteer activities, and community or non-profit involvement.
  • Skills, qualifications, and interests, including hard and soft skills, certifications, desired job titles, preferred employment types (such as full-time, part-time, freelance, or internship), internal “stretch assignment” preferences, and cultural or organizational fit indicators (including keyword-based preferences you provide).
  • Availability information, such as your anticipated timeframe for starting new roles (for example, immediately, within three months, six months, or one year).
  • Location information, including general location information such as city, state or region, and country, as well as precise geolocation data (including latitude and longitude coordinates) when enabled and consented to during onboarding.

We collect this information:

  • Directly from you when you provide it to us.
  • Automatically as you navigate through our Website. Information collected automatically may include usage details, IP addresses, and information collected through cookies and other tracking technologies.
  • From third parties, for example, our business partners.

The information we collect on or through our Website may include:

  • Information that you provide by filling in forms on our Website. We may also ask you for information when you enter a contest or promotion sponsored by us, and when you report a problem with our Website.
  • Records and copies of your correspondence (including email addresses), if you contact us.
  • Details of transactions you carry out through our Website and of the fulfillment of your orders. You may be required to provide financial information before placing an order through our Website.

As you navigate through and interact with our Website, we may use automatic data collection technologies, such as Firebase Cloud Messaging (FCM) and Firebase Crashlytics, to collect certain information about your device, browsing actions, and usage patterns, including:

  • Details of your visits to our Website, including traffic data, location data, and other communication data and the resources that you access and use on the Website.
  • Information about your computer and internet connection, including your IP address, operating system, and browser type.

The information we collect automatically may include personal data, or we may maintain it or associate it with personal data we collect in other ways or receive from third parties.  It helps us to improve our Website and to deliver a better and more personalized service, including by enabling us to:

  • Estimate our audience size and usage patterns.
  • Store information about your preferences, allowing us to customize our Website according to your individual interests.
  • Speed up your searches.
  • Recognize you when you return to our Website.

The technologies we use for this automatic data collection may include cookies.  A cookie is a small file placed on the hard drive of your computer.  You may refuse to accept browser cookies by activating the appropriate setting on your browser.  However, if you select this setting, you may be unable to access certain parts of our Website.  Unless you have adjusted your browser setting so that it will refuse cookies, our system will issue cookies when you direct your browser to our Website.

How We Use Your Personal Data

We use information that we collect about you or that you provide to us, including any personal data:

  • To present our Website and their contents to you.
  • To provide you with information, products, or services that you request from us.
  • To provide you with notices about your account, including expiration and renewal notices.
  • To conduct our obligations and enforce our rights arising from any contracts entered into between you and us, including for billing and collection.
  • To notify you about changes to our Website or any products or services we offer or provide though it.
  • To allow you to participate in interactive features on our Website.
  • In any other way we may describe when you provide the information.
  • To fulfill any other purpose for which you provide it.

Information Sharing and Disclosure

Where appropriate and in accordance with applicable laws and requirements, we may disclose your personal data:

  • To trusted third‑party companies and individuals to help us provide, analyze, and improve our Website (including but not limited to data storage, maintenance services, database management, web analytics, payment processing, and improving the features of the Website).  These third parties may have access to your personal data only for purposes of performing these tasks on our behalf and under obligations similar to those in this Privacy Policy.
  • To comply with any court order, law, or legal process, including to respond to any government or regulatory request.
  • To enforce or apply our terms of use.
  • For any other purpose disclosed by us when you provide the information.
  • To fulfill the purpose for which you provide it.
  • If we believe disclosure is necessary or appropriate to protect the rights, property, or safety of Singing Tractor, our customers, or others.

How We Safeguard Your Personal Data

We are committed to taking all commercially reasonable and appropriate steps to protect the personal data that we hold from misuse, loss, destruction or unauthorized access.  We do this by having in place a range of appropriate technical and organizational measures.  These include measures to deal with any suspected data breach.

However, the safety and security of your information also depends on you.  Where we have given you (or where you have chosen) a username and password for access to certain parts of our Website, you are responsible for keeping this username and password confidential.  We ask you not to share your username or password with anyone.

Unfortunately, the transmission of information via the internet and mobile platforms is not completely secure.  Although Singing Tractor does its best to protect your personal data, we cannot guarantee the security of your personal data transmitted through our Website.  Any transmission of personal data is at your own risk.  We are not responsible for circumvention of any privacy settings or security measures we provide.

How Long We Keep Your Personal Data

We will not keep your personal data for longer than is necessary for the purposes for which we have collected it unless we believe that the law or other regulation requires us to preserve it (for example, because of a request by a tax authority or in connection with any anticipated litigation) or if we require it to enforce our agreements.

When it is no longer necessary to retain your personal data, we will delete the personal data that we hold about you from our systems.  While we will endeavor to permanently erase your personal data once it reaches the end of its retention period, some of your personal data may still exist within our systems, for example if it is waiting to be overwritten.  For our purposes, this data has been put beyond use, meaning that, while it still exists in the electronic ether, our employees will not have any access to it or use it again.

Accessing and Correcting Your Personal Data

You have various rights in relation to the personal data that we hold about you.  You may send us an email at info@singingtractorchildrensbooks.com to request access to, correct, or delete any personal data that you have provided to us.  We may not accommodate a request to change personal data if we believe the change would violate any law or legal requirement or cause the personal data to be incorrect.