Collins Children’s Privacy Notice
Who are we?
We are. We make books for learning and put learning materials

online for you to use. We are a part of a big book business,

HarperCollinsPublishers . We also have some learning platforms that canbe used with our books, online content and our website. Together, these things
are called the Online Services.
What you need to know?
If you are under 13 years old, you need to check with the grown-up who looks
after you that it is ok to use the Online Services. When you use the Online
Services, we will hold some information about you. This is called Personal
Information and includes things like your name, username and any otherinformation that is personal to you, like your email address. If you don’t likewhat we are doing with your Personal Information or don’t want us to have it
anymore, you can tell us to stop. If you want to do this or you want to ask us
anything else, you can contact us, by emailing GDPR@harpercollins.co.uk orwriting to HarperCollins Publishers, The News Building, 1 London Bridge Street,London, SE1 9GF.
What do we do?
Our main job is to provide books including books for learning and the Online
Services. We only collect Personal Information when we need it to help us doour job, provide you with the Online Services and to follow the law. When you
use the Online Services, your work is stored by us to track your learning journey.
In some of these Online Services, You and your teacher can also see this andwe can share these reports with you, your school or your parents or carer.
Your Personal Information
When you use the Online Services, your email address or your username islinked to a special number which matches to the website page you are using.
The special number is matched to you, so only you can be identified by it.
The special number is used to do these things:
1. Track the progress you have made with the Online Services so if you log
off, when you log back in, you will not lose your place on the platform;
2. Track when you logged in and how long you spent using the Online
Services;

3. If you do a test when using the Online Services, the special number
tracks your test information. We collect your progress and your teachers
have access so they can see how you’re getting along; and4. If you are using our Online Services we also keep your name in oursystems.
How do we use your Personal Information?
We collect your Personal Information for these reasons:
1. so that you can use the Online Services;
2. so that you and your teachers can see how well you are doing bycomparing your work; and3. so that we can assess how good the Online Services are and ensure they
are working fast enough and well enough.
We may also collect some other information in the Online Services, but we will
always make sure that your information is kept secret so that you aren’t
identified in the information.
Your rights
You are allowed to:
1. be told how we use your information;
2. ask to see the information we have about you;
3. ask us to change the information you think is wrong;
4. ask us to remove information when it’s not needed anymore;
5. ask us to only use your information in certain ways;
6. ask us to move your information to someone else; and7. tell us you don’t want your information to be used anymore.
If you want to speak to someone else, or complain about how we use yourPersonal Information, you can call the people who are in charge of your
Personal Information. These people work at the Information Commissioner’sOffice (ICO) whose website is https://ico.org.uk/.
Who do we share your Personal Information with?
There are other people who help us with our business and provide the Online
Services to you. These people help us in the following ways:
1. they help us to run the Online Services;
2. they help us understand how the Online Services are being used; and3. they help us improve what we do for you.

Sometimes, some of the information we collect will be put in a report to so thatwe can see which Online Service is popular and which Online Service is used
the most. This information will never include Personal Information.
We may also share your Personal Information with law enforcement agencies
if they ask us to do so.
The law
We collect your Personal Information because we need it to make the Online
Services work. This means that using your Personal Information is "necessary forthe purposes of our legitimate interests". This means that we are using theinformation for normal reasons so that we can make the Online Services workand for no other reason. It also means that we are not using your Personal
Information in an unfair way and it doesn’t change what your rights are to dowith the law.
Do you have to give us your Personal Information?
We need to have your email address, login ID or your username so that you
can use the Online Services.
How long will we keep your Personal Information?
We don’t keep your Personal Information forever. We only keep it for as longas we need it to do work for the Online Services. You can always talk to us if
you need more information about this. We do not use your email address totell you about other things we do in our business.
Transfer of Personal Information
Sometimes the Personal Information we hold about you will be sent out aroundthe world. This will only happen if another company in another country helps
us to run the Online Services. We always make sure that we do what we areallowed to do by law to make sure that those companies we use in othercountries will also keep your Personal Information as safe as possible.

Collins Privacy Notice for Schools

Who are we?

Collins is part of HarperCollins Publishers. We publish books and online
resources for UK and international schools. We have various learning
platforms that can be used with our books, online content and ourwebsite, hereinafter referred to as the Online Services.

What you need to know?

School students who are under the age of 13 years old will need theconsent of their parent or guardian in order to use the Online
Services.

Students, teachers and other staff members from your school that
use the Online Services (hereinafter collectively referred to as theIndividuals) will have some of their personal information held by us;
this shall now be referred to as the Personal Information. The Personal
Information we collect includes the following: the Individuals’ names,
usernames and any other information that is personal to them, suchas their email addresses.
If the Individuals, the parent/guardian of a student, and/or theschool are not happy for the Personal Information to be collected
and/or retained by us, they can tell us to stop by emailing
GDPR@harpercollins.co.uk or writing to HarperCollins Publishers, The
News Building, 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF.
What do we do?

Our role is to produce books for learning, and Online Services forschools. We only collect Personal Information when we need it tohelp us provide Individuals and schools with Online Services; and tofollow the laws surrounding data protection. When a student uses
the Online Services, their work is stored by us to track their learningjourney. In some of these Online Services, the Individuals can also
see this and we can share these reports with the school and/or thestudents’ parents or guardians.

Personal Information

When a school uses the Online Services, the email addresses orusernames of the Individuals are linked to identifying numbers whichmatch to the website page they are using. The identifying numbers
are specific to each Individual.

The identifying numbers are used to do the following things:

1. Track the progress the students have made when using the Online
Services so that, if the Individuals log off, when they log back in, they
will not lose their place on the platform;
2. Track when the Individuals logged in and how long they spentusing the Online Services;
3. If a student does a test when using the Online Services, theidentifying number tracks their test information. We collect thestudents’ progress and the teachers will have access so they can see
how each student is progressing; and4. If the Individuals are using our secondary level educational Online
Services, we also keep their names in our systems.

How do we use the Personal Information?

We collect Personal Information for these reasons:1.

so that the Individuals can use the Online Services;2.
so that the Individuals can see how well students are doing bycomparing tests; and3.
so that we can monitor and assess how well the Online Services
are working.

We may also collect other miscellaneous information in the Online
Services, but ensure that all of the Individuals’ information isencrypted so that they are not identifiable in the information.

The Individuals’ Rights

The Individuals are allowed to:

1. be told how we use their information;
2. ask to see the information they have about them;
3. ask us to change the information they think is wrong;
4. ask us to remove information when it’s not needed anymore;5. ask us to only use their information in certain ways;
6. ask us to move their information to someone else; and7. tell us that they don’t want their information to be used anymore.

If an Individual wants to speak to someone other than us, orcomplain about how we use their Personal Information, they cancontact the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO). Their contact
details are available on their website: https://ico.org.uk/.

Who do we share the Personal Information with?

There are other people and business entities who help us with ourbusiness and provide the Online Services to the Individuals. Suchpeople and entities help us in the following ways:

1. they help us to run the Online Services;
2. they help us understand how the Online Services are being used;
and3. they help us improve the Online Services.

Sometimes, we will use information we collect in reports that analyse
usage of the Online Services. This information will never include
Personal Information.

We may also share the Personal Information with law enforcement
agencies if they ask us to do so.

The law

We collect the Personal Information because we need it to makethe Online Services work. As a result, using the Personal Information is"necessary for the purposes of our legitimate interests". This meansthat we are using the information for standard reasons in business,
i.e. so that we can make the Online Services work, and for no otherreason. It also means that we are not using the Personal Information
unfairly and it doesn’t change the Individuals’ legal rights.

Do we have to be given Personal Information?

We need to retain email addresses, login IDs and/or usernames sothat the Individuals can use the Online Services.

How long will we keep the Personal Information?

We don’t keep the Personal Information forever; we only keep it for
as long as we need to in order for the Online Services to be usedsuccessfully. The Individuals can request more information about thisat any time. We do not use the Individuals’ email addresses formarketing purposes.

Transfer of Personal Information

Sometimes the Personal Information we hold will be sent out aroundthe world. This will only happen if another company in anothercountry helps us to run the Online Services. We do what we are
permitted to by law to ensure that those companies will also keep
the Personal Information as safe as possible.

Full Privacy Policy Terms & Conditions

Our full Privacy Policy Terms & Conditions can be found here:
HarperCollins Publishers - Corporate Privacy Policy