Updated December 2016
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Editorial review by Common Sense Education
Community rating
Based on 1 review
Privacy rating
46%|
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Expert evaluation by Common Sense
About Common Sense Privacy Ratings
Pass
Meets our minimum requirements for privacy and security practices.
Warning
Does not meet our recommendations for privacy and security practices.
Fail
Does not have a privacy policy and/or does not use encryption and should not be used.
100%
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Subjects & Skills
Communication & Collaboration, Character & SEL
Privacy
Warning Basic evaluation
CoughDrop
- Privacy policies do indicate a version or effective date.
- Personal information is not sold or rented to third parties.
- Personal information is not shared for third-party marketing.
- Unclear whether this product displays personalised advertising.
- Unclear whether data are collected by third-parties for their own purposes.
- Unclear whether this product uses a user's information to track and target advertisements on other third-party websites or services.
- Data profiles are not created and used for personalised advertisements.
Note: The privacy evaluation is independent from the Common Sense Education learning rating.
Community Rating
CoughDrop gave my non-verbal student a voice
As an augmentative communication app I think CoughDrop is in a class of its own. The program can run on just about any type of device and since it is cloud-based the account information is saved in the cloud rather than on a single device. You can then access the account from just about any device and the speech boards and buttons are exactly the same. We loved using the app, and it was a big help to my student who had been quiet and withdrawn but became engaged and excited. I credit CoughDrop for a ...
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46% Warning
Data Safety
How safe is this product?
Unclear whether this product supports interactions between trusted users.
Unclear whether personal information can be displayed publicly.
Unclear whether user-created content is filtered for personal information before being made publicly visible.
Data Rights
What rights do I have to the data?
Users can create or upload content.
Unclear whether this product provides processes to access and review user data.
Processes to modify data are available for authorized users.
Ads & Tracking
Are there advertisements or tracking?
Personal information is not shared for third-party marketing.
Traditional or contextual advertisements are displayed.
Unclear whether this product displays personalised advertising.
Continue reading about this tool's privacy practices, including data collection, sharing, and security.
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