Updated August 2015
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Privacy rating
80%|
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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%
Every privacy rating includes a score. A higher score (up to 100%) means the product provides more transparent privacy policies with better practices to protect user data.
Privacy ratings are created by Common Sense expert evaluators and are independent from our "Common Sense says" age-based reviews. Read more about privacy ratings
Subjects & Skills
English Language Arts, Critical Thinking
Privacy
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HMH Close Reads: Grade 6
- Privacy policies do indicate a version or effective date.
- Personal information is not sold or rented to third parties.
- Personal information is shared for third-party marketing.
- Personalised advertising is displayed.
- Data are collected by third-parties for their own purposes.
- User's information is used 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
Privacy Rating
80% Warning
Data Safety
How safe is this product?
Users can interact with trusted users.
Users can interact with untrusted users, including strangers and/or adults.
Profile information must be shared for social interactions.
Data Rights
What rights do I have to the data?
Users can create or upload content.
Unclear whether users retain ownership of their data.
Processes to access or review user data are available.
Ads & Tracking
Are there advertisements or tracking?
Personal information is shared for third-party marketing.
Traditional or contextual advertisements are not displayed.
Personalised advertising is displayed.
Continue reading about this tool's privacy practices, including data collection, sharing, and security.
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