The following is a summary of our policy which can be found in greater detail below.

Litbug collects only email addresses, display names (not real names unless you provide), short biosketches, and profile avatars (no obligation that these pictures are actual photos of the user) from users who voluntarily provide them. Litbug does not ask for real names, passwords, any other personal information, or any information considered sensitive. Litbug will store user notes about educational or writing opportunities that users voluntarily submit.

Litbug does not collect any information automatically (e.g. IP address or device characteristics), and does not collect any information about users from public databases, social media platforms, or other third party sites.

Litbug may provide you with the option to register with us using your existing established provider account details, like your Google account. If you choose to register in this way, we will collect the information described in the section called “Social Media Logins” below.

Litbug collects email addresses solely for the purpose of replying to inquiries or reports, soliciting feedback, and authenticating you and other users. Authentication allows you to create and log in to your account, as well as keep your account in working order, allowing you to use the site to its fullest. For example, you can have a list of favorites along with associated notes. It also allows users to provide reviews of educational programs. The email addresses Litbug collects are used exclusively for the stated purpose. We do not use these email addresses for any other purposes.

We may process information about how you use our services to better understand how they are being used so we can improve them. In summary, we process your information to provide, improve, and administer our services, communicate with you, for security and fraud prevention, and to comply with law. We may also process your information for other purposes with your consent. We process your information only when we have a valid legal reason to do so.

Litbug does not share, sell, or disclose your email address or any other information you provide to any third parties.

Litbug takes reasonable organizational and technical measures to protect your email address and other data your provide against unauthorized access or disclosure. However, no electronic transmission over the internet or information storage technology can be guaranteed to be 100% secure, so we cannot promise or guarantee that hackers, cybercriminals, or other unauthorized third parties will not be able to defeat our security and improperly collect, access, steal, or modify your information. Regardless, since we only collect information that is generally considered public information (e.g. email), the risk to you from any such breach of security measures is considered low.

Litug will only keep your information for as long as it is necessary for the purposes set out in this privacy notice, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law. Litbug keeps your data protected with reasonable security measures for as long as you are an active user. Users who explicitly request inactivation of their accounts will have their data expunged from Litbug's database immediately. Inactive users' data will be expunged at the first occurrence of either 5 years since last activity or Litbug discontinuing service. When litbug has no ongoing legitimate business need to process your information, we will either delete or anonymize such information, or, if this is not possible (for example, because your information has been stored in backup archives), then we will securely store your personal information and isolate it from any further processing until deletion is possible.

We may use cookies and similar tracking technologies (like web beacons and pixels) to access or store information. We only use cookies for signed-in users to improve the user experience and ensure secure authentication. We do not store any other information in cookies. Specific information about how we use such technologies and how you can refuse certain cookies is set out in our cookie policy.

Our services offer you the ability to register and log in using your third-party social media account details (like your Google logins). Where you choose to do this, we will receive certain profile information about you from the provider. The profile information we receive may vary depending on the third-party provider concerned, but will include your display name, email address, your profile picture, and whether that email has been verified. We will use the information we receive only for the purposes that are described in this privacy notice or that are otherwise made clear to you on the relevant services. Please note that we do not control, and are not responsible for, other uses of your personal information by your third-party provider.

We are committed to protecting the privacy of minors who use our website. This Privacy Policy outlines our practices concerning the collection, use, and protection of personal information of users under the age of 18, with particular focus on compliance with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) and other applicable state laws within the United States.

We expressly do not allow users under the age of 13 to register for our website. Our website is intended for users aged 13 years and older. We do not knowingly market to or collect personal information from individuals under the age of 13. If we discover that we have inadvertently collected personal information from a user under 13, we will promptly delete such information from our records.

For users over the age of 13, we collect the following personal information: Email Address. This is the only personal information we collect from users. It is used solely for account creation, communication, and providing access to website features. We do not collect other personally identifiable information, such as full names, addresses, phone numbers, or payment information, from any users. If users engage with Litbug via other provider logins (e.g. Google), we also may collect other information as outlined in the section titled "Provider (Social) Logins". We only use this data for account creation, communication, and providing access to website features. We do not sell, share, or distribute this information to other parties, except as required by law or to comply with legal processes.

If you believe that your child under the age of 13 has provided their email address to us and/or registered on the site, please contact us immediately so we can take appropriate action.

If you are a California resident under the age of 18 and have created an account on our website, you have the right to request the deletion of any content or information you have posted publicly on our platform. Most of this information can be reviewed, updated, and deleted on the user profile page. To request assistance, please contact us. While we will make every reasonable effort to comply with your request, please note that certain information may not be removed if required by law or if it has been anonymized. Please see more details in the section titled "California Resident Privacy Rights".

Litbug is committed to preventing spam. You will only receive emails from Litbug that you have explicitly agreed to receive.

In some regions (like the EEA, UK, Switzerland, and Canada), you have certain rights under applicable data protection laws. These may include the right (i) to request access and obtain a copy of your personal information, (ii) to request rectification or erasure; (iii) to restrict the processing of your personal information; (iv) if applicable, to data portability; and (v) not to be subject to automated decision-making. In certain circumstances, you may also have the right to object to the processing of your personal information. You can make such a request by contacting us by using the contact details provided below. We will consider and act regarding any request in accordance with applicable data protection laws. If you are located in the EEA or UK and you believe we are unlawfully processing your personal information, you also have the right to complain to your Member State data protection authority or UK data protection authority. If you are located in Switzerland, you may contact the Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner. You have the right to:

• 1) Request access to your email address or any other information you provide in your profile
• 2) Request correction or deletion of your email (would require deleting of your account and loss of data you provided, including any reviews)
• 3) Opt out of future communications at any time (as of this writing, Litbug only communicates in response to your inquires)
• 4) Withdrawing consent: If we are relying on your consent to process your personal information, which may be express and/or implied consent depending on the applicable law, you have the right to withdraw your consent at any time. You can withdraw your consent at any time by contacting us by using the contact details provided in the section below.
• 5) Account change or deletion: If you would at any time like to review or change the information in your account or terminate your account, you can sign in to your account settings and update your user account. Upon your request to terminate your account, we will deactivate or delete your account and information from our active databases. However, we may retain some information in our files to prevent fraud, troubleshoot problems, assist with any investigations, enforce our legal terms and/or comply with applicable legal requirements.
• 6) Cookies and similar technologies: Most Web browsers are set to accept cookies by default. If you prefer, you can usually choose to set your browser to remove cookies and to reject cookies. If you choose to remove cookies or reject cookies, this could affect certain features or services of our Services.

You may exercise these rights by modifying data on the user profile page (only available to signed in users) or by contacting us directly. Litbug does not share, sell, or disclose your email address or any other information you provide to third parties.

Litbug does not track users. Most web browsers and some mobile operating systems and mobile applications include a Do-Not-Track ("DNT") feature or setting you can activate to signal your privacy preference not to have data about your online browsing activities monitored and collected. At this stage, no uniform technology standard for recognizing and implementing DNT signals has been finalized. As such, we do not currently respond to DNT browser signals or any other mechanism that automatically communicates your choice not to be tracked online. If a standard for online tracking is adopted that we must follow in the future, we will inform you about that practice in a revised version of this privacy notice. California law requires us to let you know how we respond to web browser DNT signals. Because there currently is not an industry or legal standard for recognizing or honoring DNT signals, we do not respond to them at this time.

California Civil Code Section 1798.83, also known as the “Shine The Light” law, permits our users who are California residents to request and obtain from us, once a year and free of charge, information about categories of personal information (if any) we disclosed to third parties for direct marketing purposes and the names and addresses of all third parties with which we shared personal information in the immediately preceding calendar year. If you are a California resident and would like to make such a request, please submit your request in writing to us using the contact information provided below.

If you are under 18 years of age, reside in California, and have a registered account with Services, you have the right to request removal of unwanted data that you publicly post on the Services. To request removal of such data, please contact us using the contact information provided below and include the email address associated with your account and a statement that you reside in California. We will make sure the data is not publicly displayed on the Services, but please be aware that the data may not be completely or comprehensively removed from all our systems (e.g., backups, etc.).

The California Code of Regulations defines a “resident” as: (1) every individual who is in the State of California for other than a temporary or transitory purpose and (2) every individual who is domiciled in the State of California who is outside the State of California for a temporary or transitory purpose All other individuals are defined as “non-residents.” If this definition of “resident” applies to you, we must adhere to certain rights and obligations regarding your personal information.

What categories of personal information do we collect?

We may also collect other personal information outside of these categories through instances where you interact with us in person, online, or by phone or mail in the context of:

• 1) Receiving help through our customer support channels
• 2) Participation in customer surveys or contests
• 3) Facilitation in the delivery of our Services and to respond to your inquiries

We will use and retain the collected personal information as needed to provide the Services or for:

• Category A - As long as the user has an account with us
• Category F - As long as the user has an account with us

Learn more about the sources of personal information we collect in 'Data Collection'.

Learn more about the sources of personal information we collect in 'Purpose of Collection' and 'Data Sharing'.

We will not sell or share personal information in the future belonging to website visitors, users, and others.

You have rights under certain US state data protection laws. However, these rights are not absolute, and in certain cases, we may decline your request as permitted by law. These rights include:

• 1) Right to know whether or not we are processing your personal data
• 2) Right to access your personal data
• 3) Right to correct inaccuracies in your personal data
• 4) Right to request the deletion of your personal data
• 5) Right to obtain a copy of the personal data you previously shared with us
• 6) Right to non-discrimination for exercising your rights
• 7) Right to opt out of the processing of your personal data if it is used for targeted advertising (or sharing as defined under California's privacy law), the sale of personal data, or profiling in furtherance of decisions that produce legal or similarly significant effects ("profiling")
• 8) Right to obtain a list of the categories of third parties to which we have disclosed personal data (as permitted by applicable law, including California's privacy law)
• 9) Right to limit use and disclosure of sensitive personal data (as permitted by applicable law, including California's privacy law)

To exercise these rights, you can contact us. Under certain US state data protection laws, you can designate an authorized agent to make a request on your behalf. We may deny a request from an authorized agent that does not submit proof that they have been validly authorized to act on your behalf in accordance with applicable laws.

We may need to verify your identity to determine you are the same person about whom we have the information in our system. We will only use personal information provided in your request to verify your identity or authority to make the request. If we cannot verify your identity from the information already maintained by us, we may request that you provide additional information for the purposes of verifying your identity and for security or fraud-prevention. If you submit the request through an authorized agent, we may need to collect additional information to verify your identity before processing your request and the agent will need to provide a written and signed permission from you to submit such request on your behalf.

California Civil Code Section 1798.83, also known as the "Shine The Light" law, permits our users who are California residents to request and obtain from us, once a year and free of charge, information about categories of personal information (if any) we disclosed to third parties for direct marketing purposes and the names and addresses of all third parties with which we shared personal information in the immediately preceding calendar year. We have not and do not plan to disclose personal information with any third parties for any purposes. If you are a California resident and would like to make such a request, please submit your request in writing to us by contacting us.

Based on the applicable laws of your country or state of residence in the US, you may have the right to request access to the personal information we collect from you, details about how we have processed it, correct inaccuracies, or delete your personal information. You may also have the right to withdraw your consent to our processing of your personal information. These rights may be limited in some circumstances by applicable law, though we allow full review, update, and deletion of this information. To request and/or to review, update, or delete your personal information, please visit your profile page or contact us.

If you have any questions or concerns about this privacy policy, please contact us.

Litbug may update this privacy policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page