Privacy Policy

WellCheq is committed to maintaining robust privacy protections for its users.  Our Privacy Policy (“Privacy Policy”) is designed to help you understand how we collect, use and safeguard the information you provide to us and to assist you in making informed decisions when using our Service.  


For purposes of this Agreement, “Tool” refers to WellCheq, which can be accessed at www.wellcheq.com. “Service” refers to data accessed via the Tool, which users can review more. The terms “we,” “us,” and “our” refer to the research team. “You” refers to teachers and administrators, as a user of our Site or our Service. “Students” refers to  the students using the Site as directed by teachers and administrators. By accessing our Site or our Service, you accept our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use (found here).

I. INFORMATION WE COLLECT

We collect limited “Non-Personal Information” and “Personal Information.” Non-Personal Information includes information that cannot be used to personally identify you, such as anonymous usage data and general demographic information about the school including percent of students eligible for free or reduced lunch, percent of students who are English Language Learners, and racial breakdown of the student body. Personal Information includes your email, name, and grade level. Personal information for students includes their names, email, gender, and grade level. However, we do not have access to ANY identifiable information for students. We cannot see student name, username, gender identity, or daily wellbeing reports.


1. Information collected via Technology

To activate the Service you do not need to submit any Personal Information other than your name and email address, as well as the names and email addresses or usernames of the student. To use the Service thereafter, you do not need to submit further Personal Information. However, in an effort to understand how the tool is used, the Tool tracks when the Site has been utilized by students.


To use the service, you must use your school email address. The Team will not read or retain any information from your email account.


2. Information you provide us by registering for an account

In addition to the information provided automatically by your browser when you visit the Site, to become a subscriber to the Service you will need to create a personal profile. 


You can create a profile by registering with the Service and entering your email address, and creating a user name and a password. By registering, you are authorizing us to collect, store and use your email address in accordance with this Privacy Policy. You will create an account for students with a username to log in, in accordance with this Privacy Policy.


3. Children’s Privacy

The Site and the Service are not directed to anyone under the age of 13 without parent consent. As an educational tool, this service is designed to collect information about students’ wellbeing. Student’s information can only be seen by their teachers, school administrators and members of the research team. However, the research team CANNOT see individual-level responses. We cannot see who the students are, or how they responded as individuals. We do not have access to your students’ data specifically child name, gender, grade, and email address and cannot share this information.


The Tool does not knowingly collect or solicit information from anyone under the age of 13 without this consent, or allow anyone under the age of 13 to sign up for the Service without at least passive parent consent. It is assumed that by utilizing the Tool, teachers and administrators have contacted parents about this Tool and acquired at least passive consent. In the event that we learn that we have gathered personal information from anyone under the age of 13 without the consent of a parent or guardian, we will delete that information as soon as possible. If you believe we have collected such information, please contact us at jodi@wellcheq.com. 

II. HOW WE USE AND SHARE INFORMATION

Personal Information:


Except as otherwise stated in this Privacy Policy, we do not sell, trade, rent or otherwise share for marketing purposes your Personal Information with third parties without your consent. We do share Personal Information with members of the Team.


In general, the Personal Information you and your students provide to us is used to help us communicate with you about how students are doing. For example, we use Personal Information to contact users in response to the information received from students to identify individuals in need of additional support.


We may share Personal Information with outside parties if we have a good-faith belief that access, use, preservation or disclosure of the information is reasonably necessary to meet any applicable legal process or enforceable governmental request; to enforce applicable Terms of Service, including investigation of potential violations; address fraud, security or technical concerns; or to protect against harm to the rights, property, or safety of our users or the public as required or permitted by law

Non-Personal Information:


In general, we use Non-Personal Information to help us improve the Service and customize the user experience. We also aggregate Non-Personal Information in order to track trends and analyze use patterns on the Site. Non-Personal information surrounding Tool usage is used primarily to improve the Tool and its functionality for students and teachers. This Privacy Policy does not limit in any way our use or disclosure of Non-Personal Information and we reserve the right to use and disclose such Non-Personal Information to our Team members and other third parties at our discretion.

III. HOW WE USE AND SHARE INFORMATION

We implement security measures designed to protect your information and the information of your students from unauthorized access. Your account is protected by your account password and we urge you to take steps to keep your personal information safe by not disclosing your password and by logging out of your account after each use. 

We further protect your information from potential security breaches by implementing certain technological security measures including encryption and secure socket layer technology. However, these measures do not guarantee that your information will not be accessed, disclosed, altered or destroyed by breach of such secure server software. By using our Service, you acknowledge that you understand and agree to assume these risks.

IV. CHANGES TO OUR PRIVACY POLICY

The Team reserves the right to change this policy and our Terms of Service at any time.  We will notify you of significant changes to our Privacy Policy by sending a notice to the primary email address specified in your account or by placing a prominent notice on our site. Significant changes will go into effect 30 days following such notification. Non-material changes or clarifications will take effect immediately. You should periodically check the Site and this privacy page for updates.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

Welcome to WellCheq’s Terms of Use agreement. For purposes of this agreement, “Tool” refers to the WellCheq website, which can be accessed at www.wellcheq.com. “Service” refers to the Tool’s use and data accessed via the Site. The terms “we,” “us,” and “our” refer to the research team. “You” refers to teachers and administrators, as a user of our Site or our Service. “Students” refers to the students using the Site as directed by teachers and administrators.


The following Terms of Use apply when you view or use the Service [via our website located at www.wellcheq.com].  


Please review the following terms carefully. By accessing or using the Service, you signify your agreement to these Terms of Use. If you do not agree to be bound by these Terms of Use in their entirety, you may not access or use the Service.   

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

Welcome to WellCheq’s Terms of Use agreement. For purposes of this agreement, “Tool” refers to the WellCheq website, which can be accessed at www.wellcheq.com. “Service” refers to the Tool’s use and data accessed via the Site. The terms “we,” “us,” and “our” refer to the research team. “You” refers to teachers and administrators, as a user of our Site or our Service. “Students” refers to the students using the Site as directed by teachers and administrators.


The following Terms of Use apply when you view or use the Service [via our website located at www.wellcheq.com].  


Please review the following terms carefully. By accessing or using the Service, you signify your agreement to these Terms of Use. If you do not agree to be bound by these Terms of Use in their entirety, you may not access or use the Service.   

PRIVACY POLICY

The Company respects the privacy of its Service users. Please refer to the Company’s Privacy Policy (found below) which explains how we collect, use, and disclose information that pertains to your privacy. When you access or use the Service, you signify your agreement to the Privacy Policy as well as these Terms of Use.

ABOUT THE SERVICE

The Service allows you to receive and analyze information about students’ well-being as measured by their completion of two daily questions. 

REGISTRATION; RULES FOR USER CONDUCT AND USE OF THE SERVICE

All students need parent consent to register for and use the Service. We support students in grades PreK-12 and ask that parents provide consent for all use in every circumstance.


If you are a user who signs up for the Service, you will create a personalized account which includes a unique username and a password to access the Service and to receive messages from the Team. You agree to notify us immediately of any unauthorized use of your password and/or account. The Team will not be responsible for any liabilities, losses, or damages arising out of the unauthorized use of your member name, password and/or account.

USE RESTRICTIONS

Your permission to use the Site is conditioned upon the following use, posting and conduct restrictions: 


You agree that you will not under any circumstances:


?   access the Service for any reason other than to support students and their wellbeing for the purpose of promoting student engagement and achievement,


?   collect or harvest any personal data of any user of the Site or the Service 


?   use the Site or the Service for the solicitation of business in the course of trade or in connection with a commercial enterprise;


?   distribute any part or parts of the Site or the Service without our explicit written permission 


?   use the Service for any unlawful purpose or for the promotion of illegal activities;


?   attempt to, or harass, abuse or harm another person or group;


?   use another user’s account without permission;


?   intentionally allow another user to access your account; 


?   provide false or inaccurate information when registering an account;


?   interfere or attempt to interfere with the proper functioning of the Service;


?   make any automated use of the Site, the Service or the related systems, or take any action that we deem to impose or to potentially impose an unreasonable or disproportionately large load on our servers or network infrastructure;


?   bypass any robot exclusion headers or other measures we take to restrict access to the Service, or use any software, technology, or device to scrape, spider, or crawl the Service or harvest or manipulate data; 


?   circumvent, disable or otherwise interfere with any security-related features of the Service or features that prevent or restrict use or copying of content, or enforce limitations on use of the Service or the content accessible via the Service; or 


?   publish or link to malicious content of any sort, including that intended to damage or disrupt another user’s browser or computer.

ONLINE CONTENT DISCLAIMER

We do not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information on the Site or the Service nor do we adopt nor endorse, nor are we responsible for, the accuracy or reliability of any information provided by students. 


Though we strive to enforce these Terms of Use, you may be exposed to User Content that is inaccurate or objectionable when you use or access the Site or the Service. We reserve the right, but have no obligation, to limit or deny a user’s access to the Service or take other appropriate action if a user violates these Terms of Use or engages in any activity that violates the rights of any person or entity or which we deem unlawful, offensive, abusive, harmful or malicious. E-mails sent between you and other participants that are not readily accessible to the general public will be treated by us as private to the extent required by applicable law. Unauthorized use may result in criminal and/or civil prosecution under Federal, State and local law. If you become aware of a misuse of our Service or violation of these Terms of Use, please contact us at jodi@wellcheq.com.

COPYRIGHT COMPLAINTS AND COPYRIGHT AGENT

(a) Termination of Repeat Infringer Accounts. We respect the intellectual property rights of others and require that the users do the same. Pursuant to 17 U.S.C. 512(i) of the United States Copyright Act, we have adopted and implemented a policy that provides for the termination in appropriate circumstances of users of the Service who are repeat infringers. We may terminate access for participants or users who are found repeatedly to provide or post protected third party content without necessary rights and permissions.


(b) DMCA Take-Down Notices.  If you are a copyright owner or an agent thereof and believe, in good faith, that any materials provided on the Service infringe upon your copyrights, you may submit a notification pursuant to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (see 17 U.S.C 512) (“DMCA”) by sending the following information in writing to the a designated copyright agent. 

1.   The date of your notification;


2.   A physical or electronic signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed;


3.   A description of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed, or, if multiple copyrighted works at a single online site are covered by a single notification, a representative list of such works at that site;


4.   A description of the material that is claimed to be infringing or to be the subject of infringing activity and information sufficient to enable us to locate such work;


5.   Information reasonably sufficient to permit the service provider to contact you, such as an address, telephone number, and/or email address;


6.   A statement that you have a good faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law; and


7.   A statement that the information in the notification is accurate, and under penalty of perjury, that you are authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed. 

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

You acknowledge and agree that we and our licensors retain ownership of all intellectual property rights of any kind related to the Service, including applicable copyrights, trademarks and other proprietary rights. We reserve all rights that are not expressly granted to you under these Terms of Use.

USER CONSENT TO RECEIVE COMMUNICATIONS IN ELECTRONIC FORM

For contractual purposes, you: (a) consent to receive communications from us in an electronic form via the email address you have submitted; and (b) agree that all Terms of Use, agreements, notices, disclosures, and other communications that we provide to you electronically satisfy any legal requirement that such communications would satisfy if it were in writing. The foregoing does not affect your non-waivable rights.

WARRANTY DISCLAIMER

THE SERVICE, IS PROVIDED “AS IS,” WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, WE EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, REGARDING THE SERVICE INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, SECURITY, ACCURACY AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, WE MAKE NO WARRANTY OR REPRESENTATION THAT ACCESS TO OR OPERATION OF THE SERVICE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR FREE. YOU ASSUME FULL RESPONSIBILITY AND RISK OF LOSS RESULTING FROM YOUR USE OF DATA OBTAINED FROM THE SERVICE. SOME JURISDICTIONS LIMIT OR DO NOT PERMIT DISCLAIMERS OF WARRANTY, SO THIS PROVISION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.

MODIFICATION OF TERMS OF USE

We can amend these Terms of Use at any time and will update these Terms of Use in the event of any such amendments. It is your sole responsibility to check the Site from time to time to view any such changes in this agreement. Your continued use of the Site or the Service signifies your agreement to our revisions to these Terms of Use. We will endeavor to notify you of material changes to the Terms by posting a notice on our homepage and/or sending an email to the email address you provided to us upon registration. For this additional reason, you should keep your contact and profile information current. Any changes to these Terms (other than as set forth in this paragraph) or waiver of our rights hereunder shall not be valid or effective except in a written agreement bearing the physical signature of one of our officers. No purported waiver or modification of this agreement on our part via telephonic or email communications shall be valid.

GENERAL TERMS

If any part of this Terms of Use agreement is held or found to be invalid or unenforceable, that portion of the agreement will be construed as to be consistent with applicable law while the remaining portions of the agreement will remain in full force and effect. Any failure on our part to enforce any provision of this agreement will not be considered a waiver of our right to enforce such provision. Our rights under this agreement survive any transfer or termination of this agreement.


You agree that any cause of action related to or arising out of your relationship with the Team must commence within ONE year after the cause of action accrues. Otherwise, such cause of action is permanently barred.


These Terms of Use and your use of the Site are governed by the federal laws of the United States of America and the laws of the State of Maryland, without regard to conflict of law provisions.


We may assign or delegate these Terms of Service and/or our Privacy Policy, in whole or in part, to any person or entity at any time with or without your consent. You may not assign or delegate any rights or obligations under the Terms of Service or Privacy Policy without our prior written consent, and any unauthorized assignment or delegation by you is void.

YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU HAVE READ THESE TERMS OF USE, UNDERSTAND THE TERMS OF USE, AND WILL BE BOUND BY THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS. YOU FURTHER ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THESE TERMS OF USE TOGETHER WITH THE PRIVACY POLICY AT www.wellcheq.com REPRESENT THE COMPLETE AND EXCLUSIVE STATEMENT OF THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN US AND THAT IT SUPERSEDES ANY PROPOSAL OR PRIOR AGREEMENT ORAL OR WRITTEN, AND ANY OTHER COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN US RELATING TO THE SUBJECT MATTER OF THIS AGREEMENT. 1