Renaissance - Childrens Privacy Notice - July 13, 2026 - DCSD Board Meeting Archive

Notice of Renaissance's Practices
Relating to Children's Online Privacy
Renaissance Products
Welcome to Renaissance! Renaissance Learning, Inc. and its subsidiaries and affiliates
("Renaissance," "We," "Us," "Our") provides educational software solutions and learning
analytics to K-12 schools and districts.

This notice describes how We collect and protect Personal Information of users in the United
States who are under the age of 13 and access our products through their schools. When
Children use a School's implementation of our products, We may collect certain Personal
Information. We act as a processor for such Personal Information on behalf of our customers,
the Schools (who act as the controllers of such information). Please note our use and
processing of this Personal Information as a processor is governed by our agreements with
the Schools. The Schools may have their own privacy policies that govern the Personal
Information collected in connection with their use of our products. and the policies of the
applicable School govern how they process and share Personal Information relating to the
products, including with respect to any rights users may have to such Personal Information. If
we receive any requests to exercise such rights with respect to Personal Information for which
we act as a processor, we are not able to directly accommodate such requests but will forward
such requests to the applicable School (or otherwise follow the procedure we have agreed
upon with the applicable School).

If you are located outside the United States, please visit our privacy hub
to learn more about our privacy practices.

Definitions

Capitalized words have special meaning in this notice and are defined below.

"Child," "Children" means a user or users of the Products in the United States who are under
the age of 13.

"Child Account" means the user account, made available through an Educator, through
which a Child has access to and uses the Products.

"Educator," "Educators" means an individual, or individuals, authorized to act on behalf of
the School contracting with Renaissance for use of the Products.

"Parent" means a legal guardian of a Child.

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"Personal Information" means information about a Child that can reasonably be used alone or
In combination with other reasonably available information. to identify, locate. or contact a
specific Child.

"Products" means the educational software products, websites, mobile applications, and any
other online interactive features or services that collect Personal Information from Children
provided to Schools under a Terms of Service agreement with Renaissance. Our Terms of
Service agreement is available on our Renaissance.com website, see “Terms of Use” section.

"School" means a school. district. or other educational institution that has contracted with
Renaissance for use of the Products.
How does a Child access and use the Products?

As required by Our Terms of Service agreement, a Child may only use the Products with the
prior consent of a Parent or School acting on behalf of the Child's Parent. A Parent's or
School's consent is required for the collection, use, or disclosure of Personal Information
from Children, and Renaissance will not collect, use or disclose any such Personal
Information without such consent. The School may consent to the collection, use or
disclosure of Personal Information from Children by agreeing to use or purchase the
Products.

If We learn that a Child's Personal Information has been collected through the Products
without the appropriate consent of the Child's School or Parent, We will take appropriate steps
to delete this information. If you are a Parent or School and discover that your Child or a Child
who is your student has a registered account with the Products without a School or Parent's
consent, please contact the Child's School to request that We delete that Child's Personal
Information from Our systems.

What Personal Information Do We Collect?
Information provided through use of the Products

Renaissance only collects information from a Child that is reasonably necessary for the Child
to use the Products for purposes authorized by a School. Schools creating a Child Account
will provide the Personal Information described in Our Categories of Data Collected by Product
overview. Once a Child Account is created, the data generated from a Child's use of Our
Products is further described in Our Categories of Data Collected by Product overview.

Information collected automatically

• Usage information. We and/or Our service providers may automatically collect certain
"Usage Information" whenever users, including Children, access and use the Products.
For example, We may collect information regarding how often a user accesses certain

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features. Usage Information may include the browser and operating system a user is
using, all of the areas within Our Products that users visit, and the time of day they used
the Products, among other information. We may Use usage information for a variety of
purposes, including to select appropriate content to display to users and to enhance or
otherwise improve the Products.

• Device information. We and/or Our service providers may collect IP addresses or
other unique identifiers ("Device Identifiers") for any computer, mobile phone or other
device (any, a "Device") used to access the Products, including by Children. A Device
Identifier is a number that is automatically assigned to the Device used to access the
Products, and Our servers identify each individual's Device by its Device Identifier.
Some mobile service providers may also provide Us or Our third-party service providers
with information regarding the physical location of the Device used to access the
Products, internet service provider (ISP), date and time of a user's visit, browser
language, browser type, referring and exit pages and URLs, amount of time spent on
particular pages, which parts of the Products they use,which links users click, search
terms, operating system, traffic and related statistics, keywords, and/or other general
browsing or Usage Information. The Products may also access files, including
metadata, stored on a Device if a user chooses to send or provide access to Us.

• Information collected via cookies and other tracking technologies. We and/or Our
service providers may Use "cookies" (a small file sent to your computer by a Website or
device to allow the Website or app to store information which uniquely identifies you) or
other similar technology to collect data in order to assist Our users, including Children,
and provide them with a more personal experience, to allow for the technical operation
of the Products, to enhance the performance and functionality of the Products, and for
analytics purposes. Users can disable cookies at their browser or device's settings, but
in that case some (or all) of the features and functionality of the Products may not be
available. We do not use cookies or any other tracking technologies to direct
advertisements to Children.

How do We use Personal Information?

• To deliver the Products. We may use Personal Information to create Child Accounts,
allow Children to access the Products and participate in features provided by the
Products, customize the Products, evaluate usage patterns, and communicate with
Children regarding the Products.

• To improve or demonstrate effectiveness of the Products. We may use Personal
Information to tailor Product content and recommendations displayed to Children, as well
as to maintain or improve the Products.

• To create deidentified data. We may deidentify Personal Information to use and share
for lawful business purposes, including but not limited to, aggregate reporting and

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analytics, general research and the development of new educational technologies,
improving educational services, and developing new educational sites, services and
products.

• For compliance, fraud prevention, and safety. We may use Personal Information as
we believe is necessary or appropriate to (a) enforce our terms and conditions; (b) protect
our rights. privacy, safety or property, and that of you or others; and (c) protect,
investigate, and deter against fraudulent, harmful, unauthorized, unethical, or illegal
activity.

• To comply with law. We may use Personal Information as we believe necessary or
appropriate to comply with applicable laws, lawful requests, and legal processes, such as
to respond to subpoenas or requests from governmental authorities.

• With consent. We may ask for consent from Schools or Parents to collect, use, or share
Personal Information for purposes not identified here.

How can Parents review and manage their Child's Personal Information?

The collection, maintenance and use of any Personal Information in our Products is controlled
by the School that contracts with Renaissance for use of the Products. If you are a Parent and
have questions regarding your Child's Personal Information in connection with the use of our
Products, please contact your Child's School for support, including any questions regarding
your rights to review, delete, and refuse to allow further collection of your Child's Personal
Information. Because Child Accounts are authorized and provided by your Child's School, you
must contact their School to opt-out of sharing such Personal Information. Renaissance
cannot delete, change, or divulge any Child's Personal Information from the Products unless
authorized by your Child's School.

What Personal Information is visible to others using the Products?

No Child's Personal Information is made available or visible generally to the public through use
of the Products. Personal Information that is visible to Educators will vary depending upon the
administrative controls set up by the School. The School-designated administrators have the
ability to view the Personal Information referenced in Our Categories of Data Collected by
Product overview.

• With Schools and Educators. We may share Personal Information of a Child with the
Child's School and Educators of the Child's School, subject to the Terms of Service
agreement between Renaissance and the relevant School. We do not control, and are
not responsible for, Educators' handling of the Personal Information of Children. As
noted above, if you are a Parent and have questions with respect to Personal
Information that We process, please direct these questions to your School.

• With service providers. We may share Personal Information with service providers
that help Us deliver the Products by offering hosting, information technology, customer
support, data security, and consumer and educational research services. We also work
with service providers to provide Us with analytics and other information regarding
traffic on the Products, including the features used when visiting the Products and to
provide Us with information regarding the use of the Products. A list of our service
providers is available HERE.

• For administrative, legal, and academic integrity reasons. We may disclose
Personal Information in response to a subpoena, court order,or when otherwise
required by law; in response to bankruptcy proceedings: to defend our rights; in
response to a request from law enforcement; to provide information to a claimed owner
of intellectual property who claims that content a Child has provided to us infringes on
their rights; upon request of or as otherwise authorized by an academic institution
connected to an investigation into academic integrity; to protect and/or defend Our
Terms of Service agreement or other policies applicable to the Products; or to protect
the personal safety, rights, property or security of any organization or individual. We
may also use Device Identifiers, including IP addresses, to identify users, and may do
so in cooperation with copyright owners, Internet service providers, wireless service
providers or law enforcement agencies in our discretion. These disclosures may be
carried out without consent or without notice to users, Schools, or Parents.

• For business transitions and operational purposes. We may share Personal
Information with a parent entity, subsidiary, affiliate, or investor of Renaissance, as
applicable, for lawful business and operational purposes. In the event that
Renaissance goes through a business transition such as a merger, acquisition by
another company, or sale of all or a portion of its assets, bankruptcy, or other corporate
change (including, without limitation, during the course of any due diligence process),
Personal Information will likely be among the assets shared and/or transferred.

Note regarding third-party content, links to other sites, and Renaissance content found
outside of the Products. Certain content provided through the Products may be hosted and
served by third parties. In addition, the Products may link to third-party websites or content
over which Renaissance has no control and which are governed by the privacy policies and
business practices of those third parties. Please note that Renaissance content may be

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included on web pages and websites that are not associated with us and over which we have
no control. These third parties may independently collect data. Renaissance is not
responsible or liable for the privacy practices or business practices of any third party.

Contact Us
If you have any questions or concerns regarding this Notice, please send a detailed
message to Privacy directed to our renaissance.com email address or by mail to
Renaissance Learning, Inc., Attn: "Privacy Team", 6625 W 78°' St, Suite 220, Bloomington,
MN 55439.

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