Terms and Conditions for Users
By using the learningwithparents.com website and the Learning with Parents service you are agreeing to be bound by the following terms and conditions ("Terms of Use").
Basic Terms
- You are responsible for any activity that occurs under your screen name (“UserID”) including direct submissions to Learning with Parents Ltd.
- You are responsible for keeping your password secure.
- You consent to our processing your personal data, including the retention of your email address and mobile number for any correspondence and the anonymisation of your data for research purposes, in line with our Privacy and Data Protection Policy.
- You consent to your usage data being shared with staff members at the school, school group or other organization through which you are allowed to access the site.
- You must not modify, adapt or hack Learning with Parents or modify another website so as to falsely imply that it is associated with Learning with Parents.
- You must not crawl, scrape, or otherwise cache any content from Learning with Parents including but not limited to videos, activities and images.
- If you wish to remove your account or unsubscribe from email or text communications you should contact hello@learningwithparents.com.
We reserve the right to remove content and/or delete your account at our discretion, including if you violate any of the terms of this Agreement.
Services
The services provided by learningwithparents.com (“website”) are mainly the following:
- Educational videos and activity suggestions for parents and children in participating school or through a partner organisation.
- A planning tool for teachers and other staff at a school or partner organisation to assign topics to be released to parents and preview videos and activities.
- Usage data presented to the relevant teachers and other staff.
- Written articles and information concerning education and parenting.
- Ongoing email and text communication.
Although Learning with Parents Ltd makes all reasonable efforts to regularly update information distributed by the website, such information is strictly indicative and general in character and cannot be perfectly error-free. Learning with Parents Ltd does not endorse or recommend any specific methodology or advice that may be mentioned on the Learning with Parents website.
Communication
By registering with learningwithparents.com you agree that we will contact you directly via email or text regarding the maths or English topics identified by your child’s teacher or educational organisation staff.. This communication will include, but is not limited to initial notifications, follow-up reminders and longer term summaries. We may also contact you regarding administrative issues, including improvements to our website. In addition, Learning with Parents may send you emails or texts from staff at your child’s school or at a partner organisation, or general information such as our newsletters. In general, by using Learning with Parents and agreeing to these terms, you are agreeing to be contacted by Learning with Parents via email and text with general communications. We won't abuse this right and will endeavour to provide you with valuable information, however, you may opt out of receiving such communications at any point by contacting hello@learningwithparents.com or clicking “unsubscribe” links, where appropriate, in our emails.
Personal Data
Our website is for your personal use only and shall not be used by you directly or indirectly in connection with any commercial or governmental endeavour. If you would like to advertise, conduct market research or other survey or research activities for academic, commercial or political purposes please contact us.
By using our services you are agreeing to permit your data to be used by us or approved third parties in an anonymised form to further research into parental engagement in education or to improve our services.
Users have, under Part II of the Data Protection Act 1998, a right of access to personal data concerning them, and to its rectification, opposition and deletion, which you can exercise by writing to us at hello@learningwithparents.com.
For more information about how we process your personal data, please see our Privacy Policy.
Uploading Photos
As a condition of use, you will not use the services for any purposes that is unlawful or prohibited by these Terms. Any misuse of the photo uploading service could result in our termination of your account with us. The purpose of the upload photo service is to provide teachers or other educational organisation’s staff with feedback on the activities.
By uploading an image, we expect any people clearly identifiable to have consented to the sharing of the image in line with our Privacy Notice and the opt in consent at the point of uploading, or that you have full rights to use the image and accept full responsibility. By uploading an image, you agree to indemnify against any claims or losses arising from use of the images.
When uploading a photo, you are solely responsible for its content and for any offence, claims or damages that arise from the content of the image. The sharing of the image in line with our Privacy Notice does not alter or diminish your responsibility. By uploading images and agreeing for us to use these in our promotional materials, you understand that we will not pay you for the use of the images.
Learning with Parents regularly spot-checks images uploaded and has a moderation process in place. Any unsuitable images will be reported as part of our safeguarding responsibilities.
Advertising and sponsorship
We may enable third parties to provide information or advertise their products and services or may otherwise describe certain third party services. You agree that any such content shall not be considered an endorsement by us of such products or services, and that we shall not be liable for: (i) your interactions with any entity and/or individual on or through our tools, including but not limited to interactions involving the payment and delivery of goods and services, or (ii) any other terms, conditions, warranties or representations associated with such dealings. Any such dealings are solely between you and such entity and/or individual. You agree that Learning with Parents Ltd is not responsible for any damage or loss incurred as a result of any such dealings.
We validate each new advertiser or sponsor systematically and reserve the right to refuse advertising if its contents could be controversial or if our team considers that it fails to promote improvements to education. Decisions are made independently of any commercial or advertising influence. All adverts and sponsored content are clearly identified.
Copyright and Trade Mark Ownership
No part of the Learning with Parents website, including but not limited to the videos and the activities, may be reproduced, distributed or transmitted in any form or by any means to anyone, without the prior express written consent of Learning with Parents Ltd, other than to parents and children through the Learning with Parents communication channels.
Learning with Parents Ltd owns all intellectual property rights in the Learning with Parents website and any content provided by Learning with Parents, including the videos and any related content created specifically for the Learning with Parents website.
Ownership of any materials that you submit directly to us for use on the website, for example images for our educational resources, will transfer to us on acceptance of the material. We are under no obligation to pay you for submitted materials without prior agreement.
All trademarks, logos, service marks and trade names are proprietary to Learning with Parents Ltd or third parties who have granted Learning with Parents Ltd the right or license to use such intellectual property. Learning with Parents Ltd does not grant, by implication or otherwise, any license or right to use any trademark, service mark, trade name or logo displayed without our prior written consent.
Links to Other Sites
Our tools may contain links to other websites. The linked sites are not under Learning with Parents' control, and we do not warrant, represent or assume any responsibility or liability for the accuracy or completeness of the information or software or other materials downloaded from or contained in any linked site or any site contained in a linked site.
Disclaimer, Warranties and Liability
You acknowledge and agree that your use of our website is at your sole risk. To the fullest extent permitted by law, neither Learning with Parents Ltd nor its officers, directors, employees, agents, successors or affiliates will be liable to any user of our website or any other person or entity for any:
- indirect, special, incidental, punitive, consequential or exemplary damages;
- loss of profits;
- loss of data; or
- loss of use,
in each case, arising out of the use or inability to use our site, even if we have been advised of the possibility of such damages, except where liability cannot be excluded in accordance with applicable law.
To the extent permitted by applicable law, Learning with Parents Ltd disclaims any implied warranties of fitness for any particular purpose regarding our website.
We cannot always foresee or anticipate technical or other difficulties. These difficulties may result in loss of data, settings, or other service interruptions. For this reason, you agree that Learning with Parents services, including the services of our third-party service providers, are provided "as-is" and we do not guarantee the availability of the Learning with Parents services or that any of the features or services will not be interrupted or will be error free.
Law
The Learning with Parents service was designed for Users resident in the United Kingdom. English law governs these general conditions. Foreign (including Scottish) Users expressly accept that by using the website English law shall apply and any dispute arising from their use shall be litigated only in England and Wales. Accordingly, Users acknowledge that generally any information that is disseminated to, and / or exchanged via the Learning with Parents services may not be appropriate outside England and Wales.