Privacy Policy

Effective Date: May 17, 2026
Last Updated: May 17, 2026

1. Information We Collect

We may collect information from parents, guardians, teachers, students, and site visitors.

Information from Parents or Guardians

We may collect:

• Name
• Email address
• Account login information
• Billing and payment-related information
• Child/student profile information provided by the parent or guardian
• Class enrollment information
• Communications with Bara House or teachers
• Preferences, saved classes, and dashboard activity

Information About Students

Parents or guardians may provide limited information about students, such as:

• Student first name or nickname
• Age or age range
• Class enrollments
• Attendance-related information
• Information needed for class participation

Bara House does not intend for children to create independent accounts without parent or guardian involvement.

Information from Teachers

We may collect:

• Name
• Email address
• Profile photo or headshot
• Bio and teaching experience
• Class listings and descriptions
• Identity verification information
• Background check-related status information
• Payment or payout information
• Communications with Bara House, parents, or students

Identity verification and background check services may be handled by third-party providers.

Payment Information

Payments may be processed by third-party payment providers. Bara House does not intend to store full credit card numbers on its own servers. Payment providers may collect billing details, transaction information, and other information needed to process payments.

Automatically Collected Information

When you visit our website, we may collect certain technical information, such as:

• IP address
• Browser type
• Device information
• Pages visited
• Referring URLs
• Approximate location based on IP address
• Cookies or similar tracking technologies
• Usage and performance data

2. How We Use Information

We use information to:

• Create and manage parent, teacher, and student-related accounts
• Process class enrollments
• Facilitate communication between parents, teachers, and Bara House
• Provide access to online classes and related services
• Process payments and teacher payouts
• Review teacher applications
• Support identity verification and background check workflows
• Provide customer support
• Improve website functionality and user experience
• Monitor safety, security, and fraud prevention
• Send service-related emails
• Send marketing communications where permitted
• Comply with legal obligations

3. Children’s Privacy

Bara House is intended to be used by parents, guardians, and teachers to support student participation in online classes.

We do not knowingly allow children under 13 to create independent accounts without parent or guardian involvement. When information about a child is collected, we aim to collect it from the parent or guardian or with the parent or guardian’s involvement.

For children under 13, COPPA may require parental notice and verifiable parental consent before collecting personal information online from the child, depending on how the service collects and uses the information.

Parents or guardians may contact us to:

• Review information associated with their child
• Request correction of child information
• Request deletion of child information
• Withdraw consent for future collection or use of child information

Contact us at: [Insert Privacy Contact Email]

4. Teacher Background Checks and Identity Verification

Bara House may require teachers to complete identity verification, background checks, or other screening steps before teaching on the platform.

These services may be provided by third-party vendors. We may receive status updates or verification results, but the third-party provider may collect and process sensitive information directly under its own privacy practices.

Teacher screening does not guarantee that every risk can be eliminated. Bara House uses these processes as part of its broader safety and trust efforts.

5. Video Classes and Communications

Classes may take place through third-party video, meeting, or classroom tools. Depending on the class setup, those third-party tools may process participant names, video, audio, chat messages, attendance details, or technical information.

Bara House may also enable communications between parents, teachers, and the platform. We may monitor or review communications where necessary for safety, support, dispute resolution, policy enforcement, or legal compliance.

6. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We may use cookies, pixels, analytics tools, or similar technologies to:

• Keep users logged in
• Remember preferences
• Understand site performance
• Improve our website
• Measure marketing effectiveness
• Prevent fraud or abuse

You can usually control cookies through your browser settings. Some features may not work properly if cookies are disabled.

7. How We Share Information

We may share information with:

• Teachers, when needed to provide classes
• Parents or guardians, in connection with their child’s enrollments
• Payment processors
• Identity verification and background check providers
• Website hosting and infrastructure providers
• Email and communication providers
• Analytics and performance tools
• Customer support tools
• Legal, compliance, or safety-related parties when necessary

We do not sell children’s personal information.

8. Third-Party Services

Bara House may use third-party platforms and tools, such as:

• Website hosting providers
• Account and membership tools
• Payment processors
• Email service providers
• Video classroom providers
• Analytics tools
• Identity verification providers
• Background check providers
• Automation and database tools

These third parties may collect, process, or store information according to their own privacy policies. We encourage users to review the privacy policies of any third-party services used in connection with Bara House.

9. Data Retention

We retain information for as long as reasonably necessary to:

• Provide our services
• Maintain user accounts
• Complete transactions
• Resolve disputes
• Enforce agreements
• Comply with legal obligations
• Maintain safety and security records

When information is no longer needed, we may delete, de-identify, or archive it according to our internal practices and legal requirements.

10. Security

We use reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational safeguards to protect information. However, no website, platform, or online service can guarantee complete security.

Users are responsible for keeping their account login information confidential.

11. Parent and User Choices

Parents, guardians, teachers, and users may contact us to request:

• Access to personal information
• Correction of inaccurate information
• Deletion of certain information
• Account closure
• Opt-out of certain communications
• Review or deletion of child-related information

Some requests may be limited by legal, safety, fraud-prevention, tax, accounting, dispute-resolution, or operational requirements.

Contact us at: [Insert Privacy Contact Email]

12. Marketing Communications

We may send service-related emails, such as account notices, enrollment confirmations, class updates, security messages, or policy updates.

We may also send marketing emails where permitted. Users can unsubscribe from marketing emails by using the unsubscribe link or contacting us. Even after unsubscribing, users may still receive non-marketing service messages.

13. State Privacy Rights

Depending on where you live, you may have additional privacy rights under state privacy laws. These may include rights to access, correct, delete, or receive a copy of certain personal information, or to opt out of certain uses of personal information.

To exercise privacy rights, contact us at: [Insert Privacy Contact Email]

14. International Users

Bara House is intended primarily for users in the United States. If you access Bara House from outside the United States, your information may be processed in the United States or other locations where our service providers operate.

15. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we make changes, we will update the “Last Updated” date above. If changes are material, we may provide additional notice, such as by email or through the website.

Continued use of Bara House after changes become effective means you accept the updated Privacy Policy.

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