Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy - Feb 2021: Version 2 policy to be released soon.

Spotlite is owned and operated by Kudos&Co, Inc. By accessing and using Spotlite and entering your personal data, you confirm that you accept Spotlite’s use, storage, and processing of your personal data in accordance with this Policy and Kudos&Co’s Terms of Use. Spotlite.app is a corporate and informational website for parents. The Spotlite app is for children and teens.

Consent and information collection and use

When you join as a user of our services, we ask for personal information. By providing personal information to us and requesting us to provide you with the services, you voluntarily consent to the collection, use and disclosure of such personal information as specified in this Privacy Policy.

Personal data we collect from children in our app and on our website:

• First name

• Date of Birth

• Display name

• Parent email address to send notice and seek consent

• Once the parent is verified we collect a profile image and last name

• User-Generated Content such as comments and images

Personal data we collect from parents when we seek full verifiable parental consent for the child’s use of the app:

• First name

• Last name

We may use your personal information and other information collected from you for the following purposes:

• To provide the Services to you and to improve the quality of the Site and Services,

• To provide you with newsletters, RSS feeds, or other communications or services which you have signed up for or otherwise agreed to receive,

• To provide information to you so that you may use the Site and Services more effectively,

• To create, manage and control your account information, and to verify access rights to Services and software,

• To bill your account,

• To communicate with you for the purpose of informing you of changes or additions to the Services, or of the availability of any Service we provide,

• To assess service levels, monitor traffic patterns and gauge popularity of different service options,

• To communicate with you about products or services that may be of interest to you, either from us or third parties

• To enforce this Privacy Policy,

• To respond to claims of any violation of our rights or those of any third parties,

• To cooperate with legal, criminal or regulatory investigations or proceedings,

• To respond to your requests for customer service, and

• To protect the rights, property or personal safety of you, us, our users and the public; and as required or authorized by law.

• We may occasionally communicate with you regarding our products, services, news and events. You have the option to not receive marketing emails from us. We provide an opt-out function within all email communications of this nature, or will cease to communicate with you for this purpose, if you contact us and tell us not to communicate this information to you. The only kind of these communications that you may not "opt-out" of are those required to communicate announcements related to the Services, including information specific to your account (such as confirmation emails), planned Services suspensions and outages. We will attempt to minimize this type of communication to you.

Parental Control

Every time a child submits contributions to Spotlite, a parent/legal guardian will receive a notification where he/she will be informed of the contribution submitted to the app. He/she will have access to the child’s friends list and account and will be able to delete contributions, content or contacts. 

Parents can request closure of an account, to review their child’s information and to have all personal data deleted at any time by contacting us here: hello@spotlite.app

Third-Party Service Providers used in our App

We work with the following third parties in our app for children and teens. These third parties are used to support the operation of the app and improve the experience and do not share user data with any other third parties.

We work with MixPanel analytics and Google Analytics for Firebase to better understand your use of the app and to improve your experience.

• For more information on Mixpanel please see their privacy policy:     https://mixpanel.com/privacy/

• For more information on Google Analytics for Firebase please see their privacy policy here: https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/ and https://firebase.google.com/policies/analytics/

There is no advertising on our app.

There are no links out of our app.

All user interaction on Spotlite is fully moderated. In addition to AI tools, Spotlite employs professional moderators to oversee all posting and communication by users. 

Content Retention

We keep your personal data for as long as necessary to maintain your account. If you close your account we delete your personal data from our records within 2 days. If you fail to verify the account we delete all personal data within 90 days. 

Personal Information we collect on our Corporate and Information Website for Parents

We collect an email address if you submit a request through our customer service portal. If you choose to provide us with personal information through such methods we will use that information to respond to your message and to help us get you the information or services you have requested.

We collect this information only to provide technical support and we do not share it with any other third parties. 

Our website allows you to share to social media.

Cookies

Spotlite.app uses cookies. A cookie is a file containing an identifier (a string of letters and numbers) that is sent by a web server to a web browser and is stored by the browser on your hard drive. The identifier is then sent back to the server each time the browser requests a page from the server. This enables the webserver to identify and track the web browser.

Kudos&Co will use aggregated statistics or any other resources on the data in order to assess how Spotlite is used and to improve its functionality and performance. 

Data Security

Kudos&Co takes the security of personal data very seriously and employs security technology, including firewalls, to safeguard information. Kudos&Co has procedures in place to ensure that our systems are protected against unauthorized access.

We use the information to help to verify accounts and activity, and to promote safety and security on Spotlite, such as by investigating suspicious activity or violations of our terms or policies.

Disclosure of Information

Spotlite may disclose information about you or your child, in a manner that is not aggregated or anonymous, if we believe it is legally necessary to do so, for example:

• In response to a court order or civil subpoena, or to law enforcement or other government officials in connection with an investigation of fraud, intellectual property infringement, or other activity that is illegal or may expose Kudos&Co to legal liability;

• In the event that we sell or buy any business or assets, in which case we may disclose your personal information to the prospective seller or buyer of such business or assets;

If we are acquired by a third party, in which case personal information held by it about its customers and website users will be one of the transferred assets.

Policy Amendments

Privacy laws and practices are continually developing and Kudos&Co aims to meet high standards. Our policies and procedures are therefore under continual review. We may, from time to time, update this Privacy Policy and suggest that you check this page periodically to review our latest version. If we make a material change to this policy then we will contact you before we make the changes so that you can choose to opt-out.

Contact

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or the treatment of personal data, please contact us at legal@spotlite.app

Kudos & Co, Inc. 470 Ramona St. Palo Alto CA 94301, USA.

Notice to California Residents

If you are a California resident, California Civil Code Section 1798.83 permits you to request information regarding the disclosure of your personal information by certain members of Kudos&Co to third parties for the third parties’ direct marketing purposes. With respect to these entities, this Privacy Policy applies only to their activities within the State of California. To make such a request, please send an email to legal@spotlite.app or write us at the address above.