Privacy Policy

Last Updated: 28 May, 2025

Analytics:

This website collects personal data to power our site analytics, including: Information about your browser, network, and device; Web pages you visited prior to coming to this website; Your IP address.

This information may also include details about your use of this website, including: Clicks, Internal links, Pages visited, Scrolling, Searches, and Timestamps.

We share this information with Squarespace, our website analytics provider, to learn about site traffic and activity.

Cookies:

This website uses cookies and similar technologies, which are small files or pieces of text that download to a device when a visitor accesses a website or app. For information about viewing the cookies dropped on your device, visit: The cookies Squarespace uses

These necessary and required cookies are always used, which allow Squarespace, our hosting platform, to securely serve this website to you.

These analytics and performance cookies are used on this website, as described below, only when you acknowledge our cookie banner. This website uses analytics and performance cookies to view site traffic, activity, and other data.

Visitor Data:

When you buy something on this website, we collect personal information from you to fulfill the order. We may collect information like your: Billing and shipping address, Details relating to your purchase (for example, which course/class), Email address, Name, Phone number, Country.

We share this information with Squarespace, our online store hosting provider, so that they can provide website services to us.

Our payment processor PayPal will also collect payment information from you. You can read their privacy policy at: https://www.paypal.com/us/legalhub/paypal/privacy-full

As you go through checkout, this site may auto-complete your shipping and billing address by sharing what you type with the Google Places API and returning suggestions to you to improve your checkout experience.

Additional:

When you submit information to this website via webform, we collect the data requested in the webform in order to track and respond to your submissions. We share this information with Squarespace, our online store hosting provider, so that they can provide website services to us. We also share this information with Google Drive for storage.

This website is hosted by Squarespace. Squarespace collects personal data when you visit this website, including: Information about your browser, network and device; Web pages you visited prior to coming to this website; Web pages you view while on this website; Your IP address

Squarespace needs the data to run this website, and to protect and improve its platform and services. Squarespace analyzes the data in a de-personalized form.

If you create a customer account on this website, we collect personal information to improve our checkout experience and customer service. This information may include your: Billing and shipping address(es); Details about your orders (for example, your classes/courses); Email address; Name; Phone number.

We share this information with Squarespace, our website hosting provider, so they can provide website services to us.

We may send you marketing emails, which you can unsubscribe from by clicking the link at the bottom of the email. We share your contact information with Squarespace, our email marketing provider, so they can send these emails on our behalf.

We may email you with messages about your order or account activity. For example, we may email you to tell you that: You’ve created a customer account; Your customer account password has been reset or updated; You’ve made a purchase; You’ve enrolled in a course/class.

It’s not possible to unsubscribe from these messages.

We share your contact information with Squarespace, our website hosting provider, so they can send these emails to you on our behalf.

This website serves font files from and renders fonts using Google Fonts and Adobe Fonts. To properly display this site to you, these third parties may receive personal information about you, including: Information about your browser, network, or device; Information about this site and the page you’re viewing on it; Your IP address.

When you make a purchase from us on this website, we use Squarespace Payments as our payment solution. Squarespace Payments is a fully integrated, native payment solution provided to us by our online store service provider Squarespace. Squarespace Payments makes use of the following third party service providers which will also receive your personal information and process it in accordance with their privacy policies:

Stripe - payment processing services. You can read Stripe’s privacy policy at https://stripe.com/privacy.

Sift - fraud monitoring and detection services. You can read Sift’s privacy policy at https://sift.com/service-privacy.

Privacy Notice

Sesame Seed Learning respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal data. This Privacy Notice explains how we collect, use, and share your information when you use our services, in accordance with global data protection laws, including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in Europe and other applicable data protection and privacy legislation such as Personal Data Protection Laws (PDPL) in relevant jurisdictions.

1. What Data We Collect

We may collect and process the following categories of personal data when you interact with our website or enroll in our classes:

Contact information (e.g., name, email address, country of residence)
Account data (e.g., username, password, course enrollment)
Billing and payment information (via Stripe or PayPal)
Usage data (e.g., IP address, device data, interaction logs)
Communications (e.g., messages, forms, or questions you send us)

2. How We Use Your Data

We use your data to:

Provide you access to our live online classes
Facilitate account registration and course enrollment
Process payments through our payment processors (Stripe and PayPal)
Send administrative emails, invoices, and class updates
Comply with legal obligations (e.g., tax reporting through Quaderno)
Improve our website and services

3. Legal Basis for Processing

We rely on the following legal bases:

Your consent (for marketing or third-party integrations)
Performance of a contract (to provide our services)
Legal obligation (e.g., tax records)
Legitimate interests (to operate and improve our business)

4. Sharing Your Data

We may share your data with trusted third parties who assist us in providing our services:

Google and Google Workspace – for business operations including email communication, document storage, records, and form submissions
Zoom – to deliver live video classes
Squarespace – to host and operate our website
Quaderno – for tax reporting and compliance
QuickBooks – for accounting and bookkeeping
Stripe & PayPal – to securely process your payments

These third parties are only permitted to use your data as necessary to provide their services and are bound by data protection obligations. Google may store your data in data centers located in the U.S. or other jurisdictions.

5. International Data Transfers

As we are based in the United States, your personal data will be transferred to and processed in the U.S. and possibly other countries outside your country of residence. These countries may not have data protection laws equivalent to those in your jurisdiction. Some of the service providers we use, such as Google Workspace, may store or process your personal data outside of your country of residence, including in the United States. We ensure that appropriate safeguards, such as standard contractual clauses or equivalent mechanisms, are in place where required by law. By using our services, you explicitly consent to this transfer and acknowledge the risks associated with such data transfers.

6. Data Retention

We retain your personal data for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes described above, including legal, accounting, or reporting requirements. Typically, this means:

Account and transaction data: retained for at least 7 years
Course enrollment information: retained for at least 7 years
Inactive or deleted user accounts: retained up to 2 years unless required for legal reasons

7. Your Rights

Under applicable data protection laws (including the GDPR and PDPL), you have the following rights:

Access – to request a copy of the personal data we hold about you
Correction – to ask us to correct or update inaccurate information
Deletion – to request that we delete your data under certain conditions
Restriction – to restrict processing in specific cases
Objection – to object to processing based on legitimate interests
Portability – to request a copy of your data in a machine-readable format

8. Children’s Privacy (Under Age 18)

We take the privacy and safety of minors seriously.

Ages Under 13: Our services are not intended for children under the age of 13 without verified parental consent. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13 unless a parent or legal guardian has provided explicit permission. At this time, courses are not available for enrollment to children under 13 years of age.
Ages 13–17: We may collect limited personal information (such as name, age, and email) necessary for participation in our classes, but only with parental or guardian consent.
Collected Data: For minors, we may collect:

Name
Age or grade level
Parent/guardian contact info
Class attendance, performance, and participation
Video and audio (when classes are recorded for accountability purposes)

Use of Data: These data are used exclusively to provide educational services and to maintain the safety and quality of our instruction. They will not be sold or shared with third parties for marketing or marketing-related purposes.
Parental Rights: Parents/guardians may request access to their child’s information, request its deletion, or withdraw consent at any time by contacting us at: contact@sesameseedlearning.com

If you believe that we have collected information from a child under 13 without proper consent, please contact us immediately.

9. Parent/Legal Guardian Consent for Minor Students

If you are the parent/legal guardian of a minor student, you give permission for your child to participate in online English language classes provided by Sesame Seed Learning, LLC, conducted via Zoom or other video conferencing platforms.

Agreement with this Privacy Policy indicates you understand and agree to the following:

Educational Services: My child will receive English language instruction appropriate for their age and level.
Supervision: I am responsible for ensuring appropriate supervision of my child during class sessions.
Technology Requirements: I understand that classes are conducted online and require internet access and a device with video/audio capabilities.
Video and Audio Recording: I understand that classes may be recorded for safety, quality control, and training purposes. These recordings will not be shared publicly.
Code of Conduct: I will ensure my child abides by the classroom rules, including respectful behavior and appropriate online communication.
Data Use: I consent to the collection of limited personal information (e.g., name, age, email for class access) in compliance with privacy laws.
Liability Waiver: I release and hold harmless Sesame Seed Learning, LLC, and its instructors, officers, members, managers, employees, and agents from and against any and all claims, liabilities, damages, losses, costs, and expenses related to my child's participation in the program.

10. Contact Us

To exercise your rights or ask questions about your personal data, you may contact us at:

contact@sesameseedlearning.com

We will respond to your request within the timeframes required by applicable law, typically within 30 days.

11. Consent

By using our website or enrolling in our classes, you explicitly consent to:

The collection and use of your personal data as outlined above
Sharing of your data with trusted third-party providers
The international transfer of your data, including to the United States