Privacy Policy
Effective date: November 4, 2026
Our promise
The Learner's Library never collects personal information from students. Students don't create accounts, type their names or log in, and we never show ads or sell data.
The Learner's Library is a free educational website for elementary school libraries, run by BrightBop Tech LLC in Austin, Texas ("we," "us"). This policy explains what we collect, why, and how long we keep it.
What we collect
From students: anonymous activity only. When a student opens a book, we create a random visit number that isn't connected to the student or their device. During that visit we record:
- Which school's code was used, and which book and skill
- English or Spanish
- Which parts of the book were reached; when the visit started, last had activity and finished, and when each step happened; and the school year
- Whether each before-and-after question was answered right or wrong, whether each puzzle was solved without a wrong answer, and how many hints were used
- Which built-in choice was tapped in a reflection activity (never typed words)
A visit ends when the book is finished, another book is opened, the browser tab is closed, the site sits idle for 10 minutes, or after 3 hours. Visits can't be linked to each other or to a student.
From educators: what's needed for an account. Name, school email address, password (stored scrambled, never readable), your district, the school or schools you choose (and which one your dashboard opens to), sign-in records, and when you joined and last signed in. If you ask us to add your district or school, we keep that request: your name, email, and the school name, city and state you typed.
From devices: the minimum to keep things working. To prevent abuse, such as repeated guessing of school codes, we use a scrambled device key and network key for short-term rate limits. These are deleted within a day and are never stored with student activity.
What we never collect
- Student names, email addresses, accounts, photos or anything a student types, other than the school code
- Student ID numbers, grades or class lists
- IP addresses stored with student activity
- Location, contacts, camera or microphone access
- Advertising or tracking cookies, or third-party analytics
How we use information
We use information only to run and improve The Learner's Library:
- To let students open books with their school's code
- To let educators sign in and manage their school's code
- To understand which books and features work best, and fix problems
- To send educators service emails, such as one-time codes for new accounts and password resets
We never sell, rent or share information for advertising or marketing, and we never show ads.
Service providers
We use a few trusted companies to run the site. They process information only on our behalf and only to provide their service.
| Provider | What it does |
|---|---|
| Supabase | Stores our database and handles educator sign-in |
| Vercel | Hosts the website |
| Resend | Sends educator emails, such as one-time codes |
If you choose to support The Learner's Library with a contribution, the payment is handled by Stripe on its own secure page. We never see or store your card details. Stripe shares with us the payment amount and the contact details you give on that page, which we use only to keep records of contributions. Contributions are not tax-deductible.
Like most websites, these providers keep standard technical logs (such as IP address and browser type) for a limited time to run and secure their services. We don't combine these logs with student activity. We may share information if required by law, or to protect the safety of our users or our service.
How long we keep it
| Information | How long |
|---|---|
| Student visits and answers | The current school year plus the two before it, then deleted |
| Yearly totals per school (counts only, no individual visits) | Kept until the school asks us to delete them |
| Educator accounts | Removed from a school's staff after 12 months without signing in; deleted after 2 years without signing in |
| Rate-limit keys | Deleted within a day |
Requests to add a district or school are kept for 1 year after we decide on them, then deleted.
Children's privacy and student records
Children (COPPA). The Learner's Library is designed for elementary students, and we do not collect personal information from children. Students use it without accounts, names or email addresses.
Student records (FERPA). Because we don't collect information that identifies a student, the activity we record is not a student's education record. Educator accounts are for adults only.
If you believe a child has sent us personal information (for example, in a message to our email), contact us and we'll delete it.
Browser storage and cookies
We don't use advertising or tracking cookies. The site saves a few small items in your browser so it works:
- The school code, language choice, current visit number and whether the welcome has played, kept only in that browser tab and cleared when the tab closes or after 10 idle minutes
- An educator's sign-in, kept in the tab, or for up to 30 days if they choose "Keep me signed in on this computer"
- A random device key used only for rate limits, to prevent abuse
- On a classroom device someone chooses to "Keep this device signed in": the school's name and code and a random device pass, kept until July 31. The pass is never sent with student activity
Security
All connections use encryption (HTTPS). Our database is locked so only our own server can read or write it, passwords are stored scrambled, and repeated wrong codes or passwords are limited. No system is perfectly secure, but we work to protect the small amount of information we hold.
Your choices and requests
- Educators can ask us to see, correct or delete their account information.
- Schools and districts can ask us to delete all of their school's activity and totals.
- Questions or requests: email hello@thelearnerslibrary.com.
Changes to this policy. If we make important changes, we'll update the date at the top and let educators know by email before the changes take effect.