PRIVACY POLICY
Outstanda may use any information you submit to us about yourself during your visit in order to provide you with the ulimate web experience, while keeping you up to date with the latest information about Outstanda and the site. Please note that your information is not shared with any other party, except as strictly necessary for you to interact with the course catalog, process donations, fulfill purchases, and as required by law. We understand your need to maintain your privacy when using the internet.
Information we collect and how we may use it:
We may collect both personally identifiable (name, email, address, credit card information) and non-personally identifiable (gender, zip code, country, age) information. Personally identifiable information that we may collect may include credit card numbers, address and billing information, and cryptocurrency wallet information which will enable us to process transactions. If you sign up on the mailing list, enter contests, complete surveys, or use our forums, we may request your contact information (name, email address, date of birth, zip code, gender, country and language preference, etc.).
The mailing list will be used to stay in touch with website users.
The information collected in conjunction with any of our forums (wallets, accounts, chat, etc.) may be used to provide you with the best website experience. Please keep in mind that if you voluntarily disclose personal information in public forums on this web site, the information that you provide may be collected and used by others. This may result in unsolicited messages from other people. You should never disclose personal contact information (i.e. address, phone number, etc.) to strangers in public forums.
You hereby accept all risks associated with any such disclosure and acknowledge that Outstanda, outstanda.com, its agents, administrators, representatives, employees, successors, assigns, and attorneys shall have no responsibility or liability as a result of any such disclosure.
Otherwise the only information that we may disclose to a third party vendor would be aggregate non-personal information, such as statistics and demographics. We do not sell, trade, donate, or rent personal information.
Cookies
Cookies are non-personally identifiable information, small pieces of information stored by your browser on your hard drive. They are used to make viewing our website easier by saving your preferences and password, so you don’t have to re-enter it each time you visit our site. Cookies also enable us to gather the amount of times a user has visited our website and the pages that are viewed. We do this in order to better our website. This gives us information as to what is interesting on our site and drives traffic to it and what doesn’t.
If you wish not to accept cookies, simply choose the “disable your cookies” option on your web browser, as most web browsers are automatically set up to accept cookies. Please keep in mind that this will erase any personalized preferences you have set up and it may be difficult to complete transactions, such as purchasing merchandise, renewing or signing up.
Children’s Privacy Policy
Effective Date: 2/1/2026
Outstanda is committed to protecting the privacy and safety of children who use our platform. We comply with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) and other applicable student data privacy laws.
1. Information We Collect
We collect only the minimum information necessary to provide our educational services and maintain accurate learning records.
Depending on the account type (parent-managed, school-managed, or organization-managed), we may collect:
- Student legal name (for official learning records)
- Age and/or grade level
- State (for alignment)
- Email and gmail credentials
- School or organization affiliation (if applicable)
- Skill mastery progress and assessment results
- Learning analytics related to literacy, math, and logic growth
We do not require students to provide:
- Home address
- Social Security numbers
- Government ID numbers
- Precise geolocation data
- Biometric information
- Unnecessary personal details
Parents or guardians may request anonymized reporting that restricts display of the student’s legal name in certain views.
2. How We Use Student Information
Student information is used solely to:
- Deliver standards-aligned educational content
- Track skill mastery and academic growth
- Maintain official learning records
- Provide progress reports to authorized parents, schools, or guardians
- Improve instructional alignment and system performance
We do not use student information for advertising purposes.
We do not create behavioral advertising profiles.
We do not sell, rent, or trade student information to third parties.
3. AI Systems and Student Data
Outstanda uses artificial intelligence systems to assist with grading and instructional support.
When AI systems are used:
- No personally identifiable information (PII) is transmitted.
- Only limited contextual data such as grade level or age range may be processed.
- Student names, contact information, and identifying details are never shared with AI systems.
- AI systems are used solely for educational evaluation and improvement purposes.
AI is used as a tool to assist human-directed learning processes and does not independently make enrollment or disciplinary decisions.
4. Parental and School Consent
For students under the age of 13:
- Accounts must be created or authorized by a parent, legal guardian, or school.
- Unauthorized registrations will not be accepted.
- If we discover that personal information was submitted without proper consent, we will delete the information promptly.
Schools acting as authorized educational institutions may provide consent on behalf of parents, as permitted by law.
Parents and guardians may:
- Review the information we have collected about their child
- Request corrections
- Request deletion of the account and associated data (subject to record-keeping requirements)
Requests may be submitted in writing to:
Outstanda
PO Box 295
Kent, OH 44240
Or through the contact method provided on our website.
5. Public Forums
If any public communication features (such as discussion boards or chat tools) are made available:
- Students are instructed not to post personal information.
- We moderate content when feasible.
- If personal information is posted, we will remove it upon becoming aware of it.
6. Data Security
We implement reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards to protect student data from unauthorized access, disclosure, or misuse.
Access to student data is limited to authorized personnel and verified parents or school administrators.
7. Data Retention
We retain student data only as long as necessary to:
- Maintain educational records
- Comply with legal obligations
- Provide requested services
Parents and authorized schools may request account deletion at any time, subject to applicable legal recordkeeping requirements.
8. No Sale or Commercial Exploitation
Outstanda does not sell, share, lease, or monetize student personal information.
Student data is used exclusively to operate and improve our educational services.
9. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Children’s Privacy Policy as our services evolve. Updates will be posted on this page with a revised effective date.
Limits of Liabilities and Legal Process:
We may be forced to disclose personal information in response to legal matters or should the law require it. This would be an unlikely situation, but information could be requested due to a subpoena, court order, or law enforcement agency’s request.