Terms & Conditions

Terms & conditions

The opinions and conclusions expressed on this site are those of the authors alone and do not necessarily reflect the views of Spark Growth. Spark Growth does not endorse any particular reading programs or course of instruction for any child. We encourage parents to consult with educators and other professionals who know the child before determining whether the child has a reading difficulty and if so how it should be addressed. Spark Growth provides lists of books, resources, and links to other websites for the user's convenience. Listing of materials and resources on this website should not be construed or interpreted as an endorsement by Spark Growth. The inclusion of links is not intended to endorse any views expressed on these outside sites, or the organizations sponsoring the sites. Spark Growth does not control or guarantee the quality of this outside information. Spark Growth reserves the right to delete messages from the bulletin boards because of offensive language or for any other reason. However, Spark Growth cannot verify the identity or good faith of those who post messages and Spark Growth does not necessarily endorse any of the opinions expressed on any of the bulletin boards. The following rules govern the use by you of Spark Growth. The rules set forth herein apply to all materials, online communications, and other information that is or becomes available on Spark Growth (collectively, "Information"). BY SIGNING ON AND USING SPARK GROWTH, YOU SPECIFICALLY AGREE TO ABIDE BY THESE RULES AND ANY MODIFICATIONS THERETO. 1. Personal Uses Permitted. No material from Spark Growth or any website owned, operated, licensed, or controlled by SPARK GROWTH may be copied, reproduced, republished, uploaded, posted, transmitted, or distributed in any way, except that you may download one copy of the materials on any single computer for your personal, non-commercial home use only, provided you keep intact all copyright and other proprietary notices. Modification of the materials or use of the materials for any other purpose, WITHOUT THE PRIOR WRITTEN CONSENT OF SPARK GROWTH, is a violation of SPARK GROWTH's copyright and other proprietary rights. For purposes of this Agreement, the use of any such material on any other website or networked computer environment is prohibited. All trademarks, servicemarks, and trade names are proprietary to the Spark Growth program. 2. User's Obligation to Abide By Applicable Law. Back to top In connection with the use of Spark Growth, you shall abide by all applicable federal, state, or local laws, including those to such areas as libel, slander, defamation, trade libel, product disparagement, harassment, invasion of privacy, tort, obscenity, indecency, and copyright or trademark infringement ("Applicable Law"). The Information available on Spark Growth may include intellectual property that is protected under the copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property laws of the United States and/or other countries ("Intellectual Property Laws"). Such Intellectual Property Laws generally prohibit the unauthorized reproduction, distribution or exhibition of all text, photographic and graphic (art and electronic) images, music, sound samplings and other protected materials. The violation of applicable Intellectual Property Laws may give rise to civil and/or criminal penalties. 3. Disclosure of Online Communications. You are cautioned that any online communications may not be fully confidential. In addition, you should be aware that federal postal regulations do not protect electronic mail. You should be aware that some administrative personnel of Spark Growth may, in the course of their regular duties, have access to communications for technical or operational purposes. Spark Growth may also disclose any communications to the extent permitted or required by law. 4. Prohibition Against Rogue Programming. You shall not post, transmit, or make available in any way through Spark Growth any software or other materials which contain a computer virus, trojan horse, timebomb, worm, or other rogue programming ("Rogue Programming"). Spark Growth has no obligation to detect the presence of any Rogue Programming. Any downloading of software or other materials or any other use of the Information on Spark Growth is at your risk, and you are advised to take adequate precautions to minimize any loss to your system caused by Rogue Programming, including use of anti-virus programs and proper backup of files. 5. Content of Information. You are responsible for the content of any Information you put on Spark Growth. SPARK GROWTH has no obligation to, and does not in the normal course, monitor or control any Information that is or becomes available on Spark Growth. SPARK GROWTH reserves the right to review any Information that is or becomes available on Spark Growth. SPARK GROWTH reserves the right to refuse to post or to remove any Information that is, in SPARK GROWTH's sole discretion, unacceptable, undesirable or in violation of these rules. However, SPARK GROWTH has no obligation to exercise such reservation of rights by SPARK GROWTH. 6. Disclaimer of Warranties. SPARK GROWTH IS PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" BASIS WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION WARRANTIES OF TITLE, NONINFRINGEMENT, OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. SPARK GROWTH DOES NOT WARRANT THAT ANY INFORMATION IS COMPLETE OR ACCURATE, THAT SPARK GROWTH WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR FREE OR THAT ANY INFORMATION IS FREE OF ROGUE PROGRAMMING. 7. Limitation of Damages. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES, INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE, SHALL SPARK GROWTH BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES THAT MAY RESULT FROM THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE SPARK GROWTH, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION USE OF OR RELIANCE ON INFORMATION AVAILABLE ON SPARK GROWTH, INTERRUPTIONS, ERRORS, DEFECTS, MISTAKES, OMISSIONS, DELETIONS OF FILES, DELAYS IN OPERATION OR TRANSMISSION, NONDELIVERY OF INFORMATION, DISCLOSURE OF COMMUNICATIONS, OR ANY OTHER FAILURE OF PERFORMANCE. 8. Release and Indemnity. YOU HEREBY RELEASE AND WAIVE ANY AND ALL CLAIMS AND/OR LIABILITY AGAINST SPARK GROWTH ARISING FROM OR IN CONNECTION WITH YOUR USE OF SPARK GROWTH. YOU ALSO AGREE TO DEFEND, INDEMNIFY AND HOLD HARMLESS SPARK GROWTH FROM AND AGAINST ANY AND ALL CLAIMS OR LIABILITY, INCLUDING COSTS AND ATTORNEYS FEES, ARISING FROM OR IN CONNECTION WITH YOUR USE OF SPARK GROWTH OR FAILURE TO ABIDE BY APPLICABLE LAW. 9. Modifications. These rules may be modified by SPARK GROWTH from time to time and such modifications will be binding on you when placed online. 10. Privacy Policy. Please also make sure to read Spark Growth' Privacy Policy to understand the additional terms and conditions which apply to your use of our site.

Privacy Policy

Thank you for visiting SPARK GROWTH. SPARK GROWTH is committed to protecting your privacy and maintaining your trust. This Privacy Policy describes the ways in which SPARK GROWTH protects your privacy and applies to all interactions you may have with SPARK GROWTH, including online on one of SPARK GROWTH’s various websites (the “SPARK GROWTH Websites” or the “Websites”), via your mobile device, when using SPARK GROWTH Passport, in person, by phone, or in any other medium now known or hereafter created (collectively, “SPARK GROWTH”). SPARK GROWTH protects your privacy by adhering to a strict privacy policy. The information gathered by SPARK GROWTH falls into two categories: (1) personally identifiable information that you voluntarily supply, such as your name, address, phone number, email address, credit card information, or other information that can identify you personally; and (2) tracking information that does not identify you personally and that is routinely gathered as online visitors navigate through the SPARK GROWTH Websites, such as your computer’s IP address and browser or computer platform information. This Policy will first describe the methods by which SPARK GROWTH may collect your voluntarily-supplied, personally identifiable information. Next, this Policy explains how SPARK GROWTH uses your personally identifiable information and how you may opt out of such uses by SPARK GROWTH. Thereafter this Policy addresses the privacy of children who interact with SPARK GROWTH. And finally, your acceptance of this Policy is addressed. 1. Voluntarily-Supplied Information: You may visit the Websites, enjoy SPARK GROWTH’s television and radio broadcasts, and participate at some SPARK GROWTH events without voluntarily supplying any personally identifiable information about yourself. The Websites do not collect any personally identifiable information about you unless you voluntarily provide that information. To make use of certain features on the Websites, such as Contact Us forms, subscribing to various newsletters, or supporting SPARK GROWTH with a monetary donation made online, you will need to provide your personally identifiable information. For some interactions with SPARK GROWTH, for example, to participate in some SPARK GROWTH in-person events or to make a monetary donation to SPARK GROWTH by phone or by mail, you may also need to provide your personally identifiable information. The information you supply will help us to offer you more personalized features and to tailor our Websites to your interests and make them more useful to you. Supplying such information is entirely voluntary. If you don't supply the information, however, we may be unable to provide you with services and opportunities for participation and engagement with SPARK GROWTH that are available to others. The following provides additional detail on some of the forums in which SPARK GROWTH may collect your personally identifiable information. A. Email and Email Newsletters SPARK GROWTH may collect personal information from you in connection with your subscription to SPARK GROWTH’s email lists and email newsletters. Subscribing to email lists or email newsletters is voluntary and optional, but you must provide some personally identifying information, such as your email address, to participate in this SPARK GROWTH service. Your personally identifiable information will be used for the purposes of your participation in the email service for which you are subscribing. Additionally, unless you opt out by clicking the links to unsubscribe or manage your email preferences which appear at the bottom of every SPARK GROWTH email, SPARK GROWTH may contact you via email to alert you to new SPARK GROWTH services that may be of interest to you. B. SPARK GROWTH Donors Most of SPARK GROWTH’s Websites offer users the opportunity to make a donation in support of SPARK GROWTH, or a particular project of SPARK GROWTH. You may also make a donation to SPARK GROWTH by phone or by mail. To make a donation you must provide personally identifiable information including, but not limited to, your name, address, credit card number or information for another payment method. To provide the highest level of security possible to protect your personally identifiable information, SPARK GROWTH may hire trusted third parties to process your donations. We require these select third parties to hold your personally identifiable information in strict confidence. The third parties with whom SPARK GROWTH works are selected for their high security standards, and understanding of SPARK GROWTH’s expectation that they will treat your personally identifiable information confidentially and responsibly. When making an online donation, you will know that you have left a SPARK GROWTH Website and have entered the website of a trusted third party by looking at the URL in the location bar on your browser window. C. Forums, Feedback, and Other Submissions The SPARK GROWTH Websites may offer you various opportunities to interact with SPARK GROWTH or other Website visitors, such as with online forums, bulletin boards, feedback forms, surveys, or contests. SPARK GROWTH may require that you submit select personally identifiable information to participate in these opportunities for interaction. For example, you must complete a free registration process, which requires select personally identifiable information, to participate in online forums. Your participation and submission of personally identifiable information in connection with your participation will always be optional, however, if you choose not to provide your personally identifiable information, you may not be eligible to participate in these activities. 2. How SPARK GROWTH Uses Your Information SPARK GROWTH uses your information, both personally identifiable and non-personally identifiable, to provide you with a requested service, improve your experience while visiting our Websites and to improve SPARK GROWTH’s communication with you outside of the SPARK GROWTH Websites. SPARK GROWTH also analyzes the information we collect for the overall aggregate trends such information reveals about our site visitors. SPARK GROWTH may also share some of your information, both personally identifiable and non-personally identifiable, with third parties for advertising purposes. For example, SPARK GROWTH may share your information with Facebook, or another online forum, so that SPARK GROWTH may make use of various advertising capabilities and provide you with relevant advertisements for SPARK GROWTH when you visit other websites. SPARK GROWTH may also share your personally identifiable information with third parties, such as Google, so that SPARK GROWTH may use demographic information to help SPARK GROWTH improve our marketing and communication with our community. Finally, unless you instruct us otherwise, SPARK GROWTH may exchange your name and mailing address with other organizations that may interest you. SPARK GROWTH will not sell, rent or share your email address with a third party. SPARK GROWTH or SPARK GROWTH’s trusted third parties, may also release your personally identifiable information if we believe in good faith that the law or legal process requires it, we have received a valid administrative request from a law enforcement agency, or such release is necessary to protect a person’s rights, property, or safety. 3. Opting Out of SPARK GROWTH’s Information Sharing You may opt out of any sharing of your personally identifiable information by SPARK GROWTH at any time by writing to us at: Melanie@sparkgrowthprogram.com 4. Privacy of Children SPARK GROWTH is very proud to provide high-quality children’s television programming and Web content. Working to maintain the privacy of the many children who make use of SPARK GROWTH’s services is of the utmost importance. SPARK GROWTH’s policy is not to collect personally identifiable information of children. Some of the SPARK GROWTH Websites do allow children to participate in Website activities. For example, LD Online provides the opportunity to submit children’s drawings or writings for publication to the site. Parents may request the removal of any work submitted by their child. The SPARK GROWTH Websites do not collect more information from children than is reasonably necessary for the child to participate in activities, and SPARK GROWTH discards children’s information once the activity is complete. SPARK GROWTH will not entice children, by the prospect of a special game, prize or other activity, to provide more information than is necessary to participate in an activity. SPARK GROWTH also will not share any personally identifiable information about children with third parties. 5. About Cookies Back to topnof-carousel-nav-up-dk To improve our Websites and your experience using our Websites, SPARK GROWTH uses a standard technological feature called a “cookie” which helps SPARK GROWTH to collect non-personally identifiable information, such as your computer’s IP address and browser or computer platform information. At no time will the cookie identify you, or supply your personal information to SPARK GROWTH without your permission. Our online advertisers and trusted third parties may also use cookies to track users experiences on their own web pages, a process that we don't control. You can set your browser to refuse cookies, to alert you when cookies are used by a website you visit, or to delete the cookies stored on your computer. You do not need to have cookies enabled to use the SPARK GROWTH Websites, however, some features on the Websites will not function properly if you refuse cookies. 6. Third Party Website Providers To make our site more valuable to our visitors, we offer some features in conjunction with other providers, for example links to other websites not managed by SPARK GROWTH. You’ll know that you are no longer on a SPARK GROWTH Website by checking the URL in the location bar on your browser window. Websites that are not managed by SPARK GROWTH are not governed by this Privacy Policy, but rather by the policy of the site you’re visiting. 7. Acceptance of this Privacy Policy By using this site, you, or your parent or guardian if you are a minor child, signify your agreement to the terms and conditions of this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to these terms and conditions, please do not use this site. We reserve the right, at our sole discretion, to change, modify, add, or remove portions of this policy at any time. Please check this page periodically for changes. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact us (Melanie@sparkgrowthprogram.com)

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