📜 Essential Reads Privacy Policy

Effective Date: 1st June, 2025

🔍 What Information We Collect

We collect only the email addresses of parents or guardians who choose to subscribe to our newsletter or mailing list.

We do not:

• Collect any personal information from children
• Use cookies or trackers
• Use analytics tools or behavioural profiling
• Require any sign-in or form submission to access our games or books

👧 Child Safety and COPPA Compliance

Essential Reads is compliant with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA).

Our site and digital games are designed for children, but we do not collect, track, or store any personal data from them.

All games and story content are accessible via QR codes and require no account or interaction beyond tapping to play. We do not use cookies, ads, or trackers on child-facing content.

📬 How We Use Parent Email Addresses

If you sign up for our newsletter, we may use your email to:

• Share updates about new book releases or educational games
• Send parenting tips and digital wisdom guides
• Notify you about live events, offers, or safety resources

You can unsubscribe at any time by clicking the link in the footer of any email.

🔐 Data Sharing & Security

We do not share, sell, or trade your email address with anyone.

Your data is stored securely and accessed only by our internal team for sending the updates you signed up for.

📞 Contact Us

If you have questions about privacy or your data, contact us at:

team@essential-reads.com

🧡 For Families

We believe learning should be joyful, private, and emotionally safe. That’s why we don’t track our readers, collect personal data from kids, or allow advertising. Our books, stories, and games are designed to grow minds, not collect data.