Does THE STACKS collect personally identifiable information from its users?
Any personally identifiable information that is collected on THE STACKS is optional and used in accordance with our Privacy Policy. For example, you can sign up for newsletters, sweepstakes, and contests by submitting your email address along with an email address for your parent or guardian. This information is not combined with your STACKS registration information and is not included in or displayed on your STACKS public profile. Personal information collected from the entry form is retained in accordance with Scholastic’s policies. For all entries, we save the info for one year following selection of the winner; for winners, we save it for up to three years, plus any statutory retention periods. In these instances, the user’s email address is used only to respond more than once to that child’s specific request in connection with a particular newsletter, sweepstakes, or contest, and the parent/guardian email address is collected solely to provide parental notice and an opportunity to