Privacy Policy

Last updated: April 12, 2026

1. Introduction

Persian.Kids ("we", "us", "our") is a children's educational platform designed for Iranian diaspora families to teach Persian language, culture, history, and geography through interactive lessons, games, and stories. We are deeply committed to protecting the privacy and safety of our users, especially children.

This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, and the choices you have. We designed Persian.Kids with a privacy-first approach — we collect the absolute minimum information needed to provide the service.

2. Information We Collect

2.1 Parent Account Information

When a parent creates an account, we collect:

  • Email address — Used solely for account creation, authentication, password recovery, and optional progress reports about your child's learning.
  • Password — Stored securely using industry-standard one-way hashing. We never store or have access to your plain-text password.
  • Display name — This can be any name or nickname of your choosing. It does not need to be your real name.

2.2 Child Profile Information

When a parent creates a child profile, we collect:

  • Display name or nickname — This can be entirely made up. We do not require or verify the child's real name.
  • Grade level — Used to provide age-appropriate educational content.
  • Avatar selection — A chosen cartoon avatar for the child's profile.

2.3 Learning Progress Data

As children use the app, we automatically collect:

  • Lesson completion status, scores, and time spent on activities.
  • Badges earned, streaks, and XP (experience points).
  • Exercise responses (e.g., which answers were selected in quizzes).

This data is used exclusively to track learning progress, provide feedback to parents, and personalize the educational experience. It is stored in association with the child's profile and is accessible only to the parent who created the account.

2.4 Information We Do NOT Collect

We want to be explicit about what we do not collect:

  • Real names — All names in the app can be nicknames or made-up names.
  • Location data — We do not access, request, or store GPS, IP-based geolocation, or any location information.
  • Contact information — We do not collect phone numbers, physical addresses, or contacts from your device.
  • Camera or microphone data — We do not access your device's camera. Audio recording is available only for admin content creation purposes and is never activated for children.
  • Device identifiers — We do not collect IMEI, advertising IDs, or hardware identifiers for tracking purposes.
  • Browsing history — We do not track your activity outside of the Persian.Kids app.
  • Social media accounts — We do not integrate with or collect data from any social media platforms.
  • Financial information — Payment processing, if applicable, is handled entirely by third-party payment processors (e.g., Stripe). We do not store credit card numbers or bank account details.

3. How We Use Your Information

The limited information we collect is used exclusively for:

  • Providing the educational service — Delivering lessons, tracking progress, and awarding achievements.
  • Account management — Authentication, password recovery, and account settings.
  • Progress communication — Sending optional progress reports and grading notifications to the parent's email address.
  • Service improvement — Understanding general usage patterns (e.g., which lessons are most popular) to improve the educational content. This is done using aggregated, non-personally-identifiable data only.

4. Information Sharing and Disclosure

We do not sell, rent, trade, or share your personal information with any third parties.

Specifically:

  • We do not share data with advertisers — there are no advertisements in Persian.Kids.
  • We do not share data with data brokers or analytics companies.
  • We do not share data with other educational platforms or services.
  • We do not share children's data with anyone other than the parent who created the account.

The only exceptions where we may disclose information are:

  • When required by law (e.g., a valid court order or legal process).
  • To protect the safety of our users or the public in emergency situations.

5. Advertising

Persian.Kids is completely ad-free. We do not display any form of advertising — no banner ads, no video ads, no sponsored content, no in-app promotions from third parties. Our revenue model is based solely on optional subscriptions. Your children will never be exposed to advertisements while using our platform.

6. Data Storage and Security

  • All data is stored on secure servers with encryption at rest and in transit (TLS/SSL).
  • Passwords are hashed using industry-standard algorithms and are never stored in plain text.
  • Access to production systems is restricted to authorized personnel only.
  • We conduct regular security reviews of our systems and code.
  • Educational content assets (images, audio) are stored in secure cloud storage with signed, time-limited access URLs.

7. Data Retention

We retain your account data and learning progress for as long as your account is active. If you wish to delete your account and all associated data, you may contact us and we will permanently delete all data associated with your account, including all child profiles and their learning progress, within 30 days of your request.

8. Children's Privacy (COPPA Compliance)

Persian.Kids is designed to be used by children under the supervision and consent of their parents. We take children's privacy very seriously:

  • Children cannot create accounts on their own — only parents can create child profiles.
  • We collect only the minimum information necessary for the educational service to function.
  • Children's profiles do not require real names — nicknames and made-up names are encouraged.
  • We do not collect personal information directly from children.
  • Parents have full visibility into and control over their children's data and can request deletion at any time.
  • There are no social features, chat functions, or user-to-user communication within the app.
  • There is no user-generated content that is publicly visible.

9. Third-Party Services

Persian.Kids uses the following third-party services:

  • Cloud hosting — For storing and serving the application and educational content.
  • Stripe (optional) — For processing subscription payments. Stripe's privacy policy governs how they handle payment information. We never see or store your full card details.

We do not use any third-party analytics, tracking, advertising, or social media SDKs in our application.

10. Your Rights

As a user of Persian.Kids, you have the right to:

  • Access — View all data we have stored about your account and your children's profiles.
  • Correction — Update or correct any information in your account at any time.
  • Deletion — Request complete deletion of your account and all associated data.
  • Data portability — Request a copy of your data in a standard format.
  • Withdraw consent — Stop using the service at any time. Uninstalling the app removes all locally stored data.

11. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. If we make material changes, we will notify you via email or through a notice in the application. We encourage you to review this policy periodically. Your continued use of Persian.Kids after changes are posted constitutes your acceptance of the updated policy.

12. Contact Us

If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or your data, please contact us at:

support@persiankids.com