Last updated: 2026
This Platform is built for children and teenagers. We've kept the data we collect as small and simple as we could, and this page explains exactly what we do — and, just as importantly, what we deliberately do not do.
If we make a material change to this policy, we'll give at least one week's notice before it takes effect (for example, by showing a notice in the Platform), so you have time to review it.
| Data | Why we collect it |
|---|---|
| A display name (letters and numbers only) | To identify your account inside the Platform. We do not ask for, and recommend you do not enter, your real full name. |
| An email address | Solely to let you recover your password if you forget it. |
| A password (stored as an irreversible cryptographic hash, never in plain text) | To protect your account. |
| Age group (8–12 or 13–18) and general region (e.g., "Europe") | To show you age-appropriate content and companies relevant to your region. We do not ask for your date of birth, home address, or exact location. |
| A class code (optional) | Only if you join through a teacher/school; links your account to that class for the teacher's dashboard. |
| In-app progress (lessons completed, quiz scores, simulated portfolio, badges) | To run the core features of the Platform — your progress, and nothing more. |
| Parental/guardian consent confirmation (see Section 4) | Required before a student account can be created. |
| A fingerprint of the IP address your account was created from (not the address itself, but a code derived from it that cannot be turned back into the address) | Only so we can stop, and clean up after, someone creating accounts in bulk. It is deleted automatically after 30 days. If too many accounts are attempted from one address, that address may appear for a while in our security log so we can block it. |
We do not ask for or store: your real legal name, home address, school name (beyond an optional class code), phone number, photos of you, or any government ID.
To run the Platform, a small number of service providers process data on our behalf, only as needed to make the Platform work (for example, hosting the Platform and its database). Each is only permitted to use your data for the purpose it was given, not for their own purposes.
We know most people using this Platform are minors. Before a student account can be created, we require confirmation that a parent or legal guardian is aware of and consents to the account being created, as described at sign-up. This is a self-reported confirmation, checked at the point of registration — we do not independently verify the identity of the parent or guardian giving that consent. If you are a parent or guardian and did not give this permission, please contact us (see Section 10) and we will remove the account promptly.
Depending on where you live, additional legal protections may apply to your data (for example, GDPR in the European Union, or COPPA in the United States). Nothing in this policy limits those rights.
If a student joins the Platform through a teacher or school (using a class code), the school or teacher is responsible for having the appropriate permission to do so — for example, under a school's existing consent process, or a specific exemption that applies under their local student-privacy law.
For schools in the United States: information that directly relates to an identifiable student may be considered an "Education Record" under FERPA. We never share Education Records with third parties for advertising, and never use them for behaviorally-targeted advertising to a student or their family. We only share this kind of data as directed by the school/teacher (for example, a teacher viewing their own class's progress) or with the service providers listed in Section 3, strictly to run the Platform.
We keep your account data for as long as the account is active. We do not currently delete accounts automatically based on inactivity — data is deleted when you, your parent/guardian, or your school requests it (see below), unless we are required to keep certain records for longer by law.
You, or your parent/guardian, can also ask for the account and its data to be deleted sooner, at any time — through the "Request account deletion" option in Account Settings, or by contacting us (Section 10). This is a request, not an instant action: it's sent to our team for review before anything is deleted, rather than happening automatically the moment it's submitted. We aim to review and act on deletion requests promptly. Deletion, once carried out, is permanent and cannot be undone.
Passwords are never stored in plain text. Reasonable technical measures are used to protect stored data, but no online system can be guaranteed 100% secure — we ask that you also help by keeping your password private and not sharing your account.
Depending on your location, you (or your parent/guardian, on your behalf) may have the following rights over the data we hold about you:
To exercise any of these rights, contact us using the details in Section 10. If you raise a privacy concern with us, we will do our best to respond within 48 hours.
We do not use your personal data for profiling, and no decision that meaningfully affects you on this Platform is made by a fully automated process without the possibility of human review. In-app progress tracking (like quiz scores or badges) reflects what you've actually done on the Platform — it is not used to build a profile of you for any other purpose.
If we ever become aware of a security incident that compromises the confidentiality of your personal data, we will assess it promptly and, where required by law, notify affected users (or their parent/guardian) and any relevant regulator within the timeframe the law requires, describing what happened and what data was involved, to the extent known at the time.
For any privacy question, or to request deletion of an account: learn@juniorinvest.org
*This policy works together with our Terms & Conditions, Cookie Policy, and Investment & Educational Content Disclaimer.*