{"id":755,"date":"2022-04-26T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-04-26T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.internetmatters.org\/digital-matters\/?page_id=755"},"modified":"2026-04-07T08:39:42","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T08:39:42","slug":"privacy-policy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.internetmatters.org\/digital-matters\/privacy-policy\/","title":{"rendered":"Privacy Policy"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1652796152626{padding-top: 40px !important;padding-bottom: 40px !important;background-color: #253045 !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\r\n<h1><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Privacy Policy<\/span><\/h1>\r\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1652795314983{background-color: #f4f4f4 !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\r\n<p><strong>TERMS AND CONDITIONS<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Read our terms and conditions and privacy guidance below to see how we manage your data.<\/h2>\r\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p><!-- \/wp:post-content -->\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<!-- wp:column -->\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\"><!-- wp:image {\"id\":838,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\"} --><\/div>\r\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"538\" class=\"wp-image-838\" src=\"https:\/\/www.internetmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/PrivacyPage-rounded-1024x538.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.internetmatters.org\/digital-matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/PrivacyPage-rounded-1024x538.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.internetmatters.org\/digital-matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/PrivacyPage-rounded-596x314.png 596w, https:\/\/www.internetmatters.org\/digital-matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/PrivacyPage-rounded-1192x628.png 1192w, https:\/\/www.internetmatters.org\/digital-matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/PrivacyPage-rounded-390x205.png 390w, https:\/\/www.internetmatters.org\/digital-matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/PrivacyPage-rounded-780x410.png 780w, https:\/\/www.internetmatters.org\/digital-matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/PrivacyPage-rounded-300x158.png 300w, https:\/\/www.internetmatters.org\/digital-matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/PrivacyPage-rounded-768x403.png 768w, https:\/\/www.internetmatters.org\/digital-matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/PrivacyPage-rounded.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\r\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Internet Matters offers the best advice and information to help you engage in\u00a0children&#8217;s\u00a0online lives and manage the risks they may face online.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Digital Matters is a platform provided by Internet Matters that helps teachers educate children about online issues, preparing them to deal with risks they may face.<\/p>\r\n<p><a href=\"\/digital-matters\/\">Digital Matters<\/a> does not collect any personally identifiable information from children or parents.<\/p>\r\n<p>We have removed third-party links from the pages associated with Digital Matters to discourage children from navigating away from the learning resource during the lesson. 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