Privacy Policy
Privacy Policy for Homeschool Moms Connect
Effective Date: 6/13/2025
Home school Moms Connect LLC respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and share your personal information when you visit and use our website, homeschoolmomsconnect.com, and any related services.
By accessing or using the Site, you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with these terms, please do not use the Site.
1. Information We Collect
We collect different types of information depending on how you use the Site, including:
a. Personal Information
Contact information from the registration forms is used to create a unique record to identify the user to the system and for sending information to the member but cannot and is not used for any other purpose. When you create an account, answer profile questions, or interact with our matching services, we may collect:
· Full name
· Email address
· Birthdate
· Location (city, state, country)
· Homeschooling preferences and details (e.g., age of kids, interests, or teaching styles)
We only verify legal IDs as an optional process, but we do ask members to use their real first and last names. This helps create an atmosphere of trust and respect, which is especially important in a community designed for personal support and connection. While we can’t guarantee everyone follows this rule, we set it because we believe it makes our community better for everyone.
While your real name or birthday isn’t shown publicly, we still ask for it during registration for important reasons:
- Accountability Behind the Scenes
Using your real name, even privately, helps us maintain a respectful, trustworthy space. It makes it easier to handle reports, resolve disputes, and discourage inappropriate or harmful behavior. - Age Verification and Compliance
We collect date of birth information to help ensure compliance with applicable laws regarding children's online privacy, such as the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) and other relevant regulations. This information is used solely to verify that users meet the minimum age requirements (18) to create an account and access our services. Users under the required minimum age are not permitted to register or use our services. - Safety in Potential Meetups
If members eventually choose to connect in real life, having a real name on file (even if not shown) helps everyone feel more secure about the integrity of the platform. - Internal Trust, External Privacy
We respect your privacy — that’s why only usernames are public. But your real name helps us protect the community internally.
b. Non-Personal Information
We may also collect non-personal data such as:
· Browser type and version
· Device type (desktop, tablet, mobile)
· IP address
· Referral source
· Pages visited on our Site
· Time spent on the Site
2. How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect to:
· Facilitate connections between homeschool moms by matching users based on shared preferences.
· Send you important information regarding your account or changes to the Services.
· Respond to your inquiries, feedback, or requests.
· Improve the user experience and functionality of the Site.
· Provide customer support.
· Send marketing communications if you opt-in, with the ability to unsubscribe at any time.
3. How We Share Your Information
We may share your information in the following ways:
· Service Providers: We may share your data with trusted third-party vendors who assist with website hosting, payment processing, or other services necessary for operating the Site. These service providers are contractually obligated to protect your data.
· Legal Requirements: We may disclose your information if required by law, such as in response to a subpoena, legal request, or in connection with any legal proceedings.
· Business Transfers: In the event of a merger, acquisition, or sale of the Site, your information may be transferred as part of that transaction.
We will not sell, rent, or lease your personal information to third parties for their marketing purposes.
4. Cookies
Our Site uses cookies to save your password so you don't have to re-enter it each time you visit a page on the site. The cookie is session-based (sits in the header information sent to the browser) and is destroyed after you close your browser. The cookie neither reads nor writes anything to or from your computer but cookies must be enabled to use the site as a member.
You can control the use of cookies through your browser settings. However, disabling cookies may impact the functionality of the Site.
5. Information Automatically Logged
We use your IP address to gather broad demographic information. IP addresses are generally dynamically allocated (different every time you log on). We use this information to get a general feeling of how many people visit the site and from where they are referred. This is done by our web host using standard logging technology.
6. Data Security
We take reasonable measures to protect the security of your personal information, including encryption and access controls. However, no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
7. Data Quality/Access
This site gives members the following options for changing and modifying information previously provided: click the profile button after logging in and amend/delete your profile.
User Rights:
· Right to Access: You have the right to request access to your personal data.
· Right to Rectification: You can correct any inaccuracies in your data.
· Right to Erasure: You can request to have your data deleted under certain circumstances.
· Right to Portability: You have the right to request your data in a machine-readable format.
· Right to Object: You can object to the processing of your data for certain purposes, including direct marketing.
8. External Links
Our Site may contain links to third-party websites for payment processing, under the resources page, community suggestions or services that are not owned or controlled by us. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of these third-party sites. We encourage you to review their privacy policies before providing any personal information.
9. Children’s Privacy
Our Site is not intended for anyone under the age of 18. We do not knowingly collect or solicit personal information from anyone under 18. If we become aware that we have inadvertently collected personal information from a child under the age of 18, we will take steps to delete such information from our records.
10. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or legal obligations. We will notify you of significant changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on the Site, emailing the update Privacy Policy and updating the “Effective Date” at the top of this page.
11. Contact Us
If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:
info@homeschoolmomsconnect.com
