COPPA Disclosure

Last Updated: 3 / 24 / 2025

1. Introduction

Cardinal College Consulting (“we,” “us,” or “our”) is committed to protecting the privacy of children under the age of 13 who use our services or visit our website (“Services”). This COPPA Disclosure outlines our practices regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of personal information from children under the age of 13, in compliance with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (“COPPA”).

We encourage parents and guardians to take an active role in their children’s online activities and education.

2. What Is COPPA?

COPPA is a U.S. federal law designed to protect the privacy of children under 13 years of age. It requires website operators and online service providers to provide notice and obtain parental consent before collecting, using, or disclosing personal information from children under 13.

3. Information We Collect From Children Under 13

  1. Types of Information
    In general, our Services are directed at users over 13 years of age. However, in certain limited situations, we may provide college consulting services to children under 13 only under the direct supervision of a parent, guardian, or other authorized adult (including certain school programs). In these situations, and only with verified parental consent, we may collect the following types of personal information:

    • Name and contact details (such as email address or phone number).

    • Educational or academic information (grades, test scores, or transcripts).

    • Other information necessary to provide the requested consulting services.

  2. Verifiable Parental Consent
    Before collecting personal information from a child under 13, we make reasonable efforts to obtain verifiable parental consent. This may include requiring a signed consent form, verifying a parent’s identity, or other methods permitted by COPPA.

  3. No More Information Than Necessary
    We do not collect more personal information than is reasonably necessary to provide our Services.

4. How We Use the Information

We use personal information collected from children under 13 for the following purposes:

  1. To Provide Services
    We use the information to deliver our consulting and advisory services, communicate with families and schools (where applicable), and tailor our support based on the child’s academic needs.

  2. Support, Customer Service, and Analysis
    We may use the information to respond to inquiries, improve our Services, troubleshoot technical issues, or conduct internal analysis for better service delivery.

  3. Legal Compliance
    We may use or disclose information if required to do so by law, court order, or in response to a lawful request by public authorities.

5. Sharing of Information

  1. Third-Party Service Providers
    We may share personal information with service providers who perform functions on our behalf (e.g., hosting, data analysis, or communication platforms), provided these third parties have agreed to maintain the confidentiality, security, and integrity of the information.

  2. School Collaborations
    In certain cases, we may partner with schools or educational organizations to deliver our Services. We will only share personal information with these partners if we have appropriate consent and for the purpose of delivering the requested Services.

  3. Legal Requirements
    We may disclose personal information if we believe in good faith that such disclosure is necessary to comply with legal processes, to respond to claims, or to protect the rights, property, or safety of Cardinal College Consulting, our users, or the public.

6. Parental Rights

Under COPPA, parents and guardians have the following rights regarding their child’s personal information:

  1. Right to Review or Delete
    Parents or guardians can contact us at any time to review the personal information we have collected about their child or to request deletion.

  2. Right to Withdraw Consent
    Parents or guardians can withdraw their consent to our collection and use of their child’s personal information at any time, which may limit the child’s ability to access certain features of our Services.

  3. Request for No Further Collection
    Parents or guardians can also request that we stop collecting additional personal information about their child in the future.

To exercise any of these rights, please get in touch using the contact information in Section 9 below. We will respond promptly to all inquiries.

7. Data Security

We use reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards designed to protect the confidentiality and integrity of the personal information we collect. Despite our best efforts, no security measures are perfect or impenetrable, and we cannot guarantee that our safeguards will never be breached.

8. Changes to This COPPA Disclosure

We may update or modify this COPPA Disclosure at any time. When we do, we will revise the “Last Updated” date at the top of this document. We encourage you to review this disclosure periodically to stay informed about how we protect children’s personal information.

9. Contact Us

If you have any questions, concerns, or requests related to our COPPA Disclosure or the personal information of a child under 13, please contact us at:

Email: info@cardinalcollegeconsulting.com

We will make every effort to respond promptly to your questions and concerns.