School License Terms

1. Introduction

These School License Terms ("School Terms") supplement the general Terms of Service and apply specifically to the School License feature of TypeByFaith.com. By purchasing a School License, you agree to both the general Terms of Service and these School Terms.

The School License feature allows teachers, school administrators, homeschool parents, and ministry leaders ("License Holders") to create and manage student accounts for educational purposes. It is designed specifically to serve Christian schools, homeschool co-ops, and ministries seeking a safe, comprehensive, Bible-based learning platform.

License Holders may also create sub-teacher accounts to delegate day-to-day management (rosters, groups, assignments, reports) to other staff. Sub-teachers share the same seat pool as students and are bound by the same responsibilities and data-handling rules described below. Billing, license-wide feature toggles, and sub-teacher administration remain exclusively with the License Holder.

2. Authorization & Consent

2.1 Your Authority

By purchasing a School License, you represent and warrant that:

• You are authorized by your school, organization, or as a homeschool parent to create student accounts and consent to educational data collection on behalf of students
• You have obtained any necessary permissions from your school or organization to use this service
• You will use the School License solely for legitimate educational purposes

2.2 FERPA School Official Exception

Under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), schools may designate educational technology providers as "school officials" with legitimate educational interests. By purchasing a School License, you acknowledge that TypeByFaith.com operates as a school official providing educational services, and you are consenting on behalf of your students under this exception.

2.3 COPPA Compliance

The Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) requires parental consent before collecting personal information from children under 13. Our School License feature is designed to comply with COPPA:

• No email required: Student accounts use only a school code, username, and password. We do not collect email addresses from students.
• School consent: Schools may consent on behalf of parents when the information is used solely for educational purposes. By purchasing a School License, you provide this consent.
• Limited collection: We collect only educational progress data necessary to provide the typing practice service.

3. Your Responsibilities

As a School License holder, you agree to:

• Distribute credentials securely: You are responsible for creating student accounts and securely distributing login credentials (school code, username, password) to students
• Protect student privacy: You will not share student login credentials or progress data with unauthorized third parties
• Maintain accurate records: You will keep your student roster current and deactivate accounts for students who leave your program
• Use pseudonyms when appropriate: You may use initials, nicknames, or student IDs instead of full names for display names if desired
• Comply with applicable laws: You will comply with all applicable education privacy laws in your jurisdiction, including FERPA, COPPA, and any state-specific student data privacy laws

4. Educational Purpose Only

The School License is provided exclusively for educational purposes. You agree that:

• Student accounts will be used only for Bible typing practice, guided prayer activities, and related educational activities
• You will not use student data for marketing, advertising, or any commercial purpose
• You will not use student data to build profiles for non-educational purposes
• Access to student accounts and data is limited to authorized educational personnel

5. Data Collection & Storage

5.1 What We Collect

For school student accounts, we collect only:

• Username and display name (assigned by you)
• Password (system-generated, stored encrypted with bcrypt)
• Educational progress data: typing speed (WPM), accuracy, lessons completed, scripture passages practiced, prayer completions, reading time, streaks, achievements, and which keyboard keys are mistyped most often
• Session data: login timestamps for security purposes

5.2 What We Do NOT Collect

We do NOT collect from school students:

• Email addresses
• Phone numbers
• Photos or profile pictures
• Physical addresses
• Social media accounts
• Location data, including IP addresses
• Device identifiers for tracking

5.3 Data Security

We protect student data using industry-standard security measures including:

• Encrypted password storage (bcrypt)
• Secure session management with HTTP-only cookies
• Rate limiting to prevent brute force attacks
• Server-side data access controls

6. Data Ownership & Control

You maintain control over student data:

• Access: You can view all student progress data through your Teacher Dashboard
• Export: You can export student credentials and basic roster information
• Modification: You can update student display names and usernames
• Password Reset: You can reset student passwords at any time
• Parent links: You can create a private, read-only link to one student's progress to share with that student's parent or guardian. Anyone who has the link can view that page, so share it only with the family. You can replace or remove a link at any time, and it stops working immediately
• Deactivation: You can deactivate student accounts to free up seats while preserving their data
• Deletion: The license owner can permanently delete a student and all of that student's data from the Teacher Dashboard at any time. Sub-teachers can deactivate students but cannot delete them. You can also ask us to delete your school's student data through our Contact Form

7. Data Retention

We retain student educational data as follows:

• Active license: All student data is retained while your license is active
• Expired license: Student data is preserved for 12 months after license expiration to allow for renewal and data recovery
• Deletion: The license owner can delete students and all of their data at any time from the Teacher Dashboard. You can also send a written request via our Contact Form, and we will delete all student data within 30 days
• Deactivated students: Data for deactivated students is retained until you delete them from your Teacher Dashboard, request deletion, or your license expires

8. No Student Marketing

We commit that:

• We will never display advertisements to school students
• We will never use student data for marketing purposes
• We will never sell, rent, or share student data with third parties for commercial purposes
• We will never contact students directly for marketing or promotional purposes

9. License Billing & Seats

9.1 Per-Seat Pricing

School Licenses are billed on a per-seat basis, with a minimum of 4 seats. Each seat allows you to create one active student or sub-teacher account; your own account does not use a seat. You choose monthly or yearly billing at purchase. You can add seats at any time; added seats are prorated for the remainder of your billing period, and when that prorated amount is under $5 the added seats are free until your next renewal.

9.2 Reducing Seats

You can lower your seat count from the Teacher Dashboard. A reduction takes effect at your next renewal, and your new, lower price applies from then. You keep your current seats until that date. No refund or credit is given for the remainder of the current billing period. You cannot reduce below the number of active accounts you have, and while a reduction is pending you cannot add accounts beyond the new count. If your school has more active accounts than seats when the reduction takes effect, the Teacher Dashboard asks you to choose which accounts keep a seat.

9.3 Seat Management

You can deactivate students to free up seats without losing their progress data. Deactivated students cannot log in but can be reactivated later if seats are available.

9.4 Cancellation

You may cancel your School License at any time. Upon cancellation:

• Student accounts will remain accessible until the end of your billing period
• After expiration, students will no longer be able to log in
• Student data is preserved for 12 months to allow for license renewal
• You may request immediate data deletion if preferred

9.5 Refunds

School License payments are final and non-refundable, whether billed monthly or yearly, including when you cancel or reduce your seat count. We may, at our sole discretion, offer a refund in exceptional circumstances, such as a technical problem that prevents your students from using the Service for an extended period. See also Section 11 of our Terms of Service.

10. Limitation of Liability

While we take reasonable measures to protect student data and maintain service availability, we are not liable for:

• Unauthorized access resulting from your failure to protect login credentials
• Educational outcomes or student performance
• Service interruptions beyond our reasonable control
• Your compliance with applicable education privacy laws in your jurisdiction

11. Changes to School Terms

We may update these School Terms from time to time. We will notify you of material changes by email or through the Teacher Dashboard. Continued use of the School License after changes take effect constitutes acceptance of the updated terms.

12. Contact Us

If you have questions about these School Terms, student data, or need to request data deletion, please contact us through our contact form.