Privacy Policy.

Patent Prep Institute LLC (the "Institute," "we," "us," or "our"), including its Born to Invent and Young Inventors of America brands, respects the privacy of students, families, educators, mentors, and visitors. This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, how we share it, and the choices you have. Because our Programs are designed for and used by minors, we give particular attention to children's privacy in Section 5.

Information you provide

• Identifiers: name, email, phone, mailing address, school, and grade.
• Participant details: age or date of birth, and Parent/guardian contact information.
• Educational content: student submissions, inventions, essays, prototypes, presentations, applications, and project descriptions.

Information collected automatically

• Technical data: IP address, browser and device information, cookies, and usage analytics.

Payment information

Payments are processed by third-party payment providers. We do not store complete payment-card numbers.

We use information to administer and deliver the Programs, evaluate applications, communicate with families, provide mentorship and feedback, maintain safety and security, process payments, improve our services, and comply with legal obligations. We do not use a child's personal information for behavioral advertising.

We process information to perform our agreement with you, with your consent (including verifiable parental consent where required), to comply with law, and for our legitimate educational and operational interests. We do not sell personal information, and we do not "share" it for cross-context behavioral advertising as those terms are defined under applicable U.S. state privacy laws.

OUR PROGRAMS ARE USED BY MINORS — THIS SECTION GOVERNS THEIR DATA. We design our Programs for students, including those under 13. We comply with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) and applicable state student-privacy laws.

Verifiable parental consent. Where we knowingly collect personal information from a child under 13, we first obtain verifiable parental consent through the enrollment process or a comparable method [DESCRIBE METHOD — e.g., signed agreement plus payment-card or email-plus-confirmation verification]. A Parent may review the child's information, refuse to permit further collection or use, and request deletion.

What we collect from children and why. We collect only the information reasonably needed to run the Programs (such as the child's name, age, and submitted educational work). We do not condition a child's participation on disclosing more information than is reasonably necessary.

Parental rights. To review, correct, or delete a child's information, or to withdraw consent, contact us at invent@patentprep.org. We will verify the request before acting on it. Withdrawing consent may end the child's participation in the Programs.

Public images and showcases. Some Programs publish or display student work, images, voices, testimonials, or accomplishments, or hold showcase events. We treat any public display of a child's image, voice, testimonial, or other personal information as a disclosure requiring affirmative parental consent. We obtain that consent through the opt-in Media and Publicity Consent in the Enrollment Agreement, where a Parent chooses which uses (if any) to allow. Public or promotional use is optional and is never required for a child to enroll or participate. A Parent may decline, or may withdraw consent for future use at any time, by emailing invent@patentprep.org.

We share information only as needed to operate the Programs, with: instructors and mentors; service providers and contractors (such as hosting, communications, and payment processors) bound to protect it; educational partners where you have consented; and legal authorities where required by law or to protect rights and safety. If we ever undergo a merger, acquisition, or asset sale, information may transfer as part of that transaction, subject to this Policy.

We use cookies and analytics to operate and improve our websites and understand usage. You can manage cookies through your browser settings. We do not use cookies to serve targeted advertising to children.

Some Programs use AI-assisted educational tools or third-party educational technologies to support instruction and feedback. We take reasonable steps to use providers that protect participant data, and we do not permit a child's personal information to be used to train third-party models without appropriate consent. Avoid submitting highly sensitive information unless specifically requested.

We implement commercially reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational safeguards to protect information. No method of transmission or storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

We retain information only as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this Policy — to operate and administer the Programs, comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements — after which we delete or de-identify it. Specific retention periods vary by data type and legal requirement.

Depending on where you live, you may have rights to access, correct, delete, or port your information; to opt out of certain processing; and to withdraw consent. To exercise a right, contact us at invent@patentprep.org. We will not discriminate against you for exercising these rights, and we will verify your identity before responding. Requests may be subject to legal limits and exemptions.

Information may be processed in the United States or other jurisdictions that may have different data-protection laws. Where required, we use appropriate safeguards for such transfers.

Our services may link to third-party websites. We are not responsible for their privacy practices, and we encourage you to review their policies.

We may update this Policy from time to time. For material changes, we will take reasonable steps to notify you. The "Last Updated" date reflects the current version.

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