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<h1 class="title" i18n>WISE Terms of Use & Privacy Policy</h1>
<div class="terms">
<div class="sectionContent">
<div class="main">
<div class="content">
<h1 i18n class="mat-display-1 accent">WISE Terms of Use & Privacy Policy</h1>
<h2 i18n>Table of Contents</h2>
<ol>
<li><a href="privacy#user-agreement" i18n>User Agreement</a></li>
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<li><a href="privacy#state-and-federal-laws" i18n>State & Federal Laws</a></li>
<li><a href="privacy#changes-and-updates" i18n>Changes & Updates</a></li>
</ol>
</div>
<hr />
<div class="sectionContent">
<hr />
<h2 id="user-agreement" i18n>1. User Agreement</h2>
<p i18n>
We understand how important privacy is to our community, especially the teachers and students
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Please read this document carefully. By using WISE you affirm that you have read, understood,
and accepted the terms and conditions outlined here. If you do not agree with any of these
conditions, please do not use WISE. If you have questions about this policy, please feel free
to contact us using our <a href="https://wise.berkeley.edu/contact">Contact Form</a>.
to contact us using our <a href="/contact">Contact Form</a>.
</p>
<p style="font-weight: bold" i18n>This policy was last updated on September 8, 2017.</p>
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<p style="font-weight: bold" i18n>This policy was last updated on February 22, 2023.</p>
<h2 id="information-we-collect" i18n>2. Information We Collect</h2>

<h4 id="personal-information" i18n>Personal Information</h4>
<h3 id="personal-information" i18n>Personal Information</h3>
<p i18n>
In order to use some features of WISE, you will need to register by creating a user account.
Creating an account is optional, but without an account you will not be able to create or
publish curriculum projects or use WISE curricula to capture, store, review, or assess student
publish curriculum units or use WISE curricula to capture, store, review, or assess student
work.
</p>
<p i18n>
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<p i18n>
If you believe that your account is no longer secure for any reason, please change your
password. If you cannot access your account to change your password, contact us using our
<a href="https://wise.berkeley.edu/contact">Contact Form</a>.
<a href="/contact">Contact Form</a>.
</p>

<h4 id="user-generated-content" i18n>User-Generated Content</h4>
<h3 id="user-generated-content" i18n>User-Generated Content</h3>
<p i18n>
When students submit work in a WISE project run (while logged into their accounts), we save
their responses to questions and any content they create within the WISE platform. Teachers
can review the responses and artifacts students create in the WISE runs they own. Teachers can
When students submit work in a WISE unit run (while logged into their accounts), we save their
responses to questions and any content they create within the WISE platform. Teachers can
review the responses and artifacts students create in the WISE runs they own. Teachers can
also grade student work and provide feedback. Scores and comments generated by teachers
through the WISE platform are stored by WISE and can be viewed by the students they are sent
to.
</p>
<p i18n>
Curriculum projects that teachers author using the WISE platform are also saved and stored on
our servers and may be published to a public project library that is accessible to other WISE
users or visitors (with the owner's permission). Please note: Every WISE project hosted by the
WISE site (whether it is shared in a public project library or not) is viewable by anyone
using the internet via the project's unique URL.
Curriculum units that teachers author using the WISE platform are also saved and stored on our
servers and may be published to a public units library that is accessible to other WISE users
or visitors (with the owner's permission). Please note: Every WISE unit hosted by the WISE
site (whether it is shared in a unit project library or not) is viewable by anyone using the
internet via the unit's unique URL.
</p>
<p i18n>
Some sections or features of WISE may allow you to share information concerning your opinions,
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otherwise expressly provided for in this policy, WISE shall have no liability to you or to any
third party with respect to information submitted voluntarily by you via the WISE site.
</p>
<p></p>

<h4 id="licensing" i18n>Licensing</h4>
<h3 id="licensing" i18n>Licensing</h3>
<p i18n>
All projects that you create on or share to the WISE site shall be licensed under the Creative
All units that you create on or share to the WISE site shall be licensed under the Creative
Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. For more information about the terms of this
license, visit
<a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/" target="_blank"
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repeated commercial advertisement through projects, comments, or discussion posts, as well as
inappropriate or offensive material.
</p>
<p></p>
<p i18n>
You may link to or include outside resources or materials in your WISE projects or in any
public parts of the WISE site, but it is your responsibility to obtain any necessary
permission from the original owners and include any required attribution for your use of such
content. WISE will not be held responsible for the unauthorized use by a WISE account holder
of any third-party content in WISE projects or on any other sections of the WISE site.
You may link to or include outside resources or materials in your WISE units or in any public
parts of the WISE site, but it is your responsibility to obtain any necessary permission from
the original owners and include any required attribution for your use of such content. WISE
will not be held responsible for the unauthorized use by a WISE account holder of any
third-party content in WISE units or on any other sections of the WISE site.
</p>

<h4 id="auto-generated-content" i18n>Auto-Generated Data</h4>
<h3 id="auto-generated-content" i18n>Auto-Generated Data</h3>
<p i18n>
When students and teachers use WISE, we save event data such as mouse clicks, time spent
viewing pages, and other site interactions. This data is used for research purposes and for
automated analyses and tools within WISE project runs. (See ‘How We Use the Data' for more
automated analyses and tools within WISE unit runs. (See 'How We Use the Data' for more
information.)
</p>

<h4 id="cookies" i18n>Cookies</h4>
<h3 id="cookies" i18n>Cookies</h3>
<p i18n>
When you log in, WISE will ask your browser to put a "cookie" on your computer. This allows
WISE to remember that you are logged in when you go to a different page. You can delete this
cookie at any time through your browser's settings.
</p>

<h4 id="google-analytics" i18n>Google Analytics</h4>
<h3 id="google-analytics" i18n>Google Analytics</h3>
<p i18n>
WISE uses Google Analytics to help us understand our site usage. We use data like which pages
you visit and clicks you make to help us improve the site. Information collected and processed
by Google Analytics includes user IP addresses, network locations, and geographic locations.
Some browsers allow you to opt-out of the Google Analytics tracking by installing add-ons for
your browser.
</p>
</div>

<div class="sectionContent">
<h2 id="how-we-use-the-data" i18n>3. How We Use the Data</h2>
<p i18n>We will not sell your information to anyone under any circumstances.</p>
<p i18n>
The WISE team uses de-identified user data to perform research. Researchers in the Graduate
School of Education at The University of California at Berkeley and partner institutions may
The WISE team uses de-identified user data to perform research. Researchers in the Berkeley
School of Education at the University of California, Berkeley and partner institutions may
use de-identified data to perform data analyses and explore research topics. This data
includes both user-generated and auto-generated content (see 'Information We Collect'
section). Results of our research may be shared with educators and other researchers through
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facilitate resetting of passwords.
</p>
<p i18n>
We do not ask students for their email address and do not share any student personal
information with outside parties. Only the students' teachers can access student names and
We do not ask students for their email address (unless they create a WISE account using a
Google account) and do not share any student personal information with outside parties. Only
the students' teachers and, in some cases, fellow classmates can access student names and/or
usernames within WISE (for purposes of reviewing student work, grading, sending feedback,
etc). Each participating teacher will have access to his or her own students' project work and
will not be able to see any information from other teachers' students. Teachers are also able
to reset passwords for their students.
etc.). Each participating teacher will have access to their own students' unit work and will
not be able to see any information from other teachers' students (unless another unit's
teacher owner shares access through WISE). Teachers are also able to reset passwords for their
students.
</p>
<p i18n>
A small set of WISE administrators are able to access user account information and data for
support and technical purposes. A few select researchers may access teacher accounts to view
anonymized student work or support teachers in setting up and managing projects and runs.
anonymized student work or support teachers in setting up and managing units and runs.
</p>
<p i18n>
We will not disclose your personally identifying information to any other parties except in
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schools, school districts, and law enforcement, when necessary) for the purposes of protecting
the safety of users, other individuals, or the security of the site.
</p>
</div>

<div class="sectionContent">
<h2 id="rules-of-use" i18n>4. Rules of Use</h2>
<p i18n>
WISE promotes and supports freedom of speech and expression and strives to create a welcoming,
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</p>
<p i18n>
If you notice any offensive material or user-generated content that are in violation with the
rules above, please report them to the WISE Team using our
<a href="https://wise.berkeley.edu/contact">Contact Form</a>.
rules above, please report it to the WISE Team using our <a href="/contact">Contact Form</a>.
</p>
</div>

<div class="sectionContent">
<h2 id="information-security" i18n>5. Information Security</h2>
<p i18n>
The security of your information is important to us and we try to maintain a high standard for
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You can help us protect against unauthorized access to your account by choosing a strong
password and keeping your password secret at all times.
</p>
</div>

<div class="sectionContent">
<h2 id="state-and-federal-laws" i18n>6. State & Federal Laws</h2>

<h4 id="ca-privacy-rights-for-minors" i18n>California Privacy Rights for Minors</h4>
<h3 id="ca-privacy-rights-for-minors" i18n>California Privacy Rights for Minors</h3>
<p i18n>
If you live in California and are under the age of 18 or the parent or legal guardian of a
student under the age of 18, you may request the removal of your information from our site.
When you request removal of your information, we will remove all your personal information to
the best of our ability. Please note that we may not be able to remove all de-identified
information or pieces of content stored in our databases and we may not remove content that we
are required to retain under applicable federal and state laws. If you would like to request
removal of your or your child's content or information, please contact us at
https://wise.berkeley.edu/contact for assistance or you can delete specific information from
removal of your or your child's content or information, please
<a href="/contect">contact</a> us for assistance or you can delete specific information from
you or your child's account.
</p>

<h4 id="ferpa" i18n>Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)</h4>
<h3 id="ferpa" i18n>Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA)</h3>
<p i18n>
Our collection of personal information for children under 13 is intended to follow the
principles of the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), a U.S. law designed to
protect the online privacy of children under the age of 13.
</p>
<p>
<strong i18n>
Please note that it is the responsibility of any teacher, school, school district, or any
other entity or institution that intends to use WISE with any child under the age of 13 to
obtain consent from the child's parent(s) or legal guardian(s) before having the child
create a WISE account, utilizing the WISE platform to collect personal information from the
child, or having the child generate stored content on the platform. WISE does not obtain and
is not responsible for obtaining this consent.
</strong>
</p>
<p>
We do not make personal information collected from children publicly available nor do we
enable children to do so on our platform. Content a child generates on the platform (while
logged into their account) in the context of a unit run may be visible to the child's
teacher(s) and/or classmates. We will not condition a child's participation in any activity or
service on the disclosure of more personal information than is reasonably necessary to
participate in an activity.
</p>
<p>
Parents or guardians may <a href="/contact">contact us</a> to review, update, or delete any of
their children's personal information that we may have collected and to elect for us not to
collect any additional personal information from their children.
</p>
<h3 id="ferpa" i18n>Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)</h3>
<p i18n>
We take care to be familiar with FERPA legislation and we take all possible measures to ensure
your compliance with FERPA's requirements when you use WISE. We are confident that the
protection of data outlined in this document satisfies its requirements.
compliance with FERPA's requirements when you use WISE. We are confident that the protection
of data outlined in this document satisfies its requirements.
</p>
</div>

<div class="sectionContent">
<h2 id="changes-and-updates" i18n>
7. Changes and Updates to the Terms of Use & Privacy Policy
</h2>
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</p>
<p i18n>
If you have any questions or concerns about this document or the WISE site, please contact us
using our <a href="https://wise.berkeley.edu/contact">Contact Form</a>. We can also be reached
by mail at:
using our <a href="/contact">Contact Form</a>. We can also be reached by mail at:
</p>
<p>
<span i18n>UC Berkeley Graduate School of Education</span><br />
<span i18n>Web-based Inquiry Science Environment (WISE)</span><br />
<span i18n>Attn: David Crowell</span><br />
<span i18n>2121 Berkeley Way, Room 4203</span><br />
<span i18n>Berkeley, CA 94720-1670</span>
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