Privacy Policy
The short version: the Workshop collects nothing from children. Everything a child types stays on their device.
In plain words
- We don't ask children for their name, age, address, email, photo or anything else about them.
- The letter builder works entirely in your browser. What's typed is never sent to us.
- The Workshop (every page outside the Grown-Ups' Desk) sets no cookies and loads nothing from other companies.
- We don't sell or share personal information, and we don't show ads to children.
- If you buy something in the shop, our payment provider handles your payment details. We see only what we need to deliver your order.
Information stored on your own device
The site uses your browser's local storage, which stays on your device and is never sent to us, for:
- Your display settings (contrast, text size, movement, snow, live numbers).
- Your letter draft, so you can come back to it. The "Clear my letter" button deletes it.
You can clear this at any time in your browser's settings.
Information our hosting provider processes
Like every website, our pages are delivered by a hosting provider whose servers briefly process technical information, such as IP addresses and browser type, to deliver pages and protect against abuse. We don't use this to identify anyone. We count visits using aggregate, cookie-free statistics that do not identify individuals or track people across sites.
When you buy something (grown-ups only)
The shop is for adults and runs on Fourthwall, which hosts the checkout, takes payment and fulfils printed-to-order merch. Fourthwall receives your payment details, name, email and, for physical items, shipping address, under its own privacy policy; we see only what we need to deliver your order. We never ask for anything about your child: the personalized Workshop Report is a fillable PDF you complete on your own device, and nothing you type into it is sent to us. We keep order records as required for tax and accounting.
When you contact us
If you email us, we use your message only to reply, and delete it when it's no longer needed. If we learn that a child has emailed us, we'll delete the message and any personal information in it.
Children's privacy
The Workshop is designed for children to use with a grown-up, and it does not collect personal information from children, including persistent identifiers used for tracking or advertising. Under the US Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) and similar laws, we don't knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe we have, contact us and we'll delete it. There's a version of this policy written for kids.
Your rights
Depending on where you live, you may have rights to access, correct or delete personal information we hold about you, or to object to how we use it. Email us and we'll help, whether or not your local law requires it.
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Changes
If we change this policy, we'll update the date at the top. We won't start collecting information from children.