Global Futures Academy Privacy Policy

Global Futures Academy respects the privacy of students and families. This Privacy Policy explains the types of personal information we collect, how we use and share it, how long we retain it, and the choices available to parents and legal guardians.

Global Futures Academy is operated by Thrivers Lane LLC, a Florida limited liability company.

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This policy applies to:

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• the Global Futures Academy website at globalfutures.academy;

• inquiries, registration, and enrollment;

• virtual courses and learning activities;

• restricted course or family spaces;

• in-person meet-ups and field trips; and

• related communications and services.

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Separate privacy terms may apply to international travel arrangements offered through Thrivers Lane LLC.

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The Public Website

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The Global Futures Academy public website is intended primarily for parents, legal guardians, and other adults.

Children should not independently complete inquiry, registration, contact, or enrollment forms or submit personal information through the public website.

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Parents and legal guardians are responsible for completing registration and enrollment on behalf of their children.

Global Futures Academy does not use information collected from children for targeted advertising and does not sell children’s personal information.

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Information We Collect

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The information we collect depends on how a family interacts with Global Futures Academy and which programs or services they use.

 

Parent and Family Information

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We may collect:

• names and contact information;

• family and emergency contact details;

• inquiry, registration, and enrollment information;

• communications with Global Futures Academy;

• payment, billing, scholarship, and transaction information;

• consent, permission, and policy-acceptance records; and

• information provided through forms, surveys, or requests.

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Student and Course Information

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When a child is registered for a Global Futures Academy program, we may collect information such as:

• name, preferred name, age, date of birth, and grade;

• attendance and course participation information;

• student-created content, submitted work, projects, and presentations;

• comments, questions, messages, and other communications;

• images, voice, video, and class recordings;

• information about learning interests, accessibility, or support needs; and

• information relating to safety, conduct, or incidents.

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We may use a range of educational tools and activities, including live classes, classroom platforms, discussions, polls, shared documents, presentations, uploads, and collaborative activities. We do not require more information from a child than is reasonably necessary for participation.

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Technical Information

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Our website and technology providers may automatically collect limited technical information, such as:

• internet protocol address;

• browser and device information;

• operating system;

• dates and times of access;

• pages or services used;

• cookies and similar identifiers; and

• security and diagnostic information.

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Sensitive Information

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Where reasonably necessary, we may collect limited information relating to:

• accessibility and accommodations;

• allergies, dietary needs, or health considerations;

• emergency planning;

• student safety; and

• conduct or incidents.

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Parents should provide only the information reasonably necessary to support safe and appropriate participation.

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How We Use Information

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We may use personal information to:

• respond to inquiries;

• review enrollment interest and determine program fit;

• register and enroll students;

• communicate with families;

• process payments and scholarship documentation;

• deliver courses, events, and learning activities;

• provide access to classes, platforms, materials, and restricted family content;

• manage attendance, participation, projects, and certificates;

• provide authorized access to missed-class materials or recordings;

• support accessibility and student participation;

• respond to technical, conduct, safety, or emergency concerns;

• administer and improve Global Futures Academy’s programs and services;

• protect Global Futures Academy, students, families, and other participants;

• maintain appropriate educational and business records; and

• meet legal, financial, insurance, and regulatory obligations.

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We will provide additional notice and obtain any additional consent required before using a child’s personal information for a materially different purpose.

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Children Under 13 and Parental Consent

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Global Futures Academy provides online educational programs for children, including children under 13.

Before a child under 13 participates in an online Global Futures Academy program, the parent or legal guardian will receive a direct privacy notice explaining the information Global Futures Academy expects to collect, how it will be used, and with whom it may be shared.

The parent or legal guardian must complete the enrollment process and provide the required consent before the child is given access to the course or related online services.

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Parental consent may be documented through an electronically signed enrollment form and, where applicable, a payment transaction or scholarship authorization process.

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A parent who does not provide the required consent cannot enroll the child in a service that requires the collection of that information.

Public or promotional use of identifiable student content is not included in the required course consent. It requires separate optional permission.

 

Live Virtual Classes

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Live virtual classes are shared learning environments.

During a class, registered students and the instructor may see or hear a student’s:

• first name;

• image and voice;

• comments and questions;

• work and presentations; and

• participation in learning activities.

Parents and students should not share private information such as home addresses, personal telephone numbers, passwords, or other unnecessary sensitive information during class.

The rules governing attendance, cameras, recording access, conduct, and family sharing are contained in the Global Futures Academy Virtual Learning Policies and General Policies.

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Class Recordings

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Global Futures Academy may record live classes.

Recordings may include a student’s first name, image, voice, comments, questions, work, presentation, chat contributions, and participation.

Recordings may be used for purposes such as:

• providing authorized catch-up access after an absence;

• documenting course delivery;

• reviewing a safety, privacy, or conduct concern;

• responding to a complaint; and

• meeting legitimate legal, insurance, or recordkeeping needs.

Access provided to a family is limited and does not make a recording a public or permanent on-demand course archive.

Families may not copy, download, screen-record, share, post, or redistribute class recordings.

Consent to private class recording does not authorize Global Futures Academy to use the recording publicly or for promotional purposes.

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Restricted Course or Family Spaces

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Global Futures Academy may use an invite-only or login-protected space to share learning updates, course materials, student work, presentations, photographs, video, or other content with authorized students, parents, and legal guardians.

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With the required parental consent, limited identifiable student content may be shared in that restricted space as part of the educational and family-learning experience.

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Access is limited to authorized users, but no online system can guarantee that an authorized person will never copy or misuse information. Families are prohibited from redistributing identifiable content involving another student.

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Group and Direct Communications

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Direct communications with a family may include identifiable information about that family’s own child.

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Group emails and newsletters may include:

• general program updates;

• de-identified examples of learning; and

• links to identifiable content held in a restricted course or family space.

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Global Futures Academy does not ordinarily place identifiable child photographs, video, audio, or attributed student work directly into group email communications.

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De-Identified Content

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Global Futures Academy may use or share de-identified student work, ideas, photographs, video, or other learning content.

Content is considered de-identified when the student cannot readily be identified by a member of the general public from the content itself or from the information published alongside it by Global Futures Academy.

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De-identification may include removing or obscuring:

• names;

• faces;

• voices;

• contact details;

• location information;

• identifying captions; and

• other identifying details or metadata.

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A person who already knows the student may still recognize them from context, clothing, or other familiar characteristics. That recognition alone does not mean the content identifies the student to the general public.

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De-identified content may be used in family communications, educational resources, the Global Futures Academy website, social media, and other materials.

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Optional Publicity Permission

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Global Futures Academy will obtain separate affirmative permission from the parent or legal guardian before publicly using a student’s identifiable:

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• image or voice;

• work or presentation; or

• participation in a Global Futures Academy activity.

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Public use may include the Global Futures Academy website, open social media accounts, advertisements, or other public promotional materials.

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Publicity permission is optional. Declining permission does not affect enrollment or participation.

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A parent or legal guardian may withdraw publicity permission for future use by contacting Global Futures Academy in writing.

A request concerning identifiable material already published will be considered separately, taking account of the circumstances, applicable law, and whether the material remains within Global Futures Academy’s control.

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When We Share Information

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Global Futures Academy does not sell or rent student or family personal information.

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We may share information:

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• with registered students and authorized families as part of live or restricted learning activities;

• with service providers needed to operate the Global Futures Academy website, registration, communications, classes, platforms, storage, payments, and administration;

• with scholarship or funding organizations when necessary to process or document funding;

• with venues, instructors, travel suppliers, or activity providers when necessary to manage an offering;

• with emergency services or others when reasonably necessary to protect a person’s safety;

• when required by law, legal process, insurance, or regulatory obligations; and

• for another disclosed purpose with the appropriate permission.

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We provide service providers only with the information reasonably needed for their role.

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Service Providers

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Global Futures Academy currently uses service providers that may collect, process, transmit, or maintain information on our behalf, including:

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• GoDaddy — website hosting and restricted family services;

• Wix — website hosting, registration, content and online forms

• Google services, including Gmail, Google Meet, Google Classroom, Google Forms and Google Workspace — forms, email, classes, learning platforms, scheduling, and administration;

• Fastmail — email communications;

• Zoom — video conferencing;

• Ghost and Dropbox — content, storage, class recordings, restricted family services; and

• Stripe — payment processing.

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These providers operate under their own privacy and security terms. The providers used for a particular course or service may vary.

Global Futures Academy is the primary contact for parent questions concerning the information collected or maintained through its programs.

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Data Retention and Deletion

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We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, including providing our programs, maintaining appropriate educational and business records, responding to concerns, and meeting legal, financial, safety, insurance, and regulatory obligations.

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In general:

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• temporary inquiry and routine platform information is retained for shorter periods;

• core enrollment, consent, attendance, financial, course-delivery, recording, and student-work records may be retained for up to seven years after the relevant course or the family’s last participation;

• sensitive health, accessibility, or support information is generally retained for a shorter period unless it is connected with an incident, complaint, or legal matter;

• de-identified materials may be retained for as long as they remain useful; and

• records relevant to an actual complaint, investigation, insurance matter, or legal dispute may be retained until the matter is resolved and any necessary retention period has ended.

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When information is no longer reasonably needed, Global Futures Academy takes reasonable steps to delete, anonymize, or securely dispose of it.

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Information Security

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Global Futures Academy uses reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards appropriate to the nature of the information and the size and operation of the business.

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These measures may include:

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• limiting access to information;

• using password-protected accounts and services;

• using restricted or login-protected spaces;

• maintaining account-security procedures;

• selecting established service providers; and

• securely deleting or disposing of information when it is no longer needed.

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No website, platform, storage service, or electronic transmission can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

If a security incident affects personal information, Global Futures Academy will investigate and provide any notice required by applicable law.

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Parent and Legal Guardian Rights

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A parent or legal guardian may contact Global Futures Academy to:

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• ask what categories of information Global Futures Academy maintains about their child;

• request access to personal information collected online from their child;

• request correction of inaccurate information;

• request deletion of information;

• withdraw consent to future collection or use;

• withdraw publicity permission for future use; or

• ask questions about Global Futures Academy’s privacy practices.

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Global Futures Academy may take reasonable steps to confirm the identity and authority of the person making the request.

Some information may need to be retained for legal, financial, safety, insurance, dispute-resolution, or recordkeeping purposes.

Deleting information necessary to provide a course or service may mean that the child can no longer participate.

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Cookies and Third-Party Links

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The Global Futures Academy website and its providers may use cookies or similar technologies to operate the website, maintain security, remember settings, understand general website use, or diagnose technical problems.

Global Futures Academy does not use children’s information for behavioral or targeted advertising.

The website or course materials may link to independent third-party websites or services. Those services have their own privacy practices, and families should review them before providing personal information.

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Changes to This Policy

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Global Futures Academy may update this Privacy Policy to reflect changes in its programs, technology, service providers, practices, or legal obligations. The date at the top of the policy will show when it was last updated. When a material change affects the collection, use, or sharing of information from an enrolled child, Global Futures Academy will provide additional notice and obtain new parental consent when required.

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Contact Us

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Questions, privacy requests, consent withdrawals, and requests concerning a child’s personal information may be sent to:

Thrivers Lane LLC d/b/a Global Futures Academy
Mailing address: 2431 Aloma Avenue, # 124, Winter Park, FL 32792
Email: operations [at] globalfutures.academy 
Website: globalfutures.academy