Child Privacy Protection Policy (COPPA).

01 Statutory Framework & Legislative Authority

The Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 (codified at 15 U.S.C. §§ 6501–6506) and the Federal Trade Commission's implementing Rule (16 CFR Part 312) prohibit website operators from knowingly collecting, using, or disclosing personal information from children under thirteen (13) years of age without verifiable parental consent or authorized institutional school consent.

Charger Tools strictly adheres to COPPA requirements across all interactive modules, academic calculators, STAT examination prep utilities, and community suggestion mechanisms. We design our technology from the ground up to prevent the unnecessary collection, transmission, or persistence of personal identifiable information (PII) from minor students.

02 The FTC Educational Institution Exception (School Consent)

Pursuant to long-standing FTC guidance and the FTC Policy Statement on Education Technology (May 19, 2022), schools, school districts, and educators may provide consent on behalf of parents for the collection of student information where such information is used solely for the educational context and benefit of the school, and for no other commercial purpose.

Charger Tools operates under this Educational Institution Exception. When a student accesses Charger Tools via school hardware, district networks, or teacher-directed curricula, institutional authorization serves as verified consent. In accordance with federal guidelines, Charger Tools contracts and covenants that any data generated during student use will never be utilized for commercial profiling, targeted advertising, product marketing, or data broker dissemination.

03 Strict Data Minimization & PII Exclusion for Minors

Charger Tools enforces strict data minimization. We do not condition a child's participation in any educational solver, simulator, or review module on the disclosure of more personal information than is strictly necessary:

04 Total Prohibition of Behavioral Advertising & Commercial Profiling

Charger Tools maintains an absolute, zero-exception prohibition on commercial monetization within the learning environment. We do not incorporate third-party advertising SDKs, behavioral marketing beacons, remarketing pixels, or commercial data-harvesting trackers.

Student interaction logs and simulation scores are never aggregated across external platforms to construct consumer profiles. Students using Charger Tools are guaranteed an ad-free environment completely insulated from commercial surveillance.

05 Parental & Legal Guardian Rights

Parents and legal guardians retain direct federal statutory rights under 16 CFR § 312.6 regarding the personal information of their children under thirteen (13) years of age. Specifically, parents and guardians hold the right to review collected profile attributes, refuse further data collection, and direct the permanent deletion of their child's account records.

To exercise these rights, parents or guardians may contact the school's administrative coordinator or reach out directly to the Charger Tools Compliance Desk.