Privacy Policy

Goose’s Corner – Privacy Policy

Effective Date: 2025/12/09

Website: goosescorner.com

Gooses Corner (“we,” “us,” “our”) is a family-run children’s educational brand created by Rockpile Studio. We are committed to protecting the privacy of children, parents, guardians, and all visitors who use our website and services.

This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and protect personal information in compliance with:

COPPA (Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act – USA)
PIPEDA (Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act – Canada)
Other applicable privacy regulations.

Gooses Corner is designed for children, families, and educators, and we take extra care to ensure all data collection is minimal and appropriate.

1. Information We Collect

1.1. Information Children Can Use Without Giving Personal Data

Children can browse the following without creating an account or providing personal information:

  • Watch embedded YouTube videos
  • View characters, stories, and printable activities
  • Interact with AR content (when available)
  • Explore the Gooses Corner town and pages

We do not require children to log in or submit any personal details to use our website.

1.2. Information Automatically Collected (Non-Identifiable)

Through tools such as Google Analytics (with child-safe settings), we may collect anonymous data, such as:

  • Browser type
  • Device type
  • Pages viewed
  • Time spent on pages
  • General region (not precise location)

This information cannot identify an individual and is used only to improve our website.

We do NOT:

  • Track precise location
  • Use advertising features
  • Use behavioral ads
  • Enable personalized ads
  • Allow third-party advertisers

1.3. Information You Voluntarily Provide

Only adults (18+) may submit personal information such as:

  • Email address (for contacting us)
  • Newsletter sign-up (if enabled)
  • Workshop or AR collaboration inquiries

Children under 13 are not permitted to submit personal information.

If we learn a child has submitted personal information, we delete it immediately.

2. How We Use Personal Information

We use voluntarily provided information only to:

  • Respond to emails
  • Provide updates or newsletters (if subscribed)
  • Coordinate partnerships, workshops, or AR collaborations
  • Improve our website and user experience

We do NOT:

  • Sell personal information
  • Share data with advertisers
  • Profile or track users
  • Use data for targeted advertising

3. Third-Party Services

YouTube

Our website contains embedded YouTube videos from our official Gooses Corner channel.
When watching embedded videos, YouTube may collect limited data under their own child-safe settings.

We only embed videos from YouTube’s privacy-enhanced mode whenever possible, which minimizes tracking.

Google Analytics (Child-Safe Configuration)

We use restricted, privacy-friendly settings:

  • Google Signals OFF
  • Personalized ads OFF
  • User-provided data OFF
  • No behavioral advertising

Analytics data is anonymous.

4. Cookies

We may use essential cookies for website functionality (e.g., keeping pages loading correctly).
We do not use tracking cookies or advertising cookies.

Depending on your location, a basic cookie banner may appear when you visit our site.

5. Parents’ & Guardians’ Rights (COPPA Compliance)

Parents may:

  • Review the personal information we hold (if any)
  • Request deletion
  • Withdraw consent
  • Ask questions about data practices

Contact us anytime:
📧 followme@goosescorner.com

We will respond within a reasonable timeframe.

6. Storing & Protecting Information

We take industry-standard precautions to keep all information secure:

  • Secure servers
  • Limited internal access
  • No storage of unnecessary data
  • No child accounts or databases

7. International Visitors

Gooses Corner is based in Canada, but visitors may access the site globally.
Data is processed according to:

  • PIPEDA (Canada)
  • COPPA (USA)
  • Other applicable privacy laws

8. Contact Information

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact:

General Inquiries / Newsletter:
📧 followme@goosescorner.com

AR Collaborations, workshops, or educational partnerships:
📧 resources@goosescorner.com

9. Changes to This Policy

We may update this policy occasionally to reflect changes to our content, tools, or legal requirements.
The updated date will always appear at the top of the page.