Privacy & COPPA
Scouting Badger is directed in part to children participating in Scouting programs. We obtain verifiable parental consent before creating scout accounts or collecting personal information from children under 13.
What we collect
- Parent name, email, and identity verification status
- Scout name, username (for login), and course activity — no scout email is required
- Optional scout contact email only if a parent provides one and chooses which notification categories may also go there (parent remains copied on all communications)
- Course messaging email alerts when a parent opts in — in-app messages involving a Scout require this opt-in so parents are notified and youth are not messaged one-on-one without supervision. Opting out disables messaging for that Scout until the parent opts back in
- Optional session recordings/transcripts when parents consent at enrollment
- Payment metadata via Stripe (we do not store full card numbers)
Parental rights
- Review or delete a child’s personal information by contacting support
- Refuse further collection (which may end platform access)
- Separate consent is required for non-integral disclosures (ads / AI training) — Scouting Badger does not sell child data or use it to train AI
Retention
Live session recordings and transcripts are retained for 90 days by default, then deleted. Audit logs of safety-relevant events may be kept longer as required for youth protection investigations.
Documents & evidence
Merit Badge Counselors membership/YPT uploads, blue cards, and requirement evidence are stored in secured object storage and accessible only to authorized course participants and admins. We do not sell personal information.
Contact
Privacy requests (access, correction, deletion) can be submitted via the in-app report flow or support email published on the live site.
This notice is a product placeholder — have counsel review before production launch.