Privacy Policy

Last updated: June 25, 2024


Lizard Point Quizzes’ mission is to help students of all ages have fun while safely learning about the world we inhabit. We take online privacy seriously. This policy is intended to clearly explain;
  • Definition of terms used in this policy;
  • What information we collect from users;
  • What information we collect from third parties;
  • How Lizard Point Quizzes shares information;
  • How we safeguard information;
  • Our Advertising Policy;
  • Use of Cookies

Definition of terms used in the Privacy Policy and Terms and Conditions

Users
Anyone that uses the Lizard Point Quizzes website.

What information we collect from users

Information we get automatically when you use the site

When you use the site, we collect and log information about how you use the site, such as what pages you visit and what quizzes you complete.

When also collect technical information that helps us to improve the service to you. This information includes: your IP address, which may be used to approximate your geolocation or identify your ISP provider; Device information such as operating system and browser version; the referring site, and the date and time of each page request.

Information we collect from communications

We collect information from messages sent to us directly, such as via email.

Information we collect from third parties

Google Analytics

Pages on this website use Google Analytics to track demographic information (such as the visitor's country), technology information (such as browser and operating system), and pages visited. User identification is shared with Google Analytics via an anonymized IP address. In turn, Google Analytics provides us with de-identified, aggregate information about site usage, such as pages visited, city and country of origin, and users' device technology. This information is used by Lizard Point Quizzes to help us better understand how users interact with our site.

Information from our payment processor

If you make a donation or payment to Lizard Point Quizzes through our payment processor, PayPal, we at Lizard Point Quizzes do not receive any information about your credit card or banking information. We collect the state and country of the payment, the email address of the payer, amount paid and product purchased, in order to maintain accounting records and to comply with tax regulations. The details of your transaction through PayPal may include your name and address. We have access to this information on paypal, but we do not collect and store it ourselves.

How Lizard Point Quizzes shares information

User information that is publicly visible on the website

If you created custom quizzes on Lizard Point Quizzes (a capability that was available in the past), your user name may be displayed on a publicly accessible page as the creator of that quiz. If your name is displayed on a custom quiz and you wish to have it removed, please send us a request by email and include links to the specific quizzes.

Testimonials are shared on the website with permission.

User information that is shared with others

Information may be shared to respond to legal and other requests and to prevent harm. We will share information if we have a good-faith belief that disclosure of the information is reasonably necessary to:

  • Respond to or meet any applicable law, regulation, legal process or other enforceable government request
  • Enforce our terms of service, including investigation of potential violations
  • Detect, prevent or otherwise address fraud, security or technical issues
  • Comply with tax laws such as financial audits
  • Comply with privacy laws and education laws such as FERPA.

    • We may disclose or transfer user information in connection with the sale, merger, bankruptcy, sale of assets or reorganization of our company.

    Note that we do not sell email addresses or other information to third parties.

    How we safeguard information

    Even though Lizard Point Quizzes does not maintain sensitive user information, we do our utmost to ensure that the website is properly protected. Without disclosing specific, detailed security measures we can assure users that we do follow these best practices;

    • We use reputable, secure, modern, market leading website and separate backup hosts (Hosting Services, Inc. (HSI) DBA Westhost , and Amazon Web Services (AWS), both of which store data on servers located in USA)
    • Transmission of data using Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) encryption
    • Web Application firewall
    • Two-factor Authentication for admin access
    • Malware removal
    • DDoS protection
    • sFTP (Secure file transfer)
    • Automatic intrusion alerts sent realtime to administrators
    • Security based on NIST security framework (version 1).
    • Privacy Policy

    Our Advertisng Policy

    Some pages contain third party advertisements. Interest based or remarketing ads are not allowed. The ads you see are not based on your activity on Lizard Point Quizzes or other sites you visit. The ads may be based on your geographic location. This is done to facilitate compliance with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) for children under the age of 13, but we have applied it to all users.

    Use of Cookies

    In order to facilitate the user experience we use browser cookies and other technologies that function similarly to cookies. For instance, we may also use web beacons, and similar technologies. We may also use local storage, which allows data to be stored locally on your browser or device and includes HTML5 local storage and browser cache.

    These cookies are necessary for our services to function properly and to help identify and prevent security risks. We may also use these cookies to remember your settings and preferences.