About Us

(continued) Q: What is THE STACKS?

On THE STACKS, users create their public profile pages using artwork and text provided by Scholastic that can’t be changed, or postings that are screened by a moderator before they are posted to make sure they don’t contain any personally identifiable information. Other activities and features on THE STACKS include message boards, “friending,” polls and quizzes, games, likes/dislikes, newsletters, sweepstakes and contests, e-cards, author chats and blogs. All message board and similar postings on THE STACKS such as comments on blogs are submitted to a moderator and not posted until they have been reviewed and all personally identifiable information is deleted.

Any personally identifiable information that is collected on THE STACKS is optional and used in accordance with our privacy policy. For example, STACKS users can sign up for newsletters, sweepstakes and contests by submitting their email address along with an email address for their parent or guardian. This information is not combined with users’ STACKS registration information and is not included in or displayed on users’ STACKS public profiles. Personal information collected from entrants and/or their parents/legal guardians via the entry form is retained in accordance with Scholastic’s records retention policies for the promotion (for all entries: for one year following selection of the winner; for winners, up to three years) and any statutory retention periods. In these instances, the user’s email address is used only to respond more than once to that child’s specific request in connection with a particular newsletter, sweepstakes or contest, and the parent/guardian email address is collected solely to provide parental notice of such use and an opportunity for the parent/guardian to let us know that he/she does not want the child to participate in such activity, to notify the parent if the child is selected as a potential winner and to coordinate fulfillment of the prize. We may collect the user’s first name in connection with such parental notice, but solely for the purpose of providing such notice, and the first name is not retained (except to the extent that it was collected separately in connection with the user’s STACKS registration, for users who registered under an earlier STACKS registration system, or in connection with another feature or transaction on Scholastic.com, such as from the user’s parent in connection with purchases from Scholastic Book Clubs online).

THE STACKS also offers e-cards or “email this” or “invite a friend” or “share this” features enabling users to share site features others. These features may require the user to provide his or her first name and last initial or screen name together with the first name, last initial and e-mail address of the recipient. This information is not combined with the user’s registration information in our database and is not included in or displayed on the user’s STACKS public profile. Sender and recipient information is not retained after the e-card is sent (except to the extent the information may have been collected separately in connection with another activity), and users cannot freely type a message to include with the e-card or in the subject line.