Privacy Policy

sparkplugpiellc.com Privacy Policy

This privacy policy has been compiled to better serve those who are concerned with how their 

'Personally Identifiable Information' (PII) is being used online. 

PII, as described in US privacy law and information security, is information 

that can be used on its own or with other information to 

identify, contact, or locate a single person, or to identify an individual in context. 

Please read our privacy policy carefully to get a clear understanding of how we collect, use, protect or otherwise handle your 

Personally Identifiable Information in accordance with our website.

What personal information do we collect from the people that visit our blog, website or app?

We do not collect information from visitors of our site.

or other details to help you with your experience.

When do we collect information?

We collect information from you when you register on our site, place an order, subscribe to a newsletter, respond to a survey, fill out a form, Use Live Chat, Open a Support Ticket or enter information on our site.

Provide us with feedback on our products or services 

How do we use your information?

We may use the information we collect from you when you register, make a purchase, sign up for our newsletter, respond to a survey or marketing communication, surf the website, or use certain other site features in the following ways:

      • To personalize your experience and to allow us to deliver the type of content and product offerings in which you are most interested.

      • To improve our website in order to better serve you.

      • To allow us to better service you in responding to your customer service requests.

      • To administer a contest, promotion, survey or other site feature.

      • To quickly process your transactions.

      • To ask for ratings and reviews of services or products

      • To follow up with them after correspondence (live chat, email or phone inquiries)

How do we protect your information?

Our website is scanned on a regular basis for security holes and known vulnerabilities in order to make your visit to our site as safe as possible.

We use regular Malware Scanning.

Your personal information is contained behind secured networks and is only accessible by a limited number of persons who have special access rights to such systems, and are required to keep the information confidential. In addition, all sensitive/credit information you supply is encrypted via Secure Socket Layer (SSL) technology.

We implement a variety of security measures when a user places an order enters, submits, or accesses their information to maintain the safety of your personal information.

For your convenience we may store your credit card information longer than 60 days in order to expedite future orders, and to automate the billing process.

Do we use 'cookies'?

We do not use cookies for tracking purposes

You can choose to have your computer warn you each time a cookie is being sent, or you can choose to turn off all cookies. You do this through your browser settings. Since browser is a little different, look at your browser's Help Menu to learn the correct way to modify your cookies.

If you turn cookies off, Some of the features that make your site experience more efficient may not function properly.that make your site experience more efficient and may not function properly.

Third-party disclosure

We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer to outside parties your Personally Identifiable Information.

Third-party links

We do not include or offer third-party products or services on our website.

Google

Google's advertising requirements can be summed up by Google's Advertising Principles. They are put in place to provide a positive experience for users. https://support.google.com/adwordspolicy/answer/1316548?hl=en

We use Google AdSense Advertising on our website.

Google, as a third-party vendor, uses cookies to serve ads on our site. Google's use of the DART cookie enables it to serve ads to our users based on previous visits to our site and other sites on the Internet. Users may opt-out of the use of the DART cookie by visiting the Google Ad and Content Network privacy policy.

We have implemented the following:

We, along with third-party vendors such as Google use first-party cookies (such as the Google Analytics cookies) and third-party cookies (such as the DoubleClick cookie) or other third-party identifiers together to compile data regarding user interactions with ad impressions and other ad service functions as they relate to our website.

Opting out:
Users can set preferences for how Google advertises to you using the Google Ad Settings page. Alternatively, you can opt out by visiting the Network Advertising Initiative Opt Out page or by using the Google Analytics Opt Out Browser add on.

California Online Privacy Protection Act

CalOPPA is the first state law in the nation to require commercial websites and online services to post a privacy policy. The law's reach stretches well beyond California to require any person or company in the United States (and conceivably the world) that operates websites collecting Personally Identifiable Information from California consumers to post a conspicuous privacy policy on its website stating exactly the information being collected and those individuals or companies with whom it is being shared. - See more at: http://consumercal.org/california-online-privacy-protection-act-caloppa/#sthash.0FdRbT51.dpuf

According to CalOPPA, we agree to the following:

Users can visit our site anonymously.

Once this privacy policy is created, we will add a link to it on our home page or as a minimum, on the first significant page after entering our website.

Our Privacy Policy link includes the word 'Privacy' and can easily be found on the page specified above.

You will be notified of any Privacy Policy changes:

      • On our Privacy Policy Page

Can change your personal information:

      • By emailing us

      • By calling us

      • By logging in to your account

      • By chatting with us or by sending us a support ticket

      • Others

How does our site handle Do Not Track signals?

We don't honor Do Not Track signals and Do Not Track, plant cookies, or use advertising when a Do Not Track (DNT) browser mechanism is in place. We don't honor them because:

You are entitled to your privacy.

Does our site allow third-party behavioral tracking?

It's also important to note that we do not allow third-party behavioral tracking

COPPA (Children Online Privacy Protection Act)

When it comes to the collection of personal information from children under the age of 13 years old, the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) puts parents in control. The Federal Trade Commission, United States' consumer protection agency, enforces the COPPA Rule, which spells out what operators of websites and online services must do to protect children's privacy and safety online.

We do not specifically market to children under the age of 13 years old.

CAN SPAM Act

The CAN-SPAM Act is a law that sets the rules for commercial email, establishes requirements for commercial messages, gives recipients the right to have emails stopped from being sent to them, and spells out tough penalties for violations.

We collect your email address in order to:

      • Send information, respond to inquiries, and/or other requests or questions

      • Process orders and to send information and updates pertaining to orders.

      • Send you additional information related to your product and/or service

      • Market to our mailing list or continue to send emails to our clients after the original transaction has occurred.

To be in accordance with CANSPAM, we agree to the following:

      • Not use false or misleading subjects or email addresses.

      • Identify the message as an advertisement in some reasonable way.

      • Include the physical address of our business or site headquarters.

      • Monitor third-party email marketing services for compliance, if one is used.

      • Honor opt-out/unsubscribe requests quickly.

      • Allow users to unsubscribe by using the link at the bottom of each email.

If at any time you would like to unsubscribe from receiving future emails, you can email us at

sparkplugpiellc@gmail.com and we will promptly remove you from ALL correspondence.

Contacting Us

If there are any questions regarding this privacy policy, you may contact us using the information below.

sparkplugpiellc.com

sparkplugpiellc@gmail.com

Last Edited on 2017-03-13

Root Word Quizlet - First Dry iOS app.

Fresh out of clever juice, I got the idea to make a quiz for kids.  My friend's kids in Frisco ISD (school district in Frisco, Texas) have to learn this material at the 7th-grade level.  I'd never made any games on the iOS platform, so I figured this would be a good start.  I'm working on re-writing some of the content within the game.

Here's a little backstory for my readers.  On my bucket list were two things:  starting my own business and becoming an Apple iOS developer.  I'm not an "all or nothing" competitive person.  I do like to stretch myself.  It wasn't important to me whether or not the dollars came rolling in.  Developing on the Apple iOS platform and submitting the game through iTunes was quite a long, multi-step process.  I'm told many developers "give up" as they get metadata errors, compliance hiccups, or binary errors.  Luckily for me, after 8 hours of development time, with much pain uploading using the Application Loader, I successfully uploaded a binary file to the iTunes store.

Knowing nothing about actually how to market any product, much less an iOS native App, I had to start somewhere.  I hired a company to do a little work for me.  The review contained all of the feedback and read pithily.  The written content in the review provided valid points.  I thought they would just give me the feedback and the two stars.  I guess bad press is still press, right?  My feelings weren't hurt.  The review gave me an idea of what educational apps are looking for as far as award-winning content.

I learned that I had to be interested in the every component of an App package.  That entire package includes: writing content, making sure the content in the game is top notch, cleaning up your graphics, etc.  This first review gave me an idea for Rubric or a standard for all future games.

The information is below:

An App designed to give kids (and adults) a game platform to test their knowledge of Greek and Latin roots.  There are over 400 roots in the app. The quiz prompt is formulated into a sentence.  Each root give an example of an English word, cites whether the word is Latin or Greek and provides the the root.

The link is here:

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/root-word-quizlet/id1215094304?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D4

The Quiz then asks the meaning of the root word based on the information given.

Below are screenshots:

Got the answer right

Highlights what you should have picked.