TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF USE  

In using this website and/or our applications you are deemed to have read and agreed to the following terms and conditions: 

Introduction and definitions 
The following terminology applies to these Terms and Conditions, Privacy Statement and Disclaimer Notice and any or all Agreements: ‘Client’, “You” and “Your” refers to you, the person accessing this website and/or edChild AB applications and accepting the Company’s terms and conditions. ‘The Company’, “Ourselves”, “We” and ‘Us’, refers to our Company, “Party”, “Parties”, or “Us”, refers to both the Client and ourselves, or either the Client or ourselves. All terms refer to the offer, acceptance and consideration of payment necessary to undertake the process of our assistance to the Client in the most appropriate manner, whether by formal meetings of a fixed duration, or any other means, for the express purpose of meeting the Client’s needs in respect of provision of the Company’s stated services/products, in accordance with and subject to prevailing law. Any use of the above terminology or other words in the singular, plural, capitalization and/or he/she or they, are taken as interchangeable and therefore as referring to same. 
 
Services 
The Services rendered trough this website and through our applications are rendered by our Company, edChild AB, Org.No. 559217-6068 , a Swedish Corporation based in Stockholm. 
 
Privacy Statement 
We are committed to protecting your privacy. Authorized employees within the company on a need to know basis only use any information collected from individual customers. We constantly review our systems and data to ensure the best possible service to our customers. Applicable legislation contemplates specific offences for unauthorized actions against computer systems and data. We will investigate any such actions with a view to prosecuting and/or taking civil proceedings to recover damages against those responsible. 
 
Privacy Policy Statement 
edChild AB, Org. No. 559217-6068, and address at Jakob Mommas Gata 3, 118 50 Stockholm, Sweden, is responsible of obtaining your personal information, of its utilization and of their protection. Your personal information will be used to render those services you have requested, to inform you of changes to those and to evaluate the quality of the services we render. For these purposes, we need to obtain personal data of which none is considered sensitive.  
 
You have the right to access, rectify, request a copy and delete your personal data, as well as to oppose to our use and treatment or revoke your consent that you have granted to us, by means of the procedure that we have in place for such purposes. Information about the most current procedures, requirements and response times are available at your request; you can contact us for such matter at hello@edchild.com or at our address specified above. 
 
Furthermore, you are hereby informed that your personal information may be transferred and treated in Sweden or abroad, by our company and its affiliates. Your information will not be shared outside of our organization. 
 
If you want to stop receiving promotional messages from us you can send us such a request to: hello@edchild.com or at our address specified above. 
 
Please take the time to read our fully updated Privacy Policy below. 
 
Confidentiality 
Applicable legislation provides data protection, therefore, any information concerning the Client and their respective Client Records may be passed to third parties. However, Client records are regarded as confidential and therefore will not be divulged to any third party, other than our supplier(s) and related parties and if legally required to do so to the appropriate authorities. Clients have the right to request sight of, and copies of any and all Client Records we keep, on the proviso that we are given reasonable notice of such a request. Clients are requested to retain copies of any literature issued in relation to the provision of our services. Where appropriate, we shall issue Client’s with appropriate written information, handouts or copies of records as part of an agreed contract, for the benefit of both parties. 

 
We will not sell, share, or rent your personal information to any third party or use your e-mail address for unsolicited mail. Any emails sent will only be in connection with the provision of agreed services and products. Our Company shall not be responsible for information that you choose to make public in our web site or through the applications and you hereby agree to release and indemnify our Company and its shareholders, directors, employees, suppliers and clients for any claims, damages, suits, administrative proceedings, penalties and liabilities in general, arising out of or related to information or data your chose to make public or share in our web site or through the applications. 
 
Uploaded Content 
In the event that you upload any photographs, comments, instructions, activities, video clips, or other media to the site or the applications that you choose to share (the ‘Uploaded Content’), our Company has the exclusive right to use any and all such elements of the Uploaded Content in connection with and/or as part of its business, including in connection with and/or in any advertising in any and all media, including, without limitation, printed publications, presentations, promotional materials, events and associated marketing materials, videos, or web sites, in perpetuity throughout the world as our Company in its sole discretion sees fit without further consent or payment. This does not apply to Uploaded Content containing pre-school specific documentation and/or analysis. edChild AB has all right, title, and interest in any and all results and proceeds from such use of the Uploaded Content. edChild AB has the right to transfer the aforementioned rights to use the Uploaded Content to any third party, including, but not limited to, any of its subsidiaries or affiliated companies. edChild AB may alter, adapt, or edit the Uploaded Content and any further material created under these Terms and Conditions, and market and exploit it entirely at edChild AB’s sole discretion. edChild AB is not obliged to make any use of the Uploaded Content or exercise any of the rights granted by these Terms and Conditions. 
 
Users of the website and of the applications must only post Uploaded Content that is owned by themselves, and no other third parties. Users of the website and of the applications must be careful about their own handling of personal data as others in the system, for example, can see their created activities. 
 
Exclusions and Limitations 
The information on this web site and services rendered in this website and trough the applications are provided on an ‘as is’ basis and are intended for educational and entertainment purposes only. The Company does not make any representation or warranty as to the fitness for use of any of the information or services rendered. The content, information and services are not intended to and does not constitute legal, medical or healthcare advises or diagnosis and may not be used for such purposes. The company does not represent or warrants any results by using the services rendered. The company recommends that adults should never leave the infants unattended and to seek the advice of your physician or health provider with any questions arising any medical condition. You should not act or refrain from acting on the basis of any information, services or content available in our site or through our applications. 
 
To the fullest extent permitted by law, this Company: 
– excludes all representations and warranties relating to this website and applications, any services and its contents or which is or may be provided by any affiliates or any other third party, including in relation to any inaccuracies or omissions in this website and/or the Company’s literature and applications; 
– does not guarantees any specific results by the use of this web site or by the use of the services rendered by our Company through the web site, applications or otherwise; and 
– excludes all liability for damages arising out of or in connection with your use of this website, its contents and any services. This includes, without limitation, direct loss, loss of business or profits (whether or not the loss of such profits was foreseeable, arose in the normal course of things or you have advised this Company of the possibility of such potential loss), damage caused to your computer, computer software, systems and programs and the data thereon or any other direct or indirect, consequential and incidental damages. 
– Excludes all liability for injuries or death suffered as a consequence of misusing the services rendered and/or leaving infants unattended. 
 
The above exclusions and limitations apply only to the extent permitted by law. None of your statutory rights as a consumer are affected. 
 
NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING TO THE CONTRARY CONTAINED HEREIN, EDCHILD AB’S LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ANY CAUSE OF ACTION OR CLAIM WHATSOEVER, AND REGARDLESS OF THE FORM OF THE ACTION, WILL AT ALL TIMES BE LIMITED TO THE AMOUNT PAID, IF ANY, BY YOU IN THE LAST 90 DAYS TO EDCHILD AB FOR ANY SERVICES RENDERED BY EDCHILD AB THROUGH YOUR USE OF THE SITE OR THE USE OF EDCHILD AB’S APPLICATIONS. 
 

Payment 
Most major Credit/Debit Cards are all acceptable methods of payment. Our terms for payment will be pursuant to the services provided from time to time. All goods remain the property of the Company. Money that remains outstanding by the due date will incur late payment interest at the rate of 2% above the prevailing Bank´s base rate on the outstanding balance until such time as the balance is paid in full and final settlement. We reserve the right to seek recovery of any money remaining unpaid. In such circumstances, you shall be liable for any and all additional administrative and/or court costs. 

 

The Prices for and further information on the Licenses to use the applications is found by contacting hello@edchild.com. All prices are exclusive of VAT, other taxes and potential tolls or import/export fees. 
 

The Company is entitled to change fees, payment terms and License Periods at its own discretion. Such changes will however not affect a License already paid for. 
 
Cancellation Policy 
Minimum fourteen (14) days' notice of cancellation required. A written notification must be sent to support@edchild.com.  We reserve the right to levy a charge to cover any subsequent administrative expenses. 
 
Termination of Agreements and Refunds Policy 
Both the Client and edChild AB have the right to terminate any Services Agreement for any reason, including the ending of services that are already in progress in accordance with applicable rules, for more information contact hello@edchild.com.  
 
No refunds shall be offered, where a service is deemed to have begun and is, for all intents and purposes, in progress. If you signed up through our website and it has been less than fourteen (14) days since your purchase, you may contact our customer support team at: support@edchild.com to see if you are eligible for a refund. 
 
Availability 
Unless otherwise stated, the services featured on this website and through the applications are available globally. You are solely responsible for evaluating the fitness for a particular purpose of any downloads, videos, programs and text available through this site or through the application. Redistribution or republication of any part of this website or applications and their content is prohibited, including such by framing or other similar or any other means, without the express written consent of the Company. The Company does not warrant that the service from this site or the applications will be uninterrupted, timely or error free, although it is provided to the best ability. By using this service you thereby indemnify this Company, its employees, agents and affiliates against any loss or damage, in whatever manner, howsoever caused. 
 
Links to this website 
You may create a link to any page of this website without our prior written consent.  
 
Links from this website 
We do not monitor or review the content of other party’s websites which are linked to from this website or the Company’s applications. Opinions expressed or material appearing on such websites are not necessarily shared or endorsed by us and should not be regarded as the publisher of such opinions or material. Please be aware that we are not responsible for the privacy practices, or content, of these sites. We encourage our users to be aware when they leave our site & to read the privacy statements of these sites. You should evaluate the security and trustworthiness of any other site connected to this site or accessed through this site yourself, before disclosing any personal information to them. This Company will not accept any responsibility for any loss or damage in whatever manner, howsoever caused, resulting from your disclosure to third parties of personal information. 
 
Copyright Notice 
Copyright and other relevant intellectual property rights exist on all text relating to the Company’s services and the full content of this website and of the applications. 
 
The user does not have the right to try to copy, decompile, deconstruct, disassemble, derive the code or the content of the application, decrypt, modify, or create derived products completely or partly based on the software and content in edChild or on the services therein. Nothing gives the user any ownership of edChild. 
 
Communication 
We have several different e-mail addresses for different queries. These, and other contact information, can be found on our website or via the applications. 
 
Force Majeure 
Neither party shall be liable to the other for any failure to perform any obligation under any Agreement which is due to an event beyond the control of such party including but not limited to the Act of God, terrorism, war, Political insurgence, insurrection, riot, civil unrest, act of civil or military authority, uprising, earthquake, flood or any other natural or man-made eventuality outside of our control, which causes the termination of an agreement or contract entered into, nor which could have been reasonably foreseen. Any Party affected by such event shall forthwith inform the other Party of the same and shall use all reasonable endeavors to comply with the terms and conditions of any Agreement contained herein. 
 
Waiver 
Failure of either Party to insist upon strict performance of any provision of this or any Agreement or the failure of either Party to exercise any right or remedy to which it, he/she or they are entitled hereunder shall not constitute a waiver thereof and shall not cause a diminution of the obligations under this or any Agreement. No waiver of any of the provisions of this or any Agreement shall be effective unless it is expressly stated to be such and signed by both Parties. 
 
Rules of Conduct 
By using the Company’s web site or its applications, you agree that you will not submit, upload or distribute any information that: 
1. (a) is defamatory, abusive, harassing, threatening, or an invasion of a right of privacy of another person; (b) is bigoted, hateful, or racially or otherwise offensive; (c) is violent, vulgar, obscene, pornographic or otherwise sexually explicit; or (d) otherwise harms or can reasonably be expected to harm any person or entity; 
2. is illegal or encourages or advocates illegal activity or the discussion of illegal activities with the intent to commit them, including a submission that is, or represents an attempt to engage in, child pornography, stalking, sexual assault, fraud, trafficking in obscene or stolen material, drug dealing and/or drug abuse, harassment, theft, or conspiracy to commit any criminal activity; 
3. infringes or violates any right of a third party including: (a) copyright, patent, trademark, trade secret or other proprietary or contractual rights; (b) rights of privacy (specifically, you must not distribute another person’s personal information of any kind without their express permission) or publicity; or (c) any confidentiality obligation; 
4. is commercial, business-related or advertises or offers to sell any products, services or otherwise (whether or not for profit) or solicits others (including solicitations for contributions or donations); 
5. contains a virus or other harmful component, or otherwise tampers with, impairs or damages our website, the applications or any connected network, or otherwise interferes with any person or entity’s use or enjoyment of the site, services or information; or 
6. (a) does not generally pertain to the designated topic or theme of the relevant public forum; (b) violates any specific restrictions applicable to a public forum, including its age restrictions and procedures; or (c) is antisocial, disruptive, or destructive, including ‘flaming,’ ‘spamming,’ ‘flooding,’ ‘trolling,’ and ‘griefing’ as those terms are commonly understood and used on the Internet. 
We cannot and do not assure that other users are or will be complying with the foregoing Rules of Conduct or any other provisions of these terms of use, and, as between you and us, you hereby assume all risk of harm or injury resulting from any such lack of compliance. 
 
General 
By accessing this website and by using our services (either via the website or via any applications) you consent to these terms and conditions and to the applicable jurisdiction in all disputes arising out of such access. If any of these terms are deemed invalid or unenforceable for any reason (including, but not limited to the exclusions and limitations set out above), then the invalid or unenforceable provision will be severed from these terms and the remaining terms will continue to apply. Failure of the Company to enforce any of the provisions set out in these Terms and Conditions and any Agreement, or failure to exercise any option to terminate, shall not be construed as waiver of such provisions and shall not affect the validity of these Terms and Conditions or of any Agreement or any part thereof, or the right thereafter to enforce each and every provision. These Terms and Conditions shall not be amended, modified, varied or supplemented except in writing and signed by duly authorized representatives of the Company. 
 
Notification of Changes 
The Company reserves the right to change these conditions from time to time as it sees fit and your continued use of the site will signify your acceptance of any adjustment to these terms. If there are any changes to our privacy policy, we will announce that these changes have been made on our home page and on other key pages on our site. If there are any changes in how we use our site customers’ Personally Identifiable Information, notification by e-mail or postal mail will be made to those affected by this change. Any changes to our privacy policy will be posted on our web site 30 days prior to these changes taking place. You are therefore advised to re-read this statement on a regular basis 
These terms and conditions form part of the Agreement between the Client and ourselves. Your access to this website and/or receiving the services rendered by our company either via this website or via any applications indicates your understanding, agreement to and acceptance of the full Terms and Conditions contained herein. Your statutory Consumer Rights are unaffected. 

Disputes and governing law 

The Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the substantive laws of Sweden, without regard to its principles of conflict of laws. 
 

If you have a concern or problem with our Services, we want to address your concerns without needing a formal legal case. Before filing a claim against us, you agree to try to resolve the dispute informally by contacting hello@edchild.com. We’ll try to resolve the dispute informally by contacting you via email.  
 

Any dispute, controversy or claim, in contract or in tort or otherwise, arising out of or in connection with the Terms nd/or the Services provided hereunder, or the breach, termination or invalidity thereof, shall be exclusively and finally settled by arbitration in accordance with the Rules for Expedited Arbitrations of the Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce, unless the Arbitration Institute, taking into account the complexity of the case, the amount in dispute and other circumstances, determines, in its discretion, that the Rules of the Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce shall apply. In the latter case, the Arbitration Institute shall also decide whether the arbitral tribunal shall be composed of one or three arbitrators, to be appointed by the Arbitration Institute. The place of arbitration shall be Stockholm, Sweden. Confidentiality s shall apply to the arbitral proceedings and any information disclosed or decision or arbitral award made or declared during such proceedings. 

PRIVACY POLICY 

If you have any questions about our collection and use of your information, please contact us at hello@edchild.com. 

edChild AB, (“edChild”) knows your privacy is important to you. This Privacy Policy applies to our website (www.edchild.com), our admin website, our applications (iOS and Android) as well as all of our online content such as text, graphics, videos, images, information, activities and other material (“Content”). It describes how we collect, use, secure, and share information of our users as well as individuals whose payment details are used to purchase Content. 

 

1. The Information We Collect. 

When you create an account with edChild or with any of the edChild developed applications, we may ask for information to process your registration. To help personalize your experience, we may also ask for information. Information we may collect is: 

  • name,  

  • user name, 

  • profile picture, 

  • professional profile if linked to a licensed preschool (only Fokus Förskola), 

  • e-mail address, 

  • telephone number, 

  • the name of your workplace (only Fokus Förskola), 

  • your professional role and educational degree (only Fokus Förskola), 

  • your presentation text (only Fokus Förskola), 

  • usage of edChild, 

  • other information (i.e text, pictures, messages) that you may upload to the edChild system. 

If you connect or sign into our Service or Content using a third-party service, we will use that third-party service to authenticate you. We may also use, collect or access other information that you have agreed may be provided by that third party, such as your username, name, e-mail address, user id, date of birth and gender. We collect this information so that it can be used for the purposes explained in this Privacy Policy. 

In addition to the information you provide to us, when you use the edChild Website, Applications or Content, we may also collect and store information about the computer, mobile device, or other devices you use to access our Website, Applications or Content and about how you use them. We may also collect and store information such as your browser type, device type, IP address, language, operating system, unique device identifier, mobile network information including telephone number, the date and time of your usage, the content and pages you view, how you interact with them and the websites you visited immediately before and after visiting our Website. We may associate your device identifiers, e-mail address, IP address or telephone number with your edChild account. 

We may also collect and store certain information in server logs, including in third-party logs. This may include: (i) details of how you used our Website, Applications or Content, (ii) Internet protocol address, (iii) device event information such as crashes, system activity, hardware settings, browser type, browser language, the date and time of your request and referral URL and (iv) cookies that may uniquely identify your browser or your edChild account. 

We may also collect and store information (including personal information) locally on your device using mechanisms such as browser web storage (including HTML 5) and application data caches. 

 

2. How We Use Your Information. 

We use the information we collect to operate and provide you with the edChild Website, Applications and Content. This includes, but is not limited to: 

  • Authentication and authorization; 

  • Processing your payments; 

  • Personalizing your edChild experience and customizing your activities; 

  • Allowing you to monitor your child’s/child group’s progress in the applications; 

  • Customizing and delivering information about products and services that may be of interest to you; 

  • Providing customer service and sending confirmations about your account; 

  • Protecting our intellectual property or other rights; and 

  • Managing and improving our business, Website, Applications, and Content. 

You can opt out of receiving most emails by selecting the “unsubscribe” link on our emails, but we reserve the right to email you (i) to confirm transactions, (ii) to address account issues, such as when you make a purchase, or you request a reset password or (iii) as required by law. 

We also reserve the right to use or share non-personal information (e.g., de-identified or aggregate data) for any purpose. 

 

3. Sharing Your Information with Third Parties. 

WE WILL NOT SELL, SHARE OR TRADE THE PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION YOU SUBMIT TO ANY UNRELATED THIRD PARTIES, MASS MARKETERS, OR TO OTHER NON-AFFILIATED ENTITIES FOR THEIR MARKETING PURPOSES WITHOUT YOUR CONSENT.  

Your Personally Identifiable Information will be partly visible to other users of the Service. This applies if:  

  • You register a profile, 

  • You register an activity, 

  • You are linked with colleagues in the workplace, 

  • You interact with other users. 

The information that will be visible to other users in the Service, if at least one of the above-listed actions are carried out, will be Your user name, The name of Your workplace, Your professional title/role and Your profile picture. We will not disclose Your e-mail address to other users of the Service.  

 

We may share your personal information in various ways, including, without limitation: service providers and agents. We may share your information with certain third parties selected by us to help support our operations. These include, for example, services that help us process payments, analyze web traffic, send emails, and track customer service requests. In addition, we may share limited personal information with third parties that help us market or advertise edChild. 

 

Corporate affiliates 

We may share your information with our corporate affiliates, such as entities under common ownership or control. 

Compliance with law and law enforcement requests, and protection of our rights. We may disclose your information when we have a good faith belief it is reasonably necessary to (i) meet any applicable law, regulation, legal process, court order, governmental request or other legal mechanism, (ii) enforce applicable Terms of Service, including investigation of potential violations, (iii) detect, prevent, or otherwise address fraud, security or technical issues, (iv) protect against harm to the rights, property, safety of edChild, our users, or the public. 

 

Consent 

We may disclose your information when we believe we have your consent to do so, such as when you contact customer service and ask us about your account, or when we have the consent of someone we believe is authorized to consent on behalf of you, such as the individual associated with the payment method for your account. 

 

4. Use of Cookies / Local storage 

We and our partners use various technologies to collect and store information when you use our Website, Applications or Content, and this may include sending one or more cookies or anonymous identifiers to your device. Cookies are small text files placed on the browser of your computer or mobile device when you visit a website or use an application.  

We, our business partners and advertisers may use cookies (or clear gifs, web beacons or similar devices, including devices that function in the mobile environment) to collect information from users for purposes such as tracking Service visits and to measure visitor patterns. 

When you visit the website or application again, the cookie or local storage allows our website or application to recognize you. We use local storage to save your login information for future logins to our Website. We use “session ID cookies” to better understand how you interact with our Website, Applications or Content and to monitor aggregate usage and web traffic routing. Most browsers automatically accept cookies but allow you to disable cookies through the “options” or “preferences” menu of your browser. Please be aware that disabling cookies could interfere with the functionality of our Website, Applications or Content. 

This information is not personally identifiable and is used only to improve the Service or Content and enhance your experience. Cookies are not used to retrieve Personally Identifiable Information from your computer or device, or to retrieve other information from your computer or device for purposes that are unrelated to the Service or your interaction with the Service. We reserve the right to disclose or utilize any of this information in aggregate form, for any purpose, in our sole judgment. Third party advertisers that serve ads on the Service may also use their own cookies. 

You may stop or restrict the placement of cookies on your computer or remove them from your browser by adjusting your web browser preferences. Note that this may cause some features of the Service to work incorrectly. Please note that cookie-based opt-outs are not effective on mobile applications. However, on many mobile devices, applications users may opt out of certain mobile tracking activities via their device settings. 

 

5. Accessing, Reviewing, and Deleting Your Information. 

We retain all personal data as long as You have an edChild account and we will delete the data one year after the termination of our Service. You may access or delete information we have collected about you by contacting us at the contact information listed below.  

 

6. Keeping Your Personal Information Secure. 

The personal data in edChild is stored and processed in secure operating centers in Sweden, in another EU or EEA country with good legal protection for personal data, or with an organization affiliated with the so-called EU/US Privacy Shield Agreement. Backups are regularly taken to minimize the risk of information being lost, and critical pieces of equipment are duplicated to reduce the risk of outages. We use a broad set of techniques and tools to protect your information. For example, all data transfer in edChild is encrypted.  

We have implemented and maintain reasonable security practices to protect against the unauthorized access, use, modification, destruction or disclosure of your personal information. It is your responsibility to protect the data that resides on your mobile device and we strongly encourage you to do so, including encryption of data and use of passwords to lock your mobile device, in case it is lost or stolen. 

 

7. Changes to Privacy Policy. 

This Privacy Policy may be updated by edChild from time to time. If edChild makes material changes, we will provide notice to you either by email or (i) by posting the updated Privacy Policy on our Website at least 30 days in advance of the effective date and (ii) posting a notification on our Applications that the Privacy Policy have been updated. Please note that unless otherwise provided by applicable law, your continued use of our Service or Content means that you agree with, and consent to be bound by, the updated Privacy Policy. 

 

8. Contact Information. 

edChild is currently stationed in Stockholm, Sweden. We have appointed a team you can contact if you have any questions or concerns about our Privacy Policy. If you wish you can reach out to: hello@edChild.com.