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Privacy Policy

Introduction
 

Community Learning Systems LLC, doing business as CommunityScape (“Company,” “we,” “us,” or “our”), is committed to protecting the privacy and rights of the people who use our platform.

CommunityScape is built on the belief that creators should maintain ownership of their work and that communities thrive when trust and transparency guide how information is handled.
 

Our privacy principles include:

  • Creator ownership: The content you add to CommunityScape belongs to you. If you include content created by others, you are responsible for ensuring you have the right to do so and for citing sources appropriately.

  • We do not sell your personal data.

  • We do not track your individual preferences or sell information to advertisers.

  • Your email is used primarily for essential service communications, such as account updates or important platform notifications.

  • With your permission, we may use your email to share updates about CommunityScape and information related to our mission.

  • We collect non-personal information and use cookies to:

    1. Improve the performance and usability of the platform.

    2. Understand broader community patterns and trends.


In some cases, aggregated and non-personal information may be shared with trusted partners to help advance our shared mission of strengthening communities.

This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your information when you use our website and services.
 

Definitions
 

For purposes of this Privacy Policy:

Site refers to the CommunityScape website:
https://www.communityscape.life

Service refers to the tools and services available through the Site, including the ability to:

  • Build personal or organizational profiles

  • Upload and organize relationships and resources

  • Tag and categorize content

  • Customize profiles and collections for sharing

  • Upgrade to premium services such as:

    • Visibility groups

    • Public-facing profile and collections

    • Private conversation threads

  • Engage consulting services that support individuals, teams, and organizations


You refers to any person using the Site or Service.

By accessing or using the Site or Service, you agree to this Privacy Policy and our Terms of Use:
https://www.communityscape.life/tos


You also consent to our collection, storage, and use of information as described below.
 

I. Information We Collect

We collect two types of information:
 

Personal Information

Personal Information includes information that can identify you directly, such as:

  • Name

  • Email address

  • Postal code

  • Profile photo (optional)

  • Biographical information you choose to share

This information is provided when you create and manage your profile.
 

Non-Personal Information

Non-Personal Information includes data that cannot be used to identify you personally, such as:

  • Anonymous usage data

  • General demographic trends

  • Referring or exit pages

  • Browser and device types

  • Site usage patterns

  • Click counts and general activity metrics

This information helps us understand how the platform is used and how it can be improved.
 

1. Information Collected Through Technology

To create an account and activate the Service, you must provide:

  • Name

  • Email address

  • Password

  • Postal code

After registration, additional personal information is optional.
 

When you use the Site or Service, we may automatically collect information from your browser or device, including:

  • Referring URL (the website you came from)

  • Browser type

  • Device type

  • Date and time of access

  • Other technical usage data
     

This information is collected through cookies, which are small text files stored on your device.

Cookies allow us to:

  • Understand how the Site is used

  • Improve the performance of the platform

  • Maintain your login session

  • Identify general usage patterns
     

We may use both:

  • Session cookies (which expire when you close your browser)

  • Persistent cookies (which remain until deleted)


We emphasize that we do not track individual preferences and we do not sell information to advertisers.
 

2. Information You Provide When Creating an Account

To use the Service, you must create a personal profile by providing:

  • Name

  • Email address

  • Postal code

  • Username

  • Password

You may optionally add additional information to your profile, including:

  • Biographical details

  • Relationships

  • Resources

  • Content collections

By creating an account, you authorize us to collect, store, and use your email address as described in this Privacy Policy.
 

3. Children's Privacy

CommunityScape is not intended for children under the age of 13.

We do not knowingly collect personal information from individuals under 13 years old. If we learn that personal information has been collected from a child under 13 without parental consent, we will delete that information as soon as possible.
 

If you believe such information has been collected, please contact us at:

admin@communityscape.life
 

II. How We Use and Share Information

Personal Information

We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal information to third parties for marketing purposes.

We may share personal information with trusted vendors who perform services on our behalf, such as:

  • Email communication providers

  • Platform hosting providers

  • Technical infrastructure services

These vendors only access your information to perform services for us and must follow our privacy standards.

We typically use personal information to:

  • Communicate with users

  • Respond to questions or support requests

  • Provide technical assistance

  • Share important service updates

  • Inform users about CommunityScape activities (when permission is granted)

We may also disclose personal information if required to:

  • Comply with legal obligations or governmental requests

  • Enforce our Terms of Service

  • Investigate fraud or misuse

  • Protect the safety, rights, or property of our users or the public
     

Non-Personal Information

Non-personal information helps us improve the platform and understand how communities interact with it.

We may:

  • Analyze usage patterns

  • Identify community trends

  • Improve product design and performance

Aggregated, non-identifying data may be shared with partners, sponsors, or collaborators to support research and community development initiatives.
 

Business Transfers

If CommunityScape undergoes a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets, user information may be included as part of the transferred assets.
 

Any acquiring organization would be required to honor this Privacy Policy.

If our privacy practices change significantly, we will notify users through the Site or by email.
 

III. How We Protect Information

We implement reasonable security measures to protect user information from unauthorized access or disclosure.

These protections include:

  • Encryption

  • Firewalls

  • Secure Socket Layer (SSL) technology

  • Account password protection
     

Users are responsible for safeguarding their own account credentials and logging out after using shared devices.
 

While we take security seriously, no system can guarantee absolute protection. By using the Service, you acknowledge and accept these inherent risks.
 

IV. Your Rights Regarding Your Personal Information

You may opt out of receiving promotional communications from us at any time.

You can do this by:

  • Clicking the unsubscribe link in any promotional email, or

  • Selecting “Opt Out” in the Site footer

Please note that even if you opt out of promotional messages, we may still send administrative communications, such as:

  • Account notices

  • Security updates

  • Changes to policies or terms
     

V. Links to Other Websites

CommunityScape may contain links to third-party websites or services.

We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of those external sites.

This Privacy Policy applies only to information collected through CommunityScape.

We encourage users to review the privacy policies of any external websites they visit.
 

VI. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy periodically.

If significant changes occur, we will notify users by:

  • Email, or

  • A prominent notice on the Site

Major changes will take effect 30 days after notification. Minor updates or clarifications may take effect immediately.

We encourage users to review this page periodically.
 

VII. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us:

Email: admin@communityscape.life

Last Updated: March 8, 2026

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