Privacy Policy
Last updated: July 25, 2026
INTRODUCTION
Beth’s Notes, Inc. (“Beth’s Notes,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) is committed to protecting your privacy, safeguarding personal information, and being transparent about how information is collected, used, shared, and protected. This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, when it may be shared, the choices available to you, and the measures we take to safeguard personal information.
Beth’s Notes develops educational resources primarily for teachers, music educators, schools, and families. Our products and services are designed to support learning while minimizing the collection and use of personal information. We are committed to conducting our operations in accordance with applicable privacy and data protection laws, including, where applicable, the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), and applicable U.S. state student data privacy laws. During the normal use of our Services, Beth’s Notes does not intentionally collect student personal information.
This Privacy Policy applies to the Beth’s Notes website, Beth’s Notes Plus, and any related products, applications, or services that link to this Privacy Policy (collectively, the “Services”).
Additional information regarding our information security, privacy, and governance practices is available in our Information Security, Privacy & Data Governance Overview, which complements this Privacy Policy by describing the administrative, technical, and organizational safeguards Beth’s Notes uses to protect information and manage privacy risk.
By accessing or using our Services, you acknowledge this Privacy Policy and understand that it describes how Beth’s Notes collects, uses, and protects personal information.
SCOPE
This Privacy Policy describes how Beth’s Notes collects, uses, discloses, stores, and protects personal information obtained through the Services.
This Policy applies to visitors to our websites, registered users, subscribers, customers, and individuals who communicate with us through our Services. It does not apply to third-party websites, applications, or services that may be linked from our Services. Those third parties maintain their own privacy policies and practices, and we encourage you to review them before providing personal information.
If Beth’s Notes provides Services to a school or educational institution under a separate agreement, including a Data Privacy Agreement (“DPA”) or similar contract, the terms of that agreement will govern to the extent they conflict with this Privacy Policy.
INFORMATION WE COLLECT
Beth’s Notes follows a data minimization approach and collects only the information reasonably necessary to provide, operate, maintain, secure, and improve the Services. The information we collect depends on how you choose to interact with our website, products, and services.
Information You Choose to Provide
You may voluntarily provide personal information when you:
- Contact us through our website or by email.
- Register for a Beth’s Notes Plus account.
- Purchase a subscription or other product.
- Subscribe to newsletters or other communications.
- Leave comments on our website, where available.
- Participate in surveys, promotions, customer support interactions, or other communications with Beth’s Notes
Depending on your interaction with the Services, this information may include:
- Name
- Email address
- Username and password
- Billing information
- Mailing address, when applicable
- Information you choose to include in emails, support requests, or other communications
We encourage you to provide only the information reasonably necessary for your interaction with Beth’s Notes and to avoid including sensitive personal information unless specifically requested.
Information Collected Automatically
Like most websites and online services, Beth’s Notes automatically collects certain technical information when you access or use the Services. Some of this information is collected through cookies and similar technologies, as described below.
This information may include:
- IP address
- Browser type and version
- Device and operating system information
- Pages visited and features used
- Date and time of visits
- Referring websites
- General website usage information
- Security and diagnostic logs
This information generally does not identify you directly but helps us understand how our Services are used, improve performance, troubleshoot technical issues, and maintain the security and reliability of our systems.
This information helps us:
- Operate and maintain the Services.
- Monitor website performance and reliability.
- Improve website functionality and user experience.
- Detect security issues, spam, fraud, and unauthorized activity.
- Understand how visitors use our Services.
Whenever practical, we use aggregated or de-identified information to evaluate website performance and improve our Services.
Cookies and Similar Technologies
Beth’s Notes uses cookies and similar technologies to operate our website, remember your preferences, improve website functionality, and understand how visitors interact with our Services. We do not use cookies to serve targeted advertising to students or to profile students for commercial purposes.
You can learn more about the cookies and similar technologies we use, how they support our Services, and the choices available to you by reviewing our Cookies Policy.
Payment Information
Payments are processed securely through trusted third-party payment processors.
Beth’s Notes does not receive or store complete payment card numbers or payment security codes on its systems. Payment information is collected and processed directly by our payment processors in accordance with their own privacy and security practices.
We encourage you to review the privacy policies of our payment processors to better understand how they collect, use, and protect your payment information.
Beth’s Notes may retain limited payment-related information, such as transaction identifiers, subscription status, billing history, or the last four digits of a payment card, when reasonably necessary to support subscriptions, customer service, accounting, fraud prevention, or other legitimate business operations.
School Use and Student Information
Beth’s Notes designs its Services to support educational environments while minimizing the collection and use of student personal information.
The Services are designed so that student personal information is not intentionally collected during the normal use of the Services.
When Beth’s Notes provides Services to a school or educational institution, we work with schools and educational institutions to support their obligations under FERPA and other applicable education privacy laws, consistent with the Services we provide and any applicable contractual agreements.
If a school or educational institution provides information necessary to deliver requested educational services, Beth’s Notes limits the collection, use, disclosure, and retention of that information to what is appropriate for the authorized educational purpose, applicable contractual obligations, and legal requirements.
Beth’s Notes does not sell or rent student personal information.
Beth’s Notes does not use student personal information for targeted advertising, behavioral profiling, or other commercial purposes unrelated to providing the requested educational services.
Beth’s Notes retains student information only for as long as necessary to provide the requested educational services and to meet applicable contractual and legal obligations. Upon termination of a school’s agreement with Beth’s Notes, or upon a school’s request, Beth’s Notes will delete or de-identify student information within a commercially reasonable period following termination of the agreement or receipt of the school’s request, unless a longer retention period is required by law or reasonably necessary to resolve legal, security, or administrative matters.
CONTACT US
We are committed to addressing privacy inquiries in a timely and respectful manner. If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or how we handle personal information, please contact us at info@bethsnotes.com. Parents, guardians, and eligible students with questions about student information should first contact their school, which can coordinate with Beth’s Notes as needed.
