Privacy Policy
Last Updated: September 03, 2026
Ballard & Tighe, Publishers is committed to protecting the privacy and security of its online visitors. This policy statement provides an overview of the measures we have taken to provide a safe environment for everyone.
Ballard & Tighe, Publishers (“B&T”), a division of Educational Ideas, Inc., operates the Ballard & Tighe corporate website. This Privacy Policy describes how B&T collects, uses, and protects personal information through this website.
- Use of Information
We recognize the importance of protecting the privacy of our customers and visitors to our website while permitting us to conduct legitimate business by providing services and information of interest to our customers and visitors.
Information You Provide to Us
When you interact with B&T through our website, you may provide information such as your name, email address, telephone number, school, district or organization, job title or role, and any other information you voluntarily provide.
This may occur when you request product information, webinar access, sample materials or educational resources; submit a form; request support; place an order; or otherwise communicate with us.
Do not submit student personal information through the Ballard & Tighe corporate website, including contact, webinar, product-information, resource-request, or other general website forms. These forms are not intended for the submission of student information. If student personal information is inadvertently submitted through these channels, B&T reserves the right to delete the information and associated communication and, where appropriate, may notify the sender so that the information can also be removed or appropriately handled on the sender's side.
Information Collected Through Website Technologies
Our website may receive certain technical information when you visit, such as browser or device information, IP address, pages requested, date and time of access, referring information, and information necessary to operate and secure the website.
Optional website technologies are controlled through your Cookie Preferences, as described in the Cookies and Website Technologies section below.
How We Use Information
B&T uses personal information collected through the corporate website to fulfill requests, provide services and support, process transactions, communicate about B&T products and services, operate and improve the website and our offerings, maintain security and business records, and meet legal, contractual, and regulatory requirements.
Where applicable, communications about B&T products and services are sent based on the choices you make when providing your information. You may ask B&T to stop sending you promotional communications at any time.
Service Providers and Disclosure of Information
B&T does not sell personal information or share email addresses with outside parties for their own marketing purposes. B&T may use third-party service providers to support website and business operations, such as processing payments, fulfilling and shipping orders, or providing website features.
B&T may also disclose information when required by law or as reasonably necessary to protect B&T, its customers, users, or others.
How Long We Keep Information
B&T retains personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, including to provide requested products or services, maintain appropriate business records, meet contractual requirements, and comply with applicable legal or regulatory requirements.
- Cookies and Website Technologies
B&T uses cookies and similar website technologies to operate the website and, when you choose to allow them, provide optional functionality and website analytics.
Necessary Website Technologies
These technologies are required for the website to operate properly, maintain security, remember your cookie preferences, and support services you specifically request, such as appointment scheduling. They are always active.
Functional Cookies
Functional Cookies are optional and include the following third-party services, which are used to provide website content and forms.
YouTube, Vimeo, and Synthesia: Some B&T videos are delivered through YouTube, Vimeo or Synthesia. These services are blocked unless you enable Functional Cookies. If enabled, YouTube, Vimeo, or Synthesia may use cookies or similar technologies when the video is loaded or played.
Jotform: Some B&T online forms are provided through Jotform. These forms are blocked unless you enable Functional Cookies. If you choose to submit a form, the information you provide is processed through Jotform and provided to B&T.
Website Analytics
B&T uses Google Analytics to help us understand how visitors use our corporate website, such as pages visited and general website usage patterns.
Google Analytics is optional and is not loaded unless you allow Website Analytics through your Cookie Preferences.
B&T does not use the corporate website to show you targeted ads or track you for advertising purposes.
Your Cookie Preferences
When you first visit our website, you may choose Necessary Cookies Only or Accept All Cookies. Optional Functional Cookies and Website Analytics are not enabled when you select Necessary Cookies Only.
You can review or change your selections at any time through Your Cookie Preferences in the website footer.
Optional third-party features are blocked until you choose to enable the applicable option. Where appropriate, B&T provides a notice before blocked content or forms are enabled.
Changing a preference does not necessarily remove cookies previously stored by your browser. You may also use your browser controls to delete stored cookies.
- Collection and Storage of Information
B&T collects personal information that you choose to provide through the corporate website as described above. The specific information collected depends on how you interact with B&T and the service, resource, form, or transaction you request.
When you place an order, we may collect information such as your name, billing and shipping addresses, telephone number, and email address to process and fulfill your order. Information needed to complete payment depends on the payment method selected. Online payments may be processed through a secure third-party payment service, and other payment methods offered by B&T, such as ACH, may also be available.
Order and contact information is used to process and fulfill your transaction and to communicate with you regarding your order, payment, and shipment.
- Children
Corporate Website. The Ballard & Tighe corporate website and its general forms are not intended for the submission of student personal information. Information involving students through online educational products is addressed separately below.
Online Products Used by Schools and Districts. B&T online educational products purchased, piloted, trialed, and used by schools and districts may involve student information and are governed by the applicable product-specific privacy policy and agreements with the school or district. For children under the age of 13, schools and districts are responsible for obtaining any parental or guardian consent or authorization required in accordance with applicable requirements and their own school or district policies.
- Responsibility for Content
Ballard & Tighe does not screen, edit, or review material submitted by users. Therefore, Ballard & Tighe accepts no responsibility or liability for any material that may reside in or is accessed by the Ballard & Tighe website other than Ballard & Tighe information. Ballard & Tighe has no responsibility with respect to other sites.
You may not link, upload, post, or transmit any illegal, obscene, offensive, or otherwise inappropriate material to the Ballard & Tighe website. You agree to indemnify Ballard & Tighe from any damage, loss, cost, or expense that may be incurred by Ballard & Tighe as a result of the material you link, upload, post, or transmit to the Ballard & Tighe website. Ballard & Tighe has no duty to review or edit materials submitted by users. Ballard & Tighe may remove any such materials at any time for any reason.
- Copyright and Proprietary Rights
This World Wide Web site is the property of Ballard & Tighe, Publishers and its licensors and is protected by United States and International Copyright laws. All copyright, trademark, and other proprietary rights in the Ballard & Tighe website and in the software, text, graphics, design elements, audio, music, and all other materials originated or used by Ballard & Tighe at its site are reserved to Ballard & Tighe and its licensors.
You may not reproduce, upload, post, transmit, download, or distribute any part of the Ballard & Tighe information or information accessed at other sites through links made at the Ballard & Tighe website ("Other Sites") other than printing out or downloading portions of the text and images for your own personal, non-commercial use.
You may not modify the Ballard & Tighe website, other sites, or any material residing on such sites. You shall observe copyright and other restrictions imposed by other sites. You may not use the Ballard & Tighe website or other sites in any manner that infringes the rights of any person or entity.
Domain names and trademarks of other sites, or contained in information accessed at other sites, are the sole property of their respective owners. No affiliation with, endorsement of, or sponsorship by Ballard & Tighe should be inferred.
- Exclusions of Warranties
While Ballard & Tighe has made every effort to maintain accurate information on this website, the information contained herein may contain errors or omissions.
BALLARD & TIGHE DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE BALLARD & TIGHE SITE WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS, WILL BE ACCURATE, OR WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR FREE. WE EXPRESSLY EXCLUDE AND DISCLAIM ALL EXPRESS AND IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. WE SHALL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE OR LOSS OF ANY KIND ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO YOUR USE OF THE BALLARD & TIGHE SITE, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION DATA LOSS OR CORRUPTION, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER SUCH LIABILITY IS BASED IN TORT, CONTRACT, OR OTHERWISE.
Visitors will find links from ballard-tighe.com to independently owned, controlled, and/or managed World Wide Web or Internet sites whose content we have found of possible interest to our visitors. In many cases, but not always, the links represent cooperative projects or mutual links established with the organizations connected with these sites.
While we initially visit these sites to which we directly link, please note that we do not monitor or control the content that appears on these sites and such content may be constantly changing. We recommend that children check with their parents or teachers before clicking on to any new sites, and we encourage all end users of ballard-tighe.com to read the privacy policies of all linked sites before navigating through them.
- Submissions
Except for personal information handled in accordance with this Privacy Policy, all concepts, ideas, comments, manuscripts, illustrations, and all other materials disclosed or offered to Ballard & Tighe on or in connection with this website are submitted without any restrictions or expectation of confidentiality.
Ballard & Tighe shall have no financial or other obligations to you when you submit such information, nor shall you assert any proprietary or moral right of any kind with respect to such submissions.
Ballard & Tighe shall have the right to use, publish, reproduce, transmit, download, upload, post, display, or otherwise distribute your submissions in any manner without notice or compensation to you.
- Limitation of Liability
IN NO EVENT SHALL BALLARD & TIGHE OR ITS EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, LICENSORS OR CONTRACTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE, OR MULTIPLE DAMAGES OF ANY KIND.
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our website, services, privacy practices, or applicable requirements. The “Last Updated” date at the top of this policy indicates when the policy was most recently revised.
- Product-Specific Privacy Policies
Ballard & Tighe products are designed for use in PK–12 educational settings, often involving formal agreements with school districts, educational institutions, or authorized agencies. The product platforms may collect additional types of data beyond what is gathered on our corporate website.
Because the Ballard & Tighe products are used in classrooms and may involve student data, we maintain product-specific privacy policies to reflect the unique functionality, data types, and legal compliance requirements of each platform.
We are committed to working in partnership with schools to ensure responsible data use and protect the privacy of all users—especially students. You can view the privacy policies specific to each product by selecting from the list below:
Product Privacy Policies
Champion of IDEAS Hands-On English OnlineIPT Online ELTiS
These linked policies provide details on the specific types of data collected, who it is shared with, and how it is secured under each platform.
- Your Privacy Rights and Choices
You may have the right to request access to personal information B&T maintains about you, ask us to correct or delete your personal information, stop promotional communications or certain other uses of your information, or withdraw a previous consent.
To make a request, contact our Privacy Team using the information below. B&T may need to verify your identity before completing certain requests. B&T respects your privacy rights and will handle privacy requests in accordance with applicable law.
- Privacy Team and Privacy Requests
For questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or B&T's privacy practices, or to submit a privacy request, please contact:
Ballard & Tighe PublishersAttn: PrivacyAddress: 950 W. Central Ave. Unit BBrea, CA 92821OrEmail: privacy@ballard-tighe.com
