Privacy and child safety
ScotLearn Adventure is used by children, so we collect as little as we possibly can. This page describes what actually happens.
Using the site without an account
You do not need to sign up for anything. Progress, XP, badges and rocket scores are saved in your browser's local storage on your own device. Nothing is sent anywhere, and clearing your browser data clears it.
If you choose to create an account
An account needs a username and a password. That is all. No real name, no date of birth, no school, no address. Progress then syncs so it follows you between devices.
Recovery email
Adding a recovery email is optional and exists only so a forgotten password can be reset. If you add one it is encrypted before being stored, and it is never used for marketing.
Cookies and tracking
We do not use cookies to track you, and there is no advertising network profiling your child. We use a privacy-focused, aggregate analytics service to count page views so we know which activities are being used. It does not build profiles of individual visitors.
Keeping it safe for children
Usernames are automatically screened so unsuitable words cannot be displayed, including on the leaderboard. The leaderboard is deliberately excluded from search engines. There is no chat, no messaging and no way for users to contact each other.
Your rights
Under UK GDPR you can ask for a copy of your data or ask us to delete it. Because accounts hold so little, deletion is straightforward — you can remove an account from the settings area, which deletes the profile and its progress.