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Nueces Innovation StoryWorks, LLC Privacy Policy

Effective Date: May 18, 2026

Nueces Innovation StoryWorks, LLC respects your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect information when you visit our website, contact us, sign up for updates, download resources, or interact with our publishing and educational media content.

This Privacy Policy applies to nuecesstoryworks.com and related pages, forms, downloads, and digital resources operated by Nueces Innovation StoryWorks, LLC.

What Information Do We Collect?

We may collect two types of information from visitors to our website: Non-Personal Information and Personal Information.

Non-Personal Information

Non-Personal Information is information that does not directly identify you. This may include general website usage and technical information, such as browser type, operating system, device type, language preference, access time, pages viewed, links clicked, referring websites, and other general activity on the site.

We may use this information to understand how visitors use our website, improve site performance, and enhance the content and resources we provide.

Personal Information

Personal Information is information that identifies you or could reasonably be used to identify you. We may collect Personal Information when you voluntarily provide it to us, such as when you contact us, sign up for updates, request a download, or submit information through a form.

This may include your name, email address, message content, newsletter signup information, and any other information you choose to provide.

Our website platform or related services may also collect limited technical information, such as IP address, general location information, device identifiers, or activity information related to your use of the site.

We do not knowingly collect sensitive personal information through this website. Please do not submit Social Security numbers, financial account numbers, medical information, student records, or other confidential information through general contact forms or email.

How Do We Receive Information About You?

We receive your Personal Information from various sources:

When you voluntarily provide us your personal details in order to register on our Site;
When you use or access our Site in connection with your use of our services;
From third party providers, services and public registers (for example, traffic analytics vendors).

How Do We Use and Share Information?

We do not rent or sell personal information. We may share information only as described in this Privacy Policy and only as reasonably necessary to operate our website, communicate with visitors, provide requested resources, improve our content, or comply with legal obligations.

How We Use Information

We may use the information we collect for the following purposes:

To respond to questions, messages, or inquiries

To send newsletters, updates, downloads, or educational resources when requested

To communicate about books, articles, blog content, digital resources, events, or related projects from Nueces Innovation StoryWorks, LLC

To improve our website, reader experience, educational materials, and digital resources

To understand general audience engagement and website performance

To maintain website security and functionality

To protect the rights, safety, and integrity of Nueces Innovation StoryWorks, LLC, our website, and our users

To comply with applicable laws, regulations, or legal obligations

We may also use information for internal statistical, analytical, or operational purposes intended to improve the website and the content we provide.

Third-Party Service Providers

We may share limited information with trusted third-party service providers that help us operate and improve our website and related communications. These providers may assist with services such as:

Website hosting and site operation

Email communications or newsletter management

Contact forms and resource downloads

Website analytics and performance monitoring

Payment, commerce, or book distribution links, if applicable

Technical support, diagnostics, security, and troubleshooting

Marketing or promotional communications related to our books, resources, and educational media, when permitted by law

These third-party providers may process information on our behalf and according to their own privacy policies and terms.

External Links and Retail Platforms

Our website may include links to third-party websites, including book retailers, social media platforms, educational resources, nonprofit websites, partner websites, or other external services.

When you click an external link, you leave our website. Information you provide to those third-party websites is governed by their own privacy policies and terms.

Legal, Safety, and Rights Protection

We may disclose information if we believe in good faith that doing so is reasonably necessary to:

Comply with applicable law, regulation, legal process, or governmental request

Enforce our policies or website terms

Investigate, prevent, or address suspected fraud, security issues, illegal activity, or misuse of our website

Protect the rights, property, safety, or security of Nueces Innovation StoryWorks, LLC, our users, visitors, or others

Establish, exercise, or defend legal claims

Protect our intellectual property, including our books, articles, trademarks, educational resources, and digital content

Relationship to Nueces Innovation Labs

Nueces Innovation StoryWorks, LLC is separate from Nueces Innovation Labs, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. A portion of proceeds from Nueces Innovation StoryWorks, LLC may support STEM education initiatives through Nueces Innovation Labs.

We may reference Nueces Innovation Labs on our website for informational or mission-aligned purposes. However, information submitted through the Nueces Innovation StoryWorks, LLC website is handled according to this Privacy Policy unless otherwise stated.

User Rights

Depending on where you live, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information. These rights may include the right to request that we:

Confirm whether we are processing personal information about you

Provide access to personal information we have about you

Provide a copy of personal information you have directly provided to us, where applicable

Correct inaccurate or incomplete personal information

Delete personal information we have about you

Restrict or limit certain uses of your personal information

Object to certain processing of your personal information

Provide information about how your personal information is collected, used, or shared

These rights are not absolute and may be subject to applicable law, legal obligations, security requirements, recordkeeping needs, and our legitimate business interests.

To make a privacy-related request or ask questions about your personal information, please contact us at:

Nueces Innovation StoryWorks, LLC

Email: support@nuecesstoryworks.com

Please include “Privacy Request” in the subject line so we can review and respond to your request.

At this time, Nueces Innovation StoryWorks, LLC has not designated a separate Data Protection Officer. Privacy-related requests may be sent to the contact email listed above.

Retention

We will retain your personal information for as long as necessary to provide our services, and as necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our policies. Retention periods will be determined taking into account the type of information that is collected and the purpose for which it is collected, bearing in mind the requirements applicable to the situation and the need to destroy outdated, unused information at the earliest reasonable time. Under applicable regulations, we will keep records containing communications and anything else as required by applicable laws and regulations.

We may rectify, replenish or remove incomplete or inaccurate information, at any time and at our own discretion.

Cookies

We and our trusted partners use cookies and other technologies in our related services, including when you visit our Site or access our services.

A "cookie" is a small piece of information that a website assign to your device while you are viewing a website. Cookies are very helpful and can be used for various different purposes. These purposes include allowing you to navigate between pages efficiently, enable automatic activation of certain features, remembering your preferences and making the interaction between you and our Services quicker and easier. Cookies may also be used to help compile statistical data regarding use of our Services and, if advertising or promotional tools are added in the future, to help ensure that displayed content may be more relevant to visitor interests.

The Site uses the following types of cookies:

a. 'session cookies' which are stored only temporarily during a browsing session in order to allow normal use of the system and are deleted from your device when the browser is closed;

b. 'persistent cookies ' which are read only by the Site, saved on your computer for a fixed period and are not deleted when the browser is closed. Such cookies are used where we need to know who you are for repeat visits, for example to allow us to store your preferences for the next sign-in;

c. 'third party cookies' which are set by other online services who run content on the page you are viewing, for example by third party analytics companies who monitor and analyze our web access.

Cookies do not contain any information that personally identifies you, but Personal Information that we store about you may be linked, by us, to the information stored in and obtained from cookies. You may remove the cookies by following the instructions of your device preferences; however, if you choose to disable cookies, some features of our Site may not operate properly and your online experience may be limited.

We also use a tool called “Google Analytics” to collect information about your use of the Site. Google Analytics collects information such as how often users access the Site, what pages they visit when they do so, etc. We use the information we get from Google Analytics only to improve our Site and services. Google Analytics collects the IP address assigned to you on the date you visit sites, rather than your name or other identifying information. We do not combine the information collected through the use of Google Analytics with personally identifiable information. Google’s ability to use and share information collected by Google Analytics about your visits to this Site is restricted by the Google Analytics Terms of Use and the Google Privacy Policy .

Third Party Collection of Information

Our policy only addresses the use and disclosure of information we collect from you. To the extent you disclose your information to other parties or sites throughout the internet, different rules may apply to their use or disclosure of the information you disclose to them. Accordingly, we encourage you to read the terms and conditions and privacy policy of each third party that you choose to disclose information to.

This Privacy Policy does not apply to the practices of companies that we do not own or control, or to individuals whom we do not employ or manage, including any of the third parties which we may disclose information as set forth in this Privacy Policy.

How Do We Safeguard Your Information?

Nueces Innovation StoryWorks, LLC takes reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational measures to help protect the information submitted through our website.

We work to maintain appropriate security practices intended to reduce the risk of unauthorized access, disclosure, misuse, alteration, or destruction of information collected through the site. These measures may include secure website hosting, password-protected systems, limited administrative access, software updates, and the use of trusted third-party service providers for website operations, email communications, analytics, and related services.

We also expect third-party providers that support our website and communications to maintain reasonable security practices consistent with their own policies and applicable legal requirements.

However, no website, online platform, email system, or internet transmission can be guaranteed to be completely secure. While we take reasonable steps to safeguard information, we cannot guarantee absolute security and are not responsible for unauthorized access, security breaches, or actions by third parties that are beyond our reasonable control.

By using this website, you acknowledge that you understand and accept these limitations. Please avoid submitting sensitive personal information through general contact forms or email.

Transfer of Data Outside the EEA

Please note that some data recipients may be located outside the EEA. In such cases we will transfer your data only to such countries as approved by the European Commission as providing adequate level of data protection, or enter into legal agreements ensuring an adequate level of data protection.

At this time, Nueces Innovation StoryWorks, LLC does not operate third-party advertising networks on this website for targeted advertising purposes.

However, our website platform or third-party services may use cookies, analytics tools, or similar technologies to understand general website traffic, visitor engagement, and content performance. These technologies may collect limited technical information such as browser type, device information, pages visited, referring links, and general usage activity.

If we use advertising, analytics, or marketing tools in the future, those services may use cookies or similar technologies to help measure the effectiveness of content, communications, or promotional efforts.

Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through browser settings. You may choose to disable or limit cookies through your browser preferences. Please note that some website features may not function properly if cookies are disabled.

For more information about interest-based advertising and consumer opt-out options, you may visit:

Network Advertising Initiative:

Network Advertising Initiative Opt-Out

Digital Advertising Alliance:

Digital Advertising Alliance Opt-Out

Marketing

We may use your Personal Information, such as your name, email address, telephone number, etc. ourselves or by using our third party subcontractors for the purpose of providing you with promotional materials, concerning our services, which we believe may interest you.

Out of respect to your right to privacy we provide you within such marketing materials with means to decline receiving further marketing offers from us. If you unsubscribe we will remove your email address or telephone number from our marketing distribution lists.

Please note that even if you have unsubscribed from receiving marketing emails from us, we may send you other types of important e-mail communications without offering you the opportunity to opt out of receiving them. These may include customer service announcements or administrative notices.

Corporate Transaction

We may share information in the event of a corporate transaction (e.g. sale of a substantial part of our business, merger, consolidation or asset sale). In the event of the above, the transferee or acquiring company will assume the rights and obligations as described in this Privacy Policy.

Minors

Nueces Innovation StoryWorks, LLC understands the importance of protecting children’s privacy, especially online.

This website is intended for general audiences, including parents, educators, librarians, community members, and readers interested in STEM education, science fairs, curiosity-driven learning, and educational innovation. The website is not designed for children to submit personal information directly.

We do not knowingly collect personal information directly from children under 13. If we learn that a child under 13 has provided personal information through this website without appropriate parent or guardian consent, we will take reasonable steps to delete that information.

If you are a parent or guardian and believe that your child has provided personal information to us without your consent, please contact us at:

support@nuecesstoryworks.com

Updates or Amendments to This Privacy Policy

We reserve the right to periodically amend or revise the Privacy Policy; material changes will be effective immediately upon the display of the revised Privacy policy. The last revision will be reflected in the "Last modified" section. Your continued use of the website, following the notification of such amendments on our website, constitutes your acknowledgment and consent of such amendments to the Privacy Policy and your agreement to be bound by the terms of such amendments.

How to Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, the information we collect, or how information is used through this website, you may contact: