Privacy Policy

What information do we collect?

We collect information from you when you submit your poem or subscribe to our newsletter. When submitting your poem or sending us an inquiry, you may be asked to enter your: name, e-mail address, your school, the name of your teacher, and your town in Massachusetts. You may, however, visit our site anonymously.

What do we use your information for?

Any of the information we collect from you may be used in one of the following ways:

  • To submit poems to our judges
    • Your information, whether public or private, will not be sold, exchanged, transferred, or given to any other company for any reason whatsoever, without your consent, other than for the express purpose of evaluating your poem.
  • To send periodic emails
    • The email address you provide for order processing will only be used to send you information and updates pertaining to the annual competition.

How do we protect your information?

We implement a variety of security measures to maintain the safety of your personal information when you submit your personal information.

We offer the use of a secure server. All supplied information is transmitted via Secure Socket Layer (SSL) technology and then encrypted into our provider database only to be accessible by those authorized with special access rights to such systems and are required to keep the information confidential.

Do we use cookies?

No.

By visiting the BCP website, you are agreeing to the practices described in this Boston Children’s Poetry’s Online Privacy Policy. On occasion, it may be necessary for BCP to change the terms of this Online Privacy Policy. We will do so by posting updated text on the BCP website, and your continued use constitutes acceptance of those changes. To ensure that you are aware of current privacy practices, we recommend that you check the BCP website periodically.

Contact Us.

If you have questions or concerns regarding this BCP Children’s Online Privacy Policy, you should first contact us at via e-mail at [email protected] or via mail at 831 Beacon Street #263, Newton Center, MA 02459.

Effective Date: April 1, 2023