PARENTS AND TEACHERS PARTICIPATION IN THE LEARNING PROCESS

Extramarks realizes the importance and the concern that the user as a parent or a teacher has towards their ward on their educational needs. Hence efforts at Extramarks have been to design tools and software keeping the parents, teachers (mentors) and students in mind. An active participation of all the three will ensure a greater success for the child.

FIRST FEW STEPS TO DO AT EXTRAMARKS

• First, register with all details at Extramarks and review our demos.
• Make sure your ward understands the learning software and its features.
• Encourage schedule adherence and acknowledge his progress.
• Closely monitor children's performance reports and course coverage.

WARDS WITH ACTIVELY INVOLVED PARENTS AND TEACHERS ARE MORE LIKELY TO

• Experience a stress-free Learning experience at their own pace
• Achieve consistent and long term academic success
• Adapt to a positive learning behaviour
• Gain extra marks in all their tests and performances
• Gain insights to their strengths & weaknesses thereby planning for corrective actions

INTERNET AND CHILD SAFETY

Internet has become an integral part of our life. Internet has changed our lives like never before. The World Wide Web is a wonderful resource for children. But at the same time, it can pose challenges to your children's safety and privacy. That's why it's important to be aware of what your children see and browse on the Internet, who they meet virtually, and what they share online. All it takes to stay safe online is vigilant parents and educated children. Extramarks is committed to a safe and happy online experience for our users.

WHEN IT COMES TO CHILD SAFETY, EXTRAMARKS AIMS TO

• Advise parents with the basics of online safety
• Educate children on online safety measures

ADVISE TO PARENTS

• Learn: Become computer literate and learn how to block objectionable material
• Share: Share an email account with your child so you can monitor messages
• Bookmark: Bookmark most frequently visited sites for quick and easy access
• Spend time: Spend time online together to teach your children appropriate online behaviour
• Advise: Advise them not to enter the chat rooms. Be aware that posting messages to chat rooms reveals a user's email address to others
• Limit: Limit their online time per day aside from a special school project
• Check: Check your credit card and phone bills for unfamiliar account charges.
• Monitor: Monitor what your child did without your supervision
• Explain: Explain as how to react in case they come across inappropriate content
• Respond: Respond to your child when he/she reports an uncomfortable online experience

INTERNET SAFETY TIPS

• Keep the computer in a common room in the house so that you can keep an eye on the computer activity
• Sit along with your children while they browse the internet
• Check the web history to know the sites they visit
• Switch on the Filtering and Safe-Search options
• Ask them not to give personal information like names, addresses, or phone numbers on public sites
• Create a screen name to protect their real identity
• Teach them not to pirate software or other utilities
• Protect passwords and ask them not to use 'Remember me' option on public computers like at school or in net cafes
• Brief them about 'Report Abuse' and 'Flag' options in case they come across inappropriate content
• Avoid 'In-person meetings' with people they meet online
• Advise them to check the credibility and genuineness of the information on sites
• Install Parent Control software that helps block access to certain sites
• Use parent-control options to block inappropriate material
• Follow online safety tips for a safer and happier internet experience

So show your children that you are always concerned by actively participating in learning with Extramarks. Share the fun and excitement of learning in a brand new way, sit with them, appreciate their efforts, encourage them to explore and excel.

COOKIES

A cookie is a very small text document, which often includes an anonymous unique identifier. When any user visits any website, that site's computer asks the user's computer for permission to store this file in a part of your hard drive specifically designated for cookies. Each website can send its own cookie to a browser if the browser's preferences allow it, but (to protect your privacy) a browser only permits a website to access the cookies it has already sent, not the cookies sent by other sites.

Use of cookies makes web surfing easier by performing certain functions such as saving Passwords, personal preferences regarding use of the particular website and to make sure that the user don't see the same ad repeatedly. Many consider the use of cookies to be an industry standard. If the user chooses to have his own browser refuse cookies, it is possible that some areas of our Site will not function properly. The user may note additionally that if he visits Extramarks website where he is prompted to log in or that are customizable, he may be required to accept cookies. Advertisers and partners may also use cookies.Extramarks does not control use of these cookies and disclaim responsibility for information collected through them.

HOW DO WE SECURE INFORMATION TRANSMISSIONS?

Email is not recognized as a secure medium of communication. For this reason, Extramarks requests that the user does not send private information to it by email. This Site does not, however, provide facilities for the secure transmission of information across the Internet. The user should be aware that there are inherent risks associated with the transmissions of Personal Information via the Internet.

If the user does not wish to use the Internet to transmit personal information he can mail or phone Extramarks, Details are provided under 'How to Contact us'.

HOW CAN YOU ACCESS AND CORRECT YOUR INFORMATION?

Email is not recognized as a secure medium of communication. The user may request access to all his personally identifiable information that Extramarks collects online and maintains in its database by calling Extramarks.

CERTAIN DISCLOSURES

Extramarks may disclose a user’s personal information if required to do so by law or subpoena or if it believes that such action is necessary to (a) conform to the law or comply with legal process served on it or affiliated parties; (b) protect and defend its rights and property, its site, the users of our site, and/or itsaffiliated parties; (c) act under circumstances to protect the safety of users of the site, us, or third parties.

WHAT ABOUT OTHER WEBSITES LINKED TO OUR WEBSITE?

Extramarks is not responsible for the practices employed by Websites linked to or from the Website nor the information or content contained therein. Often links to other Websites are provided solely as pointers to information on topics that may be useful to the users of the Website.

The use should remember that when he uses a link to go from Extramarks’ Website to another, Extramarks’ Privacy Policy is no longer in effect. The user’s browsing and interaction on any other Website, including Websites which have a link on Extramarks’ Website, is subject to that Website's own rules and policies. The user read over those rules and policies before proceeding.

CHILDERN'S PRIVACY

Extramarks does not knowingly collect personal information from children below the age of 15. If it learns that it has personal information of a child below the age of 15, it will delete that information from its systems. Even for personal information of children of the age of 15 years and above, the personal information is collected only for the purpose of their educational requirement and service needs as provided by this website.

SPAMMING

Sending unsolicited mail messages, including, without limitation, commercial advertising and informational announcements, is expressly prohibited. A user shall not use another site's mail server to relay mail without the express permission of the site.

It is contrary to Extramarks’ policy for customers to use its servers to effect or participate in any of the following activities:

It is contrary to Extramarks’ policy for customers to use its servers to effect or participate in any of the following activities:

• To post to any Usenet or other newsgroup, forum, e-mail mailing list or other similar groups or list articles which are off-topic according to the agreement or other owner-published FAQ or description of the group or list;
• To send unsolicited mass e-mailings, if such unsolicited e-mailings provoke complaints from the recipients;
• To engage in any of the foregoing activities using the service of another provider, but channeling such activities through Extramarks provided server, or using Extramarks provided server as a mail drop for responses;
• To falsify user information provided to Extramarks or to other users of the service in connection with use of Extramarks service.

CONSEQUENCES OF VIOLATION

When Extramarks becomes aware of an alleged violation of its Acceptable Use Policy, Extramarks will initiate an investigation. During the investigation Extramarks may restrict Customer's access in order to prevent further possible unauthorised activity. Depending on the severity of the violation Extramarks may, at its sole discretion, restrict, suspend, or terminate Customer's account and pursue other civil remedies. If such violation is a criminal offence, Extramarks will notify the appropriate law enforcement department of such violation.