Last updated 18.10.2025
Who we are
Our website address is http://inkspark.org.
Imprint: Handelsregister CHE-436.970.458
International Standard Serial Number: InkSpark, ISSN 3043-0356
InkSpark is a project run by Tracy Hope at Language Plus, Buehlstrasse 45B, Zurich 8055.
Protecting Children’s Privacy
1 The data and personal privacy of InkSpark’s users, especially those under 13, is most important to us. We do not accept written submissions from children without express permission from a parent or caregiver. This can be in the form of an email. Any submissions must come via Chill Subs, a third-party submission management website. We specify to children submitting that they must have the permission of their parent or caregiver. If writing is submitted by teachers on behalf of students, parents must have given permission.
2 We will do our best to confirm with a parent/caregiver that their child has submitted writing for publication. We will explain the purpose of the information we collect. Parents/caregivers may withdraw consent at this time.
3 Any communication with the child about revisions to their writing will be conducted through Chill Subs’ platform, using the communication method selected by the parent/caregiver/teacher who has submitted on the child’s behalf. We will not ask for direct contact information with the child, nor will we attempt to contact them separately. If a child contacts InkSpark directly, we will directly respond once to any specific questions related to their writing or publication. The parent/caregiver/teacher will be notified. Any contact information directly connected to the child will be purged at the end of this communication.
4 We will never ask for more information about children than their first name, age at the time of submission, and a broad location (city/country). This information would be shared along with any published work. Parents/caregivers can request this information be withheld, and the writing may be published anonymously.
5 We will not knowingly publish personally identifiable information about children aged 13 or under that may be included in the content of submitted work. The work will be edited in advance to remove personally identifiable information, or, if published, removed from the site.
6 We will not knowingly share links to sites that are unsuitable for children.
7 If asked, InkSpark will provide parents/caregivers with a list of personal information collected about their child during the submission and publication process. Requests can be made by email.
Comments
Comments are enabled on this WordPress site.
When comments are enabled, we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.
An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Cookies
If you leave a comment on our site, you may opt in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.
If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.
Embedded content from other websites
InkSpark may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.) in posts and other articles. Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
How long we retain your data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.
What rights you have over your data
If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
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