Effective Date: November 3, 2026
Operated by Our 5 Girls Ventures, Inc., doing business as Digital Creator Cures | Teachthisway.com
1. Who We Are and Scope
Teach This Way! (“TTW,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) is an online marketplace for educational resources and Creator-operated memberships. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, retain, and protect personal information when individuals visit our website, create buyer or Creator accounts, purchase resources, operate storefronts, join memberships, or otherwise use TTW.
TTW is operated by Our 5 Girls Ventures, Inc., doing business as Digital Creator Cures. This Policy applies to buyers, Creators, visitors, and authorized school or district users. Separate Terms of Use, Creator Terms and Policies, and AI Policy govern related activities. This Policy does not replace the privacy notices of independent third-party services.
2. Information We Collect
Account and profile information: name, email address, login credentials or authentication identifiers, account type, profile details, and communications preferences.
Purchase and billing information: billing address (including eligibility information), orders, purchases, membership subscriptions, refunds, transaction records, invoices, and payment status. Payment card details may be collected directly by our payment processors rather than stored by TTW; confirm the actual integration.
Creator and business information: storefront name, business/contact information, tax and identity verification details, payout account status, resource listings, files, sales records, and support communications. Verification may involve approved third-party service providers.
Marketplace activity: resource views, searches, wishlists, cart activity, purchases, download events, membership access, reviews, questions, and interactions with listings or storefronts.
Marketing and opt-in information: email addresses and consent records when you subscribe to TTW messages, follow Creators, or voluntarily submit a Creator opt-in form. Following a Creator is separate from consenting to receive that Creator’s marketing emails.
Technical information: IP address, device/browser type, approximate location derived from IP, cookies or similar identifiers, log data, security events, and usage analytics, subject to the tools TTW actually deploys.
Communications and support: inquiries, messages, complaints, refund requests, and information you provide when contacting TTW.
3. How We Use Information
We use personal information to create and secure accounts; verify eligibility, including the required valid U.S. billing address; process purchases, subscriptions, refunds, and payouts; deliver digital products and membership access; operate search, reviews, wishlists, and storefronts; provide customer support; detect fraud and misuse; enforce platform policies; meet tax, accounting, and legal obligations; and improve marketplace performance.
Where permitted, we may send service notices, account updates, and marketing communications. Marketing preferences and consent choices will be respected as described below. We may use aggregated or de-identified information for analytics and marketplace planning, provided it cannot reasonably identify individuals.
4. Buyers, Creators, and Information Sharing
Creators receive the information reasonably needed to fulfill transactions, administer memberships, respond to buyer questions, and provide support, subject to TTW’s privacy and access controls. Creators must not use buyer information for unrelated marketing without the buyer’s separate valid consent.
Following a Creator does not by itself authorize that Creator to export the follower’s email address or send marketing emails. TTW permits Creator email exports only for individuals who have separately and affirmatively consented to that Creator’s marketing communications. Nonconsenting follower email addresses should remain hidden from Creators.
When a buyer voluntarily submits an opt-in form operated by a Creator, TTW may share the submitted details and documented consent with that Creator for the disclosed purpose. Creators are independent parties responsible for their own subsequent handling of lawfully received information. Their separate privacy notices may apply.
5. Service Providers and Other Disclosures
We may share information with providers that help operate TTW, such as payment and payout processors, hosting and storage providers, email delivery services, fraud-prevention and identity-verification services, analytics tools, and authorized integrations. These providers receive information only as appropriate for their services and subject to applicable contractual or legal protections.
We may disclose information to comply with law, respond to valid legal process, protect users or the platform, investigate suspected fraud, or enforce our agreements. Information may also be transferred as part of a merger, acquisition, restructuring, or sale of assets, subject to applicable law and notice requirements.
Creators may independently connect supported third-party integrations (such as messaging or marketing tools). TTW does not control how those third parties process information after lawful transfer; their own terms and notices may apply.
6. Payments, Refunds, and Financial Records
Payment and refund information is processed to complete orders, collect applicable marketplace service fees and taxes, manage chargebacks, and maintain accurate financial records. Buyer-facing marketplace service fees are generally nonrefundable under TTW’s Terms of Use, except as required by law or where TTW elects otherwise. Transaction records may be retained as needed for accounting, dispute handling, fraud prevention, and legal compliance.
TTW may use payment processors and payout services to handle payment credentials and Creator payouts. Consult the applicable processor’s privacy notice for its independent data handling practices.
7. Cookies, Analytics, and Tracking
TTW may use essential cookies or similar technologies for login, security, shopping carts, and site functionality, as well as optional analytics or marketing technologies if enabled. Cookie categories, vendors, and controls should be described in a cookie notice or preference interface reflecting the tools actually deployed.
Where required by law, TTW will obtain consent before placing nonessential cookies and honor applicable opt-out choices.
8. Marketing Choices and Consent
Users may unsubscribe from promotional emails through the unsubscribe link or available account preferences. Transactional communications, such as receipts, security alerts, and important service notices, may continue where needed.
Consent to receive marketing from TTW is distinct from consent to receive marketing from an individual Creator. Creator opt-in consent should be freely given, specific, and recorded; checkboxes for Creator marketing should not be preselected. A free resource offered through an opt-in form must be accompanied by clear disclosure of any email-marketing condition and applicable law must be followed.
To withdraw consent for a Creator’s independent email list, contact that Creator or use the unsubscribe option in the Creator’s messages. TTW may also provide relevant controls where technically available.
9. Data Retention and Security
We retain personal information only as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described here, including account operation, purchase access, financial reporting, dispute resolution, security, and legal obligations. Different categories of information may have different retention periods.
We use reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational safeguards appropriate to the nature of the information. No online system can guarantee absolute security. Users are responsible for protecting their account credentials and notifying TTW of suspected unauthorized access.
10. Privacy Rights and Requests
Depending on where you live and applicable law, you may have rights to access, correct, delete, or obtain a copy of certain personal information, and to opt out of certain processing or withdraw consent. These rights may be subject to legal exceptions, including records that TTW must retain for tax, fraud-prevention, or contractual reasons.
To submit a privacy request, contact support@teachthisway.com. TTW may verify your identity before responding and will handle requests within applicable legal deadlines. If TTW engages in activities that trigger specific U.S. state privacy-law obligations, additional notices and opt-out methods may be required.
11. Children and Educational Resources
TTW is intended for adult buyers and Creators, including educators and authorized institutional representatives. Creator accounts require users to be at least 18. TTW does not knowingly invite children to create independent marketplace accounts or submit personal information directly. If we learn we have collected personal information from a child in violation of applicable law, we will take appropriate action.
Creators must not upload student records, personally identifying student information, or other sensitive information without a lawful basis, necessary permissions, and compliance with TTW rules and applicable privacy laws. TTW’s hosting of educational resources does not by itself make TTW a school’s authorized student-data processor.
12. U.S. Eligibility and International Access
TTW currently requires buyers and Creators to provide valid U.S. billing addresses under the applicable account terms. An eligible Creator may work, travel, or live overseas while legitimately maintaining a valid, verifiable U.S. billing address and satisfying identity, tax, and payout requirements. A borrowed or fictitious U.S. address does not qualify.
If an eligible user accesses TTW while abroad, their information may be processed in the United States or other locations where TTW’s approved service providers operate, subject to applicable law and safeguards.
13. External Links and Third-Party Services
TTW may link to third-party websites, files, tools, or services. Their privacy practices are governed by their own notices. TTW is not responsible for independent third-party privacy practices.
14. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy to reflect changes in our services, data practices, or legal requirements. We will post the revised policy with an updated effective date and provide additional notice when required by law. Continued use of TTW after a change does not waive rights or consent requirements established by law.
15. Contact Us
Privacy inquiries and rights requests: support@teachthisway.com
Operator: Our 5 Girls Ventures, Inc., d/b/a Digital Creator Cures
Website: https://Teachthisway.com