Habitica
Not Approved
Why this application is not approved: The policies for Habitica contain some reasonable protections for user information, such as that the personal information of users will not be sold to third parties. However, there are several items to be aware of when deciding whether to use this service in the classroom. Please note that parental consent is required for all students on this platform prior to its use.
• Site is not to be used by anyone under the age of 13.
• Service allows users to interact with one another, but clearly indicates that those interactions are not moderated.
• Service may allow users to post content publicly, but is not clear whether personal information will be filtered prior to content being made publicly available.
• The policy is unclear what would happen in the event of a data breach.
• Service may collect protected health information from users.
• The service makes use of targeted advertising.
• The service may use information collected through tracking technologies in any way they would like. There is a potential risk of information collected through tracking technologies being combined to be able to locate a user.
• Terms and Privacy Policy have not been updated since June 2015. They do not reflect the recent changes in privacy law.
About this application
Habitica is a free habit-building and productivity application that gamifies real-life tasks and goals. For educational organizations, it can be used by students and staff to track homework, study habits, and daily routines by turning them into a role-playing game where users earn rewards and build positive habits.
Information this application may collect
No data-sharing agreement is on file for this application.
For the vendor's own description, see its privacy policy (opens in new tab) and terms of service (opens in new tab) .