# Privacy policy and terms of service for p5js.org web editor?

**URL:** <https://discourse.processing.org/t/privacy-policy-and-terms-of-service-for-p5js-org-web-editor/29247>\
**Category:** p5.js\
**Created:** [April 9, 2021, 2:57pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/privacy-policy-and-terms-of-service-for-p5js-org-web-editor/29247 "2021-04-09T14:57:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![teacher\_guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/5daacb/32.png) [@teacher\_guy](https://discourse.processing.org/u/teacher_guy)\
**Post date:** [April 9, 2021, 2:57pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/privacy-policy-and-terms-of-service-for-p5js-org-web-editor/29247/1 "2021-04-09T14:57:02Z")

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I’d like to start using the [p5js.org](http://p5js.org) web editor with my elementary and middle school students, but I can’t do so without first reviewing a privacy policy and/or terms of service. I’ve looked through the site and can’t seem to find either of those documents.

Does anyone know if they exist somewhere?

Thanks in advance.

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**Author:** ![josephh](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.processing.org/josephh/32/210_2.png) [@josephh](https://discourse.processing.org/u/josephh)\
**Post date:** [April 9, 2021, 3:02pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/privacy-policy-and-terms-of-service-for-p5js-org-web-editor/29247/2 "2021-04-09T15:02:43Z")

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Hi,

Welcome to the community! 😉

Good question, I couldn’t find ToS too and I am also wondering if the [GDPR](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Data_Protection_Regulation) European laws on data privacy are also applicable to the p5 web editor since they store accounts and user information.

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**Author:** ![teacher\_guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/5daacb/32.png) [@teacher\_guy](https://discourse.processing.org/u/teacher_guy)\
**Post date:** [April 9, 2021, 3:23pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/privacy-policy-and-terms-of-service-for-p5js-org-web-editor/29247/3 "2021-04-09T15:23:13Z")

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Thanks for your reply.

Yeah, in the US, I’m working within [COPPA](https://tech.ed.gov/privacy/) requirements, which govern how sites handle data of those younger than 13. In practice, it means web services need to have a COPPA disclosure in their privacy policy or ToS. In lieu of these, our district (or a regional consortium) could try to get an agreement directly between us and [p5js.org](http://p5js.org), but that seems unlikely.

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**Author:** ![micuat](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.processing.org/micuat/32/19407_2.png) [@micuat](https://discourse.processing.org/u/micuat)\
**Post date:** [April 9, 2021, 3:38pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/privacy-policy-and-terms-of-service-for-p5js-org-web-editor/29247/4 "2021-04-09T15:38:16Z")

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not sure but if this is urgent you can check out alternatives like [openprocessing](https://openprocessing.org/).

also more generic tools like followings can run p5js too

> **[Glitch: The friendly community where everyone builds the web](https://glitch.com/)**
>
> Simple, powerful, free tools to create and use millions of apps.

> **[The collaborative browser based IDE](https://replit.com/)**
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> Replit is a simple yet powerful online IDE, Editor, Compiler, Interpreter, and REPL. Code, compile, run, and host in 50+ programming languages.

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**Author:** ![teacher\_guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/5daacb/32.png) [@teacher\_guy](https://discourse.processing.org/u/teacher_guy)\
**Post date:** [April 9, 2021, 4:05pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/privacy-policy-and-terms-of-service-for-p5js-org-web-editor/29247/5 "2021-04-09T16:05:14Z")

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Thanks for the link. Looks like they have a privacy policy and ToS (which specify users must be at least 13, so this is a possibility for my middle schoolers), and some pre-existing curriculum, too.