Information for Teachers and
Parents
What is included on this
page?
We will be discussing who we are, what we do,
parental controls, teacher related questions, publisher and media
related questions and other topics in the form of a Q&A.
Notice: There was a bug in the latest update
and half of the content I wrote on here disappeared. It explained
how we deal with NSFW content, Moderate and make Jappleng a safe
place for all. It also described Jappleng's Transparency, Equality
Support, "Green" Energy servers, and Jappleng For individuals with
disabilities. The bug will be rectified and the content re-written.
Sorry!
What is Jappleng?
Jappleng is a unique (and only)
Social Edutainment Platform for the Japanese enthusiast community.
We provide lessons in the Japanese language, Culture and way of
life for those interested. We believe that a combination of
education, social interaction and entertainment is key to a
successful learning path and have combined them all to create what
is known as Jappleng or Jappleng University.
Is
Jappleng / Jappleng University a For-Profit Corporation or
Institution?
Not at all, while Jappleng may one day become
for-profit to maintain our online presence, at the present time, we
are only volunteers with no physical location.
How many people are working on
Jappleng?
There is only one person developing and maintaining
the website and services but the community builds the content
freely and openly.
How will this impact the overall
quality, security, and safety of those visiting Jappleng?
I am a full-stack developer with over 15 years of
industry experience. I have great knowledge in providing quality
and security for software that I write however it would be silly to
say that my work or anyone’s work can prevent all attacks. I am
proud to say that I consistently spend time improving security on
the site in every manner as possible. Jappleng is HIPAA compliant
and has earned an A+ security rating by SSLabs. This puts Jappleng
at the highest security category in the private sector.
What we consider personal data is encrypted (not
plain text) and the website is SSL secure. Many of the user
identifiable data is anonymatized to give each user a higher degree
of anonymity with administrators of the website. Please keep in
mind that technology keeps changing and the validity of these
claims may change every few months. However I will do my best to
remain compliant.Is Jappleng
Free to use?
Our goal is to make Jappleng as free as possible to
as many people as can be. While in the future there is plans to
have microtransactions for those who wish to support the
free-to-use service; these features are likely going to continue to
be free given that enough people support the project. This project
has cost a substantial amount of money to create and maintain. Any
financial help is always welcome to help preserve the "freeness" of
the project.
How does Jappleng handle harassment
and ERP?
We take pride in protecting our
users, whether they are guests, or they are members of the site.
They are like family to us and justlike family, we mean to do
everything we can to protect them. We have established our Terms of
Service, Privacy Policy, Cookies, Letter to Parents and Teachers
(the page you are on), have included numerous moderation features
and a comprehensive system that is continuously improved upon. We
want to make Jappleng a safe and enjoyable place for everyone and
because of that we do everything we can to resolve disputes and
suspend / remove toxic behaviors that may occur. While some
J-Communities may permit ERP (erotic role-play), it is strictly not
permitted here. S.P.A.M. is also not permitted and not tagging
posts appropriately will also likely lead to suspension of
accounts.
Are there parental controls?
Yes, in the user settings panel, it is possible
to configure what sections you permit your child to view. For
instance, if you do not wish them to gain access to J-Spot Social
but wish to permit them on the education and Clubs section, you may
toggle this. To avoid the child to override these settings, a
unique PIN and E-Mail can be enabled to further secure the account.
Lastly, the maturity setting permits the user/parent to set what
kind of content should be censored.
I am a
Teacher or Tutor, what can I do for Jappleng?
We hope that Jappleng becomes widespread and used throughout
classrooms around the world. Presently there are a few schools that
are using Jappleng for references and for its lessons. We have also
been featured in a few Universities which is a big deal to us. If
you wish to use our lessons / resources, you are more than welcome
to if it’s for non-profit reasons. For-profit reasons will need to
contact us such as for Publishing. However, we do love to hear it
when a school/teacher uses our materials, it tells us that we are
doing a good job and should keep moving forward!
I would
like to make lessons for Jappleng / my classroom
That is exciting to hear and we would like to talk more about this!
There is indeed money to be made for tutors and a means for
teachers to easily create lessons for students. Please send us an
e-mail by using our Contact form to learn more.
Is
Jappleng Encrypted?
Yes, important information is encrypted using
multiple factor and secret methods. Additionally, we only permit
HTTPS access to the site, meaning we require a successful handshake
connection between the user and our website. Private user data are
not stored in plain text, nor is it stored in cookies. We also
encrypt our cookies.
What kind of data is
collected?Members are
required to enter their username, e-mail, password and date of
birth but nothing else. However, all activity performed on
this website / service is monitored for both
Quality Assurance and Security reasons. We have no plans to sell
personal information to third parties. Please see our Privacy
Policy for details about how we collect and use your data.
What about Google
Trackers?We presently
use Google Analytics to track visitor’s behaviors on our website,
however the information is completely anonymous and
is not tied to any individual account. Users
may decide to opt-out of this if they wish. In the future, we will
not use any third-party trackers. Additionally, this information
helps us identify what sections people love the most and what
sections need improvement.
Are cookies
bad?
Not our cookies! They are delicious and required for users to stay
logged-in, otherwise there is no way for us to know who you are.
Well, there are alternatives but Cookies is the way we chose to do
it. To learn more about our cookies, visit Cookies? Om
nom!
What is the age
requirements on this
website?The requirement by US law is 13 or over, however it is
important to be reminded that Jappleng is a community just like any
social network that you may know and as such, people may troll,
harass, and post things that may not be appropriate despite it
being against our rules. (They will get punished if caught) As a
result, we recommend that you enable maturity settings and permit
only allowable sections as you feel comfortable.
Can
Clubs be Used in conjunction of school clubs?
Yes! That is the purpose! We would love to see more integration
with real school clubs using Club Jappleng! We are also presently
working on a school club itinerary and
printable club materials.
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