Privacy Policy
This privacy policy has been compiled to better serve those who are concerned with how their 'Personally Identifiable Information' (PII) is being used online. PII, as described in US privacy law and information security, is information that can be used on its own or with other information to identify, contact, or locate a single person, or to identify an individual in context. Please read our privacy policy carefully to get a clear understanding of how we collect, use, protect or otherwise handle your Personally Identifiable Information in accordance with our website.
Advertising
We do no third-party advertising on this site.
COPPA (Children Online Privacy Protection Act)
We do not specifically market to children under the age of 13 years old.
Data Retention
We actively expire inactive data based on a schedule. When data expires or is manually removed, this service does not retain a copy of the data. By only keeping active data in the system, we reduce the overall amount of 'Personally Identifiable Information' (PII) on the system at any time.
Data Analysis
We will limit our analysis of PII data to reports that are necessary for accounting, technical support, and overall statistics for the system. We may do internal data analysis to improve the technical reliability, functionality, or performance of the system. In particular we will not use Machine Learning, or Artificial Intelligence techniques to understand the behavior of those using our site.
General Philosophy
We retain only as much of your data as is needed to accomplish your learning goals and our mission, but for no other purpose. Wherever possible, we give you control over the retention of your data and respect your wishes with respect to the retention of your data.
Our goal is to comply both with the letter and spirit or privacy laws like the The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) and EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) regulations, and have a commitment to subscriber privacy that exceeds the minimum requirements of these laws.
Google Analytics
We use Google Analytics on this site, only as a way of knowing our audience and improving the site, we do not use it to target you specifically.
Google Maps
Some pages on this site may use Google Maps.
Notifications
In order to be in line with Fair Information Practices we will take the following responsive action, should an incident occur: We will notify you via email.
If there are any questions regarding this privacy policy, you may contact us using the information below.
What personal information do we collect from the people that visit our blog, website or app?
When ordering or registering on our site, as appropriate, you may be asked to enter your name, email address or other details to help you with your experience.
When do we collect information?
We may use the information we collect from you when you register, sign up for our newsletter, respond to a survey or marketing communication, surf the website, or use certain other site features.
How do we protect your information?
Your personal information is contained behind secured networks and is only accessible by a limited number of persons who have special access rights to such systems, and are required to keep the information confidential. In addition, all sensitive/credit information you supply is encrypted via Secure Socket Layer (SSL) technology.
Do we use 'cookies'?
Yes. Cookies are small files that a site or its service provider transfers to your computer's hard drive through your Web browser (if you allow) that enables the site's or service provider's systems to recognize your browser and capture and remember certain information.
We use cookies to:
Understand and save user's preferences and identity for future visits.
Gather analytics data that is only used to monitor and improve the site.
If users disable cookies in their browser:
If you turn cookies off, you won't be able to log in to the site directly.
You can use the learning tools and library on this system when launched from a browser with cookies turned off since the website neither use nor require cookies and will have full function even when cookies are turned off.
Third-party disclosure
We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer to outside parties your Personally Identifiable Information (PII).
Third-party links
We may include third parties links in the form of embedded YouTube videos, or via scheduling calendar services. Those services include their own privacy policies and are not tied or directly controlled to us.