PRIVACY NOTICE AND TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF USE
We care about protecting the personal information of our customers and visitors who use our websites, products, or services (collectively, our “Users”). This privacy policy provides details about how your personal information is collected, shared, and used by us.
By accessing and using the Website, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound be these Terms and Conditions of Use and our Privacy Policy, which is hereby incorporated by reference (collectively, this “Agreement”) and you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy. If you do not agree to any of the terms contained herein, then please do not use or access the Website.
Our Website and the servers that make this Website available are located in the United States. The Internet laws in the United States govern all matters relating to this Website. Any information you provide in subscribing to or visiting our Website will be transferred to the United States. By visiting our Website and submitting information, you authorize this transfer, processing, and use.
INFORMATION WE COLLECT FROM YOU
SERVICES
Information you provide prior to any registration process, such as your email when you provide it to us; information that you provide during any registration process, such as your name, email address, phone number, and billing address or credit card information when you register to use our products or services; and payment information that you provide to us when you purchase our products and services, including credit card data, which will only be used to facilitate payment for our products and services.
SOCIAL MEDIA
Information from third party social networking sites, including information that social networking sites provide to us if you use your credentials at such social networking sites to log into some of our Services (such as your name and email address to pre-populate our sign-up form). The information you allow us to access varies by social networking site, and depends on the level of privacy settings you have in place at the social networking site. You can control and find out more about these privacy settings at the applicable social networking site.
COOKIES
Our website may use cookies in order to deliver a better experience for you. Cookies are files with small amounts of data that a website stores on your computer’s or mobile device’s hard drive so that certain information about your visit and web-browsing preferences will be recognized upon a return visit. Cookies serve functions such as “remembering” log-in names and passwords, or enabling or saving shopping cart contents. Like many websites, we may use both session cookies (which expire once you close your web browser) and persistent cookies (which stay on your computer until you delete them) to help us improve the experience you have with our Website. Most web browsers have a function that allows you to delete existing cookies on your device or you can set your browser options to that your device does not receive or accept cookies. Doing this may interfere with your ability to use the Website.
THIRD-PARTY ANALYTICS
We may use third-party analytics services (such as Google Analytics) to evaluate and aggregate visitor data. These services help us evaluate Visitors’ use of the Website, including time spent on certain pages, which areas of the Website receive the most traffic, how often visitors visit pages within the Website, and also provide general geographic location about visitors, the source of referred traffic (from other websites, vs search engines, etc.). These third party analytic services use cookies and other technologies to help analyze and provide us the data. By providing your consent to this Privacy Policy, you consent to the collection and review of data about you by these analytics providers in the manner and for the purposes set out herein. For more information on Google Analytics, including how to opt out from certain data collection, please visit https://www.google.com/analytics. If you opt out of any service, you may not enjoy the full functionality of the Website.
LOG DATA
We may collect data relating to your online activity on our websites including the following: IP address, browser type and version, geographic location, pages you view, how you got to our Services and any links you click on to leave our Services, when you update your information, communicate with us, or order new Services, metadata about emails you receive from us including clicks and opens, your interactions with any videos we offer, issues you encounter requiring our support or assistance, or any device or other method of communication you use to interact with us. We store this data we collect in a variety of places within our infrastructure, including system log files, back end databases, and analytics systems.
THIRD PARTY LINKS
Some of our resources provide links to other websites. Because we do not control the information policies or practices of these third party sites, you should review their privacy policies to learn about how they collect and use personal information. You may also log in to some of our resources using sign-in services such as Facebook. These resources will authenticate your identity and provide you with the option to share certain personal information with us, such as your name and email address to pre-populate our sign up form. For example, if you take advantage of certain social media features, such as the Facebook Like button, and widgets, such as the “Share This” button, the applicable social networking sites may collect your IP address, which page you are visiting on our websites, and may set a cookie to enable it to function properly.
SURVEYS, CONTESTS, EVENTS, OR PROMOTIONS
We may request information via surveys, contests, events, or promotions. Participation in these is completely voluntary and you may choose whether or not to participate and therefore disclose this information. Information requested may include contact information (such as name and address), and demographic information (such as zip code, age level).
HOW WE USE YOUR INFORMATION
We use the information we collect, both on its own and combined with any other information we collect about you, for the following purposes: to provide requested Services; to provide you with useful content; to offer and improve our Services; and to provide you requested information. Unless you ask us not to, we may contact you in the future to tell you about specials, new products or services, or changes to this privacy policy. We retain your personal information to provide services to you and as otherwise necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements. We will retain your personal information for no more than seven years following the date on which you terminate your use of the Services unless we are otherwise required by law or regulation to retain your personal information for longer.
SHARING OF INFORMATION
We do not share or sell customer information to any third parties. In the event of the sale or transfer of our business to a third party buyer, including in the event of bankruptcy or liquidation, we may, as necessary, share your data with the buyer or transferee. In the event that we partner with another party to provide specific services, when the user signs up for these services, we may share names, or other contact information that is necessary for the third party to provide these services. In the event that we have to collect on a debt owed to us by you, we may, as necessary, share your information with an attorney or a court of law to enforce our rights and collect what is owed. Under certain circumstances we may be obligated or compelled to disclose the Information: when required by law, court order or government agency, or when disclosing such Information is reasonably required to protect the Company, its property, the Website, the safety of visitors or others.
SECURITY
The transmission of information via the internet, email or text message is not completely secure. Although we will do our best to protect your personal information any transmission is at your own risk. Once we have received your information, we will take appropriate technical and organizational measures to safeguard your personal information against loss, theft and unauthorized use, access or modification. When we collect financial account information, such as credit card numbers, we protect its transmission through the use of encryption such as the Transport Layer Security (TLS) protocol. You can verify this by looking for a lock icon in the address bar and looking for “https” at the beginning of the address of the Web page.
CHOICE/OPT-OUT
You always have the opportunity to opt out of our marketing communications by emailing us at subscribe@college4careers.com and placing Unsubscribe in the subject line. Some communications from us are considered transactional or service communications (for example, important account notifications and billing information), and you will continue to receive those notifications as long as you are a client or until all balances due have been paid. Customers are not able to opt out of transactional or service emails.
TRACKING
CALIFORNIA PRIVACY RIGHTS
Pursuant to Section 1798.83 of the California Civil Code, residents of California have the right to request from a business with whom they have an opt-in relationship with, personal information the business shares with third parties for direct marketing purposes and the identities of those third parties with whom the business has shared such information with during the immediately preceding calendar year. To request a copy of the information disclosure provided by the Company pursuant to this provision, please contact us at subscribe@college4careers.com.
CALIFORNIA DO NOT TRACK NOTICE
Do Not Track (“DNT”) is a setting in your web browser that informs websites that you do not want to be tracked. You can enable or disable DNT through the Preferences or Settings options of your web browser.
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY / RESTRICTIONS ON USE
The Website itself, or certain products, services or programs offered through the Website, text, graphics, logos, images, coursework, software, video or audio files, and other material provided by or on behalf of the Company (Content) is proprietary and is protected under both United States and foreign laws, whether owned by us or by third parties with whom we associate to help deliver the Content. You shall not use the Website for any illegal purposes, and you will use it in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations. Unauthorized use of the Content may violate copyright, trademark and other applicable laws. Registered Users who have purchased any product, service or program may use it for their own personal, non-commercial use. No other use is permitted without the prior written consent of the Company. The Company retains all right, title and interest, including all intellectual property rights, in and to the Content. You must retain all copyright and other proprietary notices contained in the original Content. You agree not to duplicate, imitate, copy, reproduce, transmit, publish, display, distribute, sell, transfer, assign, license, sublicense, publicly perform, commercially exploit or create derivative works of such material and content, nor to help or assist third parties in doing the same. You are also prohibited from posting any portion of the Content in either print or digital format, included on any other website, social media page, or in a networked computer environment for any purpose. The Content may not be used in connection with any product or service that is not ours in any manner that is likely to cause confusion among users or disparages or discredits us or anyone else. You agree not to use the Website in a way that may cause the Website to be interrupted, damaged, rendered less efficient or such that the effectiveness or functionality of the Website is in any way impaired. You agree not to attempt any unauthorized access to any part or component of the Website. We assume no responsibility and have no liability for any User Generated Content created or posted by you or anyone else. You agree that in the event that you have any right, claim, or action against any User arising out of that User’s use of the Website, then you will pursue such right, claim or action independently of and without recourse to us. The Company is under no obligation to accept any individual as a Registered User or Client and may accept or reject any registration in its sole and complete discretion. In addition, the Company may deactivate any account at any time, including, without limitation, if it determines that a Registered User or Client has violated the Terms of Use for any particular service, product, or program.
DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES/LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
The website and products, services or programs contained herein are not substitutes for any professional advice or treatment, including the advice and treatment of a licensed professional. The products and services offered by the company are not suited for everyone. The creators of any products, services, or programs offered herein or in connection herewith do not assume, and shall not have, any liability to users for injury or loss in connection therewith. We make no representations or warranties and expressly disclaim any and all liability concerning any action following the information offered or provided within or through the website. We will not be liable, in contract, tort (including, without limitation, negligence), pre-contract or other representations (other than fraudulent misrepresentations) or otherwise out of or in connection with the website or products or services offered on the website whether by us or on our behalf (including free software or document downloads) for any economic losses (including without limitation loss of revenues, profits, contracts, business or anticipated savings) or any loss of goodwill or reputation, or any loss or corruption of data, or any special, indirect, incidental, consequential, punitive, or exemplary losses or damages; in any case whether or not such losses or damages were within the contemplation of either of us at the date on which the event giving rise to the loss occurred. Under no circumstances (including negligence) shall we be liable to you or anyone else for any direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, special, punitive exemplary or any other damages (including lost profits), personal injury (including death) or property damage of any kind or nature whatsoever that arise out of or result from the use of or any inability to use, the website or any content or functions thereof; or any act or omission, online or offline, of any user of the website or anyone else, even if we have been advised of the possibility of such damages. In no event shall our total liability to you for all loss, cost, damage, liability or expense (including attorney’s fees and costs) that you may suffer or incur, under any theory of liability, in contract, tort (including, but not limited to, negligence), or otherwise, exceed the lesser of the amount paid by you, if any, for the right to access or participate in any activity related to the website. Under no circumstances shall we or any of the indemnified parties be liable for any delay or failure in performance resulting, directly or indirectly, from any event of force majeure or other cause beyond our or their control including, without limitation, acts of god, war, equipment and technical failures, electrical power failures or fluctuations, strikes, labor disputes, riots, civil disturbances, shortages of labor or materials, natural disasters, governmental actions, orders of domestic or foreign courts or tribunals, or non-performance of third parties. Neither we nor any other indemnified party is responsible or liable for any incompatibility between the website and any site, service, software or hardware, or any delay or failure you may experience with any transmission or transaction related to the website. The Company reserves the right to change pricing related to any products, programs or services offered through the Website at any time.
INDEMNIFICATION
You agree to be fully responsible for and fully indemnify, defend and hold us (including our licensors, licensees, successors, distributors, agents, representatives, and other authorized users, and each of their respective officers, directors, owners, managers, members, employees, agents, representatives and assigns, collectively the “Indemnified Parties”) harmless from and against any and all claims, liability, damages, losses, costs and expenses, including legal fees and expenses, suffered by us and arising out of any breach of the conditions by you or any other liabilities arising out of your use of the Website, or the use by any other person accessing the website using your password, personal computer or other electronic device, or internet access account. You shall use your best efforts to cooperate with us in the defense of any claim including to provide us with assistance, without charge, as we may request in connection with any such defense, including, without limitation, providing us with such information, documents, records, and reasonable access to you as we deem necessary. We reserve the right to employ separate counsel and assume the exclusive defense and control of the settlement and disposition of any claim that is subject to indemnification by you. You shall not settle any third party claim or waive any defense without our prior written consent.
CHILDREN
We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 18 without a parent or guardian’s permission. If a parent or guardian becomes aware that his or her child has provided us with personal information without such parent or guardian’s consent, he or she should contact us. If we become aware that a child under 18 has provided us with personal information without a parent or guardian’s permission, we will delete such information from our files.
NOTIFICATION OF CHANGES
We reserve the right to modify this privacy policy at any time, so please review it frequently. If we decide to change this privacy policy in any material way, we will notify you here, on the company website. In all cases, your continued use of any Services constitutes acceptance to any such changes.
Last modified November 1, 2018