DECLARATION ON DATA PROTECTION
1. What information do we collect and what do we do with it?
When you register as a student or subscriber ("learner") on our website or in the relevant courses, we collect the personal data you provide, such as your name and e-mail address, as part of the registration process.
We may send you e-mails about our website and related courses, enrollment, course content, your course progress or other updates or reminders. We may also use your e-mail to notify you of course changes, ask about your usage, or seek your views.
2. How do we obtain your consent?
If you provide us with personal data in order to register on our website, make a purchase or participate in a course, you agree that we may collect this data and use it for this purpose only.
If we ask you for your personal data for any other reason, e.g. for marketing purposes, we will either ask you directly for your explicit consent or give you the opportunity to opt out.
How can you withdraw your consent?
If you change your mind after registering, you can withdraw your consent to the further collection, use or disclosure of your data at any time by contacting us at [email protected].
3. Disclosure
We may disclose your personal data if we are required to do so by law or if you breach our terms of use (https://academy.thomasgelmi.com/pages/terms).
4. Thinkific
Our courses and website are hosted by Thinkific Labs Inc ("Thinkific") in Canada. Thinkific provides us with an online course creation platform that allows us to make our products/services available to you.
Your data is stored in Thinkific's data storage, in the databases and in the general Thinkific application for the use of our products/services. For this purpose, your data is stored on a secure server behind a firewall.
Further information can also be found in Thinkific's General Terms and Conditions here https://www.thinkific.com/resources/privacy-policy/ or in the Privacy Policy here https://www.thinkific.com/resources/terms-of-service/ .
5. Services from third-party providers
In general, the third-party providers we use will only collect, use and disclose your information to the extent necessary to provide the services they provide to us.
However, certain third-party providers, such as the persolog DISC Personality Profile, payment gateways or other payment processors, have their own privacy policies regarding the information we are required to provide to them for your purchase-related transactions.
We recommend that you read the privacy policies of these providers so that you understand how your personal data is handled by these providers.
Certain providers may be located in a different country or have facilities located in a different country than you or us. If you choose to complete a transaction using the services of a third party provider, your information may be subject to the laws of the country in which that provider or its facilities are located.
Once you leave our course website or are redirected to a third-party website or application, you are no longer subject to this Privacy Policy or our website's Terms and Conditions.
Links
If you click on links on our course website, they may take you away from our website. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of other websites and encourage you to read their privacy statements.
6. Safety
To protect your personal information, we take reasonable precautions and follow industry best practices to ensure that it is not inappropriately lost, misused, accessed, disclosed, altered or destroyed.
When you provide us with your credit card information, the data is encrypted using Secure Socket Layer (SSL) technology and stored using AES-256 encryption. Although no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure, we follow all PCI-DSS requirements and implement other generally accepted industry standards.
Cookies
We collect cookies or similar tracking technologies. These are pieces of information that our website's server sends to your computer. This information may be used to track your session on our website. Cookies can also be used to customize the content of our website for you as an individual. If you are using one of the common Internet browsers, you can set your browser to either notify you when you receive a cookie or to deny cookies access to your computer.
We use cookies to recognize your device and provide you with a personalized experience.
We may also use automated tracking methods on our websites, in communications with you and in our products and services to measure performance and engagement.
Please note that there is no common understanding in the industry about how to respond to "Do Not Track" signals, and we do not change our data collection and use practices when we recognize such a signal from your browser.
Web analysis tools
We may use web analytics tools integrated into the website to measure and collect anonymous session data.
7. Age of the person giving consent
By using this website, you represent that you are at least the age of majority in your state or province of residence.
8. Changes to this privacy policy
We reserve the right to change this Privacy Policy at any time, so you should check it regularly. Changes and clarifications will take effect immediately after they are posted on the website. If we make material changes to this policy, we will notify you of the update here so that you are aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances, if any, we use and/or disclose it.
If our website or our course is acquired by or merged with another company, your information may be transferred to the new owner so that we can continue to sell products to you.
QUESTIONS AND CONTACT INFORMATION
If you wish to access, correct, amend or delete your personal data, lodge a complaint or simply want more information, please contact our Data Protection Officer at [email protected].