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The information
collection, use, and dissemination practices of The Education Pros. This policy
applies to The Education Pros’ collection, use, storage and disclosure of
information by The Education Pros on its (a) websites, including all its
divisions, subsidiaries and related companies (collectively, the
"Websites"), (b) on various third party websites, and (c) to The
Education Pros’ other information collection, including the purchase of
customer lists from third parties. The Education Pros is not responsible for
the information collection or privacy practices of third web sites or
applications.
1. Collection of Information.
1.1 Survey Information. The Education Pros collects information from
individuals by various methods, including, but not limited to, when an
individual voluntarily completes a The Education Pros survey, order form, or a
registration page either online or offline, or by means of online or offline
surveys, order forms, or registration pages operated by third parties
(collectively, a "Survey"). (As used herein, "online" means
using the Internet, including the Websites, and related technologies, and
"offline" means by methods other than online, including in person, in
the postal mail, using telephones and cell phones, and other similar means.) In
the Surveys, The Education Pros or a third party (a "Third Party")
may ask an individual to provide various information to The Education Pros,
which may include his or her name, email address, street address, zip code,
telephone numbers (including cell phone numbers and carriers), birth date,
gender, salary range, education and marital status, occupation, social security
number, employment information, personal and online interests, and such other
information as may be requested from time to time (together, "Survey
Information"). The Education Pros may also collect information concerning
an individual from another source and uses that information in combination with
information provided from this web site. Completing the Surveys is completely
voluntary, and individuals are under no obligation to provide Survey
Information to The Education Pros or Third Party, but an individual may receive
incentives from The Education Pros or a Third Party in exchange for providing
Survey Information to The Education Pros.
1.2 Third Party List Information. The Education Pros collects information from
individuals when an individual provides information to a third party and The
Education Pros subsequently purchases, licenses, or otherwise acquires the
information from the third party (the "Seller"). Such purchased
information may include, but is not limited to, an individual's name, email
address, street address, zip code, telephone numbers (including cell phone numbers
and carriers), birth date, gender, salary range, education and marital status,
occupation, industry of employment, personal and online interests, and such
other information as the individual may have provided to the Seller (together,
"Third Party List Information"). When acquiring Third Party List
Information, The Education Pros seeks assurances from the Seller that the
Seller has a right to transfer the Third Party List Information to The
Education Pros and that the Seller has a right to provide offers from advertisers
to the individuals whose personal information is included on the Seller's list.
1.3 Other Information. Other occasions when The Education Pros obtains
information from individuals include (1) when an individual is making a claim
for a prize or seeking to redeem an incentive offered by The Education Pros or
by a third party, (2) when an individual requests assistance through The
Education Pros’ customer service department, and (3) when an individual
voluntarily subscribes to a The Education Pros service or newsletter (together,
"Other Information").
1.4 Cookies, Web Beacons, and Other Info Collected Using Technology. The
Education Pros currently uses cookie and web beacon technology to associate
certain Internet-related information about an individual with information about
the individual in our database. Additionally, The Education Pros may use other
new and evolving sources of information in the future (together,
"Technology Information"). (a) Cookies. A cookie is a small amount of
data stored on the hard drive of the individual's computer that allows The
Education Pros to identify the individual with his or her corresponding data
that resides in The Education Pros’ database. You may read more about cookies
at http://cookiecentral.com. Individuals who use the Websites need to accept
cookies in order to use all of the features and functionality of the Websites.
(b) Web Beacons. A web beacon is programming code that can be used to display
an image on a web page, but can also be used to transfer an individual's unique
user identification (often in the form of a cookie) to a database and associate
the individual with previously acquired information about an individual in a
database. This allows The Education Pros to track certain web sites an
individual visits online. Web beacons are used to determine products or
services an individual may be interested in, and to track online behavioral
habits for marketing purposes. For example, The Education Pros might place,
with the consent of a third party website, a web beacon on the third party's
website where fishing products are sold. When Joe, an individual listed in The
Education Pros’ database, visits the fishing website, The Education Pros
receives notice by means of the web beacon that Joe visited the fishing site,
and The Education Pros would then update Joe's profile with the information
that Joe is interested in fishing. The Education Pros may thereafter present
offers of fishing related products and services to Joe. In addition to using
web beacons on web pages, The Education Pros also uses web beacons in email
messages sent to individuals listed in The Education Pros’ database. (c) New
Technology. The use of technology on the Internet, including cookies and web
beacons, is rapidly evolving, as is The Education Pros’ use of new and evolving
technology. As a result, The Education Pros strongly encourages individuals to
revisit this policy for any updates regarding its use of technology.
1.5 Outside Information. The Education Pros may receive information about
individuals from third parties or from other sources of information outside of The
Education Pros including information located in public databases ("Outside
Information").
1.6 Individual Information. As used herein, Individual Information means Survey Information, Third Party List Information, Other Information, Technology Information, and Outside Information, and any other information The Education Pros gathers or receives about individuals.
1.7 No Information Collected from Children. The Education Pros will never knowingly collect any personal information about children under the age of 13. If The Education Pros obtains actual knowledge that it has collected personal information about a child under the age of 13, that information will be immediately deleted from our database. Because it does not collect such information, The Education Pros has no such information to use or to disclose to third parties. The Education Pros has designed this policy in order to comply with the< Children's Online Privacy Protection Act ("COPPA").
1.8 Credit Card
Information. The Education Pros may in certain cases collect credit card
numbers and related information, such as the expiration date of the card
("Credit Card Information") when an individual places an order from The
Education Pros. When the Credit Card Information is submitted to, such
information is encrypted and is protected with SSL encryption software. The
Education Pros will use the Credit Card Information for purposes of processing
and completing the purchase transaction, and the Credit Card Information will
be disclosed to third parties only as necessary to complete the purchase
transaction.
2. Use of Individual Information.
2.1 Discretion to Use Information. THE COMPANY MAY USE INDIVIDUAL INFORMATION
FOR ANY LEGALLY PERMISSIBLE PURPOSE IN COMPANY'S SOLE DISCRETION. The following
paragraphs in Section 2 describe how The Education Pros currently uses
Individual Information, but The Education Pros may change or broaden its use at
any time. As noted below, The Education Pros may update this policy from time
to time. The Education Pros may use Individual Information to provide
promotional offers to individuals by means of email advertising, telephone
marketing, direct mail marketing, online banner advertising, and package
stuffers, among other possible uses.
2.2 Email. The Education Pros uses Individual Information to provide
promotional offers by email to individuals. The Education Pros may maintain
separate email lists for different purposes. If email recipients wish to end
their email subscription from a particular list, they need to follow the
instructions at the end of each email message to unsubscribe from the
particular list. To unsubscribe from all The Education Pros’ email lists, a
person must send an email to unsubscribe@TheEducationPros.com. This e-mail
address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view
it. 2.2(a) Content of Email Messages. In certain commercial email messages sent
by The Education Pros, an advertiser's name will appear in the
"From:" line but > hitting the "Reply" button will cause
a reply email to be sent to The Education Pros. The "Subject:" line
of The Education Pros’ email messages will usually contain a line provided from
the advertiser to The Education Pros. 2.2(b) Solicited Email. The Education
Pros only sends email to individuals who have agreed on the Websites to receive
email from The Education Pros or to individuals who have agreed on third party
websites to receive email from third parties such as The Education Pros. The
Education Pros does not send unsolicited email messages. As a result, statutes
requiring certain formatting for unsolicited email are not applicable to The
Education Pros’ email messages.
2.3 Targeted Advertising. The Education Pros uses Individual Information to
target advertising to an individual. When an individual is using the Internet, The
Education Pros uses Technology Information (see also Section 2.5 below) to
associate an individual with that person's Individual Information, and The
Education Pros attempts to show advertising for products and services in which
the person has expressed an interest in the Surveys, indicated an interest by
means of Technology Information, and otherwise. The Education Pros may, at its
discretion, target advertising by using email, direct mail, telephones, cell
phones, and other means of communication to provide promotional offers.
2.4 Direct Mail and Telemarketing. The Education Pros uses Individual
Information to advertise, directly or indirectly, to individuals using direct
mail marketing or telemarketing using telephones and cell phones.
2.5 Use of Technology Information. The Education Pros uses Technology
Information (1) to match a person's Survey Information and Third Party List
Information to other categories of Individual Information to make and improve
profiles of individuals, (2) to track a person's online browsing habits on the
Internet, (3) to determine which areas of The Education Pros’ web sites are most
frequently visited. This information helps The Education Pros to better
understand the online habits of individuals so that The Education Pros can
target advertising and promotions to them.
2.6 Profiles of Individuals. The Education Pros uses Individual Information to
make a profile of an individual. A profile can be created by combining Survey
Information and Third Party List Information with other sources of Individual
Information such as information obtained from public databases.
2.7 Storage of Individual Information. The Education Pros stores the Individual
Information in a database on The Education Pros computers. Our computers have
security measures (such as a firewall) in place to protect against the loss,
misuse, and alteration of the information under The Education Pros’ control.
Notwithstanding such measures, The Education Pros cannot guarantee that its
security measures will prevent The Education Pros computers from being
illegally accessed, and the Individual Information on them stolen or altered.
3. Dissemination of Individual Information.
3.1 Sale or Transfer to Third Parties. The Education Pros MAY SELL OR TRANSFER
INDIVIDUAL INFORMATION TO THIRD PARTIES FOR ANY PURPOSE IN THE EDUCATION PROS’ SOLE
DISCRETION.
3.2 Order Fulfillment. The Education Pros will transfer Individual Information
to third parties when necessary to provide a product or service that a person
orders from such third party while using The Education Pros web sites or when
responding to offers provided by The Education Pros.
3.3 Legal Process. The Education Pros may disclose Individual Information to
respond to subpoenas, court orders, and other legal processes.
3.4 Summary Data. The Education Pros may sell or transfer non-individualized information, such as summary or aggregated anonymous information about all persons or sub-groups of persons.
3.5 Access. Individuals have access to their Individual Information collected to provide an opportunity for an individual to correct, amend, or delete such information. Access can be obtained by contacting info@TheEducationPros.com. This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it The Education Pros may also grant advertising clients and email services providers' access to an individual's email address to verify the origin of the Individual Information collected.
4. California Residents.
The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) provides California residents with the additional rights listed below.
4.1 Right
to Know. You have the right to know what personal information we have collected
about you over the past 12 months, including:
* The categories of your personal information collected by us;
* The categories of sources from which the personal information is collected;
* The purpose (business or commercial) for collecting your personal information;
* The categories of third parties with whom we have shared your personal information in the last 12 months; and
* The specific components of your personal information we have collected.
4.2 Right
to Delete. Subject to the following exceptions, you have the right to request
us to delete the personal information we have collected from or about you.
There are a number of exceptions, that include, but are not limited to, when
the information is necessary for us or a third party to do any of the
following:
* Complete your transaction(s);
* Provide you with goods or services;
* Perform obligations under a contract between us and you;
* Protect your security and prosecute those responsible for breaching it;
* Fix our system in the case of a bug;
* Protect the free speech rights of you or other users;
* Comply with the California Electronic Communications Privacy Act (Cal. Penal Code § 1546 et seq.);
* Engage in public or peer-reviewed scientific, historical, or statistical research in the public interests that adheres to all other applicable ethics and privacy laws;
* Comply with a legal obligation; or
* Make other internal and lawful uses of the information that are compatible with the context in which you provided it.
4.3 Do Not
Sell My Personal Information. You have the right to request that we do not sell
your personal information. Please note that we do not knowingly sell the
personal information of minors under 16 years of age without legally required
affirmative authorization.
4.4
Exercising Your California Privacy Rights. You can exercise your rights
directly or choose to appoint an authorized agent to represent you and to
communicate with us. Please note that you can only exercise your rights twice
in a twelve-month period. To request access to or deletion of your personal
information, or to exercise any other data rights under California law, please
contact us using the following method:
Email. To exercise your rights, please email us at info@TheEducationPros.com, and include details such as your full name, email address, residential address, and phone number, along with your reason for writing, to enable us to process your request in an efficient manner.
Please note that in certain circumstances, we may request for additional information to verify your identity and any information shared by you for verification purposes shall only be used for the said purpose and not be shared with any third party.
4.5 Response Timing. We try to respond to a consumer request(s) for access or deletion of information within 45 days of receiving it. If we require more time, we will inform you of the reason and extension period in writing. In any case, the total period required to respond to your request shall not exceed 90 days from the date of receiving the request.
* Shine the Light: As per the provisions of Section 1798.83(a) of California Civil Code, if a California resident’s personal information is shared by us with third parties for direct marketing, they can request us to disclose the names and addresses of third parties with whom such personal information was shared and the categories of personal information revealed to such third parties during the immediately preceding calendar year.
You can exercise this
right only once in a calendar year. To exercise your right, please email us at info@TheEducationPros.com. We will do our best to address your
request within 30 business days of receiving it.
5. Privacy Practices of Third Parties.
5.1 Advertiser cookies
and web beacons. Advertising agencies, advertising networks, and other
companies (together, "Advertisers") who place advertisements on the
Websites and on the Internet generally may use their own cookies, web beacons,
and other technology to collect information about individuals. The Education
Pros does not control Advertisers' use of such technology and The Education
Pros has no responsibility for the use of such technology to gather information
about individuals.
5.2 Links. The Websites and email messages sometimes contain hypertext links to
the web sites of third parties. The Education Pros is not responsible for the
privacy practices or the content of such other web sites. Linked web sites may
contain links to web sites maintained by third parties. Such links are provided
for your convenience and reference only. The Education Pros does not operate or
control in any respect any information, software, products or services
available on such third party web sites. The inclusion of a link to a web site
does not imply any endorsement of the services or the site, its contents, or
its sponsoring organization.
5.3 Affiliated Companies. The Education Pros may disclose, transfer, and sell
Individual Information to entities affiliated with The Education Pros in The
Education Pros’ discretion
6. Unsubscribe Procedures. If you wish to discontinue receiving email messages
from The Education Pros, you have several options:(a) Unsubscribe from one
email list. To unsubscribe from a particular list, either (1) send an email to
unsubscribe@TheEducationPros.com. This e-mail address is being protected from
spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it or (2) follow the
instructions in each promotional email message sent by The Education Pros. (b)
Unsubscribe from all of TheEducationPros.com's email lists. We reserve the
right to add Individual Information to multiple lists maintained by The
Education Pros. To globally unsubscribe from all of The Education Pros’ lists,
send an email to unsubscribe@TheEducationPros.com. This e-mail address is being
protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it. For more
information about protecting your privacy, you may wish to visit: www.ftc.gov.
If you have questions about this policy, please contact us at info@TheEducationPros.com.
