Welcome to Online Course Educational, Corp (the "Site"). We understand that privacy is important to users of our Site, especially when engaging our educational services. This statement governs our privacy policies with respect to those users of the Site ("Visitors") who visit without transacting business and Visitors who register to enroll in courses on the Site and make use of the various services offered by Online Course Educational, Corp (collectively, "Services") ("Enrolled Students").
Personally Identifiable Information
"Personally Identifiable Information" (PII) refers to any information that identifies or can be used to identify, contact, or locate the person to whom such information pertains, including, but not limited to, name, address, phone number, email address, course progress, payment information, and financial profiles. PII does not include information that is collected anonymously or demographic information not connected to an identified individual.
What Personally Identifiable Information is collected?
We may collect basic user profile information from all of our Visitors. We collect the following additional information from our Enrolled Students: the names, email addresses, phone numbers, billing addresses, and payment information of Enrolled Students, as well as course enrollment data, progress, quiz results, and project submissions.
What organizations are collecting the information?
In addition to our direct collection of information, our third-party service vendors (such as payment processors like Stripe, cloud providers like AWS, and video hosting services) who may provide such services as payment processing and content delivery may collect this information from our Visitors and Enrolled Students. We do not control how these third parties use such information, but we do ask them to disclose how they use personal information provided to them from Visitors and Enrolled Students. Some of these third parties may be intermediaries that act solely as links in the distribution chain, and do not store, retain, or use the information given to them.
How does the Site use Personally Identifiable Information?
We use Personally Identifiable Information to customize the Site, to make appropriate service offerings, and to fulfill enrollment and service requests on the Site. We may email Visitors and Enrolled Students about new courses, research, or information related to the subject matter of the Site. We also use PII to manage student accounts, track course progress, and issue certificates of completion. We may also use Personally Identifiable Information to contact Visitors and Enrolled Students in response to specific inquiries, or to provide requested information.
With whom may the information be shared?
PII about Enrolled Students may be shared with our qualified instructors for the purpose of providing academic support and feedback. We may share aggregated information about our Visitors, including the demographics of our Visitors and Enrolled Students, with our affiliated agencies and third-party vendors for analysis. We also offer the opportunity to "opt out" of receiving information or being contacted by us or by any agency acting on our behalf.
How is Personally Identifiable Information stored?
Personally Identifiable Information collected by Online Course Educational, Corp is securely stored in encrypted environments and is not accessible to third parties or employees of Online Course Educational, Corp except for use as indicated above.
What choices are available to Visitors regarding collection, use and distribution of the information?
Visitors and Enrolled Students may opt out of receiving unsolicited information from or being contacted by us and/or our vendors and affiliated agencies by responding to emails as instructed, or by contacting us at [email protected].
Cookies
A cookie is a string of information that a website stores on a visitor's computer, and that the visitor's browser provides to the website each time the visitor returns. We use "cookies" to collect information about visitor preferences, session information for Enrolled Students, and for security purposes. You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our Service.
How does Online Course Educational, Corp use login information?
Online Course Educational, Corp uses login information, including, but not limited to, IP addresses, ISPs, and browser types, to analyze trends, administer the Site, track a user's movement and use, and gather broad demographic information for aggregate use.
How does the Site keep Personally Identifiable Information secure?
All of our employees are familiar with our security policy and practices. The Personally Identifiable Information of our Visitors and Enrolled Students is only accessible to a limited number of qualified employees who are given a password in order to gain access to the information. We audit our security systems and processes on a regular basis. Sensitive information, such as payment details, is protected by encryption protocols, in place to protect information sent over the Internet. While we take commercially reasonable measures to maintain a secure site, electronic communications and databases are subject to errors, tampering, and break-ins, and we cannot guarantee or warrant that such events will not take place and we will not be liable to Visitors or Enrolled Students for any such occurrences.
How can Visitors correct any inaccuracies in Personally Identifiable Information?
Visitors and Enrolled Students may contact us to update Personally Identifiable Information about them or to correct any inaccuracies by emailing us at [email protected].
Your Data Protection Rights
Under data protection law, you have rights including:
- The right to access – You have the right to request copies of your personal data.
- The right to rectification – You have the right to request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate.
- The right to erasure – You have the right to request that we erase your personal data, under certain conditions.
- The right to restrict processing – You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
- The right to object to processing – You have the right to object to our processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
- The right to data portability – You have the right to request that we transfer the data that we have collected to another organization, or directly to you, under certain conditions.
Children's Privacy
Our Service does not address anyone under the age of 18 ("Children"). We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under 18. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your Child has provided us with Personal Information, please contact us. If we become aware that we have collected Personal Information from children without verification of parental consent, we take steps to remove that information from our servers.
Compliance With Laws
We will disclose Personally Identifiable Information in order to comply with a court order or subpoena or a request from a law enforcement agency to release information. We will also disclose Personally Identifiable Information when reasonably necessary to protect the safety of our Visitors and Enrolled Students.
What happens if the Privacy Policy Changes?
We will let our Visitors and Enrolled Students know about changes to our privacy policy by posting such changes on the Site. However, if we are changing our privacy policy in a manner that might cause disclosure of Personally Identifiable Information that a Visitor or Enrolled Student has previously requested not be disclosed, we will contact such Visitor or Enrolled Student to allow such Visitor or Enrolled Student to prevent such disclosure.
Links to Other Sites
Online Course Educational, Corp contains links to other websites. Please note that when you click on one of these links, you are moving to another website. We encourage you to read the privacy statements of these linked sites as their privacy policies may differ from ours.