Revised: October 31, 2012
This Privacy Policy covers the ClassesUSA.com Web site ("We," "Us," or "Our"). Before you submit any information to Our Web site, please read this Privacy Policy for an explanation of how We will handle your information. By using any part of Our Web site, you agree, without limitation or qualification, to be bound by this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with this Privacy Policy, please do not use Our Web site.
WHAT IS OUR COMMITMENT TO YOU?
We are sensitive to your privacy concerns, and are committed to
letting you know what Information is being collected on Our Web
site, how the Information is being used and what choices you have
regarding the collection and use of the Information.
PRIVACY POLICY CHANGES
We reserve the right to change this Privacy Policy at any time.
You agree to this Privacy Policy, and any changes to the same, by
visiting this Web site. Therefore, We encourage you to review this
Web site from time to time to review changes to Our Privacy
Policy.
WHAT TYPES OF INFORMATION DO WE COLLECT ABOUT YOU
AND WHY?
We gather personally identifiable information that you expressly
provide when you enter information into a form on Our Web site
including, without limitation, your name, mailing address, e-mail
address, and other unique personal identifiers (e.g., date of
birth) ("Personal Information"). If you choose not to provide the
requested Personal Information, We may not be able to offer you
personalized services that require such information.
We also collect anonymous information, which includes any information that is not tied to your Personal Information, such as your IP address ("Anonymous Information"). You are not required to register on Our Web site in order for Us to collect Anonymous Information about you. In addition, We may receive information about you from other sources including, but not limited to, service providers for tracking and marketing purposes ("Source Information"). Source Information may consist of referral data or the Web site you were previously visiting prior to visiting Our Web site; and information related to the browser and/or platform you are using to access Our Web site. Personal Information, Anonymous Information, and Source Information are collectively referred hereinafter as "Information."
In addition to the Information that you provide to Us or that We obtain about you, We will also collect certain information arising out of your use of Our Web site, or augment the data We collect with other information from other online or offline sources. We use "cookies" and the Information to enhance your experience and present you with personalized offers. Likewise, We may use third-party advertising companies to serve and track advertisements appearing on Our Web site. Such third-party companies may employ cookies and action tags to measure advertising effectiveness. To learn more about "cookies," please see the section below titled "Cookies and Web Bugs."
We collect Information about you to (a) provide products, programs, and services that you have requested; (b) operate and improve the features, offerings and content presented to you by Us and Our affiliated companies, successors, and assigns; (c) personalize the content and advertisements provided to you; (d) communicate with you and respond to your inquiries; (e) conduct research about your use of the features, offerings and content from Us, Our parent or sister companies and partners; (f) provide product improvement; (g) "pre-populate" forms; (h) provide you with advertising targeted to your preferences; and (i) help offer you other products, programs, or services that may be of interest to you. We also reserve the right to collect and reuse Information about you for marketing purposes.
We reserve the right to collect Information about you and store it in connection with other online or offline information We may possess or obtain about you. Such information may include, without limitation, information about the different sites that you visit on the Internet, the time and frequency at which you visit them, and the content that you transmit or post on other Web sites.
Marketing Email Options - You may register to receive communications from us directly on our website or through a third party. Upon registering, we will periodically send you newsletters and other e-mails with offers and promotions. If you no longer wish to receive these communications, please click here to unsubscribe.
Refusing Cookies - We utilize reputable third-party vendors to serve advertisements. If, however, you are not comfortable with cookies, you can adjust the settings within your browser to further prohibit being served a cookie. Please see your specific browser's instructions to perform this task.
COOKIES AND WEB BUGS
A cookie is a small piece of information that many Web sites use
to help make shopping online easier. The information is stored on
your computer's hard drive and provides a number of conveniences
for you. We may set and access cookies on your computer to provide
you with customized content and to assist in providing the
services that you have requested. Most cookies are "session
cookies," which automatically delete themselves from your hard
drive after each session. Like many Web sites, We may
automatically track information based upon your behavior on Our
Web sites. We may combine information that We obtain through the
use of cookies with Personal Information, other aggregate or
anonymous data, including a unique ID We may assign you. As
described above, We use this information for research purposes to
better understand, protect and service Our customers. The
information We track may include such information as browser type,
Internet service provider (ISP), referring/exit pages, platform
type, date/time stamp, IP address and number of clicks to analyze
trends, administer Our Web sites, track user's movement in the
aggregate, and gather broad demographic information for aggregate
use.
DOES THIS PRIVACY POLICY APPLY TO OTHER WEB
SITES?
Our Web site may contain links to other Web sites. We believe such
other Web sites share a similar commitment to consumer privacy and
urge you to review their privacy policy when visiting their Web
sites. We are not responsible for the privacy policies of other
Web sites.
HOW DO WE PROTECT YOUR INFORMATION?
We maintain electronic and procedural safeguards designed to
protect your Information. We protect Information about you over
the Internet by using a secure web server, which allows web
browser programs (such as Netscape or Microsoft Internet Explorer)
to interact with Our web server via an encrypted session. We
employ a Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) connection that provides an
encrypted connection between your computer and Us. The 128 bit
encrypted connection scrambles ordinary text or data into
cyphertext to safeguard sensitive information during its journey
across the Internet. The information is decrypted, or put back
into a readable format, when it reaches its intended destination.
Depending on which browser you use, you will know you are in
secured area by "https" or a lock appearing in the lower right
hand corner of your browser window. When you visit Our Web site,
you may move in and out of secured areas.
DATA TRANSFER
We may store, process and/or transfer personal data to countries outside
of the United States of America and, by using Our products and services,
you consent to such transfer. For example, if you elect to submit your
Personal Information to a Canadian school, We may transfer your Personal
Information across borders to the Canadian schools that you selected.
We may also store, process and/or transfer personal data to the United
States of America and, by using Our products and services, you consent to
such transfer. For example, if you elect to submit your Personal Information
to the site, We will transfer and process your Personal Information across
borders, specifically, the United States of America, and this information
may be accessed by the courts, law enforcement and national security
authorities of that jurisdiction.
Canadian Consumers: We will comply with existing local, provincial and federal Canadian law, including but not limited to the Personal Protection and Electronic Documents Act ("PIPEDA"), and We will adhere to the Fair Information Principles, reflected within PIPEDA and provincial regulations.
A SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING PEOPLE UNDER 18 YEARS
OLD
Individuals under the age of eighteen (18) should not send any
Information to Us. Each time you access Our Web site or purchase a
product or service from Us, or provide Information about yourself
or anyone else, you are representing to Us that you are eighteen
(18) years or older.
CONCERNS, QUESTIONS OR COMPLAINTS
If you have privacy concerns, questions, or complaints, please
contact us at:
Privacy Officer
ClassesUSA.com
4859 W Slauson Ave #405
Los Angeles, CA 90056
privacy@classesusa.com.