This privacy policy has been compiled to better serve those who are concerned with how their 'Personally Identifiable Information' (PII) is being used online. PII, as described in US privacy law and information security, is information that can be used on its own or with other information to identify, contact, or locate a single person, or to identify an individual in context. Please read our privacy policy carefully to get a clear understanding of how we collect, use, protect or otherwise handle your Personally Identifiable Information in accordance with our website.
What personal information do we collect from the people that visit our blog, website or app?
When ordering or registering on our site, as appropriate, you may be asked to enter your name, email address or other details to help you with your experience.
When do we collect information?
We may use the information we collect from you when you register, sign up for our newsletter, respond to a survey or marketing communication, surf the website, or use certain other site features.
How do we protect your information?
Your personal information is contained behind secured networks and is only accessible by a limited number of persons who have special access rights to such systems, and are required to keep the information confidential. In addition, all sensitive/credit information you supply is encrypted via Secure Socket Layer (SSL) technology.
Do we use 'cookies'?
Yes. Cookies are small files that a site or its service provider transfers to your computer's hard drive through your Web browser (if you allow) that enables the site's or service provider's systems to recognize your browser and capture and remember certain information.
We use cookies to:
Understand and save user's preferences and identity for future visits.
Gather analytics data that is only used to monitor and improve the site.
If users disable cookies in their browser:
If you turn cookies off, you won't be able to log in to the site directly.
You can use the learning tools on this system when launched from an LMS with cookies turned off since the learning applications neither use nor require cookies and will have full function even when cookies are turned off.
Third-party disclosure
We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer to outside parties your Personally Identifiable Information.
Third-party links
We do not include or offer third-party products or services on our website.
Advertising
We do no third-party advertising on this site.
Google Analytics
We do not use Google Analytics on this site.
Google Maps
Some pages on this site may use Google Maps.
How does our site handle Do Not Track signals?
We do honor Do Not Track signals. When DNT is indicated, we supress the gathering of all internal analytics data and do not use any third-party (Google only) analytics on the pages the user visits.
COPPA (Children Online Privacy Protection Act)
We do not specifically market to children under the age of 13 years old.
Data Retention
We actively expire inactive data based on a schedule. When data expires or is manually removed, this service does not retain a copy of the data. By only keeping active data in the system, we reduce the overall amount of 'Personally Identifiable Information' (PII) on the system at any time.
Data Analysis
We will limit our analysis of PII data to reports requested by the customer or reports that are necessary for accounting, technical support, and overall statistics for the system. We may do internal data analysis to improve the technical reliability, functionality, or performance of the system. In particular we will not use Machine Learning, or Artificial Intelligence techniques to understand the behavior of those using our site.
General Philosphy
It is often said that if you are not paying for a service, then you are the product. For this service, you are not the product and your data/activity is not the product. We retain only as much of your data as is needed to accomplish your teaching and learning goals and for no other purpose. Wherever possible, we give you direct control over the retention of your data and respect your wishes with respect to the retention of your data.
Our goal is to comply both with the letter and spirit or privacy laws like the The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) and EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) regulations. We aspire to be a company that far exceeds the minimum requirements of these laws and serves as a positive example in protecting learners private information.
Much of the software used in this company is open source so you can examine/audit what we are doing with respect to privacy and potentially help us improve our approaches to this very important topic.
Notifications
In order to be in line with Fair Information Practices we will notify you by email, should a data breach occur.
If there are any questions regarding this privacy policy, you may contact us using the information below.
Programming for Everybody (pr4e.com)
1537 Holbrook Drive
Holt, Michigan 48842
United StatesLast edited: 09-Dec-2021
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