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What information do I collect?

I collect information from you when you register on my site. When you sign up for courses on my site, as appropriate, you may be asked to enter your: name, e-mail address, or mailing address. ---

What do I use your information for?

Any of the information I collect from you may be used in one of the following ways: * To personalize your experience *(your information helps me to better respond to your individual needs)* * To improve my website *(I continually strive to improve my website offerings based on the information and feedback I receive from you)* * To improve customer service *(your information helps me to more effectively respond to your customer service requests and support needs)* *Your information, whether public or private, will not be sold, exchanged, transferred, or given to any other company for any reason whatsoever, without your consent, other than for the express purpose of delivering the purchased product or service requested.* * To administer a contest, promotion, survey or other site feature * To send periodic emails *The email address you provide for order processing will only be used to send you information and updates pertaining to your order.* ---

How do I protect your information?

I implement a variety of security measures to maintain the safety of your personal information when you place an order or enter, submit, or access your personal information. I offer the use of a secure server. All supplied sensitive information is transmitted via Secure Socket Layer (SSL) technology and then encrypted into my payment gateway provider's database only to be accessible by those authorized with special access rights to such systems, and who are required to keep the information confidential. ---

Do I 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 or service provider’s systems to recognize your browser and capture and remember certain information. I use cookies to help me remember and process the items in your shopping cart, understand and save your preferences for future visits, keep track of advertisements, and compile aggregate data about site traffic and site interaction so I can offer better site experiences and tools in the future. I may contract with third-party service providers to assist me in better understanding my site visitors. These service providers are not permitted to use the information collected on my behalf except to help me conduct and improve my business. If you prefer, you can choose to have your computer warn you each time a cookie is being sent, or you can choose to turn off all cookies via your browser settings. Like most websites, if you turn your cookies off, some of my services may not function properly. However, you can still place orders by contacting customer service. ---

Google Analytics

I use Google Analytics on my site for anonymous reporting of site usage and for advertising on the site. If you would like to opt-out of Google Analytics monitoring your behaviour on my site, please use this link: [https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout/](https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout/) ---

Do I disclose any information to outside parties?

I do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer to outside parties your personally identifiable information. This does not include trusted third parties who assist me in operating my website, conducting my business, or servicing you, so long as those parties agree to keep this information confidential. I may also release your information when I believe release is appropriate to comply with the law, enforce my site policies, or protect mine or others’ rights, property, or safety. However, non-personally identifiable visitor information may be provided to other parties for marketing, advertising, or other uses. ---

Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act Compliance

I am in compliance with the requirements of COPPA (Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act). I do not collect any information from anyone under 13 years of age. My website, products, and services are all directed to people who are at least 13 years old or older. ---

Your Consent

By using my site, you consent to my privacy policy. ---

Changes to My Privacy Policy

If I decide to change my privacy policy, I will post those changes on this page.