Protecting your private information is our priority. This Statement of Privacy applies to https://academielab.com and Platform and governs data collection and usage. For this Privacy Policy, unless otherwise noted, all references to Platform include https://academielab.com and Platform. The Platform website is an Online language platform for teaching and learning foreign languages. site. By using the Platform website, you consent to the data practices described in this statement.
Collection of your Personal Information
To better provide you with products and services offered on our Site, the Platform may collect personally identifiable information, such as your:
- First and Last Name
- Mailing Address
- E-mail Address
- Phone Number
- credentials and college degrees, certificates etc.
If you purchase Platform's products and services, we collect billing and credit card information to complete the purchase transaction.
Please remember that if you directly disclose personally identifiable or sensitive data through the Platform's public message boards, this information may be collected and used by others.
We do not collect any personal information about you unless you voluntarily provide it to us. However, you may be required to provide certain personal information to us when you select to use certain products or services available on the Site. These may include (a) registering for an account on our Site; (b) entering a sweepstakes or contest sponsored by us or one of our partners; (c) signing up for special offers from selected third parties; (d) sending us an email message; (e) submitting your credit card or other payment information when ordering and purchasing products and services on our Site. To wit, we will use your information for, but not limited to, communicating with you about services and/or products you have requested from us. We also may gather additional personal or non-personal information in the future.
Use of your Personal Information
The platform collects and uses your personal information to operate its website(s) and deliver the services you have requested.
The platform may also use your personally identifiable information to inform you of other products or services available from the Platform and its affiliates.
Sharing Information with Third Parties
The platform does not sell, rent or lease its customer lists to third parties.
The platform may share data with trusted partners to help perform statistical analysis, send you email or postal mail, provide customer support, or arrange for deliveries. All such third parties are prohibited from using your personal information except to provide these services to Platform, and they are required to maintain the confidentiality of your information.
Platform may disclose your personal information, without notice, if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to: (a) conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on Platform or the site; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of Platform; and/or (c) act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of Platform, or the public.
Automatically Collected Information
Information about your computer hardware and software may be automatically collected by the Platform. This information can include your IP address, browser type, domain names, access times and referring website addresses. This information is used for the operation of the service, to maintain the quality of the service, and to provide general statistics regarding the use of the Platform website.
User Data Deletion
The platform is GDPR compliant and follows the Right to be Forgotten/Right to Erasure guidelines. In simple words, any user can request to delete their account and its data from the platform. This includes any information that directly or indirectly identifies a living person. For example, account information, health information, age, gender, email address, birth date, address, IP address, etc. All such data will be permanently deleted from the platform repository once an account is deleted. Any user can request the system administrator to delete their account from their Account Settings section.
Use of Cookies
The Platform website may use "cookies" to help you personalize your online experience. A cookie is a text file that is placed on your hard disk by a web page server. Cookies cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses to your computer. Cookies are uniquely assigned to you, and can only be read by a web server in the domain that issued the cookie to you.
One of the primary purposes of cookies is to provide a convenience feature to save you time. The purpose of a cookie is to tell the Web server that you have returned to a specific page. For example, if you personalize Platform pages, or register with Platform site or services, a cookie helps Platform to recall your specific information on subsequent visits. This simplifies the process of recording your personal information, such as billing addresses, shipping addresses, and so on. When you return to the same Platform website, the information you previously provided can be retrieved, so you can easily use the Platform features that you customized.
You can accept or decline cookies. Most Web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. If you choose to decline cookies, you may not be able to fully experience the interactive features of the Platform services or websites you visit.
Links
This website contains links to other sites. Please be aware that we are not responsible for the content or privacy practices of such other sites. We encourage our users to be aware when they leave our site and to read the privacy statements of any other site that collects personally identifiable information.
Security of your Personal Information
The platform secures your personal information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. The platform uses the following methods for this purpose:
- SSL Protocol
- SSL
When personal information (such as a credit card number) is transmitted to other websites, it is protected through the use of encryption, such as the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) protocol.
We strive to take appropriate security measures to protect against unauthorized access to or alteration of your personal information. Unfortunately, no data transmission over the Internet or any wireless network can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. As a result, while we strive to protect your personal information, you acknowledge that: (a) there are security and privacy limitations inherent to the Internet which are beyond our control; and (b) the security, integrity, and privacy of any information and data exchanged between you and us through this Site cannot be guaranteed.
Children Under Thirteen
The platform does not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under the age of thirteen. If you are under the age of thirteen, you must ask your parent or guardian for permission to use this website.
Disconnecting your Platform Account from Third Party Websites
You will be able to connect your Platform account to third-party accounts. BY CONNECTING YOUR Platform ACCOUNT TO YOUR THIRD PARTY ACCOUNT, YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT YOU ARE CONSENTING TO THE CONTINUOUS RELEASE OF INFORMATION ABOUT YOU TO OTHERS (by YOUR PRIVACY SETTINGS ON THOSE THIRD PARTY SITES). IF YOU DO NOT WANT INFORMATION ABOUT YOU, INCLUDING PERSONALLY IDENTIFYING INFORMATION, TO BE SHARED IN THIS MANNER, DO NOT USE THIS FEATURE. You may disconnect your account from a third-party account at any time. Users may learn how to disconnect their accounts from third-party websites by visiting their "My Account" page. Users may also contact us via email or telephone.
E-mail Communications
From time to time, the Platform may contact you via email for the purpose of providing announcements, promotional offers, alerts, confirmations, surveys, and/or other general communication.
If you would like to stop receiving marketing or promotional communications via email from the Platform, you may opt out of such communications Customers may unsubscribe from emails or the platform by "replying STOP" or "clicking on the UNSUBSCRIBE button. Through email requests, they can have their profiles removed.
Changes to this Statement
Platform reserves the right to change this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you about significant changes in the way we treat personal information by sending a notice to the primary email address specified in your account, by placing a prominent notice on our site, and/or by updating any privacy information on this page. Your continued use of the Site and/or Services available through this Site after such modifications will constitute your: (a) acknowledgement of the modified Privacy Policy; and (b) agreement to abide and be bound by that Policy.
Contact Information
The platform welcomes your questions or comments regarding this Statement of Privacy. If you believe that Platform has not adhered to this Statement, please contact Platform at:
AcademieLab Sàrl,
Chemin Vert 11,
1804, Corsier-sur-Vevey,
CH-Switzerland
Email Address:
admin@academielab.com
