Privacy, Confidentiality, and Security Policy
Purpose
This Policy document encompasses all aspects of security surrounding confidential company information as well as information collected from users. This policy describes Courses for Continuing Education policies and procedures on the collection, use, and disclosure of the primary stakeholder’s information when using https://coursesforcontinuingeducation.com.
Scope
This policy applies to all confidential information collected by Courses for Continuing Education.
Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy describes Courses for Continuing Education policies and procedures on the collection, use and disclosure of the primary stakeholder’s information when using https://coursesforcontinuingeducation.com.
We use your Personal Data to provide and improve the Service. By using the Service, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
Collection of Personal Data
While using the services of Courses for Continuing Education, users may be asked to provide certain personally identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify the user. Personally identifiable information may include, but is not limited to:
- Email address
- First name
- Last name
- Phone number
- Address, including street address, state, province, ZIP/postal code, and/or city
- Date of Birth
- Age
- Credit, debit card number or other payment information
- Geolocation
- Data made available by linking your social media accounts to the Courses for Continuing Education platform
Use of Personal Data
Courses for Continuing Education may use Personal Data for the following purposes:
- To provide and maintain our services, including to monitor the usage of the services.
- To manage user accounts and provide access to different functionalities.
- For the performance of a contract (purchase of products or services).
- To contact users via email, telephone, SMS, or push notifications regarding updates and security.
- To provide news, special offers, and general information (unless opted out).
- To manage user requests.
Courses for Continuing Education may share your personal information in the following situations:
- With Service Providers: for monitoring, analytics, payment processing, and contacting users.
- For Business transfers: in connection with mergers, acquisitions, or asset sales.
- With Affiliates: who are required to honor this Privacy Policy.
- With Business partners: to offer products, services, or promotions.
- With other users: when you share information publicly or interact on the platform.
Retention of Your Personal Data
We will retain your personal data only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We will also retain usage data for internal analysis, security, and legal compliance.
Any data retained is stored on secure servers. Transaction details entered on the website are encrypted.
Transfer of Your Personal Data
Your information may be transferred to and maintained on computers located outside of your state, province, country, or other governmental jurisdiction. By submitting your information, you agree to this transfer. We take all reasonably necessary steps to ensure your data is treated securely.
Disclosure of Your Personal Data
Business Transactions
In the event of a merger, acquisition, or asset sale, your personal data may be transferred.
Law Enforcement
We may disclose your data if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities.
Other Legal Requirements
We may disclose your personal data in good faith belief that such action is necessary to:
- Comply with a legal obligation
- Protect and defend the rights or property of Courses for Continuing Education
- Prevent or investigate possible wrongdoing
- Protect the personal safety of users or the public
- Protect against legal liability
Security of Your Personal Data
The security of your personal data is important to us. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your data, no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure. We cannot guarantee absolute security.
Analytics
We may use third-party service providers such as Google Analytics to monitor and analyze the use of our services.
Payments
We do not store or collect your payment card details. That information is provided directly to third-party payment processors who adhere to PCI-DSS standards.
Cookies and Similar Technologies
We use cookies on coursesforcontinuingeducation.com for two purposes: to keep the site working, and to measure how it is used. You can refuse or delete cookies through your browser settings. Blocking strictly necessary cookies may stop you signing in, keeping items in your cart, or completing a course.
Strictly necessary cookies
These support signing in, keeping your cart, security, and remembering your place in a course. The site does not work without them, and they are not used for advertising.
Analytics and advertising cookies
We use Google Analytics and Google Ads to understand how visitors find and use the site and to measure our advertising.
For visitors in the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom, and Switzerland, analytics and advertising storage is denied by default: those tags run without writing cookies to your device. For visitors elsewhere, including the United States, storage is enabled. You can opt out of Google Analytics on any site using Google’s browser add-on.