Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy (this “Policy”) discloses the privacy practices of Thrive College, which includes the website itself and various related services (collectively, the “Site”). For purposes of this Privacy Policy, unless otherwise noted, all reference to Thrive College include Thrive College email, Thrive College text messaging, and thriveschool.info. We are committed to protecting your privacy when you visit and use our Site. Please read the information below to learn about the information collected in connection with your use of this Site and how it is used. You acknowledge that this Policy is part of our Site’s Terms of Use, and by accessing or using our Site, you agree to be bound by all its terms and conditions. If you do not agree to these terms, please do not use this Site. We reserve the right to change this Policy at any time. Such changes, modifications, additions, or deletions shall be effective immediately upon notice thereof, which will be given by posting the revised Policy on this page. You acknowledge and agree that it is your responsibility to review this Site, and this Policy periodically and to be aware of any modifications. Your continued use of the Site after such modifications will constitute your: (a) acknowledgment of the modified Policy; and (b) agreement to abide and be bound by the modified Policy. Thrive College reserves the right to modify this privacy policy at any time. To protect your interests, please visit this page periodically to review the current terms of our privacy policy.
1. Types of Information Collected.
The type of information we collect depends on how you use this Site. We collect two types of information about our users: Personally Identifiable Information (PII) you provide to us voluntarily and Non-Personally Identifiable Information.
1.1 Personally Identifiable Information: refers to information that lets us know the specifics of who you are. You may voluntarily provide certain personality identifiable information to us when you (a) register with us for an Event, Group, online access to your Account Profile, register your email address with us, or opt-in to receive newsletters sign up for special Services, (c) send email messages or feedback, submit forms or transmit other information by email; (d) submit your credit card or other payment information when making online contributions, payments for products and services on our Site; or (g) complete a survey. It is completely optional for you to engage in these activities. If you elect to engage in these activities, however, we may ask that you provide us personal information, such as your first and last name, mailing address (including zip code), email address, telephone and facsimile numbers, credit card type and number, credit card security code, and other personally identifiable information. Depending upon the activity, some of the information we ask you to provide is identified as mandatory and some as voluntary. If you do not provide the mandatory data with respect to a particular activity, you will not be able to engage in that activity.
1.2 Non-Personally Identifiable Information: refers to information that does not by itself identify you as a specific individual, which may include information the computer or device that you used to access the Site, such as IP address, geolocation information, unique device identifiers, browser type, browser language or other information of this nature. We may also collect certain non-personally identifiable information about you based upon how you search the Site, including which pages you view and products or services you request while visiting our Site. For system administration and statistical analysis purposes, this information is compiled and analyzed on both a personal and an aggregated basis to track access to the Site. This information may include the Web Site's Uniform Resource Locator (“URL”) that you just came from, which URL you next go to, general geographic location, device type, what browser you are using, internet service provider, date/time of visit information, operating system, and your Internet Protocol (“IP”) address, which tells us the country and state you are searching our Site from. A URL is the global address of documents and other resources on the World Wide Web. At no time do we disclose Site usage by individual IP addresses. Web server logs are retained on a temporary basis and then deleted from our systems.
2. Collection Methods and Use of Information
We do not collect any Personally Identifiable Information about you unless you voluntarily provide it to us when asked on our Site. You will have the chance to review the information you submit before completing any request, entry form, or registration form. We use your Personally Identifiable Information to provide our services to you as required by our agreements with you, to resolve disputes, and to enforce our agreements with you, including our Terms of Use and this Policy. We may also use your Personally Identifiable Information to provide you with a more efficient and customized educational and resource experience, process your requests, improve our marketing efforts, statistically analyze Site use, improve our information, education, and service offerings, and enhance our Site's content, layout, and services. We may contact you regarding administrative notices and/or send you occasional text messages, emails, or regular mail regarding our locations, services, and upcoming events that may be of interest to you. If you do not wish to receive this information, please click on the "Unsubscribe" link shown on all our emails and electronic newsletters to you or contact us at the address or telephone number listed below and we will remove your name from our mailing lists. Please text “Stop” to the number listed below to opt-out of receiving additional text messaging services from us. We also may enlist a third-party service provider to collect, store, process, and manage certain Non-Personally Identifiable Information. We use your Non-Personally Identifiable Information to diagnose problems with our servers and software, administer our Site, and gather and analyze demographic and other statistical information. Our third-party service providers may also provide us with summary, but not individual reports that will tell us how our Site is being used. We may also share such aggregate statistical and demographic information with select third parties, however, these reports do not contain any Personally Identifiable Information.
3. Release of Information
4. Updating and Correcting Information
5. Security of Information.
6. Links to and Privacy Policies of Third-Party Sites
6.1 Technology Providers: Thrive College partners with several technology providers to deliver the best possible online experience to visitors. We encourage you to familiarize yourself with the Privacy Policies of these providers by following the links below:
- We use Google AdSense Advertising on our website. Google, as a third-party vendor, uses cookies to serve ads on our site. Google’s use of the DART cookie enables it to serve ads to our users based on previous visits to our site and other sites on the Internet. Users may opt-out of the use of the DART cookie by visiting the Google Ad and Content Network Privacy Policy.
- We have implemented the following: We, along with third-party vendors such as Google use first-party cookies (such as the Google Analytics cookies) and third-party cookies (such as the DoubleClick cookie) or other third-party identifiers together to compile data regarding user interactions with ad impressions and other ad service functions as they relate to our website.
- Opting out: Users can set preferences for how Google advertises to you using the Google Ad Settings page. Alternatively, you can opt-out by visiting the Network Advertising Initiative Opt Out page or by using the Google Analytics Opt Out Browser add on.
7. Communications Preferences
7.2 Email Policy: We will not share, sell, rent, swap, or authorize any third-party to use your email address without your permission.
7.3 Text Messaging: If you have provided a mobile phone number and use it to respond to a keyword we have displayed or verbally communicated, or otherwise opted in through the Site, you will receive a confirmation text message that contains instructions on how to discontinue receiving text messages (Opt-Out), describe text message frequency per week and inform you that any text messages you send or receive may incur rates being billed to your mobile service account. If at any other time you would like to unsubscribe from receiving future text messages, you can email us at thrivecollege@baysideonline.com or text “Stop” to our sending number (messaging rates may apply).
8. Miscellaneous Privacy Issues
8.2 Public Postings: You should also be aware that when Personally Identifiable Information is voluntarily disclosed, i.e., your name, email address, etc. in any public areas on this Site, that information, along with any information disclosed in your communication, can be collected and used by third parties and may result in unsolicited messages from third parties. Such activities are beyond our control and this Policy does not apply to such information. Any submissions to public areas on this Site are accepted with the understanding that they are accessible to all third parties. If you do not want your comments to be viewed by third parties, you are advised not to make any public submissions.
8.3 User Registration and Password: Ultimately, you are solely responsible for maintaining the secrecy of your password and/or account information. To ensure the effectiveness of your password, we recommend that you do not disclose your user identification or password to anyone. Please be careful and responsible whenever you are online.
8.4 Information Protection: To prevent unauthorized access, maintain data accuracy, and ensure the appropriate use of the information we gather about you, we have taken commercially reasonable steps to protect the information. However, no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage, is 100% secure.
8.5 Contact Information: If you have any questions about this Policy, the practices of this Site, or your dealings with this Site, please contact us by sending a letter to Thrive College, P.O. Box 2336 Granite Bay, CA 95746. You may also contact us by email at thrivecollege@baysideonline.com, or by telephone at 916.791.1244.
8.6 Changes to this Policy: This Privacy Policy may be amended from time to time. Any such changes will be posted on this page. The effective date of this policy is posted at the beginning of this document.
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