|
|
|
 |
|
Privacy Policy
|
Effective date: May 25, 2018
At WideningHorizons.com, one of our top priorities is to make sure that the information you provide us is protected and secure.
We value our relationship with you and work hard to preserve your privacy. At the same time, the very nature of our relationship may result in us collecting certain types of information about you. We explain how we use customer information in this Privacy Policy statement and how this may pertain to you as a user of our website and services.
Widening Horizons, Inc. ("us", "we", or "our") operates the www.WideningHorizons.com
website (the "Service").
This page informs you of our policies regarding the collection, use,
and disclosure of personal data when you use our Service and the
choices you have associated with that data.
We use your data to provide and improve the Service. By using the Service,
you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with
this policy.
Definitions:
-
Service
Service is the www.WideningHorizons.com website operated by Widening Horizons, Inc.
-
Personal Data
Personal data means any information capable of identifying an individual. It does not include anonymised data.
-
Usage Data
Usage Data is data collected automatically, either generated by the use
of the Service or from the Service infrastructure itself (for
example, the duration of a page visit).
-
Cookies
Cookies are small pieces of data stored on your device (computer or
mobile device).
-
Data Controller
Data Controller means the natural or legal person who (either alone
or jointly or in common with other persons) determines the
purposes for which and the manner in which any personal
information is, or is to be, processed. For the purpose of this
Privacy Policy, we are a Data Controller of your Personal Data.
-
Data Processors (or Service Providers)
Data Processor (or Service Provider) means any natural or legal person
who processes the data on behalf of the Data Controller. We may
use the services of various Service Providers in order to
process your data more effectively.
-
Data Subject (or User)
Data Subject is any living individual who is using our Service and is
the subject of Personal Data.
Information We Collect And Use
We collect several different types of information for various purposes
to provide and improve our Service to you.
Types of Data CollectedPersonal Data
When you purchase online one of our software programs, we need to collect basic
personal information to be able to process the order. None of the information that you provide as part of this process is ever made accessible to the public, other users of the site or anyone not associated with WideningHorizons.com.
In addition, for your protection, we do not save any credit card
information when you place an order with us.
While using our Service, we may also ask you to provide us with certain
personally identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify
you ("Personal Data"). Personally identifiable information may include, but
is not limited to:
-
First name & last name
-
Address, City, State, ZIP/Postal code & Country
-
Email address & Telephone number
-
Data about how you use our website
-
Technical data such as your IP address, details about your browser and
other technology on the devise you use to access our website
-
Your marketing and communication preferences
-
Any information that you directly provide to us whether through our
order form, contact form, over the phone, by email or otherwise
-
Cookies and Usage Data
We may use your Personal Data to contact you with newsletters, marketing or
promotional materials and other information that may be of interest to you.
You may opt out of receiving any, or all, of these communications from us
by following the unsubscribe link or instructions provided in any email we
send you, or by contacting us.
Usage Data
We may also collect information about how the Service is accessed and used
("Usage Data"). This Usage Data may include information such as your
computer's Internet Protocol address (e.g. IP address), browser type,
browser version, the pages of our Service that you visit, the time and date
of your visit, the time spent on those pages, unique device identifiers and
other diagnostic data.
Cookies Data
We use cookies to hold certain information necessary for our site to work correctly and to track the activity on our Service.
Cookies are files with small amounts of data which may include an anonymous
unique identifier. Cookies are sent to your browser from a website and
stored on your device.
If you don't want cookes of any type, you can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or choose not to use our site. Most browsers also support another option that deletes all cookies
on your computer from a site when you exit your browser. If you refuse all cookies, you will not be
able to use portions of our Service, including ordering any products or
services we offer. However, if you select delete cookies on browser exit,
you will still be able to use all of our site. This setting
would be recommended if you do not want cookies saved to your computer, but still want to use our site.
Examples of Cookies we use:
-
Session Cookies.
We use Session Cookies to operate our Service.
- Persistent Cookies.
We use Persistent Cookies to track which of our partners directed
you to our site.
- Third-party Cookies. We use various third-parties cookies to report usage statistics of the
Service.
You can learn more about cookies at the following third-party website:
What Are Cookies:
https://cookiepedia.co.uk/all-about-cookies
Use of DataWidening Horizons, Inc. uses the collected data for various purposes:
-
To provide and maintain our Service
-
To notify you about changes to our Service
-
To allow you to order services from our Service when you choose to do
so
-
To provide customer support
-
To gather analysis or valuable information so that we can improve our
Service
-
To monitor the usage of our Service
-
To detect, prevent and address technical issues
-
To provide you with news, special offers and general information about
other goods, services and events which we offer that are similar to
those that you have already purchased or enquired about, unless you have
opted not to receive such information
Strict Anti-Spam PolicyAny address and email information that you provide will be stored in a
secure location and only used for the following purposes: (1) to process
your order, and/or (2) to occasionally send you an announcement of new
products that are available, or promotional offers that we might be making.
You can always unsubscribe from receiving future promotional emails from us
by clicking on the "unsubscribe" link provided in each email we send you.
Your email address will never be sold or shared with any third
parties.
Legal Basis for Processing Personal Data Under General Data Protection
Regulation (GDPR)If you are from the European Economic Area (EEA), Widening Horizons, Inc.'s legal basis
for collecting and using the personal information described in this Privacy
Policy depends on the Personal Data we collect and the specific context in
which we collect it.
Widening Horizons, Inc. may process your Personal Data because:
-
We need to perform a contract with you, for example, to deliver a
service you have purchased from us
-
You have given us permission to do so
-
The processing is in our legitimate interests and it's not overridden
by your rights
-
For payment processing purposes
-
To comply with the law
Retention of DataWidening Horizons, Inc. will retain your Personal Data only for as long as is necessary
for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We will retain and use
your Personal Data to the extent necessary to comply with our legal
obligations (for example, if we are required to retain your data to comply
with applicable laws), resolve disputes, and enforce our legal agreements
and policies.
Widening Horizons, Inc. will also retain Usage Data for internal analysis purposes. Usage
Data is generally retained for a shorter period of time, except when this
data is used to strengthen the security or to improve the functionality of
our Service, or we are legally obligated to retain this data for longer
time periods.
Transfer of Data
Your information, including Personal Data, may be transferred to—and
maintained on—computers located outside of your state, province, country or
other governmental jurisdiction where the data protection laws may differ
than those from your jurisdiction.
If you are located outside the United States and choose to provide information
to us, please note that we transfer the data, including Personal Data, to
the United States and process it there.
Your consent to this Privacy Policy followed by your submission of such
information represents your agreement to that transfer.
Widening Horizons, Inc. will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your data
is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy and no
transfer of your Personal Data will take place to an organization or a
country unless there are adequate controls in place including the security
of your data and other personal information.
Disclosure of Data
Business Transaction
If Widening Horizons, Inc. is involved in a merger, acquisition or asset sale, your
Personal Data may be transferred. We will provide notice before your
Personal Data is transferred and becomes subject to a different Privacy
Policy.
Disclosure for Law Enforcement
Under certain circumstances, Widening Horizons, Inc. may be required to disclose your
Personal Data if required to do so by law, or in response to valid requests
by public authorities (e.g. a court or a government agency).
Legal Requirements
Widening Horizons, Inc. may disclose your Personal Data in the good faith belief that
such action is necessary to:
-
To comply with a legal obligation
-
To protect and defend the rights or property of Widening Horizons, Inc.
-
To prevent or investigate possible wrong doing in connection with the
Service
-
To protect the personal safety of users of the Service or the public
-
To protect against legal liability
Security of DataThe security of your data is important to us, but remember that no method
of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage is 100%
secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect
your Personal Data, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.
"Do Not Track" SignalsWe do not support Do Not Track ("DNT"). Do Not Track is a preference you
can set in your web browser to inform websites that you do not want to be
tracked.
You can enable or disable Do Not Track by visiting the Preferences or
Settings page of your web browser.
Your Data Protection Rights Under General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)If you are a resident of the European Economic Area (EEA), you have certain
data protection rights. Widening Horizons, Inc. aims to take reasonable steps to allow
you to correct, amend, delete, or limit the use of your Personal Data.
If you wish to be informed what Personal Data we hold about you and if you
want it to be removed from our systems, please contact us.
In certain circumstances, you have the following data protection rights:
-
The right to access, update or to delete the information we have on
you.
You can access, update or request deletion of your Personal Data
by contacting us to assist you.
-
The right of rectification.
You have the right to have your information rectified if that
information is inaccurate or incomplete.
-
The right to object.
You have the right to object to our processing of your Personal
Data.
-
The right of restriction.
You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of
your personal information.
-
The right to data portability.
You have the right to be provided with a copy of the information
we have on you via email.
-
The right to withdraw consent.
You also have the right to withdraw your consent at any time
where Widening Horizons, Inc. relied on your consent to process your personal
information.
Please note that we may ask you to verify your identity before responding
to such requests.
You have the right to complain to a Data Protection Authority about our
collection and use of your Personal Data. For more information, please
contact your local data protection authority in the European Economic Area
(EEA).
Service ProvidersWe may employ third party companies and individuals to facilitate our
Service ("Service Providers"), to provide the Service on our behalf, to
perform Service-related services or to assist us in analyzing how our
Service is used.
These third parties have access to your Personal Data only to perform these
tasks on our behalf and are obligated not to disclose or use it for any
other purpose.
Analytics
We may use third-party Service Providers to monitor and analyze the use of
our Service.
-
Google Analytics.
Google Analytics is a web analytics service offered by Google that
tracks and reports website traffic. Google uses the data collected to
track and monitor the use of our Service. This data is shared with
other Google services. Google may use the collected data to
contextualize and personalize the ads of its own advertising network.
You can opt-out of having your activity on the Service made available
to Google Analytics by installing the Google Analytics opt-out browser
add-on. The add-on prevents the Google Analytics JavaScript (ga.js,
analytics.js, and dc.js) from sharing information with Google Analytics
about your visiting activity. For more information on the privacy practices of
Google, please visit the Google Privacy & Terms web page:
https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en
Payments
We may provide paid products and/or services within the Service. In that
case, we use third-party services for payment processing (e.g. payment
processors).
In addition to your billing information, we may temporarily collect your payment card details
for the duration of time it takes our card processor to process your credit card
(usually less then 30 seconds). This information is
provided directly to our third-party payment processors whose use of your
personal information is governed by their Privacy Policy. These payment
processors adhere to the standards set by PCI-DSS as managed by the PCI
Security Standards Council, which is a joint effort of brands like Visa,
MasterCard, American Express and Discover. PCI-DSS requirements help ensure
the secure handling of payment information.
The payment processors we work with are:
Links to Other SitesOur Service may contain links to other sites that are not operated by us.
If you click on a third party link, you will be directed to that third
party's site. We strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of every
site you visit.
We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content,
privacy policies or practices of any third party sites or services.
Children's PrivacyOur Service does not address anyone under the age of 18 ("Children").
We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone
under the age of 18. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that
your child has provided us with Personal Data, please contact us. If we
become aware that we have collected Personal Data from children without
verification of parental consent, we will take steps to remove that information
from our servers.
Changes to This Privacy PolicyWe may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of
any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the
"effective date" at the top of this Privacy Policy.
You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes.
Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this
page.
If you would like to: access, correct, amend or delete any personal
information we have about you, register a complaint, or simply want more
information, contact us at [email protected] or by mail:
Widening Horizons, Inc.
2 Madison
Coto de Caza, CA 92679 USA
Attn: Privacy Policy
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|