Privacy Policy
Effective date: March 3, 2020
Pivot Technology School (“us”, “we”, or “our”) operates the http://www.pivottechschool.com and http://www.courses.pivottechschool.com websites (hereinafter referred to as “Websites”).
This page informs you of our policies regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of personal data when you use our Websites and the choices you have associated with that data.
We use your data to provide and improve the Websites. By using the Websites, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy.
Definitions
Websites
Websites are the http://www.pivottechschool.com website and the http://www.courses.pivottechschool.com website operated by Pivot Technology School.
Personal Data
Personal Data means data about a living individual who can be identified from those data (or from those and other information either in our possession or likely to come into our possession).
Usage Data
Usage Data is data collected automatically either generated by the use of these Websites or from the Websites’ infrastructure themselves (for example, the duration of a page visit).
Cookies
Cookies are small files 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 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 Websites and is the subject of Personal Data.
Information Collection And Use
We collect several different types of information for various purposes to provide and improve our Websites for you.
Types of Data Collected
Personal Data
While using our Websites, we may 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:
- Email address
- First name and last name
- Phone number
- Address, State, Province, ZIP/Postal code, City
- 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 the instructions provided in every email we send.
Usage Data
We may also collect information on how the Websites are accessed and used (“Usage Data”). This Usage Data may include information such as your computer’s IP address, browser type, browser version, the pages of our Websites that you visit, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on those pages, unique device identifiers, and other diagnostic data.
Tracking & Cookies Data
We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity on our Websites and hold certain information.
Cookies are files with a small amount of data which may include an anonymous unique identifier. Cookies are sent to your browser from a website and stored on your device. Other tracking technologies such as beacons, tags, and scripts may also be used to collect and track information to improve and analyze our Websites.
You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our Websites.
Examples of Cookies we use:
- Session Cookies: We use Session Cookies to operate our Websites.
- Preference Cookies: We use Preference Cookies to remember your preferences and various settings.
- Security Cookies: We use Security Cookies for security purposes.
Use of Data
Pivot Technology School uses the collected data for various purposes:
- To provide and maintain our Websites
- To facilitate our admissions process
- To notify you about changes to our Websites
- To allow you to participate in interactive features of our Websites when you choose to do so
- To provide customer support
- To gather analysis or valuable information so that we can improve our Websites
- To monitor the usage of our Websites
- 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 unless you have opted not to receive such information.
Legal Basis For Processing Personal Data Under The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
If you are a resident of the European Economic Area (EEA), Pivot Technology School’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.
Pivot Technology School may process your Personal Data because:
- We need to perform a contract with you
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You have given us permission to do so
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The processing is in our legitimate interests and it is not overridden by your rights
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To comply with the law
Retention Of Data
Pivot Technology School 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 or regulations), resolve disputes and enforce our legal agreements and policies.
Pivot Technology School 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 Websites, or we are legally obligated to retain this data for longer 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 from those of 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.
Pivot Technology School will take all the 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 Pivot Technology School 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, Pivot Technology School may be required to disclose your Personal Data if required to do so by law, regulations, or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g. a court or a government agency).
Legal Requirements
Pivot Technology School may disclose your Personal Data in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to:
- To comply with a legal obligation
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To protect and defend the rights or property of Pivot Technology School
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To prevent or investigate possible wrongdoing in connection with the Websites
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To protect the personal safety of users of the Websites or the public
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To protect against legal liability
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In the delivery of our education services to students, alumni, or employers
Security Of Data
The 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.
Our Policy On “Do Not Track” Signals Under The California Online Protection Act (CalOPPA)
We 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 The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
If you are a resident of the European Economic Area (EEA), you have certain data protection rights. Pivot Technology School 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 about 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 delete the information we have on you by contacting us.
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The right of rectification. You have the right to have your information rectified if that information is inaccurate or incomplete.
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The right to object. You have the right to object to our processing of your Personal Data.
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The right of restriction. You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal information.
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The right to data portability. You have the right to be provided with a copy of the information we have on you in a structured, machine-readable and commonly used format.
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The right to withdraw consent. You also have the right to withdraw your consent at any time where Pivot Technology School 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 Providers
We may employ third party companies and individuals to facilitate our Websites (“Service Providers”), provide the Websites on our behalf, perform Website-related services or assist us in analyzing how our Websites are 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 Websites.