At Apex Learning Academy, located at 1400 Alaskan Way, Pier 69, Seattle, WA 98101, we are committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your personal information. By using our website, apexlearningacademy.edu, and our services, you consent to the practices described in this policy. This policy is effective as of October 26, 2023.
We collect several types of information from and about users of our website, including:
This includes information that can be used to identify you, such as your name, email address, postal address, phone number, and payment information. We collect this information when you:
This includes information that does not directly identify you, such as your IP address, browser type, operating system, referring URLs, and browsing behavior on our website. We collect this information through the use of cookies, web beacons, and other tracking technologies.
As an educational institution, we also collect and maintain educational records related to your enrollment, course progress, grades, and other academic information. This information is handled with the utmost care and in compliance with applicable privacy laws, including FERPA (Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act), where applicable.
We use the information we collect for various purposes, including:
We may share your information with third parties in the following circumstances:
We may share your information with third-party service providers who assist us in providing our services, such as payment processors, hosting providers, email marketing platforms, and analytics providers. These service providers are contractually obligated to protect your information and use it only for the purposes for which we disclose it to them.
We may share your information with business partners who offer complementary products or services that may be of interest to you. In such cases, we will obtain your consent before sharing your information.
We may disclose your information if required to do so by law or in response to a valid legal request, such as a subpoena or court order.
In the event of a merger, acquisition, or sale of all or a portion of our assets, your information may be transferred as part of the transaction. We will notify you via email and/or a prominent notice on our website of any change in ownership or control of your information.
We may share aggregated and anonymized data with third parties for research, analysis, and other purposes. This data does not identify you personally.
We take the security of your information seriously and implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect it from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. These measures include:
While we strive to protect your information, no method of transmission over the internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. Therefore, we cannot guarantee the absolute security of your information.
You have the following rights regarding your personal information:
You have the right to access the personal information we hold about you.
You have the right to correct any inaccurate or incomplete information we hold about you.
You have the right to request that we delete your personal information, subject to certain exceptions.
You have the right to opt-out of receiving marketing communications from us at any time. You can do so by clicking the "unsubscribe" link in our emails or by contacting us directly.
You have the right to receive your personal information in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format and to transmit it to another controller.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact our Data Protection Officer at [email protected].
We will retain your personal information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, including providing you with our services, complying with legal obligations, resolving disputes, and enforcing our agreements. When we no longer need your personal information, we will securely delete or anonymize it.
Our website and services are not directed to children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you are a parent or guardian and believe that your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us immediately. If we become aware that we have collected personal information from a child under 13, we will take steps to delete the information as soon as possible.
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or applicable laws. We will post any changes on our website and update the effective date accordingly. We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically to stay informed about how we are protecting your information.
If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices, please contact us at:
Apex Learning Academy
1400 Alaskan Way, Pier 69
Seattle, WA 98101
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (206) 555-1212
You may also contact our Data Protection Officer, Dr. Eleanor Vance, at the email address provided above.