Self Esteem Boston Privacy Policy
The Web site selfesteemboston.com (the “Site”) is provided by Self Esteem Boston Educational Institute (“SEB”). Throughout this Privacy Policy, the words “we,” “us,” and “our” refer to SEB and its affiliates. By accessing or using this Site, you consent to the use of your Personal Data (defined below) as described in this Privacy Policy (“Policy”). If you are unwilling to consent to our collection and use of your Personal Data as described in this Policy or are unwilling to accept the terms in the Terms of Use, please do not use this Site and exit now.
Collection and Use of Personal Data
Your privacy is important to SEB. We at times collect, retain, and utilize Personal Data about you to operate our organization and to make services and other opportunities available to you. The term “Personal Data” means personal information that SEB obtains about you that can be reasonably used to identify you, including your name, address and email address. We obtain Personal Data in a variety of ways, including directly from submission forms, when you purchase materials or merchandise from the Site, if you make a donation, or otherwise interact with the Site. We recognize and respect your privacy concerns about your Personal Data.
Disclosure of Information
Except as indicated within this Policy, we will not sell, rent or transfer your Personal Data to or otherwise share your Personal Data with third parties. We may share or transfer your Personal Data as directed to do so by you. We may use your Personal Data to notify you of Site developments or features, status of any orders and to update you on events or projects of SEB.
We may otherwise transfer Personal Data to third-party vendors who assist us in operating the Site. For example, a third-party contractor might have access to your Personal Data in the course of providing database management services to SEB. All SEB vendors operate under the applicable federal and state laws regarding consumer privacy and data security.
Payments
In order to make payments on the Site, you will need to provide your name, address and your payment information, such as your credit card or debit card number and expiration date.
We have partnered with Authorize.Net, a leading payment gateway since 1996, to accept credit cards and electronic check payments safely and securely for our customers.
The Authorize.Net Payment Gateway manages the complex routing of sensitive customer information through the electronic check and credit card processing networks. See an online payments diagram to see how it works.
The company adheres to strict industry standards for payment processing, including:
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128-bit Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) technology for secure Internet Protocol (IP) transactions.
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Industry leading encryption hardware and software methods and security protocols to protect customer information.
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Compliance with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS).
For additional information regarding the privacy of your sensitive cardholder data, please read the Authorize.Net Privacy Policy.
We may, in our sole discretion, share or transfer your Personal Data where permitted or required by law, to comply with the legal process (for example, we may disclose your information as necessary to comply with an authorized civil, criminal or regulatory investigation), to protect the security or integrity of our databases or the Site, to protect our organization or reputation, to take precautions against legal liability, in the event of a business transition (see below), to protect and defend our rights or property, or for resolving disputes, inquiries or complaints with respect to your use of the Site.
Furthermore, we may also provide our partners and other third parties who might benefit from the information with aggregated data (i.e., compiled data that does not identify you) for research and other purposes.
Log Files
SEB may gather certain information automatically and stores it in log files. This information, which cannot be reasonably used to identify you and does not qualify as Personal Data for purposes of this Policy, may include Internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, Internet service provider (ISP), referring/exit pages, operating system, date/time stamp, and clickstream data. We may use this information to track user habits and improve the functionality of the Site as a result of our observations.
We also may use cookies to store information about your use of the Site, including your preferences and other session information. A “cookie” is a small text file stored on your computer. You may be able to configure your browser to accept or reject all or some cookies or notify you when a cookie is set. You may need to enable cookies, however, in order to use certain features of the Site.
Links to Other Sites
You should know that while visiting the Site, you may be directed, through links, to other web sites that are beyond SEB’s control. SEB is not responsible for the privacy practices and policies of such Web sites and we recommend you review the privacy policies and terms of use for such web sites.
Maintenance of Accurate Information
We have established procedures to correct inaccurate information in a timely manner. If you have any reason to believe that Personal Data about you that is stored and maintained by us is incorrect, please contact us by email at empoweremail@selfesteemboston.com.
Protection of Information
We strive to maintain the reliability, accuracy, completeness and currency of your Personal Data in our databases and to protect the privacy and security of our databases and the data we collect. Any Personal Data that you provide to us will be stored on our computer network servers. We maintain reasonable physical, electronic and procedural safeguards to protect the confidentiality of your Personal Data. The security measures in place on the Site and computer systems aim to protect the loss, misuse or alteration of the information you provide to us. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the security of your information, please email us at empoweremail@selfesteemboston.com.
Children and Minors
Our Site is intended for general audiences, and we do not knowingly seek or collect personal information from children under the age of 18. In accordance with the Child Online Privacy Protection Act, in the event that we learn that we have collected personal information from a child under age 13 without verification of parental consent, we will delete that information as quickly as possible. If you believe that we might have any personal information from or about a child, please contact us at empoweremail@selfesteemboston.com.
Business Transitions
In the event SEB goes through a business transition, such as a merger, acquisition by another organization, or sale of all or a portion of its assets, your Personal Data might be among the assets transferred. You will be notified via this Site of any such change in ownership or control of your Personal Data.
Changes in SEB’s Privacy Policy
If we decide to change this Policy, we will post the changes at this Site and at other places we deem appropriate. We reserve the right to modify this Policy at any time, so please review it frequently.
By visiting this Site and communicating electronically with us, you consent to the processing and transfer of your data as set out in this Policy.
Contact Us
If you have any questions or suggestions regarding this Policy, please contact SEB at: Self Esteem Boston Educational Institute P.O. Box 301155 Jamaica Plain, MA 02130, or by e-mail: empoweremail@selfesteemboston.com.
Effective Date
This Policy is effective as of August 5, 2019.