MY ePD PRIVACY POLICY
PRIVACY POLICY
Summary
The following policy applies to www.myepd.com (‘Site’) We are committed to protecting the privacy and security of our online visitors. This Privacy Policy applies to our online practices only and governs the manner in which the website collects, uses, maintains, and discloses information collected from Users (each, a ‘User’) of the Site. This Privacy Policy applies to the Site and all products, content, resources, and services offered by My ePD and its Instructors or Sellers. We do not collect any personal information offline. This site is intended for adults and legal U.S. residents domiciled in the United States only.
Personally Identifiable Information
We may collect personal identification information from Users in a variety of ways, including, but not limited to, when Users visit our site, register on the site, subscribe to the newsletter, and in connection with other activities, services, features, or resources we make available on our Site. Users may be asked for email address, as appropriate. Users may, however, visit our Site anonymously. We will collect personal identification information from Users only if they voluntarily submit such information to us. Users can always refuse to supply personally identification information, except that it may prevent them from engaging in certain Site related activities.
We consider the following, among other things, to be personally identifiable information: first and last name, e-mail address, and birth date. Information that we use internally to identify you as a user in our system, such as your selected User Name and Password, is not considered personally identifiable information. We (and/or our agents or affiliates) may collect online and use personally identifiable information from our online visitors: (1) to process and fulfill transactions; (2) in connection with surveys, forums, subscription registrations, content submissions, message boards, or requests for suggestions; (3) to customize the content of our site for our visitors' current and future needs; and (4) to provide service-related announcements to you. We will not share such information with third parties. If you are an individual who has provided us with your personal information and you no longer wish to receive media notifications from us, please let us know by submitting your name, username, and e-mail through our Contact Us page.
If you are writing to request that you no longer receive a particular media notification from us, please include the name of the media notification. In addition, you can update your email notification setting at any time via your account. Also, in every e-mail we send, we provide a link you can click on to allow you to opt out of receiving future e-mails from the sender.
Information You Provide
During the registration process, we collect your name, e-mail address, and birth date, all of which are protected from third parties.We may also have open message boards, forums, or blogs where you can provide any personal information that you choose. Please note that the information you provide in the message boards, forums, or blogs is open to the public and available for all eyes to see.
How We Use Collected Information
This Site may collect and use Users’ personal information for the following purposes:
To improve customer service
Information you provide helps us respond to your customer service requests and support needs more efficiently.
To personalize user experience
We may use information in the aggregate to understand how our Users as a group use the services and resources provided on our Site.
To send periodic emails
We may use the email address to send User information and updates pertaining to their order. It may also be used to respond to their inquiries, questions, and/or other requests. If User decides to opt-in to our mailing list, they will receive emails that may include company news, updates, related product or service information, etc. If at any time the User would like to unsubscribe from receiving future emails, we include detailed unsubscribe instructions at the bottom of each email or User may contact us via our Site.
We may use the email address to send User information and updates pertaining to their order. It may also be used to respond to their inquiries, questions, and/or other requests. If User decides to opt-in to our mailing list, they will receive emails that may include company news, updates, related product or service information, etc. If at any time the User would like to unsubscribe from receiving future emails, we include detailed unsubscribe instructions at the bottom of each email or User may contact us via our Site.
Non-Personally Identifiable Information and the Use of Cookie Technology
We collect non-personally identifiable information through the use of a software technology called "cookies.” By non-personally identifiable information, we are referring to information about our visitors' browsers (e.g., Netscape Navigator or Internet Explorer), operating systems (e.g., Windows or Macintosh), Internet service providers (e.g., AOL or NET.COM) and other similar information in connection to our Site which we track in aggregate form. The non-personally identifiable information that we track is anonymous and will never be identified with or lead back to any of our site users.
Cookie technology helps us know how many people visit us and where visitors go on our site. Cookies are small bits of information we send to your computer. Among other things, this non-personally identifiable information allows us to know which areas are favorites, which areas need a bit of improvement, or what technologies and Internet services are being used by our visitors so that we may continually improve our visitors' online experiences. User may choose to set their web browser to refuse cookies, or to alert you when cookies are being sent. If they do so, note that some parts of the Site may not function properly.
Use of IP Addresses
We collect IP addresses to obtain aggregate information on the use of www.myepd.com. An IP address is a number assigned to your computer by a Web server when you're on the Web. When you are on our site, we have a back-end server that logs your computer's IP address. We only use the information we find out from tracking IP addresses in the aggregate, such as how many users entered a specific area of our site, and not to track a specific IP address to identify an individual user. However, we may use such information to identify a user if we feel that there are or may be safety and/or security issues or to comply with legal requirements.
How We Protect Your Information
We adopt appropriate data collection, storage, and processing practices and security measures to protect against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction of your personal information, username, password, transaction information and data stored on our Site. Personally and non-personally identifiable information that we receive via the Internet is secure against unauthorized access. This information is kept in a safe and secure system isolated from direct connection to the Internet. We use secure server software over a Secure Socket Layer (SSL) line to protect your credit card information. It encrypts all of your personal and credit card information so that this information cannot be read as it travels to our ordering system, and once it is received, it is stored in a location not accessible via the Internet.
We will give out personal information as required by law, for example to comply with a court order or subpoena or to assist in criminal investigations. We may also give out personal information when we deem it advisable in order to legally protect the safety and security of our sites and visitors to our sites.
Sharing Your Personal Information
We do not sell, trade, or rent Users’ personal identification information to others. We may share generic aggregated demographic information not linked to any personal identification information regarding visitors and users with our business partners and trusted affiliates for the purposes outlined above.
More Guarantee Details
Under the Fair Credit Billing Act, your bank cannot hold you liable for more than $50 of unauthorized charges. Note that, in the event of unauthorized use of your credit card, you must notify your credit card provider in accordance with its reporting rules and procedures.
Links to Third Party Website and Other Sites
Visitors will find links from www.myepd.com to independently-owned, controlled and/or managed World Wide Web or Internet sites belonging to our Course Instructors, partners, suppliers, advertisers, sponsors, licensors, and other third parties. Please note that we do not monitor or control the content or links that appear on these sites, and are not responsible for the practices employed by websites linked to or from our Site, and such content, services, and links on these sites may be constantly changing. These sites and services may have their own privacy policies and customer service policies. Browsing and interaction on any other website, including websites which have a link to our Site, is subject to that website's own terms and policies; we encourage all end users of www.myepd.com to read the privacy policies of all linked sites before navigating through them.
Changes to this Privacy Policy
This Site has the discretion to update or revise this Privacy Policy at any time without notice to users. When we do, we will post all such material changes on this Privacy Policy and revise the updated date at the bottom of this page. We encourage Users to frequently check this page for any changes to stay informed about how we are helping to protect the personal information we collect. You acknowledge and agree that it is your responsibility to review this Privacy Policy periodically and become aware of modifications.
Your Acceptance of These Terms
By using this Site, you signify your acceptance of this policy. If you do not agree to this policy, please do not use our Site. Your continued use of the Site following the posting of changes to this policy will be deemed your acceptance of those changes.
www.myepd.com is independently owned and operated. We are not affiliated with any other website, organization, company, or subsidiary. You can reach us from our Contact Us page. If you have any questions about our Privacy Policy or practices, or you wish to amend, update, or verify the information on file, or to notify us that you want your information deleted from our files, please contact us through our Contact Us page.
Most recent update: November 1, 2016