Privacy Policy

Effective Date: 9/16/16 (last updated 9/16/16)

This Privacy Policy applies to the sites, apps, and forms where it appears.

This Policy describes how we treat personal information on the websites, apps, and forms where it is located.

We collect information from and about you.

We collect contact information. For example, we might collect your name and street address if you register on our site or submit a referral form. We might also collect your phone number or email address.

We collect payment information. For example, we collect your credit card number if you make a course purchase.

We collect information you submit or post. We collect the information you post in a public space on our site. We also collect information when you contact us.

We collect demographic information. We may collect information like your zip code. We might collect this when you contact us.

We collect usage information. If you use our website, we may collect information about the browser you’re using. We might look at what site you came from, or what site you visit when you leave us.

We collect information in different ways.

We collect information directly from you. For example, if you register with us or submit a referral form. We also collect information if you contact us.

We collect information from you passively. We use tracking tools like browser cookies and web beacons. We do this on our websites. We collect information about users over time when you use this website. We may have third parties collect personal information this way. Learn more about these tools and how you can control them in the section below about choices.

We get information about you from third parties. For example, our business or other partners may give us information about you.

We combine information. For example, we may combine information that we have collected offline with information we collect online. Or we may combine information we get from a third party with information we already have.

We use information as disclosed and described here.

We use information to respond to your requests or questions. For example, we might use your information to respond to your customer feedback. We may use your information to notify you if you enroll in a course.

We use information to improve our products and services. We may use your information to make our website and services better. We might use your information to customize your experience with us.

We use information for security purposes. We may use your information to protect our company and our customers. We also use information to protect our websites.

We may use information for marketing purposes. For example, we might provide you with information about new products and special offers. We might also use your information to serve you ads about products and offers. We might tell you about new features or updates. These might be third party offers or products we think you might find interesting. To learn about your choices for these communications, read the choices section below.

We use information to communicate with you. For example, we will communicate with you about your account or our relationship. We may contact you about your feedback. We might also contact you about this Privacy Policy or our website Terms of Use.

We use information as otherwise permitted by law or as we may notify you.

We may share information with third parties.

We will share information with third parties who perform services on our behalf. For example, we share information with vendors who send emails for us. We may also share information with companies that operate our websites or run our courses.

We may share information with our business partners.

We will share information if we think we have to in order to comply with the law or to protect ourselves. For example, we will share information to respond to a court order or subpoena. We may share it if a government agency or investigatory body requests. We might share information when we are investigating potential fraud.

We may share information with any successor to all or part of our business. For example, if part of our business was sold we may give our customer list as part of that transaction.

We may share information for other reasons we may describe to you.

Choices – You have certain choices about how we use your information.

You can control cookies and tracking tools. Your browser may give you the ability to control cookies or other tracking tools. How you do so depends on the type of tool. Certain browsers can be set to reject browser cookies. To control flash cookies, which we may use on certain websites from time to time, you can go to http://www.aboutads.info/choices/. Why? Because flash cookies cannot be controlled through your browser settings.

Our Do Not Track Policy: Some browsers have “do not track” features that allow you to tell a website not to track you. These features are not all uniform. We do not currently respond to those signals. If you block cookies, certain features on our sites may not work. If you block or reject cookies, not all of the tracking described here will stop.

Options you select are browser and device specific.

These sites are not intended for children.

Our sites and apps are meant for adults. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under 13 without permission from a parent or guardian. If you are a parent or legal guardian and think your child under 13 has given us information, you can email us at info@BARCeducation.org. You can also write to us at the address listed at the end of this policy. Please mark your inquiries “COPPA Information Request.” Parents, you can learn more about how to protect children’s privacy on-line at https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0031-protecting-your-childs-privacy-online.

We use standard security measures.

The Internet is not 100% secure. We cannot promise that your use of our sites will be completely safe. We encourage you to use caution when using the Internet. This includes not sharing your passwords.

We may link to other sites or apps or have third party services on our platforms we don’t control.

If you click on a third party link, you will be taken to a platform we do not control. This policy does not apply to the privacy practices of that website or platform. Read other companies’ privacy policies carefully. We are not responsible for these third parties.

Feel free to contact us if you have more questions.

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please email us at info@BARCeducation.org.

You can also write to us or call at:
Benchmark Animal Rehabilitative Curriculum
3940 Laurel Canyon Blvd. #1409
Studio City, CA 91604
Phone: (844) 522-2272

We may update this Policy.

From time to time we may change our privacy policies. We will notify you of any material changes to our Privacy Policy as required by law. We will also post an updated copy on our website. Please check our site periodically for updates.