Privacy Policy | The Lco Inc

Privacy is important to everyone. At The Lade`Cree Company, Inc. (“Lade`Cree”), we care about your privacy as well and want you to feel comfortable and secure in your use of our websites (including all related Lade`Cree webpages and websites, the “Sites”). The purpose of this Privacy Policy is to describe for you the types of information we collect from you on the Sites and how we store and use that information. By viewing and using the Sites, you are accepting this Privacy Policy with respect to information collected by the Sites.

If you are under the age of 18, you have certain additional rights with respect to the removal of Content which you may provide to the Sites. These rights are set forth in Section 14 below.

Please Note: This Privacy Policy may be modified at any time and from time to time so you should visit this page periodically to check for updates. The current version of this Privacy Policy can always be found under the Privacy Policy button on the Sites. You can tell if there have been changes to the Privacy Policy by checking the “Last Updated” and “Effective” dates at the top of this page.

1. Categories of Personal Information We Collect. There are three categories of personal information we may collect from you through the Sites:

Personally Identifiable Information: this is information that is identifiable to you, as an individual, which you may provide to the Sites if you register on the Sites and engage in any Site activities;
Non-Personally Identifiable Information: this is information commonly collected by many websites to track website usage and may include, for example, computer and server IP addresses, browser versions, pages most visited, duration and time of visit, and geographic location, but this information is not directly linked to you personally; and
Personal Financial Information: this is information, such as credit card or debit card information, that you provide if you are enrolling in a Lade`Cree educational program or if you are purchasing any other Lade`Cree products or services.

In addition, Lade`Cree collects and stores, through the Student Portal, additional information and materials personal to or provided by students enrolled in Lade`Cree program, such as course assignment work, exams, academic records, confidential enrollment information, and student personal program-related communications with Lade`Cree (“Student Records”).

The information we collect depends upon what you do during your visit(s) to the Sites. To be clear, and without limiting any other provision in this Privacy Policy, by providing any personal information to Lade`Cree through the Sites (including your Student Records if applicable, “Personal Information”), you are consenting to the collection, storing, processing and transfer of such information in and to the United States and other countries and territories, in accordance with this Privacy Policy and United States law.

2. Personal Information Not Covered by This Privacy Policy. Some interactive portions of the Sites are open and visible to the larger public and/or people and entities engaged in providing or supporting Lade`Cree academic programs. If you include personally identifiable information in materials you contribute to the Sites, via postings, chat rooms, or otherwise, that Personal Information will be available to members of the larger public and is not covered by this Privacy Policy and is not included within the term “Personal Information” for purposes of this Privacy Policy. Personally identifiable information you may send , using the Sites, in personal emails to third parties, including other students, is similarly not covered by this Privacy Policy and not included within the term “Personal Information” for purposes of this Privacy Policy. We therefore strongly encourage you not to include personally identifying information in your interactions in public forums made available through the Sites, such as in postings or in chat rooms, or in your User name.

3. How We Collect Personally Identifiable Information. We only collect Personally Identifiable Information that you voluntarily provide to us. For example, when you register as a User on the Sites in order to participate in the Sites activities, we ask you for personally identifiable information such as your name, email address, and telephone number. We may also collect this information if you contact us requesting information, participate in or provide feedback on the Sites or Site activities, or forward information from the Sites to internet addresses outside of the Sites. In addition, if you are a student, we collect and store your Student Records consistent with our business practices, requirements of our educational accrediting, certifying and licensing institutions, and applicable United States and state laws and regulations.

4. How We Collect and Use Non-Personally Identifiable Information. We use common tracking tools such as cookies, clear GIFs (also referred to as web beacons or pixel tags), or IP addresses to collect non-personally identifiable information about your use of the Sites. These tools, described in more detail below, are associated with standard internet protocols and are commonly implemented on web sites. However, the information collected through these tools is not collected or stored in a personally identifiable manner and is primarily used for aggregate, statistical reporting and stored in log files. Log files are simply transaction records that web servers maintain and record information, such as: service provider IP addresses, browser versions, referring websites, search terms used, average number of pages requested, average duration of visit, and/or total visitor traffic.

Cookies are small files web sites place on your hard drive that allow sites to identify you. For example, if you allow a site to remember your login name or password, the site places a cookie on your computer. Cookies cannot read any other information on your hard drive. If you do not wish to receive cookies, or want to be notified of when they are placed, your browser may permit you to do so.
GIFs can tell us whether you have visited a Web page or received or opened a message we send to you.
An IP address is a number that's automatically assigned to your computer by your Internet service provider whenever you're on the Internet. In addition to logging your IP Address, our server may also record the referring page that linked you to us (e.g., another web site or a search engine); the pages you visit and how long you stay on the Sites; and other Web usage activity and data. In some cases your IP address stays the same from browser session to browser session; but if you use a consumer internet access provider, your IP address probably varies from session to session

The Non-Personally Identifiable Information we collect may be used to measure the Sites’ traffic, help us to evaluate and improve the Sites, provide data points for marketing and business analysis, and better serve our Users. We may share Non-Personally Identifiable Information with third parties, but only in an aggregate statistical form that includes no personally identifying information. If we combine Non-Personally Identifiable Information with Personally Identifiable Information, through data mapping or otherwise, the combined information will be treated as Personally Identifiable Information.

5. How We Collect and Use Personal Financial Information. We collect Personal Financial Information you provide only when you are enrolling in a Lade`Cree academic program, purchasing products or services from Lade`Cree or involved in other financial transactions with Lade`Cree , and we use this information only in connection with your enrollment, purchases and other financial transactions. Personal Financial Information is retained by Lade`Cree as required by law and its internal business practices. If you are not currently enrolled in a Lade`Cree program and have no outstanding, pending, or contractual financial obligation to Lade`Cree , you may ask that we delete your financial information and we will do so subject to legal, regulatory, licensing and accreditation obligations.

6. How We Use Personally Identifiable Information and Student Records. We use your Personally Identifiable Information in multiple ways. For example, we may use your Personally Identifiable Information to deliver products and services you purchase, to respond to your requests for information, to contact you regarding products and services in which we believe you may be interested, to notify you about Community events and activities, and to ask you questions about your interests and your experience on the Sites. If you are a Lade`Cree student, we will also use your Personally Identifiable Information and Student Records to support and monitor your progress through the academic program in which you are enrolled, offer you various student support services, ask you questions regarding your satisfaction with the program, maintain your academic records, and maintain close communications with you in order to provide you with a rich, fulfilling and personalized academic experience. Finally, we may provide your Personally Identifiable Information (exclusive of Student Records) to third parties who offer products or services we believe may be of value to you; such third parties are only allowed to use your Personally Identifiable Information to contact you regarding those products or services and you are able to “opt out” from receiving such contacts at any time through the “opt out” procedures of those third parties. (See also Section 17 (“Rights to Opt Out”) below).

7. When We Share Personal Information with Partners in Education. Lade`Cree often collaborates with school districts, individual schools, colleges and universities, vocational schools, organizations like the Job Corps, and other private educational or education-related programs (each an “Educational Partner”) to provide a broad range of educational programs responsive to different types of students’ requirements. We may share Personally Identifiable Information, Student Records and Personal Financial Information of students enrolled in these collaborative or partnership education programs with the associated Educational Partner.

8. When We Share Personal Information with Contractors and Service Providers. We may use third parties (including contractors, business partners and service providers) to help us with certain aspects of our operations and this may require disclosure of your Personal Information to them. For example, we use third party financial institutions to help us process payments and we may use third party agencies to help us with debt collection. We may also use third parties to help us to operate the Sites, deliver products and provide student services. We expect these third parties to use your Personal Information only as necessary to perform the services they are asked to perform.

9. When we Share Personal Information with Licensing, Certifying and Accrediting Organizations. Lade`Cree schools are nationally and regionally accredited and are also licensed by certain states. From time to time Lade`Cree will seek additional certifications, accreditations and similar confirmations of quality and eligibility from third party institutions. Lade`Cree may share Personal Information with each of these accrediting, certifying and licensing bodies as reasonably required to maintain, renew or establish Lade`Cree's accreditation, licenses, certifications and other institutional qualifications. All such bodies are committed to maintaining the confidentiality of student Personal Information.

10. Disclosures of Personal Information in Litigation, Investigations or Enforcement Actions or for Security Reasons. We may disclose your Personal Information when compelled or requested to do so by government or law enforcement authorities or when otherwise required or permitted by law, such as to respond to court orders and subpoenas or regulatory agency requests. We also may disclose Personal Information when we have reason to believe that someone is causing or threatening to cause injury to, or interfering or threatening to interfere with, the rights or property interests of Lade`Cree or its affiliates (or their respective employees, agents, consultants, contractors or representatives), Lade`Cree students or alumni, other Site Users, Lade`Cree business partners (including Education Partners and service providers), accrediting/licensing/certifying bodies, or other persons or entities that could be harmed by such activities.

11. Disclosures in Conjunction with a Change in Control or Similar Event. If Lade`Cree undergoes a business transition, such as a merger or acquisition by another company, or a sale of all or a substantial portion of its assets, your Personal Information may be among the assets transferred. Changes in the terms governing the collection, storage or use of any third party successor in interest or transferee of your Personal Information will be communicated to you by Lade`Cree or such third party via email, the applicable website, or a comparable means notification.

12. Your Access Rights. You may review and correct the Personally Identifiable Information that is retained by Lade`Cree in your account after you login. You may review and correct the Personal Financial Information that is retained by Lade`Cree in your account by contacting Lade`Cree at info@ladecreeco.com you are a student, you may also review your Student Records through your Student Portal account or by contacting Lade`Cree at info@ladecreeco.com.

13. Children’s Privacy. The Sites do not knowingly collect information from (a) children under the age of 13 and does not offer products, services or activities targeted at children under the age of 13, or (b) individuals older than 13 but under the age of legal majority in their state of residence whose registration or participation on the Sites has not been authorized by their parent or legal guardian.

14. Special Rule for Site Users under 18. If you are under the age of 18, you may at any time request Lade`Cree to remove from the Sites any Content (as defined in the Site Terms of Use) you provide to or post on the Sites by sending your request to info@ladecreeco.com. However, please understand that Lade`Cree ’s removal of such Content may not be complete or comprehensive. Removal of Content may be limited to making Content no longer visible to the public or other Site Users. In addition, Lade`Cree reserves the right not to remove Content you have provided if Lade`Cree is required to maintain the Content pursuant to federal or state legal requirements, if the Content has been independently provided to the Site by a third party, if the Content is anonymized, or if you have been compensated for providing the Content to the Sites. Any Personal Information and Student Records retained by Lade`Cree will continue to be governed by the terms of this Privacy Policy.

15. Third Party "Linked-To" Web Sites. The Sites may contain links to third party web sites which are neither operated nor controlled by Lade`Cree . This Privacy Policy does not address the information practices of those third party web sites, and we encourage you to read the legal notices posted on such websites, including their Terms of Use and Privacy Policies. To be clear, Lade`Cree has no responsibility or liability for your experience with, and the data collection and use practices of, such third party websites. All inquiries concerning the terms and policies of third party websites should be addressed to the third party hosting the respective website.

16. Security Measures. The protection of your Personal Information is very important to us. To that end, we take reasonable steps to protect the Personal Information you share with us from unauthorized access or disclosure. However, you should know that no security measures are impenetrable and no company, including Lade`Cree , can fully eliminate security risks to its telecommunications and computer systems. In addition, due to the inherent nature of the Internet as an open global communications vehicle, we cannot guarantee that information, during transmission through the Internet, will not be destroyed, hacked, hijacked, misdirected, stolen, modified or otherwise interfered with or misused. Accordingly, your transmission of information to or through the Sites is at your own risk.

17. Rights to “Opt Out”. If you are receiving emails, texts or similar on line communications from Lade`Cree , it is because we understood from your participation on our Sites that you were interested in receiving ongoing information from us. If at any point you no longer wish to receive such communications, you may at any time “unsubscribe” from these communications by following the ‘opt out’ directions to be found at or near the end of the communication. Students can also “opt out” from certain communications on the Student Portal by editing their personal account preferences. If you have any questions about the opt-out process, you can contact us at info@ladecreeco.com. Please note that if we have already shared your personal contact information with one of our business partners, unsubscribing from our communications list will not prevent these third parties from continuing to email or text you. You will have to send an opt-out request to those third parties directly. Opportunities to “opt out” from receiving emails and texts are usually found on these companies’ websites or at the end of their emails or texts.

18. Construction of Privacy Policy. This Privacy Policy supersedes any other representations, agreements, statements or understandings with respect to the terms pursuant to which Lade`Cree collects, stores and uses information relating to you which is collected by the Sites. This Privacy Policy may not be modified, extended, limited, waived or terminated except with the written consent of Lade`Cree . If any portion of this Privacy Policy is deemed void or unenforceable, then that provision shall be deemed severable from the Privacy Policy and the remaining terms shall remain in full force and effect. The word “including” shall be construed to mean “including but not limited to.”

19. Modification to Privacy Policy. As noted above, Lade`Cree reserves the right to modify this Privacy Policy at any time and will notify Users by posting the modified version of its Privacy Policy on this webpage. Under certain circumstances, we may also elect to notify registered Users of changes or updates to this Privacy Policy by additional means, such as posting a notice on the front page of the Sites or by sending you an e-mail but you should not rely on receiving such additional notice.

QUESTIONS or CONCERNS? If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or its application, or for general questions about the Sites, please contact Lade`Cree at info@ladecreeco.com.