MindSpark Learning Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

This Privacy Policy (“Policy”) covers any personal information Share Fair Nation LLC doing business as MindSpark Learning (“MindSpark”, “we”, “our”, or “us”) obtains when you, our customer (“you” or “User”) interact with or otherwise provide information through our websites (“Website”) or services (“Services”). MindSpark is committed to providing excellent service to you, including respecting your privacy rights and protecting your data. We understand that when you visit or use our Website or use our Services you may have questions about whether and how our Websites or Services collect and use your information. We collect and use your personal information as described in this Policy.

 

PLEASE READ THIS POLICY CAREFULLY TO UNDERSTAND HOW WE HANDLE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THIS POLICY, PLEASE DO NOT ACCESS OUR WEBSITES AND SERVICES.

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2. Information We Collect

Websites Information Collection

We may collect information through your use of our Website. You have the option of contacting us through our Website to request a newsletter, sponsor an education accelerator, apply for a future education accelerator, or purchase an OnDemand course. The collection of your information may include: First name, Last name, Job title, Email address, Phone number, Mailing Address, Billing Address, Delivery method, and Payment information.

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Services Information Collection

If you purchase a Service such as an OnDemand course, we will ask you to create an account for that Service and provide the following information: First name, Last name, Email address, Username, and Account Password. 

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Information Collected Automatically

Web Browser Cookies

We collect information about how you use our Website by setting and accessing cookies on your computer. A cookie is a small piece of information sent by our Website that is saved on your storage drive by your computer’s browser. The cookie holds information our Website may need to personalize or enhance your experience and to gather statistical data, such as which pages are visited, the Internet provider’s domain name and the addresses of the sites visited immediately before coming to and immediately after leaving our Websites. The information in the cookie lets us trace “clickstream” activity (i.e., the paths taken by visitors to our Website as they move from page to page) to enable us to better serve our customers by revealing which portions of our Website are the most popular. We may link the anonymous visitor ID from your cookie to a user ID in our database to help us analyze web traffic and statistics. From time to time, other companies may help us with data research and analysis, but they will be prohibited from using that data for any other purpose. You may disable cookies on your browser. Please review your browser’s instructions for doing so. Note that certain features of the Website may not be available if you delete or reject cookies.

 

You can manage how we use cookies on your browser by clicking the [“Cookies Settings”] link on the banner at the bottom of our home page. Clicking on the [“Cookies Settings”] link will take you to a popup where you can manage your cookie preferences. There are four categories of cookies: [“Strictly Necessary Cookies”, “Performance Cookies”, “Functional Cookies”, and “Targeting Cookies.”] Using the slide bar, you can choose which cookies to allow, except for the “Strictly Necessary Cookies” that are necessary for the operation of the Website. “Performance Cookies” are used to understand how users use our Services. These cookies also aid in determining the performance of our advertising. “Functional Cookies” are used to personalize our Services for you by capturing your preferences, choices, and settings. “Targeting Cookies” collect data about your browser’s online activity. This data is used to present advertising to you that may be of more interest than a non-targeted advertisement. Removing “Targeting Cookies” will not remove ads from your Services. In addition to using our cookie manager, you can also adjust your cookies through your browser settings. You can learn more about cookies at the following link: All About Cookies | Online Privacy and Digital Security. Please note that removing cookies may affect how the Websites and Services work. 

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Pixel Tags

We may use pixel tags (also called web beacons or clear gifs) on our Website. They can help us analyze what our customers like to do on our Website and the effectiveness of our features and advertising. They can also help us customize your browsing experience. We may use information collected through pixel tags or tracked links in combination with your personal information. We may also combine personal information you provide to us with other personal information (such as purchase history and demographic information). If we work with other companies to help us track, collect and analyze this information, they will be prohibited from using this information for any other purpose.  

 

The Website, including our service providers, may also use other technologies such as JavaScript. We may use local storage (HTML5). We may also permit third parties to use cookies, web beacons, JavaScript, and eTags on our Website. 

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Interest-Based Advertisements

Some of the advertisements presented on our Website are provided by third-parties based on the activity of your browser. The information, which may contain personal information, may be provided to us by you or it may be derived by our advertising service providers from your browser’s activity over time and across non-related websites or applications. Such tracking can be accomplished with targeting cookies and/or pixels. More information on interest-based advertising is available at the following Network Advertising Initiative link: https://thenai.org/about-online-advertising

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Information From Third Parties

We may obtain information about you from a third-party website or application where we post content or invite your feedback or participation. We may obtain information from social media and blogs and other public sources.

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3. Purpose for Collecting Personal Information

Your personal information is collected for specified purposes and not processed further in ways incompatible with those purposes. Collected personal information is relevant to and not excessive for the purposes for which they are collected and used. We may collect your personal information when you: visit our Website, open or set up an account, use our services, apply for a newsletter, sponsor an education accelerator, and apply for a future education accelerator. 

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4. Personal Information Sold or Shared

We do not share or sell personal information with third parties. We do share personal information with our service providers as necessary to process your personal information. 

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5. Data Security

We apply commercially reasonable and appropriate administrative, technical, and physical safeguards to protect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of your personal information. Such safeguards protect against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, unlawful processing and accidental loss, destruction, or damage of your personal information. Although these safeguards reduce the risk of adverse effects to the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of your personal information, they cannot ensure or guarantee against the possibility of a security incident. 

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6. Data Retention

Your personal information is retained for as long as reasonably necessary and proportionate to achieve:

(1) The purposes for which your personal information was collected and processed.

(2) Another disclosed purpose that is compatible with the context in which your personal information was collected. 

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7. Children's Privacy and Age-Related Information Collection Policies

We do not knowingly collect or allow the collection of personal information with our Website or Services from an individual under the age of 13. If we have actual knowledge that we have collected personal information from an individual under the age of 13, we will delete that personal information. If you believe that we have collected information from an individual under the age of 13, please contact us at support@mindspark.org.  

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8. Data Subprocessors

We may contract with third-party service providers as data subprocessors to collect or process your personal information under our instruction. Service providers can perform many processing activities such as providing a learning management system platform for our OnDemand Services.  We also use a service provider to process your payments for our Services. 

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9. International Access to Our Services

Our services are for customers resident in the United States.  We do not target customers outside of the United States. 

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10. Links to Non-MindSpark Websites

Our Website may contain links to third-party websites, services, or resources that are not covered under this Policy or our Terms and Conditions.  Upon visiting or using those third-party websites, services, or resources, we recommend that you review their privacy policy, terms and conditions, and terms of use before providing your personal information. 

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11. Transfer of Corporate Assets

If MindSpark is acquired by or merged with a third-party entity, MindSpark reserves the right to transfer or assign the personal information you provided to us as part of such merger, acquisition, sale, or other change of control to the new entity. In the event of bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, or assignment for the benefit of creditors, or the application of laws or equitable principles affecting creditor’s rights generally, we may not be able to control how your personal information is processed.  

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12. Changes to This Privacy Statement

We reserve the right to update this Policy to accurately disclose changes as necessitated by applicable laws and other events. If those changes are material in nature, we will notify you by a notice placed on our Website, a notification within our Services, and/or by electronic mail. 

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13. Contacts

To o ask questions or comment about this Policy and our privacy practices, contact us at via email: support@mindspark.org, or via mail to:

Share Fair Nation LLC

455 S. Pierce St. 

Lakewood, CO 80226