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Privacy Policy
(last updated 12.08.09)
Privacy Policy
(last updated 12.08.09)
Education Wizard Network, LLC is a licensee of the TRUSTe Privacy Program. TRUSTe is an independent, organization whose mission is to build user’s trust and confidence in the Internet by promoting the use of fair information practices. This privacy statement covers the Web site www.boardingschoolwizard.com. Because this Web site wants to demonstrate its commitment to your privacy, it has agreed to disclose its information practices and have its privacy practices reviewed for compliance by TRUSTe. If you have questions or concerns regarding this statement, you should first contact info@educationwizard.com. If you do not receive acknowledgement of your inquiry or your inquiry has not been satisfactorily addressed, you should contact TRUSTe at http://watchdog.truste.com/pvr.php?page=complaint&url=
TRUSTe will then serve as a liaison with us to resolve your concerns.
1. Statement of Use
At Boarding School Wizard, we only use personal information you provide to send your information to boarding schools and in the way we specify when we collect it. We take your privacy seriously, and this privacy policy describes how we handle the data we collect from you. We do not share personal information with third parties for promotional purposes.
2. Our Web site
All users can view content on our Web site without submitting any personal information (such as name, address, email address, phone number, etc.) to us. However, in order to provide you with a better user experience, we may collect non-personal information from your computer using cookies. More information on this process is below. Third party personal information such as student name and email address is collected on our Free Information form.
3. Our Information Request Form
When you request information from one or more of our participating schools, advertisers, sponsors, or other third parties included on our Web site by submitting your contact information (name, address, phone number, e-mail, etc.) on our registration form, we pass your information only to the entities that you specify. No other entity receives your contact information, except for any third party service providers that are engaged by Boarding School Wizard to perform the services described herein and on the Web site. Your information, however, is often stored in the receiving company’s database, as well as ours and any third party service provider that is engaged by Boarding School Wizard to perform the services described herein and on the Web site. Collected data may be stored in a database outside your home country. If you wish to change the personal information you’ve entered on the site, please email info@educationwizard.com .
4. Our Newsletter Program
We offer opportunities to register to receive our e-mail newsletter, both in various locations on our Web site and on our Information Request Form. You can opt-out of receiving these communications by clicking the unsubscribe mechanism in each email we send to you. We only add you to our mailing list if you authorize us to. Moreover, we do not share your e-mail address or other personal information with other companies unless authorized by you; provided that you hereby consent without further notice or approval that we may provide your personal information to third party service providers that are engaged by Boarding School Wizard to perform the services described herein and on the Web site.
5. Our Use of Cookies
In many cases, we may collect non-personal information from your computer using “cookies,” which are standard Internet technologies used to measure user traffic. For example, cookie data is useful in measuring user visits, browsing patterns, or e-mail message views. This information helps us to provide you with a better user experience by enabling us to compile statistics and measures of user satisfaction, and thereby to continually improve our Web site. Some of this information is collected and compiled by third-party service providers.
A cookie is a small amount of data that a website’s server sends to your browser, which is stored on your computer's hard drive. Cookies can be removed from your hard drive. Also, depending on the type and version of web browser you are using, you may be able to change how your computer treats cookies so that cookies are not used or saved. Please check with your browser provider for more information on removing cookies.
6. Special cases
In a limited number of cases, we may choose to share either personal or non-personal information with third-parties. Such examples are subpoenas, court orders, warrants, legal processes or other requests to cooperate with other types of legal enforcement.
7. Business Transfers
As we continue to develop our business we might sell or buy companies, subsidiaries or business units. In such transactions, customer information is generally one of the transferred business assets but remains subject to the promises made in any pre-existing Privacy Policy (unless the customer consents otherwise). Also, in the event that we are acquired or assigned, customer information will be one of the transferred assets and you hereby consent to such transfer or assignment without the need for further notice or approval to effect such transfer or assignment.
8. Links to Third Parties
Boarding School Wizard may provide links to other sites that may provide valuable information, which may include, without limitation, sites associated with participating schools, sponsors, and/or advertisers. We cannot control how they collect or manage personal information from their websites and we make no warranties as to the information or content provided on such sites, and you agree to use this Web site and such other sites at your own risk. We encourage you to review their privacy policies and data collection procedures.
9. Security Measures
We use a variety of security technologies and procedures including secure password and encrypted session based administrative database access and user input cleansing of malicious code injection attempts to help protect your personal information from unauthorized access, use or disclosure. While no data transfer can be completely secure, we will make reasonable efforts to secure your data while being transferred, stored or processed.
10. Children's Privacy
Boarding School Wizard is intended to be used by individuals over the age of 13. We do not seek or willingly collect information on children under the age of 13. If we discover that we have collected information on a child under the age of 13, then we will delete that information from our system.
11. Updates and Effective Date
We reserve the right to make changes to our Privacy Policy from time to time for any reason. Any modifications, additions or deletions shall be effective immediately upon posting, unless otherwise indicated. We encourage you to periodically check back and review this policy so that you are aware of the information we collect, how we use it and to whom we consent to disclose it.
12. Additional Information
We reserve the right to modify this privacy statement at any time, so please review it frequently. If we make material changes to this policy, we will notify you here, by email, or by means of a notice on our home page. We need your assistance in keeping your information up to date. If you would like to review, correct or change your personal information or need assistance unsubscribing, please email us at: info@educationwizard.com or write to us at:
We reserve the right to modify this privacy statement at any time, so please review it frequently. If we make material changes to this policy, we will notify you here, by email, or by means of a notice on our home page. We need your assistance in keeping your information up to date. If you would like to review, correct or change your personal information or need assistance unsubscribing, please email us at: info@educationwizard.com or write to us at:
Education Wizard Network, LLC
180 Newport Center Drive
Suite 230
Newport Beach, CA 92660
