PRIVACY POLICY
Who We Are
Protecting your private information is our priority. This Statement of Privacy applies to Online CE Directory and www.onlineCEDirectory.com and governs data collection and usage. For the purposes of this Privacy Policy, unless otherwise noted, all references to Online CE Directory include Online CE Directory and www.onlineCEDirectory.com. The Online CE Directory website is used as a directory of continuing education providers for mental health professionals. By using Online CE Directory’s website, you consent to the data practices described in this statement.
What Personal Data We Collect and Why We Collect It
Personal Information
In order to better provide you with products and services offered on our Site, Online CE Directory may collect personally identifiable information, such as your:
- First and Last Name
- Your Company Name
- Boards/Credentialing Authorities CE Provider Identification Number(s)
- Course Offering Information
- Website Address
- Mailing Address
- E-mail Address
- Phone Number
If you purchase Online CE Directory’s products or services, your payment information is collected and processed by Stripe. Online CE Directory does not collect or retain your payment information on our site or servers. Click here to see Stripe’s Privacy Policy.
We do not collect any personal information about you unless you voluntarily provide it to us. However, you may be required to provide certain personal information to us when you elect to use certain products or services available on the Site. These may include: (a) registering for an account on our Site; (b) entering a sweepstakes or contest sponsored by us or one of our partners; (c) signing up for special offers from selected third parties; (d) sending us an email message; (e) submitting your credit card or other payment information when ordering and purchasing products and services on our Site. To wit, we will use your information for, but not limited to, communicating with you in relation to services and/or products you have requested from us. We also may gather additional personal or non-personal information in the future.
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.
An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Media
If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.
Contact Forms & Cookies
If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.
If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.
If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.
Embedded Content From Other Websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
Automatically Collected Information & Analytics
Information about your computer hardware and software may be automatically collected by Online CE Directory. This information can include: your IP address, browser type, domain names, access times and referring website addresses. This information is used for the operation of the service, to maintain quality of the service, and to provide general statistics regarding use of the Online CE Directory’s website.
How We Use Your Personal Information
Online CE Directory collects and uses your personal information to operate its website(s) and deliver the services you have requested. Online CE Directory may also use your personally identifiable information to inform you of other products or services available from Online CE Directory and its affiliates.
Who We Share Your Data With
Online CE Directory does not sell, rent or lease its customer lists to third parties.
Online CE Directory may share data with trusted partners to help perform statistical analysis, send you email or postal mail, provide customer support, or arrange for deliveries. All such third parties are prohibited from using your personal information except to provide these services to Online CE Directory, and they are required to maintain the confidentiality of your information.
Online CE Directory may disclose your personal information, without notice, if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to: (a) conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on Online CE Directory or the site; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of Online CE Directory; and/or (c) act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of Online CE Directory, or the public.
If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
Where We Send Your Data
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
How Long We Retain Your Data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.
What Rights You Have Over Your Data
If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Security of Your Personal Information
Online CE Directory secures your personal information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. Online CE Directory uses the following methods for this purpose:
– SSL Protocol
When personal information (such as a credit card number) is transmitted to other websites, it is protected through the use of encryption, such as the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) protocol.
We strive to take appropriate security measures to protect against unauthorized access to or alteration of your personal information. Unfortunately, no data transmission over the Internet or any wireless network can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. As a result, while we strive to protect your personal information, you acknowledge that: (a) there are security and privacy limitations inherent to the Internet which are beyond our control; and (b) security, integrity, and privacy of any and all information and data exchanged between you and us through this Site cannot be guaranteed.
Children Under Thirteen
Online CE Directory does not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under the age of thirteen. If you are under the age of thirteen, you must ask your parent or guardian for permission to use this website.
E-Mail Communications
From time to time, Online CE Directory may contact you via email for the purpose of providing announcements, promotional offers, alerts, confirmations, surveys, and/or other general communication.
If you would like to stop receiving marketing or promotional communications via email from Online CE Directory, you may opt out of such communications by replying “STOP.”
Changes To This Statement
Online CE Directory reserves the right to change this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you about significant changes in the way we treat personal information by sending a notice to the primary email address specified in your account, by placing a prominent notice on our site, and/or by updating any privacy information on this page. Your continued use of the Site and/or Services available through this Site after such modifications will constitute your: (a) acknowledgment of the modified Privacy Policy; and (b) agreement to abide and be bound by that Policy.
Contact Information
Online CE Directory welcomes your questions or comments regarding this Statement of Privacy. If you believe that Online CE Directory has not adhered to this Statement, please contact Online CE Directory at:
Online CE Directory
6155 N. Ocean Blvd.
Ocean Ridge, Florida 33435
Email Address: info@onlineCEDirectory.com
Telephone number: (630) 733-8935
Updated 2/14/2021