Last updated: April 3rd 2023

Welcome to http://www.elsie.co's Privacy Policy. Thank you for being interested in privacy!

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If you have any questions related to this Privacy Policy or generally to the way in which we protect your data, please contact us at the contact details provided below.

  1. Who we are
    We are responsible for the processing of your personal data. By accessing and using our services, you give your acceptance to the terms of this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with or you are not comfortable with any aspect of this policy, please discontinue the access and the use of our services.
    For any kind of query feel free to contact us. Below you find our contact details:

Virtual Learning Collaborative, Inc.
4332 NE 28TH AVENUE
Oregon , United States of America (USA)
97211-7106

For privacy inquiries please contact us at:
legal@elsie.co

WELCOME!

Here you will find our Privacy Policy resumed in plain language. This is not legally binding and it's purpose is to help you understand.

Protecting your privacy is really important to us.

Our responsibility:
To respect this Privacy Policy and the applicable legislation.

Your responsibility:

To read this Privacy Policy.

As is standard, your continued use of http://www.elsie.co means that you agree with this policy.
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2 What are your rights

2.1. You have the right to access your data.
This allows you to obtain information about:

  • the purpose of data processing;
  • the categories of data we are processing;
  • the third parties with whom the data may be disclosed;
  • how long the data will be stored or the criteria used to determine that period;

We will provide you with the information within one month of your request, unless doing so would adversely affect the rights and freedoms of others (e.g. another person’s confidentiality or intellectual property rights). We will tell you if we can’t meet your request for that reason.

2.2. You have the right to request us to modify your data.

2.3. You have the right to request data deletion / the right to be forgotten.
This means that you can request us to delete your data, under certain circumstances. For example, if you have a contract with us we are legally obliged to keep your contact details and your financial details for a number of years.

2.4. You have the right to ask for the restriction of the processing of your personal data.

This is applicable if:

  • you think that your data is not accurate and you ask us to review it;
  • the processing is considered unlawful and you ask us not to erase the data;
  • if we no longer need your data but you ask us to keep it so that you can establish, exercise or defend your legal claims;
  • if you oppose to the processing of your data based on our legitimate interest or if you disagree with such interest on which we are basing our processing.

2.5. You have the right to ask us to transfer your data.

  • We can transfer the data directly to you or, if possible, to another service provider.
  • This is applicable only for the data that you have provided to us and that we process automatically based on your consent or on a contract that we have with you or on the pre-contractual steps taken for the conclusion of the contract.
  • We will transfer such data, to the possible extent, in a commonly used machine - readable format.
  • We will not able to do this if so would have a negative effect on other individuals. For example, in the case you ask us to port your data, which also contains data about other people, to another service provider that does not respect the GDPR principles.

2.6. You have the right to object to the processing of your personal data.

  • You have an absolute right to object to the processing of your personal data for direct marketing purposes, at any time and without any justification.
  • You have the right to object to the processing of your personal data based on our legitimate interest by giving a specific reason for your objection.

2.7. You have the right to make a complaint with the Data Protection Supervisory Authority. In particular, the complaint can be made in the Member State of your habitual residence, place of work, or where you think that the supposed infringement took place. We would appreciate hearing and trying to solve your problem first, but if we let you down, you can make a complaint to the competent Authority.

These rights are not without limitations so please exercise them in good faith. You can exercise these rights, free of charge, by contacting us at the contact details provided above. We will make our best to reply as quickly as possible and always within one month.

3. What data we collect

3.1. Data that we collect and process directly
We process different categories of personal data that can identify you or your device. Some of the data is actively provided by you and some is passively collected by us.

More precisely we collect and process:

  • Personal and contact details
    Data such as: name, email address - work, phone number - work, etc.
  • Data introduced by you
    Data such as: information that users provide in the comments, etc.

3.2. Data collected and processed via third parties
We can’t offer an exhaustive list of personal data collected and processed by third parties we have provided, under Section 6, we have provided a list of each company who’s services we are using, so please review their privacy settings. Here you will find examples related to the categories of data collected and processed via third parties.

  • Personal and contact details
    Data such as: your name, your surname, your email address, phone number, etc.
  • Financial information
    Data such as: payment method, card details, purchase amount, bank account, etc.
  • Data introduced by you
    Data such as: pictures, comments, videos, messages, etc.
  • Data that identifies you & your device
    Data such as: IP address, MAC address, cookies, browser type, time zone settings, etc.
  • Data on how you use the service
    Data such as: page response time, errors, time spent on our website, clickstreams, etc.
  • Data related to your third party accounts
    Data such as: your accounts on other platforms like Twitter, Linkedin, Youtube, etc.
  • Data from your device
    Data such as: your geolocation, bluetooth data, calendar, photos, etc.

4. Why and how we use your data
We use your data for the following purposes:

4.1. Analytics
We process your data for the purpose of analyzing your online behaviour and for discovering patterns.
For this purpose we use third parties which help us monitor and analyze the web traffic. Such third parties help us:

  • monitor, track and analyze your use of the website and prepare reports on your activity

4.2. Customer Support
We process your data for the purpose of offering you support and replying to your requests. We do not use third parties for this process and therefore all the relevant data used for this purpose is processed only by us.

4.3. Infrastructure
We process your data, together with third parties for the purpose of managing and keeping the website running and offering you different features. Please take into account that such third parties may process some limited personal data, for example web traffic, even if you do not use the provided features.

More precisely, we use:

  • external tools to help us build and manage our website and/or key elements of it; Please consider that these third party platforms provide a wide range of tools such as user registration, analytics, e-commerce, database management and the handling of payments & taxes witch require the processing of your personal data;
  • external hosting providers, which besides hosting and running key elements of our website can also provide other functionalities such as commenting systems, payment processing, user registration and others;

4.4. Marketing
We process your data in order to be able to reach you, directly, for the purpose of promoting our products & services. Please take into consideration, that:

  • for this purpose, we might build and use user profiles and so, the content could be tailored to your interests and behaviour;
  • some communications could be automatically triggered by a specific action you perform such as a click on our website;
  • for this purpose we also use the help of third parties which have access to some of your personal data, such as cookies and other identifiers.
    Please take into account that these third parties might still collect some limited personal data, such as traffic data, even if you do not interact with the provided features. If you interact with them, such third parties might also process data related to the date and time of your interaction and the way you interacted with the feature (e.g. clicking a link in an email). Also, they provide analytics and the possibility to retarget you. More precisely, such third parties help us collect data about you and:
    - send you marketing email

You have given your clear consent for us to process your data for a specific purpose. You can always withdraw your consent, freely and in any moment. If you do so, and we do not have another legal basis for processing your data, we will immediately stop such processing.

The processing is necessary for our legitimate interests or the legitimate interests of a third party, unless your rights and interest out-weight our legitimate interests. Such legitimate interest could refer to:

  • gaining insights from your behaviour on our platform
  • delivering, developing and improving our service
  • enabling us to enhance, customise or modify our services, content and communications
  • determining whether marketing campaigns are effective
  • enhancing data security
  • marketing our products & services to existing customers
  • displaying advertising on our platform, tailored to your interests

5. Where we process and store your data

5.1. Your personal data is processed and stored in United States of America (USA).

Also, the processing takes place in any of the data processing facilities operated by the third parties identified in section 6, “Third parties we share data with”.

By using our service and submitting your personal data you agree to to the processing, storing and transfer of your personal data according to this policy. If in this way we transfer or store data outside the EEA, we will take the necessary steps in order to make sure that your rights continue to be protected.

6. Third parties we share data with

For running our website we use the help of the third parties enlisted in the table below, where you will also find: the purposes for which we share data with them, their details, a link to their privacy policy, the categories of data they collect or we share with each of them, as well as the place in which the data is processed.

6.1. Analytics

  • Google Ireland Ltd. (EEA users) | Google LLC. (USA & other countries users)
    • Data introduced by you within the platform
    • Data that identifies you
    • Data on how you use the service
    • Cookies
      United States
  • Facebook Ireland Ltd (EEA users) | Facebook Inc. (USA&other countries users)
    • Data introduced by you within the platform
    • Data that identifies you
    • Data on how you use the service
    • Data related to your third-party accounts
    • Cookies United States
  • LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company (EEA users) | LinkedIn Corporation (USA & other countries users)
    • Data introduced by you within the platform
    • Data that identifies you
    • Data on how you use the service
    • Data related to your third-party accounts
    • Cookies United States

6.2. Infrastructure

  • WordPress.Org
    • Personal & Contact details
    • Financial information
    • Data introduced by you within the platform
    • Data that identifies you
    • Data on how you use the service
    • Data related to your third-party accounts
    • Cookies
    United States
  • WPengine.com
    • Personal & Contact details
    • Financial information
    • Data introduced by you within the platform
    • Data that identifies you
    • Data on how you use the service
    • Data related to your third-party accounts
    • Data from your device
    • Cookies
    United States

6.3. Marketing

  • The Rocket Science Group LLC
  • Personal & Contact details
  • Data introduced by you within the platform
  • Data that identifies you
  • Data on how you use the service
  • Cookies United States

7. For how long we keep your data and how we keep it safe

7.1. For how long we keep your data
We limit the storage period of your personal data to the time necessary to fulfill the purposes for which we collected it.

This period may be longer if:

  • we are required to do so for the performance of a legal obligation
  • there is an order of a public authority
  • we are required to do so for the purpose of satisfying any legal, accounting, or reporting obligations or to resolve disputes
  • Also When the retention period expires, we will delete your personal data and the rights related to access, erasure, rectification and transfer will not be enforceable.
  • For the cases in which you gave us consent to process your personal data, we will retain it until you withdraw such consent.
  • If the data is collected and processes for the purpose of a contract, we will retain it ultil the contract is fully performed.
  • If the data is collected and processed based on our legitimate interest it will be retained until such interest is fulfilled.

7.2. How we keep your data safe

7.3. At http://www.elsie.co we are making efforts to ensure the security, confidentiality, and integrity of your personal data.
We use commercially reasonable technological, physical, and administrative security safeguards and we have implemented the necessary procedures to prevent unauthorized access, disclosure, modification, or destruction of your personal data.

Please take into account:

  • no electronic transmission of data is ever fully secure or error free, so please take care in deciding what information you disclose, as any such transmission is at your own risk
  • if you believe that your privacy has been breached please contact us immediately at legal@elsie.co
  • we are not to be held responsible for the functionality and security measures of any third party

8. Final words

Thank you for your interest in privacy and for getting to the end of our policy!
Please consider that we might change this policy with time but we are committed to always respect your privacy! However, please do periodically review this page for the latest information as your continued use of our services after the effective date of this policy, April 3, 2023, constitutes an acceptance of our terms.

Also, if you have any questions about this policy or generally about the way we process your personal data contact us at: legal@elsie.co. We are happy to answer any inquiry you may have!
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