Last Updated: [September 23, 2024]
The Galt Academy (“we,” “us,” or “our”) is committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring that your personal information is handled in a safe and responsible manner. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, disclose, and protect your information when you visit or interact with our website https://thegaltacademy.com.
By using the Website, you consent to the data practices described in this Privacy Policy.
1. Information We Collect
We may collect the following types of information when you use our Website:
a) Personal Information
We collect personally identifiable information (PII) that you voluntarily provide to us when you:
- Create an account (e.g., name, email address, username, password).
- Share knowledge or submit content (e.g., profile information, contributions).
- Contact us for support or inquiries (e.g., name, email address, message).
- 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.
- 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.
b) Non-Personal Information
We may collect non-personally identifiable information, such as:
- Browser and device details (e.g., IP address, browser type, operating system).
- Usage data (e.g., pages viewed, time spent on pages, interactions with content).
c) Cookies and Tracking Technologies
- We use cookies and similar tracking technologies (e.g., pixels, web beacons) to enhance your experience and analyze website traffic. You can control cookie preferences through your browser settings.
- 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.
2. How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect for the following purposes:
- To provide and maintain the Website.
- To personalize your experience and display relevant content.
- To communicate with you, including responding to inquiries and providing updates.
- To improve our Website and services through data analysis and research.
- To enforce our Terms of Service and ensure compliance with legal obligations.
- Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
- 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.
3. Sharing of Information
We will not sell, trade, or rent your personal information to third parties. However, we may share your information under the following circumstances:
- With Service Providers: We may share information with trusted third-party service providers who assist us in operating the Website (e.g., hosting providers, analytics services).
- Legal Compliance: We may disclose information if required to do so by law or in response to valid legal requests (e.g., court orders, subpoenas).
- Business Transfers: In the event of a merger, acquisition, or asset sale, your information may be transferred to the acquiring entity.
- If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
4. Your Choices
You have the following rights regarding your personal information:
- Access and Correction: You may access and update your personal information by logging into your account.
- Account Deletion: You may request the deletion of your account by contacting us at privacy@galtacademy.com.
- Marketing Communications: You can opt out of receiving marketing communications from us by following the unsubscribe instructions in emails or by contacting us.
- 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.
5. Data Security
We take reasonable precautions to protect your information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. However, no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
6. Third-Party Links
Our Website may contain links to third-party websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of these external sites. We encourage you to review their privacy policies before sharing any information.
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.
7. 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.
8. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with the revised date at the top. We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically for updates.
9. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how we handle your personal information, please contact us at:
Email: privacy@galtacademy.com
Address: 412 – 1288 Ritson Road North Oshawa ON L1G 7Z9 Canada
By using The Galt Academy you acknowledge that you have read and understood this Privacy Policy and agree to our collection, use, and sharing of your information as described.