Privacy Policies

 

This is the privacy policy (“Privacy Policy”) describing our privacy practices for the Honest Ed website, applications and other interactive services (“Site”). The Site is owned, operated and/or provided by Honest Ed (“Honest Ed,” “we,” “us,” or “our”). This Privacy Policy is intended to explain our privacy practices and covers the following areas:

  1. When This Privacy Policy Applies
  2. U.S. Governing Law
  3. What Information Is Collected
  4. How Is Collected Information Used?
  5. Your Choices
  6. Sharing and Disclosure of Information
  7. Reviewing, Updating or Deleting Certain Information
  8. Protection of Information
  9. California Residents: Notice of Privacy Rights
  10. Additional State Privacy Laws
  11. Changes to this Privacy Policy and Notice
  12. Miscellaneous

  1. When this Privacy Policy Applies

    This Privacy Policy Applies
    • Regardless of whether you are accessing the Site via a personal computer, a mobile device or any other technology or devices now known or hereafter developed or discovered (each, a “Device”);
    • Whether you are accessing the Site as a registered user (if offered by the Site) or other user of the Site;
    • To all Information (as that term is defined below) collected by the Site (as defined above)
    • To our use of combined information if we combine Information (as that term is defined below) collected by the Site with other information we collect from other sources, marketing, companies or Advertisers; and
    • Will remain in full force and effect even if your use of or participation in the Site or any particular service, feature, function or promotional activity offered through the Site terminates, expires, ceases, is suspended or deactivated for any reason.
    This Privacy Policy does not, unless specifically stated, apply to any Information (as that term is defined below) collected by any other company or collected in any other manner or by any other website, application or other interactive service. By participating in this Site or any features, activities or services offered through the Site, you consent to our privacy practices as described in this Privacy Policy. Certain products or services offered by this Site may be subject to additional privacy practices, such as practices on how Information is collected, used, shared and/or disclosed by such products or services and/or how you may exercise choice with regard to such Information (“Additional Privacy Statements”). These Additional Privacy Statements, if any, shall be provided to you in conjunction with those products and services and are hereby incorporated in this Privacy Policy by reference. To the extent that there is a conflict between this Privacy Policy and the Additional Privacy Statement for the activity in which you choose to participate, the Additional Privacy Statement shall govern.

  2. U.S. Governing Law.

    The Site is designed and targeted to U.S. audiences and is governed by and operated in accordance with the laws of the U.S. We make no representation that this Site is operated in accordance with the laws or regulations of, or governed by, other nations. If you are located outside of the U.S., you use this Site at your own risk and initiative and you, not us, are responsible for compliance with any applicable local and national laws. Please be aware that any Personal Information and Other Information you provide to us or we obtain as a result of your use of this Site shall be collected in the U.S. and/or transferred to the U.S. and subject to U.S. law. By using this Site, participating in any Site activities and/or providing us with your Personal Information and Other Information, you (a) consent to the transfer and/or processing of any Information to and in the U.S., (b) acknowledge that U.S. law may provide a lower standard of protection for personal data than the laws of your location and (c) understand that we shall collect, transfer, store, process and/or deal with your Information in accordance with this Privacy Policy and U.S. law. Consequently, to the full extent permitted by law, you hereby waive any claims relating to the processing of your Personal Information or Other Information in accordance with this Privacy Policy that may arise under the laws and regulations that apply to you in or of any other country or jurisdiction.

  3. What Information Is Collected.

    The Site is designed and targeted to U.S. audiences and is governed by and operated in accordance with the laws of the U.S. We make no representation that this Site is operated in accordance with the laws or regulations of, or governed by, other nations. If you are located outside of the U.S., you use this Site at your own risk and initiative and you, not us, are responsible for compliance with any applicable local and national laws. Please be aware that any Personal Information and Other Information you provide to us or we obtain as a result of your use of this Site shall be collected in the U.S. and/or transferred to the U.S. and subject to U.S. law. By using this Site, participating in any Site activities and/or providing us with your Personal Information and Other Information, you (a) consent to the transfer and/or processing of any Information to and in the U.S., (b) acknowledge that U.S. law may provide a lower standard of protection for personal data than the laws of your location and (c) understand that we shall collect, transfer, store, process and/or deal with your Information in accordance with this Privacy Policy and U.S. law. Consequently, to the full extent permitted by law, you hereby waive any claims relating to the processing of your Personal Information or Other Information in accordance with this Privacy Policy that may arise under the laws and regulations that apply to you in or of any other country or jurisdiction.

    1. 3.1 Information You Provide.

      1. 3.1.1. User Registration.

        To register as a member of the Site, you are required to select a user name and password (together, your “User ID”) and may be required to also provide other Information, such as your email address and date of birth. Additional Information may be requested and/or required during the registration process. Please note that, for your online privacy and security, if other people have access to your Device, we recommend you log out of your account after visiting any of the websites, applications or other interactive services that are associated with your account.

      2. 3.1.2. In Connection with Certain Features and Functions.

        We may also provide you with access to certain features or functions that we may offer on the Site. To sign up for or participate in these features or functions, you may be required to provide us with certain Information about you in order for us to personalize and/or allow you to use such features and functions.

    2. 3.2. Information Collected Through Use of Cookies and Other Tracking Technologies

      The Site and/or third parties may use “cookies”, “web beacons”, and other similar tracking technologies (collectively, “Tracking Technologies”) to collect information automatically as you browse the Site and the web. “Cookies” are typically html or browser-based text or other files (and often referred to as browser cookies) that help store information, user preferences and/or user activity. “Web beacons” (also known as image tags, gif, tracking pixels or web bugs) are small pieces of code used to collect data, such as counting page views, promotion views or advertising responses. These Tracking Technologies may collect “click stream” data and additional information regarding your visits to the Site (such as your visits to the Site’s webpages, type of browser use, type of operating system used, date and time of viewing, use of our features and purchasing history or preferences) or other websites, applications or interactive services. Through these Tracking Technologies, we may collect such information across multiple sessions on this Site and other websites, applications or other interactive services and may also collect or access your IP address (which is automatically assigned to any Device(s) and/or Device and Internet browser combination you use to access the Site) and/or set or access some other identifier unique to the Device(s), Device platform and/or Device-Internet browser combination you use to access the Site (“Identifier”). For example, we may set a unique alphanumeric Identifier unique to your home computer on Firefox, or access an Identifier provided by a mobile platform, such as the application or advertising Identifiers offered by Apple. We may combine any or all of the information we collect using Tracking Technologies and associate it and/or Identifiers with the Personal Information you provide to us and/or with other non-personally identifiable unique identifiers assigned by Honest Ed or third parties.