OUR PRIVACY POLICY IS FUELED BY OUR COMMITMENT TO THE FOLLOWING PRIVACY PRINCIPLES:
WE’RE DEEPLY COMMITTED TO CREATING A SAFE AND SECURE ONLINE ENVIRONMENT FOR YOU.
WE DO NOT SELL YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION TO THIRD PARTIES. WE ESTABLISHED OURSELVES AS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION SO THAT OUR MISSION OF EDUCATION AND YOUR TRUST WILL NOT BE IN CONFLICT WITH A FOR-PROFIT MOTIVE.
WE STRIVE TO PROVIDE YOU WITH ACCESS TO AND CONTROL OVER THE INFORMATION YOU GIVE US, AND WE TAKE THE PROTECTION OF YOUR INFORMATION VERY SERIOUSLY.
WE TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS FOR OUR YOUNGER LEARNERS UNDER THE AGE OF 13, INCLUDING RESTRICTING CHILD ACCOUNTS TO AUTOMATICALLY BLOCK FEATURES THAT WOULD ALLOW A CHILD TO POST OR DISCLOSE PERSONAL INFORMATION.
WE DO NOT DISPLAY ADVERTISING ON JLD I-ACADEMY. OUR MISSION IS TO PROVIDE YOU WITH A BETTER LEARNING EXPERIENCE, NOT TO SELL YOU PRODUCTS.
ABOUT JLD I-ACADEMY AND OUR PRIVACY POLICY
JLD I-ACADEMY LTD. (“JLD I-ACADEMY”, “US”, OR “WE”) FEELS STRONGLY ABOUT PROTECTING YOUR PRIVACY. WE UNDERSTAND HOW IMPORTANT PRIVACY IS TO YOU, AND WE ARE COMMITTED TO CREATING A SAFE AND SECURE ENVIRONMENT FOR LEARNERS OF ALL AGES. THIS PRIVACY POLICY APPLIES TO WWW.JLDIACADEMY.COM, AND ONLINE SERVICES (COLLECTIVELY, OUR “SERVICE”), WHICH ARE ALL OWNED AND OPERATED BY JLD I-ACADEMY. THIS PRIVACY POLICY DESCRIBES HOW JLD I-ACADEMY COLLECTS AND USES THE INFORMATION YOU PROVIDE ON OUR SERVICE, AND DESCRIBES THE CHOICES AVAILABLE TO YOU REGARDING OUR USE OF YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION AND HOW YOU CAN ACCESS AND UPDATE THIS INFORMATION.
AS AN ORGANIZATION, WE USE THE DATA WE COLLECT TO PROVIDE YOU WITH A BETTER EXPERIENCE AND FULFILL OUR MISSION OF PROVIDING AFFORDABLE AND CONVENIENCE EDUCATION FOR ANYONE ACROSS THE WORLD. WE ESTABLISHED OURSELVES AS AN ORGANIZATION THAT OFFER FREE AND PREMIUM EDUCATIONAL SERVICES.
OUR PRIVACY POLICY DESCRIBES WHAT INFORMATION WE GATHER FROM OUR MEMBERS AND OTHERS WHO VISIT AND USE OUR SERVICE, HOW WE USE THAT INFORMATION, AND WHAT WE DO TO PROTECT IT. BY VISITING OR USING OUR SERVICE, YOU CONSENT TO THE INFORMATION HANDLING PRACTICES DESCRIBED IN THIS PRIVACY POLICY.
A NOTE ABOUT STUDENT RECORDS: JLD I-ACADEMY MAY BE USED BY SCHOOLS, OR TEACHERS (COLLECTIVELY REFERRED TO AS “SCHOOLS”) IN A CLASSROOM SETTING. WHEN JLD I-ACADEMY ENTERS INTO A CONTRACT WITH SCHOOLS TO PROVIDE THE SERVICE AS PART OF THE SCHOOL'S EDUCATIONAL CURRICULUM, WE MAY HAVE ACCESS TO PERSONAL INFORMATION ABOUT STUDENTS (“SCHOOL USERS”). PLEASE SEE THE SECTION ENTITLED “SCHOOL USERS AND STUDENT RECORDS” FOR INFORMATION ABOUT HOW WE COLLECT AND USE STUDENT RECORDS GATHERED DURING THE PROVISION OF THE JLD I-ACADEMY SERVICE TO SCHOOLS.
YOUR USE OF OUR SERVICE AND ANY INFORMATION YOU PROVIDE ON OUR SERVICE ARE SUBJECT TO THE TERMS OF THIS PRIVACY POLICY, WHICH IS INCORPORATED INTO AND SUBJECT TO OUR TERMS OF SERVICE. ANY CAPITALIZED TERMS USED BUT NOT DEFINED WITHIN THIS PRIVACY POLICY HAVE THE MEANING GIVEN TO THEM IN OUR TERMS OF SERVICE."
OUR CHILDREN'S PRIVACY POLICY IS AVAILABLE AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE.
WE TAKE THE INFORMATION YOU PROVIDE TO US VERY SERIOUSLY, AND WE STRIVE TO PUT YOU IN CONTROL OF DECISIONS AROUND YOUR INFORMATION.
YOU CAN USE MANY FEATURES OF THE SERVICE WITHOUT REGISTERING FOR AN ACCOUNT OR PROVIDING ANY OTHER PERSONAL INFORMATION. IF YOU CREATE AN ACCOUNT ON THE JLD I-ACADEMY SERVICE, OR COMMUNICATE WITH JLD I-ACADEMY, YOU MAY PROVIDE TO JLD I-ACADEMY WHAT IS GENERALLY CALLED “PERSONAL INFORMATION” OR “PERSONAL DATA,” SUCH AS YOUR FULL NAME, BIRTHDATE, EMAIL ADDRESS OR OTHER INFORMATION THAT CAN BE USED TO IDENTIFY YOU. INFORMATION WHICH CANNOT BE USED TO IDENTIFY YOU AS AN INDIVIDUAL IS “DE-IDENTIFIED” OR NON-PERSONAL INFORMATION.
WE COLLECT INFORMATION, INCLUDING PERSONAL INFORMATION, IN A VARIETY OF WAYS WHICH MAY VARY ACCORDING TO YOUR USE OF THE SERVICE AND YOUR ACCOUNT SETTINGS. THE CATEGORIES OF PERSONAL INFORMATION WE COLLECT MAY INCLUDE:
CONTACT AND PROFILE INFORMATION
ACCOUNT AND AUTHENTICATION INFORMATION FROM THIRD-PARTY INTEGRATED SERVICES
LOCATION INFORMATION
INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR BROWSER OR DEVICE
DONATION AND APPLICANT DATA
NON-PERSONAL INFORMATION WHICH MAY BE LINKED TO YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION
BELOW, WE DESCRIBE EXAMPLES OF THE CATEGORIES OF INFORMATION WE COLLECT FROM AND ABOUT YOU WHEN YOU USE OUR SERVICE:
INFORMATION YOU PROVIDE TO US AND INFORMATION WE RECEIVE ABOUT YOU FROM OTHERS
CONTACT AND PROFILE INFORMATION.
WHEN YOU CREATE AN ACCOUNT ON THE JLD I-ACADEMY SERVICE, OR COMMUNICATE WITH US, WE MAY COLLECT PERSONAL INFORMATION INCLUDING YOUR NAME, EMAIL ADDRESS, AND BIRTHDATE. AFTER YOU REGISTER, YOU MAY ALSO CHOOSE TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IN YOUR PROFILE, SUCH AS YOUR NICKNAME, LOCATION (CITY), AND OTHER PERSONAL OR DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION. IN ADDITION, WE MAY ASK YOU FOR PERSONAL INFORMATION AT OTHER TIMES, SUCH AS WHEN YOU CONTACT OUR TECHNICAL SUPPORT TEAM, SEND US AN EMAIL, COMPLETE A USER SURVEY, OR OTHERWISE COMMUNICATE WITH JLD I-ACADEMY.
INFORMATION FROM INTEGRATED SIGN-ON SERVICES.
IF YOU DECIDE TO REGISTER THROUGH OR OTHERWISE GRANT ACCESS TO A THIRD-PARTY SOCIAL NETWORKING OR INTEGRATED SERVICE (WHAT WE CALL AN “INTEGRATED SERVICE”), SUCH AS FACEBOOK, GOOGLE, OR SIMILAR SINGLE SIGN-ON SERVICE, JLD I-ACADEMY MAY ALSO COLLECT PERSONAL INFORMATION THAT IS ALREADY ASSOCIATED WITH YOUR INTEGRATED SERVICE ACCOUNT. YOU MAY ALSO HAVE THE OPTION OF SHARING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WITH JLD I-ACADEMY THROUGH AN INTEGRATED SERVICE, AS CONTROLLED THROUGH YOUR SETTINGS ON THAT INTEGRATED SERVICE. IF YOU CHOOSE TO PROVIDE SUCH INFORMATION, DURING REGISTRATION OR OTHERWISE, JLD I-ACADEMY WILL TREAT THE INFORMATION AS PERSONAL INFORMATION AND WILL USE IT IN THE WAYS DESCRIBED IN THIS PRIVACY POLICY.
INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM OTHER USERS.
WE MAKE AVAILABLE CERTAIN FEATURES ON OUR SERVICE THAT ALLOW OTHER USERS TO PROVIDE US INFORMATION ABOUT YOU. FOR EXAMPLE, A PARENT OR TEACHER MAY PROVIDE INFORMATION RELATING TO A CHILD USER, SUCH AS WHEN A PARENT REGISTERS AN ACCOUNT FOR THEIR CHILD AND PROVIDE US WITH CERTAIN INFORMATION ABOUT THE CHILD, SUCH AS USER NAME AND AGE.
INFORMATION PROVIDED BY PARTNERS AND OTHER SOURCES.
WE MAY ALSO RECEIVE INFORMATION FROM THIRD PARTY ORGANIZATIONS WITH WHICH WE PARTNER TO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES. IF WE COMBINE OR ASSOCIATE INFORMATION FROM OTHER SOURCES WITH PERSONAL INFORMATION THAT WE COLLECT THROUGH OUR SERVICE, WE WILL TREAT THE COMBINED INFORMATION AS PERSONAL INFORMATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS PRIVACY POLICY.
INFORMATION WE COLLECT TO ENABLE YOUR PARTICIPATION IN SPECIAL PROGRAMS OR FEATURES.
FROM TIME TO TIME, JLD I-ACADEMY MAY FEATURE A SPECIAL PROGRAM OR ACTIVITY WE OFFER IN PARTNERSHIP WITH A THIRD PARTY. IF YOU PARTICIPATE IN THESE SPECIAL PROGRAMS, JLD I-ACADEMY MAY COLLECT PERSONAL INFORMATION FROM YOU TO FACILITATE THOSE PROGRAMS. FOR EXAMPLE, SPECIAL LEARNING PARTICIPANTS MAY BE ASKED TO PROVIDE INFORMATION RELATED TO EVENT LOGISTICS AND PRIZE AWARDING AND PROCESSING (E.G., CONTACT INFORMATION, DIETARY RESTRICTIONS, SHIRT SIZES, ETC.), AND COLLEGE BOARD PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS MAY PROVIDE INFORMATION REGARDING STUDY HABITS AND TEST SCORES (E.G., THE NUMBER OF HOURS STUDIED, MODULES OR TESTS TAKEN, SCORES EARNED, ETC.).
INFORMATION ABOUT HOW YOU ACCESS AND USE THE SERVICE
INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR USE OF OUR SERVICE.
WE MAY COLLECT USAGE INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR USE OF OUR SERVICE, SUCH AS THE NUMBER OF PROBLEMS YOU HAVE ATTEMPTED, THE NUMBER OF VIDEOS YOU HAVE VIEWED, AND THE AMOUNT OF TIME SPENT TO COMPLETE A PROBLEM. THIS ENABLES US TO BETTER TAILOR EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES THAT ARE MOST APPROPRIATE FOR YOU.
LOCATION INFORMATION.
WE MAY COLLECT AND USE INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR LOCATION (SUCH AS YOUR COUNTRY) OR INFER YOUR APPROXIMATE LOCATION BASED ON YOUR IP ADDRESS IN ORDER TO PROVIDE YOU WITH TAILORED EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES FOR YOUR REGION, BUT WE DON'T COLLECT THE PRECISE GEOLOCATION OF YOU OR YOUR DEVICE. YOU MAY BE ABLE TO CHANGE THE SETTINGS ON YOUR COMPUTER OR MOBILE DEVICE TO PREVENT IT FROM PROVIDING US WITH ANY LOCATION INFORMATION.
OTHER INFORMATION
DONATION AND APPLICANT INFORMATION.
IF YOU DONATE TO JLD I-ACADEMY VIA PAYPAL, WE MAY OBTAIN YOUR NAME AND MAILING ADDRESS TO SEND A THANK YOU NOTE, OR IF YOU APPLY FOR A JOB WITH JLD I-ACADEMY VIA AN ONLINE RECRUITING SITE, WE WILL OBTAIN THE INFORMATION YOU PROVIDE IN YOUR APPLICATION FOR THAT PURPOSE.
USAGE AND DEVICE INFORMATION.
TO PROVIDE A PERSONALIZED LEARNING AND HIGH-QUALITY EXPERIENCE FOR OUR USERS, WE MAY USE VARIOUS TECHNOLOGIES THAT AUTOMATICALLY RECORD CERTAIN TECHNICAL INFORMATION FROM YOUR BROWSER OR DEVICE WHEN YOU VISIT OUR WEBSITE, READ OUR EMAILS, USE OUR SERVICE OR OTHERWISE ENGAGE WITH US. THIS INFORMATION IS TYPICALLY COLLECTED THROUGH A VARIETY OF TRACKING TECHNOLOGIES, INCLUDING COOKIES, WEB BEACONS, FLASH OBJECTS, LOG FILES, AND SIMILAR TECHNOLOGY (COLLECTIVELY, “TRACKING TECHNOLOGIES”). THESE TRACKING TECHNOLOGIES COOKIES COLLECT INFORMATION ABOUT HOW YOU USE THE SERVICE (E.G., THE PAGES YOU VIEW, THE LINKS YOU CLICK, AND OTHER ACTIONS YOU TAKE ON THE SERVICE), INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR BROWSER AND ONLINE USAGE PATTERNS (E.G., INTERNET PROTOCOL (“IP”) ADDRESS, BROWSER TYPE, BROWSER LANGUAGE, REFERRING / EXIT PAGES AND URLS, PAGES VIEWED, WHETHER YOU OPENED AN EMAIL, LINKS CLICKED), AND INFORMATION ABOUT THE DEVICE(S) YOU USE TO ACCESS THE SERVICE (E.G., MOBILE DEVICE IDENTIFIER, MOBILE CARRIER, DEVICE TYPE, MODEL AND MANUFACTURER, MOBILE DEVICE OPERATING SYSTEM BRAND AND MODEL, AND WHETHER YOU ACCESS THE SERVICE FROM MULTIPLE DEVICES). WE MAY COLLECT ANALYTICS DATA, OR USE THIRD-PARTY ANALYTICS TOOLS SUCH AS GOOGLE ANALYTICS, TO HELP US MEASURE TRAFFIC AND USAGE TRENDS FOR THE SITES AND TO UNDERSTAND MORE ABOUT THE DEMOGRAPHICS OF OUR USERS. YOU CAN LEARN MORE ABOUT GOOGLE'S PRACTICES AT HTTP://WWW.GOOGLE.COM/POLICIES/PRIVACY/PARTNERS, AND VIEW ITS CURRENTLY AVAILABLE OPT-OUT OPTIONS AT HTTPS://TOOLS.GOOGLE.COM/DLPAGE/GAOPTOUT. WE MAY ALSO WORK WITH THIRD PARTY PARTNERS TO EMPLOY TECHNOLOGIES, INCLUDING THE APPLICATION OF STATISTICAL MODELING TOOLS, WHICH PERMIT US TO RECOGNIZE AND CONTACT YOU ACROSS MULTIPLE DEVICES. ALTHOUGH WE DO OUR BEST TO HONOR THE PRIVACY PREFERENCES OF OUR USERS, WE ARE UNABLE TO RESPOND TO DO NOT TRACK SIGNALS SET BY YOUR BROWSER AT THIS TIME.
WE USE OR MAY USE THE DATA COLLECTED THROUGH TRACKING TECHNOLOGIES TO BETTER DISPLAY OUR WEBSITE, TO SAVE YOU TIME, TO PROVIDE BETTER TECHNICAL SUPPORT, FOR PROMOTIONAL PURPOSES, AND TO TRACK WEBSITE USAGE. FOR EXAMPLE, COOKIES HELP US TO:
KEEP TRACK OF WHETHER YOU ARE SIGNED IN OR HAVE PREVIOUSLY SIGNED IN SO THAT WE CAN DISPLAY ALL THE FEATURES THAT ARE AVAILABLE TO YOU.
REMEMBER YOUR SETTINGS ON THE PAGES YOU VISIT, SO THAT WE CAN DISPLAY YOUR PREFERRED CONTENT THE NEXT TIME YOU VISIT.
CUSTOMIZE THE FUNCTION AND APPEARANCE OF THE PAGES YOU VISIT BASED ON INFORMATION RELATING TO YOUR ACCOUNT; FOR EXAMPLE, IN ORDER TO DEFAULT YOU TO A PARTICULAR STUDY LEVEL, OR TO REMEMBER CUSTOMIZED SETTINGS FOR A REPORT.
TRACK WEBSITE USAGE FOR VARIOUS PURPOSES INCLUDING SALES, MARKETING, AND BILLING.
MOST BROWSERS ARE INITIALLY SET UP TO ACCEPT COOKIES, BUT YOU CAN RESET YOUR BROWSER TO REFUSE ALL COOKIES OR TO INDICATE WHEN A COOKIE IS BEING SENT. HOWEVER, SOME FEATURES AND SERVICES (PARTICULARLY THOSE THAT REQUIRE YOU TO SIGN-IN) MAY NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY IF YOUR COOKIES ARE DISABLED. YOU MAY ALSO SET YOUR EMAIL OPTIONS TO PREVENT THE AUTOMATIC DOWNLOADING OF IMAGES THAT MAY CONTAIN TECHNOLOGIES THAT WOULD ALLOW US TO KNOW WHETHER YOU HAVE ACCESSED OUR EMAIL AND PERFORMED CERTAIN FUNCTIONS WITH IT.
DELETING COOKIES DOES NOT DELETE LOCAL STORAGE OBJECTS (LSOS) SUCH AS FLASH OBJECTS AND HTML5. YOU CAN LEARN MORE ABOUT FLASH OBJECTS - INCLUDING HOW TO MANAGE PRIVACY AND STORAGE SETTINGS FOR FLASH COOKIES – ON ADOBE’S WEBSITE OR BY CLICKING HERE. VARIOUS BROWSERS MAY OFFER THEIR OWN MANAGEMENT TOOLS FOR REMOVING HTML5 LSOS. PLEASE CONSULT YOUR BROWSER’S “HELP” FUNCTION TO LEARN MORE. IF YOU CHOOSE TO DELETE FLASH OBJECTS FROM OUR SITES, THEN YOU MAY NOT BE ABLE TO ACCESS AND USE ALL OR PART OF THE SITES OR BENEFIT FROM THE INFORMATION AND SERVICES OFFERED.
WE AND OUR THIRD-PARTY PARTNERS MAY ALSO USE COOKIES AND TRACKING TECHNOLOGIES FOR ADVERTISING PURPOSES. FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT TRACKING TECHNOLOGIES, PLEASE SEE SECTION 5 “THIRD PARTIES AND ONLINE ADVERTISING” BELOW.