Privacy Policy – Notices

AMERICAN NONPROFIT ACADEMY: Updated Privacy Policy

Effective Date: February 22, 2025
Previous Version: January 29, 2019

AMERICAN NONPROFIT ACADEMY (“we,” “us,” or “our”) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting it through compliance with this policy. This Privacy Policy describes the types of information we may collect from you or that you may provide when you visit our website (“Site”), register for our courses, subscribe to our emails, participate in webinars, respond to surveys, or otherwise interact with us offline or online (collectively, our “Services”), and our practices for collecting, using, maintaining, protecting, and disclosing that information.

1. Scope and Acceptance

By using our Site or Services, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to these practices, please do not use our Site or Services.

2. Information We Collect

We collect several types of information from and about users of our Site or Services, including:

  1. Personal Information: Information that can be used to identify you, such as:

    • Name, postal address, email address, telephone number, organizational affiliation.
    • Payment details (e.g., credit card information), which are processed securely by our third-party payment processors (e.g., Stripe, PayPal).
    • Any other identifier by which you may be contacted online or offline.

  2. Non-Personal or Usage Information:

    • Information about your Internet connection, browser, computer or device, including IP addresses, unique device identifiers, and operating system details.
    • Details of your visits to our Site or participation in our Services, including traffic data, location data (where applicable), logs, referring/exit pages, date and time of your visit, and other communication data.

  3. Cookies and Similar Technologies:

    • We use cookies or similar tracking technologies to collect usage statistics and enhance your user experience. Cookies are small data files stored on your hard drive or in device memory.
    • You can configure your browser to refuse cookies or to alert you when cookies are being used. However, some parts of the Site may not function properly without cookies.

  4. Feedback and User Contributions:

    • Information you provide about your use of and satisfaction with our Services or Site through emails, feedback forms, or surveys.
    • User Contributions that you choose to post in interactive areas of our Site (such as comments, forums, webinars, or chat functionalities).

Children’s Privacy

Our Site and Services are not intended for children under the age of 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe we have collected information from a child under 13, please contact us immediately at [email protected] so that we can take the appropriate steps to delete that information.

3. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect from you or about you to:

  1. Provide and Improve Our Services:

    • Register you for courses, webinars, or other offerings.
    • Process and fulfill your transactions, including sending confirmations and invoices.
    • Personalize and optimize your experience on our Site.

  2. Communicate With You:

    • Respond to your inquiries, feedback, or requests for information.
    • Send you newsletters, surveys, marketing communications, or other updates about our Services. You can opt out of marketing emails by following the unsubscribe instructions included in each email or by contacting us.

  3. Analyze and Enhance Our Operations:

    • Conduct research, analytics, and reporting to measure and understand the effectiveness of our content.
    • Perform troubleshooting, data analysis, and testing.

  4. Ensure Security and Compliance:

    • Monitor and verify compliance with our Terms of Use and other applicable policies.
    • Protect against, identify, and prevent fraud or other unlawful activity.

  5. Meet Legal Requirements:

    • Comply with applicable laws, regulations, and legal processes.
    • Respond to lawful requests and court orders.

Legal Basis for Processing (GDPR)

For individuals in the European Economic Area (EEA) or the UK, our legal basis for processing your personal information will typically be one of the following:

  • Your consent (e.g., when you subscribe to our newsletter).
  • Contractual necessity (e.g., when you register for a course).
  • Our legitimate interests (e.g., fraud prevention, improving our Site).
  • Compliance with legal obligations.

4. Disclosure of Your Information

We may disclose aggregated, non-personally identifiable information about our users without restriction. We do not sell your personal information. We may disclose personal information that we collect, or you provide, in the following circumstances:

  1. Service Providers and Partners

    • We use third-party companies like YouTube (for hosting our learning modules), Stripe or PayPal (for payment processing), and other vendors who assist us in operating our Site, providing our Services, or analyzing how our Services are used.
    • These companies may have access to your personal information as necessary to perform their functions but are obligated not to disclose or use it for other purposes.

  2. Legal Compliance and Protection

    • To comply with any court order, law, or legal process, including responding to government or regulatory requests.
    • To enforce our agreements and policies, including for billing and collection purposes.
    • If we believe disclosure is necessary or appropriate to protect the rights, property, or safety of AMERICAN NONPROFIT ACADEMY, our customers, or others.

  3. Business Transfers

    • If we merge, acquire, or partner with other organizations or if any part of AMERICAN NONPROFIT ACADEMY is transferred or sold, we may transfer your information to the successor or affiliate entity.

5. Data Retention

We will retain your personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, regulatory, tax, accounting, or reporting requirements. We may retain non-personally identifiable information indefinitely.

6. Your Privacy Rights

Depending on where you reside, you may have certain privacy rights regarding your personal information:

  1. Access and Correction

    • You may have the right to access, correct, update, or request deletion of your personal information at any time by contacting us at [email protected].

  2. California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA)

    • California residents may have additional rights under the CCPA/CPRA, including the right to:
      • Know the categories of personal information we collect.
      • Request that we delete their personal information (subject to certain exceptions).
      • Opt out of the “sale” or “sharing” of personal information, if applicable.
      • Not be discriminated against for exercising their CCPA rights.

  3. GDPR (EEA/UK Residents)

    • You have the right to request access to and rectification or erasure of your personal data, or restriction of processing, or to object to processing. You also have the right to data portability.
    • Where processing is based on consent, you may withdraw consent at any time without affecting the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal.
    • You have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority if you believe our processing of your personal information violates applicable law.

  4. How to Exercise Your Rights

    • To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at [email protected] or by mail at:
       
    • American Nonprofit Academy
      3104 East Camelback Road, Suite 580
      Phoenix, Arizona, USA  85016
    • Please include your name, contact information, and a description of your request. We may require additional information from you to verify your identity.

7. Data Security

We take reasonable precautions and follow industry best practices to protect your personal information. All direct payment gateways adhere to the standards set by the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI-DSS). Payment details are encrypted via SSL/TLS and stored with AES-256 encryption. While we strive to protect your personal data, no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure. Therefore, we cannot guarantee absolute security.

8. Cookies & Tracking Technologies

We may use cookies, beacons, tags, and scripts to collect information about your interactions with our Site. This allows us to analyze trends, administer the Site, track users’ movements around the Site, and gather demographic information about our user base as a whole. You can control the use of cookies at the browser level. If you reject cookies, you may still use our Site, but your ability to use some features may be limited.

Do Not Track: We do not currently respond to Do Not Track (DNT) signals.

9. Third-Party Links

Our Site may contain links to other websites or resources that are not operated or controlled by AMERICAN NONPROFIT ACADEMY. We do not endorse or assume responsibility for any third-party sites, including their privacy practices. You access such sites at your own risk and should review their respective privacy policies.

10. User Contributions

Any User Contributions you post to our Site’s interactive areas (e.g., chats, forums, webinars) are submitted at your own risk. We cannot control the actions of other Site users or third parties who may view or use your User Contributions. We are not responsible, or liable to any third party, for the content or accuracy of any User Contributions. By providing any User Contribution, you grant us the right to use, reproduce, modify, and distribute it as described in our Terms of Use.

11. Intellectual Property Rights in Content

AMERICAN NONPROFIT ACADEMY owns or licenses the compilation of the text, images, audio, video, design, codes, and software (“Content”) on this Site. Some Content may be in the public domain or used with permission from third parties. You may not use the Content for commercial purposes unless you receive prior written permission from us or the applicable third-party owner.

12. Changes to Our Privacy Policy

We reserve the right to update or modify this Privacy Policy at any time. If we make material changes to how we treat your personal information, we will post the new policy on this page with a new effective date. Your continued use of the Site after we make changes is deemed to be acceptance of those changes, so please review the policy periodically for updates.

13. How to Contact Us

If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy, our practices regarding your personal information, or wish to exercise your rights, please contact us at:  American Nonprofit Academy  3104 East Camelback Road, Suite 580  Phoenix, Arizona, USA  85016  Email: [email protected]

    • YOUR USE OF THIS WEBSITE INDICATES THAT YOU HAVE READ AND AGREE TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY.

      IF YOU PURCHASE ANY PRODUCTS THROUGH THIS WEBSITE, YOU WILL ALSO BE ASKED TO AFFIRM YOU AGREE TO THE TERMS OF USE UPON CHECKOUT.

      Disclaimer

      This document is provided for general information only and does not constitute legal advice. Laws and regulations regarding privacy vary by jurisdiction and can change frequently. You should consult with a qualified attorney to ensure your final privacy policy fully complies with all applicable laws and regulations.