Privacy is important to Higher Leaning Childcare & Development, Inc. The following statement discloses the information practices of Higher Leaning Childcare & Development, Inc. Web sites, including what type of information is gathered and tracked, how the information is used, and with whom the information is shared.
The United States Department of Commerce has designed a framework called Safe Harbor. The Safe Harbor framework outlines guidelines and best practices regarding the collection, retention, and use of information collected from the European Union by sites in the United States. Higher Leaning Childcare & Development, Inc. abides by this framework.
Using and Sharing Personal Information
The following paragraphs describe in more detail how Higher Leaning Childcare & Development, Inc. may use your personal information and with whom we may share it. Depending on the type of Higher Leaning Childcare & Development, Inc. Web site you are visiting, one or more of the paragraphs may apply. For example, if you order a product from an Higher Leaning Childcare & Development, Inc. Web site, your information will be handled as described in such paragraphs as Fulfilling Your Transaction Request and Marketing Use.
Fulfilling Your Transaction Request
If you request something from an Higher Leaning Childcare & Development, Inc. Web site, for example, a product or service, a callback, or specific marketing materials, we will use the information you provide to fulfill your request. To help us do this, we may share information, with others, for instance, other parts of Higher Leaning Childcare & Development, Inc., Higher Leaning Childcare & Development, Inc.’s Business Partners, financial institutions, shipping companies, postal or government authorities (for example, Customs authorities) involved in fulfillment. In connection with a transaction we may also contact you as part of our customer satisfaction surveys or for market research purposes.
Marketing Use
The information you provide to Higher Leaning Childcare & Development, Inc. on certain Higher Leaning Childcare & Development, Inc. Web sites may also be used by Higher Leaning Childcare & Development, Inc. and selected third parties for marketing purposes. Before we use it, however, we will offer you the opportunity to choose whether or not to have your information used in this way.
Higher Leaning Childcare & Development, Inc. Human Resources Web Sites (including Recruitment) In connection with a job application or inquiry, whether advertised on an Higher Leaning Childcare & Development, Inc. Web site or otherwise, you may provide us with information about yourself, such as a resume or curriculum vitae. We may use this information throughout Higher Leaning Childcare & Development, Inc. and its related entities for the purpose of employment consideration or your inquiry. Except where you tell us not to, we will keep the information for future consideration.
Information for Business Partners
If you represent an Higher Leaning Childcare & Development, Inc. Business Partner, you may visit an Higher Leaning Childcare & Development, Inc. Web site intended specifically for Higher Leaning Childcare & Development, Inc. Business Partners. We may use information provided on that site to administer and develop our business relationship with you, the Business Partner you represent, and Higher Leaning Childcare & Development, Inc. Business Partners generally. For instance, this may involve using your information to send you details of Higher Leaning Childcare & Development, Inc. Business Partner programs. It may also include sharing certain information with other Business Partners (subject to any confidentiality obligations that may exist), or Higher Leaning Childcare & Development, Inc. customers or prospects. In connection with a particular transaction or program, we may also contact you as part of customer satisfaction surveys or for market research purposes.
Higher Leaning Childcare & Development, Inc. Discussion Forums and Chat Rooms
If you participate in an Higher Leaning Childcare & Development, Inc. discussion forum or chat room, you should be aware that the information you provide there will be made broadly available to others, potentially inside or outside Higher Leaning Childcare & Development, Inc., who have access to that discussion forum or chat room. Also, please recognize that individual forums and chat rooms may have additional rules and conditions. Each participant’s opinion on a forum or chat room is his or her own and should not be considered as reflecting the opinion of Higher Leaning Childcare & Development, Inc.
Other Higher Leaning Childcare & Development, Inc. Web Site Notices
In some cases, specific Higher Leaning Childcare & Development, Inc. Web sites may contain other notices about their use and the information practices applicable to those sites.
Information Security and Quality
We intend to protect your personal information and to maintain its quality. We implement appropriate measures and processes, such as using encryption when transmitting certain sensitive information, to help us to keep your information secure and to maintain its quality.
Mergers and Acquisitions
Circumstances may arise where, whether for strategic or other business reasons, Higher Leaning Childcare & Development, Inc. decides to sell, buy, merge or otherwise reorganize businesses in some countries. Such a transaction may involve the disclosure of personal information to prospective or actual purchasers, or receiving it from sellers. It is Higher Leaning Childcare & Development, Inc.’s practice to seek appropriate protection for information in these types of transactions.
Disclosures Required By Law
Please be aware that in certain circumstances, it is possible that personal information may be subject to disclosure pursuant to judicial or other government subpoenas, warrants, or orders.
Links to non-Higher Leaning Childcare & Development, Inc. Web Sites
Higher Leaning Childcare & Development, Inc. Web sites may contain links to other Web sites. Higher Leaning Childcare & Development, Inc. is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of those other Web sites.
Notification of Changes
This privacy statement was last updated on October 23, 2002. A notice will be posted on our Web site home page for 30 days whenever this privacy statement is changed in a material way.
Privacy Questions and Access
If you have a question about this statement, you can send an email to the Higher Leaning Childcare & Development, Inc. The address for this is privacy@higher-learn.com. You can also contact us at this address if you have a question about Higher Leaning Childcare & Development, Inc.’s handling of your information.