Privacy Policy

Last updated: 1st May 2020

BNI Learning Chapter (referred to as “we,” “us,” or “our”) is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy describes how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website bnilearning.com (“Site”). Please read this Privacy Policy carefully. If you do not agree with the terms of this Privacy Policy, please do not access the Site.

1. WHAT INFORMATION DO WE COLLECT?

Personal Information You Disclose to Us

We collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us when registering on the Site, expressing an interest in our services, participating in activities on the Site, or contacting us. The personal information we collect may include:

  • Name and Contact Data: First and last name, email address, postal address, phone number, and similar contact data.
  • Credentials: Passwords, password hints, and similar security information for authentication and account access.

All personal information that you provide to us must be true, complete, and accurate. Notify us of any changes to your personal information.

Automatically Collected Information

When you visit the Site, we automatically collect certain information about your device and usage of the Site. This information does not reveal your specific identity but may include:

  • IP address, browser and device characteristics, operating system, language preferences, referring URLs, device name, country, location, and information about how and when you use our Site.

This information is primarily needed to maintain the security and operation of our Site, and for our internal analytics and reporting purposes.

Like many businesses, we also collect information through cookies and similar technologies.

2. HOW DO WE USE YOUR INFORMATION?

We process your information for purposes based on legitimate business interests, the fulfillment of our contract with you, compliance with our legal obligations, and/or your consent. We use personal information collected via our Site for a variety of business purposes including:

  • Account Creation and Logon: Facilitating account creation and logon process. If you choose to link your account with a third-party account (like Google or Facebook), we use the information from those third parties to facilitate account creation and logon.
  • Marketing Communications: Sending marketing and promotional communications with your consent. You can opt-out of our marketing emails at any time.
  • Administrative Information: Sending administrative information related to products, services, and new features.
  • Testimonials: Posting testimonials on our Site with your consent.
  • Targeted Advertising: Delivering targeted advertising with your prior consent.
  • Prize Draws and Competitions: Administering prize draws and competitions with your consent.
  • Feedback Requests: Requesting feedback and contacting you about your use of our Site.
  • Site Protection: Keeping our Site safe and secure (e.g., fraud monitoring and prevention).
  • Legal Requests: Responding to legal requests and preventing harm.

3. WILL YOUR INFORMATION BE SHARED WITH ANYONE?

We only share information with your consent, to comply with laws, to protect your rights, or to fulfill business obligations. Specific situations include:

  • Compliance with Laws: Disclosure to comply with applicable laws, government requests, judicial proceedings, court orders, or legal processes.
  • Vital Interests and Legal Rights: Disclosure to investigate, prevent, or take action regarding potential violations of our policies, suspected fraud, or illegal activities.
  • With Your Consent: Disclosure for any other purpose with your consent.

4. DO WE USE COOKIES AND OTHER TRACKING TECHNOLOGIES?

Yes, we may use cookies and other tracking technologies (like web beacons and pixels) to collect and store your information.

5. HOW LONG DO WE KEEP YOUR INFORMATION?

We keep your information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy unless otherwise required by law. When we no longer need your personal information, we will delete or anonymize it, or securely store it and isolate it from further processing until deletion is possible.

6. HOW DO WE KEEP YOUR INFORMATION SAFE?

We aim to protect your personal information through a system of organizational and technical security measures.

We have implemented appropriate technical and organizational security measures designed to protect the security of any personal information we process. However, please also remember that we cannot guarantee that the internet itself is 100% secure. Although we will do our best to protect your personal information, transmission of personal information to and from our Site is at your own risk. You should only access the services within a secure environment.

In the event that a leak and/or breach of your personal information is detected, via any event involving an actual, potential, or threatened compromise of the security, confidentiality, or integrity of Discloser Personal Data, including but not limited to any unauthorized access or use, or any broader circumstances as defined in any applicable local law (“Security Breach”), we shall inform you of such Security Breach without undue delay. We shall provide you with a detailed description of the Security Breach, the type of data that was the subject of the Security Breach, the identity of each affected person, and any other information that you may request concerning such affected persons and the details of the Security Breach. We undertake to take action immediately to investigate the Security Breach and to identify, prevent and mitigate the effects of any such Security Breach, and to carry out any recovery or other action necessary to remedy the Security Breach.

7. WHAT ARE YOUR PRIVACY RIGHTS?

You may review, change, or terminate your account at any time.

Account Information

If you would at any time like to review or change the information in your account or terminate your account, you can:

  • Log into your account settings and update your user account.
  • Contact us at info@bnilearning.com to update or delete your account.

Upon your request to terminate your account, we will deactivate or delete your account and information from our active databases. However, some information may be retained in our files to prevent fraud, troubleshoot problems, assist with any investigations, enforce our Terms of Use, and/or comply with legal requirements.

Cookies and Similar Technologies

Most web browsers are set to accept cookies by default. If you prefer, you can usually choose to set your browser to remove cookies and to reject cookies. If you choose to remove cookies or reject cookies, this could affect certain features or services of our Site. To opt out of interest-based advertising by advertisers on our Site, visit http://www.aboutads.info/choices/.

Use of Email Marketing

Except for service-related emails that are necessary for the administration and use of your account, including but not limited to the provision of information about changes to our terms, conditions, and policies, and for the fulfillment and management of your orders, including but not limited to the provision of order confirmations, delivery updates, and delivery notices, we will not send you any advertisement, promotional, or marketing materials via email or otherwise without your consent.

8. DO WE MAKE UPDATES TO THIS POLICY?

Yes, we will update this Policy as necessary to stay compliant with relevant laws.

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will alert you about any changes by updating the “Last updated” date of this Privacy Policy and the updated version will be effective as soon as it is accessible. If we make material changes to this Privacy Policy, we may notify you either by prominently posting a notice of such changes or by directly sending you an email notification. We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy frequently to be informed of how we are protecting your personal information.

9. HOW CAN YOU CONTACT US ABOUT THIS POLICY?

If you have questions or comments about this Policy, you may contact us at info@bnilearning.com.