Privacy policy
Effective December 2, 2008:
The Modern Solution, LLC ("Modern Course” or “we”) operates ModernCourse.com. This Privacy Policy describes Modern Course’s use and sharing of personally identifiable information (“PII”-- your full name, email address, mailing address, telephone number, or credit card number) that Members voluntarily provide to Modern Course when they register (also known as “Registration PII”). The Term “User” refers to a Visitor or a Member. This Privacy Policy applies to the services offered by Modern Course, including any Modern Course-branded URL (the “Modern Course Website”), the Modern Course instant messaging service, the Modern Course application developer service and other features (for example, music and video embedded players), Modern Course mobile services, and any other features, content, or applications offered from time to time by Modern Course in connection with the Modern Course Website (collectively, the “Modern Course Services”). The Modern Course Services are hosted in the United States.
The Modern Course Website is a general audience site and does not knowingly collect PII from persons under 18 years of age.
From time to time Modern Course may modify this Privacy Policy to reflect industry initiatives or changes in the law, our PII collection and use practices, the features of the Modern Course Services, or technology, and such modifications shall be effective upon posting by Modern Course on the Modern Course Website. Your continued use of the Modern Course Services after Modern Course posts a revised Privacy Policy signifies your acceptance of the revised Privacy Policy. It is therefore important that you review this Privacy Policy regularly to ensure you are updated as to any changes. If Modern Course materially changes its practices regarding collection or use of your PII, your PII will continue to be governed by the Policy under which it was collected unless you have been provided notice of, and have not objected to, the change.
COLLECTION AND SUBMISSION OF PII AND NON-PII ON Modern Course
General. When Modern Course collects PII from you it is because you are voluntarily submitting Registration PII to us in order to register as a Member of Modern Course. Modern Course may also collect PII from you if you choose to participate in Modern Course Services activities like sweepstakes, contests, and surveys, because you want us to furnish you with products, services, newsletters, or information, or in connection with content or suggestions you submit to Modern Course for review.
In addition, Modern Course collects other non-PII including IP address, aggregate user data, and browser type. This data is used to manage and improve the Modern Course Services, track usage, and for security purposes.
Modern Course Members may also choose to provide or store non-PII information in their profiles, including but not limited to date of birth, interests, hobbies, lifestyle choices, groups with whom they are affiliated (schools, companies), videos and/or pictures, private messages, bulletins or personal statements (collectively “Profile Information”). The Profile Information in a Member’s profile is provided at his or her sole discretion.
Cookies. Cookies are small bits of information that Modern Course places on your computer. Modern Course uses cookies to identify your Internet browser, store Users’ preferences, and determine whether you have installed the enabling software needed to access certain material on the Modern Course Services. Data in cookies may be read to authenticate user sessions or provide services.
Third party advertisements displayed on Modern Course Services may also contain cookies set by Internet advertising companies or advertisers (known as “third party cookies”). Modern Course does not control these third party cookies and Users of the Modern Course Services should check the privacy policy of the Internet advertising company or advertiser to see whether and how it uses cookies. See the “Notice” section below for more information on customized advertising on Modern Course. A pixel tag is a tiny image inserted in a webpage and used to record the number and types of views for that page. Modern Course may allow third party pixel tags to be present on Modern Course Services for purposes of advertising, providing services or data and statistics collection.
You can program your computer to warn you each time a cookie is being sent, block third party cookies or block all cookies. However, by blocking all cookies you may not have access to certain features on the Modern Course Services.
NOTICE: Modern Course WILL PROVIDE YOU WITH NOTICE ABOUT ITS PII COLLECTION PRACTICES
When you voluntarily provide PII to Modern Course, we will make sure you are informed about who is collecting the information, how and why the information is being collected and the types of uses Modern Course will make of the information to the extent it is being used in a manner that differs from what is allowed pursuant to this Privacy Policy.
At the time you provide your PII, Modern Course will notify you of your options regarding our use of your PII (See “Choice” below). Except as described in this Privacy Policy, Modern Course will not share your PII with third parties unless you have given Modern Course permission to do so (See “Use” below).
Modern Course Services may be linked to Internet sites operated by other companies. Modern Course Services may also carry advertisements from other companies. Modern Course is not responsible for the privacy practices of websites or other services operated by third parties that are linked to or integrated with the Modern Course Services or for the privacy practices of third party Internet advertising companies. Once you leave Modern Course Services via such a link, access a third party application (such as widgets) or click on an advertisement, you should check the applicable privacy policy of the third party or advertiser site to determine, among other things, how they will handle any PII they collect from you.
Modern Course Services may also be linked to sites operated by companies affiliated with Modern Course. Users who visit those Affiliated Company sites should still refer to their separate privacy policies and practices, which may differ in some respects from this Privacy Policy.
Modern Course may use cookies and similar tools to customize the content and advertising you receive based on the Profile Information you have provided. Profile Information you provide in structured profile fields or questions (multiple choice questions like “Education” and “State”) and other non-PII about you may also be used to customize the online ads you encounter to those we believe are aligned with your interests.
CHOICE: Modern Course WILL PROVIDE YOU WITH CHOICES ABOUT THE USE OF YOUR PII
Except as described in this Privacy Policy, Modern Course will get your permission before we use the PII you provide to us in a way that is inconsistent with the purpose for which it was submitted or share your PII with third parties that are not affiliated with Modern Course.
USE: Modern Course'S USE OF PII
Modern Course will only use the PII you provide under this Privacy Policy in a manner that is consistent with this Privacy Policy. If Modern Course obtains PII from a third party, such as a business partner, our use of that information is also governed by this Privacy Policy.
In order to locate other Modern Course Members that you may already know in the physical world, Modern Course allows Users to search for Members using Registration PII (i.e., full name or email address). Modern Course also allows Users to browse for certain Profile Information in order to help connect with Members (i.e., schools and/or companies where Users may have attended or worked). Modern Course may also enable Members to publicly display some Registration PII as an element of their Profile Information if they choose to do so via a profile setting under “Edit Profile.” Search engines may index the portion of a Member’s profile (including the Profile Information it contains) that is publicly displayed.
If you have consented to receive promotional materials (e.g., newsletters) or notifications from Modern Course, Modern Course may periodically use your email address to send you such materials related to the Modern Course Services, as applicable. If you want to stop receiving such materials from Modern Course, you can change your profile settings under “Account Settings,” or follow the unsubscribe instructions at the bottom of each email.
Modern Course employees, agents and contractors must have a business reason to obtain access to your PII. Modern Course may share your PII with those who help us manage or provide Modern Course Services’ information activities (for example, message board administration, order fulfillment, statistical analyses, data processing), or with outside contractors, agents or sponsors who help us with the administration, judging and prize fulfillment aspects of contests, promotions and sweepstakes.
These outside contractors, agents or sponsors may temporarily store some information on their servers, but they may only use your PII to provide Modern Course with a specific service and not for any other purpose. Modern Course may also provide your PII to a third party in those instances where you have chosen to receive certain information and have been notified that the fulfillment of such a request requires the sharing of your PII. Modern Course also may share your PII with Affiliated Companies if it has a business reason to do so.
As described in “Notice” above, Modern Course may customize the advertising and marketing messages you receive on the Modern Course Website, or may work with outside companies to do so. Your non-PII and/or Profile Information may be shared with these companies so this customization can be accomplished. Modern Course prohibits these companies from sharing your non-PII and/or Profile Information with any third party or from using it for any other purpose. Anonymous click stream, number of page views calculated by pixel tags, and aggregated demographic information may also be shared with Modern Course’s advertisers and business partners.
There may be instances when Modern Course may access or disclose PII, Profile Information or non-PII without providing you a choice in order to: (i) protect or defend the legal rights or property of Modern Course, our Affiliated Companies or their employees, agents and contractors (including enforcement of our agreements); (ii) protect the safety and security of Users of the Modern Course Services or members of the public including acting in urgent circumstances; (iii) protect against fraud or for risk management purposes; or (iv) comply with the law or legal process. In addition, if Modern Course sells all or part of its business or makes a sale or transfer of all or a material part of its assets or is otherwise involved in a merger or transfer of all or a material part of its business, Modern Course may transfer your PII to the party or parties involved in the transaction as part of that transaction.
When a Member who is located in the European Union chooses to post Profile Information that will be publicly disclosed, that Member is responsible for ensuring that such information conforms to all local data protection laws. Modern Course is not responsible under the EU local data protection laws for Member-posted information.
SECURITY: Modern Course PROTECTS THE SECURITY OF PII
Modern Course uses commercially reasonable administrative, technical, personnel and physical measures to safeguard PII and credit card information in its possession against loss, theft and unauthorized use, disclosure or modification. In addition, Modern Course uses reasonable methods to make sure that PII is accurate, up-to-date and appropriately complete.
ACCESS, REMEDIES AND COMPLIANCE: HOW TO ACCESS, CORRECT OR CHANGE YOUR PREFERENCES REGARDING YOUR PII AND HOW TO CONTACT Modern Course ABOUT PRIVACY CONCERNS
Whenever possible, Modern Course Members may review the Registration PII we maintain about them in our records. We will take reasonable steps to correct any PII a Member informs us is incorrect. If you are a Member, you can view and change your Registration PII, Member preferences and Profile Information by logging into your account and accessing features such as “Edit Profile”.
If you ask Modern Course to stop using your PII, Modern Course will honor that request while retaining any record of your PII that is necessary to comply with applicable federal, state or local law.
If you would like to communicate with us about this Privacy Policy or Modern Course’s collection and use of your PII please contact Modern Course at:
E-mail: privacy@themodernsolution.com