Your privacy matters at HomeschoolUp. We take data protection seriously, using strong encryption and following strict policies to keep your information safe and secure.
We’re upfront about how we use your personal information. We’ll always ask for your permission first, and you can easily opt out later if you change your mind. When we request your data, it’s to improve your experience and offer you better service.
We comply fully with the Data Protection Act 1998 and are registered as a data controller under this Act. This privacy policy outlines how we collect and use your personal information. It applies to:
- Visitors to our website (www.homeschoolup.com)
- Customers and registered users of our services
We encourage you to read this policy carefully to understand how we handle your personal data.
1. Information We Collect
- When you use our services or register with us, we collect:
- Name and Username
- Postal Address
- Email Address
- Telephone Number
- Transactional Data (i.e. your payments)
- We may also collect additional information you provide in our sign-up form.
2. Use of Your Information
- We use your information to:
- Process your registration and orders
- Provide requested services
- Support your use of our services
- We, our agents, and sub-contractors use this information to manage your account and communicate with you about our services.
- With your consent, we may inform you about other HomeschoolUp products and services.
- We use anonymous, aggregate data to monitor website usage and improve our services.
- We may share your information with customer service agencies for research and analysis to enhance our services. We or our representatives may contact you for feedback.
3. Product Information
- We may send you information about:
- Special website features
- Other services or products we think you might like
You can opt out of these communications at any time.
- To unsubscribe from HomeschoolUp emails, click the ‘unsubscribe’ link at the bottom of any email you receive from us.
4. Cookies and Information-Gathering Technologies
- We use cookies to:
- Collect standard Internet log information
- Track visitor behavior on our website
- Compile statistical reports on website activity
You can set your browser to reject cookies or remove them. However, some features of our website may not work properly without cookies.
5. Protecting Your Information
We adopt appropriate data collection, storage, and processing practices and security measures to protect against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction of your personal information, username, password, transaction information, and data stored on our Site.
Sensitive and private data exchange between the Site and its Users happens over an SSL secured communication channel and is encrypted and protected with digital signatures.
6. Sale of business
If HomeschoolUp is sold or merged with another company, your personal information may be shared with our advisors, potential buyers, and their advisors. This information will also be transferred to the new owners of the business.
7. Your consent
By sharing your personal information, you authorize us to use it in accordance with this privacy policy.
8. Changes to privacy policy
Our privacy policy is subject to periodic review. If we make changes, we’ll update this page and provide notices on other website pages, ensuring you’re aware of our practices regarding data collection and usage.
9. How to contact HomeschoolUp
We value your feedback about our website and privacy policy. If you have any questions or comments, please email us at contact@homeschoolup.com
10. Links to Other Websites
Our website includes links to other sites. This privacy policy applies only to our website, so please review the privacy policies of any other websites you visit.
11. How We Use Collected Information
HomeschoolUp.com may collect and use Users’ personal information for the following purposes:
- To improve customer service: Information you provide helps us respond to your customer service requests and support needs more efficiently.
- To improve our Site: We may use feedback you provide to improve our products and services.
- To process payments: We may use the information Users provide about themselves when placing an order only to provide service to that order. We do not share this information with outside parties except to the extent necessary to provide the service.
- To send periodic emails: We may use the email address to send Users information and updates pertaining to their order. It may also be used to respond to their inquiries, questions, and/or other requests.
If a User decides to opt-in to our mailing list, they will receive emails that may include company news, updates, related product or service information, etc. If at any time the User would like to unsubscribe from receiving future emails, we include detailed unsubscribe instructions at the bottom of each email.
12. Advertising
Ads appearing on our site may be delivered to Users by advertising partners, who may set cookies. These cookies allow the ad server to recognize your computer each time they send you an online advertisement to compile non-personal identification information about you or others who use your computer. This information allows ad networks to, among other things, deliver targeted advertisements that they believe will be of most interest to you. This privacy policy does not cover the use of cookies by any advertisers.
13. Google Adsense
Some of the ads may be served by Google. Google’s use of the DART cookie enables it to serve ads to Users based on their visit to our Site and other sites on the Internet. DART uses “non personally identifiable information” and does NOT track personal information about you, such as your name, email address, physical address, etc. You may opt out of the use of the DART cookie by visiting the Google ad and content network privacy policy at http://www.google.com/privacy_ads.html