Transformation Coach Directory

PRIVACY POLICY

 

This Privacy Policy was Last Updated on 10/26/2016. This document governs the privacy policy of our Website, http://transformationcoachdirectory.com/

 

Definitions

"Non-Personal Information" (NPI) is considered information that does not in any way identify a specific person. This information is typically obtained whenever a person accesses a website with a web browser.

"Personally Identifiable Information" (PII) is defined as: Any representation of information that permits the identity of an individual to whom the information applies to be reasonably inferred by either direct or indirect means. Further, PII is defined as information: (i) that directly identifies an individual (e.g., name, address, social security number or other identifying number or code, telephone number, email address, etc.) or (ii) by which an agency intends to identify specific individuals in conjunction with other data elements, i.e., indirect identification. (These data elements may include a combination of gender, race, birth date, geographic indicator, and other descriptors). Additionally, information permitting the physical or online contacting of a specific individual is the same as personally identifiable information. This information can be maintained in either paper, electronic or other media.

 

Links to Other Websites

In our website you may find links to other websites. You understand that these websites are not necessarily affiliated with us and are not under our control and may likely have their own Privacy Policy. We are not responsible for the content of those websites and their privacy policies. Therefore, by visiting those websites you do so on your own risk.

 

Information We Collect

Generally, you will be in control of the amount and type of information you provide to us.

Creating an account, as a Coach or Guest, will require basic information, such as your name, email, company name, phone number, and address. This information is collected for communication between the site user and Transformation services and NOT made public. See How Information is Used below to find out what we do with your information. Only information you include if listing yourself in the coach directory is made public, and that is a completely separate process (see Creating a Public Listing below).

 

Creating a Public Listing

If you create a coach listing, you will be required to share PII in order to provide visitors to the site with information about your services and product. However, the amount of information you provide is up to you. We do NOT recommend including your personal, residential address. Please put business addresses only. If you do not have a business address, simply including your Country, State and City will suffice.

 

Computer Information Collected

There is basic information that websites typically collect automatically that are mostly (but not always) considered NPI. Some of the information that may be collected is described below:

Cookies: Like most websites, our website uses “cookies.” A cookie is defined as: A small text file (up to 4KB) created by a website that is stored in the user's computer either temporarily for that session only or permanently on the hard disk persistent cookie). Cookies provide a way for the website to recognize you and keep track of your preferences. By agreeing to accept our use of cookies, you are giving us permission to place some or all the cookies described below on your device.

Cookies in our websites will be used to:

We also may use cookies to personalize the content that you see on our website. You may disable cookies in your browser settings, but keep in mind that it may impact the features that you have access to on our site. If you want to learn about cookies you can visit www.AboutCookies.org.

 

Google Analytics

Our website uses “Google Analytics” to collect information about the use of our site. Google Analytics collects information such as how often users visit our site, what pages they visit when they do so, and what other sites they used prior to coming to our site. We use the information we get from Google Analytics to improve our site. Google Analytics collects only the IP address assigned to you on the date you visit our site, rather than your name or other identifying information. We do not combine the information collected through the use of Google Analytics with personally identifiable information. Although Google Analytics plants a permanent cookie on your web browser to identify you as a unique user the next time you visit our site, the cookie cannot be used by anyone but Google. Google’s ability to use and share information collected by Google Analytics about your visits to our site is restricted by the Google Analytics Terms of Use. http://www.google.com/analytics/terms/us.html You can prevent Google Analytics from recognizing you on return visits to this site by disabling cookies on your browser. https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout

 

How Information is Used

We use the information we receive from you as follows:

Providing and Improving Our Website: We may use the PII you provide to us along with any computer information we receive to provide our website to you as well as to make improvements to it.

Communications and Emails: When we communicate with you about our website or business, we will use the email address you provided when registering as a user. We may also send you alerts regarding your use of our website. Finally, we may also send you emails with promotional information about our website or offers from us or our affiliates, unless you have opted out of receiving such information. You can change contact preferences at any time through your account or by contacting us.

Sharing Information with Affiliates and Other Third Parties: We do not sell or share your PII to third parties for marketing purposes. We may provide your PII to third parties that provide services with regards to our website (like payment processors, webhosting companies, API services, and other service providers.) Your PII may be shared with third parties through an Application Program Interface “API.” Such third parties may include but are not limited to Facebook, Twitter, ShareThis.com, YouTube.com and Google.com. These API services help us provide you with a better experience when using our Website and Services.

Legally Required Releases of Information: We may be legally required to disclose your PII, if such disclosure is (a) required by subpoena, law, or other legal process; (b) necessary to assist law enforcement officials or government enforcement agencies; (c) necessary to investigate violations of or otherwise enforce our Legal Terms; (d) necessary to protect us from legal action or claims from third parties, including you and/or other users; and/or (e) necessary to protect the legal rights, personal/real property, or personal safety of our company, our users, employees, and affiliates.

Disclosures to Successors: If our business is sold or merges, in whole or in part, with another business that would become responsible for providing the website to you, we retain the right to transfer your PII to the new business. The new business would retain the right to use your PII according to the terms of this Privacy Policy as well as to any changes to this Privacy Policy as instituted by the new business.

Retaining Your Personal Information: We retain information we collect from you (including PII) for only as long as we need such information for legal, business, or tax purposes.

 

Protecting the Privacy Rights of Third Parties

You, as the user, are responsible for any information that you post that has third parties’ information. Make sure that you have the permission to post such information. If we are contacted by a third party due to a violation of privacy or copyright information we will automatically delete the information from our site and you would be responsible for any resulting consequences, legal or otherwise.

 

Changing Your Information

Our site allows you to make changes to your PII at any time of your choosing. Simply sign into your account to access your profile as well as any listing accounts. There is a “forgot your password” link in the event you are having difficulty logging in. If you need further assistance updating or removing your information send us an email to directory@transformationservices.org and we will be happy to assist you.

 

Tracking Features

You can turn off tracking features and other security settings in your browser by visiting the following links:
For Internet Explorer visit: http://goo.gl/0taI7I
For Mozilla Firefox visit: http://goo.gl/IKxt9l
For Google Chrome visit: http://goo.gl/NQIkqE
For Safari visit: http://goo.gl/7XCOzL

 

Protecting Children’s Privacy

Our website is not intended for anyone under the age of 18. However, we follow the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA).  If we discover or are informed that someone under the age of 18 is using our site, we will delete their information as soon as it is discovered.

 

Encryption and Authentication

Our site is created using industry-standard encryption and authentication tools that are in place to help protect the security of your PII. We utilize secure servers and firewalls to protect your information. However, due to the nature of the internet we cannot fully guaranteed the security of the information. Therefore, we encourage you to take the necessary steps such as never sharing your password and logging out once you are done using the site.

 

Use of Credit Cards

If you are using our premium services, you may be required to provide a credit card. We use third-party billing services and HAVE NO CONTROL over these services. However, we make the reasonable effort to utilize leaders in the industry (Stripe.com and PayPal.com) that adhere to strict confidentiality and industry-standard encryption technology to protect your credit card number from unauthorized use. However, by using our services you understand and agree that we are in no way responsible for any misuse of your credit card number created by these third party. Transformation Services will never have access to or use your credit card information outside of these secure accounts and will never send credit card information through email.

 

Changes to Our Privacy Policy

We reserve the right to change this privacy policy at any time. However, if we make any changes to our policies we will post the changes to our websites. If we decide for some reason to change our use of PPI policies, we will provide advance notice via email so that you have a chance to review them. Your continued use of our services after any of the changes will constitute your acceptance of such change.

 

Questions about Our Privacy Policy

If you have any questions about our Privacy Policy, please feel free to contact us using at directory@transformationservices.org.