Privacy Policy
Protecting your private
information is our priority. This Statement of Privacy applies to http://www.tutor4U.com
and Tutor4U and governs data collection and usage. For the purposes of this
Privacy Policy, unless otherwise noted, all references to Tutor4U include
http://www.tutor4U.com and Tutor4U. The Tutor4U website is a Online language
platform for teaching and learning foreign languages. site. By using the Tutor4U
website, you consent to the data practices described in this statement.
Collection of your
Personal Information
In order to better
provide you with products and services offered on our Site, Tutor4U may collect
personally identifiable information, such as your:
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First and Last Name
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Mailing Address
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E-mail Address
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Phone Number
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Credentials and college degrees, certificates, etc.
If you purchase Tutor4U's
products and services, we collect billing and credit card information. This
information is used to complete the purchase transaction.
Please keep in mind that
if you directly disclose personally identifiable information or personally
sensitive data through Tutor4U's public message boards, this information may be
collected and used by others.
We
do not collect any personal information about you unless you voluntarily
provide it to us. However, you may be required to provide certain personal
information to us when you Privacy Policy
elect to use certain
products or services available on the Site. These may include: (a) registering
for an account on our Site; (b) entering a sweepstakes or contest sponsored by
us or one of our partners; (c) signing up for special offers from selected
third parties; (d) sending us an email message; (e) submitting your credit card
or other payment information when ordering and purchasing products and services
on our Site. To wit, we will use your information for, but not limited to,
communicating with you in relation to services and/or products you have
requested from us. We also may gather additional personal or non-personal
information in the future.
Use of your Personal
Information
Tutor4U collects and
uses your personal information to operate its website(s) and deliver the
services you have requested.
Tutor4U may also use
your personally identifiable information to inform you of other products or
services available from Tutor4U and its affiliates.
Sharing Information with
Third Parties
Tutor4U does not sell,
rent or lease its customer lists to third parties.
Tutor4U may share data
with trusted partners to help perform statistical analysis, send you email or
postal mail, provide customer support, or arrange for deliveries. All such
third parties are prohibited from using your personal information except to provide
these services to Tutor4U, and they are required to maintain the
confidentiality of your information.
Tutor4U may disclose
your personal information, without notice, if required to do so by law or in
the good faith belief that such action is necessary to: (a) conform to the
edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on Tutor4U or the site;
(b) protect and defend the rights or property of Tutor4U; and/or (c) act under
exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of Tutor4U, or
the public.
Automatically Collected
Information
Information about your
computer hardware and software may be automatically collected by Tutor4U. This
information can include: your IP address, browser type, domain names, access
times and referring website addresses. This information is used for the
operation of the service, to maintain quality of the service, and to provide
general statistics regarding use of the Tutor4U website.
Use of Cookies
The Tutor4U website may
use "cookies" to help you personalize your online experience. A
cookie is a text file that is placed on your hard disk by a web page server.
Cookies cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses to your computer.
Cookies are uniquely assigned to you, and can only be read by a web server in
the domain that issued the cookie to you.
One of the primary
purposes of cookies is to provide a convenience feature to save you time. The
purpose of a cookie is to tell the Web server that you have returned to a
specific page. For example, if you personalize Tutor4U pages, or register with Tutor4U
site or services, a cookie helps Tutor4U to recall your specific information on
subsequent visits. This simplifies the process of recording your personal
information, such as billing addresses, shipping addresses, and so on. When you
return to the same Tutor4U website, the information you previously provided can
be retrieved, so you can easily use the Tutor4U features that you customized.
You have the ability to
accept or decline cookies. Most Web browsers automatically accept cookies, but
you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer.
If you choose to decline cookies, you may not be able to fully experience the
interactive features of the Tutor4U services or websites you visit.
Links
This website contains
links to other sites. Please be aware that we are not responsible for the
content or privacy practices of such other sites. We encourage our users to be
aware when they leave our site and to read the privacy statements of any other
site that collects personally identifiable information.
Security of your
Personal Information
Tutor4U secures your
personal information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. Tutor4U uses
the following methods for this purpose:
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SSL Protocol
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SSL
When personal
information (such as a credit card number) is transmitted to other websites, it
is protected through the use of encryption, such as the Secure Sockets Layer
(SSL) protocol.
We strive to take appropriate
security measures to protect against unauthorized access to or alteration of
your personal information. Unfortunately, no data transmission over the
Internet or any wireless network can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. As a
result, while we strive to protect your personal information, you acknowledge
that: (a) there are security and privacy limitations inherent to the Internet
which are beyond our control; and (b) security, integrity, and privacy of any
and all information and data exchanged between you and us through this Site
cannot be guaranteed.
Children Under Thirteen
Tutor4U does not
knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under the
age of thirteen. If you are under the age of thirteen, you must ask your parent
or guardian for permission to use this website.
Disconnecting your Tutor4U
Account from Third Party Websites
You will be able to
connect your Tutor4U account to third party accounts. BY CONNECTING YOUR TUTOR4U
ACCOUNT TO YOUR THIRD PARTY ACCOUNT, YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT YOU ARE
CONSENTING TO THE CONTINUOUS RELEASE OF INFORMATION ABOUT YOU TO OTHERS (IN
ACCORDANCE WITH YOUR PRIVACY SETTINGS ON THOSE THIRD PARTY SITES). IF YOU DO
NOT WANT INFORMATION ABOUT YOU, INCLUDING PERSONALLY IDENTIFYING INFORMATION,
TO BE SHARED IN THIS MANNER, DO NOT USE THIS FEATURE. You may disconnect your
account from a third party account at any time. Users may learn how to
disconnect their accounts from third-party websites by visiting their "My
Account" page. Users may also contact us via email or telephone.
E-mail Communications
From time to time, Tutor4U
may contact you via email for the purpose of providing announcements,
promotional offers, alerts, confirmations, surveys, and/or other general
communication.
If you would like to
stop receiving marketing or promotional communications via email from Tutor4U,
you may opt out of such communications by Customers may unsubscribe from emails
or from the platform by "replying STOP" or "clicking on the
UNSUBSCRIBE button. Through email request they can have their profiles removed.
Changes to this
Statement
Tutor4U reserves the
right to change this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you about
significant changes in the way we treat personal information by sending a notice
to the primary email address specified in your account, by placing a prominent
notice on our site, and/or by updating any privacy information on this page.
Your continued use of the Site and/or Services available through this Site
after such modifications will constitute your: (a) acknowledgment of the
modified Privacy Policy; and (b) agreement to abide and be bound by that
Policy.
Contact Information
Tutor4U welcomes your
questions or comments regarding this Statement of Privacy. If you believe that Tutor4U
has not adhered to this Statement, please contact Tutor4U at:
Email Address:
support@tutor4U.com