Last updated [November 14, 2022]
INTRODUCTION
Tina Teaches English respects the privacy of our users. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard (protect) your information when you visit TinaTeachesEnglish.com (the “Site” or “TTE”). Please read this privacy policy carefully. By using the Site, you agree to the terms covered in this agreement.
We reserve the right to make changes to this Privacy Policy. We will change the “Last Updated” date of this Privacy Policy whenever changes are made.
You are encouraged to occasionally review (re-read) this Privacy Policy to stay informed of updates.
COLLECTION OF YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION
We may collect information about you in a variety of ways. Most actions you take on the Site will relay certain information about you to us. The information we may collect on the Site includes:
Personal Data
You may also provide us additional personal information various places on the Website by filling out forms, posting comments, answering questions, providing information while purchasing programs and products or searching for specific information using our search tools. We collect name and email information to identify you as a buyer and provide access to your purchases. We request your address in order to ship products when necessary.
You are under no obligation to provide us with personal information of any kind, however, your refusal to do so may prevent you from using certain features of the Site or receiving certain emails.
We sometimes request social handles to connect with you and communicate in less formal ways, especially if you have joined a live program or 1:1 coaching.
Tina Teaches English may also use this information to offer your additional products, programs, or services from either TTE or from third parties we promote in exchange for commissions from those other companies.
Email is the backbone of most online marketing in the twenty-first century. Your email is valuable to us, and your privacy is valuable to you. We take care to ensure that your email is used in a respectful manner, and we keep your email confidential. We do not sell or in any way share your email in exchange for remuneration(money or other compensation). Occasionally, TTE does partner with third parties to provide joint education, resources, products, or services. In these cases, your participation is deemed consent for us to share any information you provide to us to that third party.
TTE’s emails will comply with applicable laws including the CAN-SPAM act. Each email will clearly identify that it is from the Company along with a place for you to unsubscribe from our email list. Occasionally, the technological systems we rely on to remove you from our email list may fail to unsubscribe you. If you continue receiving unwanted emails, please reach out to us at Tina @ TinaTeachesEnglish.com.
Unsubscribing from our email list will remove you from our routine promotional emails and informational emails about blog posts and other resources we may have to share. However, you may still receive information about programs, services, or products you have bought from Tina Teaches English.
Derivative Data [Digital Info]
Through Google Analytics and other tools, we can see which web pages you click on, how long you stay there, and how you generally navigate the website. We use this data to optimize the Website, improve user experience, and make strategic business decisions. These tools may also collect information and data about your IP address, computer specifications, and other details about the methods in which you are accessing the Website.
Financial Data
All financial information is stored by our payment processors, Amazon Payments, Paypal, or Stripe, and you are encouraged to review their privacy policies and contact them directly for responses to your questions.
Cookies
Cookies are not just tasty treats. A cookie is also a piece of information recorded by your web browser. This allows your web browser to recognize places you have visited. For more on cookies, see this article from the Federal Trade Commission.
Our use of cookies assists you when you begin to type our Website. Your computer may autofill URLs based on its cookied memory. They can help remember and autofill things like user IDs and website preferences.
We use these cookies and other technological equivalents including social media pixels to track your internet usage in order to implement advertising strategies.
DISCLOSURE OF YOUR INFORMATION
We may share information we have collected about you in certain situations.
TTE will disclose your personal information only when necessary to provide services, programs, or products to you, or when necessary to work with third parties like lawyers or collection agencies to enforce these terms or any other terms between you and Tina Teaches English.
We may also disclose your information when we are otherwise legally required to do so.
Interactions with Other Users
If you interact with other users of the Site, those users may see your name, profile photo, and descriptions of your activity, including sending invitations to other users, chatting with other users, liking posts, following blogs.
When you post comments, contributions or other content to the Site, your posts may be viewed by all users.
SECURITY OF YOUR INFORMATION
We make best efforts to ensure the security of your information using industry standards and reasonable methods. We rely on reputable and reliable third-party vendors to collect basic information.
While we have taken reasonable steps to secure the personal information you provide to us, please be aware that despite our efforts, no security measures are perfect or impenetrable.
POLICY FOR CHILDREN
We do not knowingly solicit information from or market to children under the age of 13. If you become aware of any data we have collected from children under age 13, please contact us at Tina @ TinaTeachesEnglish.com so we can remove and purge that information from our records.
If you are under 18 years old, you may use the Site with the permission of a parent or guardian.
VISITOR’S GDPR RIGHTS
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is a law that governs information and privacy rights for people within the European Union. Those rights include:
We will retain any information you choose to provide to us until the earlier of: (a) you asking us to delete the information, (b) our decision to cease using our existing data providers, or (c) TTE decides that the value in retaining the data is outweighed by the costs of retaining it.
You have the right to request access to your data that the Company stores and the rights to either rectify or erase your personal data. You have the right to seek restrictions on the processing of your data. You have the right to object to the processing of your data and the right to the portability of your data. To the extent that you provided consent to the Company’s processing of your personal data, you have the right to withdraw that consent at any time, without affecting the lawfulness of processing based upon consent that occurred prior to your withdrawal of consent. You have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority that has jurisdiction over issues related to the General Data Protection Regulation.
We require only the information that is reasonably required to enter into a contract with you. We will not require you to provide consent for any unnecessary processing as a condition of entering into a contract with us.
CALIFORNIA PRIVACY RIGHTS
California Civil Code Section 1798.83, also known as the “Shine The Light” law, permits our users who are California residents to request and obtain from us, once a year and free of charge, information about categories of personal information (if any) we disclosed to third parties for direct marketing purposes and the names and addresses of all third parties with which we shared personal information in the immediately preceding calendar year. If you are a California resident and would like to make such a request, please submit your request in writing to us using the contact information provided below.
If you are under 18 years of age, reside in California, and have a registered account with the Site, you have the right to request removal of unwanted data that you publicly post on the Site. To request removal of such data, please contact us using the contact information provided below, and include the email address associated with your account and a statement that you reside in California. We will make sure the data is not publicly displayed on the Site, but please be aware that the data may not be completely or comprehensively removed from our systems.
CONTACT US
If you have questions or comments about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:
Tina Teaches English
5272 S Lewis Ave., Ste 261
Tulsa, OK 74105
tina @ tinateachesenglish.com