This Privacy Policy applies to the collection, use, and disclosure of personal information.

Personal information is any factual or subjective information about an identifiable individual (“Personal Information”). Your personal information may include but is not limited to your name, mailing address, phone numbers, gender, email address, identification numbers, etc. Personal Information, however, does not include any information that is solely used to communicate with you in relation to your employment, business or profession, such as your name, position name or title, work address, work telephone number, or work electronic address.

When you visit our site, we automatically collect certain information about your device, including information about your IP address, web browser, time zone, and some of the cookies that are installed on your device.
Additionally, we collect information about how you interact with the Site, including, the individual webpages or products that you view, any terms you might search, and how many times you’ve visited our site, referring and existing pages, date and time stamps, transmitted data volume, operating system and other technical data such as details of your visits to
our website. We refer to this automatically-collected information as “Device Information.” When we refer to Personal Information, we are also talking about Device Information, unless we address Device Information specifically.
We also collect Personal Information that you may provide to us, including; your basic personal details such as your name and job title; contact data such as your telephone number, postal code, or email address; and demographic data such as your address, preferences, interests, and other personal information relating to you that you may provide. We do not collect information that is identifiable to children. When we do, it is on a limited basis and with the expectation of adult supervision or permission. In such cases, we strictly limit the use of that personal information to the purposes for which it was collected. We recommend that parents and guardians take steps to limit and monitor their children’s Internet activities directly, or through software and other tools.

Before we collects, uses, or discloses your Personal Information, we first obtain your express or implied consent. The form of consent will largely depend on the sensitivity of the information and the reasonable expectation of privacy that you may have in the specific circumstance. For example, we may obtain your express consent in writing, through electronic means, or verbally. Consent is obtained when you submit your email address to download a free course or provide your information when entering into a contest or contact us form. Alternatively, your consent may be implied through an action that you’ve taken or by continuing to use a service after being notified of our policy. Since we obtain consent the first time we receive your Personal Information, by continuing to make use of our services, you imply that your consent in on-going in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

We collect Device Information using the following technologies:

• (i) We Use “cookies” or a similar technology to assist us to customize the Site. A “cookie” is a data file that is placed on your device and often includes an anonymous unique identifier. Cookies do not damage computer systems or files, and only the website that transferred a particular cookie to you can read, modify, or delete such cookie. Most of the cookies we use are so-called “session
• cookies”, which are automatically deleted at the end of your visit. Other cookies will remain on your device until you delete them. These cookies enable us to recognize your browser the next time you visit us.
• (ii) We use “Log Files” to track actions that occur on the site and collect data including your IP Address, Internet Service Provider, referring and exiting pages, date and time stamps, and browser type.
• (iii) We use “Web beacons,” “tags,” and “pixels” which are electronic files used to unobtrusively record information about how you browse the Site. These are used in conjunction with our service providers for the purposes of analyzing what content you view on our site.

Additionally, when you register for courses, we may collect certain information from you including your name, driver’s licence information, SIN, billing address, shipping address, and payment information (including credit card number). We refer to this as “Registration Information.”
If you don’t want to use cookies with our Site, there is a simple procedure within your browser that will allow you to delete the existing cookies, automatically decline future cookies, or be given the option to accept or decline particular cookies in the future. Please note that declining cookies on our Site will significantly reduce or impair your user experience.

When we refer to Personal Information, we are talking about both Device Information and Registration Information.
We may collect your Personal Information for a variety of reasons, including: sending you information and communications; responding to course inquiries and other requests; conducting contests and promotions; processing transactions; optimizing your experience on our Site; arranging for shipping; providing you with invoices and registration confirmations; screen payments for potential risk or fraud; and to assess the success of our marketing and advertising campaigns.
We may also use your Personal Information as otherwise permitted by law. Registration Information that is exclusive of Device Information shall only be disclosed to governmental authorities with jurisdiction, including the British Columbia Ministry of Education and the Canadian Revenue Agency.

We obtain your consent prior to collecting, using or disclosing your personal information for any purpose. The form of consent is either express or implied and will largely depend on the sensitivity of the information and the reasonable expectation to privacy that you may have in the particular circumstance.
For example, consent is obtained when you submit your course registration form or provide your information when entering a contest or contact us form.
Specifically, collection of Registration Information such as Driver’s Licence information, Social Insurance Number, credit card or payment information is expressly consented to when submitting an application for a diploma course. However, rest assured that this information of a highly sensitive nature will never be shared with anyone other than the responsible government agencies that require disclosure.

We store your personal information in our offices in Canada. When you contact us through the Site, we will maintain your contact information for our records unless and until you ask us to delete this information.
Our service providers may, from time to time, also hold your Personal Information in connection with purposes for which you provided your consent. Our service providers may store your information temporarily in the United States or Canada. We may keep a record of your Personal Information, correspondence or comments in a file specific to you.

Your Personal Information will be used, disclosed, or retained for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected and permitted or required by law. Generally, we do not disclose your personal information, and where we do, we will identify to whom and for what purposes the disclosure will be made and will obtain your consent to such disclosure. In any case, we only disclose your personal information as permitted or required by law.
We make reasonable security arrangements to protect your Personal Information against risks such as unauthorized access, collection, use, disclosure or disposal. We integrate these security measures into the design, application, and operation of the website. We take reasonable measures to evolve with the risks so that the integrity and confidentiality of your Personal Information and our systems are maintained.

Through our website and various offline means, you can register or opt out of receiving messages from us. If you do not register, we will not send you any messages, including promotional offers. Every message you send from us contains a "unsubscribe” link or other unsubscribe mechanism that allows you to unsubscribe at any time.

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time in order to reflect, for example, changes to our practices or for other operational, legal or regulatory reasons. We will notify you before we make changes to this policy and give you the opportunity to review and comment on the revised policy before consenting to use our Services.

1. If you are a European resident, you have the right to:

• Request access to Personal Information about you.
• Request correction of the personal information that we hold about you.
• Request erasure of Personal Information about you. Note, however, that we may not always be able to comply with your request of erasure for specific legal reasons which will be notified to you, if applicable, at the time of your request.
• Object to processing of Personal Information about you where we are relying on a legitimate interest (or those of a third party) and there is something about your particular situation which makes you want to object to processing on this ground as you feel it impacts on your fundamental rights and freedom.
• Request restriction of processing of Personal Information about you. You can ask us to suspend the processing of Personal Information in the following scenarios: (a) if you want us to establish the data’s accuracy; (b) where our use of the data is unlawful but you do not want us to erase it; (c) where you need us to hold the data even if we no longer require it as you need it to establish, exercise or defend legal claims; or (d) you have objected to our use of your data but we need to verify whether we have overriding legitimate grounds to use it.
• Request the transfer of Personal Information to you or to a third party. vii. Withdraw consent at any time where we are relying on consent to process Personal Information about you.

1. If you would like to exercise any of the rights listed under section 5(b), please contact us through the contact information below.
2. Depending on where you live, you may have a right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority or other regulatory agency if you believe that we have violated any of the rights concerning Personal Information. We encourage you to first reach out to us at info@advanced-cosmetology.com, so we have the opportunity to address your concerns directly before you do.
3. Contact

For more information about our privacy practices, if you have questions, or if you would like to make a complaint, please contact us by e-mail at info@advanced-cosmetology.com.