Effective Date: October 4, 2023

Thank you for visiting <educationgroup.com> (“Site” or “website”), which is owned and operated by The Education Group, LLC (“we” or “TEG” or “us”). Your privacy is important to us, and we are committed to protecting your personal information. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, and protect your data when you visit our website. By using our website, you consent to the practices described in this Privacy Policy.

1.         Information We Collect

 We may collect the following information when you interact with our website:

• Names and Email Addresses: We collect names and email addresses when candidates voluntarily register on our website or subscribe to our newsletter/emails.

• Resumes: You may have the option to upload a resume/CV/cover letter to our website. Please note that we discourage the inclusion of sensitive information such as Social Security Numbers (SSN) on resumes.

• Recommendation Letters and Reference Lists: You may also upload recommendation letters and reference lists to our database.

• Google Analytics:  We use Google Analytics to collect information about your visit, including but not limited to, your browser type, operating system, IP address, and browsing behavior. This data helps us analyze website traffic and improve our services.

• Other: When you visit the website, we may collect and use personally identifiable information about you, as well as other information. “Personally Identifiable Information” may include your name, address, email address, and other similar information that can be used to identify you. We may also collect and/or track usage information, which is information generated automatically as you navigate through the website.  More specifically, when you use the website, we may collect and/or track: Details of your visit to the website and the resources you access, including, but not limited to, traffic data, location data, and other communication data, including your Internet Protocol address, browser type, the date and time you accessed or left the website, and which pages you viewed; Information that you provide directly to us by filling in forms on our website, including your name, email address, street address, telephone number, or other information; Information provided when you communicate with us for any reason, including information you provide in any emails to us.

• We and our vendors, consultants, agents, and other service providers (collectively, “Service Providers”) may collect and store your usage information in log files as well as through the use of cookies, web beacons, pixel tags, embedded scripts, and other tracking technologies now and hereafter developed (“Tracking Technologies”). We may use Tracking Technologies to, among other things, better serve you with more tailored information for our services, and for those of third parties, facilitate your ongoing access to and use of the website, and collect and store information about your use of the website.

2.         Use of Your Information

We use the collected information for the following purposes:

• To provide you with access to our database.

• To allow us to offer our services to you and other third-parties, including, but not limited to, employment searches, independent contractor services, education-related events/opportunities, consulting, and coaching.

• To send you information about employment-related matters, events, and updates related to TEG opportunities.

• To improve our website's functionality and user experience.

• To analyze website traffic and gather insights through Google Analytics.

Personally Identifiable Information may be added to our database and used for future calls and mailings regarding new information and services and other announcements. In addition, your information may be used for the following purposes:

• To protect our rights;

• To comply with laws, regulations, court orders, or other legal processes;

• To contact you or otherwise respond to your requests and/or inquiries;

• For editorial and feedback purposes;

• For marketing and promotional purposes;

• For a statistical analysis of user behavior;

• To improve the content of our website;

• To customize the content and layout of the website;

• To administer the website, including by monitoring and analyzing our website traffic and usage patterns.

• Additionally, your Personally Identifiable Information may be needed to successfully provide our services to you or to help troubleshoot any issues you may experience while accessing our website.

• Some third parties may have access to Personally Identifiable Information as needed to perform their functions

3.         Data Security:  We take the security of your data seriously and employ security measures provided by DNS, Network Solutions, Squarespace, Filemaker, and HTTPS to protect your information from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction.  However, no data protection procedures are entirely infallible. As a result, while we strive to protect your Personally Identifiable Information, we cannot guarantee that it will be 100% secure. Your use of our website, and therefore your transmission of data to our website, is done entirely at your own risk.

4.         Information Requests: Requirement to Send E-mail Request:  Upon request via email <Katherine(at)educationgroup.com> users may ask to be removed from our database. Our Site is hosted and operated in the United States (“U.S.”). By using the Site, you are consenting to the transfer of your Personally Identifiable Information to the U.S. If you are accessing our Site from outside the US, please be advised that U.S. law may not offer the same privacy protections as the law of your jurisdiction.  If you are a European citizen, you have the right to request that we: Provide you with information regarding whether we process your data, including any details relating to such processing; Correct any inaccurate data we may have about you without undue delay; Complete any incomplete information that we may have about you; Under certain circumstances, erase your Personal Data without undue delay; Under certain circumstances, be restricted from processing your data; Under certain circumstances, furnish you with the Personal Data which you provide us within a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format. Where we process your Personal Data solely on the basis of your consent, European citizens have the right to withdraw consent to our processing Personal Data at any time. This will not affect the lawfulness of our processing before the withdrawal. European citizens also have the right to lodge a complaint with their data protection supervisory authority at any time.  The exercise of the above rights might be subject to certain conditions and we might require further information before we can respond to your request.  If you reside in California, you have the right to ask us one (1) time each year if we have shared Personal Information with third parties for their direct marketing purposes. At the present time we do not release information to third parties for marketing purposes. To make a request, please send us an email at <Katherine(at)educationgroup.com>.  Indicate in your email that you are a California resident making a “Shine the Light” inquiry.  We want you to feel secure when visiting the Site. We comply with Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 (“COPPA”). We do not collect or post information from children under the age of 13 (“child” or “children”) unless we have verifiable consent from a parent or guardian.

5.         Other & Arbitration:  We reserve the right to update or modify this Privacy Policy at any time. Any changes will be posted on this page, and the effective date will be updated accordingly.  By using our website, you agree to the terms outlined in this Privacy Policy. Please review this policy periodically for updates or changes.  In the event of a dispute, we shall first attempt in good faith to resolve any controversy, dispute, or claim arising out of or relating to this Privacy Policy promptly by formal mediation between persons who have authority to settle the controversy by Zoom. And if unable to resolve the dispute, then you consent to the EXCLUSIVE dispute forum of arbitration, before one AAA approved arbitrator by Zoom or in Greensboro, North Carolina, and under North Carolina law, without regard to conflict of law of another jurisdiction.