Effective Date: October 1, 2024
Welcome to https://stratuminstitute.org (the “Website”). Stratum Institute (“we,” “us,” or “our”) is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our Website. Please read this policy carefully. If you do not agree with the terms of this Privacy Policy, please do not access the Website.
1. Information We Collect
We may collect and process the following types of information:
a. Personal Information
- Contact Information: Name, email address, phone number.
b. Non-Personal Information
- Usage Data: Information about how you use our Website, such as pages visited, time spent, and navigation paths.
- Device Information: IP address, browser type, operating system, and device identifiers.
- Cookies and Tracking Technologies: Information collected through cookies, web beacons, and similar technologies.
c. Information from Third Parties
- Social Media: Information from social media platforms if you choose to connect your account.
- Analytics Providers: Data from third-party analytics services.
2. How We Use Your Information
We use the collected information for various purposes, including:
- Providing and Maintaining Our Services: To operate and manage the Website effectively.
- Improving Your Experience: To understand how users interact with our Website and enhance functionality.
- Communication: To respond to inquiries, send newsletters, updates, and marketing materials (with your consent where required).
- Compliance: To comply with legal obligations and enforce our policies.
3. Sharing Your Information
We may share your information in the following circumstances:
- Service Providers: Third-party vendors who perform services on our behalf, such as payment processing, data analysis, email delivery, and hosting services.
- Legal Requirements: When required by law, regulation, or legal process.
- Business Transfers: In the event of a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets.
- With Your Consent: We may share your information with third parties when you have provided explicit consent.
We do not sell your personal information to third parties.
4. Cookies and Tracking Technologies
We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity on our Website and hold certain information. You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, some parts of our Website may not function properly.
Types of Cookies We Use:
- Essential Cookies: Necessary for the Website to function.
- Performance Cookies: Help us understand how visitors interact with our Website.
- Functional Cookies: Enable enhanced functionality and personalization.
- Targeting/Advertising Cookies: Used to deliver relevant advertisements to you.
5. Your Rights
Depending on your location, you may have the following rights regarding your personal information:
- Access: Request access to your personal data.
- Correction: Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete data.
- Deletion: Request deletion of your personal data.
- Restriction: Request restriction of processing your personal data.
- Portability: Request transfer of your personal data to another party.
- Objection: Object to the processing of your personal data.
To exercise these rights, please contact us using the information provided in the “Contact Us” section below.
6. Data Security
We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal information against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. However, no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
7. Children’s Privacy
Our Website is not intended for children or minors under the age of 18. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 18. If we become aware that we have inadvertently received personal information from a child under 18, we will take steps to delete such information promptly.
8. International Transfers
Your information may be transferred to and maintained on servers located outside your country of residence. By using our Website, you consent to the transfer of your information to countries that may have different data protection laws than your country.
9. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes are effective when they are posted on this page.
10. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us:
- By Email: privacy@stratuminstitute.org
- By Mail:
Stratum Institute
169 Madison Ave #2422
New York, NY 10016