STEMpump (the “Company”) is committed to maintaining robust privacy protections for its users. Our Privacy Policy (“Privacy Policy”) is designed to help you understand how we collect, use and safeguard the information you provide to us and assist you in making informed decisions when using our Service.
For purposes of this Agreement, “Site” refers to the Company’s website, which can be accessed at https://stempump.org/ or through our mobile application, STEMpump.
“Service” refers to the Company’s services accessed via the Site, in which users can take lessons/courses on a variety of topics having to do with education and opportunities. This service includes access to courses, tutorials, and videos about education and opportunities.
The terms “we,” “us,” and “our” refer to the Company.
“You” refers to you as a user of our Site or our Service.
By accessing our Site or Service, you accept our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use (found here: https://stempump.org/legal/terms-of-service and https://stempump.org/legal/privacy-policy), and you consent to our collection, storage, use, and disclosure of your Personal Information as described in this Privacy Policy.
I. Information We Collect
We collect “Non-Personal Information” and “Personal Information.” Non-Personal Information includes information that cannot be used to personally identify you, such as visitor data, session data, site usage data, the number of visitors, where the visitors are visiting from, chosen language, and the courses visited. Personal Information includes your email address, full name, username, and date of birth, which you submit to us through the registration process at the Site. Users may additionally opt-in to submit their country of residence.
1. Information collected via Technology
To activate the Service, you do not need to submit any Personal Information. To use the Service thereafter, you do not need to submit further Personal Information, which may include: email address, full name, username, date of birth, and country of residence. On the course completion certificate, you may choose to add your name. However, to improve the quality of the Service, we track information provided to us by your browser or by our software application when you view or use the Service, such as the website you came from (known as the “referring URL”), the type of browser you use, the device from which you connected to the Service, the time and date of access, the country you are visiting the site from, language in which the course and/or lesson was viewed, specific lesson views, main page of course views, total lesson views, views per day for the past week, and other information that does not personally identify you. We track this information using cookies or small text files, which include an anonymous unique identifier. Cookies are sent to a user’s browser from our servers and are stored on the user’s computer hard drive. Sending a cookie to a user’s browser lets unauthorized collect Non-Personal information about that user and keep a record of the user’s preferences when utilizing our services, both on an individual and aggregate basis. For example, we may use cookies to collect the following information: which courses are being visited, which courses are being searched, etc.
We may use both persistent and session cookies; persistent cookies remain on your computer after you close your session and until you delete them, while session cookies expire when you close your browser. We store persistent cookies to track visitor data and analytics.
2. Information you provide us by registering for an account
In addition to the information provided automatically by your browser when you visit the Site, you will need to create a personal profile to become a member of the Service. You can create a profile by registering with the Service, entering your email address, and creating a user name and password. By registering, you are authorizing us to collect, store, authorize and use your email address according to this Privacy Policy.
3. Children’s Privacy/COPPA
The Site and the Service are not directed to anyone under the age of 13. The Site does not knowingly collect or solicit information from anyone under the age of 13 or allow anyone under the age of 13 to sign up for the Service. If we learn that we have gathered personal information from anyone under the age of 13 without the consent of a parent or guardian, we will delete that information as soon as possible. If you believe we have collected such information, don't hesitate to contact us at https://stempump.org/support.
II. How we use and share information
Personal Information
Except as otherwise stated in this Privacy Policy, we do not sell, trade, rent, or otherwise share for marketing purposes your Personal Information with third parties without your consent for marketing purposes. We do share Personal Information with vendors who are performing services for the Company, such as the servers for our email communications who are provided access to the user's email address for purposes of sending emails from us. Those vendors use your Personal Information only at our direction and per our Privacy Policy.
In general, the Personal Information you provide to us is used to help us communicate with you. For example, we use Personal Information to contact users in response to questions, solicit feedback from users, provide technical support, and inform users about promotional offers.
We may share Personal Information with outside parties if we have a good-faith belief that access, use, preservation, or disclosure of the information is reasonably necessary to meet any applicable legal process or enforceable governmental request; to enforce applicable Terms of Service, including investigation of potential violations; address fraud, security or technical concerns; or to protect against harm to the rights, property, or safety of our users or the public as required or permitted by law.
Non-Personal Information
In general, we use Non-Personal Information to help us improve the Service and customize the user experience. We also aggregate Non-Personal Information to track trends and analyze use patterns on the Site. This Privacy Policy does not limit in any way our use or disclosure of Non-Personal Information, and we reserve the right to use and disclose such Non-Personal Information to our partners, advertisers, and other third parties at our discretion.
If we undergo a business transaction such as a merger, acquisition by another company, or sale of all or a portion of our assets, your Personal Information may be among the assets transferred. You acknowledge and consent that such transfers may occur and are permitted by this Privacy Policy and that any acquirer of our assets may continue to process your Personal Information as outlined in this Privacy Policy. If our information practices change at any time in the future, we will post the policy changes to the Site so that you may opt-out of the new information practices. We suggest that you check the Site periodically if you are concerned about how your information is used.
III. How we protect information
We implement security measures designed to protect your information from unauthorized access. Your account password protects your account, and we urge you to take steps to keep your personal information safe by not disclosing your password and by logging out of your account after each use. We further protect your information from potential security breaches by implementing technological security measures, including encryption, firewalls and secure socket layer technology. However, these measures do not guarantee that your information will not be accessed, disclosed, altered, or destroyed by breach of such firewalls and secure server software. By using our Service, you acknowledge that you understand and agree to assume these risks.
IV. Your rights regarding the use of your personal information
You have the right at any time to prevent us from contacting you for marketing purposes. When we send a promotional communication to a user, the user can opt-out of further promotional communications by following the unsubscribe instructions provided in each promotional email. You can also indicate that you do not wish to receive marketing communications from us by selecting the unsubscribe feature located at the bottom of any marketing email. Please note that notwithstanding the promotional preferences you indicate by either unsubscribing or opting out from the marketing emails, we may continue to send you administrative emails including, for example, periodic updates to our Privacy Policy.
V. Data Protection in the European Union
The residents located within the European Union are entitled to multiple rights in regards to the personal information that we collect:
The right to access - You have the right to request and obtain copies of the personal data that we collect.
The right to rectification - You have the right to request that STEMpump correct any information that you believe is inaccurate. You have the right to request that STEMpump complete any information that you believe is incomplete.
The right to erasure - You have the right to request that STEMpump erase the personal data we collect from you under certain conditions.
The right to restrict processing - You have the right to request that STEMpump restrict the processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
The right to object to processing - You have the right to object to STEMpump’s processing of your personal data under certain conditions.
The right to data probability - You have the right to request that STEMpump transfer the data that we have collected to another organization, or directly to you, under certain conditions.
You have the right to file a complaint with the appropriate Supervisory Authority. You can view the list of the Supervisory Authorities here: http://ec.europa.eu/justice/data-protection/bodies/authorities/index_en.htm
If you need any assistance, don't hesitate to get in touch with us at https://stempump.org/support.
VI. Links to other websites
As part of the Service, we may provide links to or compatibility with other websites or applications. However, we are not responsible for the privacy practices employed by those websites or the information or content they contain. This Privacy Policy applies solely to information collected by us through the Site and the Service. Therefore, this Privacy Policy does not apply to your use of a third-party website accessed by selecting a link on our Site or via our Service. To the extent that you access or use the Service through or on another website or application, then the privacy policy of that other website or application will apply to your access or use of that site or application. We encourage our users to read the privacy statements of other websites before proceeding to use them.
VII. Changes to our Privacy Policy
The Company reserves the right to change this policy and our Terms of Service at any time. We will notify you of significant changes to our Privacy Policy by sending a notice to the primary email address specified in your account or by placing a prominent notice on our site. Significant changes will go into effect 30 days following such notification. Non-material changes or clarifications will take effect immediately. You should periodically check the Site and this privacy page for updates.
VIII. Contact Us
If you have any questions regarding this Privacy Policy or the practices of this Site, don't hesitate to get in touch with us by visiting our “Contact Us” page, which can be accessed at https://stempump.org/support.