Privacy Policy
Privacy Policy
Effective Date: September 1, 2024
Sentinel U, a division of American Sentinel College of Nursing & Health Sciences at Post University, a Connecticut for-profit corporation, with an address of 800 Country Club Road, Waterbury, CT 06708, United States of American (“U.S.A.”), together with Our affiliates and subsidiaries (“Company,” “We,” “Us,” or “Our”) is committed to ensuring the privacy and security of You (“User” or “Your”), and Your use of, access to, or visitation of Company’s website, available at www.SentinelU.com (the “Website”), including any and all content, functionality, and services offered on or through the Website (the “Website Services”) (hereinafter, the Website and the Website Services are collectively referred to as the “Platform”), whether as a guest or registered User. Company is committed to safeguarding the privacy of the User and its data, information, and other personally identifying information through Our compliance with this policy (the “Privacy Policy”). Company and User may be referred to in the singular as a “Party” and collectively as the “Parties.”
This Privacy Policy informs the User of the types of information We may collect from You or that You may provide when You use, access, or visit the Platform, whether as a guest, interested party in one of Our degree programs, a student in Our university, or an otherwise registered User. Moreover, This Privacy Policy details Our practices for collecting, using, maintaining, retaining, protecting, and disclosing Your data and information, including Your Personal Data (as herein defined later).
Please read this Privacy Policy carefully, thoroughly, and completely to understand Our policies and practices regarding Your data, information, and other personally identifying information, and how We collect, use, maintain, protect, and disclose it. If You do not agree with the terms of the Privacy Policy, You may elect to not use, visit, or access Our Platform. By accessing, visiting, or using this Website, You agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy in its entirety.
This policy may change from time to time (“Changes”). Your continued use of or access to this Platform after Company makes Changes is deemed to be acceptance of those changes; therefore, please routinely monitor this Privacy Policy for any updates, revisions, modifications, or amendments. We will notify the User of any Changes by providing access to the new Privacy Policy on the Website. Company will notify the User via email and/or a prominent notice on Our Website, prior to or contemporaneous with the Changes becoming effective, and Company will update the date at the top of this Privacy Policy (the “Effective Date”). If Our practices change regarding previously collected Personal Data (later defined herein) in a way that would be materially less restrictive than those policies in effect at the time We collected the information, Company will make reasonable efforts to provide notice and to obtain consent to any such uses as may be required by law.
- Definitions
- Cookies. “Cookie” means a message, or segment of data, containing information about a user, sent by a web server to a browser and sent back to the server each time the browser requests a web page. This message, or segment of data, is stored on the User’s Device (as defined herein). There are various types of Cookies available on the Platform, which are listed as follows:
- “Session Cookies,” also referred to as transient cookies, stores information in the form of a session identification, which are stored as temporary memory and erased upon closure of the web browser.
- “Preference Cookies” enable a website to remember information that changes the way the website behaves or appears (e.g., preferred language or the region in which the User resides).
- “Security Cookies” enable a website to authenticate users, prevent fraudulent use of login credentials, and protect User’s Personal Data from unauthorized persons or entities.
- “Flash Cookies” are locally stored objects, which collect and store information about Your preferences and navigation to, from, and on Our Website. Flash Cookies are not managed by the same browser settings as are used for Cookies from the web browser.
- Data Controller. “Data Controller” means the natural or legal person, alone or jointly with others, who determines the purposes and means of the processing of Personal Data (as defined herein). For the purpose of this Privacy Policy, Company is the Data Controller of the Personal Data.
- Data Processor. “Data Processor” means any natural or legal person, public authority, agency, or other body which processes Personal Data (as defined herein) on behalf of the Data Controller.
- Data Subject. “Data Subject” means any identified or identifiable natural or legal person who is using or accessing the Website. For the purpose of this Privacy Policy, the Data Subject is the User.
- Device. “Device” means any unit of physical hardware or equipment that provides one or more computing functions within a computer system including, but not limited to, desktop computers, laptop (or otherwise portable) computers, mobile/cellular phones, tablets, and other computers capable of using or accessing the Platform.
- Personal Data. “Personal Data” means any information that can be used to distinguish or trace an individual User’s identity, either alone or when combined with other personal or identifying information, that is linked or linkable to a specific individual. The specific categories of Personal Data we collect are described in the “Processing of Information & Data” section below.
- Processing. “Processing” means any operation or set of operations which is performed on personal data or on sets of personal data, whether or not by automated means, such as collection, recording, organization, structuring, storage, adaptation or alteration, retrieval, consultation, use, disclosure by transmission, dissemination or otherwise making available, alignment or combination, restriction, erasure or destruction.
- Usage Data. “Usage Data” means certain data that is generated by use of Our Platform, either by an individual User or from general use of the system.
- User Contributions. “User Contributions” are those contributions to the Website or to Company through posting, linking, storing, sharing, submitting, publishing, displaying, or transmitting to other users or other persons data and information about the User.
- Web Beacon. “Web Beacon” means a transparent graphic image, which is placed on the Website or in an email that is used to monitor the behavior of and collect unique information on the User visiting the Platform or sending the email. It is often used in combination with Cookies.
- Web Log. “Web Log” means a file automatically created and maintained by a web server, containing information on who or what visits, accesses, or uses the Website, the point of origination for those visiting, accessing, or using the Website, and the activities and behavior of those visiting, accessing, or using the Website.
- Web Tag. “Web Tag” means any piece of code, a small pixel, or a transparent image that enables the collection of unique information about a person and on-site behaviors across a Website.
- Cookies. “Cookie” means a message, or segment of data, containing information about a user, sent by a web server to a browser and sent back to the server each time the browser requests a web page. This message, or segment of data, is stored on the User’s Device (as defined herein). There are various types of Cookies available on the Platform, which are listed as follows:
- Opt-Out Policy
- Opt-Out. From time to time, User acknowledges that User shall receive newsletters, marketing or promotional materials, and other communications that the Company deems would be of interest to the User. User may expressly opt out of receiving any, or all, of these communications from the Company by accessing a web-link to unsubscribe, or alternatively, notifying Company in accordance with the section titled “Comments, Concerns, and Complaints.” You may be able to opt out of receiving personalized advertisements from advertisers and/or advertising networks who are either members of the Network Advertising Initiative or subscribers to the Digital Advertising Alliance’s Self-Regulatory Principles for Online Behavioral Advertising. To learn more about your choices for opting out of personalized advertising through websites, please visit:
- Network Advertising Initiative (NAI)
- Browser Opt-Out: http://www.networkadvertising.org/choices/
- Digital Advertising Alliance (DAA)
- Browser Opt-Out: http://www.aboutads.info/choices/
- Network Advertising Initiative (NAI)
- Opt-Out. From time to time, User acknowledges that User shall receive newsletters, marketing or promotional materials, and other communications that the Company deems would be of interest to the User. User may expressly opt out of receiving any, or all, of these communications from the Company by accessing a web-link to unsubscribe, or alternatively, notifying Company in accordance with the section titled “Comments, Concerns, and Complaints.” You may be able to opt out of receiving personalized advertisements from advertisers and/or advertising networks who are either members of the Network Advertising Initiative or subscribers to the Digital Advertising Alliance’s Self-Regulatory Principles for Online Behavioral Advertising. To learn more about your choices for opting out of personalized advertising through websites, please visit:
- Children’s Privacy
- Scope of the Platform. Company does not intend to collect, nor does it knowingly collect, Personal Data from anyone under the age of thirteen (13). No User under the age of thirteen (13) may provide any Personal Data to Company or on the Platform.
- Notification. If We learn (or are informed) We have collected or received Personal Data from any User under thirteen (13) years of age, without verification or parental consent, We will delete the Personal Data. If You have knowledge or awareness, or alternatively suspect or believe, that Company might have any information, including Personal Data, about any User under the age of thirteen (13), please reference the section titled “Comments, Concerns, and Complaints,” for the purpose of informing Company regarding Company’s collection or receipt of Personal Data from any individual under the age of thirteen (13).
- Processing of Information & Data
- Collection. Generally, We do not collect information and data about Users of the Platform, with the exception of the following categories of Personal Data:
- Identifiers. A real name and email address.
- Personal Information. A name, telephone number, current employment. Some Personal Information included in this category may overlap with other categories.
- Commercial Information. Records of products or services purchased, obtained, or considered, or other purchasing or consuming histories or tendencies.
- Internet or Other Similar Network Activity. Browsing history, search history, information on a consumer’s interaction with a website, application, or advertisement. The above examples are illustrative and do not reflect the specific pieces of information we collect. The above does not relate to information collected in connection with an individual’s employment or seeking employment from Us. If you are employed by or seeking employment from Us, please see Our employee privacy policy for information regarding the personal information we collect in that capacity.
- Retention. Company will retain Your information, including Personal Data, only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. In addition, We will retain Your information, including Personal Data, to the extent necessary to comply with Our legal obligations, to resolve disputes, and to enforce Our legal agreements and policies.
- Use. We use information and data, including Personal Data, collected from Cookies, Web Beacons, Web Logs, Web Tags, and other means:
- to present the Platform and its contents, resources, and services to You;
- to maintain the Platform, and to improve the navigation, functionality, and operability of the Platform;
- to contact You with newsletters or promotional, advertising, or marketing materials;
- to request Your input and opinion on the Platform through survey and other questionnaire means;
- to contact You regarding Changes to the Privacy Policy;
- to provide You with information, contents, resources, products, and services that You may request from the Company;
- to monitor, observe, or examine the use of or access to the Platform;
- to detect, prevent, and address technical, technological, or service errors and issues;
- to enable You to engage in, participate in, utilize, or activate the interactive features on the Platform;
- to enable You to purchase products and services offered by Company;
- to provide You with information, contents, resources, products, and services related to, or in connection with, the User’s status a registered User (i.e., student) with the Company; and
- in any other method or fashion as We may so specify upon Your provision of said information, including Your Personal Data.
- Transfer. Your information, including Personal Data, may be transferred to, and maintained on, Devices located outside of Your state, province, country, or other governmental jurisdiction where the data protection laws may differ from those of Your jurisdiction. Your consent to this Privacy Policy, followed by Your submission of such information, including Personal Data, represents Your agreement to that transfer. Company shall take reasonable measures to ensure that Your data is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy, and that no transfer of Your Personal Data to a third-party organization or a country shall occur, unless there are adequate controls in place regarding the privacy of Your information, including Personal Data, and the information security protocol. If You are located outside of the United States, please be advised that any information, including Personal Data, You provide to us will be transferred to and within the United States. By using, accessing, or visiting Our Platform, You consent to this transfer.
- Disclosure. Generally, We do not disclose, release, sell, or trade information and data, including Personal Data, of Users to third-party persons and entities. Company may disclose aggregated information and data of Our Users, only insofar as the information does not identify any User. We may disclose your information and data, including Your Personal Data:
- to Our subsidiaries, affiliates, successors, and assignees
- to contractors, Service Providers (as defined later herein), learning resources, assessment sites, external vendors, and other third parties We engage to support Our business model and Platform, and who are bound by contractual obligations to keep Your information, including Personal Data, confidential and proprietary, and to use Your information, including Personal Data, only for the purposes and grounds upon which We disclose;
- to a buyer or any successor in interest in the event of a merger, divestiture, restructuring, reorganization, dissolution, or other sale or transfer of some or all of Company’s assets, whether as a going concern or as part of bankruptcy, liquidation, or similar proceeding, in which information and data, including Personal Data, held by Company about Our Users is among the assets transferred;
- to fulfill the purpose for which You provide such information;
- to comply with any court order, law, or legal process, including to respond to any government or regulatory request;
- to enforce or apply Our terms of use (“Terms of Use”), available at Terms of Use and other agreements;
- where, in Company’s sole and absolute discretion, such disclosure is necessary or appropriate to protect the rights, property, or safety of Company, Users, any third parties with which We contract or engage, or others, including the exchange of information with other entities for the purposes of fraud protection and credit-risk reduction;
- to protect and maintain the security, operability, viability, functionality, and reliability of this Platform;
- to prevent or investigate potential, threatened, imminent, or actual wrongdoing in connection with the Platform; and
- for all other grounds, contingent upon Your consent.
- In the preceding 12 months, we have not sold any Personal Data.
- Facilitation. We may employ third-party entities, individuals, contractors, and/or subcontractors (“Service Providers”) to facilitate the Platform, provide the Platform on Our behalf, perform Platform-related services, or assist Company in analyzing how Our Platform and its content, resources, and services are used or accessed. These Service Providers may only use, access, or disclose Your information, including Personal Data, for the sole purpose of performing facilitative services. Company utilizes the following Service Providers:
- Google Analytics (the privacy policy of which is available at https://policies.google.com/privacy), which uses cookie technology to track User return visits to the Platform. You can opt-out of Google’s use of Cookies to serve ads based on your past visits to the Website via the following link: Google Ad Settings
- WORX, which provides marketing services, and whose privacy policy is available at: https://www.worxbranding.com/privacy-policy
- HubSpot, which provides lead management, and whose privacy policy is available at: https://legal.hubspot.com/privacy-policy
- Collection. Generally, We do not collect information and data about Users of the Platform, with the exception of the following categories of Personal Data:
- Legal Basis For Processing Your Personal Information
- If you are in a country in the European Union or UK, you are entitled to an explanation of the legal bases we rely on to process your personal information. The legal basis for collecting and using the personal information described above will depend on the personal information concerned and the specific context in which we collect it, which is discussed below.
- Consent. We may process your personal information based on your consent such as when you purchase a service or ask us to send you certain kinds of marketing communications. You have the right to withdraw your consent at any time without affecting the lawfulness of the processing based on consent before its withdrawal.
- Our Legitimate Interests. We may process your personal information if doing so is necessary for our legitimate interests and your rights as an individual do not override those legitimate interests. For example, when we process your personal information to carry out fraud prevention activities and activities to increase network and information security, identify usage trends, determine the effectiveness of promotional campaigns, expand our business activities and improve our services and the content and functionality of our Website.
- To Perform a Contract. We may process your personal information to administer and fulfill contractual obligations to you.
- To Enable Us to Comply With a Legal Obligation. We may process your personal information to comply with legal obligations to which we are subject. This may include any requirement to produce audited accounts, any legal obligation to share information with law enforcement agencies, public or governmental authorities, and to comply with legal process.
- To Enable Us to Comply With a Legal Obligation. We may process your personal information to comply with legal obligations to which we are subject. This may include any requirement to produce audited accounts, any legal obligation to share information with law enforcement agencies, public or governmental authorities, and to comply with legal process.
- We are the Data Controller of all personal information collected from residents of the European Union. If you have any questions about or need further information concerning the legal basis on which we collect and use your personal information for any specific processing activity, please contact us using the “How to Contact Us” section below.
- If you are in a country in the European Union or UK, you are entitled to an explanation of the legal bases we rely on to process your personal information. The legal basis for collecting and using the personal information described above will depend on the personal information concerned and the specific context in which we collect it, which is discussed below.
- Information Security
- Protective Measures. We have implemented physical, administrative, and technical measures designed to secure and protect Your information and data, including Personal Data, from accidental loss and from unauthorized access, use, alteration, and disclosure.
- Secured Protocols. We have security measures in place to protect from accidental loss and from unauthorized access, use, alteration, and disclosure of the information and data, including Your Personal Data, under Our control. These hardened security systems include firewalls, authenticated access to internal databases (e.g., passwords), encryption, and periodic review of the security and privacy procedures. Company employs industry-standard secure sockets layer (SSL) encryption to encrypt transcript.
- User Responsibility. The safety and security of Your information, including Your Personal Data, also depends on You. You are responsible for maintaining confidentiality as to those credentials necessary to access the Platform. We ask that You not share Your credentials with any third-party person or entity.
- Internet Transmission. Unfortunately, the transmission of information via the Internet is not completely secure. Although We exercise best efforts to protect Your personal information, We cannot guarantee the security of Your information and data, including Your Personal Data, transmitted to or from the Platform. Any transmission of information and data, including Your Personal Data, is at Your own risk. Please exercise caution in submitting Your information and data, including Your Personal Data, especially if You are accessing the Platform using a Wi-Fi hotspot or public network. If You have reason to believe that Your use of or access to the Platform is no longer secure or protected, please immediately notify Company of the issue in accordance with the section titled “Comments, Concerns, and Complaints.”
- Breach Notification. Company shall promptly notify User upon discovery of any actual or suspected misappropriation, unauthorized access to, or disclosure or use of, User information and data, including Your Personal Data (the “Data Breach”). Company shall promptly investigate each Data Breach; where a Data Breach is confirmed by Company to have actually occurred, User shall reasonably cooperate with Company in connection with any independent investigation that Company may desire to conduct with respect to such Data Breach. User shall reasonably cooperate with Company in identifying any reasonable steps that should be implemented to limit, stop, or otherwise remedy any actual or suspected Data Breach.
- Limitation of Liability. COMPANY EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ANY REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY, WHETHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, WITH RESPECT TO ENSURING, GUARANTEEING, OR OTHERWISE OFFERING ANY DEFINITIVE REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY OF SECURITY IN CONNECTION WITH YOUR INFORMATION AND DATA, INCLUDING YOUR PERSONAL DATA, OR USAGE INFORMATION, AND FURTHER DISCLAIMS ANY LIABILITY THAT MAY ARISE, SHOULD ANY OTHER INDIVIDUALS OR THIRD-PARTY ENTITIES OBTAIN THE INFORMATION YOU SUBMIT TO THE PLATFORM.
- Protective Measures. We have implemented physical, administrative, and technical measures designed to secure and protect Your information and data, including Personal Data, from accidental loss and from unauthorized access, use, alteration, and disclosure.
- Third Parties and Third-Party Sites and Resources
- Third-Party Sites. Our Platform and its contents, resources, and services may contain links to third-party sites that are not operated, directly or indirectly, by Company. If You click or select a third-party link, You will be directed to the third party’s site. User acknowledges and agrees that Company has no control over and assumes no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party site or service.
- Other Privacy Policies. To the extent that You submit, present, or offer any personal information, including Your Personal Data, to any third party, such third party’s collection, use, and disclosure of such information may be governed by its privacy policy, and not by Our Privacy Policy.
- Limitation of Liability. WE ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE INFORMATION COLLECTION, USAGE, DISCLOSURE, OR OTHER PRIVACY PRACTICES OF ANY THIRD PARTIES, INCLUDING OUR THIRD-PARTY SERVICE PROVIDERS, ANY THIRD-PARTY SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM (E.G., FACEBOOK, INC.), ANY THIRD PARTY MAKING AVAILABLE THE DEVICES OR OPERATING SYSTEMS FOR WHICH CERTAIN WEBSITE RESOURCES, CONTENT, OR SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE (E.G., GOOGLE, INC.), AND ANY THIRD PARTY OPERATING ANY SITE TO OR ON WHICH THE PLATFORM CONTAINS A LINK. THE INCLUSION OF A LINK ON THE PLATFORM DOES NOT IMPLY, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, ANY ENDORSEMENT OF THE LINKED SITE BY COMPANY OR BY OUR AFFILIATES, SUCCESSORS, AND ASSIGNEES.
- Rights under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)
- In General. The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), as set forth in 20 U.S.C. § 1232g (and the corresponding federal regulations), is a federal law that protects the privacy of student education records. The law applies to all educational institutions that receive funds under an applicable program of the U.S. Department of Education.
- Disclosure. Generally, educational institution, such as Company, must have consent, in writing, from a parent (or eligible student) in order to release any information or data, including Your Personal Data, from a student’s record of education. Pursuant to 34 C.F.R. § 99.31, educational institutions, such as Company, possesses the right to disclose any information or data, including Your Personal Data, to the following:
- educational institution officials with legitimate educational interest;
- other educational institutions to which a student is transferring (from Company);
- specified officials for audit or evaluation purposes;
- appropriate parties in connection with financial aid to a student (i.e., User);
- organizations conducting studies for, or on behalf of, educational agencies or institutions to:
- develop, validate, or administer predictive tests;
- administer student aid programs; or
- improve instruction;
- accrediting organizations, for the purpose of executing accrediting functions;
- any government or regulatory agency, wherein the Company must comply with any court order, law, or legal process;
- appropriate officials in connection with a health or safety emergency; and
- to State and local officials (or authorities) to whom this information specifically concerns the juvenile justice system, and the system’s ability to effectively serve the student (i.e., User) whose records are disclosed or otherwise released.
- Directory Information. Educational institutions, such as Company, may disclose, without consent of the User (or any authorized individual acting for, or on behalf of, User) information qualifying as “directory” information (as defined by 34 C.F.R. § 99.37). Nevertheless, should Company elect to disclose the “directory” information of the User, Company shall give notice to User of:
- the types of personally identifiable information (i.e., the Personal Data) that the agency or institution has designated as directory information;
- a parent’s or eligible student’s right to refuse to let the agency or institution designate any or all of those types of information about the student as directory information; and
- the period of time within which a parent or eligible student (i.e., the User) has to notify the agency or institution, in writing, that he or she does not want any or all of those types of information about the student designated as directory information.
- All notices from User to opt out of disclosure of “directory” information shall be provided in accordance with the Company’s notice of disclosure to the parent, or eligible student (i.e., User). In the event no such notice is provided, User should submit such requests to opt out in the manner and the means laid forth in “Comments, Concerns, and Complaints.”
- Your Personal Data and Your Rights – Excluding Europe
- We respect your rights in how your personal information is used and shared. You may request to review and make changes to your personal information and make choices about the kinds of marketing materials you receive (or choose not to receive marketing materials from us at all) by contacting us as described in the “How to Contact Us” section below.
- You may also choose to stop receiving our newsletter or marketing emails by following the “Unsubscribe” instructions included in our emails, or you can contact us as described in the “How to Contact Us” section below.
- Your Personal Data and Your Rights – California
- Rights under the CCPA. To the extent Company is subject to the obligations and mandates of the CCPA, Company shall afford the California-resident User the following rights:
- the right to know what personal information is collected, used, shared, or sold both as to the categories and specific pieces of personal information;
- the right to delete personal information held by Company and by extension, the Service Providers of Company;
- the right to opt-out of sale of personal information, including Personal Data; Users may direct Company to cease, terminate, and stop the sale of Users’ personal information, including the Personal Data; and
- the right to non-discrimination in terms of price, service, access, use, or consumption of Company’s resources, including the Website, when the User exercises a privacy right available under the CCPA.
- Submission of Requests. You can submit your request by calling us at (800) 749-2427. You may also submit a request by sending us an email at privacy@SentinelU.com.
- Verifying Requests. When We receive a request, We must verify that the person requesting information or deletion is the California consumer about whom the request relates in order to process the request. To verify a California consumer’s identity, we may request up to three pieces of Personal Information about you when you make a request to compare against our records. We may also request that you sign a declaration under the penalty of perjury from the consumer whose personal information is the subject of the request. Making a verifiable consumer request does not require you to create an account with us.We will only use Personal Information provided in your request to verify your identity and will delete any information you provide after processing the request. We reserve the right to take additional steps as necessary to verify the identity of California consumers where we have reason to believe a request is fraudulent.
- Authorized Agents. You may choose a person, or a business registered with the California Secretary of State that you authorize to act on your behalf to submit your requests (“Authorized Agent”). If you choose to use an Authorized Agent, We require that you provide the Authorized Agent with written permission to allow them to submit your request and that you verify your identity directly with Us. Failure to do so may result in Us denying your request.
- Rights under the CCPA. To the extent Company is subject to the obligations and mandates of the CCPA, Company shall afford the California-resident User the following rights:
- Rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
- If you are an individual in a country in the European Union or the UK, you have the right to make requests to:
- Access the personal information we keep about you;
- Rectify inaccurate personal information;
- Place restrictions on our use of your personal information;
- Object to our use of your personal information;
- Ask us to delete the personal information about you we hold;
- Have your personal information transferred to you or another party of your choosing; AND
- Make a complaint to the relevant supervising authority
- We describe these rights more fully below:
- Asking us to access your personal information
- You have the right to obtain from us confirmation as to whether or not we are processing personal information about you and, if so, the right to be provided with the information contained in this Notice. You also have the right to receive a copy of the personal information undergoing processing.
- Asking us to rectify your personal information
- You have the right to ask us to rectify any inaccurate personal information about you and to have incomplete personal data completed.
- Asking us to restrict our use of your personal information
- You have the right to ask us to place a restriction on our use of your personal information if one of the following applies to you:
- You contest the accuracy of the information that we hold about you, while we verify its accuracy;
- We have used your information unlawfully, but you request us to restrict its use instead of erasing it;
- We no longer need the information for the purpose for which we collected it, but you need it to deal with a legal claim; or
- You have objected to us using your information, while we check whether our legitimate grounds override your right to object.
- You have the right to ask us to place a restriction on our use of your personal information if one of the following applies to you:
- Objecting to our use of your personal information
- You have the right to object to our use of your personal information where our reason for using it is based on our legitimate interests or your consent (rather than when the reason for using it is to perform an obligation due to you under a contract with us).
- Asking us to delete your personal information
- You can ask us to delete your personal information if:
- We no longer need it for the purposes for which we collected it;
- We have been using it with no valid legal basis;
- We are obligated to erase it to comply with a legal obligation to which we are subject;
- We need your consent to use the information and you withdraw consent;
- You object to us processing your personal information where our legal basis for doing so is our legitimate interests and there are no overriding legitimate grounds for the processing.
- However, this right is not absolute. Even if you make a request for deletion, we may need to retain certain information for legal or administrative purposes, such as record keeping, maintenance of opt-out requirements, defending or making legal claims, or detecting fraudulent activities. We will retain information in accordance with the “How Long Is Your Personal Information Kept” section below.
- If you do exercise a valid right to have your personal information deleted, please keep in mind that deletion by third parties to whom the information has been provided might not be immediate and that the deleted information may persist in backup copies for a reasonable period (but will not be available to others).
- You can ask us to delete your personal information if:
- The right to transfer your personal information to another service provider
- You may request that we transfer some of the personal information you have provided to you or another service provider in electronic copy. This applies to personal information we are processing to service a contract with you and to personal information we are processing based on your consent.
- Making a complaint
- If you have any concerns or complaints regarding our processing of your personal information, please contact us as described in the “How to Contact Us” section below and we will do our best to answer any question and resolve any complaint to your satisfaction.
- If, for whatever reason, you feel we do not meet the standards you expect of us, you are also entitled to make a complaint to your local supervisory authority. The EU Commission has list of supervisory authorities here.
- Asking us to access your personal information
- If you are an individual in a country in the European Union or the UK, you have the right to make requests to:
- How Long Is Your Personal Information Kept?
- We retain your personal information to the extent it is necessary for the purpose for which it was collected. We will delete your personal information when it is no longer necessary for the purpose for which it was collected, or upon your request, subject to exceptions as discussed in this Statement or under applicable law, contract, or regulation.
- General Provisions
- Terms of Use. Conditioned upon the use of and access to the Platform and its contents, services, and resources, Company mandates User to accept and agree to be bound by Company’s policy on its terms and conditions of use (“Terms of Use”), which is incorporated herein by reference at Terms of Use.
- Do-Not-Track Technology. The Website will continue to operate as described in this Privacy Policy, whether or not a “Do Not Track” signal or similar mechanism is received from Your web browser. We do not support or provide Do Not Track (“DNT”) technology. You can enable or disable DNT by adjusting, altering, or changing the settings on the web browsers of Your preference.
- How to Contact Us
- Should you have other questions or concerns about this privacy policy, please feel free to contact us at privacy@SentinelU.com. All other feedback, comments, request for technical support, and other communications relating to the Platform and the Platform’s contents, resources, and services should be directed to the applicable agents and representatives in the manner and the means laid forth in support@SentinelU.com. Otherwise, all communications must be performed by e-mail, telephone, fax, or U.S. Mail, using the information set out below:
- Mailing Address:
Sentinel U
800 Country Club Road
P.O. Box 2540
Waterbury, CT 06723 USA - Email:
privacy@SentinelU.com
- Mailing Address:
- Should you have other questions or concerns about this privacy policy, please feel free to contact us at privacy@SentinelU.com. All other feedback, comments, request for technical support, and other communications relating to the Platform and the Platform’s contents, resources, and services should be directed to the applicable agents and representatives in the manner and the means laid forth in support@SentinelU.com. Otherwise, all communications must be performed by e-mail, telephone, fax, or U.S. Mail, using the information set out below:
- Changes to This Privacy Policy.
This policy may change from time to time. We’ll post any changes to the policy on this page.