Privacy Statement

  1. What Information Do We Collect and What Do We Do With It?

When you enroll as a student or subscriber (“learner”) on our site or related courses, as part of the enrolling process, we collect personal information such as your name and email address. We may also collect other personal information as necessary, such as billing details, preferences, and other data directly related to the services or products you access through DSD Made Easy Academy.

Email marketing: We may send you emails about our site and related courses, registration, course content, your progress, or other updates. We may also use your email to inform you about changes to the course, survey you about your usage, or collect your opinion.

  1. How Do You Get My Consent?

When you provide us with personal information to become a learner on our site, make a purchase, or participate in a course, you imply that you consent to our collecting it and using it for that specific reason only.

If we ask for your personal information for a secondary reason, such as marketing, we will either ask you directly for your expressed consent or provide you with an opportunity to say no.

How Do I Withdraw My Consent?

If, after you opt-in, you change your mind, you may withdraw your consent for us to contact you or for the continued collection, use, or disclosure of your information at any time by contacting us at [email protected].

  1. Disclosure

We may disclose your personal information to comply with legal requirements, government inquiries, court orders, or other necessary compliance checks. Additionally, if you violate our Terms of Service, we reserve the right to disclose your information to protect our rights and property.

  1. DSD Made Easy Academy

Our course and site are hosted by Thinkific Labs Inc. (“Thinkific”). They provide us with the online course creation platform that allows us to sell our products/services to you.

Your data is stored through Thinkific’s data storage, databases, and the general Thinkific application. They store your data on a secure server behind a firewall.

Payment: If you make a purchase on our site, we use third-party payment processors like PayPal and Stripe. Payments are encrypted through the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI-DSS). Your purchase transaction data is stored only as long as necessary to complete your purchase.

All direct payment gateways adhere to PCI-DSS standards as managed by the PCI Security Standards Council, which is a joint effort of brands like Visa, MasterCard, American Express, and Discover.

For more information, please refer to Thinkific’s Terms of Service or Privacy Policy.

  1. Third-Party Services

In general, the third-party providers we use will only collect, use, and disclose your information to the extent necessary to allow them to perform the services they provide to us.

However, certain third-party service providers, such as payment gateways and other transaction processors, have their own privacy policies. We recommend that you read their privacy policies so you understand how your personal information will be handled by them.

Certain providers may be located in or have facilities in a different jurisdiction. If you elect to proceed with a transaction involving a third-party service provider, your information may become subject to the laws of the jurisdiction(s) in which that provider or its facilities are located. For example, if you are located in Canada and your transaction is processed by a payment gateway located in the United States, your personal information may be subject to disclosure under U.S. laws, including the Patriot Act.

Once you leave our course website or are redirected to a third-party website or application, you are no longer governed by this Privacy Policy or our website’s Terms of Service.

Links: When you click on links on our site, they may direct you away from our site. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of other sites and encourage you to read their privacy policies.

  1. Security

To protect your personal information, we take reasonable precautions and follow industry best practices to ensure it is not inappropriately lost, misused, accessed, disclosed, altered, or destroyed.

If you provide us with your credit card information, it is encrypted using secure socket layer technology (SSL) and stored with AES-256 encryption. While no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure, we follow all PCI-DSS requirements and implement additional generally accepted industry standards.

Cookies: We collect cookies or similar tracking technologies to enhance your experience and provide personalized services. Cookies allow us to track your session on our website and may be used to customize website content for you as an individual. You can set your browser to either notify you when a cookie is received or to deny cookies. If you disable cookies, certain site features may not function properly.

We use cookies to recognize your device and provide a personalized experience. We also use cookies to attribute visits to our websites to third-party sources and to serve targeted ads from Google, Facebook, Instagram, and other vendors.

For more information on behavioral advertising, visit https://www.networkadvertising.org/understanding-online-advertising.

You can opt out of targeted ads via third-party vendors by visiting the Digital Advertising Alliance’s Opt-Out page.

We may use automated tracking methods on our websites, in communications, and in our products to measure performance and engagement.

Please note that there is no consistent industry understanding of how to respond to "Do Not Track" signals, so we do not alter our data collection or usage practices when we detect such a signal from your browser.

Web Analysis Tools: We may use web analysis tools that are built into the DSD Made Easy Academy website to measure and collect anonymous session information.

  1. Age of Consent

By using this site, you represent that you are at least 18 years old or the age of majority in your state or province of residence.

  1. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We reserve the right to modify this privacy policy at any time, so please review it frequently. Changes will take effect immediately upon posting. If material changes are made, we will notify you here so that you are aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances we may disclose it.

If our site or courses are acquired or merged with another company, your information may be transferred to the new owners so we can continue to offer our products to you.

Questions and Contact Information

If you would like to access, correct, amend, or delete any personal information we have about you, register a complaint, or simply want more information, contact our Privacy Compliance Officer at: [email protected].