Who we are
At Global Stride, we take the privacy of our users very seriously. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, and disclose information that is gathered through our online learning platform. By using our platform, you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy.
- Collection of Personal Information We may collect personal information such as your name, email address, mailing address, and phone number when you register for an account on our platform. We may also collect information about your educational and professional background, as well as any other information you provide in your profile.
- Use of Personal Information We use your personal information to provide our online learning platform, communicate with you about your account and our services, and to improve our platform. We may also use your personal information to send you marketing and promotional materials, unless you opt-out of such communications.
- Disclosure of Personal Information We may share your personal information with our employees and contractors who need to access such information in order to provide our services. We may also disclose your personal information to third-party service providers who assist us with our platform, such as payment processors and email service providers. We do not sell or rent your personal information to third parties.
- Storage of Personal Information We store your personal information on secure servers located in Canada. We take reasonable measures to protect your personal information against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction.
- Cookies and Similar Technologies We may use cookies and similar technologies to collect information about your use of our platform. This information may include your IP address, browser type, device type, and operating system. We use this information to analyze trends, administer our platform, track user movements, and gather demographic information.
- Children’s Privacy Our platform is not intended for use by children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of 13.
- Changes to this Privacy Policy We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on our platform. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes
What personal data we collect and why we collect it
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.
An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Media
If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.
Contact forms
At Global Stride, we may use contact forms to collect personal information such as your name, email address, and message. We collect this information in order to respond to your inquiries or feedback. We do not use the information submitted through contact forms for marketing purposes unless you explicitly opt-in to receive such communications. We take reasonable measures to protect the personal information submitted through contact forms and only use this information for the purpose for which it was collected.
Cookies
If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.
If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.
If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.
Embedded content from other websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
Analytics
At Global Stride, we may use analytics tools to collect information about your use of our online learning platform. This information may include your IP address, browser type, device type, pages visited, and time spent on our platform. We use this information to improve our services, customize our platform to your preferences, and analyze user behavior.
We may use third-party analytics tools such as Google Analytics to collect and process this information on our behalf. These third-party analytics tools may use cookies or other tracking technologies to collect information about your use of our platform.
We do not use analytics information to personally identify you or sell your information to third parties. We only use this information for the purposes of improving our services and user experience. If you do not wish to have your information collected by analytics tools, you can disable cookies in your browser or opt-out of analytics services through the analytics provider’s opt-out mechanism.
Who we share your data with
At Global Stride, we may share your personal information with our employees and contractors who need to access such information in order to provide our services. We may also disclose your personal information to third-party service providers who assist us with our platform, such as payment processors and email service providers. We do not sell or rent your personal information to third parties.
How long we retain your data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.
What rights you have over your data
If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Where we send your data
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
Additional Information
At Global Stride, we collect personal information from users such as name, email address, mailing address, phone number, educational and professional background, and other information provided in the user’s profile. We collect this information to provide our online learning platform and improve our services.
How We Protect Your Data
We take reasonable measures to protect your personal information against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. We use secure servers located in Canada and employ industry-standard security measures such as firewalls and encryption.
Data Breach Procedures
In the event of a data breach, we will take immediate action to contain the breach, assess the damage, and notify affected users and regulatory authorities as required by law.
Third-Party Data
We may receive data from third-party service providers such as payment processors and email service providers. We do not sell or rent your personal information to third parties.
Automated Decision Making and/or Profiling: We do not engage in automated decision making or profiling with user data.
Industry Regulatory Disclosures
We comply with all relevant data privacy and security regulations, including Canada’s Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA).
Contact Us If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at [email protected]