Privacy Policy Statement
This privacy statement sets out how Kenneth Shuler’s School of Cosmetology, Inc. uses and protects any information that you give our school when you use our website and/or our mobile software applications that were created by KLASS Apps, Inc. All information will be used in accordance with this policy statement. The mobile software applications listed above are intended for use by the public, students, alumni and all parties associated with our organization. The website and mobile applications are used to communicate and obtain information in the way of forms, images, videos, documents, and to engage with other individuals.
Information Collected:
Our mobile application(s), as well as our website, may be used to collect personally identifiable information such as, but not limited to the following:
- Name
- Email Address
- Phone Numbers
- Age
- Gender
- Zip Code
- Username
- Password
The mobile application obtains the information you provide when you download and register the application. Registration is optional for the public version of the mobile application. However, the student-specific mobile application requires registration in order to have access.
Occasionally, we may use your contact information in order to provide you with important information, required notices and marketing promotions. If you directly disclose personally identifiable information or sensitive information through our mobile applications’ message boards, this information may be collected and used by others.
Automatically Collected Information:
Our website and mobile applications may collect certain information automatically, including, but not limited to, the type of mobile device you use, your mobile devices unique device ID, IP addresses, your operating system, the type of mobile Internet browsers you use, domain names, access times, referring website addresses, and information about the way you use the application. This information is used for statistical purposes only.
Third-Party Access:
Only aggregated, anonymized information is periodically transmitted to external services to help us to improve the mobile applications, our website, and our service. We will share your information with third parties only in the ways that are described in this privacy statement.
We may disclose user-provided and automatically collected information:
- as required by law, such as to comply with a subpoena or similar legal process;
- when we believe in good faith that disclosure is necessary to protect our rights, protect your safety or the safety of others, investigate fraud, or respond to a government request;
- with our trusted services providers who work on our behalf, do not have an independent use of the information we disclose to them and have agreed to adhere to the rules set forth in this privacy statement.
Opt-Out Rights for the Mobile Application(s) and Other Forms of Communication:
By uninstalling the mobile application(s), you stop the collection of information. Follow your mobile device’s process for uninstalling applications.
All other forms of communication include opt-out instructions within the communication.
Data Retention:
We will retain User-Provided data for as long as you use the Application and for a reasonable time thereafter. We will retain Automatically Collected information for up to 24 months and thereafter may store it in aggregate.
Use by Children:
We do not use our website or mobile application to knowingly solicit data from or market to children under the age of 13. If a parent or guardian becomes aware that his or her child has provided us with information without their consent, he or she should contact us at support@klassapp.com. We will delete such information from our files within a reasonable timeframe.
Cookies:
A cookie is a small file which asks permission to be placed on your computer’s hard drive. Once you agree, the file is added and the cookie helps analyze web traffic or lets you know when you visit a particular site. Cookies allow web applications to respond to you as an individual. The web application can tailor its operations to your needs, likes, and dislikes by gathering and remembering information about your preferences.
We use traffic log cookies to identify which pages are being used. This helps us analyze data about web page traffic and improve our website in order to tailor it to customer needs. We only use this information for statistical analysis purposes and then the data is removed from the system.
Overall, cookies help us provide you with a better website, by enabling us to monitor which pages you find useful and which you do not. A cookie in no way gives us access to your computer or any information about you, other than the data you choose to share with us.
You can choose to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. This may prevent you from taking full advantage of the website.
Security:
We are concerned about safeguarding the confidentiality of your information. We limit access to your information to authorized employees and contractors who need to know the information in order to operate, develop or improve our website and mobile application(s). Please be aware that, although we provide reasonable security, no security system can prevent all potential security breaches.
Changes:
This Privacy Policy may be updated from time to time for any reason. We will notify you of any changes to our Privacy Policy by posting the new Privacy Policy and informing you via email or push message. You are advised to review the Privacy Policy regularly for any changes, as your continued use is deemed approval of all changes.
Your Consent Regarding Mobile Applications:
By using either the public and student mobile application(s), you are consenting Kenneth Shuler’s School of Cosmetology, Inc. staff and educators to communicate, engage and interact with you in matters related to your academic studies, in the forms of but not limited to, push messaging, news and announcements, videos and podcasts, surveys and calendar appointments.
Also by using the mobile application(s), you are consenting to our processing of your information as set forth in this Privacy Policy now and as amended by us. “Processing,” means using cookies on a computer/hand-held device or using or touching information in any way, including, but not limited to, collecting, storing, deleting, using, combining and disclosing information, all of which activities will take place in the United States. If you reside outside the United States your information will be transferred, processed and stored there under United States privacy standards.
Contact Us:
If you have any questions regarding privacy or have questions about our practices, please contact us via email at info@kennethshuler.com.