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Cornerstone Educational Support, Inc. (“company,” “I,” “we,” or “us”) is dedicated to  respecting the privacy of your personal information. This Privacy Policy describes what  information is collected from you on CornerstoneEducationalSupportInc.org (hereinafter  the “website”) and how it is used. This Privacy Policy applies to this website and any products or services that we offer that link to this policy. The term “you” refers to anyone  who uses, visits, or views the website. 

By visiting and using the website, you accept and agree to be bound by this  privacy policy. Your continued use of the website after the posting of any  changes to our Privacy Policy constitutes your acceptance of those changes and  updates. You must not access or use the website if you do not wish to be bound  by this Privacy Policy. 

CHILDREN’S PRIVACY 

We respect the privacy of children, and “child” means an individual under the age of 13.  This policy is in accordance with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act  (“COPPA”). This website's information and content are only intended for people over the  age of 18. This website is not intended for children under the age of 13. Without prior  parental or guardian consent, we do not knowingly collect, use, or disclose personal  information from children under the age of 13. If you believe that personal information  was collected without parental or guardian consent from a child under the age of 13,  please contact us to have that information deleted. 

WHAT INFORMATION WE COLLECT AND HOW IT IS USED 

When you access the website, you may provide certain personally identifiable  information including but not limited to your name, email address, phone number,  address, avatar image, credit card information when you donate or purchase on the  website (“personal information”). 

This information is collected when you register on the site, donate, place an order,  subscribe to a newsletter, contact us, use the search feature on the website, provide  comments or any other feedback, fill out a form, or enter any other information on the  website to communicate with us. From time to time, we may also collect information that  you submit when you participate in any online surveys that we may post on our website. 

Your personal information is used to personalize your experience, improve the website  to better serve you, provide customer service support, efficiently process your requests  or transactions, follow up with you through correspondence (including email, mail, or phone), and (particularly in the case of being connected to and from this website  through social media platforms) could be used to tailor advertisements to you, elicit  reviews of services or products, and/or provide you offers and/or promotions. 

GOOGLE ANALYTICS 

Just like other websites, this website automatically collects certain information about  you through Log Data and Google Analytics. Log Data is information about your  computer’s Internet Protocol Address, which is your “IP” address, browser information,  Internet Service Provider’s information, your operating system, and your browser type.  Similarly, Google Analytics collects certain information about your location, browsing  history, the pages you visit, the equipment that you utilized to access the website, traffic  patterns, and other general patterns related to your use of the website. 

This information is used to analyze website statistics related to user behavior and  interests, improve our performance and your use of the website and to further enhance  our products and services offered to you. Please see Google’s Privacy and Terms to  learn more about their privacy practices. 

COMMENTS AND SOCIAL MEDIA 

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. When you leave a comment, your name, email  address and website/organization name is not shared with a third party and may be  used to communicate with you. 

Social media accounts and sharing options are available on this website. Social media  sites (Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Pinterest, and others) can track your personal  information. Should you choose to interact with us on social media, please note that you  will be voluntarily disclosing that personal information. This information is no longer  private. It becomes public information and can be collected and used by others. We  have no control over and take no responsibility for the use, storage, or dissemination of  such publicly disclosed personal information by you. 

Any such interactions via comments and social media with us do not subject us to any  kind of liability related to misuse of your information by others.

USE OF COOKIES 

The website may use cookies to facilitate your use of the website. Cookies are files with  small amounts of data including an anonymous unique identifier that a website sends to  your computer’s hard drive when you are viewing the website. Just like other websites,  we automatically collect some non-personally identifiable information including but not  limited to your IP address, geographic location, language preference, date, and time of 

visitors. 

Some features of our website may use Flash cookies, which are small files stored on  your computer by websites that use Adobe Flash Player. They can store data such as  preferences, settings, and usage information like which pages you visit. The main  difference between traditional cookies and flash cookies is that they are not managed  through the browser but locally on your computer. 

When you leave a comment on our website, you may opt-in to save 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. 

If you have an account and you log in to this website, 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. 

We may use cookies for various reasons such as optimizing and personalizing your  browsing experience, checking our website analytics, saving your preferences and  settings for future use, posting comments on our website, and (particularly in the case of  being connected to and from this website through social media platforms) of serving ads  based on your liking and interests. 

This information is only collected to better serve and understand your user experience  on the website. You have the option of turning off cookies on your computer should you  wish to do so. If you choose to do that, you may not be able to view all the features and  content of this website. 

USE OF WEB BEACONS AND PIXELS 

In conjunction with the use of cookies, third parties may also use web beacons, which  are also known as clear GIFs, web bugs, or pixel tags to collect general information  about your use of our website. They monitor user activity and are used to track customer behavior data. This information may be relevant to third parties such as the ad  networks that are connected to us (particularly in the case of being connected to and  from this website through social media platforms) to tailor the advertising based on your  behavior and interests.

We may use social media pixels to track and collect general information about your use  in compliance with different social media sites (Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, and others)  for the purpose of promoting products, tracking conversions, remarketing, running target  advertisements, and so forth. 

Third parties like Facebook may use their own cookies, web beacons, and other  technologies to collect and receive information from our website for the purpose of  providing target advertisements. You may see our ads on Facebook or YouTube after you have visited our website. 

THIRD-PARTY LINKS AND USE 

We may include, offer, or advertise third party links, products, or services on the  website. Once you click on a third-party link and leave this website, you are no longer  bound by our Privacy Policy and Terms and Conditions. 

Articles on this website may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images,  advertisements, 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 tracing your interaction with the  embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website. 

We may use Google AdSense advertising along with any other third-party advertising  on the website. Google is a third party that also uses cookies to serve ads on the  website for the purpose of providing a positive user experience. Third-party vendors  such as Google use cookies to serve ads based on a user’s prior visits to the website.  You can opt-out of Google by visiting their privacy policy and ad settings. 

We have no control over these third parties, and they have their own privacy policies.  Neither are we responsible for the activities and practices of these third parties. You should contact them directly and read their privacy policies for any questions. You also  agree that your use of these third-party websites is solely at your risk. 

DISCLOSURE OF YOUR INFORMATION 

In general, we do not disclose your personal information to third parties without your  consent except for the following circumstances: 

1. We may disclose your information to our trusted third parties that work with us  such as our website hosting partners, email marketing service provider, other  service providers that assist in the operation of the website, and any other affiliates and subsidiaries we rely upon to provide you products and services  offered here. 

2. We may disclose your information to contractors or third parties we use to  support our business. These parties may use your data only to provide the  services requested by us and for no other purpose, and they are bound by  contractual obligations to keep your information confidential. 

3. We may disclose your information to comply with state or federal regulations  related to copyright infringement lawsuits or any other legal claims related to the  website. 

4. We may disclose your information to enforce our website or product terms and  conditions or terms of sale and any other agreements into which we may have  entered for billing and collection purposes. 

5. We may disclose your information to our successor and/or acquiring party in the  event of a merger, acquisition, restructuring, dissolution, etc. in the future.  However, your personal information will be transferred to the acquiring party in  accordance with this privacy policy. 

EMAIL MARKETING 

You have the option of opting in or unsubscribing from our email list. By subscribing and  opting in, you agree to receive newsletters, updates, messages, promotional materials, and any other content related to this website. When you send an email, your email  message along with email address and responses are saved for communication  purposes with you. This information is kept confidential; and we do not share, sell, or  trade your email information with third parties except as otherwise stated in this privacy  policy. 

If you are in the European Union and opt-in to receive any of our products or services through our website, then you will be subscribed to receive our free email newsletter  once you affirmatively consent to it. Please see the Opt-Out section below should you  wish to “unsubscribe” and not receive any emails from us. 

But if you are NOT in the European Union, then you will be automatically subscribed to  receive our free email newsletter once you opt-in to receive it through our website.  Please see the Opt-Out section below should you wish to “unsubscribe” and not receive  any emails from us. 

OPT-OUT 

We comply with the CAN-SPAM Act of 2003 and do not spam or send misleading  information. Should you wish to no longer receive communication from us, you have the option of unsubscribing by clicking “unsubscribe” at the bottom of the email we send to  you or by contacting us. 

As for third party websites, please contact them directly to unsubscribe and/or opt-out  from their communications. 

We comply with the GDPR along with the email marketing service we use to collect your  data. 

GDPR VISITOR RIGHTS (FOR EU AND UK CUSTOMERS AND VISITORS) 

If you are located in the European Union (“EU”) or the United Kingdom (“UK”), you are  entitled to certain rights and information listed below under the General Data Protection  Regulation (“GDPR”). 

We will retain any information you choose to provide to us until the earlier of: 

1. You ask us to delete the information by sending a request to Tammy@CornerstoneEducationalSupportInc.org. Please note that such requests  may result in you no longer being able to access content previously provided to  you. 

2. Our decision to cease using our existing data providers. 

3. The Company decides to no longer be in business or continue to offer the  services. 

4. The data is no longer needed to provide you service, is too costly to maintain  further retention, or the Company finds it outdated. 

You have the right to request access to your data that we store and to have the ability to  access your personal data. 

You have the right to either rectify or erase your personal data. You have the right to  verify the accuracy of your personal data and have it corrected or removed completely. 

You have the right to seek restrictions on the processing of your data. When you restrict  the processing of your data, we can store your data but cannot process it further. 

You have the right to object to the processing of your data in certain circumstances  including but not limited to direct marketing, profiling, scientific or historical research  purposes, statistical purposes, automated decision making and profiling and tasks  based on legitimate interests or in the public interest/exercise of official authority. 

You have the right to the portability of your data. You have the right to request your  personal data from us, receive it, and transfer it to another controller. 

You have the right to withdraw consent at any time. If you have provided consent to the  Company’s processing of your personal data, you have the right to withdraw that  consent any time without affecting the lawfulness of processing based upon consent  that occurred prior to your withdrawal of consent. 

You have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority that has jurisdiction  over issues related to the GDPR. 

We require only the information that is reasonably necessary to enter into a contract  with you. We will not require you to provide consent for any unnecessary processing as  a condition of entering into a contract with us. 

LEGAL BASIS FOR PROCESSING DATA UNDER THE GDPR 

Under the GDPR, we may process your data under the following legal basis: 

• Consent: when you give us clear consent to process your personal data for one  or more specific purpose. 

• Contractual Necessity: when processing your personal data is necessary to  fulfill a contract with you. 

• Legal Obligation: when processing of your personal data is necessary to  comply with the law such as data related to taxes or employee records. • Vital Interests: when processing of your personal data is necessary to protect  your life or health. 

• Public Interests: when processing of your personal data is necessary for the  performance of a task carried out in the public interest or for official functions. • Legitimate Interests: when processing of your personal data is necessary to  further our legitimate interests such as marketing activities. 

YOUR STATE PRIVACY RIGHTS 

State consumer privacy laws may give their residents additional rights in terms of how  we use their personal information. These privacy rights vary depending on the local  laws that apply to you. 

California, Colorado, Connecticut, Virginia, and Utah each provide their state  residents with rights to: 

• Confirm whether we process their personal information. 

• Access and delete certain personal information. 

• Data portability. 

• Opt-out of personal data processing for targeted advertising and sales.

California, Colorado, Connecticut, and Virginia also provide their state residents with  rights to: 

• Correct inaccuracies in their personal information, accounting for the  information's nature and processing purpose. 

• Opt-out of profiling in furtherance of decisions that produce legal or similarly  significant effects. 

Nevada provides its residents with a limited right to opt-out of certain types of personal  information being sold by a business. The opt-out option does not apply to all types of data,  however; it does protect sensitive medical or financial data, for example. Please note that  we do not currently sell data that triggers the opt-out requirements of that statute. 

To exercise any of these rights above under different states, please contact us with your  request at Tammy@CornerstoneEducationalSupportInc.org and include your name, email  address, and mailing address. 

CALIFORNIA CONSUMER PRIVACY ACT (CCPA) AND CALIFORNIA PRIVACY  RIGHTS ACT (CPRA) COMPLIANCE AND YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS 

If you live in California, you have additional rights under California law, and we comply  with the CCPA and CPRA because we may have visitors from California on our website.  Here are your legal rights under CCPA/CPRA: 

1. You have the right to know the categories of personal information we have  collected, sold, or disclosed about you to third parties. 

2. You have the right to opt out of the sale and sharing of your personal information with third parties. If you are under the age of 16, you have the right to opt in to  such sales, or to have a parent or guardian opt in on your behalf. 

3. You also have the right to access your personal information, which we will provide within 30 days of such a request. 

4. You have the right to know what personal information is collected from you and how it is used, which we explained in this Privacy Policy. 

5. You have the right to correct your personal information. 

6. You have the right to have your personal information deleted, subject to some  exceptions. 

7. You have the right to equal service, price, and no discrimination. 8. You have the right to data portability and the right to request your personal  information and use it for your own purposes. 

9. You have the right to consent and/or limit the use and disclosure of your sensitive  personal information.

CATEGORIES OF PERSONAL INFORMATION COLLECTED AND DISCLOSED FOR  A BUSINESS PURPOSE 

The types of personal information we collect and how we use it have already been listed above, but under the CCPA/CPRA, the following categories of personal information may  have been collected and disclosed for business purposes in the previous 12 months: 

• Identifiers such as your name, address, phone number, email address, and  other similar identifiers 

• Protected classification characteristics such as your age, gender, religion, and disability information 

• Commercial information such as your use of our products and services 

• Internet/Network information such as your IP address, search history, browser, and device information 

• Geolocation data such as the information about your physical location or  movements 

• Sensory information such as audio, electronic, photos, or other visual  information 

• Professional or Employment Information such as your job history, including  previous employer and performance evaluations 

• Biometric information such as fingerprints, faceprints, voiceprints, genetic and  physiological activity patterns (We do not collect any biometric information from  you.) 

• Education information such as records related to your educational institution  (grades, transcripts, class lists, student schedules, and so forth) (We only collect  and retain educational information from students in accordance with the law.) 

• Inferences such as information reflecting your interests, preferences,  characteristics, physiological trends, and abilities 

• Other Personal Information such as information provided by you directly when  you fill a form on our website, register for an event scheduled by us, post a  comment on our website or social media, make a purchase from us, donate to  us, use your account login or credentials allowing you to access a product or  account, and any other information you provide to us 

• Sensitive personal information such as your social security, driver’s license,  state identification card, or passport number (We do not collect this sensitive  personal information from you via this website and only collect this information  outside of this website in accordance with the law.) 

HOW WE COLLECT YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION AND FOR WHAT PURPOSE 

We collect this personal information directly from you, from your browser or device, use  of cookies, service providers, our business partners, affiliates, or from third parties. We  do not sell your personal information to third parties. 

We use the information we collect for various purposes depending on how you interact  with us. These purposes include: 

• To provide our services or products to you including invoices and statements • To create, maintain, or secure your account with us 

• To process your requests, purchases, donations, transactions, and payments • To communicate with you about your account and our products/services  • To market or advertise our new products and promotions to you via email or 

other social media, to answer your questions, and to understand your needs and  preferences 

• To improve our website, products, services, content, and advertising and personalize them to your interests and preferences 

• To better understand the demographics of our users, analyze data and usage  trends 

• To help you share our content, products, services, and your experience working  with us with your friends and followers on social media 

• To hire or evaluate you as a candidate when you seek employment with us (We  do not have any employees, as we are a volunteer-driven organization.) • To protect our website, products, and services from misuse and to ensure  security 

• To process payments or to prevent theft and fraud 

• To transfer business in any merger, acquisition, restructuring, reorganization, or  other transfer or some or all our assets, where we may sell, transfer, or share some of our business assets including information related to our customers (In  those instances, you will be notified of such ownership changes as well as the  rights you have regarding your personal information.) 

• To comply with legal requirements and to enforce our terms and agreements with  you 

• To assess or carry out a merger, dissolution, restructuring, reorganization, or  other transfer of some or all our assets, in which personal information about our  website users, including our email list, is one of the assets transferred. 

We may also use your information in other ways for which we provide specific notice at  the time of collection. We may combine different types of information that we collect  about you for any of the purposes described above. 

Please be advised we DO NOT SELL YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION to third  parties and have never sold your personal information. We do not intend to sell your  personal information in the future either. 

Under the CCPA and CPRA, you still have the right to opt-out of sharing your personal  information and send us a “do not sell or share my personal information” request. If you  would like to exercise any of your rights under California law, please submit a verifiable  consumer request to us by sending us an email at Tammy@CornerstoneEducationalSupportInc.org.

Only you, as the person registered with the California Secretary of State, or someone  you authorize to act on your behalf, can make such verifiable consumer requests  related to your personal information. 

Your verifiable consumer request must provide sufficient information that allows us to  verify that you are the person you are claiming to be or that you are the authorized  representative of such person about whom we had collected personal information. You must describe your request with enough details such as your first and last name,  address, and your country that allow us to properly understand the request and respond  to it. Please note we cannot respond to your request or provide you with personal  information unless we first verify your identity or authority to make such a request and  confirm that the personal information relates to you. We will make all attempts to  respond to your request within 30 days of receipt. 

The above-mentioned California privacy rights are not absolutely guaranteed because  there are some exceptions that allow us to refuse your request. We are only required to respect these rights if we are acting as a business under the CCPA/CPRA and the  requested rights have been granted and applied to you under the CCPA/CPRA. 

CALIFORNIA’S “SHINE THE LIGHT” ACT 

Pursuant to California’s “Shine the Light Act,” you are permitted to request information about the manner in which we share certain categories of information with third parties  for their marketing use. We may disclose your personal information to third parties such  as service providers or vendors for their use in marketing to you, so we can provide the  products and/or services offered on this website to you. When we disclose such  information, your personal information is kept confidential and between us and that third  party. It is not used for any other purpose that’s not permitted under the laws. 

DO NOT TRACK SIGNALS 

This privacy notice for California residents supplements the information included in the  previous sections of this privacy policy. California and Delaware law also requires us to  state whether we honor “Do Not Track” settings in your browser regarding targeted  advertising, and please note we do not monitor or respond to Do Not Track browser 

requests. 

You can also enable or disable Do not Track in your browser. This is a setting that tells  websites not to track your online activities. To enable or disable it, go to the "Privacy" or  "Security" tab in your browser's settings menu. Depending on which browser you're  using, you may find the option under "Do Not Track Requests" or something similar.

DATA RETENTION 

We will retain your information as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in  this Privacy Policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law. We  may also retain and use your information to continue offering you our products and  services, comply with our legal and accounting obligations, resolve disputes, and  enforce our agreements. 

SECURITY 

The security of your personal information is important to us, and we strive to follow  general commercial industry standards to protect your personal information submitted to  us voluntarily and automatically. However, no method of transmission over the Internet  is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee the absolute security of your information.  When you make a credit card purchase or donation or purchase or donation through  any means on the website, you will be directed to a third-party vendor to complete the  transaction. Any information you provide during the checkout process is not stored on  our website but instead provided to the third-party vendor that completes the purchase  transaction. 

By using this website, you agree to hold us harmless for any security breach and for any  unauthorized use of your personal information by third parties. You also agree that we  cannot be held responsible for any disclosure of your information through our website  without our knowledge and consent. 

PRIVACY POLICY UPDATES 

This privacy policy is effective as of December 1, 2023, and will be updated and  modified as needed. You are responsible for visiting this page periodically to check for  future updates to this policy. Any modifications to this privacy policy will be effective  upon our publishing of the new terms, and your continued use of our website after the  posting of any updates constitutes your acceptance of our modified privacy policy. 

CONTACT 

For any questions or comments regarding the privacy policy, please contact us at 903 Main Street, Manchester, CT 06040.