Privacy Policy

TrueNorth Christian Academy Ltd. uses the information collected for educational and functional business purposes. Buy purchasing you consent for the parent/guardian/student to use school content, platforms, applications, technology, and third-party software, learning platforms, content, privacy agreements, and subsequent agreements to access and use content. Personal Information in Publicly Accessible Areas. Some interactive portions of our Sites are open and visible to the larger public and/or people and entities engaged in providing or supporting TrueNorth Christian Academy Ltd. and component school programs. If you include personally identifying information in materials you contribute to the Sites, via postings, chat rooms, or otherwise, that Personal Information will be available to members of the larger public. We therefore strongly encourage you not to include personally identifying information in your interactions in public forums made available through the Sites, such as in postings in chat rooms or in your Username. How We Collect Personal Information Directly From You. We collect Personal Information that you voluntarily provide to us. For example, when you register as a User on the Sites in order to participate in the Sites activities, we ask you for Personal Information such as your name, email address, and telephone number. We collect and store your educational records in a way that is consistent with our business practices, certifying and licensing institutions, and applicable United States and state laws and regulations, including, but not limited to, the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA). How We Collect and Use Information About Your Use of the Sites. We and our third-party business partners use standard tracking tools such as cookies, clear GIFs (also referred to as web beacons or pixel tags), device identifiers, or IP addresses to collect information about your use of the Sites. These tools are not all inclusive of what may be used, they are associated with standard internet protocols and are commonly implemented on websites. The information collected through these tools is primarily used for aggregate, statistical reporting and stored in log files. Log files are simply transaction records that web servers maintain and record information, such as service provider IP addresses, browser versions, referring websites, search terms used, average number of pages requested, average duration of visit, and/or total visitor traffic. The information we collect about your use of the Sites may be used to measure the Sites’ traffic, help us to evaluate and improve the Sites, provide data points for marketing and business analysis, and better serve our Users. It is in our legitimate interests to evaluate and improve the Sites so that we may better serve our Users. Our third-party business partners, such as analytics and advertising partners, may also use these technologies to collect information about your online activities over time and across different services. How We Collect and Use Personal Financial Information. We collect Personal Financial Information you provide only when you are applying for or enrolling in TrueNorth Christian Academy Ltd. and component schools’ academic programs, purchasing products or services from TrueNorth Christian Academy Ltd. and component schools, or involved in other financial transactions with TrueNorth Christian Academy Ltd. and component schools, and use this information only in connection with your application, purchases, and other financial transactions. We collect this information so we can comply with our contractual obligations to you or interact with you in furtherance of initiating a contractual arrangement and so that we can comply with our legal obligations. Personal Financial Information is retained by TrueNorth Christian Academy Ltd. and component schools as required by law and its internal business practices. When We Disclose Personal Information to Partners in Education. TrueNorth Christian Academy Ltd. and component schools often collaborate with school districts, individual schools, colleges and universities, vocational schools, organizations like Public Libraries, LMS providers, SIS providers, and other private educational or education-related programs (each an “Educational Partner”) to provide a broad range of academic programs responsive to different types of learners’ requirements. We may disclose Personal Information, including identifying information, Student Records, and Personal Financial Information of learners enrolled in these collaborative or partnership education programs to the associated Educational Partner. Within the preceding 12 months, this may include identifiers, educational records, and certain demographic information. Examples of Partners and LMS Service Providers. Savvas Privacy Agreement; Canvas, Google Classroom Privacy Agreement; University of Pittsburg and the Outlier Program. When We Disclose Personal Information to Employers or Sponsors. We may share program progress, completion status, and scores with employers or potential employers with whom a learner has applied or expressed interest; sponsor paying all or part of the learner fees; third-party resolution agencies; third-party organizations through whom a learner has signed up with TrueNorth Christian Academy Ltd. component schools. When We Disclose Personal Information to Contractors and Service Providers. We may use vendors (including contractors, business partners, investors, and their representatives, and service providers) to help us with certain aspects of our operations, and this may require disclosure of your Personal Information to them. Within the preceding 12 months, this may include identifiers, demographics, education information, internet activity, geolocation information, inferences, and sensitive Personal Information as that term is defined under applicable law. For example, we use third-party financial institutions to help us process payments, and we may use third-party agencies to help us with debt collection. We may also use vendors to help us to operate the Sites, deliver products, and provide learner services. Such vendors may collect and analyze your communications with us on a real-time basis. When We Disclose Personal Information to Licensing, Certifying and Accrediting Organizations. Component schools are accredited and are also licensed by certain states. From time to time, TrueNorth Christian Academy Ltd. and component schools will seek additional certifications, accreditations, and similar confirmations of quality and eligibility from third-party institutions as part of the school’s mission. TrueNorth Christian Academy Ltd. and component schools may disclose Personal Information to each of these accrediting, certifying, and licensing bodies as reasonably required to maintain, renew, or establish TrueNorth Christian Academy Ltd. and component school’s accreditation, licenses, certifications, and other institutional qualifications. Within the preceding 12 months, this may include identifiers, demographics, and education information. All such bodies are committed to maintaining the confidentiality of student Personal Information. Disclosures of Personal Information in Litigation, Investigations, or Enforcement Actions or for Security Reasons. We may disclose your Personal Information when compelled or requested to do so by government or law enforcement authorities or when otherwise required or permitted by law, such as to respond to court orders and subpoenas or regulatory agency requests. We also may disclose Personal Information when we have reason to believe that someone is causing or threatening to cause injury to, or interfering or threatening to interfere with, the rights or property interests of TrueNorth Christian Academy Ltd. and component schools or its affiliates (or their respective employees, agents, consultants, contractors or representatives), TrueNorth Christian Academy Ltd. and component schools learners or alumni, other Sites Users, TrueNorth Christian Academy Ltd. and component schools business partners (including Education Partners and service providers), accrediting/licensing/certifying bodies, or other persons or entities that such activities could harm. Disclosures in Conjunction with a Change in Control or Similar Event. If TrueNorth Christian Academy Ltd. and component schools undergo or contemplate undergoing a business transition, such as a merger or acquisition by another company or a sale of all or a substantial portion of its assets, your Personal Information may be among the assets transferred or subject to new ownership. Your Access Rights. You may review and correct the Personally-Identifying Information that is retained by TrueNorth Christian Academy Ltd. and component schools in your account after you login. You may review and correct the Personal Financial Information that is retained by TrueNorth Christian Academy Ltd. and component schools in your account by logging into your account and accessing your information. If you are a learner, you may also review your Student Records through your Student Portal account or by contacting TrueNorth Christian Academy Ltd. Special Rule for Sites Users under 18. TrueNorth Christian Academy Ltd. and component schools reserve the right not to remove Content you have provided if TrueNorth Christian Academy Ltd. and component schools are required to maintain the Content pursuant to federal or state legal requirements if the Content has been independently provided to the Sites by a third party, if the Content is anonymized, or if you have been compensated for providing the Content to the Sites. Any Personal Information and Student Records retained by TrueNorth Christian Academy Ltd and component schools will continue to be governed by the terms of this Privacy Policy. Third Party “Linked-To” Websites. The Sites may contain links to third-party websites which are neither operated nor controlled by TrueNorth Christian Academy Ltd and component schools. This Privacy Policy does not address the information practices of those third-party websites, and we encourage you to read the legal notices posted on such websites, including their Terms of Use and Privacy Policies. To be clear, TrueNorth Christian Academy Ltd and component schools have no responsibility or liability for your experience with, and the data collection and use practices of, such third-party websites. All inquiries concerning the terms and policies of third-party websites should be addressed to the third party hosting the respective website. Information Security and Storage. The protection of your Personal Information is very important to us. To that end, we take reasonable steps to protect the Personal Information you share with us from unauthorized access or disclosure. However, you should know that no security measures are impenetrable and no company, including TrueNorth Christian Academy Ltd and component schools, can fully eliminate security risks to its telecommunications and computer systems. In addition, due to the inherent nature of the Internet as an open global communications vehicle, we cannot guarantee that information, during transmission through the Internet, will not be destroyed, hacked, hijacked, misdirected, stolen, modified, or otherwise interfered with or misused. Accordingly, your transmission of information to or through the Sites is at your own risk. Retention Period. We retain your Personally Identifying Information, Personal Financial Information, and Educational Records for as long as we have a relationship with you. When deciding how long to keep this information after our relationship with you has ended, we take into account our legal obligations. We also retain records to investigate or defend against potential legal claims. If there is any information that we are unable to delete entirely from our systems for technical reasons, we will put in place appropriate measures to prevent any further processing or use of the data. Rights to “Opt Out” of Online Communications. If you are receiving emails, texts or similar online communications from TrueNorth Christian Academy Ltd and component schools, it is because you consented, or we understood from your participation on TrueNorth Christian AcademyLtd Sites that you were interested in receiving ongoing information from us. If at any point you no longer wish to receive such communications, you may at any time “unsubscribe” from these communications by following the ‘opt out’ directions to be found at or near the end of the communication. Please note that if we have already shared your personal contact information with one of our business partners, unsubscribing from our communications list will not prevent these third parties from continuing to email or text you. You will have to send an opt-out request to those third parties directly. Opportunities to “opt out” from receiving emails and texts are usually found on these companies’ websites or at the end of their emails or texts. Modification to Privacy Policy. As noted above, TrueNorth Christian Academy Ltd and component schools reserve the right to modify this Privacy Policy at any time. This policy is subject to change without notification and may not be entirely all incubusing or inclusive. SECURITY. TrueNorth Christian Academy Ltd and component schools website(s) have security measures in place to protect against the loss, misuse, and alteration of the information under our control. 

Hereon, TrueNorth Christian Academy Ltd. may also be referred to as TrueNorth Christian Academy.