Privacy Policy
We at Pincus Professional Education (“Pincus Professional Education ”) are committed to protecting the privacy of your personal information. Your loyalty as either a visitor or a Member (i.e., an individual who signs up for access to one or more Services) is important, and we hope that our concerns regarding your privacy, as described in this policy (the “Privacy Policy” or “Policy”), demonstrate our commitment to making your Pincus Professional Education experience an enjoyable and useful one. We do not disclose, sell or lend or in any way disseminate our email list to any non-affiliated third party, such as advertisers or other professional consultants (please see Section II(c) below).
Note that, by using the Services, you signify your agreement to this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to this Policy, please do not use the Services. Your continued use of the Services subsequent to changes to this Policy will mean that you accept the changes; therefore, please bookmark this page and review it frequently. If you have any questions regarding this Privacy Policy, the Services, or Pincus Professional Education, please click here to email us. If we change the way we use your personally identifiable information, we will notify you by e-mail and await your response for 20 days before making the change.
I. The information we gather
Pincus Professional Education collects information from users in the following areas of the site: 1) each ‘Join our Email List‘ box and 2) order/registration pages
Under 1) above, your name and e-mail address are requested of users who wish to receive our monthly electronic newsletter. Under 2) standard contact information, order and registration information is collected and saved. Credit card/billing information is collected, but credit card numbers and information is not saved.
II. How we use (and do not use) the information we gather
Please take some time to familiarize yourself with the different ways we use the information we gather.
(a) Double Opt-In. When you submit your name and email address to join our email list you will receive an email asking you to confirm you are choosing to join our email list. You must respond to this confirmation email to be added to our email list through the ‘join email list’ option on this web site. This is done to protect your privacy and ensure you wish to join the list and no other person has submitted your name in error.
(b)Choice/Opt-Out. We provide you the opportunity to opt-out of receiving all communications from Pincus Professional Education when we send you email. Every email will include an option to remove your information from our database and to not receive future communications or to no longer receive our service. We also give you the option to change, add to, or modify the information previously provided. To exercise any of the foregoing options:
- You can click here to send us an email;
- You can send mail to the following postal address: 5660 Skyway, Suite C, Paradise, CA 95969;
- You can call the following telephone number: (530) 877-8700.
- You can unsubscribe from our email list:
(c) We do not disclose, sell or lend or in anyway disseminate our email list to any non-affiliated third party, such as advertisers or other professional consultants. We reserve the right to change this policy at any time. If we change this policy, and/or its affiliates, advertisers, or other business partners we will post a 20 days notice of this change in our policy on this website.
(d) How we use (and do not use) personally identifiable information
Please note that Pincus Professional Education reserves the right to disclose information submitted by or concerning any visitor or Member as we reasonably feel is necessary to protect our systems or business. Specifically, but without limitation, we reserve the right to disclose such information when a visitor or Member is in violation of our Terms of Use or other published guidelines, or partakes (or is reasonably suspected of partaking) in any harmful, infringing or illegal activity, even without a subpoena, warrant, or other court order, and to disclose such information in response to court and governmental orders, civil subpoenas, discovery requests, and as otherwise required by law, as well as in response to allegations of infringement. We cooperate with law enforcement agencies in identifying those who may be using our servers or services for illegal activities. We also reserve the right to report any suspected illegal activity to law enforcement for investigation or prosecution, or to suspend or terminate your membership in connection with any suspected illegal or infringing activity.
Subject to the foregoing, Pincus Professional Education uses your personally identifying information in several ways:
- To send you seminar announcements and other email to keep you informed of services provided by Pincus Professional Education;
- To send you Pincus Professional Education solicitations, product announcements, and the like, that we feel may be of interest to you (you may "opt out" of receiving these materials, as provided below); and
- As may be necessary to support the operation of the Services, such as for billing, account maintenance, and record-keeping purposes.
III. Third-party partners
Additionally, the Services may contain links to other third party Web sites, including co-branded or other affiliated sites, which may or may not be owned or operated by or in conjunction with Pincus Professional Education. You acknowledge that we do not monitor or control the information collection or privacy practices of any third parties, and are not responsible for their practices or the content of their web sites, including their use of any information (such as IP number, browser type, or operating system) collected when visitors or Members “click through” links to their sites or view advertisements served by them. Even though certain information collected by such third parties might not identify you personally, we strongly encourage you to become familiar with their privacy practices, and to contact such third parties if you have any questions about their respective privacy policies.
IV. Where we collect information
Pincus Professional Education collects information from users in the following areas of the site: 1) each ‘Join our Email List‘ box and 2) order/registration pages
Under 1) above, your name and e-mail address are requested of users who wish to receive our monthly electronic newsletter. Under 2) standard contact information, order and registration information is collected and saved. Credit card/billing information is collected, but credit card numbers and information is not saved.
V. Age
Pincus Professional Education ‘s web site does not target children under the age of 13. In the event that we discover that personally identifiable information has been collected from a child under 13, we will delete that information.
VI. Changing or deleting personal information
You may change your personally identifiable information by clicking here to send us an email. You can send mail to the following postal address: 5660 Skyway Suite C, Paradise, CA 95969. You can call the following telephone number: (530) 877-8700.
VII. Communication with users
Pincus Professional Education communicates with its users through e-mail, and for a variety of purposes. These communications include: Opt-in subscription services; e-mailed announcements or newsletters and other notifications of personalized content; confirmation of orders; occasional e-mails to inform users of changes and new features at Pincus Professional Education and Speechadvice.com.
VIII. Contacting the Web site
If you have any questions about this privacy statement, the practices of this site, or your dealings with this Web site, click here to contact us. If you have advice for Pincus Communications, Inc., Pincus Professional Education or Speech Advice.com, please click here to contact us
IX. Seminar, Webinar, Webcast Registration and Attendance Terms & Policies
Recording policy: No audio or video recording of any program is permitted.
Seminar Cancellations: Should you be unable to attend for any reason, please inform us in writing no later than 14 days prior to the event (7 days prior for webinars, tele-seminars and webcasts) and a credit voucher will be issued. If you prefer, a refund, less a $50 non-refundable deposit, will be issued. No refunds or credits will be given for cancellations received within 14 days of an event (7 days for webinars, tele-seminars and webcasts). If for any reason you cannot attend the a webinar, tele-seminar or webcast after the 7 day cancellation deadline, we will automatically convert your registration to an instant streaming/instant download or CD format and provide you with the information you need to access the recording after the program concludes and the recording is available.
Substitutions may be made at any time. Click here to contact us.
Webinars, Tele-seminars and Webcast Cancellations: Once log-in codes and passwords are issued for a webinar, tele-seminars or webcasts, a refund is not possible. If for any reason you cannot attend the event after you have received the codes, we will automatically convert your registration to an instant streaming/instant download or CD format and provide you with the information you need to access the recording after the program concludes and the recording is available.
Return/Refund Policy for Tapes/CDs/DVDs
Tapes, CDs and DVDs are returnable for a full refund or replacement if defective, within 90 days of purchase. Click here to contact us.
