HS University Privacy Policy

HS University provides this Privacy Statement to inform you of our privacy policy and practices and of the choices you can make about the way your information is collected and used. We"ve structured our web sites so that, in general, you can visit HS University on the web without identifying yourself or revealing any personal information. This privacy statement applies to all HS University-owned web sites and domains. Notice HS University uses personal information to better understand your needs and interests and provide you with better service. Once you choose to provide us with personal information, you can be assured that it will only be used to support your customer relationship with HS University. We take seriously the trust you place in us. HS University will not sell, rent or lease your personally identifiable information to others. This privacy statement covers personally identifiable information, anonymous data collection and aggregate reporting. Personally identifiable information is any information that is associated with your name or personal identity. Anonymous (non-personal) information is data about usage and service operation, reported in aggregate, which is not associated to a specific personal identity. Aggregate information is data collected and summarized for a broad category of customers or HS University services.

What we collect on some HS University Websites: You can order products or services, make information requests, subscribe to marketing or support materials, or register yourself or your HS University products. The types of personal information you provide to us on these pages may include name, address, phone, email address, user IDs and passwords, billing information, transaction, credit card information and contact preferences. To personalize our Websites, services or communications and improve our products and services, we may also ask you to provide us with information regarding your personal or professional interests, demographics, and experiences with our products or services. Providing this additional information is optional. Anonymous (non-personal) data we collect may include the pages visited on HS University.org, unique URLs visited within HS University.org, browser type and IP address. Most anonymous data is collected via cookies or other analysis technologies.

Who we share it with: HS University will not sell, rent, or lease your personally identifiable information to others. HS University will not share your personal information with a business partner or any unrelated third party company unless you give your permission. Your permission will be requested when you submit your information. Choice: You can subscribe to receive some product and service-specific information and HS University marketing communications. HS University-wide communications may include new product information, special offers or possibly an invitation to participate in market research. We give you a choice regarding HS University-wide communications by postal mail, email and telephone. HS University will not sell, rent or lease your personally identifiable information to unrelated third party companies. Some HS University services are linked with those from other unrelated third party companies, some which offer you the option to share personal data you give with both HS University and the third party. We will not share your personal information with those third party companies unless you make that choice. Local country laws and policies are applied where they differ from those in the U.S. Links provided on HS University.org to third party Websites are provided as a convenience and HS University does not control those sites or their privacy practices, which may differ from ours. HS University does not endorse or make any representations about them. We encourage you to review the privacy policy of any company before submitting your personal information. The personal data you choose to give to unrelated third parties is covered by their privacy policies, not the HS University Privacy Policy. Some third-party companies may choose to share their personal data with HS University; that sharing is governed by that third-party company"s privacy policy.

Onward Transfer of personal data given to HS University may be transferred across state and country borders for the purposes of data consolidation, storage and simplified customer information management. The practices which govern this data movement are described in our commitments in the Choice and Security sections of this privacy statement.

Access & Accuracy: HS University strives to keep your personally identifiable information accurate. We have put in place managerial data standards, review processes and technological tools to maintain customer data accuracy. We will provide you with access to view and change your information, including making every effort to provide you with online access. To protect your privacy and security, we will also take reasonable steps to verify your identity, such as a password and user ID, before granting access to your data. Certain areas of HS University"s Websites may limit access to specific individuals through the use of passwords and other personal identifiers. The most effective way to view and change your personal information is to return to the web page where you originally submitted your data and follow the instructions on that web page or send us a message as described in "Contact us" below. Data access is also available upon request.

Security: HS University is committed to ensuring the security of your information. To prevent unauthorized access or disclosure, maintain data accuracy and ensure the appropriate use of the information, HS University has in place appropriate physical, managerial procedures to safeguard the information we collect. We use SSL encryption when collecting or transferring sensitive data such as credit card information. Credit card numbers are only used for processing payment and are not used for other purposes. Our efforts to protect credit card fraud help protect your financial data security.

A "cookie" is a small data file transferred by a web site to your computer"s hard drive. We send cookies when you surf our site, make purchases, request information, personalization, or register yourself or for certain services. Accepting the cookies used on our site does not give us access to your Personally Identifiable Information, but we may use the cookies to identify your computer. Many cookies are "session" cookies, meaning the cookie does not stay on your computer after you leave our web site or close your browser. The aggregate information collected permits us to analyze traffic patterns at our site. This can enable us over time to provide a better experience on our site by improving content or personalization and making it easier to use. Cookies that remain on your computer are often called "permanent" cookies. These types of cookies are used to facilitate shopping, personalization and registration services. For example, cookies can keep track of what you have selected to purchase as you continue to shop and allow you to enter your password only once on web pages where a logon is required. Most browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually refuse cookies or selectively accept certain cookies by adjusting the preferences in your browser. If you turn off cookies, there may some features of our site that will not be available to you and some web pages may not display properly. You can find information on popular browsers and how to adjust your cookie preferences at the following web sites:Microsoft Internet Explorer: http://www.microsoft.com/info/cookies.htm Netscape Navigator: http://www.netscape.com/legal_notices/cookies.shtml.

Some HS University web pages and HTML-formatted E-mail newsletters use web beacons in conjunction with cookies to compile aggregate statistics about Website usage. A Web beacon is an electronic image, called a single-pixel (1x1), or clear-GIF. You may render Web beacons unusable by rejecting their associated cookies. This data is not personally identifiable or linked to personally identifiable information.

Contacting us: We value your comments and opinions. If you have comments or questions about our privacy policy, please contact us via email with "Privacy" as your subject.