Privacy

Privacy Policy

This policy (the “Privacy Policy”) applies to the International Public Safety Institute (“IPSI”), with a website address of: https://internationalpublicsafetyinstitute.org (the “Site”). IPSI reserves the right, at any time, to modify this Privacy Policy. You should review this Privacy Policy periodically so that you keep up to date on our most current practices.

Collected Information

By using the Site, IPSI may collect and request information from you, including your name, address, telephone number, date of birth, e-mail address and payment and transaction information for billing purposes. IPSI may also collect unique IDs, such as a cookie placed on a computer, mobile or device IDs, and IP addresses.

When visitors leave comments on the Site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, IP addresses, and browser user agent strings to help spam detection. Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.

If you upload images to the Site, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the Site can download and extract any location data from images on the Site.

Cookies

IPSI uses cookies to enhance your experience while using the Site. Cookies are small text files that reside on your computer to identify you as a unique user. Cookies may also allow us to track your status or progress when requesting our services or information. If you leave a comment on the Site you may opt-in to saving 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. These cookies will last for one year.

If you visit our login page, 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.

When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me,” your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.

If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.

Embedded content from other websites

This Site may include embedded content, including but not limited to videos, images, and articles, from other websites. Embedded content from other websites behaves the same way it would if the visitor had 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 tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

IPSI is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such websites. We encourage you to read the privacy policies of these websites before transmitting any personal identifiable information to third parties. Information collected by the third party is not governed by this Privacy Policy.

Sharing of data

IPSI does not sell personal information to any third parties and will not share personal information with any third party except as otherwise set forth in this Privacy Policy.

IPSI may share personal information with third parties in the following situations: (i) to complete requests as necessary to provide training and certification services, (ii) to share data with companies that provide assistance to us in our business activities, and (iii) as required by law in response to requests by public authorities. IPSI may also use personal information to communicate with you directly via survey, e-mail, or direct mail, such as to inform you about upcoming events that may be of interest to you.

If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.

How long we retain your data

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.

For users that register on our Site, we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Site administrators can also see and edit that information.

What rights you have over your data

If you have an account on this Site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

Privacy Statement for California Residents

This Privacy Statement for California Residents (the “California Policy”) supplements our Privacy Policy and applies solely to California consumers. The California Policy does not apply to (i) our personnel or (ii) personnel working on behalf of our business partners.

The California Policy uses certain terms that have the meanings given to them in the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 and its implementing regulations (the “CCPA”). Consumers with disabilities may access this California Statement in an alternative format by contacting us through email or phone.

Notice of Collection and Use of Personal Information

We may collect and use the following categories of personal information about you as described below.

Personal Identifiers such as a real name, alias, postal address, unique personal identifier, online identifier, Internet Protocol address, email address, account name, social security number, driver’s license number, or other similar identifiers. We may obtain this information from (1) you, when you use our website and social media platforms or otherwise communicate with us; (2) publicly available databases; (3) joint marketing partners and event sponsors, when they share the information with us; and (4) referral sources. We may share this information with vendors who provide services on our behalf, such as to provide our services to you and manage our relationship with you.
Information necessary to provide our products and services to you such as order information and payment, credit and transaction information for billing purposes. We may obtain this information from you and share it with vendors who provide services on our behalf, such as to provide our products and services to you and manage our relationship with you.
Commercial information including products or services purchased, obtained or considered; and other purchase histories or tendencies. We may obtain this information from you and share it with vendors who provide services on our behalf, such as to provide our products and services to you and manage our relationship with you.
Internet and other electronic network activity information such as browsing history, search history, and information regarding your interaction with an internet website, application or advertisement. We may obtain this information from you and through the use of website or app cookies and web beacons. We may obtain this information from you and share it with vendors who provide services on our behalf, such as to provide our products and services to you and manage our relationship with you.
Geolocation information. We may obtain this information from you and your devices through various location technologies (such as GPS) and share this information with vendors who provide services on our behalf, such as to provide products and services to you based on your geographic location.
Professional, employment-related, and educational information. We may obtain this information from you, employment recruiters and referral sources when you apply for a job with us or become employed by us. We may use and share this information with vendors who provide services on our behalf, such as to manage our human resources activities or perform background checks.
Inferences drawn from any of the categories of personal information listed above to create a profile about you regarding your preferences, characteristics, psychological trends, predispositions, behavior attitudes, intelligence, abilities and aptitudes. We may develop these inferences internally or obtain this information from vendors who provide services on our behalf, such as to assist us with our business.

We do not sell your personal information for monetary consideration. We may use the categories of personal information listed above for the purposes described in our Privacy Policy. In addition, we may use these categories of personal information for certain business purposes specified in the CCPA, as below:

Business Purposes	Categories of Personal Information
Performing services, including maintaining or servicing accounts, providing customer service, processing or fulfilling orders and transactions, verifying customer information, processing payments, providing advertising or marketing services, providing analytics services, or providing similar services.	Personal identifiers; Information necessary to provide our products and services to you; Commercial information; Internet and other electronic network and app activity information; Geolocation information; Professional, employment-related, and educational information, and Inferences.
Auditing related to a current interaction with you and concurrent transactions, including, but not limited to, counting ad impressions to unique visitors, verifying positioning and quality of ad impressions, and auditing compliance.	Personal identifiers; Information necessary to provide our products and services to you; Commercial information; Internet and other electronic network and app activity information; Geolocation information; Professional, employment-related, and educational information, and Inferences.
Short-term, transient use, including, but not limited to, the contextual customization of ads shown as part of the same interaction.	Personal identifiers; Information necessary to provide our products and services to you; Commercial information; Internet and other electronic network and app activity information; Geolocation information; Professional, employment-related, and educational information; and Inferences.
Detecting security incidents, protecting against malicious, deceptive, fraudulent, or illegal activity, and prosecuting those responsible for that activity.	Personal identifiers; Information necessary to provide our products and services to you; Commercial information; Internet and other electronic network and app activity information; Geolocation information; Professional, employment-related, and educational information; and Inferences.
Debugging to identify and repair errors that impair existing intended functionality.	Personal identifiers; Internet and other electronic network and app activity information; Geolocation information.
Undertaking internal research for technological development and demonstration.	Personal identifiers; Information necessary to provide our products and services to you; Commercial information; Internet and other electronic network and app activity information; Geolocation information; Professional, employment-related, and educational information; and Inferences.
Undertaking activities to verify or maintain the quality or safety of a service or device that is owned, manufactured, manufactured for, or controlled by us, and to improve, upgrade, or enhance the service or device that is owned, manufactured, manufactured for, or controlled by us.	Personal contact information; Information necessary to provide our products and services to you; Internet and other electronic network and app activity information; Professional, employment-related, and educational information; and Inferences.

California Consumer Privacy Rights

You have certain choices regarding your personal information: (i) you may have the right to request, twice in a 12-month period, the personal information we have collected, used, and disclosed within the preceding 12 months; and (ii) you may have the right to request that we delete the personal information we have collected from you.

To submit an access or deletion request, please do so by email or phone call to the contact information provided on this Site.

To help protect your privacy and maintain the security of your personal information, we will take steps to verify your identity before granting you access to your personal information or complying with your request. If you request access to your personal information, we may require you to provide any of the following information: contact information, one-time password, information about your interactions with us or information that you have submitted. In addition, if you ask us to provide you with specific pieces of personal information, we will require you to sign a declaration under penalty of perjury that you are the consumer whose personal information is the subject of the request.

If you designate an authorized agent to make a request, we will require your authorized agent to provide us with either (1) your power of attorney authorizing the authorized agent to act on your behalf or (2) your written authorization permitting the authorized agent to request access to your personal information on your behalf. If your authorized agent provides us your written authorization, we also will require you to verify your own identity directly with us.

In connection with your request, you must (i) provide sufficient information that allows us to reasonably verify you are the person about whom we collected personal information or an authorized agent, and (ii) describe your request with sufficient detail that allows us to properly understand, evaluate, and respond to it. If you choose to exercise any of your rights under the CCPA, you have the right to not receive discriminatory treatment by us. To the extent permitted by applicable law, we may charge a reasonable fee to comply with your request.

Children’s Personal Information

IWe do not sell personal information of minors under the age of 16 without affirmative authorization if we have actual knowledge of the individual’s age.

Privacy Rights under California Civil Code Section 1798.83 (“Shine the Light”)

Individual California Users (as defined below) may request information about our disclosures of certain categories of personal information to third parties for such third parties’ direct marketing purposes.
We may disclose personal information to our affiliates, which may use this information for all purposes outlined in this California Statement. Because separate legal entities are considered “third parties” for purposes of California Civil Code Section 1798.83, and certain communications from our affiliates might be viewed as promoting their services, we are providing the following information for California residents who have provided us with their personal information during the creation of or during the course of an established legal services relationship that is primarily for personal, family, or household purposes (“Individual California Users”).Individual California Users must submit their requests to us either by email or mail, at the addresses found on our contact page.

Privacy Statement for Nevada Residents

This Privacy Statement for Nevada Residents (the “Nevada Policy”) supplements our Privacy Policy and applies solely to Nevada consumers. The Nevada Policy does not apply to (i) our personnel or (ii) personnel working on behalf of our business partners.
You have the right to direct us not to sell certain personally identifiable information that we collect about you on our Site or other online services. This information includes: (i) your first name or first initial and last name in combination with your social security number, (ii) driver’s license number, driver authorization card number or identification card number, (iii) account number, credit card number or debit card number, in combination with any required security code, access code or password that would permit access to your financial account, (iv) medical identification number or a health insurance identification number, and (v) user name, unique identifier or electronic mail address in combination with a password, access code or security question and answer that would permit access to an online account.
Additionally, you may review and request that we change the personally identifiable information that we collect about you on our websites or other online services by emailing us.
Our service providers and other third parties may collect personally identifiable information about your online activities over time and across different internet websites or online services when you use our Site. We do not sell your personally identifiable information for monetary consideration.

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