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Everything
we do at KnowConflict, LLC is built on one idea: finding ways
to help people develop the life skills that will enable them to
manage conflict in their school place, workplace and the realms
of everyday life. To help meet this goal, we provide a range of
Internet sites and services. KnowConflict is firmly committed
to the privacy and security of all online visitors to our sites;
we understand that our visitors and registered members need to
be in control of their personal information. This policy statement
tells you how and why we collect information from you, and how
we use that information.
We
encourage our visitors to read through and understand our entire
Privacy Policy. Please contact us at contactus@knowconflict.com
if you have any questions.
Sites
and Services to Which This Statement Applies
This
statement discloses the privacy practices for all KnowConflict,
LLC, web sites and services.
The
information you provide when you register with any of these KnowConflict
sites or services may be shared with the other KnowConflict sites
or services, since it will make your visits to our sites easier
and save you the inconvenience of re-registering. Any reference
to "we," "us," "KnowConflict," "KnowConflict, LLC," "KnowConflict.com"
in this statement applies to all the Web sites and services above.
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Information
You Provide to Us
When
We Collect Information From You
We want to present information on KnowConflict sites and
software that is tailored to your needs. So we may ask you to
register or to provide personal information when you visit certain
areas of our sites, enter a contest or sweepstakes, play games,
complete surveys, submit content, subscribe to a newsletter or
ask us for additional information.
We
only collect personally identifiable information from you when
you voluntarily submit it. Providing your personally identifiable
information to KnowConflict is optional for using KnowConflict.com.
If you choose not to register or provide your personal information,
you can still visit KnowConflict.com. However, you won't have
access to areas that require personal identification.
We
also ask for personal identification from visitors wishing to
establish password-protected sites with us, such as courseware
hosting or to establish a subscription to the newsletter. KnowConflict
collects this information for administrative purposes, for tracking
/ verifying compliance with KnowConflict policies as well as applicable
laws, for editorial and feedback solicitation purposes, and /
or fulfilling prizes.
KnowConflict
may occasionally present a special contest or promotion that's
sponsored by another company. To qualify for entry, we may ask
you to provide personal information. If we plan to share that
information with the sponsor(s), we'll let you know when we request
your information. We may use your personal information to "fulfill,"
e.g., to deliver a given prize should you be a winner, in which
case we may share your information with an outside fulfillment
vendor which will deliver your prize.
If
you do not want KnowConflict, our partners, or selected third
parties to contact you, you may opt out by contacting us directly
to let us know. For instructions on how to do so, please see the
Contact Us section below. In case you change your mind or some
of your personal information changes (such as your phone number
or ZIP code), we'll endeavor to provide a way to correct, update,
or remove the personal data you give us. You can do this at the
member information page or by contacting our Privacy Coordinator
at contactus@knowconflict.com.
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What
Information We Collect
Depending on the particular KnowConflict site with which you
initially register, we may ask for your name, age, address, telephone,
e-mail address, and school details (name of school, position,
and/or grade level.) If you're under 18 years of age, we'll also
ask you to provide your parent's or guardian's e-mail address
unless you are accessing one of our courses through your school.
(A separate section of this privacy statement specifically addresses
our privacy policies for Children Under Age 13.) We may also ask
you to select a user name and password to use when you log in
to our site.
How
We Use the Information You Give Us
We use the personal information you provide us to tailor the
content, services and advertising on our Web sites to your current
and future needs. For the same reason, we may share the personal
information you provide to us with third parties who are affiliated
with our sites, or who provide services to our sites.
We
also use visitor login information to help us ensure that our
members only see and use appropriate areas of our Web sites and
software.
If
you provide us with your mailing address or telephone number,
we and our partners may use this information to alert you to product
upgrades, special offers, updated information, and new services.
If you provide your e-mail address, we may contact you via e-mail
as well.
KnowConflict,
LLC sometimes supplements the information that visitors provide
with information that we get from third parties. For example,
when visitors provide a ZIP code, we combine that information
with a database of schools in that ZIP code to offer the visitor
a convenient way to select the school with which they are affiliated.
In
addition, in connection with an assignment, sale, joint venture
or other transfer or disposition of some or all of the assets
of KnowConflict, LLC, or its affiliated entities, you agree that
we can accordingly assign, sell, license or transfer any information,
including personally identifying information, that our visitors
have provided to us to third parties.
KnowConflict
may disclose visitor information in special cases when we have
reason to believe that doing so is necessary to identify, contact
or bring legal action against someone who may be causing injury
to or interference (either intentionally or unintentionally) with
KnowConflict rights or property, other KnowConflict visitors or
members, or anyone else who could be harmed by such activities.
KnowConflict may disclose visitor information when we believe
in good faith that the law requires us to do so.
KnowConflict
may disclose visitor information in special cases when we have
reason to believe that doing so is necessary to identify, contact
or bring legal action against someone who may be causing injury
to or interference (either intentionally or unintentionally) with
KnowConflict rights or property, other KnowConflict visitors or
members, or anyone else who could be harmed by such activities.
KnowConflict may disclose visitor information when we believe
in good faith that the law requires us to do so.
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General
Information About Visitors to Our Site
Aggregate
Information
KnowConflict shares aggregate information about our visitors
and members with advertisers, business partners, sponsors, and
other third parties. For example, we may say that KnowConflict's
audience is "x" percent teachers and "y" percent parents. We use
this information to customize our content and advertising to deliver
a better experience for our visitors and members.
Cookies
The use of cookies is common in the Internet industry; you'll
find them used on our Web sites, as you will at other major sites.
"Cookies" are small text files written to your computer. They
make our Web sites easier for you to use because they save your
preferences while you're at our sites (although we do not save
passwords in cookies.) Cookies also help us know which areas are
your favorites, which need a bit of improvement, and what technologies
and Internet services our visitors are using. Knowing this information
helps us continually improve the online experience for our visitors
and members.
The
non-personally identifying information we track with cookies is
anonymous and is not used to identify, or lead us back to, any
particular visitor. Visitors to our sites may have the option
of disabling cookies via their browser preferences (most browsers
are initially set up to accept cookies.) However, some features
of our Web sites won't function properly or may be considerably
slower if you refuse cookies. For example, without cookies you
may have difficulty entering contests or playing games.
While
browsing our Web sites, you may get cookies from our advertisers
or sponsors. KnowConflict and its affiliated sites do not control
these cookies.
IP
Addresses
An IP address is a number automatically assigned to your computer
whenever you use the World Wide Web. Web servers-the big computers
that "serve up" Web pages-automatically identify your computer
by its IP address.
KnowConflict
collects IP addresses for system administration; to report aggregate
information to our advertisers, sponsors, and partners; and to
audit the use of our site. When visitors request pages from KnowConflict
sites, our servers log the guests' IP addresses. We normally do
not link IP addresses to anything personally identifiable. This
means that a visitor's session will be logged, but the visitor
remains anonymous to us. We can and will use IP addresses to identify
a visitor when we feel it is necessary to enforce compliance with
our rules or terms of service, or to protect our service, site,
customers, or others.
Links
to Other Sites
You'll find links from KnowConflict sites to independently
owned, controlled, and/or managed Web sites whose content we believe
will be of possible interest and value to our visitors. Additionally,
you'll see links from advertisers, sponsors, and other partners
who may use KnowConflict's logo as part of a co-branding agreement.
In
many cases, these links represent cooperative projects or mutual
links established with the organizations connected with these
sites. We don't control the content of these links. These other
sites may send you their own cookies, collect data, or solicit
personal information. While we identify sponsor and advertiser
areas of our Web sites, we do not control these cookies or the
content of these third parties.
KnowConflict,
LLC has partnered with other companies to provide certain services.
In some cases, while you may see KnowConflict's logo on another
company's site or see "knowconflict" within the URL, you are actually
not on a KnowConflict web site. KnowConflict does not share any
of your personally identifiable information with these partners
and they do not share any information back with us. Once you leave
our servers (you can generally tell where you are by checking
the URL in the location bar on your browser), the use of any information
you provide is governed by the privacy policy of the operator
of the site you're visiting. That policy may differ from ours.
If you can't find the privacy policy of any of these sites via
a link from that site's home page, you should contact the site
directly for more information.
We
specifically recommend that children check with their parents
or teachers before clicking on to any new sites.
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E-commerce
and Security
The
KnowConflict Courseware Store
As with electronic privacy, KnowConflict is very committed to
providing data security and data quality. KnowConflict's e-commerce
partners process all transactions on a secure server to protect
your information. If purchases are made through our partners,
credit card numbers are encrypted and passed directly to the bank
without ever exposing it to human eyes.
Security
The importance of security for your personally identifiable
information is of utmost concern to us. We have systems in place
to assist us in providing secure transmission of your information
from your PC to our servers. Unfortunately, no data transmission
over the Internet can be guaranteed to be secure. As a result,
while we strive to protect your personal information, KnowConflict
can't and doesn't ensure or warrant the security of any information
you transmit to us or from our online products or services, and
you do so at your own risk.
Your
accounts are all password-protected so that only authorized members
are permitted to access them or view the member information relevant
to the account. We recommend that you do not divulge your password
to anyone. KnowConflict does not ask you for your password in
an unsolicited phone call or e-mail. Ultimately, you are responsible
for maintaining the secrecy of your passwords and any account
information.
Remember
to sign out of your KnowConflict password-protected account and
close your browser window when you have finished your work. This
is to ensure that others cannot access your personal information
and correspondence if your computer is accessible to others, or
if you share a computer with someone else, or are using a computer
in a public place like a library or Internet café.
Please
keep in mind that whenever you give out personal information online
-- for example, via message boards or chat -- that information
can be collected and used by people you don't know. While KnowConflict
strives to protect its visitors' personal information and privacy,
we cannot guarantee the security of any information you disclose
online and you do so at your own risk.
KnowConflict's
policy does not extend to anything that is inherent in the operation
of the Internet, and therefore beyond KnowConflict's control,
and is not to be applied in any manner contrary to applicable
law or governmental regulation.
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Underage
Policies In Adherence with the Children's Online Privacy
Protection Act
Policies
for Children Under Age 13
KnowConflict and its affiliated Web sites encourage parents
to be involved with and aware of their children's online experience.
Members under 13 years of age shouldn't submit or post information
at KnowConflict Web sites without the consent of their parent
or guardian.
Unless
otherwise disclosed during collection, KnowConflict does not provide
any personally identifying information, regardless of its source,
to any third party, for any purpose whatsoever from our members
under 13 years of age. We don't use any information collected
from visitors under 13 years of age for any marketing or promotional
purposes whatsoever, either inside or outside KnowConflict, except
as we explicitly state during registration for contests or promotions.
In that case, the information collected is used only for the specific
contest or promotion.
When
a child under age 13 registers with any of our sites, we request
a minimum amount of information in order to process the registration:
a first name, last initial, e-mail address and parent's e-mail
address. All members receive an e-mail confirming their registration.
We also send the child's parent or guardian an e-mail alerting
them to the child's registration and giving them the chance to
cancel the registration and ask that the child's information be
deleted from our records.
Members
under age 13 do not have access services except those that are
pre-moderated and specifically directed to children. KnowConflict
monitors all of our free interactive activities accessible to
members under 13 years of age. Therefore, children may participate
in such activities upon registration, unless their parent or guardian
asks that their registration be invalidated.
Although
visitors under 13 years of age may be allowed to participate in
some contests and promotions, if such a visitor wins, notification
and prizes are sent to the parents or guardians identified in
the initial registration process. Publication of contest winners
names, ages, or images for individuals under 13 requires parental
or guardian consent.
KnowConflict
will not require a child under 13 to disclose more information
than is reasonably necessary to participate in an activity as
a condition of participation.
Policies
for Teens Age 13 Through 17
Teens age 13-17 are required to provide the e-mail address
of a parent or guardian when they register at our sites. We then
e-mail a notification message to the teen's parent or guardian
that identifies the information supplied at registration.
Additional
Underage Policies
Children
under 13 and teens age 13 through 17 (students) will not be required
to disclose personally identifying information, i.e. name, address,
phone, and/or name of school in order to access KnowConflict's
online programs. Students will be required to provide their student
ID, school ID, district ID, and school password, as determined
by their school administrator, in order to access KnowConflict’s
online conflict resolution program. This is stated in the Confirmation
Letter and Sign In Process Document received upon subscription
of the programs.
Student IDs, school IDs, district IDs and school passwords are
distributed to students by school personnel as determined by the
school’s primary contact.
This
contact will also be responsible for determining who gains access
to the course and will be the only person who gains access to
assessment results. This primary contact will most likely request
that the teacher of the class or the counselor of the student
taking the course receive the assessments as well. Upon the request
of the primary contact – KnowConflict will direct the assessment
results. Depending on how the school chooses to have student ID’s
assigned, they determine the level of associating a student with
their results. For internal use, we recommend that schools choose
passwords that would allow them to associate their students with
whether the student is actually taking the course or how the student
is doing in the lessons. Schools do not have to do this however.
They can choose to assign random IDs and distribute them as such.
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Additional
Information
Choice/Opt-Out/Update
You can help KnowConflict maintain the accuracy of your personal
information by notifying us when you change your address, title,
phone number, or e-mail address. Please include your old and new
contact information so that we can make the appropriate corrections.
Information
provided at the time of registration or submission from a visitor
who is 13 years of age or over may be used for marketing and promotional
purposes by KnowConflict, and our affiliates, or companies that
have been prescreened by us. However, you can request not to receive
communications from us about new features or services. You can
also ask not to receive communications from third-party companies
that offer a product or service that we think would be of value
to you. If you object to such use for any reason, you can e-mail
your request to contactus@knowconflict.com
or modify your member information online.
Contact
Us
We're looking forward to hearing from you. You can e-mail us at
contactus@knowconflict.com,
or write us at KnowConflict, LLC, 6902 East Gary Road, Scottsdale,
AZ 85254 Attention: Webmaster
Notification
of Changes
We will notify registered users directly via e-mail, at the e-mail
address provided to KnowConflict by such registered users, if
there is a material change in our privacy practices. We will also
post prominent notice on our Sites about any such change, and
leave that notice posted for at least thirty (30) business days
prior to implementing the new practice(s). Both the e-mail to
registered users and the notice on our Sites will explain how
to notify us if a user objects to the new practice(s) and wishes
to prevent such use.
Your
Acceptance of These Terms
By using this Web site, you signify your consent to KnowConflict
LLC's Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to this, please do not
use our Web sites or services. Your continued use of KnowConflict's,
Web sites or services following the posting of changes to these
terms will mean you accept those changes.
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