Accel Educational is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your information when you visit our website, http://acceleducational.com, and participate in our online courses. By using our website, you agree to the terms outlined below.
1. Who We Are
Our website address is: http://acceleducational.com. Accel Educational provides online courses designed to support your educational journey.
2. Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, as well as the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string, to help detect spam.
An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. You can review the Gravatar service Privacy Policy here. Once your comment is approved, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
3. Media
If you upload images to the website (e.g., for assignments or course projects), avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.
4. Cookies
- Comments Cookies: If you leave a comment, you may opt-in to save your name, email address, and website in cookies for your convenience, so you don’t have to re-enter them when posting future comments. These cookies will last for one year.
- Login Cookies: When you log in to your account, we set temporary cookies to verify your browser accepts cookies. These contain no personal data and are removed when you close your browser. Login cookies last for two days, while screen option cookies last for a year. Selecting “Remember Me” will extend login cookies for two weeks. Logging out removes login cookies.
- Editing and Publishing Cookies: When editing or publishing course-related content, an additional cookie saves in your browser indicating the post ID of the article you edited, expiring after one day.
5. Embedded Content from Other Websites
Articles, lessons, and resources on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles). Embedded content from other websites behaves the same way as if you were visiting that website directly. These external sites may collect data, use cookies, and employ additional third-party tracking to monitor your interaction with their content, particularly if you are logged into their services.
6. Who We Share Your Data With
- Course Participation: To facilitate learning, some user data may be visible to instructors or course administrators.
- Password Reset Requests: If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email to ensure account security.
7. How Long We Retain Your Data
- Comments: Comments and associated metadata are retained indefinitely. This allows us to recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
- User Profiles: For registered users, we store the personal information provided in their user profile. Users can view, edit, or delete their personal information anytime, except for their username. Website administrators may also access and edit user information.
8. Your Rights Over Your Data
If you have an account or have left comments, you can request an exported file of the personal data we hold about you. You may also request that we erase any personal data, excluding data we must retain for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
9. Where Your Data is Sent
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service to protect the integrity of our community.
10. Security
We take security seriously. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security. Users are encouraged to use strong passwords and keep their account information confidential.
11. Changes to This Privacy Policy
Accel Educational reserves the right to update this Privacy Policy. We will post any changes on this page, and the revised version will indicate the date of the latest revision.
12. Contact Information
For any questions regarding this Privacy Policy, please contact us at [email protected].