Privacy Policy

Protecting your private information is our priority. This Statement of Privacy applies to elqn.org, and E-Learning Quality Network (ELQN) LLC and governs data collection and usage. For the purposes of this Privacy Policy, unless otherwise noted, all references to E-Learning Quality Network (ELQN) LLC include elqn.org, ELQN, stripe.com, google, and wpmudev.com. The ELQN website is a professional network site. By using the ELQN website, you consent to the data practices described in this statement.

Collection of your Personal Information

In order to better provide you with products and services offered, ELQN may collect personally identifiable information, such as your:

For Institutions:

Some of the institutional information requested may pertain to sole proprietorships, home-based entities, or other scenarios where the distinction between an individual and the institution is minimal. In these cases, institutional data could be viewed or treated as personal data due to its potential to identify a specific individual. By providing this information, you acknowledge and understand this possibility. We handle all data, whether institutional or personal, with utmost care and in accordance with our privacy policy.

Institutional Data:

Name of the Institution
Type of Institution (university, training center, etc.)
Institutional Address (including postal code, city, country)
Contact Number
Email Address
Institutional Website URL
Year Established
Affiliations or Accreditation (if any)

Contact Person:

First, Middle and Last Name
Job Title or Position
Contact Number
Email Address

Technical Data (for e-learning assessment):

Platform(s) used for e-learning (Demo Access to the e-learning courses/modules offered: Login, Password)
Number of e-learning courses/modules offered
Approximate number of students enrolled in e-learning courses
Technical contact (who manages the e-learning platform: contact number, email adress)

For Individual Educators:

The information you provide in this section relates directly to you as an individual. While some details might be considered professional or related to your educational activities, they are intrinsically tied to your identity. Thus, this information is treated as personal data. We are committed to safeguarding your privacy and will handle your personal data with utmost care, in line with our privacy policy and relevant data protection regulations.

Personal Identification Data:

First, Middle and Last Name
Job Title or Position
Date of Birth
Nationality

Contact Data:

Residential Address (including postal code, city, country)
Contact Number
Email Address

Professional Data:

Educational Qualifications
Professional Qualifications
Areas of Expertise or Subjects Taught
Professional Affiliations or Memberships
List of e-learning platforms or tools used
Number of e-learning courses/modules developed or taught
Website or Portfolio URL (if applicable)

Technical Data:

Preferred e-learning platforms or tools
Experience with various e-learning standards (like SCORM, xAPI, etc.)
Demo Access to the e-learning courses/modules offered (Website, Login, Password)

Consent & Communication Preferences:

Consent to receive updates, newsletters, or promotional messages
Preferred mode of communication (email, phone, etc.)

Billing Information:

If you purchase ELQN’s products and services, we collect billing and credit card information. This information is used to complete the purchase transaction.

While we may collect billing details to facilitate your membership payment, please be assured that we securely store and retain this data on our servers in order to improve your experience. All payment processing, including the handling of your billing details, is securely managed by Stripe, a trusted third-party payment processor. Stripe adheres to industry-leading security standards to ensure your information remains confidential and protected. By providing your billing information, you acknowledge and consent to this processing arrangement.

Name on Card/Bank Account
Billing Address (Including postal code, city, country)
Payment Method: (Credit Card, Bank Transfer, etc.)
Card/Bank Account Details

ELQN may also collect anonymous demographic information, which is not unique to you, such as your:

Age Range
Gender
Geographic Region
Technology Usage

This data helps us gain a better understanding of our audience and optimize our services. It is collected in aggregate and cannot be used to identify you personally. Your participation in providing this information is voluntary, and it will be used strictly for analytical and improvement purposes.

Please keep in mind that if you directly disclose personally identifiable information or personally sensitive data through ELQN’s public message boards, this information may be collected and used by others.

We value your privacy and transparency. We only collect personal information from you when it’s voluntarily provided. While you can navigate our platform without giving away personal details, specific actions or services might necessitate the sharing of certain personal data. These instances include, but are not limited to:

(a) Registering for an account with us,

(b) Applying for membership,

(d) Purchasing or accessing document templates,

(e) Participating in a sweepstakes, contest, or other promotions organized by us or our partners,

(f) Opting into special offers from our curated third-party associates,

(g) Reaching out to us via email or other communication channels,

(h) Providing payment details, such as credit card information, when procuring our products or services.

Please rest assured that your data, when provided, is primarily used to facilitate communication regarding the services or products you’ve shown interest in or availed. As we evolve and enhance our offerings, there might be occasions when we collect additional personal or non-personal data, always with the intent to serve you better.

Use of your Personal Information

ELQN collects and uses your personal information to operate and deliver the services you have requested.

ELQN may also use your personally identifiable information to inform you of other products or services available from ELQN and its affiliates.

Sharing Information with Third Parties

ELQN DOES NOT SELL, RENT or LEASE its customer’s data to third parties.

ELQN may share data with trusted partners to help perform statistical analysis, send you email or postal mail, provide customer support, or arrange for deliveries. All such third parties are prohibited from using your personal information except to provide these services to ELQN, and they are required to maintain the confidentiality of your information.

ELQN may disclose your personal information, without notice, if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to: (a) conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on ELQN or the site; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of ELQN; and/or (c) act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of ELQN, or the public.

Tracking User Behavior

ELQN may keep track of the websites and pages our users visit within ELQN, in order to determine what ELQN services are the most popular. This data is used to deliver customized content and advertising within ELQN to customers whose behavior indicates that they are interested in a particular subject area.

Automatically Collected Information

Information about your computer hardware and software may be automatically collected by ELQN. This information can include: your IP address, browser type, domain names, access times and referring website addresses. This information is used for the operation of the service, to maintain quality of the service, and to provide general statistics regarding use of the ELQN website.

Use of Cookies

The ELQN website may use “cookies” to help you personalize your online experience. A cookie is a text file that is placed on your hard disk by a web page server. Cookies cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses to your computer. Cookies are uniquely assigned to you, and can only be read by a web server in the domain that issued the cookie to you.

One of the primary purposes of cookies is to provide a convenience feature to save you time. The purpose of a cookie is to tell the Web server that you have returned to a specific page. For example, if you personalize ELQN pages, or register with ELQN site or services, a cookie helps ELQN to recall your specific information on subsequent visits. This simplifies the process of recording your personal information, such as billing addresses, shipping addresses, and so on.

When you return to the same ELQN website, the information you previously provided can be retrieved, so you can easily use the ELQN features that you customized.

You have the ability to accept or decline cookies. Most Web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. If you choose to decline cookies, you may not be able to fully experience the interactive features of the ELQN services or websites you visit.

Links

This website contains links to other sites. Please be aware that we are not responsible for the content or privacy practices of such other sites. We encourage our users to be aware when they leave our site and to read the privacy statements of any other site that collects personally identifiable information.

Security of your Personal Information

ELQN secures your personal information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. ELQN uses the following methods for this purpose:

SSL Protocol
Cloudflare

When personal information (such as a credit card number) is transmitted to other websites, it is protected through the use of encryption, such as the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) protocol.

We strive to take appropriate security measures to protect against unauthorized access to or alteration of your personal information. Unfortunately, no data transmission over the Internet or any wireless network can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. As a result, while we strive to protect your personal information, you acknowledge that: (a) there are security and privacy limitations inherent to the Internet which are beyond our control; and (b) security, integrity, and privacy of any and all information and data exchanged between you and us through this Site cannot be guaranteed.

Right to Deletion

Subject to certain exceptions set out below, on receipt of a verifiable request from you, we will:

Delete your personal information from our records; and
Direct any service providers to delete your personal information from their

Please note that we may not be able to comply with requests to delete your personal information if it is necessary to:

Complete the transaction for which the personal information was collected, fulfill the terms of a written warranty or product recall conducted in accordance with federal law, provide a good or service requested by you, or reasonably anticipated within the context of our ongoing business relationship with you, or otherwise perform a contract between you and us;
Detect security incidents, protect against malicious, deceptive, fraudulent, or illegal activity; or prosecute those responsible for that activity;
Debug to identify and repair errors that impair existing intended functionality;
Exercise free speech, ensure the right of another consumer to exercise his or her right of free speech, or exercise another right provided for by law;
Comply with the California Electronic Communications Privacy Act;
Engage in public or peer-reviewed scientific, historical, or statistical research in the public interest that adheres to all other applicable ethics and privacy laws, when our deletion of the information is likely to render impossible or seriously impair the achievement of such research, provided we have obtained your informed consent;
Enable solely internal uses that are reasonably aligned with your expectations based on your relationship with us;
Comply with an existing legal obligation; or
Otherwise use your personal information, internally, in a lawful manner that is compatible with the context in which you provided the information.

Children Under Thirteen

ELQN does not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under the age of thirteen. If you are under the age of thirteen, you must ask your parent or guardian for permission to use this website.

E-mail Communications

From time to time, ELQN may contact you via email for the purpose of providing announcements, promotional offers, alerts, confirmations, surveys, and/or other general communication. In order to improve our Services, we may receive a notification when you open an email from ELQN or click on a link therein.

If you would like to stop receiving marketing or promotional communications via email from ELQN, you may opt out of such communications by Customers may unsubscribe from emails by “clicking on the UNSUBSCRIBE button” or contacting us at support@elqn.org.

Changes to this Statement

ELQN reserves the right to change this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you about significant changes in the way we treat personal information by sending a notice to the primary email address specified in your account, by placing a prominent notice on our website, and/or by updating any privacy information. Your continued use of the website and/or Services available after such modifications will constitute your: (a) acknowledgment of the modified Privacy Policy; and (b) agreement to abide and be bound by that Policy.

Contact Information

ELQN welcomes your questions or comments regarding this Statement of Privacy. If you believe that ELQN has not adhered to this Statement, please contact ELQN at:

E-Learning Quality Network (ELQN) LLC

30 N Gould St Ste R Sheridan, Wyoming 82801

Email Address: support@elqn.org

Telephone number: +1 (646) 980-4549

Effective as of August 01, 2023