THE PARADIGM ACADEMY

PRIVACY POLICY
THE THE PARADIGM ACADEMY ACADEMY (“THE PARADIGM ACADEMY”) KNOWS THAT YOU CARE HOW INFORMATION ABOUT YOU IS USED AND SHARED, AND WE APPRECIATE YOUR TRUST THAT WE WILL DO SO CAREFULLY AND SENSIBLE. THIS NOTICE DESCRIBES OUR PRIVACY POLICY. BY VISITING THE PARADIGM ACADEMY, ARE YOU ACCEPTING THE PRACTICES DESCRIBED IN THIS PRIVACY POLICY.

WHAT PERSONAL INFORMATION ABOUT CUSTOMERS DOES THE PARADIGM ACADEMY GATHER?
THE INFORMATION WE LEARN FROM CUSTOMERS HELP US PERSONALIZE AND CONTINUALLY IMPROVE YOUR THE PARADIGM ACADEMY EXPERIENCE. HERE ARE THE TYPES OF INFORMATION WE GATHER.

INFORMATION YOU GIVE US: WE RECEIVE AND STORE ANY INFORMATION YOU ENTER ON OUR WEBSITE OR GIVE US IN ANY OTHER WAY. FOR EXAMPLE, WHEN ORDERING OR REGISTERING ON OUR WEB SITE, YOU MAY BE ASKED TO ENTER YOUR NAME, E-MAIL ADDRESS, MAILING ADDRESS, PHONE NUMBER, CREDIT CARD INFORMATION OR OTHER DETAILS. YOU CAN CHOOSE NOT TO PROVIDE CERTAIN INFORMATION, BUT THEN YOU MIGHT NO BE ABLE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF MANY OF OUR FEATURES OR SERVICES, OR PURCHASE OUR PRODUCTS. WE USE THE INFORMATION THAT YOU PROVIDE FOR SUCH PURPOSES AS RESPONDING TO YOUR REQUESTS, CUSTOMIZING FUTURE SHOPPING FOR YOU, IMPROVING OUR STORES, AND COMMUNICATING WITH YOU.
AUTOMATIC INFORMATION: WE RECEIVE AND STORE CERTAIN TYPES OF INFORMATION WHENEVER YOU INTERACT WITH US. FOR EXAMPLE, LIKE MANY WEB SITES, WE USE “COOKIES,” AND WE OBTAIN CERTAIN TYPES OF INFORMATION WHEN YOUR WEB BROWSER ACCESSES THE PARADIGM ACADEMY OR ADVERTISEMENTS AND OTHER CONTENT SERVED BY OR ON BEHALF OF THE PARADIGM ACADEMY ON OTHER WEB SITES. EXAMPLES OF THE INFORMATION WE COLLECT AND ANALYZE INCLUDE THE INTERNET PROTOCOL (IP) ADDRESS USED TO CONNECT YOUR COMPUTER TO THE INTERNET; LOGIN; E-MAIL ADDRESS; PASSWORD; COMPUTER AND CONNECTION INFORMATION SUCH AS BROWSER TYPE, VERSION, AND TIME ZONE SETTING, BROWSER PLUG-IN TYPES AND VERSIONS, OPERATING SYSTEM, AND PLATFORM; PURCHASE HISTORY; THE FULL UNIFORM RESOURCE LOCATOR (URL) CLICKSTREAM TO, THROUGH, AND FROM OUR WEB SITE, INCLUDING DATE AND TIME; COOKIE NUMBER; PRODUCTS YOU VIEWED OR SEARCHED FOR. WE MAY ALSO USE BROWSER DATA SUCH AS COOKIES, FLASH COOKIES (ALSO KNOWN AS FLASH LOCAL SHARED OBJECTS), OR SIMILAR DATA ON CERTAIN PARTS OF OUR WEB SITE FOR FRAUD PREVENTION AND OTHER PURPOSES. DURING SOME VISITS WE MAY USE SOFTWARE TOOLS SUCH AS JAVASCRIPT TO MEASURE AND COLLECT SESSION INFORMATION, INCLUDING PAGE RESPONSE TIMES, DOWNLOAD ERRORS, LENGTH OF VISITS TO CERTAIN PAGES, PAGE INTERACTING INFORMATION (SUCH AS SCROLLING, CLICKS, AND MOUSE-OVERS), AND METHODS USED TO BROWSE AWAY FROM THE PAGE. WE MAY ALSO COLLECT TECHNICAL INFORMATION TO HELP US IDENTIFY YOUR DEVICE FOR FRAUD PREVENTION AND DIAGNOSTIC PURPOSES.
INFORMATION FROM OTHER SOURCES: WE MIGHT RECEIVE INFORMATION ABOUT YOU FROM OTHER SOURCES AND ADD IT TO OUR ACCOUNT INFORMATION TO MORE EASILY DELIVER OUR PRODUCTS AND SERVICES, AND TO COMMUNICATE WITH YOU MORE EFFECTIVELY.
WHAT ABOUT COOKIES?
COOKIES ARE UNIQUE IDENTIFIERS THAT WE, OR OUR SERVICE PROVIDERS, TRANSFER TO YOUR DEVICE THROUGH YOUR WEB BROWSER (IF YOU ALLOW) THAT ENABLE OUR SITE’S OR OUR SERVICE PROVIDER’S SYSTEMS TO RECOGNIZE YOUR BROWSER AND CAPTURE AND REMEMBER CERTAIN INFORMATION. FOR EXAMPLE, WE USE COOKIES TO HELP US REMEMBER AND PROCESS THE ITEMS IN YOUR SHOPPING CART. IN ADDITION, WE USE COOKIES TO HELP US UNDERSTAND YOUR PREFERENCES BASED ON PREVIOUS OR CURRENT SITE ACTIVITY, AND TO COMPILE AGGREGATE DATA ABOUT SITE TRAFFIC AND SITE INTERACTION, SO THAT WE CAN OFFER BETTER SITE EXPERIENCES AND TOOLS IN THE FUTURE.
THE HELP FEATURE ON MOST BROWSERS WILL TELL YOU HOW TO PREVENT YOUR BROWSER FROM ACCEPTING NEW COOKIES, HOW TO HAVE THE BROWSER NOTIFY YOU WHEN YOU RECEIVE A NEW COOKIE, OR HOW TO DISABLE COOKIES ALTOGETHER. ADDITIONALLY, YOU CAN DISABLE OR DELETE SIMILAR DATA USED BY BROWSER ADD-ONS, SUCH AS FLASH COOKIES, BY CHANGING THE ADD-ON’S SETTINGS OR VISITING THE WEB SITE OF ITS MANUFACTURER. BECAUSE COOKIES ALLOW YOU TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF SOME OF THE PARADIGM ACADEMY’S ESSENTIAL FEATURES, WE RECOMMEND THAT YOU LEAVE THEM TURNED ON. FOR INSTANCE, IF YOU BLOCK OR OTHERWISE REJECT OUR COOKIES, YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO ADD ITEMS TO YOUR SHOPPING CART, PROCEED TO CHECKOUT, OR USE ANY THE PARADIGM ACADEMY PRODUCTS AND SERVICES THAT REQUIRE YOU TO SIGN IN.
DOES THE PARADIGM ACADEMY SHARE THE INFORMATION IT RECEIVES?
INFORMATION ABOUT OUR CUSTOMERS IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF OUR BUSINESS, AND WE ARE NOT IN THE BUSINESS OF SELLING IT TO OTHERS. WE SHARE CUSTOMER INFORMATION ONLY AS DESCRIBED BELOW AND WITH SUBSIDIARIES THE PARADIGM ACADEMY CONTROLS THAT EITHER ARE SUBJECT TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY OR FOLLOW PRACTICES AT LEAST AS PROTECTIVE AS THOSE DESCRIBED IN THIS PRIVACY POLICY.

AFFILIATED BUSINESSES WE DO NOT CONTROL: FROM TIME TO TIME, WE MAY WORK CLOSELY WITH AFFILIATED BUSINESSES IN DELIVERING PRODUCTS AND SERVICES ON OUR SITE. THESE BUSINESSES MAY SELL OFFERINGS TO YOU VIA OUR SITE, OR WE MAY OPERATE STORES, PROVIDE SERVICES, OR SELL PRODUCTS JOINTLY WITH THESE BUSINESSES. YOU CAN TELL WHEN A THIRD PARTY IS INVOLVED IN YOUR TRANSACTIONS, AND WE SHARE CUSTOMER INFORMATION RELATED TO THOSE TRANSACTIONS WITH THAT THIRD PARTY. NOTE THAT WHEN YOU ACCESS ANOTHER WEB SITE OR PURCHASE PRODUCTS OR SERVICES FROM A THIRD-PARTY, USE OF ANY INFORMATION YOU PROVIDE IS GOVERNED BY THE PRIVACY POLICY OF THE OPERATOR OF THE SITE YOU ARE VISITING OR THE PROVIDER OF SUCH PRODUCTS OR SERVICES.
THIRD-PARTY SERVICE PROVIDERS: WE EMPLOY OTHER COMPANIES AND INDIVIDUALS TO PERFORM FUNCTIONS ON OUR BEHALF TO ASSIST US IN DELIVERING OUR PRODUCTS AND SERVICES TO YOU. EXAMPLES INCLUDE FULFILLING ORDERS, DELIVERING PACKAGES, SENDING POSTAL MAIL AND E-MAIL, REMOVING REPETITIVE INFORMATION FROM CUSTOMER LISTS, ANALYZING DATA, PROVIDING MARKETING ASSISTANCE, PROVIDING SEARCH RESULTS AND LINKS (INCLUDING PAID LISTINGS AND LINKS), PROCESSING CREDIT CARD PAYMENTS, AND PROVIDING CUSTOMER SERVICE. THEY HAVE ACCESS TO PERSONAL INFORMATION NEEDED TO PERFORM THEIR FUNCTIONS, BUT MAY NOT USE IT FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
BUSINESS TRANSFERS: AS WE CONTINUE TO DEVELOP OUR BUSINESS, WE MIGHT SELL OR BUY STORES, SUBSIDIARIES, OR BUSINESS UNITS. IN SUCH TRANSACTIONS, CUSTOMER INFORMATION GENERALLY IS ONE OF THE TRANSFERRED BUSINESS ASSETS BUT REMAINS SUBJECT TO THE PROMISES MADE IN ANY PRE-EXISTING PRIVACY POLICY (UNLESS, OF COURSE, THE CUSTOMER CONSENTS OTHERWISE). ALSO, IN THE UNLIKELY EVENT THAT THE PARADIGM ACADEMY, OR SUBSTANTIALLY ALL OF ITS ASSETS ARE ACQUIRED, CUSTOMER INFORMATION WILL OF COURSE BE ONE OF THE TRANSFERRED ASSETS.
PROTECTION OF THE PARADIGM ACADEMY AND OTHERS: WE RELEASE ACCOUNT AND OTHER PERSONAL INFORMATION WHEN WE BELIEVE RELEASE IS APPROPRIATE TO COMPLY WITH THE LAW; ENFORCE OR APPLY OUR TERMS OF USE AND OTHER AGREEMENTS; OR PROTECT THE RIGHTS, PROPERTY, OR SAFETY OF THE PARADIGM ACADEMY, OUR USERS, OR OTHERS. THIS INCLUDES EXCHANGING INFORMATION WITH OTHER COMPANIES AND ORGANIZATIONS FOR FRAUD PROTECTION AND CREDIT RISK REDUCTION. OBVIOUSLY, HOWEVER, THIS DOES NOT INCLUDE SELLING, RENTING, SHARING, OR OTHERWISE DISCLOSING PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION FROM CUSTOMERS FOR COMMERCIAL PURPOSES IN VIOLATION OF THE COMMITMENTS SET FORTH IN THIS PRIVACY POLICY.
WITH YOUR CONSENT: OTHER THAN AS SET OUT ABOVE, YOU WILL RECEIVE NOTICE WHEN INFORMATION ABOUT YOU MIGHT GO TO THIRD PARTIES, AND YOU WILL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO CHOOSE NOT TO SHARE THE INFORMATION.
HOW SECURE IS INFORMATION ABOUT ME?
WE WORK TO PROTECT THE SECURITY OF YOUR INFORMATION DURING TRANSMISSION BY USING SECURE SOCKETS LAYER (SSL) SOFTWARE, WHICH ENCRYPTS INFORMATION YOU INPUT.
ALL INFORMATION WE GATHER ON OUR SITE IS STORED WITHIN DATABASES TO WHICH ONLY WE AND SERVICE PROVIDERS ARE PROVIDED ACCESS. HOWEVER, AS EFFECTIVE AS THE REASONABLE SECURITY MEASURES IMPLEMENTED BY US MAY BE, NO PHYSICAL OR ELECTRONIC SECURITY SYSTEM IS IMPENETRABLE. WE CANNOT GUARANTEE THE SECURITY OF OUR SITE SERVERS OR DATABASES, NOR CAN WE GUARANTEE THAT INFORMATION YOU SUPPLY WILL NOT BE INTERCEPTED WHILE BEING TRANSMITTED TO US OVER THE INTERNET.
IT IS IMPORTANT FOR YOU TO PROTECT AGAINST UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO YOUR PASSWORD AND TO YOUR COMPUTER. BE SURE TO SIGN OFF WHEN FINISHED USING A SHARED COMPUTER.
WHAT ABOUT THIRD-PARTY ADVERTISERS AND LINKS TO OTHER WEBSITES?
OUR SITE INCLUDES THIRD-PARTY ADVERTISING AND LINKS TO OTHER WEB SITES. WE USE GOOGLE ADSENSE ADVERTISING ON OUR WEBSITE. YOU CAN LEARN MORE ABOUT GOOGLE’S ADVERTISING POLICIES BY CLICKING HERE. GOOGLE USES THE DOUBLECLICK DART COOKIE TO ENABLE IT TO SERVE ADS TO OUR USER’S BASED ON PREVIOUS VISITS TO OUR SITE AND OTHER SITES ON THE INTERNET. THE DOUBLECLICK DART COOKIE IS USED BY GOOGLE IN THE ADS SERVED ON PUBLISHER WEBSITES DISPLAYING ADSENSE FOR CONTENT ADS. WHEN USERS VISIT AN ADSENSE PUBLISHER’S WEBSITE AND EITHER VIEW OR CLICK ON AN AD, A COOKIE MAY BE DROPPED ON THAT END USER’S BROWSER. THE DATA GATHERED FROM THESE COOKIES WILL BE USED TO HELP ADSENSE PUBLISHERS BETTER SERVE AND MANAGE THE ADS ON THEIR SITE(S) AND ACROSS THE WEB. USERS MAY OPT OUT OF THE USE OF THE DART COOKIE BY VISITING THE GOOGLE AD AND CONTENT NETWORK PRIVACY POLICY, WHICH YOU CAN FIND HERE.

WE, ALONG WITH OTHER THIRD-PARTY VENDORS, SUCH AS GOOGLE, USE FIRST-PARTY COOKIES (SUCH AS THE GOOGLE ANALYTICS COOKIES) AND THIRD-PARTY COOKIES (SUCH AS THE DOUBLECLICK DART COOKIE), OR OTHER THIRD-PARTY IDENTIFIERS, TOGETHER TO COMPILE DATA REGARDING USER INTERACTIONS WITH AD IMPRESSIONS AND OTHER AD SERVICE FUNCTIONS AS THEY RELATE TO OUR WEBSITE.

YOU CAN SET PREFERENCES FOR HOW GOOGLE ADVERTISES TO YOU ON THE GOOGLE AD AND CONTENT NETWORK PRIVACY POLICY. ALTERNATIVELY, YOU CAN OPT OUT BY (A) VISITING THE NETWORK ADVERTISING INITIATIVE OPT OUT PAGE HERE; OR (B) BY USING THE GOOGLE ANALYTICS OPT OUT BROWSER ADD-ON.

PLEASE NOTE, OUR WEB SITE ALSO INCLUDES LINKS TO OTHER WEBSITES AND PROVIDES ACCESS TO PRODUCTS AND SERVICES OFFERED BY THIRD PARTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, GOOGLE, WHOSE PRIVACY POLICIES WE DO NOT CONTROL AND FOR WHICH WE HAVE NO RESPONSIBILITY OR LIABILITY. WHEN YOU ACCESS ANOTHER WEBSITE OR PURCHASE PRODUCTS OR SERVICES FROM A THIRD-PARTY, USE OF ANY INFORMATION YOU PROVIDE IS GOVERNED BY THE PRIVACY POLICY OF THE OPERATOR OF THE SITE YOU ARE VISITING OR THE PROVIDER OF SUCH PRODUCTS OR SERVICES.

WHICH INFORMATION CAN I ACCESS?
THE PARADIGM ACADEMY GIVES YOU ACCESS TO A RANGE OF INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR ACCOUNT AND YOUR INTERACTIONS WITH THE PARADIGM ACADEMY FOR THE LIMITED PURPOSE OF VIEWING AND, IN CERTAIN CASES, UPDATING THAT INFORMATION.

WHAT CHOICES DO I HAVE?
AS DISCUSSED ABOVE, YOU CAN ALWAYS CHOOSE NOT TO PROVIDE INFORMATION, EVEN THOUGH IT MIGHT BE NEEDED TO MAKE A PURCHASE OR TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE PARADIGM ACADEMY SERVICES.
YOU CAN ADD OR UPDATE CERTAIN INFORMATION ON PAGES SUCH AS THOSE DESCRIBED IN THE “WHICH INFORMATION CAN I ACCESS?” SECTION. WHEN YOU UPDATE INFORMATION, WE USUALLY KEEP A COPY OF THE PRIOR VERSION FOR OUR RECORDS.
IF YOU DO NOT WANT TO RECEIVE E-MAIL OR OTHER MAIL FROM US, PLEASE ADJUST YOUR CUSTOMER COMMUNICATION PREFERENCES. (IF YOU DO NOT WANT TO RECEIVE TERMS OF USE AND OTHER LEGAL NOTICES FROM US, SUCH AS THIS PRIVACY POLICY, THOSE NOTICES WILL STILL GOVERN YOUR USE OF THE PARADIGM ACADEMY, AND IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO REVIEW THEM FOR CHANGES.)
IF YOU DO NOT WANT US TO USE PERSONAL INFORMATION THAT WE GATHER TO ALLOW THIRD PARTIES TO PERSONALIZE ADVERTISEMENTS WE DISPLAY TO YOU, PLEASE FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS PROVIDED ABOVE IN THE “WHAT ABOUT THIRD-PARTY ADVERTISERS AND LINKS TO OTHER WEBSITES?” SECTION.
THE HELP FEATURE ON MOST BROWSERS WILL TELL YOU HOW TO PREVENT YOUR BROWSER FROM ACCEPTING NEW COOKIES, HOW TO HAVE THE BROWSER NOTIFY YOU WHEN YOU RECEIVE A NEW COOKIE, OR HOW TO DISABLE COOKIES ALTOGETHER. ADDITIONALLY, YOU CAN DISABLE OR DELETE SIMILAR DATA USED BY BROWSER ADD-ONS, SUCH AS FLASH COOKIES, BY CHANGING THE ADD-ON’S SETTINGS OR VISITING THE WEB SITE OF ITS MANUFACTURER. BECAUSE COOKIES ALLOW YOU TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF SOME OF THE PARADIGM ACADEMY’S ESSENTIAL FEATURES, WE RECOMMEND THAT YOU LEAVE THEM TURNED ON. FOR INSTANCE, IF YOU BLOCK OR OTHERWISE REJECT OUR COOKIES, YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO ADD ITEMS TO YOUR SHOPPING CART, PROCEED TO CHECKOUT, OR USE ANY THE PARADIGM ACADEMY PRODUCTS AND SERVICES THAT REQUIRE YOU TO SIGN IN.
ARE CHILDREN ALLOWED TO USE THE PARADIGM ACADEMY?
THE PARADIGM ACADEMY DOES NOT SELL PRODUCTS FOR PURCHASE BY CHILDREN. WE SELL CHILDREN’S PRODUCTS FOR PURCHASE BY ADULTS. IF YOU ARE UNDER 18, YOU MAY USE THE PARADIGM ACADEMY ONLY WITH THE INVOLVEMENT OF A PARENT OR GUARDIAN.

CONDITIONS OF USE, NOTICES, AND REVISIONS
IF YOU CHOOSE TO VISIT THE PARADIGM ACADEMY, YOUR VISIT AND ANY DISPUTE OVER PRIVACY IS SUBJECT TO THIS NOTICE AND OUR TERMS OF USE, INCLUDING LIMITATIONS ON DAMAGES, RESOLUTION OF DISPUTES, AND APPLICATION OF THE LAW OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. IF YOU HAVE ANY CONCERN ABOUT PRIVACY AT THE PARADIGM ACADEMY, PLEASE CONTACT US WITH A THOROUGH DESCRIPTION, AND WE WILL TRY TO RESOLVE IT. OUR BUSINESS CHANGES CONSTANTLY, AND OUR PRIVACY POLICY AND THE TERMS OF USE WILL CHANGE ALSO. WE MAY E-MAIL PERIODIC REMINDERS OF OUR NOTICES AND CONDITIONS, BUT YOU SHOULD CHECK OUR WEB SITE FREQUENTLY TO SEE RECENT CHANGES. UNLESS STATED OTHERWISE, OUR CURRENT PRIVACY POLICY APPLIES TO ALL INFORMATION THAT WE HAVE ABOUT YOU AND YOUR ACCOUNT. WE STAND BEHIND THE PROMISES WE MAKE, HOWEVER, AND WILL NEVER MATERIALLY CHANGE OUR POLICIES AND PRACTICES TO MAKE THEM LESS PROTECTIVE OF CUSTOMER INFORMATION COLLECTED IN THE PAST WITHOUT THE CONSENT OF AFFECTED CUSTOMERS.

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