Last updated 16 March 2023

Thank you for choosing to be part of our community at DirectEd Development Foundation (“DirectEd”, “we”, “us”, or “our”). This Privacy Policy applies to all personal information collected through this website and all of DirectEd’s related websites, mobile apps, products, services, sales, marketing or events, including our plug-ins and browser extensions (collectively, the "Products").

We are committed to protecting your personal information. When you access or use our Products, you trust us with your personal information. In this Privacy Policy, we describe how we collect, use, store and share your personal information and what rights you have in relation to it. If there are any terms in this Privacy Policy that you do not agree with, please discontinue access and use of our Products. Please read this Privacy Policy carefully as it will help you make informed decisions about sharing your personal information with us.

1. Collection of Data

DirectEd collects several types of information for various purposes to provide and improve the Products for your use.

Types of Data Collected

• Personal Data While using the Products, DirectEd may ask you to provide certain personally identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify you ("Personal Data"), which may include, but is not limited to:
  • Email address
  • First name and last name
  • Phone number
  • Address, State, Province, ZIP/Postal code, City
  • Cookies and Usage Data
  • Your Personal Data may be used to contact you with newsletters, marketing or promotional materials and other information that may be of interest to you. You may opt out of receiving any, or all, of these communications by following the unsubscribe link or instructions provided in any email sent to you by DirectEd.
• Usage Information Usage Information refers to information collected from Products such as what action has been applied to Products such as clicking logs; your registration details or how you may be using Products.
• IP Address When you use Products, we may automatically log your IP address (the unique address which identifies your computer on the internet) which is automatically recognized by our server.

2. Use of Data

Specifically, DirectEd uses your information for the purpose for which you provided it to us such as:

• To notify you about changes to Products
• To allow you to participate in interactive features of Products when you choose to do so
• To provide customer support
• To gather analysis or valuable information so that we can improve the website
• To monitor the usage of Products
• To detect, prevent and address technical issues
• To provide you with news, special offers and general information about other goods, services and events which DirectEd offers that are similar to those that you have already purchased or enquired about unless you have opted not to receive such information Where and as permitted under applicable law, DirectEd may process your contact information for direct marketing purposes (e.g., event invitations, newsletters) and to carry out customer satisfaction surveys, in each case also by email. You may object to the processing of your contact data for these purposes at any time by writing to [email protected] or by using the opt-out mechanism provided in the respective communication you received.

3. Legal Basis under General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

For a citizen or resident of a member country of the European Union (EU) or the European Economic Area (EEA), the legal basis for collecting and using Personal Data described in this Privacy Policy depends on the Personal Data being collected and the specific context in which it is collected as described below: