Privacy Policy

Effective as of December 20, 2019

Thoughtful Learning ("Company" "us" "we" or "our") is committed to protecting your privacy and has adopted this Privacy Policy with that in mind. This Privacy Policy informs you of the personal information we collect and how and for what purposes we may collect and use certain types of personal information. This Privacy Policy applies to all information you provide to us, or that we obtain from you, through writeforbusiness.com, including any subdomain thereof; related mobile applications, and electronic communications (this "Site"). By using the Site, you consent to and accept this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to the terms and conditions of this Privacy Policy, please do not use the Site.

Types of Information We Collect

As you browse and interact with the Site, the Company collects information about your visit. We collect information that includes, but is not limited to: (1) the IP address, browser language, browser type, operating system, domain names used to get to our site, browsing history on our site, referring/exit web pages and URLS, and/or the number of clicks and time on each page, (2) the email addresses of those who communicate with us via email or provide the information through the Site, (3) aggregate information on what pages consumers access or visit, and (4) information volunteered by the Site visitor, such as survey information, site registrations, name and address, telephone and fax number, email address, company name and position, credit card information, and other payment information.

We may collect this information when you:

  • Inquire about our services and offerings;
  • Place an order from our Site;
  • Return an item or make an exchange;
  • Create an account at our Site;
  • Subscribe to our eTips newsletter;
  • Sign up for email updates;
  • Enter a contest or sweepstakes;
  • Are referred to us through a marketing promotion; or
  • Participate in a marketing survey, promotion, or event.

If you contact us through electronic communication, including by email, we typically retain the email in our file servers and collect any contact information you provide so that we can reply to you. Your email also contains metafiles that may contain IP addresses, domain names, and other standard file information, and this information may be retained electronically on our servers or in routine back-up files.

If you browse the Site, regardless of whether you create a user account or otherwise interact with the Site, we log your IP address (the internet address of your computer) to tell us which parts of the Site you visit and how long you spend there. The Company also may track the state and/or country you are accessing the internet from, the date and time you visited, and the type of computer, operating system, and Web browser you are using.

Cookies

The Company may use cookies, web beacons, or similar technologies or scripts to store certain information when you interact with the Site. We use these technologies to enhance your experience in using the Site, improve our Site, and provide customized services and information. Cookies are small text files that are downloaded to your computer's memory and hard drive when you visit certain websites. Some cookies are automatically deleted when you close your browser ("temporary cookies"), while others can be stored longer on your computer, sometimes until you delete them manually ("persistent cookies"). For example, we may use cookies to collect information about website activity or to tell us whether you are an existing or new visitor to our Site. If you do not wish to accept cookies from the Site, you may configure your web browser so that it does not accept cookies; however, you may lose certain functions available on the Site. To learn more about cookies, please visit http://www.allaboutcookies.org.

Analytics

We utilize third party companies and analytics to help us market, sell, and provide information about our products and services; and we provide your personal information to these third party companies to assist us in conducting business with you. We use web analytics tools provided by service providers, including, but not limited to, Google Analytics, which is a third party service that transmits website traffic data to Google servers in the United States. Google Analytics does not identify individual users or associate your IP address with any other data held by Google. We use reports provided by Google Analytics to help us understand the Site's traffic, and web page usage. For more information concerning Google Analytics and how it collects and processes data please see “How Google Uses Data When You Use Our Partners Web Sites or Apps” located at www.google.com/policies/privacy/partners. We use the information provided by these tools to improve our services and our online advertisements. These tools place session and persistent cookies in your browser to identify you as a unique user the next time you visit our Website. Each cookie cannot be used by anyone other than the service provider (e.g., Google Analytics).

Third-Party Websites

For your convenience, our Site may contain links to websites owned and operated by third parties. Please note that the Company does not control such third-party websites, the content of these sites, any products or services that may be offered through these sites, or any other use of the linked sites. These other websites may send their own cookies to visitors, collect data, or solicit personal information, and the privacy policies of these other sites may be significantly different from this Privacy Policy. Your access to and use of such websites is governed by the terms of use and policies of those sites and shall be at your own risk. The Company is not responsible for the privacy practices of these other sites and cannot guarantee the security of any information collected by any linked or other third-party website. Similarly, this Privacy Policy does not apply to the sites of other companies affiliated with the Company. Your use of those websites is governed by any policies existing on or applicable to those websites. The Company encourages you to review the privacy policy of any company or website before submitting your personal information.

How We Use Your Information

We want to provide you with the best possible experience and fulfill your orders as you've requested. In order to do this, we collect personal information that allows us to:

  • Answer your questions;
  • Provide you with excellent customer service;
  • Process and track your order;
  • Obtain and make payments;
  • Provide the products and services you request;
  • Contact you about the status of an order;
  • Send you promotional offers we believe will be of interest to you;
  • Send you email updates;
  • Identify your product and service preferences;
  • Customize our communications to you;
  • Provide information concerning products or service you have purchased;
  • Improve our product and service selection and customer service; and
  • Engage in other activities in the normal course of selling online writing and communication courses.

Sharing of Information

The Company does not sell, rent, trade, or otherwise disclose personal information, except as described in this Privacy Policy or with your consent. We may share your information among our affiliates. We may share your information among our affiliates and with third parties that we believe may provide services of interest to you. We may from time to time transfer information to third parties who analyze such information on behalf of the Company. We also may share the information with third-party service providers we have retained to perform services on our behalf to help with our business activities. These service providers are not authorized by us to use or disclose the information except as necessary to perform services on our behalf or to comply with legal requirements.

We may disclose information about you (i) if we are required to do so by law, court order, or legal process; (ii) in response to lawful requests by public authorities, including to meet national security or law enforcement requirements; (iii) under the discovery process in litigation or arbitration; (iv) to enforce the Company's policies, contracts, or other rights; (v) to collect amounts owed to the Company; (vi) when we believe disclosure is necessary or appropriate to prevent physical harm or financial loss or in connection with an investigation or prosecution of suspected or actual illegal activity; or (vii) if in good faith we believe that disclosure is otherwise necessary or advisable. In addition, from time to time, server logs may be reviewed for security purposes – e.g., to detect unauthorized activity on the Site. In such cases, server log data containing IP addresses may be shared with law enforcement bodies in order that they may identify users in connection with their investigation of the unauthorized activities.

We reserve the right to disclose or transfer any information we have about you in the event of a proposed or actual reorganization, sale, lease, merger, joint venture, assignment, amalgamation, or any other type of acquisition, disposal, or financing of all or any portion of the Company or of any of our assets (including should we become insolvent, enter into receivership, or any similar event occur). Should such an event take place, we will endeavor to direct the transferee to use personal information in a manner that is consistent with this Privacy Policy.

Security

We maintain commercially reasonable procedures and technology designed to prevent the unauthorized access of your information that you provide to us. The Site has reasonable technical and organizational security measures in place to protect the loss, misuse, or alteration of information under our control. However, we cannot guarantee that unauthorized third parties will never be able to defeat those security measures. We periodically update and test our technology in order to improve the protection of information.

If you believe your information has been accessed in an unauthorized manner, please contact us immediately.

Legally Compelled Disclosure

We will also disclose your personal information when required to do so by law, for example, in response to a court order or a subpoena or other legal obligation, in response to a law enforcement agency's request, or in special cases when we have reason to believe that disclosing your personal information is necessary to identify, contact, or bring legal action against someone who may be causing injury to or interference with (whether intentionally or unintentionally) our rights or property. You should also be aware that courts of equity, such as U.S. Bankruptcy Courts, may have the authority under certain circumstances to permit your personal information to be shared or transferred to third parties without your permission. If you object to your personal information being used in this manner, please do not register with or use the Site.

Privacy Policy for Children. This Site is not directed to children. We do not knowingly collect information from children under the age of 13 on the Site. If you are under the age of 13, please do not provide any personal information to us. If we become aware that we have collected personal information from a child under the age of 13, we will make commercially reasonable efforts to delete such information from our database.

Transfer of Personal Information

The Company is based in the United States, and our Site is designed for users from the United States. Any information collected through the Site or electronic communications as described in this Privacy Policy may be stored and processed in the United States or any other country in which the Company or its affiliates or service providers maintain facilities. The United States is not recognized as having adequate safeguards. If you are located outside of the United States, please note that we may transfer information, including personal information, to a country and jurisdiction that does not have the same data protection laws as your jurisdiction, and you consent to the transfer of information to the United States.

Retention

We will retain the personal information we receive as described in this Privacy Policy for as long as necessary to fulfill the purpose(s) for which it was collected, provide our services, resolve disputes, establish legal defenses, conduct audits, pursue legitimate business purposes, enforce our agreements, and comply with all applicable laws and in accordance with our routine information storage policies.

Terms of Use. Please take the time to read our Terms of Use at https://writeforbusiness.com/legal. These terms govern our interactions as a legal contract, and we welcome and encourage the time you spend becoming familiar with these legal terms.

Access to Your Information; Contact Information

You have the right to access, correct, or delete your personal information in certain circumstances. You also have the right to withdraw any consent you have given the Company to process your personal information. If you have questions about the personal information the Company has about you; need to modify, access, or delete your information; or want to withdraw your consent to process your personal information, you can contact us as provided below.

You can opt-out of receiving marketing and promotional emails from the Company by using the opt-out or unsubscribe feature contained in our emails.

If you are a California resident, we will not discriminate against you for exercising any of your rights under the California Consumer Protection Act of 2018 ("CCPA").

  1. Send an email to contact@writeforbusiness.com.
  2. Send a request by mail to Write for Business, 772 W. Main St, Suite 302, Lake Geneva, WI 53147.
  3. Call 1-800-261-0637.

Changes and Updates to this Privacy Policy

If you choose to visit our Site, your visit and any disputes over privacy are subject to this Privacy Policy. We reserve the right to change this Privacy Policy at any time without notice except as otherwise provided here. Please check back periodically to see if our Privacy Policy has been updated. Your continued use of the Site constitutes your agreement to the terms of this Privacy Policy and any future versions of this Privacy Policy.

Governing Law and Jurisdiction

Unless otherwise required by applicable law, this Privacy Policy, and the Company's collection and use of personal information, shall be governed and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the United States and the State of Wisconsin. Unless prohibited by law, any disputes arising out of this policy shall be adjudicated in either Walworth or Waukesha County, Wisconsin, or a federal court of competent jurisdiction in the Eastern District of the State of Wisconsin.