Introduction
Welcome to Dmitry Rozov Podology Education. We are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring the security of your personal information. This Privacy Policy describes how we collect, use, process, and disclose your data when you visit our website, register for courses, or use our educational services.
Interpretation and Definitions
Words with capitalized initial letters have specific meanings defined below. This policy applies regardless of the device you use to access our services (computer, phone, tablet).
1. Information We Collect
We may collect the following types of information to provide you with access to our educational programs and improve our services:
- Personal Identification Information: Full name, email address, phone number, country of residence, and professional qualifications (if applicable for podology courses).
- Payment Data: Billing address and transaction details. Note: We do not store full credit card information. Payments are processed securely by third-party payment processors (e.g., Stripe, PayPal).
- Usage Data: Information on how you use our website, course progress, IP address, browser type, and pages visited. This is collected automatically via cookies and analytics tools.
- Communications: Records of your conversations with us when you request support or ask questions about the courses.
2. How We Use Your Information
We use the collected data for the following purposes:
- To provide and maintain our educational service (granting access to courses, issuing certificates).
- To process payments and prevent fraud.
- To communicate with you about updates, new courses, or important changes (you can opt out of marketing emails at any time).
- To improve our website and teaching materials based on how students interact with them.
- To comply with legal obligations.
3. Data Sharing and Disclosure: General Policy
We value your trust and do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information to third parties for their marketing purposes.
We may share your data only in the following specific situations:
- Service Providers: We engage trusted third-party companies to facilitate our service (e.g., email delivery like Mailchimp, cloud hosting, analytics). These providers are contractually obligated to protect your data and use it only for the services we specify.
- Educational Partners: If we collaborate with other organizations or guest experts to offer specialized training programs, we will share your information only with your explicit prior consent.
- Legal Requirements: We may disclose your information if required to do so by law (e.g., subpoena) or if we believe such action is necessary to comply with legal obligations, protect our rights, or ensure the safety of our users.
- Business Transfers: In the event of a merger, acquisition, or asset sale, your personal data may be transferred. We will notify you before your information becomes subject to a different privacy policy.
4. Photography and Video Recording (Media Release)
During our offline, hands-on training sessions, we may take photographs or record videos for educational, promotional, and certification purposes. By attending these sessions, you consent to the use of your image or voice in our training materials, website, and social media channels. We strictly respect the privacy and dignity of real models and patients, ensuring no sensitive medical information or identifiable patient faces are published without explicit separate consent.
5. Cookies and Tracking Technologies
We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity on our website and store certain information. You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent.
6. Data Retention
We will retain your personal information only for as long as necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy, or to comply with legal obligations (e.g., retaining financial records for tax purposes).
7. Your Data Protection Rights (GDPR & CCPA)
Depending on your location, you may have the following rights regarding your personal data:
- The right to access the personal information we hold about you.
- The right to rectification – to ask us to correct inaccurate data.
- The right to erasure (“the right to be forgotten”) – to request deletion of your data, subject to certain conditions.
- The right to restrict processing – to object to how we use your data.
- The right to data portability – to receive a copy of your data in a structured format.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details below.
8. Security of Your Information
We use administrative, technical, and physical security measures to protect your personal information. However, please remember that no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure.
9. Children’s Privacy
Our services are intended for adult learners and professionals. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 16.
10. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the “Last updated” date at the top.
11. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or would like to request access to your data, please contact us:
Email: moc.tsigolodopeht@ofni