This notice regards the management of information collected by The McCalmon Group Inc. (“McCalmon”), as licensor of the website ("Site"). McCalmon may license use of the Site to a third-party organization (“Sponsor”) who may customize the Site and make it available to their clients, customers, and others related to their organization. Information received and utilized depends primarily upon user activity when visiting the Site. This notice does not pertain to information collected by McCalmon in ways or methods outside of the use of the Site.

TYPES OF USERS

There are three types of users of the Site:

1. Users who are registered onto the Site, are approved by McCalmon or approved by a Sponsor to use the Site, and are provided a valid username and password.
2. Users with access to the Site’s Premium Services are referred to as Subscribers. Premium Services are content and services available for purchase from McCalmon or purchased by a Sponsor on behalf of a user.
3. Non-subscribers are users who have not registered onto the Site. Non-subscribers may only visit the public pages of the Site.

THE INFORMATION COLLECTED

The Site does not automatically collect personally identifiable information from each user, Subscriber, or non-subscriber who visits the public access pages of the Site.

The Site does track the number of visits to the Site by a user or Subscriber. McCalmon does compile statistics on the numbers and frequency of visitors to the Site. These statistics are used to improve the Site and provide information to the Sponsor regarding usage of a licensed Site. These statistics are general in nature and do not provide specific information about users.

McCalmon collects information on specific organizations and personal data of individual users. Information about specific organizations is provided to a Sponsor to determine usage by that organization. Additionally, an organization or employer who is utilizing the Site may view personal data submitted by individual users as well as their usage including, but not limited to, usage of the online training services and how well the user performed.

More specific information is collected from Subscribers, including email addresses, preferably work email addresses, and other information for identification and communication purposes. Email addresses are used to provide information to Subscribers about the Site, including new content posted onto the Site. This specific information allows us to assist with customer service and technical support issues or to follow up after a visit to the Site.

The Site does recognize the home server of non-subscribers, but not email addresses.

DATA SECURITY

McCalmon implements a variety of security measures to protect your personal information. However, no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is 100 percent secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

HOW WE USE THE INFORMATION COLLECTED

McCalmon shares personal data collected from you with Sponsors, subscribing organizations, agents, and contractors who may use the data in connection with their relationship with McCalmon, the Sponsor, or the workplace.

McCalmon does not sell, or provide, specific information about an organization or personal data of an individualized user to any third party for any purpose with the following exceptions:

• McCalmon may share your information with third-party service providers who assist us in operating our website and providing our services.
• McCalmon may disclose your information if required by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities.

PUBLIC FORUMS

Some Site users may make use of suggestion boxes, calendars, polls, and other public forum information. Any information that is disclosed in these areas becomes public information, and users are admonished to exercise caution when using such functions and features.

COOKIES

Cookies are small bits of text that can be placed by the web servers that maintain the Site into a file on your computer. When you register onto the Site, we may use essential and/or technical cookies or cookies to save your preferences and login information so that the information does not have to be re-entered each time the Site is visited. If services or products are purchased on the Site, then cookies are used to assist in that function, such as keeping track of shopping cart information and its content as utilized by the Site.

Our use of cookies is limited to essential cookies in the form of session cookies which are necessary to provide the services available through the Site and enable use of some Site features. Such cookies help authenticate users and prevent fraudulent use of user accounts. Without use of these cookies, services on Site cannot be provided.

Some functionality on this Site may be operated and/or provided by a third-party vendor, who may use cookies as part of their services provided on this Site. When using such a feature operated by a third-party, you are admonished to read the privacy policy, including the cookies policy, belonging to such third parties. McCalmon shall not be liable for any damages or losses arising from failure to read, consent to, and/or opt-out of cookies used by third parties.

Your choices regarding cookies:

• If you would prefer to avoid the use of cookies on this Site, you must disable the use of cookies in your browser and delete the cookies saved in your browser associated with this Site. If you would like to delete cookies or instruct your browser to refuse cookies, visit the help pages of your browser.
• You may not prevent the use of essential cookies on this Site as these cookies are used for activities that are strictly necessary to deliver the service you requested from McCalmon, and therefore do not require your consent.
• If you do not accept the use of cookies on this Site, you may experience inconvenience while using the Site and some features may not function properly. McCalmon does not guarantee that the Site will function fully, properly, or in an error-free manner without the use of cookies.

LINKS TO OTHER SITES

The Site may directly or indirectly provide links to, or accept links from, websites of other parties for convenience. We do not control or maintain the material presented by third-party websites. The inclusion of any link on this Site does not imply any association or relationship between McCalmon or the Sponsor and the person or organization sponsoring the linked site, nor does it constitute or imply endorsement, approval, or sponsorship of the linked site by McCalmon or the Sponsor, or the endorsement, approval, or sponsorship of McCalmon or the Sponsor, by the owner or proprietor of the linked site. The links do not imply legal authority to use any protected rights of others reflected in the links. We do not assume any responsibility for the content, accuracy, or completeness of material presented directly or indirectly in linked sites. If you use any of these links, you will leave the Site and use the material from those links at your own risk.

CONFIDENTIALITY OF SUBMITTED INFORMATION

If you choose to contact McCalmon, the Sponsor, or a contributing author via email, please do not use confidential information. Your communications by email to an author, even a licensed attorney, does not mean they represent you and your communications will not be considered confidential or privileged, and may be freely disclosed to others.

Therefore, McCalmon and the Sponsor may share the information on the Site as described above.

CHANGES TO SITE POLICIES

Please note that McCalmon reserves the right to change this Privacy Notice with or without notice at its discretion.

We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Notice on the Site or via email. Your continued use of the Site after any changes indicates your acceptance of the updated Privacy Notice.

DATA OWNERSHIP

By using the Site, you acknowledge and agree that all data collected, processed, and stored by McCalmon, including, but not limited to, personal information, usage data, and any other data generated through your interaction with the Site, is the sole property of McCalmon. McCalmon retains all rights, title, and interest in and to such data, and you grant McCalmon a perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide, royalty-free license to use, modify, and distribute this data for any lawful purpose, including, but not limited to, improving our services, conducting research, and complying with legal obligations.

YOUR RIGHTS

You have the right to access, correct, or delete your personal information. You can also object to or restrict the processing of your data. To exercise these rights, please contact us at questions@mccalmon.com.

CONTACT US

If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Notice, please contact us at questions@mccalmon.com.