Nearpeer, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Nearpeer,” “us,” “we,” or “our”) respects your privacy. We created this Privacy Policy to let you know what information we collect when you access and use our Website, or create an account via the Service, and how we use it, as well as our information sharing and protection practices. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to such terms set forth in the Nearpeer Terms of Service.
This Privacy Policy applies to:
This Privacy Policy does not apply to:
Please read this Privacy Policy carefully and save it. If you do not agree with it, you should not access or use the Service. By using the Service or by submitting electronic communications to us through the Service, you consent to the practices prescribed in this Privacy Policy.
Please keep in mind that whenever you voluntarily disclose Information through any public-facing features of the Service (for example, via public forums), that Information can be collected and used by others. You submit this Information at your own risk. We are not responsible for the security or privacy of any Information you choose to submit in connection with these public features.
Except as described in this Privacy Policy or in our Terms of Service or similar document, Personal Information, Technical Information, Geo-Location Information and Online Tracking Information (collectively, “Information”) that you provide or that we collect will be kept confidential and used to support your relationship with Nearpeer.
We may use your Information, including your Personal Information, as follows:
You own all right, title, and interest in and to any data (excluding Technical Information) that we collect from you via your use of and interaction with the Service (“Data”). We do not consider this to be Personal Information. You also grant to us a non-exclusive, transferable, sublicensable, royalty free license to use any data we collect based on your use of the Service in order to provide, monitor and improve the Service and to compile, synthesize and analyze this Data (“Blind Data”), such as to generate anonymous usage statistics. If we generate Blind Data, it will be owned by us and we may use it for any lawful business purpose. Any Blind Data will not personally identify you or the source of the Data.
Except as described in this Privacy Policy, Nearpeer does not share, rent or sell your Personal Information collected through the Service with third parties.
Nearpeer or its agents, vendors or contractors may disclose Information, including your Personal Information, to third parties in the following circumstances:
We maintain physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards designed to protect the Information. These safeguards include storing your Information on our secure servers behind firewalls and using encryption technology. Despite the actions and precautions we take, no data transmissions over the Internet can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. Consequently, we cannot ensure or warrant the security of the Information and you acknowledge and agree that you transmit it to us at your own risk.
We may provide links to third-party websites through the Service or in other communications to you. These links may appear as a specific domain name or URL or may be activated by clicking on an advertisement or other icon or graphic. Please be aware that other websites and services, including the websites of third parties that you connect with through the Service, may collect personally identifiable information about you. We cannot control and are not responsible for the information collection practices of any third-party websites, services or applications. We encourage you to carefully review their terms of use, privacy policies, and any other legal notifications before using or providing information through such websites, services or applications.
Further, the Service may employ third party technologies that require you to accept such third party’s terms. This Privacy Policy does not cover the information practices of those third-party technologies.
Information collected from you may be stored and processed in the United States or any other country in which Nearpeer or its affiliates, subsidiaries, agents or contractors maintain facilities. If you are accessing the Service from the European Union or other regions with laws governing data collection and use, please note that you are agreeing to the transfer of your data to the United States and processing globally. By providing your Information, you consent to any transfer and processing in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
The Website are not intended for children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect Information from children under 13. If you believe that we may have collected Information from a child under the age of 13, please contact us at privacy@nearpeer.net.
We may need to communicate with you about the Service, and we would like to make certain commercial offers available to you from time to time. As such, by creating an account on the Service or signing up for a newsletter that we may offer, you consent to receive commercial messages (whether by phone, email, text or push notifications) from us or our third-party partners, and acknowledge and agree that your primary phone numbers and email addresses and other information may be used for the purpose of initiating commercial messages. We will allow you to opt-out of receiving commercial messages, but in order to stop receiving any messages from us whatsoever (including administrative messages regarding the Service), you will need to terminate your account.
You may update or correct your profile information and preferences at any time by accessing your account settings pages from within the Nearpeer application. You may permanently close your account, and optionally request that all of your data be permanently deleted from our systems, from within the Nearpeer application via the “Support” section. Alternatively, you can contact us directly at “administrator@nearpeer.net” to request that your account be closed and/or that your data is permanently deleted from our systems.
Depending on your browser, you may be able to remove and reject cookies from our Website by changing your browser settings. The default setting of many browsers is set to accept cookies until you change your settings. Please note that if you disable or refuse cookies, certain features of the Service may become inaccessible or may not function properly.
If you are a California resident, you may have certain additional rights. California Civil Code Section 1798.83 permits you to request information regarding the disclosure of your personal information by Nearpeer to third parties for the third parties’ direct marketing purposes. To make such a request, please send an email to privacy@nearpeer.net or write us at: Nearpeer, Inc., 63 Federal St, Portland, ME 04101
The personal information collected as you use Nearpeer is to enable you to engage with other learners and take advantage of the intended benefits of the platform, to allow Athabasca University to administer, assess, and review the effectiveness and suitability of Nearpeer at AU, and to enhance learner engagement with Athabasca University. This personal information is being collected under the authority of Section 33(c) of Alberta's Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.
Nearpeer is a University-sponsored activity and falls under Athabasca University's code of conduct. If you have any questions about the collection and use of this information, please contact Richard MacLeod, Director of Strategic Enrollment Management at rmacleod@athabascau.ca.
This is our entire Privacy Policy and it replaces any earlier version. We may change this Privacy Policy by posting a new version on the Service or Website, and it is your responsibility to review this Privacy Policy periodically. If we make material changes to our practices regarding the collection, use and sharing of your Personal Information, we will notify you via e-mail to the email address you provide to us and/or through a notice on the Service.
When we do change the Privacy Policy, we will also revise the “revised” date. Your continued use of the Service after such date constitutes your agreement to this Privacy Policy and any updates.
For questions or comments regarding this Privacy Policy, please contact us at 63 Federal St, Portland, ME 04101, 207-615-0414 and privacy@nearpeer.net