The following Privacy Policy governs the online information collection practices of Fertility Continuing Education (“we” or “us”). Specifically, it outlines the types of information that we gather about you while you are using the fertilityce.com website (the “Site”), and the ways in which we use this information.
This Privacy Policy, including our children’s privacy statement, does not apply to any information you may provide to us or that we may collect offline and/or through other means (for example, at a live event, via telephone, or through the mail).
By visiting and using the Site, you agree that your use of the Site, and any privacy-related disputes, are governed by this Privacy Policy. Because the Web continues to evolve, we may update this Privacy Policy in the future. If we do, we will post the changes on this website and update the Effective Date to reflect when they were made. Your continued use of the Site after any changes are posted means you accept the revised Privacy Policy.
We may collect and store personal or other information that you voluntarily supply to us online while using the Site. We only contact individuals who specifically request that we do so or if they have signed up to receive our messaging, attended one of our events, or have purchased one of our products.
We collect personally identifying information from our users during online registration and online purchasing. Generally, this information includes name and e-mail address for registration or opt-in purposes and name, postal address, and credit card information when registering for our events or purchasing our products. All this information is provided to us by you.
We also collect and store information that is generated automatically as you navigate online through the Site. For example, we may collect information about your computer’s connection to the Internet, which allows us, among other things, to improve the delivery of our web pages to you and to measure traffic on the Site. We also may use a standard feature found in browser software called a “cookie” to enhance your experience with the Site. Cookies are small files that your web browser places on your hard drive for record-keeping purposes. By showing how and when visitors use the Site, cookies help us deliver advertisements, identify how many unique users visit us, and track user trends and patterns. They also prevent you from having to re-enter your preferences on certain areas of the Site where you may have entered preference information before. The Site also may use web beacons (single-pixel graphic files also known as “transparent GIFs”) to access cookies and to count users who visit the Site or open HTML-formatted email messages.
We use the information we collect from you while you are using the Site in a variety of ways, including using the information to customize features; advertising that appear on the Site; and, making other offers available to you via email, direct mail or otherwise. We also may provide your information to third parties, such as service providers, contractors and third-party publishers and advertisers for a variety of purposes. Unless you inform us in accordance with the process described below, we reserve the right to use, and to disclose to third parties, all of the information collected from and about you while you are using the Site in any way and for any purpose, such as to enable us or a third party to provide you with information about products and services.
If you do not wish your information to be used for these purposes, please send an email to our Privacy Coordinator at drnora@rogers.com requesting to be removed from our marketing lists.
Please keep in mind that whenever you voluntarily make your personal information available for viewing by third parties online — for example on message boards, web logs, through email, or in chat areas — that information can be seen, collected and used by others besides us. We cannot be responsible for any unauthorized third-party use of such information.
Some of our third-party advertisers and ad servers that place and present advertising on the Site also may collect information from you via cookies, web beacons or similar technologies. The use and collection of your information by these third-party advertisers and ad servers is governed by the relevant third-party’s privacy policy and is not covered by our Privacy Policy. If you have any concerns about a third party’s use of cookies or web beacons or use of your information, you should visit that party’s website and review its privacy policy.
The Site may include links to other websites and provides access to products and services offered by third parties, whose privacy policies we do not control. When you access another website or purchase third-party products or services through the Site, use of any information you provide is governed by the privacy policy of the operator of the site you are visiting or the provider of such products or services.
We may also make some content, products and services available through our Site or by emailing messages to you through cooperative relationships with third-party providers, where the brands of our provider partner appear on the Site in connection with such content, products and/or services. We may share with our provider partner any information you provide, or that is collected, while visiting any pages that are made available in cooperation with our provider partner. If you have any questions regarding the privacy policy of one of our provider partners, you should contact the provider partner directly for more information.
Be aware that we may occasionally release information about our visitors when release is appropriate to comply with law or to protect the rights, property or safety of users of the Site or the public.
Please also note that as our business grows, we may buy or sell various assets. In the unlikely event that we sell some or all our assets, or one or more of our websites is acquired by another company, information about our users may be among the transferred assets.
We also use Google Analytics Advertiser Features to optimize our business. Advertiser features include:
By enabling these Google Analytics Display features, we are required to notify our visitors by disclosing the use of these features and that we and third-party vendors use first-party cookies (such as the Google Analytics cookie) or other first-party identifiers, and third-party cookies (such as the DoubleClick cookie) or other third-party identifiers together to gather data about your activities on our Site. Among other uses, this allows us to contact you if you begin to fill out our check-out form but abandon it before completion with an email reminding you to complete your order. The “Remarketing” feature allows us to reach people who previously visited our Site and match the right audience with the right advertising message.
You can opt out of Google's use of cookies by visiting Google's ad settings and/or you may opt out of a third-party vendor's use of cookies by visiting the Network Advertising Initiative opt-out page.
As advertisers on Facebook and through our Facebook page, we (not Facebook) may collect content or information from a Facebook user and such information may be used in the same manner specified in this Privacy Policy. You consent to our collection of such information.
We abide by Facebook’s Data Use Restrictions:
The GDPR took effect on May 25, 2018, and is intended to protect the data of European Union (EU) citizens. As a company that markets its site, content, products and/or services online, we do not specifically target our marketing to the EU or conduct business in or to the EU in any meaningful way. If the data that you provide to us during your use of our site, content, products and/or services is governed by GDPR, we will abide by the relevant portions of the Regulation.
If you are a resident of the European Economic Area (EEA), or are accessing this site from within the EEA, you may have the right to request access to, correction of, deletion of, portability of, and restriction or objection to processing of your personal data, from us. This includes the “right to be forgotten.”
Lawful Basis for Processing — Under the GDPR, we must have a valid legal reason to process your personal data. We rely on the following lawful bases:
When you explicitly sign up for our newsletter, opt-in to receive our messaging, or agree to our tracking cookies, you give us clear consent to process your data. You can withdraw this consent at any time by clicking the "unsubscribe" link in any email or by contacting us directly.
When you purchase our products, sign up for a paid course, or register for an event, we must process your personal information (such as your name, email, and billing details) to fulfill our contractual obligation to deliver those services to you.
We process automatically generated technical data (like IP addresses and browsing behavior) where it is necessary for our legitimate business interests, provided those interests do not override your fundamental rights. This includes maintaining site security, preventing fraudulent transactions, and understanding how visitors interact with our content to improve our offerings.
International Data Transfers — Because our servers and third-party service providers are located outside of the EEA — primarily in Canada and the United States — your personal data will be transferred across borders and processed internationally. To ensure your data remains strictly protected when it leaves the EU, we rely on the following transfer mechanisms:
For data transferred to and processed in Canada, we rely on the European Commission's Adequacy Decision, which recognizes Canadian privacy laws (PIPEDA) as providing an equivalent level of data protection to that of the EU.
For data transferred to third-party vendors and platforms based in the United States or other non-EU countries (such as our email list servers, payment processors, or analytics tools), we ensure that our data processing agreements incorporate the European Commission's approved Standard Contractual Clauses.
To make any of these requests, please contact our GDPR contact: info@fertilityce.com
If you are a resident of Canada, our collection, use, and disclosure of your personal information are governed by the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) and applicable provincial privacy laws. We adhere to the following principles to protect your data:
We only collect, use, or disclose your personal data with your knowledge and consent, except where frequently permitted or required by law. You may withdraw your consent at any time by contacting us.
You have the right to challenge the accuracy and completeness of the personal information we hold about you and have it amended as appropriate. You may also request access to the personal data we store about you.
We use appropriate security safeguards (such as secure servers and encrypted platforms) to protect your data against loss, theft, or unauthorized access.
To exercise your rights under Canadian privacy law, or if you have questions about our data practices, please contact our designated Privacy Officer: info@fertilityce.com
Depending on the U.S. state you reside in (including California, Virginia, Colorado, Connecticut, Utah, Texas, and others), you may have specific statutory rights regarding your personal information.
While we do not meet the legal threshold requirements that mandate strict compliance with all these comprehensive state acts, we voluntarily respect our users’ privacy and aim to provide the following rights to all U.S. residents where feasible:
The right to request disclosure of the specific pieces and categories of personal information we have collected about you, the sources from which it was collected, and the categories of third parties with whom we share it.
The right to request that we delete personal information we have collected from you, subject to certain exceptions (such as maintaining records for legal or tax purposes).
The right to request that we correct inaccurate personal information that we maintain about you.
We do not sell your personal data for monetary compensation. However, our use of third-party tracking cookies (like Google Analytics or Facebook pixels) may be considered "sharing" for targeted advertising under some state laws. You can opt out of this via your browser settings or the opt-out links provided in the Google Analytics section of this policy.
We will not discriminate against you for exercising any of your privacy rights.
Our Site does not currently respond to browser ‘Do Not Track’ signals, as no uniform industry standard has been established.
To exercise any of these rights, please submit a request to our U.S. Privacy Coordinator (include your state of residence): info@fertilityce.com
This children’s privacy statement explains our practices with respect to the online collection and use of personal information from children under the age of thirteen and provides important information regarding their rights under federal law with respect to such information.
Your information is stored at the list server that delivers our content and messaging. Your information can only be accessed by those who help manage those lists to deliver e-mail to those who would like to receive our material.
All the messaging or emails that are sent to you include an unsubscribe link. You can remove yourself at any time from our mailing list by clicking on the unsubscribe link that can be found in every communication that we send you.
This policy may be changed at any time at our discretion. If we should update this policy, we will post the updates to this page on our website.
If you have any questions or concerns regarding our privacy policy, please direct them to: info@fertilityce.com