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Privacy Policy

We receive, collect and store any information you enter on our website or provide us in any other way. In addition, we collect the Internet Protocol (IP) address used to connect your computer to the Internet; login; full name, email address, and phone number; password; computer and connection information and purchase history. We may use software tools to measure and collect session information, including page response times, length of visits to certain pages, page interaction information, and methods used to browse away from the page. We also collect personally identifiable information (including full name, email, phone number, communications); FAA certificate information (certificate number and certificate type); payment details (including credit card information), comments, feedback, product reviews, recommendations, and personal profile.

When you conduct a transaction, create an account, or fill out a form on our website, as part of the process, we collect personal information you give us such as your full name, email address, phone number, and FAA certificate information. Your personal information will be used for the specific reasons stated herein only.

We collect such Non-personal and Personal Information for the following purposes:

  1. To provide and operate the Services;

  2. To provide our Users with ongoing customer assistance and technical support;

  3. To be able to contact our Visitors and Users with general or personalized service-related notices and promotional messages;

  4. To create aggregated statistical data and other aggregated and/or inferred Non-personal Information, which we or our business partners may use to provide and improve our respective services;

  5. To comply with any applicable laws and regulations.

Our company is hosted on the Wix.com platform. Wix.com provides us with the online platform that allows us to sell our products and services to you. Your data may be stored through Wix.com’s data storage, databases and the general Wix.com applications. They store your data on secure servers behind a firewall. Additionally, the privacy policy of Wix applies in addition to this privacy policy as they host our website.

All direct payment gateways offered by Wix.com and used by our company adhere to the standards set by PCI-DSS as managed by the PCI Security Standards Council, which is a joint effort of brands like Visa, MasterCard, American Express and Discover. PCI-DSS requirements help ensure the secure handling of credit card information by our store and its service providers.

We may contact you to notify you regarding your account, to troubleshoot problems with your account, to resolve a dispute, to collect fees or monies owed, to poll your opinions through surveys or questionnaires, to send updates about our company, or as otherwise necessary to contact you to enforce our User Agreement, applicable national laws, and any agreement we may have with you. For these purposes we may contact you via email, telephone, text messages, and postal mail.

Cookies

We use cookies and similar technologies to improve site performance, analyze usage, and provide personalized content. You can control cookie settings in your browser or opt out of Google Analytics tracking.

Types of Cookies Used can be found at:
https://support.wix.com/en/article/cookies-and-your-wix-site

The following links explain how to access cookie settings in various browsers:

Cookie settings in Firefox

Cookie settings in Internet Explorer

Cookie settings in Google Chrome

Cookie settings in Safari (OS X)

Cookie settings in Safari (iOS)

Cookie settings in Android

To opt out of being tracked by Google Analytics across all websites, visit this link: http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.

If you don’t want us to process your data anymore, please contact us at thecheckrideguide@gmail.com.

Geographic Scope

The Checkride Guide services and the collection, use, and storage of personal information are intended for users located in the United States only. By using our website, you acknowledge that the service is intended for U.S. residents, and we do not guarantee compliance with privacy or data protection laws outside the United States. Use of the site from other countries is prohibited and at your own risk. Our site is intended only for use within the United States of America. If you access our site and are located in the European Union, we process your data under the lawful bases of consent, contractual necessity, or legitimate interest. Personal data may be transferred outside the EU for storage or processing purposes, including to the United States.

Third-Party Links

Our Services may contain links to other websites or services. We are not responsible for such websites’ or services’ privacy practices. We encourage you to be aware when you leave our Services and to read the privacy statements of each and every website and service you visit before providing your Personal Information. This Privacy Policy does not apply to such linked third party websites and services.

Data Retention

We retain your personal information for as long as necessary to provide our services or fulfill the purposes described in this Privacy Policy. Personal information will be kept unless you request that it be deleted, in which case we will remove it from our systems, subject to any legal or contractual obligations that require retention.

Your Rights

Depending on your location, you may have rights to access, correct, or delete your personal information, or to restrict or object to certain processing. You may exercise these rights by contacting us at thecheckrideguide@gmail.com.

Marketing Communications

We may send you promotional emails or messages. By submitting any of the forms on our website you agree to be contacted regarding the form you submitted. You may opt out at any time by contacting us at thecheckrideguide@gmail.com.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We reserve the right to modify this privacy policy at any time, so please review it frequently. Changes and clarifications will take effect immediately upon their posting on the website. If we make material changes to this policy, we will notify you here that it has been updated, so that you are aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances, if any, we use and/or disclose it.

 

Contact Us

If you would like to: access, correct, amend or delete any personal information we have about you, contact us at thecheckrideguide@gmail.com.

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