Your privacy is important to us
Effective Date: January 13, 2025 | Last Updated: January 13, 2025
French Language Culture Training Center LLC, doing business as FLC Academy ("FLC Academy," "Company," "we," "us," or "our"), is committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring you have a positive experience on our website and when using our educational services.
This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website flcacademy.com ("Website"), enroll in our educational programs, or otherwise interact with us ("Services"). Please read this Privacy Policy carefully. By accessing or using our Services, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by this Privacy Policy.
If you do not agree with the terms of this Privacy Policy, please do not access the Website or use our Services.
We collect information that you provide directly to us, information collected automatically when you use our Services, and information from third-party sources.
We may collect the following types of information when you register for an account, enroll in a course, contact us, or otherwise interact with our Services:
When you access our Website or use our Services, we may automatically collect certain information, including:
We may receive information about you from third parties, including:
We use the information we collect for various purposes, including to:
We may share your information in the following circumstances:
We may share your information with third-party vendors, consultants, and service providers who perform services on our behalf, such as:
These service providers are contractually obligated to protect your information and may only use it to provide services to us.
With your consent, we may share your information with educational institutions, testing organizations, or certification bodies for purposes such as:
We may disclose your information if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g., court orders, subpoenas, or government regulations).
We may disclose your information when we believe it is necessary to:
In the event of a merger, acquisition, reorganization, bankruptcy, or sale of all or a portion of our assets, your information may be transferred as part of that transaction. We will notify you of any such change and the choices you may have regarding your information.
We may share aggregated or de-identified information that cannot reasonably be used to identify you for research, marketing, analytics, or other purposes.
We retain your personal information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, including to satisfy any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements.
The retention period may vary depending on the context of our relationship with you and the type of information. Generally:
When we no longer need your personal information, we will securely delete or anonymize it.
We implement appropriate technical and organizational security measures designed to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, and destruction. These measures include:
However, no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.
We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to collect and track information about your use of our Website and Services.
Cookies are small data files placed on your device when you visit a website. They help websites remember your preferences and understand how you interact with the site.
Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can typically:
Please note that blocking certain cookies may affect the functionality of our Website.
Depending on your location, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information:
You have the right to request access to the personal information we hold about you and to receive a copy of that information in a portable format.
You have the right to request that we correct any inaccurate or incomplete personal information.
You have the right to request that we delete your personal information, subject to certain exceptions (such as legal retention requirements).
You have the right to opt out of receiving marketing communications from us. You can do this by:
You may have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal information in certain circumstances.
You may have the right to object to our processing of your personal information based on legitimate interests.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at contact@flcacademy.com. We will respond to your request within a reasonable timeframe, typically within 30 days. We may need to verify your identity before processing your request.
Our Services are not intended for children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If we learn that we have collected personal information from a child under 13 without parental consent, we will take steps to delete that information as quickly as possible.
For students between 13 and 17, parental or guardian consent is required for enrollment, and the parent or guardian agrees to this Privacy Policy on the minor's behalf.
If you believe we have collected information from a child under 13, please contact us immediately at contact@flcacademy.com.
FLC Academy is based in the United States. If you are accessing our Services from outside the United States, please be aware that your information may be transferred to, stored, and processed in the United States or other countries where our service providers operate.
By using our Services, you consent to the transfer of your information to the United States and other countries that may have different data protection laws than your country of residence.
We take appropriate safeguards to ensure that your personal information remains protected in accordance with this Privacy Policy when transferred internationally.
Our Website may contain links to third-party websites, services, or applications that are not operated by us. This Privacy Policy does not apply to those third-party services.
We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any third-party services you access through our Website. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of third-party services.
If you are a California resident, you may have additional rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), including:
We do not sell personal information as defined by the CCPA/CPRA. To exercise your California privacy rights, please contact us at contact@flcacademy.com.
If you are located in the European Economic Area (EEA), United Kingdom, or Switzerland, you have certain rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and similar laws:
To exercise your rights or for any GDPR-related inquiries, please contact us at contact@flcacademy.com.
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, technologies, legal requirements, or other factors. When we make material changes, we will:
We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically to stay informed about how we protect your information.
If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices, please contact us:
French Language Culture Training Center LLC
d/b/a FLC Academy
Attn: Privacy Officer
212 N. 2nd St. STE 100
Richmond, KY 40475
United States
Email: contact@flcacademy.com
Website: www.flcacademy.com
We will respond to your inquiry within a reasonable timeframe.
By using our Services, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this Privacy Policy.