Privacy Policy

Writing for Green, LLC (the “Company”) operates https://writingforgreen.com (“site”) which provides both information and services. This page is used to inform website visitors and Users about the Company’s policies pertaining to the collection, use, and disclosure of Personal Information collected by the Company.

If you choose to use our Site, then you agree to the collection and use of information in relation with this policy. The Personal Information that we collect are used for providing and improving the Site. We will not use or share your information with anyone except as described in this Privacy Policy.

Information Collection and Use

We use the information we collect on the Websites for various purposes, including:

• Ensuring our Websites remain relevant to end user needs and are easy to use by providing analytics and other data regarding use of our Websites.
• Sending marketing and promotional communications in compliance with applicable laws.
• Enhancing, improving, or modifying our Websites and services, enhancing security, monitoring and verifying identify or service access, or combatting spam or other malware or security risks.
• Identifying usage trends, determining the effectiveness of our marketing and promotional campaigns and expanding our business offerings.
• Providing confirmations, invoices, technical notices, updates, security alerts, as well as all other support and administrative messages involved in your request or purchase of Writing for Green products and services.
• Alerting you to new products, special offers and promotions that may be offered by Writing for Green and our selected partners.
• Processing your payment for enrolled Writing for Green products and services.
• Keeping you informed about Writing for Green promotional events such as webinars.
• Contacting you regarding an open position at Writing for Green for which you had previously applied. If you wish to share a Writing for Green job post with your friend, we will collect their name and email address to send them a one-time email inviting them to view the invite. We do not store this information for any reason.
• To communicate with you regarding:
  • a course you have enrolled in or have expressed an interest in;
  • programs or services which may be of interest to you;
  • payment for a product or service;
  • other miscellaneous reasons.
• To improve the quality of our services and products
• To better respond to the your needs as they relate to our products and services

We may share your information with the following parties

• Writing for Green team members (which includes the owners, coaches/trainers and other team members who may be employees or independent contractors).
• An authorized representative of the organization which you represent.
• An authorized representative of a sponsoring organization (if an organization other than the one which you are primarily affiliated/employed with is paying for the services which you have enrolled in).
• We also may aggregate data regarding our courses/completion rates/enrollment, etc., and other products and services, and share (all data will be de-identified) with various Writing for Green team members and partners.

Log Data

We want to inform you that whenever you visit our Site, we collect information that your browser sends to us that is called Log Data. This Log Data may include information such as your computer’s Internet Protocol (“IP”) address, browser version, pages of our Site that you visit, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on those pages, and other statistics.

Cookies

Cookies are files with small amount of data that is commonly used an anonymous unique identifier. These are sent to your browser from the website that you visit and are stored on your computer’s hard drive. Our website uses these “cookies” to collection information and to improve our Site. You have the option to either accept or refuse these cookies, and know when a cookie is being sent to your computer. If you choose to refuse our cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our Site. You can learn how to manage cookies on your web browser in your browser’s settings. Third party service providers (such as Google (Google Analytics)) may also use cookies.

Service Providers

We may employ third-party companies and individuals due to the following reasons:

• To facilitate our services
• To provide services on our behalf
• To perform services related to our Site or
• To assist us in analyzing how our Site is used

We want to inform our Users that these third parties have access to your Personal Information. The reason is to perform the tasks assigned to them on our behalf. However, they are obligated not to disclose or use the information for any other purpose.

How long we retain your data

If you leave a comment on our website, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.

For users that register on our website (for example: subscribing to our email list or enrolling in a course or other service), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.

What rights you have over your data

If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

Where we send your data

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.

Security

We value your trust in providing us your Personal Information, thus we are striving to use commercially acceptable means of protecting it. But remember that no method of transmission over the internet, or method of electronic storage is 100% secure and reliable, and we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

Links to Other Sites

Our Site may contain links to other sites. If you click on a third-party link, you will be directed to that site. Note that these external sites are not operated by us. Therefore, we strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of these websites. We have no control over, and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party sites or services.

Children’s Privacy

Our Sites do not address anyone under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal identifiable information from children under 13. In the case we discover that a child under 13 has provided us with personal information, we immediately delete this from our servers. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us so that we will be able to do necessary actions.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. Thus, we advise you to review this page periodically for any changes. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page. These changes are effective immediately, after they are posted on this page.

General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

We are a Data Controller of your information. Writing for Green LLC’s legal basis for collecting and using the personal information described in this Privacy Policy depends on the Personal Information we collect and the specific context in which we collect the information:

• Writing for Green, LLC needs to perform a contract with you;
• You have given Writing for Green, LLC permission to do so;
• Processing your personal information is in Writing for Green, LLC legitimate interests; or
• Writing for Green, LLC needs to comply with the law.

Writing for Green, LLC will retain your personal information only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We will retain and use your information to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our policies.

If you are a resident of the European Economic Area (EEA), you have certain data protection rights. If you wish to be informed what Personal Information we hold about you and if you want it to be removed from our systems, please contact us. In certain circumstances, you have the following data protection rights:

• The right to access, update or to delete the information we have on you.
• The right of rectification.
• The right to object.
• The right of restriction.
• The right to data portability.
• The right to withdraw consent.

California Online Privacy Protection Act Compliance

Because our Company values our Users’ privacy, we have taken the necessary precautions to be in compliance with the California Online Privacy Protection Act. We therefore will not distribute your personal information to outside parties without your consent. As part of the California Online Privacy Protection Act, all Users may make any changes to their information at any time by logging into their account and making changes in their personal information.

Data Retention, Use, Access, Corrections and Removal

We will retain your information for as long as your account is active or as needed to provide you Writing for Green services. If you wish to access, amend, correct, remove, or limit use of your information, contact us at: info@writingforgreen.com

We will retain and use your information as necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law.

Media

Suggested text: If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.

Opt Out and Unsubscribe

We respect your privacy and give you an opportunity to opt-out of receiving announcements of certain information. Be aware that if you opt out of receiving emails from us, we will not be able to send you information that is important while utilizing our services. To optout simply click the “unsubscribe” link at the bottom of any email you receive from Writing for Green, LLC.

Online Privacy Policy Only

Our Privacy Policy, effective as of February 6, 2023, applies only to our online activities and is valid for visitors to our website with regards to the information that they shared and/or is collected by the Company. This policy is not applicable to any information collected offline or via channels other than this website.

Contact Us

If you have any questions or suggestions about our Privacy Policy, do not hesitate to contact us at info@writingforgreen.com.