PRIVACY STATEMENT

IBHS is committed to assuring users that their privacy will be respected and protected. This privacy statement explains the information gathering and dissemination practices for  all personal student or subscriber (“learner”) information collected or submitted to www.fortifiedwise.com.

What information do we collect and what do we do with it?

When you enroll as a learner on the Site, as part of the enrolling process, we collect the personal information you give us such as your name and email address.

Email Marketing

We may send you emails about the Site and related courses, registration, course content, your course progress or other updates. We may also use your email address to inform you about changes to the course, survey you about your usage, or collect your opinion.

Registration Forms

The Site’s forms require users to give us contact information (like your name, email, and postal address).

We will not release or disclose specific information about you, including information about your individual visits to the Site or personal information that you provide to any outside parties, unless required to do so by law or court order, or upon your prior written consent. Outside parties include IBHS-member insurance companies.

How do we get your consent?

When you provide us with personal information to become a learner on the Site, make a purchase, or participate in the course, you imply that you consent to our collecting it and using it for the specific reasons set forth in this notice.

If we ask for your personal information for a secondary reason, like marketing, we will either ask you directly for your expressed consent, or provide you with an opportunity to say no.

How do I withdraw my consent?

If after you give permission, you change your mind, you may withdraw your consent for us to contact you, for the continued collection, or use of your information, at any time, by contacting us at: Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety, 4775 East Fowler Avenue, Tampa, FL 33617.

Disclosure

We may disclose your personal information if we are required by law or court order to do so.

Third Party Services

In general, the third-party providers used by us will only collect, use and disclose your information to the extent necessary to allow them to perform the services they provide to us.

Our courses and online learning site are hosted by Thinkific Labs Inc. (“Thinkific”). They provide us with the online course creation platform that allows us to provide our product/services to you.

Your data is stored through Thinkific’s data storage, databases and the general Thinkific application. They store your data on a secure server behind a firewall. For more information, you should also read Thinkific’s Terms of Service and/or their Privacy Statement.

When you leave our course website or are redirected to a third-party website or application, you are no longer governed by this Privacy Policy or our website’s Terms of Service.

Payments

If you make a purchase on the Site, we use a third-party payment processor (Stripe). For more information, you should read Stripe's Terms of Service and Privacy Statement.

Security

To protect your personal information, we follow industry best practices to make sure it is not inappropriately lost, misused, accessed, disclosed, altered or destroyed.

Cookies

We collect cookies or similar tracking technologies. This means information that our website’s server transfers to your computer. This information can be used to track your session on our website. Cookies may also be used to customize our website content for you as an individual. If you are using one of the common Internet web browsers, you can set up your browser to either let you know when you receive a cookie or to deny cookie access to your computer.

We use cookies to recognize your device and provide you with a personalized experience.

We also use cookies to attribute visits to our websites to third-party sources.

Web Analysis Tools

We may use web analysis tools that are built into the Site to measure and collect anonymous session information.

Age of Consent

By using our website, you represent that you are at least the age of majority in your state or province of residence.

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.

If the Site or course is acquired or merged with another company, your information may be transferred to the new owners so that they may continue to sell products to you.

QUESTIONS AND CONTACT INFORMATION

If you would like to:

Contact us at [email protected] or by mail at:

Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety
FORTIFIED Wise University
4775 East Fowler Avenue
Tampa, FL 33617