Privacy Policy

Protecting your private information is our priority. This Statement of Privacy applies to educationalaccrediting.com and governs data collection and usage. The United Accrediting Commission of Independent Colleges and Universities (UAC) website is a non-profit educational site. By using the UAC website, you consent to the data practices described in this statement.

Collection of Your Personal Information

In order to better provide you with products and services offered on our Site, UAC may collect personally identifiable information, such as your:

• Contact person
• Mailing address
• E-mail address
• Phone number
• College, University, or Seminary name

If you purchase UAC’s products and services, we collect billing and credit card information. This information is used to complete the purchase transaction.

We do not collect any personal information about you unless you voluntarily provide it to us. However, you may be required to provide certain personal information to us when you elect to use certain products or services available on the Site. These may include:

• Registering for an account on our Site
• Sending us an email message
• Submitting your credit card or other payment information when ordering and purchasing products and services on our Site

To wit, we will use your information for, but not limited to, communicating with you in relation to services and/or products you have requested from us.

Use of Your Personal Information

UAC may also use your personally identifiable information to inform you of other products or services available from UAC.

Sharing Information with Third Parties

UAC does not sell, rent, or lease its customer lists to third parties.

UAC may disclose your personal information, without notice, if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to:

• Conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on UAC or the Site;
• Protect and defend the rights or property of UAC; and/or
• Act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of UAC, or the public.

Links

This website contains links to other sites. Please be aware that we are not responsible for the content or privacy practices of such other sites. We encourage our users to be aware when they leave our site and to read the privacy statements of any other site that collects personally identifiable information.

Security of Your Personal Information

UAC secures your personal information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. UAC uses the following methods for this purpose:

• SSL Protocol

When personal information (such as a credit card number) is transmitted to other websites, it is protected through the use of encryption, such as the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) protocol.

We strive to take appropriate security measures to protect against unauthorized access to or alteration of your personal information. Unfortunately, no data transmission over the Internet or any wireless network can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. As a result, while we strive to protect your personal information, you acknowledge that:

• There are security and privacy limitations inherent to the Internet which are beyond our control; and
• Security, integrity, and privacy of any and all information and data exchanged between you and us through this Site cannot be guaranteed.

E-mail Communications

From time to time, UAC may contact you via email for the purpose of providing announcements, promotional offers, alerts, confirmations, surveys, and/or other general communication.

Changes to This Statement

UAC reserves the right to change this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you about significant changes in the way we treat personal information by sending a notice to the primary email address specified in your account, by placing a prominent notice on our Site, and/or by updating any privacy information on this page. Your continued use of the Site and/or services available through this Site after such modifications will constitute your:

• Acknowledgment of the modified Privacy Policy; and
• Agreement to abide and be bound by that Policy.

Contact Information

UAC welcomes your questions or comments regarding this Statement of Privacy. If you believe that UAC has not adhered to this Statement, please contact UAC at:

United Accrediting Commission of Independent Colleges and Universities
PO Box 89485
Tampa, Florida 33689

Telephone Number: 813-655-9120
Email Address: [email protected]

Effective February 11, 2020.