Privacy

Georgia Institute of Cosmetology is committed to protecting your privacy and developing technology that gives you the most powerful and safe online experience. This Statement of Privacy applies to the Georgia Institute of Cosmetology Web site and governs data collection and usage. By using the Georgia Institute of Cosmetology website, you consent to the data practices described in this statement.

Georgia Institute of Cosmetology collects personally identifiable information, such as your e-mail address, name, home or work address or telephone number. Georgia Institute of Cosmetology also collects anonymous demographic information, which is not unique to you, such as your zip code, age, gender, preferences, interests and favorites.

There is also information about your computer hardware and software that is automatically collected by Georgia Institute of Cosmetology. This information can include: your IP address, browser type, domain names, access times and referring Web site addresses. This information is used by Georgia Institute of Cosmetology for the operation of the service, to maintain quality of the service, and to provide general statistics regarding use of the Georgia Institute of Cosmetology Web site.

Please keep in mind that if you directly disclose personally identifiable information or personally sensitive data through Georgia Institute of Cosmetology public message boards, this information may be collected and used by others. Note: Georgia Institute of Cosmetology does not read any of your private online communications.

Georgia Institute of Cosmetology encourages you to review the privacy statements of Web sites you choose to link to from Georgia Institute of Cosmetology so that you can understand how those Web sites collect, use and share your information. Georgia Institute of Cosmetology is not responsible for the privacy statements or other content on Web sites outside of the Georgia Institute of Cosmetology and Georgia Institute of Cosmetology family of Web sites.

Georgia Institute of Cosmetology collects and uses your personal information to operate the Georgia Institute of Cosmetology Web site and deliver the services you have requested. Georgia Institute of Cosmetology also uses your personally identifiable information to inform you of other products or services available from Georgia Institute of Cosmetology and its affiliates. Georgia Institute of Cosmetology may also contact you via surveys to conduct research about your opinion of current services or of potential new services that may be offered.

Georgia Institute of Cosmetology does not sell, rent or lease its customer lists to third parties. Georgia Institute of Cosmetology may, from time to time, contact you on behalf of external business partners about a particular offering that may be of interest to you. In those cases, your unique personally identifiable information (e-mail, name, address, telephone number) is not transferred to the third party. In addition, Georgia Institute of Cosmetology may share data with trusted partners to help us perform statistical analysis, send you email or postal mail, provide customer support, or arrange for deliveries. All such third parties are prohibited from using your personal information except to provide these services to Georgia Institute of Cosmetology, and they are required to maintain the confidentiality of your information.

Georgia Institute of Cosmetology does not use or disclose sensitive personal information, such as race, religion, or political affiliations, without your explicit consent.

Georgia Institute of Cosmetology keeps track of the Web sites and pages our customers visit within Georgia Institute of Cosmetology, in order to determine what Georgia Institute of Cosmetology services are the most popular. This data is used to deliver customized content and advertising within Georgia Institute of Cosmetology to customers whose behavior indicates that they are interested in a particular subject area.

Georgia Institute of Cosmetology Web sites will disclose your personal information, without notice, only if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to: (a) conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on Georgia Institute of Cosmetology or the site; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of Georgia Institute of Cosmetology; and, (c) act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of Georgia Institute of Cosmetology, or the public.

Georgia Institute of Cosmetology secures your personal information from unauthorized access, use or disclosure. Georgia Institute of Cosmetology secures the personally identifiable information you provide on computer servers in a controlled, secure environment, protected from unauthorized access, use or disclosure. When personal information (such as a credit card number) is transmitted to other Web sites, it is protected through the use of encryption, such as the Secure Socket Layer (SSL) protocol.

Georgia Institute of Cosmetology will occasionally update this Statement of Privacy to reflect company and customer feedback. Georgia Institute of Cosmetology encourages you to periodically review this Statement to be informed of how Georgia Institute of Cosmetology is protecting your information.

Georgia Institute of Cosmetology welcomes your comments regarding this Statement of Privacy. If you believe that Georgia Institute of Cosmetology has not adhered to this Statement, please contact Georgia Institute of Cosmetology at info@gic.edu. We will use commercially reasonable efforts to promptly determine and remedy the problem.