Privacy Policy

CLEARADMIT.IO

PRIVACY POLICY

LAST REVISED ON: July 28, 2022

 

            Clear Admit LLC (“Clear Admit,” “we,” “us” or “our”) provides information and services related to graduate business school admissions through various Clear Admit websites. Clear Admit respects your privacy and is committed to protecting it through our compliance with this Privacy Policy (the “Privacy Policy”). This Privacy Policy applies to (i) the Clear Admit website located at URL http://www.clearadmit.io (the “Site”), (ii) all visitors, users, and others who access or otherwise use the Site (“Users”), and (iii) information we collect on the Site, and by email, text and other electronic messages exchanged between you and the Site.  This Privacy Policy does not apply to information we collect through other Clear Admit websites, or offline or through any other means, or to information collected by any third party including through any application or content (including advertising) that may link to or be accessible from or through the Site.

            PLEASE READ THIS PRIVACY POLICY CAREFULLY TO UNDERSTAND OUR POLICIES AND PRACTICES REGARDING YOUR INFORMATION AND HOW WE WILL TREAT IT.  IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO ALL OF THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS PRIVACY POLICY AND THE CLEAR ADMIT TERMS OF USE, PLEASE DO NOT ACCESS OR USE THE SITE. 

            This Privacy Policy explains how we, and some of the companies we work with, collect, use, share and protect information obtained through the Site, and your choices about the collection and use of your information. By accessing or using the Site you understand and agree that we are providing a platform for you to (i) obtain information on graduate business school admissions, (ii) post information regarding that topic (“User Content”), and (iii) share that User Content publicly. This means that other Users may search for, see, use, or share any of the User Content that you post on the Site consistent with the terms and conditions of this Privacy Policy and the Clear Admit Terms of Use (which can be found here). By accessing or using the Site, you also agree to be bound by the Clear Admit Terms of Use.

1.         INFORMATION WE COLLECT ABOUT YOU AND HOW WE COLLECT IT

            A.        Information You Provide to Us Directly

                        The following is the information that you may provide to us directly in connection with your access to and use of the Site:

  • Your name, the name of the GMERA entity on whose behalf you are registering, your email address, and a password are required to register for an account (an “Account”) on the Site (the “Required Registration Information”). 
  • User Content that you post to the Site.
  • Communications between you and Clear Admit. For example, we may send you Site-related emails (e.g., Account verification, changes/updates to features and functionality of the Site, and technical and security notices). Note that you may not opt out of Site-related emails.

 

B.         Information We Collect Through Automatic Data Collection Technologies

 

                        As you navigate through and interact with the Site we may use automatic data collection technologies (“Automated Data Collection Technologies”) to collect certain information about your equipment, browsing actions and patterns including (i) details of your visits to the Site including traffic data, location data, logs and other communication data and the resources that you access and use on the Site, and (ii) information about your computer and internet connection including your IP address, operating system and browser type.

 

                        1.         Analytics Information.  We use third-party analytics tools to help us measure traffic and usage trends for the Site. These tools collect information sent by your system or device in connection with your access to and use of the Site, including the web pages you visit, the interactive features you use, and other information that assists us in improving the Site. We collect and use this analytics information with analytics information from other Users so that it cannot reasonably be used to identify any particular User.

                        2.         Cookies and Similar Technologies. When you access or use the Site, we may use cookies and similar technologies like pixels, web beacons, and local storage to collect information about how you use the Site and the various features and functionality we provide. We may ask advertising firms or other partners to serve ads or other services to your system or device, which may use cookies or similar technologies placed by us or the third-party firms or partners.

                        3.         Log File Information. Log file information is automatically reported by your browser each time you make a request to access or use a web page. It can also be provided when the content of the web page is downloaded to your browser or device. When you access or use the Site our servers automatically record certain log file information, including your web request, internet protocol (“IP”) address, browser type, referring /exit pages and URLs, number of clicks and how you interact with links on the Site, domain names, landing pages, pages viewed, and other similar information. We may also collect information from emails sent to our Users which then help us track which emails are opened and which links are clicked by recipients. The information allows for more accurate reporting and improvement of the Site and for our other business purposes.

                        4.         Device identifiers. When you use a mobile device such as a phone or tablet to access or use the Site, we may access, collect, monitor or store your mobile device, or remotely store one or more “device identifiers.” Device identifiers are small data files or similar data structures stored on or associated with your mobile device, which uniquely identifies your mobile device. A device identifier may be data stored in connection with the device hardware, data stored in connection with the device’s operating system or other software, or data which we send to the device. A device identifier may deliver information to us or to a third-party partner about how you browse and use the Site and may help us or others provide reports or personalized content and advertisements.  Some features or functionality of the Site may not function properly if use or availability of device identifiers is disabled or otherwise impaired.

                        5.         Metadata. Metadata is typically technical data that is associated with User Content. For example, metadata can describe how, when and by whom certain User Content was collected and how that content is formatted.  In the future, we may add functionality by which Users can add or may have metadata added to their User Content, including a hashtag (e.g., to mark keywords when you post media which may include a photo or video), geotag (e.g., to mark your location to a photo or video), comments or other data. This would make your User Content more searchable by others and more interactive.

2.         HOW WE USE YOUR INFORMATION

            In addition to the specific uses of information we describe in this Privacy Policy, we may use any information that we receive or have access to:

    • To provide you with an Account on the Site and manage that Account.
    • To help you efficiently access your information after you sign-in to your Account.
    • To remember information so you will not have to re-enter it during your access to or use of the Site.
    • To provide personalized content and information to you and others which could include product, service, marketing and promotional information.
    • To provide, improve, test, and monitor the effectiveness of the Site.
    • To develop and test new products, features and functionality.
    • To monitor metrics such as total number of visitors, usage, traffic, and other patterns.
    • To diagnose or fix technology problems.
    • To run special offers or other events or activities (“Events”) on the Site.
    • To provide reports to marketing or other business partners.
    • To enforce agreements with you, including the Terms of Use and this Privacy Policy.

 

3.         HOW WE SHARE YOUR INFORMATION

            We reserve the right to rent, sell, share or otherwise disclose information that does not personally identify you without restriction.  We will not rent, sell, share or otherwise disclose your personally-identifiable information to third-parties outside Clear Admit or its Affiliates (as defined below) without your consent, except as noted in this Privacy Policy.

            A.        Parties With Whom We May Share Your Information

                        We may share your User Content, and your personal information (including but not limited to, information we collect through Automated Data Collection Technologies) (“Personal Information”) with businesses and other organizations that are part of the same group of companies that Clear Admit is part of, or that subsequently become part of that group (collectively, “Affiliates”). Affiliates may use this information to help provide, understand, and improve the Site (including by providing analytics), and Affiliates’ own services (including by providing you with better and more relevant experiences).

                        We may also share your User Content and Personal Information with third-parties that help us manage and administer the Site (collectively, “Service Providers”). Our Service Providers will be provided with access to User Content and Personal Information as is reasonably necessary for them to provide their services, under reasonable confidentiality terms.

                        We may remove portions of data that can identify you personally, and share anonymized data with other parties without restriction. We may also combine your information with other information in a way that it is no longer associated with you personally, and share that aggregated information without restriction.

                        We may use Personal Information for any other purpose that we disclose to you when you provide such information, or otherwise with your consent. We may also disclose User Content and Personal Information:

 

  • To comply with any court order, law, or legal process, including to respond to any government or regulatory request.
  • To enforce or apply our Terms of Use and other agreements.
  • If we believe disclosure is necessary or appropriate to protect the rights, property, or safety of Clear Admit, our employees, customers, or others.

                         

                          If you are a resident of certain states, your state’s laws may provide you with additional rights regarding our use of your Personal Information.

            B.         Choices About How We Use and Disclose Your Information

                        We strive to provide you with choices regarding the Personal Information you provide to us. We have created mechanisms to provide you with the following control over your information:

  • Tracking Technologies. You can set your browser to refuse all or some browser cookies, or to alert you when cookies are being sent. If you disable or refuse cookies, please note that some parts of the Site may then be inaccessible or not function properly.
  • Promotional Offers from Clear Admit. If you do not wish to have your email address/contact information used by Clear Admit to promote our own or third parties' products or services, you can opt-out by sending us an email stating your request to insights@clearadmit.com. If we have sent you a promotional email, you may send us a return email asking to be omitted from future email distributions.

                        If you are a resident of certain states, your state’s laws may provide you with additional rights regarding Personal Information and choices.

            C.         Persons With Whom You May Choose To Share Your User Content.

                        Any User Content that you post to the Site automatically becomes available to other Users, and once available to other Users, that User Content may be re-shared by others and may be indexed and posted by search engines.  Any User Content that you post to the Site is searchable by other Users. You cannot remove any User Content that you post to the Site once it is posted.  We may remove your User Content, at our sole discretion, if you contact us and ask us to remove such content, provided however, that such content may remain in cached and archived pages of the Site.

            D.        What Happens In The Event Of A Change Of Control Of Clear Admit

                        If we sell or otherwise transfer all or any part of the equity or assets of Clear Admit to another organization (e.g., in the course of a transaction like a merger, acquisition, bankruptcy, dissolution or liquidation), the Required Registration Information, your User Content and any other information including Personal information collected through the Site may be among the items sold or transferred to the acquiring organization, including our rights under the Terms of Use.

            E.         Responding To Legal Requests And Preventing Harm.

                        We may access, preserve and share your information in response to a legal request (such as a search warrant, court order or subpoena). This may include responding to legal requests from jurisdictions outside of the United States. We may also access, preserve and share information when we believe it is necessary to: detect, prevent and address fraud and other illegal activity; protect ourselves, you and others, including as part of investigations; and prevent death or imminent bodily harm. Information we receive about you may be accessed, processed and retained for an extended period of time when it is the subject of a legal request or obligation, governmental investigation, or investigations concerning possible violations of our Terms of Use, this Privacy Policy, any other policies now or hereafter implemented, or otherwise to prevent harm.

4.         HOW WE STORE YOUR INFORMATION

            Your information may be stored and processed in the United States or in any other country in which Clear Admit, its Affiliates or Service Providers maintain facilities.

            Clear Admit, its Affiliates, and Service Providers may transfer your information across borders and from your country or jurisdiction to other countries or jurisdictions around the world. If you are in the European Union or other jurisdictions with laws governing data collection and use that may differ from U.S. law, please note that we may transfer information, including Personal Information, to a country and jurisdiction that does not have the same data protection laws as your jurisdiction.

            By registering for, accessing or using the Site you consent to the transfer of information to the U.S. or to any other country in which Clear Admit, its Affiliates or Service Providers maintain facilities, and the use and disclosure of information about you as described in this Privacy Policy.

            We use certain safeguards to help keep the information collected through the Site secure and take steps (such as requesting a unique password) to verify your identity before granting you access to your Account. However, we cannot ensure the security of any information you transmit to us or guarantee that information on the Site may not be accessed, disclosed, altered, or destroyed.

            Please do your part to help us. You are responsible for maintaining the secrecy of your unique password and Account information, and for controlling access to your Account and to emails between you and us, at all times.

5.         YOUR CHOICES ABOUT YOUR INFORMATION

            A.         Your Account Information And Profile/Privacy Settings

                        You can update your Account at any time by sending an email to insights@clearadmit.com.  In addition, you can always unsubscribe from email communications from us by clicking on the “unsubscribe link” provided in such communications. As noted above, you may not opt out of Services-related communications (e.g., Account verification, reminders, changes/updates to features and functionality of the Site, technical and security notices).

            B.         How Long We Keep Your Information And User Content.

                        Following termination or deactivation of your Account, Clear Admit, its Affiliates, or its Service Providers may retain information (including but not limited to your Required Registration Information) and User Content indefinitely for the Site or for backup, archival, and/or audit purposes.

6.         CHILDREN'S PRIVACY

            We do not knowingly collect or solicit any information from anyone under the age of 16 or knowingly allow such persons to register for the Site. The Site and its contents are not directed at children under the age of 16. If we learn that we have collected Personal Information from a child under the age of 16 without parental consent, we will delete that information as quickly as possible. If you believe that we may have any information from or about a child under the age of 16, please contact us at insights@clearadmit.com.

7.         OTHER WEBSITES AND SERVICES

            We are not responsible for the practices of or the information or content on, any websites or services linked to or from the Site.  When you use a link from the Site to another website or service, our Privacy Policy does not apply to those third-party websites or services. Your browsing and interaction on any third-party website or service, including those that have a link on the Site, are subject to that third party’s own terms of use and privacy policies. You expressly acknowledge and agree that Clear Admit is not responsible and does not have control over any third-parties that you authorize to access your information. If you are using a third-party website or service and you allow them to access your information, you do so at your own risk.

8.         HOW TO CONTACT US

            If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or the Site, email us at insights@clearadmit.com.

9.         CHANGES TO OUR PRIVACY POLICY

            We reserve the right, in our sole discretion, to change this Privacy Policy (an “Updated Privacy Policy”) at any time and from time to time. You agree that we may notify you of the Updated Privacy Policy by posting it on the Site, and that your access to or use of the Site after the effective date of the Updated Privacy Policy (or engaging in such other conduct as we may reasonably specify) constitutes your agreement to the Updated Privacy Policy. Therefore, you should review this Privacy Policy and any Updated Privacy Policy before using the Site. The Updated Privacy Policy will be effective as of the time of posting, or such later date as may be specified in the Updated Privacy Policy, and will apply to your use of the Site from that point forward. This Privacy Policy will govern any disputes arising before the effective date of the Updated Privacy Policy. Please read this Privacy Policy carefully. If you have any questions regarding this Privacy Policy, please contact Clear Admit at insights@clearadmit.com, Subject: Privacy Policy.