At Digital Photo Academy we are committed to protecting your personal information and your privacy is very important to us. We have implemented this policy to inform you of the information we collect from you and how we use that information. By visiting www.digitalphotoacademy.ca, you expressly consent to our collection, storage, use, and disclosure of your personal information as described in this Privacy Policy and to our Terms of Use.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may occasionally revise this Privacy Policy to reflect changes in our services and from customer feedback. When any changes are made to this Privacy Policy, we will revise the “last updated” date at the top of this statement. If there are material changes to this Privacy Policy, we will notify you by prominently posting a notice on our site or by directly sending you a notification to the email address you have registered on our site. We recommend you regularly review this Privacy Policy for any updates or changes.

What Information Do We Collect?

You may browse the site without telling us who you are or revealing any information about yourself. Once you register on the site you are no longer anonymous to us. When you place an order, we ask you to provide personal information such as your name, mailing address, billing address, telephone number, email address, credit card number and its expiration date. All the information gained through this process may be used by Digital Photo Academy as well as providers of related services, in order to process your transaction.

We may also collect information about your visit, including the pages you view, the links you click, and other actions taken in connection with the Digital Photo Academy site or services. We also collect information that your browser sends to every website you visit, such as your IP address, browser type and language, access times, and referring Web site addresses.

When you receive newsletters or promotional emails from Digital Photo Academy, we may use web beacons, customized links or similar technologies to determine whether the email has been opened and which links you click on in order to provide more focused email communications or other information.

How Do We Use Your Personal Information?

We collect your personal information to carry out the transactions you have requested. Our goal is to provide you with a safe and efficient experience on our site. We may also use your information to provide you with more effective customer service, customize, measure, and improve our product, services, and technologies. We may also use your personal information to communicate with you. We may send certain mandatory service communications such as welcome letters, billing reminders, information on technical service issues, and security announcements. We may also occasionally send you product surveys or promotional mailings to inform you of other product or services available from Digital Photo Academy

Will We Share Your Personal Information?

Digital Photo Academy will not disclose your personal information to third parties without your consent. We will not sell, trade, or rent your personal information to outside parties. Digital Photo Academy may release account information when we believe, in good faith, that such release is reasonably necessary to (i) comply with the law, (ii) enforce or apply the terms of any of our user agreements or (iii) protect the rights, property, or safety of Digital Photo Academy, our users or others.

We may occasionally hire other companies to provide limited services on our behalf, such as handling the processing of delivery of mailings, providing customer support, hosting websites, processing transactions, or performing statistical analysis of our services. Those companies will be permitted to obtain only the personal information they need to deliver the service. They are required to maintain the confidentiality of the information and are prohibited from using it for any other purpose.

How Do We Protect Your Personal Information?

Digital Photo Academy is committed to protecting the security of your personal information. We protect the security of your information during transmission by using Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) software, which encrypts sensitive information you input.

If a password is used to help protect your account and personal information, it is your responsibility to keep your password confidential. Do not share this information with anyone. If you are sharing a computer with anyone you should always choose to log out before leaving the site to protect access to your information from subsequent users.

You may view and edit your personal information online. In order to prevent information from being viewed by others, you will be required to sign in with your email address and password. After signing in, go to the Edit Profile tab to update your information.

How Can You Change Your Communication Preferences?

You can stop the delivery of future promotional email from Digital Photo Academy sites and services by following the specific instructions in the email you receive.

Policy of Children’s use of the site

Digital Photo Academy is intended for users aged 13 or older. We will not knowingly collect or use any personal information from children we know to be under the age of 13. Any information that we know is from a child under the age of 13 will be deleted. Those between the age of 13 and 17 may only use Digital Photo Academy with permission and supervision of a parent or legal guardian. Your parent or guardian may request that we delete any personal information in our database and/or opt out from receiving any communication from us.

Do We Use Cookies?

A cookie is a small text file that is placed on your hard disk by a Web page server. Cookies contain information that can later be read by a Web server in the domain that issued the cookie to you. Cookies cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses to your computer. Digital Photo Academy uses cookies to store information that may uniquely identify our users and securing their personal information. You have the ability to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser settings to decline cookies if you prefer.

Do We Use Web Beacons?

Digital Photo Academy may use web beacons in promotional emails messages or newsletters in order to determine whether messages have been opened or acted upon. Digital Photo Academy may also employ web beacons from third parties in order to help us compile aggregated statistics and determine the effectiveness of our promotional campaigns. We prohibit Web beacons on our site from being used by third parties to collect or access your personal information.

How Can You Contact Us for Additional Information?

We welcome your comments regarding this Privacy Policy. If you have questions or believe we have not adhered to this Privacy Policy, please contact us at through email learn@digitalphtoacademy.ca.