We are committed to protecting your privacy. We do not sell, share, or rent your personal information to anyone.
Short Version: We will not sell or rent your information to anyone. Access to your data is restricted to employees of Lucent University who have a specific, job-related need to process it, and academic partners that host courses with us. Upon your consent, we may collect data that does not identify you individually.
Depending on how you use our Website, we may collect:
Your Personal Data is primarily used to:
We use cookies to make your experience easier and more intuitive. Cookies are small data strings that help us adapt the site to your preferences. You can manage or disable cookies through your browser settings. Disabling cookies may limit access to some site features.
We use secure physical and digital systems to protect your Personal Data. We take all reasonable steps to protect your data from unauthorized access, disclosure, or destruction. In the event of a breach, you will be notified within two weeks in compliance with applicable laws.
You have the following rights in relation to your Personal Data:
To exercise any of these rights, contact us at [email protected].
The party responsible for the processing of your personal data is Lucent University. The Data Controller may be contacted at: PO Box 96, Ennis, TX 75120, USA. The Data Protection Officer is Acir Mandello, reachable at [email protected]. For general privacy inquiries, email [email protected].
Effective Date: January 1, 2019
a. Website: This Privacy Policy refers to and is applicable to the content and systems posted on our website: https://lucent.university/, hereinafter referred to as "Website." Any listed Website may also refer to a corresponding Learning Management System, should one be currently in use or hereinafter developed.
b. Effective Date: "Effective Date" means the date this Privacy Policy comes into force and effect.
c. Parties: The parties to this Privacy Policy are the following data controller: Lucent University ("Data Controller"), and you, as the user of this Website. Hereinafter, the parties will individually be referred to as "Party" and collectively as "Parties."
d. Data Controller: Data Controller is the publisher, owner, and operator of the Website and is the party responsible for the collection of information described herein. If Data Controller or Data Controller's property shall be referred to through first-person pronouns, it shall be through the use of: us, we, our, ours, etc.
e. You: Should you agree to this Privacy Policy and continue your use of the Website, you will be referred to herein as either you, the user, or if any second-person pronouns are required and applicable, such pronouns as "you", "yours", etc.
f. Services: "Services" means any services that we make available for sale on the Website.
g. Personal Data: "Personal Data" means personal data and information that we obtain from you in connection with your use of the Website which is capable of identifying you in any manner.
This Privacy Policy describes how we collect and use the Personal Data that we receive about you, as well as your rights in relation to that Personal Data, when you visit our Website or use our Services.
This Privacy Policy does not cover any information that we may receive about you through sources other than the use of our Website. The Website may link out to other websites or Learning Management Systems, but this Privacy Policy does not and will not apply to any of those linked websites or applications.
We are committed to the protection of your privacy while you use our Website. By continuing to use our Website, you acknowledge that you have had the chance to review and consider this Privacy Policy, and you agree to it. This means that you also consent to the use of your information and the method of disclosure as described in this Privacy Policy. If you do not understand the Privacy Policy or do not agree to it, then you agree to immediately cease your use of our Website.
The party responsible for the processing of your personal data is: Lucent University. The Data Controller may be contacted at: PO Box 96, Ennis, TX 75120, USA.
The Data Controller and operator of the Website are one and the same.
The Data Protection Officer is: Acir Mandello. The Data Protection Officer may be contacted at: [email protected].
Please be advised that data processing activities take place in the United States, outside the European Economic Area. Data may also be transferred to companies within the United States, but will only be done so in a manner that complies with the EU's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The location where the data processing activities take place is: PO Box 96, Ennis, TX 75120, USA.
We reserve the right to modify, revise, or otherwise amend this Privacy Policy at any time and in any manner. If we do so, we will notify you and obtain your consent to the change in processing. Unless we specifically obtain your consent, any changes to the Privacy Policy will only impact the information collected on or after the date of the change. It is also your responsibility to periodically check this page for any such modification, revision, or amendment.
Depending on how you use our Website, you will be subject to different types of Personal Data collected and different manners of collection:
a. Registered Users: You may be asked to register in order to use the Website or to purchase Services. During registration, we will ask for your name, address, contact information (including email and phone number), and your academic history.
Personal Data may be asked for in relation to: interaction with our representatives; making purchases; receiving notifications by text or email about marketing; receiving general emails from us; commenting on content or participating in forums, bulletin boards, or chat rooms on our Website.
By undergoing the registration process, you consent to us collecting your Personal Data, including storing, using, or disclosing it in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
b. Unregistered Users: If you are a passive user of the Website and do not register, you may still be subject to certain passive data collection. Such collection may include cookies, IP address information, location information, and certain browser data such as history and/or session information.
c. All Users: The Passive Data Collection which applies to Unregistered users shall also apply to all other users and/or visitors of our Website.
d. Sales & Billing Information: In order to purchase Services, you will be asked to provide certain credit and billing information. This payment and billing information will not be stored and will be used exclusively to process your purchases.
e. Email Marketing: You may be asked to provide certain Personal Data, such as your name and email address, for the purpose of receiving email marketing communications. This information will only be obtained through your voluntary disclosure.
f. User Experience: From time to time we may request information from you to assist us in improving our Website and Services, such as demographic information or your particular preferences.
g. Content Interaction: Our Website may allow you to comment on content. If so, we may collect some Personal Data from you at that time, such as username or email address.
h. Combined or Aggregated Information: We may combine or aggregate some of your Personal Data in order to better serve you and enhance our Website.
i. Other Information: In addition to the above, we may also collect personal information and academic history.
Cookies: We may collect information from you through automatic tracking systems such as information about your browsing preferences, as well as through information that you volunteer to us during registration or at other times while using the Website.
We use cookies to make your browsing experience easier and more intuitive. Cookies are small strings of text used to store information that may concern the user, their preferences, or the device they are using. Cookies are mainly used to adapt the operation of the site to your expectations, offering a more personalized browsing experience.
A cookie consists of a reduced set of data transferred to your browser from a web server and can only be read by the server that made the transfer. It is not executable code and does not transmit viruses. Cookies do not record or store any Personal Data. If you wish, you can prevent the use of cookies, but then you may not be able to use our Website as intended.
Technical Cookies: Technical cookies are used for navigation and to facilitate your access to and use of the site. They are necessary for the transmission of communications on the network or to supply services requested by you. You can manage or request the general deactivation or cancellation of cookies through your browser, though this action might slow down or prevent access to some parts of the site.
Third-Party Cookies: We may also utilize third-party cookies sent by a third-party to your computer. The majority of third-party cookies consist of tracking cookies used to identify online behavior, understand interests, and customize advertising. Third-party analytical cookies may also be installed to detect information on user behavior on our Website anonymously, in order to monitor performance and improve usability.
Browser Support Links:
Log Data: Like all websites, this Website makes use of log files which store automatic information collected during user visits, including: internet protocol (IP address); type of browser and device parameters; name of the Internet Service Provider (ISP); date and time of visit; web page of origin (referral and exit); and possibly the number of clicks. This information is processed in an automated form and collected in an exclusively aggregated manner in order to verify the correct functioning of the site, and for security reasons.
This Website incorporates plugins and/or buttons for social networks, in order to allow easy sharing of content on your favorite social networks. These plugins are programmed so as not to set any cookies when accessing the page, to safeguard the privacy of users. Cookies may be set if you make voluntary use of the plugin.
The collection and use of information obtained by means of the plugin are governed by the respective privacy policies of the social networks:
We use secure physical and digital systems to store your Personal Data when appropriate. We ensure that your Personal Data is protected against unauthorized access, disclosure, or destruction. Please note, however, that no system involving the transmission of information via the Internet is completely secure. We take all reasonable steps to protect your Personal Data.
Personal Data is stored throughout your relationship with us. We delete your Personal Data upon request for cancellation of your account or other general request for the deletion of data.
In the event of a breach of your Personal Data, you will be notified in a reasonable time frame, but in no event later than two weeks, and we will follow all applicable laws regarding such breach.
We primarily use your Personal Data to help us provide a better experience for you on our Website and to provide you the services and/or information you may have requested.
Personal Data that may be considered identifying may be used for the following:
Although our policy is to maintain the privacy of your Personal Data as described herein, we may disclose your Personal Data if we believe that it is reasonable to do so in certain cases, in our sole and exclusive discretion. Such cases may include, but are not limited to:
We may allow users to post their own content or information publicly on our Website. Such content or information may include, but is not limited to, photographs, status updates, blogs, articles, or other personal snippets. Please be aware that any such information or content that you post should be considered entirely public and that we are not responsible to maintain the privacy of such public information.
From time to time, we may send you informational or marketing communications related to our Website such as announcements or other information. If you wish to opt out of such communications, you may contact us at: [email protected].
Please be advised that even though you may opt out of such communications, you may still receive information from us that is specifically about your use of our Website or about your account with us.
By providing any Personal Data to us, or by using our Website in any manner, you have created a commercial relationship with us. As such, you agree that any email sent from us or third-party affiliates, even unsolicited email, shall specifically not be considered SPAM, as that term is legally defined.
If you wish to modify or access any information we have about you, you may do so from your account settings page. Academic records cannot be deleted.
By continuing to use our Website in any manner, you manifest your continuing assent to this Privacy Policy. You further acknowledge, agree, and accept that no transmission of information or data via the Internet is always completely secure, no matter what steps are taken. You acknowledge, agree, and accept that we do not guarantee or warrant the security of any information that you provide to us, and that you transmit such information at your own risk.
You have the following rights in relation to your Personal Data:
Such rights can all be exercised by contacting us at the relevant contact information listed in this Privacy Policy.
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or the way we collect information from you, or if you would like to launch a complaint about anything related to this Privacy Policy, you may contact us at:
Email: [email protected]
Mailing Address: Lucent University, PO Box 96, Ennis, TX 75120, USA