privacy policy

We at Luminate Vision Network D.B.A. Gervase Media & Paper, LLC respect Your privacy. This Privacy Policy is designed to explain how We collect, use, share, and protect the personal information You provide to Us when You access Our website, purchase Our goods or services, or engage with Us on social media, as well as Your own rights to the information We collect.

Please read this Privacy Policy carefully. We will alert You to any changes to this Policy by changing the “last updated” date at the top of this Policy. Any changes become effective immediately upon publication on Our website, and You waive specific notice of any changes to the Policy by continuing to use and access Our site(s). We encourage You to review this Privacy Policy periodically, when You use Our website for any purpose or engage with Us on social media. You are deemed to have accepted any changes to any revised Privacy Policy by Your continued use of Our website after the revised Privacy Policy is posted.

INFORMATION THAT WE COLLECT

We collect a variety of information from You when You visit Our website, make purchases, or interact with Us on social media. By accepting this Privacy Policy, You are specifically consenting to Our collection of the data described below, to Our use of the data, to the processing of this data, and to Our sharing of the data with third-party processors as needed for Our legitimate business interests. The information We collect may include:

PERSONAL DATA

Personal Data is information that can be used to identify You specifically, including Your name, shipping address, email address, telephone number, or demographic information like Your age, gender, or hometown. You consent to giving Us this information by providing it to Us voluntarily on Our website or any mobile application. You provide some of this information when You register with or make purchases from Our website. You may also provide this information by participating in various activities associated with Our site, including responding to blogs, contacting Us with questions, or participating in group training. Your decision to disclose this data is entirely voluntary. You are under no obligation to provide this information, but Your refusal may prevent You from accessing certain benefits from Our website or from making purchases.

DERIVATIVE DATA

Derivative data is information that Our servers automatically collect about You when You access Our website, such as Your IP address, browser type, the dates and times that You access Our website, and the specific pages You view. If You are using a mobile application, Our servers may collect information about Your device name and type, Your phone number, Your country of origin, and other interactions with Our application. Derivative data may also include data collected by third-party service providers, such as advertising and analytics providers, and may include cookies, log data, or web beacons. Cookies are discussed more fully below. Derivative data collected by third-party service providers generally does not identify a specific individual.

FINANCIAL DATA

Financial data is data that is related to Your payment method, such as credit card or bank transfer details. We collect financial data in order to allow You to purchase, order, return, or exchange products or services from Our website and any related mobile apps. We store limited financial data. Most financial data is transferred to Our payment processor, SamCart, PayPal, or Stripe, and you should review these processors’ Privacy Policy to determine how they use, disclose, and protect your financial data. As a courtesy, SamCart’s Privacy Policy can be found here, PayPal’s Privacy Policy can be found here, and Stripes Privacy Policy can be found here.

SOCIAL NETWORKING DATA

We may access personal information from social networking sites and apps, including Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter, Snapchat, or other social networking sites or apps not named specifically here, which may include Your name, Your social network username, location, email address, age, gender, profile picture, and any other public information. If You do not want Us to access this information, please go to the specific social networking site and change Your privacy settings.

MOBILE DEVICE DATA

If You use Our website via a mobile device or app, We may collect information about Your mobile device, including device ID, model and manufacturer, and location information.

OTHER DATA

On occasion, You may give Us additional data in order to enter into a contest or giveaway or to participate in a survey. You will be prompted for this information and it will be clear that You are offering this kind of information in exchange for an entry into such a contest or giveaway.

HOW WE USE YOUR INFORMATION

Your information allows Us to offer You certain products and services, including the use of Our website, to fulfill Our obligations to You, to customize Your interaction with Our company and Our website, and to allow Us to suggest other products and services We think might interest You. We generally store Your data and transmit it to a third party for processing. However, to the extent We process Your data, We do so to serve Our legitimate business interests (such as providing You with the opportunity to purchase Our goods or services and interact with Our website or mobile app).

Specifically, We may use the information and data described above to:

Create and administer Your account; and
Deliver any products or services purchased by You to You; and
Correspond with You; and
Process payments or refunds; and
Contact You about new offerings that We think You will be interested in; and
Interact with You via social media; and
Send You a newsletter or other updates about Our company or website; and
Deliver targeted advertising; and
Request feedback from You; and
Notify You of updates to Our product and service offerings; and
Resolve disputes and troubleshoot any problems; and
Administer contests or giveaways; and
Generate a profile that is personalized to You, so that future interactions with Our website will be more personal; and
Compile anonymous statistical data for Our own use or for a third party’s use; and
Assist law enforcement as necessary; and
Prevent fraudulent activity on Our website or mobile app; and
Analyze trends to improve Our website and offerings.
GROUNDS FOR USING AND PROCESSING YOUR DATA

The information We collect and store is used primarily to allow Us to offer goods and services for sale. In addition, Luminate Vision Network D.B.A. Gervase Media & Paper, LLC may collect, use, and process Your information based on the following grounds:

LEGITIMATE BUSINESS INTERESTS

We may use and process Your data for Our legitimate business interests, which include, among other things, communicating with You, improving Our goods or services, improving Our website, and providing You with the information or products that You have requested.

Performance of a Contract:

We may use and process Your information to enter into a contract with You and to perform Our contractual obligations to You.

Consent:

We may use Your data, or permit selected third parties to use Your data, based on Your consent to Our use and sharing of that data. You may withdraw Your consent at any time, but doing so may affect Your ability to use Our website or other offerings.

As required by law:

We may also use or process Your data as required for Us to comply with legal obligations.

WHY WE DISCLOSE YOUR INFORMATION

We may share Your information with third parties in certain situations. In particular, We may share Your data with third-party processors as needed to serve Our legitimate business interests, which include administration of Our website, administration of Your account, entering into contracts with You, communicating with You, taking orders for goods or services, delivering Our goods and services, identifying trends, protecting the security of Our company and website, and marketing additional goods and services to You. The legal basis for Our disclosure of Your data is both Your Consent to this Privacy Policy and Our own right to protect and promote Our legitimate business interests.

The following are specific reasons why We may share Your information:

Third Party Processing:

We may disclose Your information to third parties who assist Us with various tasks, including payment processing, hosting services, email delivery, communications, and customer service. We may not always disclose these third-party processors if not required by law. We do not authorize them to use or disclose Your personal information except in connection with providing Our company with their services.

By Law:

We may share Your data as required by law or to respond to legal process, including a subpoena, or as necessary to protect the rights, property, and safety of others. This includes sharing information with other parties to prevent or address fraud and to avoid credit risks.

To Protect Our Company:

We may use Your information to protect Our company, including to investigate and remedy any violations of Our rights or policies. We may also disclose Your information as reasonably necessary to acquire and maintain insurance coverage, manage risks, obtain financial or legal advice, or to exercise or defend against legal claims.

Business Transfers:

In the unlikely event Our company engages in a merger, acquisition, bankruptcy proceedings, dissolution, reorganization, or similar transaction or proceeding, We may transfer or share Your data as part of that proceeding. In such transitions, customer information is one of the business assets that is acquired by a third party. You acknowledge that such business transfers may occur and that Your personal information can continue to be stored, used, or processed as otherwise set forth in this privacy policy.

Third-Party Marketing:

We may disclose Your information to certain third parties as listed on our website for the purpose of enabling them to contact You so that they can offer You relevant goods and services.

Advertisers:

We may use third-party advertising companies to run and manage Our ads, such as Southern Sass Group, LLC DBA System Envy on Facebook, Instagram, and Pinterest to produce ads that appear when You visit Our website or mobile app. These companies may use information about Your visit to Our website and other websites that are contained in web cookies (as described below) to offer You personalized advertisements about goods and services that might interest You. We cannot control the activities of such other advertisers or websites. You should consult the respective Privacy Policies of these third-party advertisers for more detailed information on their practices as well as for instructions about how to opt-out of certain practices.

Please note that, at this time, We do not recognize automated browser signals regarding tracking systems, which may include “do not track” instructions.

Other Third Parties:

We may share information with advertisers, Our investors, or other third parties for the purpose of conducting general business analysis. If We do so, We will make reasonable efforts to inform You if required by law.

Interaction With Others:

If You interact with others on Our website or mobile app, such as participating in a group chat or a group online course, other users may have access to some of Your data, including Your name, profile picture, and Your history of interaction with Our website, such as prior comments or posts.

Online Postings:

When You post online, Your posts may be viewed by others, and We may distribute Your comments outside the website.

External Links:

Our website may include hyperlinks to other websites not controlled by Us. We suggest You exercise caution when clicking on a hyperlink. Although We use reasonable care in including a hyperlink on Our own web page, We do not regularly monitor the websites of these third parties, are not responsible for any damage or consequences You suffer by using these hyperlinks. We are not bound by the Privacy Policies of any third-party website that You access by a hyperlink, nor are they bound by ours. We encourage You to read the Policies of those third-party websites before interacting with them or making purchases. They may collect different information and by different methods than We do.

Other Purposes:

We may disclose Your personal data as necessary to comply with any legal obligation or to protect Your interests, or the vital interests of others or Our company.

TRACKING TECHNOLOGIES

Log Files: Like many other websites, Luminate Vision Network D.B.A. Gervase Media & Paper, LLC makes use of log files. These files merely log visitors to the site – usually a standard procedure for hosting companies and a part of hosting services’ analytics. The information inside the log files includes internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, Internet Service Provider (ISP), date/time stamp, referring/exit pages, and possibly the number of clicks. This information is used to analyze trends, administer the site, track user’s movement around the site, and gather demographic information. IP addresses and other such information are not linked to any information that is personally identifiable.

Cookies: Luminate Vision Network D.B.A. Gervase Media & Paper, LLC also uses cookies — small text files sent to Us by Your computer — and web beacons to store certain information. We may use cookies to authenticate Your identity, to determine if You are logged onto Our website, for personalization, for security, for targeted advertising, or for analysis of the performance of Our website and services. For example, cookies allow Us to recommend blog posts to You based on what You have read on Our site in the past. We use cookies that are not specific to Your account but unique enough to allow Us to analyze general trends and use, and to customize Your interaction with Our website. This information helps Us to understand the use of Our site and to improve Our website and service offerings.

We may use any or all of the following types of cookies:

Essential Cookies: These cookies help Luminate Vision Network D.B.A. Gervase Media & Paper, LLC run Our website and improve Your experience with Our website. These cookies may allow content to load more quickly or allow You to access “members only” or repeat-users sections of Our website.

Functionality Cookies: These cookies allow Luminate Vision Network D.B.A. Gervase Media & Paper, LLC to remember Your preferences from earlier visits to Our website, including login information, so that You do not have to input the same information multiple times.

Social Media Cookies: These cookies allow Luminate Vision Network D.B.A. Gervase Media & Paper, LLC to record when You have engaged with a social media tool while visiting Our website. For example, Luminate Vision Network D.B.A. Gervase Media & Paper, LLC may record that You have “liked” a certain aspect of Our website. The social media application may also share data with Us that You have allowed it to share. If You wish to change Your social media sharing settings, please visit the privacy settings of the social media network.

Advertising Cookies: Luminate Vision Network D.B.A. Gervase Media & Paper, LLC may work with third-party advertising partners who collect information about Your browsing habits on Our website in order to later display a relevant ad about Our services when You are on a third-party site such as a social media platform. These cookies may also allow Luminate Vision Network D.B.A. Gervase Media & Paper, LLC to access Your location.

In addition, when You first encounter Our website, You will be asked to “consent to cookies.” If You wish to disable cookies, You may do so through Your individual browser options. However, this may affect Your ability to use or make purchases from Our website. More detailed information about cookie management with specific web browsers can be found at the browsers’ respective websites. More information about cookies can be found at What Are Cookies? By continuing to use Our website and not disabling cookies on Your browser, You are consenting to Luminate Vision Network D.B.A. Gervase Media & Paper, LLC's use of cookies in accordance with the terms of this policy.

In addition, Luminate Vision Network D.B.A. Gervase Media & Paper, LLC may use third-party software to post advertisements on Our website or mobile application, to oversee marketing or email campaigns, or manage other company initiatives. These third-party softwares may use cookies or similar tracking technology. Luminate Vision Network D.B.A. Gervase Media & Paper, LLC has no control over these third parties or their use of cookies. For more information on opting out of interest-based ads, visit the Network Advertising Initiative Opt-Out Tool or Digital Advertising Alliance Opt-Out Tool.

Pixel Tags: Luminate Vision Network D.B.A. Gervase Media & Paper, LLC may use a pixel tag, which is a small graphic file that allows Us to monitor the use of Our website and provide Us with information regarding Your interaction with the website. These tags may collect the IP address from the device You are using, and the browser type. Pixel tags are also used by Luminate Vision Network D.B.A. Gervase Media & Paper, LLC's third-party partners to collect information when You visit Our website, and Luminate Vision Network D.B.A. Gervase Media & Paper, LLC may use this information to display targeted advertisements.

Email Confirmations: Luminate Vision Network D.B.A. Gervase Media & Paper, LLC may receive email confirmations when You open an email from Us. This allows Luminate Vision Network D.B.A. Gervase Media & Paper, LLC to determine if users are responding favorably to Our email communications and to improve those communications.

Other Technologies: Other data technologies may be used that collect comparable information for security, fraud detection, and similar purposes, to give Luminate Vision Network D.B.A. Gervase Media & Paper, LLC information about Your use of Our website, and to greater improve Our website and service offerings to You.

WEBSITE ANALYTICS

Luminate Vision Network D.B.A. Gervase Media & Paper, LLC may partner with third-party analytic companies, including Google Analytics and Shopify Analytics. The analytic companies may also use cookies (described above) or other tracking technologies to analyze visitors’ use of Our website or mobile app to determine the popularity of the content, and better understand online activity. Luminate Vision Network D.B.A. Gervase Media & Paper, LLC does not transfer personal information to these third-party vendors. However, in order to access Our website, You must consent to the collection and use of Your information by these third-party analytic companies. You should review their Privacy Policy and contact them directly if You have questions. If You do not want any information to be collected and used by tracking technologies, visit the Network Advertising Initiative Opt-Out Tool or Digital Advertising Alliance Opt-Out Tool.

Google Analytics: You can opt-out of having Your activity on Our website made available to Google Analytics by installing the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on. This add-on prevents Google Analytics from retrieving information about Your visits to Our website. For more information about Google’s Privacy Policy, please visit: https://policies.google.com/privacy.

Facebook: You can opt-out of Facebook’s interest-based ads by visiting: www.facebook.com/help/

You can learn more about Facebook’s Privacy Policy at: www.facebook.com/full_data_use_policy.

PROCESSING YOUR INFORMATION

For the most part, Luminate Vision Network D.B.A. Gervase Media & Paper, LLC does not process Your information in-house but gives it to third-party processors for processing. For example, when PayPal takes Your payment information, they are a third-party processor. They process Your payment and remit the funds to Us. So in many instances, it will be necessary for Luminate Vision Network D.B.A. Gervase Media & Paper, LLC to transmit Your information to a third-party processor, as Luminate Vision Network D.B.A. Gervase Media & Paper, LLC does not have the capability to perform these functions. More detail on third-party processing is detailed below.

However, Luminate Vision Network D.B.A. Gervase Media & Paper, LLC may, from time to time, process Your data internally. The legal basis for this processing is both Your consent to the processing, Luminate Vision Network D.B.A. Gervase Media & Paper, LLC's need to conduct Luminate Vision Network D.B.A. Gervase Media & Paper, LLC's legitimate business interests, and to comply with legal obligations. Luminate Vision Network D.B.A. Gervase Media & Paper, LLC's purposes in processing this information, if Luminate Vision Network D.B.A. Gervase Media & Paper, LLC does, is to administer, maintain, and improve Our website and offerings, to enter into contracts with You, to fulfill the terms of those contracts, to keep records of Our transactions and interactions, to be able to provide You with goods and services, to comply with Luminate Vision Network D.B.A. Gervase Media & Paper, LLC's legal obligations, to obtain professional advice, and to protect the rights and interests of Luminate Vision Network D.B.A. Gervase Media & Paper, LLC's company, Luminate Vision Network D.B.A. Gervase Media & Paper, LLC's customers (including You), and any third parties. Luminate Vision Network D.B.A. Gervase Media & Paper, LLC may process the following data:

Data associated with Your account, such as Your name, address, email address, and payment information.
Data about Your usage of Our website, such as Your IP address, geographical information, and how long You accessed Our website and what You viewed.
Data related to Your personal profile, such as Your name, address, profile picture, interests and hobbies, or employment details.
Data that You provide Us in the course of using Our services.
Data that You post on Our website, such as comments or responses to blogs.
Data that You submit to Us when You make an inquiry regarding Our website or offerings.
Data related to Your transactions with Us, including Your purchase of Our goods or services. This information may include contact details and payment information.
Data that You provide to Us when You subscribe to Our emails or newsletters, including Your email address and contact information.
Data that You submit to Us via correspondence, such as when You email Us with questions.
Any other data identified in this policy, for the purpose of complying with Luminate Vision Network D.B.A. Gervase Media & Paper, LLC's legal obligations or to protect the vital interests of You or any other natural person.
INTERNATIONAL DATA

Our website is hosted by servers located in the U.S therefore, if You reside outside the U.S, some of Your data will be transferred internationally to and stored on those servers. In addition, Luminate Vision Network D.B.A. Gervase Media & Paper, LLC may use third-party processors (including payment processors) and subcontractors located in the U.S. Luminate Vision Network D.B.A. Gervase Media & Paper, LLC uses all reasonable methods to protect the safety of Your data during transfer, including hosting Our website on reputable servers and engaging reputable third-party processors. By using this site and providing Luminate Vision Network D.B.A. Gervase Media & Paper, LLC with information, You consent to this transfer, processing, and storage of Your information in the U.S. Note that the privacy laws in the U.S may not be as strict as those in other countries. Please be aware that:

● Luminate Vision Network D.B.A. Gervase Media & Paper, LLC may transfer data that Luminate Vision Network D.B.A. Gervase Media & Paper, LLC collects to locations outside of Our headquarters for processing or storing, and the data may be processed by Luminate Vision Network D.B.A. Gervase Media & Paper, LLC's staff or by third-party processors. For example, Luminate Vision Network D.B.A. Gervase Media & Paper, LLC may engage third parties to fulfill orders. By submitting Your personal data, You agree to this transfer, storing, and processing. Luminate Vision Network D.B.A. Gervase Media & Paper, LLC takes all reasonable steps to make sure Your data is treated securely and in conformity with this Privacy Policy.

● Data that is provided to Luminate Vision Network D.B.A. Gervase Media & Paper, LLC is stored on secure servers. Payment information and other sensitive data will be encrypted to ensure its safety.

● The transmission of data via the internet is never completely secure, and Luminate Vision Network D.B.A. Gervase Media & Paper, LLC cannot guarantee the security of data that is sent to Us electronically. Your transmission of data to Us is at Your own risk.

● Where data that You have transmitted to Us is password protected, You are responsible for keeping the password confidential. You are exclusively responsible for any breaches of Your data that result from Your own disclosure of or failure to protect Your password.

Luminate Vision Network D.B.A. Gervase Media & Paper, LLC uses website hosting servers/third-party processors/subcontractors located in Canada, which has received an Adequacy Determination from the European Commission, meaning that the European Commission has determined that appropriate safeguards are in place to protect data once it is transferred to that country.

DATA RETENTION

Luminate Vision Network D.B.A. Gervase Media & Paper, LLC retains personal data as long as it is needed to conduct Luminate Vision Network D.B.A. Gervase Media & Paper, LLC's legitimate business purposes or to comply with Luminate Vision Network D.B.A. Gervase Media & Paper, LLC's legal obligations, or until You ask Luminate Vision Network D.B.A. Gervase Media & Paper, LLC to delete Your data. For example, Luminate Vision Network D.B.A. Gervase Media & Paper, LLC will retain certain personal information indefinitely for the purposes of maintaining Your account, unless and until You delete Your account. Data that Luminate Vision Network D.B.A. Gervase Media & Paper, LLC gathers for a specific and particular purpose, such as assisting law enforcement or analyzing trends, will be kept for no longer than is necessary for that particular purpose. Data that is no longer needed by Luminate Vision Network D.B.A. Gervase Media & Paper, LLC for any of the purposes listed above will be permanently deleted.

Luminate Vision Network D.B.A. Gervase Media & Paper, LLC will honor Your request to delete Your data, as described more fully below, unless Luminate Vision Network D.B.A. Gervase Media & Paper, LLC is required by law to retain access to the data. However, note that Luminate Vision Network D.B.A. Gervase Media & Paper, LLC cannot control the retention policies of third parties. If You wish to have any third parties, including those to whom Luminate Vision Network D.B.A. Gervase Media & Paper, LLC has transmitted Your data, delete that data, You will need to contact those third parties directly.


Additional Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy governs the manner in which the School collects, uses, maintains and discloses information collected from users (each, a “Student”) of the School. This Privacy Policy applies to the School and all Courses offered by the School.

Personal identification information

We may collect personal identification information from Students in a variety of ways, including, but not limited to, when Students enroll in the School or a Course within the School, subscribe to a newsletter, and in connection with other activities, services, features, or resources we make available in our School. Students may visit the School anonymously. We will collect personal identification information from Students only if they voluntarily submit such information to us. Students can refuse to supply personal identification information but doing so may prevent them from engaging in certain School related activities.

How we use collected information

The School may collect and use Students’ personal identification information for the following purposes:

 To improve customer service
Information you provide helps us respond to your customer service requests and support needs more efficiently.
 To personalize user experience
We may use information in the aggregate to understand how our Students as a group use the services and resources provided in our School.
 To send periodic emails
We may use Student email addresses to send Students information and updates pertaining to their order. Student email addresses may also be used to respond to Student inquiries, questions, or other requests.
Sharing your personal information

We do not sell, trade, or rent Student personal identification information to others.

Third party websites

Student may find advertising or other content in our School that link to the websites and services of our partners, suppliers, advertisers, sponsors, licensors and other third parties. We do not control the content or links that appear on these websites and are not responsible for the practices employed by websites linked to or from our School. In addition, these websites or services, including their content and links, may be constantly changing. These websites and services may have their own privacy policies and customer service policies. Browsing and interaction on any other website, including websites which have a link to our Student, is subject to that website's own terms and policies.

Changes to this Privacy Policy

The School has the discretion to update this Privacy Policy at any time. We encourage Students to frequently check this page for any changes. You acknowledge and agree that it is your responsibility to review this Privacy Policy periodically and become aware of modifications.

Your acceptance of these terms

By enrolling in the School, you signify your acceptance of this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to this Privacy Policy, please do not enroll in the School. Your continued enrollment in the School following the posting of changes to this Privacy Policy will be deemed your acceptance of those changes.

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