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TERMS AND CONDITIONS

General Terms and Conditions

The following Terms of Service (“Terms”) govern access to and use of the Science Safety website (https://learn.sciencesafety.com/) (“Website”) and any content contained within or linked to the Website (the “Service”), or any live or recorded webinar, video, sound, text, graphics, or other materials sent, received, stored or otherwise appearing in the Service (collectively referred to as “Content”).

Basic Description of the Service

Science Safety Inc., a learning organization that provides Users access to various tools and courses that promote science safety.

Users participating in Live Webinars agree to permit Science Safety Inc. to offer access to recordings of these Live Webinars to other Users.

Privacy

To prevent unauthorized access, maintain data accuracy and ensure the appropriate use of information Science Safety Inc. gathers about Users (“Information”), Science Safety Inc. has taken commercially reasonable steps to protect the “Information”. Because no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage, is 100% secure, Science Safety does not guarantee 100% protection of the Information.

Services Usage Fees

Users may access free Services or paid Services. Users may upgrade from a Free Service to a Paid Service through purchases on the Science Safety Inc. website. Science Safety reserves the right to change the Services and the payment structure at any time without prior notice.

Users must make all payments for Services through Stripe. Stripe processes and stores all credit card data. All Users agree to comply with Stripe terms and conditions. By agreeing to these terms, Users agree to be bound by the Stripe Services Agreement which Stripe may modify from time to time. As a condition of Science Safety Inc. enabling payment processing services through Stripe, Users agree to provide Science Safety Inc. accurate and complete information about Users and Users’ businesses, and Users authorize Science Safety Inc. to share all transaction information related to Users use of the payment processing services provided by Stripe. In the event the system does not process a User’s payment, the User will not receive access to the Content or Service.

Security and Use of Services

In the live webinar version of the Service, communication to and among participants is recorded. Without expectation of compensation or other remuneration, now or in the future, participants/users give consent to and permit Science Safety Inc. and its affiliates and agents, to use webinar recordings and/or any interview statements from users in its publications, advertising or other media activities (including the Internet). This user consent includes, but is not limited to:

(a) Permission to interview, film, photograph, tape, or otherwise make a video reproduction of participants/users and/or record participants/users voices;

(b) Permission to use participant/user first name and last initial; and

(c) Permission to use quotes from the webinar, interview(s) (or excerpts of such quotes), the film, photograph(s), tape(s) or reproduction(s) of participants/users, and/or recording of participant/user voice, in part or in whole, in its publications, in newspapers, magazines and other print media, on television, radio and electronic media (including the Internet), in theatrical media and/or in mailings for educational and awareness.

This consent is given in perpetuity, and does not require prior approval by customer, users, or students.

Restrictions on Content and Use of the Service

Science Safety Inc. reserves the right at all times (but does not have an obligation) to remove or refuse to distribute any Content on the Service and to terminate access if duly obligated. Science Safety also reserves the right to access, read, preserve, and disclose any information as Science Safety reasonably believes is necessary to (i) satisfy any applicable law, regulation, legal process or governmental request, (ii) enforce the Terms, including investigation of potential violations hereof, (iii) detect, prevent, or otherwise address fraud, security or technical issues, (iv) respond to User support requests, or (v) protect our rights, property or safety, our Users and the public.

The Service is for legitimate individual use only. Science Safety may at its option, terminate the Science Safety relationship with Users, or suspend Users’ access to the Service immediately if it is deemed by Science Safety Inc. at its sole discretion that Users are using Users’ subscription contrary to these Terms. Science Safety Inc. will attempt to provide Users with notice of improper usage before suspension or termination of Users’ subscription and may, if appropriate, offer Users an alternative service.

Science Safety Inc. reserves the right to report illegal activity to appropriate authorities.

Dispute Resolution

All disputes arising out of or related to these Terms shall be resolved through mediation conducted in Wyoming in accordance with its commercial rules. In no event shall the demand for arbitration be made more than thirty (30) days after the claim or cause of action arises. Any arbitration shall be conducted in accordance with the Commercial Rules of the American Arbitration Association then in effect, to include right of discovery. The party losing at arbitration shall be responsible for all arbitration costs, including attorney fees, for both parties. In no event shall arbitrator award exemplary or punitive damages to either party. Arbitration shall take place in Wyoming.

Limited Liability

For the User to obtain the benefit of the services offered by Science Safety on its websites and various venues, the User agrees to limit Science Safety Inc.’s liability arising from the User’s professional acts, errors or omissions such that the total liability of Science Safety shall not exceed Science Safety Inc.’s total fees for the services paid by the User to Science Safety Inc. for the services rendered by Science Safety Inc.

Entire Agreement

These Terms are the entire and exclusive agreement between Science Safety Inc. and Users regarding the Services.

Science Safety Inc. retains the right to create limits on use and access at its sole discretion at any time without prior notice to Users.

Section II: Science Safety Online Course Terms and Conditions

Payment Policy: Payment must be made in full, only through Stripe, prior to the start of the Course. Users must accept all terms and conditions set forth herein prior to processing of payment.

Refund Policy: Users receive no refunds after completing a purchase of the Course.

Login Agreement: Access to the Course is limited to the single user (“User”) who purchased the Course and agreed to the Terms set forth the herein. The login to the Course assigned to the User may only be used by the User and is linked to the User’s email address submitted by the User when purchasing the Course. Any unauthorized access results in immediate termination of User access. User’s legal name is required in the appropriate field.

Non-transferrable: The User may not transfer or share access to the Course with any other individual, organization or entity. The Course access is non-transferrable. In the event access to the Course has been transferred, the User’s access will be deactivated, and no refunds will be paid.

Copyright Infringement and Intellectual Property: All Science Safety Inc. courses are copyrighted. Any unauthorized duplication is not allowed. All Intellectual Property Rights in the Services are, and remain, the intellectual property of Science Safety, including adaptations or customizations.

Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy Statement

At Science Safety, customers always come first. We recognize that building a long-term business relationship with you is dependent on our ability to create and maintain a foundation of trust. This is why we have a firm commitment to respecting as well as protecting your privacy.

We’ve structured our websites so that, in general, you can visit Science Safety online, without identifying yourself or revealing any personal information. Website visitors that are 18 years of age or older may choose to provide their personal information (name, address, e-mail address, phone number, etc.) with the assurance that it will only be used to support your customer experience with Science Safety. Science Safety offers educational products and services to educational professionals and institutions. Science Safety products and services are not intended for direct purchase by individuals under the age of 18. As such, we do not market our products and services to individuals under 18 years of age, nor do we seek or collect any information from them.

What Information We Collect

We collect only the minimal amount of information needed to deliver our products and services.

On some Science Safety websites, you can order products or services, make requests, and register to receive materials. The types of personal information collected on these pages include name, e-mail address, contact and billing information, transaction information, and/or credit card information.

In order for us to tailor subsequent communications to you and continuously improve our products and services (including registration), we may also ask you to provide us with information regarding your personal or professional interests, demographics, experience with our products, and contact preferences. Data collected online may be combined with the information you provide when registering Science Safety products. Personal information can be updated each time you place an order or obtain a quote from the online Science Safety store.

We also use website logging/analysis software to track how Science Safety visitors navigate through the site. This site log allows Science Safety to determine which Science Safety website pages are the most popular. The log contains no personal information, only a listing of website addresses visited by Science Safety customers in general.

How We Use the Information

Science Safety uses your information to better understand your needs and to provide you with better service. Specifically, we use your information to help you complete a transaction, to communicate back to you, to update you on services and benefits, and to personalize our websites based on your needs. Credit card numbers are used only for payment processing and are not retained for other purposes.

From time to time, we may also use your information to contact you for market research or to provide you with marketing information we think would be of particular interest. At a minimum, we will always give you the opportunity to opt-out of receiving such contact.

Whom We Share the Information With

Science Safety will not sell, rent, or lease your personal information to others. Unless you tell us otherwise or law prevents us, we will only share the personal data you provide online with other Science Safety entities and/or business partners who are acting on our behalf for the uses described above. Such Science Safety entities and/or business partners are governed by our privacy policies with respect to the use of this data and are bound by the appropriate confidentiality agreements.

Links to Third Party Web Sites

Links to third party websites are provided solely as a convenience to you. If you use these links, you will leave the Science Safety site. Science Safety has not reviewed all these third-party sites, does not control and is not responsible for any of these sites, their content or their privacy policies. Thus, Science Safety does not endorse or make any representations about them, or any information, software or other products or materials found there, or any results that may be obtained from using them. If you decide to access any of the third-party sites linked to this site, you do this entirely at your own risk.

General Data Handling Policy

In the event of a Science Safety sale or merger:

In the event that all or a portion of Science Safety or its assets are acquired by or merged with a 3rd party, personal information that we have collected from users would be one of the assets transferred to or acquired by that 3rd party. This Privacy Policy will continue to apply to your information, and any acquirer would only be able to handle your personal information as per this policy (unless you give consent to a new policy). We will provide you with notice of an acquisition within thirty (30) days following the completion of such a transaction, by posting on our homepage, or by email to your email address that you provided to us. If you do not consent to the use of your personal information by such a successor company, you may request its deletion.

In the event of Science Safety going out of business:

In the unlikely event that Science Safety goes out of business, or files for bankruptcy, we will protect your personal information, and will not sell it to any 3rd party.

Control of Data/Data Retention

How Long Does Science Safety Keep Information? Science Safety will store the data for three years or per the user’s license/contract requirement or delete the account upon user request.

Science Safety will only use personally identifiable information for the delivery and functioning of the product or service in the manner for which it is intended for use by the school. Information is sometimes used for marketing purposes, such as keeping a customer up to date regarding the latest products and offerings. A customer may opt-out from the Science Safety Mailing List at any time.

Minimization of Data Collection

Science Safety minimizes the use of student identifiable data. If future products/contracts require additional use of identifiable data for these students, it will be designed to operate with minimal collection of such data. That is, only such data which is reasonably needed to provide the intended service to the school.

Data Usage: Advertising and Marketing

At no time will Science Safety share or otherwise transfer any student’s personally identifiable information or directory information to a 3rd party for advertising or marketing purposes.

Data Usage: Internal Operations

Science Safety may use aggregated anonymized data and de-identified metadata for internal operations purposes such as improving the functioning of its product, developing new products, marketing research to validate and improve the product, or integrating the products of 3rd parties to provide new functionality.

School Rights/Parents Rights

Any and all Student Records provided to Science Safety, or to which Science Safety has been granted access, are and shall remain the sole property of the School District or educational agency (collectively, ‘School District’) that provided or granted access to such records.

Schools have the right to review, have deleted and/or refuse to permit further collection or use of the student’s information upon request.

Science Safety will allow for inspection, review and amendment or changes to student data via an authorized written request from a school addressed to the Science Safety Privacy Officer. Contact information is noted below under the Questions/Complaints section.

Data Security

Science Safety’s general practices related to data security and integrity including any breach of data;

I.E. Security and Confidentiality of Customer information:

Science Safety has a secure server with limited employee access.

The Science Safety internal network is a private network accessible by employees only (by a user name and login password). It is a VPN (Virtual Private Network). The VPN is an SSL (Secured Socket Layer) encrypted network.

The Science Safety general website is ‘https’ (Hyper Text Transfer Protocol Secure) encrypted. The ‘S’ at the end of HTTPS stands for ‘Secure’. It means all communications between your browser and the website are encrypted.

Education/Employee Training:

Science Safety provides data privacy and security training to all company employees responsible in whole or in part for design, production, development, monetization and operations of their products and employees who are directly or peripherally involved in collection, use, storage, disclosure or other handling of student identifiable data. Training is required to be conducted a minimum of one time per year.

Unauthorized Disclosure/Data Breach:

In the unlikely event any Student Records are inadvertently compromised via an outside data breach or for any other reason, Science Safety shall notify the School District that owns such records immediately upon the discovery of such inadvertent disclosure. The School District may in turn notify affected parents, legal guardians, or eligible students as the School District deems appropriate.

Other Security Measures:

Science Safety conducts background checks on all employees who have access to student data.

Changes to this Privacy Policy

Science Safety reserves the right to amend, alter, or otherwise change this Privacy Policy at our sole and absolute discretion. We will post a notice (revision date) of the new Policy from the privacy policy link on our website.

Privacy Policy Notifications

Customers will be notified in advance of material changes to privacy policies, including practices around new or additional data collection, or practices that may lessen the previously noted protections around student data privacy.

Questions/Complaints

If you have any questions about our online privacy policy, please contact us. We respect your rights and privacy, and will be happy to answer any questions or concerns you might have. You may direct any such questions by writing to Science Safety Privacy Officer, 7345 164th Ave NE, Redmond, WA 98052, by calling 833-372-3372, or by sending E-mail to: info@Science Safety.com.

Last updated on October 29th, 2021