Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy (“Privacy Policy”) explains how Bridges Reading and Writing Institute, Inc. (“Bridges,” “we” or “us”) collect, use and share personally identifiable information of visitors of our web site (the “Site”) and users of our products and services (the “Services”). Please note that the primary purpose of our Site and the Services is to allow you to enroll in and take courses relating to reading and writing (“Courses”). For the purpose of this Privacy Policy, information that you provide through the Site relating to your use of the Site or the Services, including, without limitation, enrollment information for Courses, is referred to as “Site Information.” When this Privacy Policy uses the generic term “information” it is intended to address the general use of information, and not your specific Site Information. By using the Site or Services, you consent to the collection, use and disclosure of your personally identifiable Site Information in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

1.     Personally Identifiable Information We Collect and How We Use It.

You can generally visit the Site without revealing any personally identifiable information about yourself. We do not collect personal information from our Site visitors without the Site visitor providing us with this information as set forth in this Privacy Policy.

If you request to receive company or product information, or request information about specific Services, or provide comments about Services, you will be asked to provide contact information so that we can complete your request. We use this Site Information to fulfill your request. We may also use this Site Information to send you additional information about our Services that you may be interested in.

Some of the Services require that you become a registered user and create a user account. This will require that you provide certain personally identifiable information, that may include (but not be limited to) your e-mail address, as well as telephone and address information.

You allow us to use this personally identifiable Site Information to register you to use the Services, enroll in Courses, and otherwise provide you with the Services; verify your authority to enter the Site and access the Courses and Services; notify you of updates; improve the content and general administration of the Site and the Services; provide you with notices regarding the Services and other services that you have purchased or may wish to purchase in the future.

2.     Other Information We Collect and How We Use It.

Bridges may also automatically collect and analyze Site Information about your general usage of the Site and Services. We might track your usage patterns to see what features of the Site and Services you commonly use, Site traffic volume, frequency of visits, type and time of transactions, type of browser, browser language, IP address and operating system, and statistical information about how you use the Services. We only collect, track and analyze such Site Information in an aggregate manner that does not personally identify you. This aggregate data may be used to assist us in operating the Site and the Services and provided to other third parties to enable them to better understand the operation of the Services, and improve their Course offerings, but such information will be in aggregate form only and it will not contain personally identifiable data.

3.     Children and Student Information.

We recognize the privacy interests of children and we encourage parents and guardians to take an active role in their children’s online activities and interests. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If we learn that we have collected personal information from a child under 13, we will delete such information. Children under the age of 13 may not register for an account or register for or purchase Courses. Individuals under the age of 18 may only use the Services with the involvement, supervision, and approval or a parent or legal guardian.

The only student information we collect when you register for a Course is the student’s name, grade level, t-shirt size and various other information relating to their reading and writing skills.  We only use this information to register the student for the right Course.  We do not distribute or disclose this information to any third parties (except 3rd party services that help us with the registration process such as EventBrite).

4.  Cookies.

Our website may periodically use cookies, tracking pixels and related technologies. Cookies are small data files that are served by our site and stored on your device. Our site uses cookies dropped by us or third parties for a variety of purposes including to operate and personalize the website. Also, cookies may also be used to track how you use the site to target ads to you on other websites.

5.     Disclosure of Information.

We will share your personally identifiable Site Information with third parties only in the ways that are described in this privacy policy. These include, but are not limited to, sharing Site Information with service providers to allow them to fulfill your requests and to our.  We do not sell your personal information to third parties.

We may also disclose your personally identifiable information: (a) if we are required to do so by law, regulation or other government authority or otherwise in cooperation with an investigation of a governmental authority, (b) to enforce any terms of use, or (c) to protect the safety of users of our Site and our Services and Courses. In addition, we may transfer your personally identifiable information to a successor entity upon a merger, consolidation or other corporate reorganization.

Vendors and Service Providers: We want to provide you with excellent service and make your Bridges experience as seamless as possible. We share information, including nonpublic personal information, with third parties that perform services on our behalf so we can provide and improve our services. For example, we may disclose personal information for customer support by third parties. These third parties must abide by this Privacy Policy and keep nonpublic information confidential and use it only for its intended purpose.

6.     Data Retention.

We retain Site Information and the personal data we process on behalf of Users for as long as needed to provide the Services. We will retain and use this personal Site Information as necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements with Users, and/or the period required by laws in applicable jurisdictions.

7.     Updating, Correcting and Deleting Your Information; Opt-out.

If you believe that Bridges has incorrect Site Information that was provided as part of the Services, you may use the Services to correct, amend, or delete that information. You may also contact us by e-mailing our customer support at info@brwi.org.

From time to time, we may send you emails about a Course or new or modified Services that we believe might interest you. If you wish to opt-out of receiving these materials, you may follow the unsubscribe procedure provided in the email.

8.     Security.

The security of your personal information is important to us. Bridges employs procedural and technological measures to protect your personally identifiable information. These measures are reasonably designed to help protect your personally identifiable information from loss, unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration or destruction. We may use software, secure socket layer technology (SSL) encryption, password protection, firewalls, internal restrictions and other security measures to help prevent unauthorized access to your personally identifiable information. However, Bridges cannot guarantee that unauthorized third parties will never be able to defeat these measures or use your personally identifiable information for improper purposes. Therefore, you should be aware that when you voluntarily display or distribute personally identifiable information, that information could be collected and used by others. Bridges is not responsible for the unauthorized use by third parties of information you post or otherwise make available publicly.

9.     Links to Other Websites.

The Site, Services and Courses may provide links to third party web sites or resources not associated with us and over which we do not have control (“External Web Sites”). Such links do not constitute an endorsement by Bridges of the External Web Sites, the content displayed therein, or the persons or entities associated therewith. You acknowledge that Bridges is only providing these links as a convenience, and cannot be responsible for the content of such External Web Sites.

10.     Material Changes.

Bridges reserves the right to change this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will post the revised Privacy Policy on this Site located at www.brwi.org/privacy and will either send a notice to the e-mail address that you specified in your registration and/or post notice of the change so it is visible when users log-on for the first time prior to said changes taking effect so that you are always aware of what personal information we may collect and how we may use this information. We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy regularly for any changes. Your continued use of the Site and/or Services will be subject to the then-current Privacy Policy.

11.  Contact Us.

We welcome your comments or questions concerning our Privacy Policy. If you would like to contact Bridges regarding this Privacy Policy, please contact us by emailing us at info@brwi.org, or at:

Bridges Reading and Writing Institute, Inc.
Attn: Privacy Policy
16470 Bake Parkway
Suite 100
Irvine, CA 92618