Privacy Policy

PRIVACY POLICY

Effective date: January 15, 2021

Introduction

Byrdseed, LLC (“us”, “we”, or “our”) operates Byrdseed.TV (hereinafter referred to as “Service”).
Our Privacy Policy governs your visit to Byrdseed.TV, and explains how we collect, safeguard, and disclose information that results from your use of our Service.

We use your data to provide and improve the Service. By using the Service, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy. Unless otherwise defined in this Privacy Policy, the terms used in this Privacy Policy have the same meanings as in our Terms and Conditions.

Our Terms and Conditions (“Terms”) govern all use of the Service and together with the Privacy Policy constitutes your agreement with us (“agreement”).

Types of Data Collected

We collect several different types of information for various purposes to provide and improve our Service to you, including (but not limited to):

  • When you create an account, we collect your email address, username, and password. Your password is hashed and stored in a manner such that we cannot directly read it.
  • We use your email to contact you about updates to the Service. You may opt out of these communications by following the unsubscribe link in the email.
  • When you sign in, we store your latest sign-in date.
  • We also store information about which videos you have “bookmarked” through the Service and which topics you have selected as “interests.”
  • We store usernames and passwords for any class accounts or PD group accounts you create as well as which videos you have assigned to those accounts.
  • We do not collect any data about students.

We use cookies and similar technologies to make the Service function, including keeping you logged in.

Use of Data

Byrdseed, LLC uses the collected data to operate and improve our Services and for customer support.

We do not share personal information with outside parties except to the extent necessary to accomplish the Service’s functionality.

We may disclose your information in response to subpoenas, court orders, or other legal requirements; to exercise our legal rights or defend against legal claims; to investigate, prevent, or take action regarding illegal activities, suspected fraud or abuse, violations of our policies; or to protect our rights and property.

In the future, we may sell to, buy, merge with, or partner with other businesses. In such transactions, user information may be among the transferred assets.

Retention of Data

We retain your Personal Data for as long as you have an account with the Service or unless we are otherwise compelled to retain it.

International Transfers of Information

Your information, including Personal Data, may be transferred to – and maintained on – computers located outside of your state, country, or other governmental jurisdiction where the data protection laws may differ from those of your jurisdiction.

Disclosure of Data

We may disclose personal information that we collect, or you provide:

Under certain circumstances, we may be required to disclose your Personal Data if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities.

We may disclose your information also if we believe disclosure is necessary or appropriate to protect the rights, property, or safety of the Company, our customers, or others.

Security of Data

The security of your data is important to us but remember that no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your Personal Data, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

Your Data Protection Rights Under General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

If you are a resident of the European Union (EU) and European Economic Area (EEA), you have certain data protection rights, covered by GDPR. – See more at https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2016/679/oj

We aim to take reasonable steps to allow you to correct, amend, delete, or limit the use of your Personal Data.

If you wish to be informed what Personal Data we hold about you and if you want it to be removed from our systems, please email us at [email protected].

Your Data Protection Rights under the California Privacy Protection Act (CalOPPA)**

According to CalOPPA we agree to the following:

  • users can visit our site anonymously;
  • our Privacy Policy link includes the word “Privacy”, and can easily be found on the home page of our website;
  • users will be notified of any privacy policy changes on our Privacy Policy Page;
  • users are able to change their personal information by emailing us at [email protected].

We honor Do Not Track signals and do not track, plant cookies, or use advertising when a Do Not Track browser mechanism is in place. Do Not Track is a preference you can set in your web browser to inform websites that you do not want to be tracked.You can enable or disable Do Not Track by visiting the Preferences or Settings page of your web browser.

Service Providers

We may employ third party companies and individuals to facilitate our Service (“Service Providers”), provide Service on our behalf, perform Service-related services or assist us in analyzing how our Service is used.

  • We use HelpScout for customer support and help documents.
  • We use Wistia for video hosting. We enable Wistia’s privacy mode throughout the Service.

Analytics

We use Fathom Analytics, a privacy-focused tool, to track and analyze our web traffic. All analytics are disabled on pages intended for student use. You can read the Privacy Policy for Fathom here: https://usefathom.com/privacy

Payments

We use Stripe for payment processing. Their Privacy Policy can be viewed at: https://stripe.com/us/privacy

We will not store or collect your payment card details. That information is provided directly to Stripe, whose use of your personal information is governed by their Privacy Policy. These payment processors adhere to the standards set by PCI-DSS as managed by the PCI Security Standards Council, which is a joint effort of brands like Visa, Mastercard, American Express and Discover. PCI-DSS requirements help ensure the secure handling of payment information.

Links to Other Sites

Our Service may contain links to other sites that are not operated by us. If you click a third party link, you will be directed to that third party’s site. We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies or practices of any third party sites or services.

Children’s Privacy

We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from Children under 13. If you become aware that a Child has provided us with Personal Data, please contact us. If we become aware that we have collected Personal Data from Children without verification of parental consent, we take steps to remove that information from our servers.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

If we decide to change our privacy policy, we will post those changes on this page. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us by email: at [email protected].