Interpretation

The words of which the initial letter is capitalized have meanings defined under the following conditions. The following definitions shall have the same meaning regardless of whether they appear in singular or in plural.

Definitions

For the purposes of this Privacy Policy:

Account means a unique account created for You to access our Service or parts of our Service.

Affiliate means an entity that controls, is controlled by or is under common control with a party, where "control" means ownership of 50% or more of the shares, equity interest or other securities entitled to vote for election of directors or other managing authority.

Company (referred to as either "the Company", "We", "Us" or "Our" in this Agreement) refers to Pacific Empire College, 1126 W Foothill Blvd., Suite 220, Upland, CA 91786.

Cookies are small files placed on Your Device by a website, containing details of Your browsing history that can be used to identify You.

Country refers to: California, United States

Device means any device that can access the Service such as a computer, cellphone, or digital tablet.

Personal Data is any information that relates to an identified or identifiable individual.

Service refers to the Website.

Service Provider means any natural or legal person who processes data on behalf of the Company, including third parties that facilitate the Service, provide the Service on the Company's behalf, perform services related to the Service, or assist the Company in analyzing how the Service is used. This includes advertising partners such as Meta Platforms, Inc.

Usage Data refers to data collected automatically, either generated by use of the Service or from the Service infrastructure itself (for example, the duration of a page visit).

Website refers to Pacific Empire College's website, accessible from www.pacificempire.us

You means the individual accessing or using the Service, or the company or other legal entity on behalf of which such individual is accessing or using the Service, as applicable.

Types of Data Collected

Personal Data

While using Our Service, We may ask You to provide certain personally identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify You, including:

• Name

• Email address

• Phone number

• Other contact information You voluntarily submit (for example, through an inquiry or admissions interest form)

We do not collect payment information through the Website.

Usage Data

Usage Data is collected automatically when using the Service.

Usage Data may include information such as Your Device's Internet Protocol address (e.g., IP address), browser type, browser version, the pages of our Service that You visit, the time and date of Your visit, time spent on those pages, unique device identifiers, and other diagnostic data.

We may also collect information that Your browser sends whenever You visit our Service.

Tracking Technologies and Cookies

We use Cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity on Our Service and store certain information. Tracking technologies used include cookies and pixels.

We use the Meta Pixel (from Meta Platforms, Inc., which operates Facebook and Instagram) to understand how visitors interact with our Website, measure the effectiveness of our advertising, and deliver ads to people who may be interested in Pacific Empire College. The Meta Pixel collects information such as pages visited and actions taken on our Website, and may be linked to a Facebook or Instagram account if You have one.

You can control or opt out of interest-based advertising through:

• Your browser's cookie settings

• Meta's Ad Preferences

• Digital Advertising Alliance opt-out tool

• Your Online Choices (EU)

For more information about how Meta collects and uses data, please review Meta's Privacy Policy.

The Company may use Personal Data for the following purposes:

• To provide and maintain our Service, including to monitor the usage of our Service.

• To respond to Your inquiries: to respond to admissions or general inquiries You submit through the Website.

• To contact You: By email, telephone, SMS, or other equivalent forms of electronic communication regarding updates or information related to Pacific Empire College, including program information and admissions.

• For advertising purposes: To deliver, measure, and improve advertising on platforms such as Facebook and Instagram, including showing You ads that may be relevant to You based on Your interaction with our Website.

• For business transfers: We may use Your information to evaluate or conduct a merger, divestiture, restructuring, reorganization, dissolution, or other sale or transfer of some or all of Our assets.

• For other purposes: Such as data analysis, identifying usage trends, determining the effectiveness of our advertising campaigns, and evaluating and improving our Service.

We may share Your personal information in the following situations:

• With Service Providers: To monitor and analyze the use of our Service and to contact You.

• With advertising partners: We share limited data (such as Usage Data and, where applicable, hashed contact information) with Meta Platforms, Inc. to deliver and measure advertising campaigns on Facebook and Instagram.

• For business transfers: In connection with, or during negotiations of, any merger, sale of Company assets, financing, or acquisition.

• With Affiliates: In which case We will require those affiliates to honor this Privacy Policy.

• With Your consent: We may disclose Your personal information for any other purpose with Your consent.

Retention of Your Personal Data

The Company will retain Your Personal Data only for as long as necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy, or as required to comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements and policies.

Usage Data is generally retained for a shorter period, except when needed to strengthen security, improve functionality, or comply with legal retention obligations.

Transfer of Your Personal Data

Your information, including Personal Data, is processed at the Company's operating offices and in any other locations where parties involved in processing are located, which may include locations outside Your state or country. The Company will take reasonable steps to ensure Your data is treated securely in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

Delete Your Personal Data

You have the right to delete, or request that We assist in deleting, the Personal Data that We have collected about You. You may contact Us at any time to request access to, correction of, or deletion of any personal information You have provided.

Please note We may need to retain certain information where We have a legal obligation or lawful basis to do so.

If You are a California resident, You have the right to:

• Know what personal information we collect, use, disclose, and "share" (including for cross-context behavioral advertising).

• Delete personal information We have collected from You.

• Correct inaccurate personal information.

• Opt out of the "sharing" of your personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising, including data shared with Meta for ad delivery and measurement.

• Non-discrimination for exercising any of these rights.

To opt out of the sharing of your information for advertising purposes, You may use Your browser's cookie controls, Meta's Ad Preferences, or contact Us using the information below.

Business Transactions

If the Company is involved in a merger, acquisition, or asset sale, Your Personal Data may be transferred. We will provide notice before Your Personal Data is transferred and becomes subject to a different Privacy Policy.

Law Enforcement

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

Other Legal Requirements

The Company may disclose Your Personal Data in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to:

• Comply with a legal obligation

• Protect and defend the rights or property of the Company

• Prevent or investigate possible wrongdoing in connection with the Service

• Protect the personal safety of Users of the Service or the public

• Protect against legal liability

Security of Your Personal Data

The security of Your Personal Data is important to Us, but no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure. While We strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect Your Personal Data, We cannot guarantee its absolute security.

Our Service does not address anyone under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 13. If You are a parent or guardian and are aware Your child has provided Us with Personal Data, please contact Us. If We become aware that We have collected Personal Data from anyone under 13 without verification of parental consent, We take steps to remove that information from Our servers.

Our Service may contain links to other websites that are not operated by Us. If You click a third-party link, You will be directed to that third party's site. We strongly advise You to review the Privacy Policy of every site You visit. We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party sites or services.

We may update Our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify You of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last updated" date above.

You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when posted on this page.