Get StartedUpdated as of April, 23, 2025 (Effective Date)
WHO WE ARE
Educate, Inc. (“we”, “us”, and “our”) values your privacy. In this Privacy Policy (the “policy”) we describe how we collect, use, and disclose or otherwise process information and personal information that we obtain when you visit our website located at www.educateinc.org.
WHAT INFORMATION WE COLLECT
We collect and receive information about you, directly from you and from third parties, as well as automatically thought your use of our services.
INFORMATION WE COLLECT DIRECTLY FROM YOU
When you inquire about services and voluntarily complete our Tutoring Interest Form, we may collect your name, phone number, address, zip code, email address, child’s name, school, grade level, and other identifiable information to help us best reply to your inquiry. We collect this information to help us reply to your request for tutoring services. Our Tutoring Interest Form uses Google Forms to collect the data and send it to us. By completing the form you also agree to Google’s Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.
As part of the intake process we may collect additional information from the student’s parents or legal guardian including name, age, health concerns or allergies, educational history, presence of any learning difficulties.
We collect this information to communicate with you about our educational services, to respond to your inquiries, and for other current and future customer service purposes. Also to evaluate students as part of the enrollment process to determine the services we believe appropriate.
Information regarding any student who is a minor must only be provided by the student’s parent or legal guardian.
If you chose to have a Placement Assessment conducted we may also collect your child’s birth date. A Placement Assessment provides us with information about your child’s academic performance which we use to plan tutoring lessons. We share test results with parents and legal guardians via email.
COOKIES AND ANALYTICS
We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to collect non-personal information about your browsing behavior, including:
- Analyzing website traffic and trends
- Remembering your preferences to improve user experience
You can control or disable cookies through your browser settings. We may also use third-party tools such as Google Analytics to track and analyze website performance.
INFORMATION SHARING
We do not sell, rent, or share your personal information with third parties for marketing purposes. We may share your information in the following limited circumstances:
- Service Providers: Third parties who assist us in operating our business (e.g., payment processors, hosting providers)
- Legal Requirements: When required to comply with laws, legal processes, or to protect our rights and safety
PAYMENT PROCESSING
We use Square Appointments for booking appointments, sending email and/or text reminders for sessions, and to keep record of tutoring schedules. We use Square Payment Processing for creating and sending invoices. We do not collect card information directly from you. However, we do receive information about your purchase and your contact information (e.g. name, credit card type, last four digits of your credit or debit card number, email address). You will receive an email receipt upon completion of payment. When you enter your card information your are agreeing to process the payment using Square’s PCI compliant payment processing system. You can learn more about Square’s Privacy Policy here.
COMMENTS
When visitors leave comments on our website we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.
An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
SECURITY OF MY PERSONAL INFORMATION
We have implemented reasonable precautions including, where appropriate, firewalls, and restrictions on who has access to the data to protect the information we collect. Please be aware that despite our best efforts, no data security measures can guarantee 100% security. We cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information you transmit to us or from our online products or services, and you do so at your own risk. Once we receive your transmission, we use reasonable efforts to ensure its security on our systems.
We are not responsible for any lost, stolen, or compromised personal information, including the data we collect as outlined above.
CONSENT
By visiting our Website you acknowledge and are fully aware that your use of this website is voluntary and a child’s enrollment and participation in a tutoring program is totally voluntary. By using our Website, you consent to our Privacy Policy.
CHANGES TO OUR PRIVACY POLICY
Educate, Inc reserves the right to modify, change, add to, delete, or update any part of this Policy with no prior written notice required. By using our website, you accept modifications made to any and all agreements.
YOUR RIGHTS
You have the right to:
- Access and update the personal information you’ve shared with us
- Request deletion of your personal information, where applicable
- Opt-out of email communications by unsubscribing.
To exercise these rights, please contact us at:
Educate, Inc.
Email: info@educateinc.org
