Privacy Policy
This privacy policy has been compiled to better serve those who are concerned with how their ‘Personally identifiable information’ (PII) is being used online. PII, as used in US privacy law and information security, is information that can be used on its own or with other information to identify, contact, or locate a single person, or to identify an individual in context. Please read The Irate Educator’s privacy policy carefully to get a clear understanding of how The Irate Educator collects, uses, protects or otherwise handle your Personally Identifiable Information in accordance with The Irate Educator’s website.
What personal information does the Irate Educator collect from the people that visit The Irate Educator’s blog or website?
When ordering or registering on The Irate Educator’s site, as appropriate, you may be asked to enter your name, email address or other details to help you with your experience.
When does the Irate Educator collect information?
The Irate Educator collects information from you when you subscribe to a newsletter or enter information on The Irate Educator’s site.
How does the Irate Educator use your information?
The Irate Educator may use the information The Irate Educator collects from you when you register, make a purchase, sign up for The Irate Educator’s newsletter, respond to a survey or marketing communication, surf the website, or use certain other site features in the following ways:
• To send periodic emails regarding your order or subscription.
How do we protect visitor information?
The Irate Educator does not use an SSL certificate
• The Irate Educator does not need an SSL because:
There is no required login, only an optional subscribe widget. The emails collected are secure and only accessible by website admin.
Do The Irate Educator use ‘cookies’?
Yes. Cookies are small files that a site or its service provider transfers to your computer’s hard drive through your Web browser (if you allow) that enables the site’s or service provider’s systems to recognize your browser and capture and remember certain information. For instance, The Irate Educator uses cookies to help me remember and process the items in your shopping cart. They are also used to help me understand your preferences based on previous or current site activity, which enables me to provide you with improved services. The Irate Educator also uses cookies to help me compile aggregate data about site traffic and site interaction so that The Irate Educator can offer better site experiences and tools in the future.
The Irate Educator uses cookies to:
• Compile aggregate data about site traffic and site interactions in order to offer better site experiences and tools in the future. The Irate Educator may also use trusted third party services that track this information on The Irate Educator’s behalf.
You can choose to have your computer warn you each time a cookie is being sent, or you can choose to turn off all cookies. You do this through your browser (like Internet Explorer) settings. Each browser is a little different, so look at your browser’s Help menu to learn the correct way to modify your cookies.
If you disable cookies off, some features will be disabled It won’t affect the users experience that make your site experience more efficient and some of The Irate Educator’s services will not function properly.
However, you can still place orders.
Third Party Disclosure
The Irate Educator does not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer to outside parties your personally identifiable information.
Third party links
Occasionally, at The Irate Educator’s discretion, The Irate Educator may include or offer third party products or services on The Irate Educator’s website. These third party sites have separate and independent privacy policies. The Irate Educator therefore has no responsibility or liability for the content and activities of these linked sites. Nonetheless, we seek to protect the integrity of The Irate Educator’s site and welcome any feedback about these sites.
Google’s advertising requirements can be summed up by Google’s Advertising Principles. They are put in place to provide a positive experience for users. https://support.google.com/adwordspolicy/answer/1316548?hl=en
The Irate Educator uses Google AdSense Advertising on The Irate Educator’s website.
Google, as a third party vendor, uses cookies to serve ads on The Irate Educator’s site. Google’s use of the DART cookie enables it to serve ads to The Irate Educator’s users based on their visit to The Irate Educator’s site and other sites on the Internet. Users may opt out of the use of the DART cookie by visiting the Google ad and content network privacy policy.
The Irate Educator has implemented the following:
• Demographics and Interests Reporting
The Irate Educator along with third-party vendors, such as Google use first-party cookies (such as the Google Analytics cookies) and third-party cookies (such as the DoubleClick cookie) or other third-party identifiers together to compile data regarding user interactions with ad impressions, and other ad service functions as they relate to The Irate Educator’s website.
Opting out:
Users can set preferences for how Google advertises to you using the Google Ad Settings page. Alternatively, you can opt out by visiting the Network Advertising initiative opt out page or permanently using the Google Analytics Opt Out Browser add on.
California Online Privacy Protection Act
CalOPPA is the first state law in the nation to require commercial websites and online services to post a privacy policy. The law’s reach stretches well beyond California to require a person or company in the United States (and conceivably the world) that operates websites collecting personally identifiable information from California consumers to post a conspicuous privacy policy on its website stating exactly the information being collected and those individuals with whom it is being shared, and to comply with this policy. – See more at: http://consumercal.org/california-online-privacy-protection-act-caloppa/#sthash.0FdRbT51.dpuf
According to CalOPPA The Irate Educator agree to the following:
Users can visit The Irate Educator’s site anonymously
Once this privacy policy is created, The Irate Educator will add a link to it on The Irate Educator’s home page, or as a minimum on the first significant page after entering The Irate Educator’s website.
Our Privacy Policy link includes the word ‘Privacy’, and can be easily be found on the page specified above.
Users will be notified of any privacy policy changes:
• On The Irate Educator’s Privacy Policy Page
Users are able to change their personal information:
• By emailing me
How does The Irate Educator’s site handle do not track signals?
The Irate Educator honors do not track signals and do not track, plant cookies, or use advertising when a Do Not Track (DNT) browser mechanism is in place.
Does The Irate Educator’s site allow third party behavioral tracking?
It’s also important to note that The Irate Educator allows third party behavioral tracking.
COPPA (Children Online Privacy Protection Act)
When it comes to the collection of personal information from children under 13, the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) puts parents in control. The Federal Trade Commission, the nation’s consumer protection agency, enforces the COPPA Rule, which spells out what operators of websites and online services must do to protect children’s privacy and safety online.
The Irate Educator does not specifically market to children under 13.
Fair Information Practices
The Fair Information Practices Principles form the backbone of privacy law in the United States and the concepts they include have played a significant role in the development of data protection laws around the globe. Understanding the Fair Information Practice Principles and how they should be implemented is critical to comply with the various privacy laws that protect personal information.
In order to be in line with Fair Information Practices, The Irate Educator will take the following responsive action, should a data breach occur:
The Irate Educator will notify the users via email
• Within 7 business days
The Irate Educator will notify the users via in site notification
• Within 7 business days
The Irate Educator also agrees to the individual redress principle, which requires that individuals have a right to pursue legally enforceable rights against data collectors and processors who fail to adhere to the law. This principle requires not only that individuals have enforceable rights against data users, but also that individuals have recourse to courts or a government agency to investigate and/or prosecute non-compliance by data processors.
CAN SPAM Act
The CAN-SPAM Act is a law that sets the rules for commercial email, establishes requirements for commercial messages, gives recipients the right to have emails stopped from being sent to them, and spells out tough penalties for violations.
The Irate Educator collects your email address in order to:
• Send information, respond to inquiries, and/or other requests or questions.
To be accordance with CANSPAM The Irate Educator agrees to the following:
• NOT use false, or misleading subjects or email addresses
• Identify the message as an advertisement in some reasonable way
• Include the physical address of The Irate Educator’s business or site headquarters
• Monitor third party email marketing services for compliance, if one is used.
• Honor opt-out/unsubscribe requests quickly
• Allow users to unsubscribe by using the link at the bottom of each email
If at any time you would like to unsubscribe from receiving future emails, you can
• Follow the instructions at the bottom of each email.
and The Irate Educator will promptly remove you from ALL correspondence.