Digital Media Academy

 

Privacy Policy (version updated on August 21st, 2024)

Welcome to Digital Media Academy Corp. and DMA Academy Canada Ltd. (“Digital Media Academy” or “DMA”) and the digitalmediaacademy.org website (“Site” or “Website”). Through this Site, Digital Media Academy offers access to live and virtual educational and training courses, classes, Programs, Camps, activities, events, materials, software, applications, and related products and services, all as described on the Site or in promotional, informational, or marketing materials produced by or on behalf of DMA (collectively, “Services”).

DMA collects limited amounts of personal information. This information is necessary to properly respond to user requests and interactions, and process e-commerce transactions.

DMA respects your privacy and keeps personal information confidential. The only circumstance under which DMA would share such information is with a partner organization in order to carry out the business of DMA. We do not sell or rent personal information.

This page informs you of our policies regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of personal data when you use our Service and the choices you have associated with that data.

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, which can be accessed HERE..

 

Definitions

  • Service Service is the https://www.digitalmediaacademy.org/ website operated by Digital Media Academy LP
  • Personal Data Personal Data means data about a living individual who can be identified from those data (or from those and other information either in our possession or likely to come into our possession).
  • Usage Data Usage Data is data collected automatically either generated by the use of the Service or from the Service infrastructure itself (for example, the duration of a page visit).
  • Cookies Cookies are small files stored on your device (computer or mobile device).
  • Data Controller Data Controller means the natural or legal person who (either alone or jointly or in common with other persons) determines the purposes for which and the manner in which any personal information is, or are to be, processed. For the purposes of this Privacy Policy, Digital Media Academy Corp. and DMA Academy Canada Ltd. act as Data Controllers responsible for determining the purposes and means of processing your Personal Data.
  • Data Processors (or Service Providers) Data Processor (or Service Provider) means any natural or legal person who processes the data on behalf of the Data Controller. We may use the services of various Service Providers in order to process your data more effectively.
  • Data Subject (or User) Data Subject is any living individual who is using our Service and is the subject of Personal Data.

 

Information Collection and Use

We collect several different types of information for various purposes to provide and improve our Service to you.

Types of Data Collected

Personal Data

While using our Service, we may ask you to provide us with certain personally identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify you (“Personal Data”). Personally identifiable information may include, but is not limited to:

  • Email address
  • First name and last name
  • Phone number
  • Address, State, Province, ZIP/Postal code, City
  • Cookies and Usage Data

We may use your Personal Data to contact you with newsletters, marketing or promotional materials, and other information that may be of interest to you. You can opt-out of receiving marketing communications by following the unsubscribe link in any email or by adjusting your preferences in your account settings. For data sharing, California residents can exercise their CCPA rights via our online form.

 

Usage Data

We may also collect information on how the Service is accessed and used (“Usage Data”). This Usage Data may include information such as your computer’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, the time spent on those pages, unique device identifiers and other diagnostic data.

 

Location Data

We may use and store information about your location if you give us permission to do so (“Location Data”). We use this data to provide features of our Service, to improve and customise our Service.

You can enable or disable location services when you use our Service at any time by way of your device settings.

 

Tracking & Cookies Data

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies with your consent where required by law. You can manage your cookie preferences through our Cookie Management Tool, and you have the right to withdraw your consent at any time.

Cookies are files with a small amount of data which may include an anonymous unique identifier. Cookies are sent to your browser from a website and stored on your device. Other tracking technologies are also used such as beacons, tags and scripts to collect and track information and to improve and analyse our Service.

You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our Service.

Examples of Cookies we use:

  • Session Cookies. We use Session Cookies to operate our Service.
  • Preference Cookies. We use Preference Cookies to remember your preferences and various settings.
  • Security Cookies. We use Security Cookies for security purposes.

 

Use of Data

Digital Media Academy LP uses the collected data for various purposes:

  • To provide and maintain our Service
  • To notify you about changes to our Service
  • To allow you to participate in interactive features of our Service when you choose to do so
  • To provide customer support
  • To gather analysis information to improve our Service
  • To monitor the usage of our Service
  • To detect, prevent, and address technical issues
  • To provide you with news, special offers, and general information about other goods, services, and events which we offer that are similar to those that you have already purchased or enquired about unless you have opted not to receive such information

 

Legal Basis for Processing Personal Data under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

If you are from the European Economic Area (EEA), Digital Media Academy LP legal basis for collecting and using the personal information described in this Privacy Policy depends on the Personal Data we collect and the specific context in which we collect it. Digital Media Academy may process your Personal Data under the following legal bases as outlined in the GDPR: (i) Article 6(1)(b) for contract performance, (ii) Article 6(1)(a) for consent, (iii) Article 6(1)(f) for legitimate interests, and (iv) Article 6(1)(c) to comply with legal obligations.

Digital Media Academy LP may process your Personal Data because:

  • We need to perform a contract with you
  • You have given us permission to do so
  • The processing is in our legitimate interests and it is not overridden by your rights
  • For payment processing purposes
  • To comply with the law

 

Retention of Data

Digital Media Academy retains your Personal Data for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce agreements. The specific retention period depends on the type of data and the applicable legal requirements.

Digital Media Academy LP will also retain Usage Data for internal analysis purposes. Usage Data is generally retained for a shorter period of time, except when this data is used to strengthen the security or to improve the functionality of our Service, or we are legally obligated to retain this data for longer periods.

Transfer of Data

If your Personal Data is transferred outside of the EEA, we ensure that such transfers are protected by appropriate safeguards, such as standard contractual clauses approved by the European Commission or other legal mechanisms in compliance with GDPR.

If you are located outside the United States and choose to provide information to us, please note that we transfer the data, including Personal Data, to the United States and process it there.

Your consent to this Privacy Policy followed by your submission of such information represents your agreement to that transfer.

Digital Media Academy LP will take all the steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your data is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy and no transfer of your Personal Data will take place to an organisation or a country unless there are adequate controls in place including the security of your data and other personal information.

 

Disclosure of Data

Business Transaction

If Digital Media Academy LP 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.

 

Disclosure for Law Enforcement

Under certain circumstances, Digital Media Academy LP may be required to disclose your Personal Data if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g. a court or a government agency).

 

Legal Requirements

Digital Media Academy may disclose your Personal Data in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to:

  • To comply with a legal obligation
  • To protect and defend the rights or property of Digital Media Academy
  • To prevent or investigate possible wrongdoing in connection with the Service
  • To protect the personal safety of users of the Service or the public
  • To protect against legal liability

 

Security of Data

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your Personal Data, including encryption, pseudonymization, and access controls, in compliance with industry standards and relevant regulations such as GDPR and CCPA.

While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your Personal Data, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

 

Our Policy on “Do Not Track” Signals under the California Online Protection Act (CalOPPA)

We do not support Do Not Track (“DNT”). 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.

 

Your Data Protection Rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

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