Privacy Policy

Plain English Version of Our Privacy Policy

• We keep your name, email and company so you can use our system.
• We place cookies on your browser to make our system faster.
• We may use your name and email to send you information about our system. Please keep your personal information up to date.
• We do not and will not sell Your Data, individually or in aggregated form.
• You may stop receiving information from us at any time.
• You are responsible for maintaining the privacy of data you enter into our system.
• We keep your data very private on our cloud providers. At present, we use Amazon Web Services and WP Engine.
• Prep School Media LLC is a U.S. company.
• We follow the laws of all the countries where we operate, and follow EU GDPR requirements.

If you need more information, see the sections below.

About This Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy (the “Policy”) applies to the website https://mbaprepschool.com and various related services (collectively, the “Sites”, “Services”, “we”, “us”, or “our”) to you (“You”), the user (“User”). This Policy describes how we collect, use and disclose information, and what choices you have with respect to the information. This Policy should be read in conjunction with our Terms of Service.

We understand that by choosing to work with MBA Prep School, you are placing some of your important data in our hands. Trust is essential in our industry, so your privacy means everything to us! Here are the key things you should know:

Information We Collect and Receive

Our primary goals in collecting information are to provide and improve our Services, to administer your use of the Services and to enable you to enjoy and easily navigate our Services. We collect and use this information to provide, improve and protect our Services.

A. Information Related to Your Account and Interaction with MBA Prep School

Registration and Contact Information. We collect certain “Personally Identifiable Information” from you when you sign up to our Services, that can be used to identify you, such as your name, email address, telephone number, and any other information that we deem relevant for the purpose of providing you with our Services or which you provided to us voluntarily. This category also includes information tied to your identity that you provide us through other means, such as emails to our team members.

Online Membership Account. When you create an account to access the Services, we collect an email address, your first and last name, and your user name. In some cases, the Organization (e.g., your financial sponsor or another entity) may create an account on your behalf and may provide your information, including Personal Information (most commonly when your financial sponsor requests that you use our products). We collect this information under the direction of our Users. If you are enrolled in the mentoring program of one of our Users and would no longer like us to process your information, please contact your program leader. If you are providing information (including Personal Information) about someone else, you must have the authority to provide this information on their behalf and consent to the collection and use of their Personal Information as described in this Privacy Policy.

Payment Information. When you purchase the Services, we will also collect transaction information, which may include your credit card information, billing and mailing address, and other payment-related information (“Payment Information”). We describe how Payment Information may be collected and processed below.

Technical, Usage and Location Information. Whenever you visit our Site, we may collect “Non-identifying Information” from you, such as your IP address, referring URL, browser, operating system, cookie information, and Internet Service Provider. Without a subpoena, voluntary compliance on the part of your Internet Service Provider, or additional records from a third party, this information alone cannot normally be used to identify you.

Third-Party Platforms. We may collect information when you interact with our advertisements and other content on third-party sites or platforms, such as social networking sites. This may include information such as “Likes”, profile information gathered from social networking sites or the fact that you viewed or interacted with our content.

Other Information. We receive additional information provided to us when submitted to our Sites or if you participate in a focus group, contest, activity or event, apply for a job, or otherwise communicate with MBA Prep School.

B. Information Related to Our Service.

Information Uploaded to Our Sites. In order to perform the Services, we provide you with access to various online tools for creating/storing working papers, sharing task progress, and sharing draft documents. Naturally, we do not forward or otherwise share any of these materials with third parties outside of our team members who are working with you.

C. Cookies.

We use cookies, tracking pixels and related technologies. Cookies are small data files that are served by our platform and stored on your device. Our Site uses cookies dropped by us or third parties for a variety of purposes including to operate and personalize the Site. We use technologies like cookies and pixel tags to provide, improve, protect and promote our Services. For example, cookies help us with things like remembering your username for your next visit, understanding how you are interacting with our Services, and improving them based on that information. Cookies are small pieces of information that are stored as text files by your Internet browser on your computer’s hard drive. Most Internet browsers are initially set to accept cookies. You can set your browser to refuse cookies from websites or to remove cookies from your hard drive, but this may limit your ability to use the Services

How We Use the Information We Collect

We use your information in the following ways:

• to provide, update, maintain, improve and protect our Services, including operating certain features and functionality of the Services, to prevent or address service errors, security or technical issues, analyze and monitor usage, trends and other activities.
• for billing, account management and other administrative matters, we share and use Payment Information as described below.
• to respond to your support requests, comments and questions.
• to control unauthorized use or abuse of the Services, if we have a good faith belief, or have received a complaint alleging, that data you have shared with us and/or your behavior on our platform is in violation of our Terms of Service.
• to communicate directly with you, including by sending you emails, newsletters, promotions and special offers or information about new products and services. You may, at any time, request to opt-out of receiving future emails or notifications from us, by contacting us.

How We Share And Disclose Information

We do not and will not sell Your Data, individually or in aggregated form. We may share or transfer your personal information to third parties only in the following limited circumstances:

• We will display your Account information on your MBA Prep School profile page and elsewhere through the Services in accordance with the preferences you set in your Account. You can review and revise your Account information at any time.
• With Trusted Service Providers and Business Partners. We may utilize trusted third-party service providers to assist us in delivering, improving, protecting and promoting the Services. For example, we may use third parties to help host our Services, send out email updates, perform analyses related to the operation of the Services, or process payments. These third-party service providers may have access to Your Data for the limited purpose of providing the service we have contracted with them to provide. They are required to have a privacy policy and security standards in place that are at least as protective of your information as is this Privacy Policy. Additional information about the subprocessors we use to support the delivery of our Services is set forth at MBA Prep School Subprocessors.
• In an Aggregate and Non-Personally Identifiable Manner. We may disclose aggregate non-personally identifiable information (such as anonymous testimonials, acceptance rates, etc.) about the overall use of our Services publicly or with interested third parties to help them understand, or to help us improve, the Services.
• In Connection With a Sale or Change of Control. If the ownership of all or substantially all of our business changes, we may transfer your information to the new owner so that the Services can continue to operate. In such case, your information would remain subject to the promises and commitments contained in this Privacy Policy until such time as this Privacy Policy is updated or amended by the acquiring party upon notice to you.

Other Access to and/or Disclosure of Your Information

We restrict access to any data and content you transmit to MBA Prep School or is otherwise made available via the Services to MBA Prep School employees, payment processors, contractors and agents who need to know that information in order to perform the Services. All of these individuals are subjected to strict contractual confidentiality obligations and may be disciplined or terminated if they fail to meet these obligations.

Security and Information Protection

We take security seriously. We take various steps to protect the information you provide to us from loss, misuse, and unauthorized access or disclosure. These steps take into account the sensitivity of the information we collect, process and store, and the current state of technology. We use commercially reasonable and industry-standard physical, managerial, and technical safeguards to preserve the integrity and security of your information.

Payment Information

We use third parties, Stripe, Wave Accounting, and PayPal, to process subscription payments, and therefore provide them with the Personally Identifiable Information required to charge your credit card. All three commit to complying with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI-DSS) and using industry-standard security. Each may use your Payment Information in accordance with their own Privacy Policies available online:

• https://stripe.com/us/checkout/legal
• https://my.waveapps.com/privacy/
• https://www.paypal.com/us/webapps/mpp/ua/privacy-full

Your Controls and Choices

Opt-Outs. We may provide you with the opportunity to “opt-out” of having your personal information used for certain purposes when we ask for this information. If you decide to opt-out, we may not be able to provide certain features of the Services to you.

Communication Preferences. If you no longer wish to receive our newsletter and promotional communications, you may opt-out of receiving them by following the instructions included on such communications or on the Services. Please note, however, that you may be unable to opt out of certain service-related communications.

Blocking Cookies. You can remove or block certain cookies using the settings in your browser but the Offerings may cease to function properly if you do so.

Changes to the Privacy Policy

We reserve the right to change our Privacy Policy at any time. If we make changes, we will post them and will indicate on this page the policy’s new effective date. If we make material changes to this policy, we will notify you by email or through a notice on the Services.

No Children Under Age 13

The Services are not intended for use by anyone under the age of 13, nor does MBA Prep School knowingly collect or solicit personal information from anyone under the age of 13. If you are under 13, you may not attempt to register for the Services or send any information about yourself to us, including your name, address, telephone number, or email address. In the event that we confirm that we have collected personal information from someone under the age of 13 without verification of parental consent, we will delete that information promptly. If you are a parent or legal guardian of a child under 13 and believe that we might have any information from or about such a child, please contact us at the email address provided at the end of this Privacy Policy.

International Transfer of Data

We may transfer your personal information to countries other than the one in which you live. We will protect your personal information in accordance with this Privacy Policy wherever it is processed.

Contact Us

If you have questions or need to contact us about this Privacy Policy, please email us at info@mbaprepschool.com

You can reach us by mail at:

MBA Prep School
PO Box 7505
Berkeley, CA 94707
United States

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Subprocessors

Security, Privacy and Compliance Information

MBA Prep School currently uses third party subprocessors to provide infrastructure services and to help us provide customer support and email notifications. Prior to engaging any third party subprocessor, we evaluate their privacy, security and confidentiality practices.

Subprocessors

MBA Prep School may use the following Subprocessors to host Your Data or provide other infrastructure that helps with the delivery of our Services: