We at NYIF care about the confidentiality and security of your information. This Privacy Policy applies to information that NYIF collects through the NYIF Site (website + Learning Management System), newsletters, and other items of content which you access, download or stream from this Site.

Your information is received and controlled by NYIF according to this Privacy Policy when you sign up for an NYIF account or otherwise use the NYIF Site.

This Privacy Policy should be read alongside the Terms of Use. Please read this Privacy Policy carefully. If you do not accept the terms of this Privacy Policy, then please do not access, browse, or register for the NYIF Site or purchase any courses.

INFORMATION WE COLLECT FROM YOU

NYIF directly collects information when you:

• register for a NYIF student account and create a NYIF student profile;
• purchase and/or participate in course(s) via NYIF Site;
• send email messages to NYIF; and
• participate in public forums, webinars, and other interactive experiences on the NYIF Site.

 

NYIF also indirectly collects usage information about your visit to the NYIF Site, as explained in the section below titled Cookies Policy.

NYIF does not itself collect or store financial account numbers or identification issued by a governmental entity, employer, or other authority. Instead, if you choose to make a purchase on the NYIF Site you will be directed to NYIF’s third-party payment processor. If you do not wish to submit the required authentication or payment information, then you will not be able to purchase a course via the NYIF Site and/or participate in courses/classes.

COOKIE POLICY

Like many companies, NYIF uses Cookies and other tracking technologies on the NYIF Site to help NYIF better understand your use and needs of the NYIF Site and how NYIF can improve.

For example:

• based on your cookie settings, NYIF may track information indicating, among other things, which pages of the NYIF Site were visited, the order in which they were visited, when they were visited, and which hyperlinks and other user interface controls were used;
• NYIF may track and collect information from emails that NYIF sends to you, for example whether you opened the email or clicked on any links from the email.

 

You acknowledge and consent to the use of “cookies” in connection with your activity on the NYIF Site. These cookies are retained for as long as you are registered for the NYIF Site. Cookies are alphanumeric identifiers that we transfer to your computer’s hard drive through your web browser when you visit and revisit the website. Cookies permit us and our service providers to track the pages you visit and the content you view and are necessary for the proper functioning of this website.

Although the information collected through cookies is not itself considered personal information, such information may enable us to relate your use of the website to other information we have collected about you, including personal information.

HOW TO DISABLE COOKIES

If you do not want us to be able to store cookies on your hard drive, your browser’s help section should be able to tell you how you can disable or filter cookies and how to arrange for your browser to tell you when you’ve been sent a new cookie. Disabling certain cookies may, however, limit your ability to use the NYIF Site or certain features of the Site.

HOW INFORMATION IS USED

NYIF uses information, including Personal Information, to carry out the following purposes:

• Creating and improving the delivery of courses and programs on NYIF.
• Enabling you to navigate the NYIF Site, to purchase courses and programs on the NYIF Site, and to learn effectively in such courses and programs.
• Tracking NYIF Site outages and creating software solutions, monitoring uses, misuses, and potential misuses of the NYIF Site.
• Answering your course and platform questions, notifying you of course and NYIF Site maintenance and updates, marketing to you about course offerings, programs, and related products and services, and as permitted under applicable law, sending you communications about products or services that may be of interest to you.
• Performing analytics to evaluate access to and performance in courses and course-related products and services and to understand usage information (not Personal Information)
• Responding to subpoenas, court orders, or other legal process; and investigating, preventing, or taking action regarding illegal activities, suspected fraud, security or technical issues, or to protect the rights, property, or safety of NYIF, and as otherwise required by applicable law.
• Sharing with NYIF’s third-party service providers for purposes of delivering relevant product(s)/service(s).

 

NYIF may also seek your consent for additional uses of information, including Personal Information, and will use it only for the purpose described to you. All use of Personal Information is subject to applicable law.

HOW INFORMATION IS SHARED

NYIF uses information, including Personal Information, to carry out the following purposes:

• With service providers and/or other third parties that help carry out the uses described above – NYIF requires third parties to: (1) abide by this Privacy Policy and applicable law; (2) handle Personal Information in a confidential manner and maintain adequate security; and (3) use Personal Information only as needed to fulfill the relevant purpose(s). In some cases, the NYIF Site and individual courses are integrated with third-party services or contain links to websites published by third parties. These third parties are responsible for their own privacy practices, so you should pay attention anytime you are redirected to a third-party website and be sure to review its privacy policy.
• With other learners in courses that you take to create an interactive learning environment, support class participation, and share course information – This includes sharing comments, coursework, or other information or content that you submit to a portion of the NYIF Site designed for viewing by other class members or for public communication.

 

MANAGE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION

You can manage your Personal Information through learner features on the NYIF Site and requests to the NYIF learner support team. NYIF will notify you in the event that NYIF is unable to meet a request that is not legally required.

Access and correct your Personal Information

Much of your Personal Information is available in your NYIF account. Your name, email address, and other identifiable profile information is editable through the profile settings in your NYIF account. Your account dashboard lists all current and archived courses that you have purchased. The dashboard also contains copies of your answers and other participation and performance in courses. Please contact NYIF customer support to access and update this or other information.

Exceptions:

Usernames cannot ever be changed. This is a system restriction. Because usernames identify you in courses and elsewhere on the NYIF Site, we encourage you to use discretion in choosing your username.

Restrict or object to the processing of Personal Information

If you want to manage emails and other communications to you follow the steps described in links at the bottom of email messages or contact NYIF customer support. You may object to, or request that NYIF stop its use of your Personal Information for other purposes by contacting the NYIF learner support team. Please note that if you choose to restrict NYIF’s ability to process Personal Information, and the processing is otherwise required to provide you with various services and products offered on the NYIF Site, you may not be able to establish a NYIF user account or purchase a course, and NYIF may not be able to provide you with those services or products. In the event of purchasing product(s)/service(s) provided by a third party via NYIF Site, consent given for the sharing/processing of Personal Information by that third party service provider cannot be withdrawn after completion of such purchase.

Delete account and Personal Information

To request deletion of your NYIF account and Personal Information, you should contact NYIF Customer Support. Because deletion on the NYIF system is a permanent action and cannot be reversed, NYIF will verify your identity to confirm your authority to manage the NYIF account affected by your request.

With respect to your NYIF account, NYIF will permanently:

• deactivate your NYIF account,
• remove the active profile,
• retire your username, and
• remove you from NYIF email lists.

 

Please note: Deletion of your account and personal data is permanent and cannot be undone. NYIF will not be able to recover your account or the data that is deleted. Once your account is deleted, you cannot use it to take courses on the NYIF Site. You may also lose access to certificates earned. Make sure to make a copy of these for your records before reaching out to NYIF customer service for deleting your account.

As noted above, to the extent that NYIF associates the information that NYIF collects directly or indirectly with an individual, the association is based on Personal Information in your NYIF account profile. By erasing the Personal Information in your NYIF account profile, the remaining information about your activity on the NYIF Site will no longer be associated with you.

Exceptions:

• Deletion will not apply to historical activity logs or archives unless and until these logs and data naturally “age-off” the NYIF system.
• NYIF does not track or index every time or every place on the NYIF Site when or where a learner may volunteer Personal Information, so neither NYIF will be able to help you locate or manage all such instances. NYIF encourages you to use discretion before voluntarily sharing your Personal Information on the NYIF Site.
• NYIF cannot always delete records of past interactions and transactions. For example, records relating to previous purchases on the NYIF Site must be retained for financial reporting, audit, and compliance reasons.
• NYIF will retain and use Personal Information as necessary to comply with its legal obligations, resolve disputes, enforce its agreements, and as otherwise permitted by applicable law.

 

Data retention

NYIF will retain your Personal Information for as long as your account is active or as needed to provide you with services; to maintain a record of your transactions for financial reporting, audit, and compliance purposes; and to comply with NYIF’s legal obligations, resolve disputes, enforce its agreements, and as otherwise permitted by applicable law.

STORAGE & SECURITY

NYIF stores information, including Personal Information, on its own servers and also on servers of companies that NYIF hires to provide services. In each case, information may be stored in the United States and in countries where NYIF service providers operate. If you are in the European Union, Switzerland, or other regions with laws governing data collection and use, you acknowledge that NYIF may transfer, process and store your personal information in the United States and other countries, the privacy laws of which may be considered less strict than those of your region.

NYIF uses administrative, physical, and technical safeguards that reasonably and appropriately protect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the information that it collects, receives, stores, or transmits. Nonetheless, no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage, is 100% secure; and therefore, NYIF cannot guarantee its absolute security. While NYIF works hard to ensure the integrity and security of its network and systems, NYIF cannot guarantee that its security measures will prevent “hackers” or other unauthorized persons from illegally accessing or obtaining information.

If NYIF learns of a security breach involving its copy of your Personal Information, NYIF may attempt to notify you electronically so that you may take appropriate protective steps. If a security systems breach occurs, NYIF may post a notice on the NYIF homepage (https://www.nyif.com) or elsewhere on the NYIF Site and may send an email to you at the email address associated with your NYIF account.

PRIVACY POLICY UPDATES

This Privacy Policy will be reviewed and updated from time to time. Whenever changes are made, the Privacy Policy will be updated with the revision date. By accessing the NYIF Site after any changes have been made, you accept the modified Privacy Policy and any changes contained therein.

CONTACT INFORMATION

If you have any privacy concerns or have disclosed information that you would prefer to keep private, or would like to access the Personal Information that NYIF maintains about you, please contact us at customerservice@nyif.com.