Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy for Karis Academy, Inc. Please read the following to learn about Karis Academy, Inc.’s (“we”, or “the Company”) privacy policy. This privacy policy does not apply to practices of organizations or individuals that Karis Academy, Inc. does not own or control, or to people that Karis Academy, Inc. does not control or manage; it applies solely to information collected by Karis Academy, Inc.

Information Gathered. Karis Academy, Inc. gathers information from members and guests who apply for the various services Karis Academy, Inc. offers. This information may include, but is not limited to: first name, last name, mailing address, telephone number, email address, foreign language skills, and credit card number for payment. Additionally Karis Academy, Inc. may gather information that is not personally identifiable, such as browser type and IP address.

Use of Information Obtained. Karis Academy, Inc. uses the information we collect about you in order 1) to provide our services, 2) to provide customer service, 3) to improve our services and 4) to provide you information regarding our services. We give access to individually identifiable information only to those Karis Academy, Inc. staff members who are required to fulfill these functions.

Karis Academy, Inc. primarily uses email addresses submitted by members to send news regarding services, but the user may choose not to receive email of this type by contacting us. Email addresses may also be used in private correspondence with the user for customer service issues. All other private information submitted by the user is confidential and will not be disclosed except as required by law or to protect members of Karis Academy, Inc. All private information can be updated or deleted by the user at any time. Karis Academy, Inc. uses server, IP address, and browser-type related information in the general administration of our website. We do provide links to third-party sites but do not control the privacy of third-party sites. Whenever in question, we encourage you to review the privacy policies of those sites.

Karis Academy, Inc. allows users to make payments over the Internet through a third-party payment service. This third-party service collects and maintains certain financial information from users in order to process these payments. Karis Academy, Inc. does not collect or maintain any personally identifiable financial information and the third-party service does not share any personally identifiable financial information with Karis Academy, Inc. All payment transactions are governed by the Privacy Policy of the third-party service.

Children. When a child under age 18 wants to register with Karis Academy, Inc., we ask that he or she have a parent or legal guardian register on his or her behalf. We will not contact children under age 13 without a parent’s or legal guardian’s permission.

Sharing of the Information. Except where a member is expressly informed otherwise or as described below, we do not sell, rent, share, trade or give away any of your personal information except to the financial institution that processes your credit card or check transaction unless required by law or for the protection of your membership.

Use of Cookies. A cookie is a piece of data stored on the user’s hard drive containing information about the user. We may occasionally use cookies to anonymously track and target the interests of our users to enhance the experience on our site or for advertising tracking purposes. We do not and will not use cookies to collect private information from any user. If a user rejects a cookie, they may still use our site.

Correcting/Updating or Removing Information. To modify or remove information from our database please contact us at privacy

[at] karisacademy [dot] com.

Changes in Our Privacy Policy. Karis Academy, Inc. may update this policy. We will notify you about significant changes in the way we treat personal information by sending a notice to the mail address or email address you provide in your membership registration, or such other mail or email address as you may later provide to Karis Academy, Inc.

Security. Karis Academy, Inc. takes every precaution to protect our users’ information. All of our users’ information, not just the sensitive information mentioned above, is restricted in our offices. Only employees who need the information to perform a specific job (for example a billing clerk or a customer service representative) are granted access to personally identifiable information. If you have any questions about the security at our website, please contact us.

Opt-out. Users who no longer wish to receive our communications may opt-out of receiving these communications by contacting us.