.We at Stevia put this Privacy Policy together describe our guidelines globally regarding information we collect through our websites, mobile features, applications and any other interactive features or services owned or controlled by Stevia that post a link to this Privacy Policy (each, a "Service" and collectively, the "Services"), as well as any information we collect offline and combine in our databases. Certain features discussed in this Privacy Policy may not be offered on each Service at any particular time or may not be available in certain regions. We combine the information we collect through all of our websites, mobile applications, and other Services.
This Privacy Policy applies to personal information processed by us in our business globally through our Services.
The categories of personal information we collect depend on whether you are a customer, user, applicant or visitor, and the requirements of applicable law.
When you apply for a Stevia course, we collect your name, email address, phone number, username, and password and we may ask you to optionally provide demographic or other information such as your gender or gender identity, your age and your work and education history
You may have the opportunity to create a profile which may include photographs, information about your academic and work history, and your interests and activities.
When you register to be a Stevia Instructor, we will collect information from you such as your education and employment history, phone number, photo, country of residence, and information we need to process payments to you, such as your bank account information, or taxpayer identification number, as necessary to facilitate payment and to comply with related legal obligations.
We collect personal information from you such as email address, phone number, or mailing address when you request information about our Services, register for our newsletter or loyalty program, request customer or technical support, apply for a job, or otherwise communicate with us.
The Services may allow community members to communicate and collaborate with each other, including some Services that allow community members to engage in one-on-one communication using a video chat or text chat feature. Our servers may record, and we may retain records of the content of any such user-to-user communications.
We will process your payment information if you purchase products or services through our Services. Note that we do not store payment credit or debit card numbers.
If you utilize the Services in a way that necessitates payment from Stevia to you (such as offering services for sale through Stevia or participating in research projects), we may collect additional information from you, such as your bank account information, or taxpayer identification number, as necessary to facilitate payment and to comply with related legal obligations.
We may contact you to participate in surveys. If you decide to participate, you may be asked to provide certain information which may include personal information.
We may offer forums, blogs, or social media pages. Any content you provide on these channels will be considered “public” and is not subject to privacy protections.
We may collect certain information automatically when you use the Services including your Internet protocol (IP) address, user settings, MAC address, cookie identifiers, mobile carrier, mobile advertising and other unique identifiers, details about your browser, operating system or device, location information, Internet or mobile service provider, pages that you visit before, during and after using the Services, information about the links you click, and other information about how you use the Services, including information collected from interactive services (including our e-Reader), such as notes you take and engagement during study sessions.
In addition, we may automatically collect data regarding your use of our Services, such as the types of content you interact with and the frequency and duration of your activities. We may combine your information with information that other people provide when they use our Services, including information about you when they tag you.
Cookies, Pixel Tags/Web Beacons, Analytics Information, and Interest-Based Advertising technologies. We, as well as third parties that provide content, advertising, or other functionality on the Services, may use cookies, pixel tags, local storage, and other technologies (“Technologies”) to automatically collect information through the Services. Technologies are essentially small data files placed on your computer, tablet, mobile phone, or other devices that allow us and our partners to record certain pieces of information whenever you visit or interact with our Services. We use the following types of Technologies:
Cookies are small text files placed in visitors’ computer browsers to store their preferences. Most browsers allow you to block and delete cookies. However, if you do that, the Services may not work properly.
A pixel tag (also known as a web beacon) is a piece of code embedded in the Services that collects information about users’ engagement on that web page. The use of a pixel allows us to record, for example, that a user has visited a particular web page or clicked on a particular advertisement.
Embedded scripts are programming code designed to collect information about your interactions with the Services, such as the links you click on. The code is temporarily downloaded onto your computer or other device from our server or a third-party service provider and is deactivated or deleted when you disconnect from the Services.
We use Local Storage Objects (LSOs) such as HTML5 to store content, information and preferences. Third parties with whom we partner to provide certain features on our site or to display advertising based upon your Web browsing activity use LSOs such as HTML 5 & Flash to collect and store information. Various browsers may offer their own management tools for removing HTML5 LSOs.
Strictly Necessary Technologies that allow you access to our Services, applications, and tools that are required to identify irregular site behavior, prevent fraudulent activity, improve security, or that allow you to use features on our Services.
The collection and processing of information about your use of these Services to subsequently personalize advertising and/or content for you in other contexts, such as on other websites or apps, over time. Typically, the content you interact with on the Services is used to make inferences about your interests, which inform future selection of advertising and/or content.
The collection of information about your use of the content, and combination with previously collected information, used to measure, understand, and report on your usage of the Services. This does not include personalization, the collection of information about your use of these Services to subsequently personalize content and/or advertising for you in other contexts, i.e., on other services, such as websites or apps, over time.
The storage of information, or access to information that is already stored, on your device such as advertising identifiers, device identifiers, cookies, and similar technologies.
The collection of information, and combination with previously collected information, to select and deliver content for you, and to measure the delivery and effectiveness of such content. This includes using previously collected information about your interests to select content, processing data about what content was shown, how often or how long it was shown, when and where it was shown, and whether the you took any action related to the content, including for example clicking on content. This does not include personalization, which is the collection and processing of information about your use of these Services to subsequently personalize content and/or advertising for you in other contexts, such as websites or apps, over time.