Privacy
Saving American Hearts, INC Consumer Privacy Policy
We are committed to maintaining the accuracy, confidentiality, and security of your personally identifiable information ("Personal Information"). As part of this commitment, our privacy policy governs our actions as they relate to the collection, use and disclosure of Personal Information.
1. Introduction
We are responsible for maintaining and protecting the Personal Information under our control. We have designated an individual or individuals who is/are responsible for compliance with our privacy policy. We will follow the current COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF LAW Consumer Protection Section Colorado Privacy Act Rules which will be updated and become effective July 1, 2023.
2. Identifying Purposes
We collect, use and disclose Personal Information to provide you with the product or service you have requested and to offer you additional products and services we believe you might be interested in. The purposes for which we collect Personal Information will be identified before or at the time we collect the information. In certain circumstances, the purposes for which information is collected may be clear, and consent may be implied, such as where your name, address and payment information is provided as part of the order process.
Due to more personal information being collected from EMT and LPN IV Students such as Date of Birth, Driver's License, Social Security numbers and Drug Screen results, we have implemented a VPN or Virtual Private Network which encrypts all incoming and outgoing information along with a Data Breach Scanner. This is the highest level of security that we, or any company can provide.
3. Consent
Knowledge and consent are required for the collection, use or disclosure of Personal Information except where required or permitted by law. Providing us with your Personal Information is always your choice. However, your decision not to provide certain information may limit our ability to provide you with our products or services. We will not require you to consent to the collection, use, or disclosure of information as a condition to the supply of a product or service, except as required to be able to supply the product or service.
4. Limiting Collection
The Personal Information collected will be limited to those details necessary for the purposes identified by us. With your consent, we may collect Personal Information from you in person, over the telephone or by corresponding with you via mail, facsimile, or the Internet.
5. Limiting Use, Disclosure and Retention
Personal Information may only be used or disclosed for the purpose for which it was collected unless you have otherwise consented, or when it is required or permitted by law. Personal Information will only be retained for the period of time required to fulfill the purpose for which we collected it or as may be required by law.
The website that hosts savingamericanhearts.com has installed robot texts that prevent search engines from being able to crawl certain web pages such as customer orders which contain credit card information. Our credit cards processor (Square) prevents credit card numbers from being saved in the system with out the signature and approval of the customer.
Our website and online documents are secured by complicated passwords that are changed regularly.
RIGHT TO OPT OUT
You have the right to Opt Out of our use of your personal data at any time by emailing admin@savingamericanhearts.com with your request to opt out. Information kept will be first name, last name, date and order # and amount to record payments for services received by you, and for tax purposes. Your information will never be sold for profit or in exchange for service or company or personal benefit. Saving American Hearts, INC does not keep credit card numbers, expiration dates or CVC codes.
We shall comply with an opt-out request by:
1. Ceasing to Process the Consumer’s online and offline Personal Data for the Opt-Out Purpose(s) as soon as feasibly possible and without undue delay, but no later than fifteen (15) days from the date the Controller receives the request, taking into account the size and complexity of the Controller’s businesses and burden of operationalizing the opt-out.
We will maintain a record of the opt-out request and response, in compliance with 4 CCR 904-3, Rule 6.11.
6. Accuracy
Personal Information will be maintained in as accurate, complete and up-to-date form as is necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it is to be used.
7. Safeguarding Customer Information
Personal Information will be protected by security safeguards that are appropriate to the sensitivity level of the information. We take all reasonable precautions to protect your Personal Information from any loss or unauthorized use, access or disclosure.
8. Openness
We will make information available to you about our policies and practices with respect to the management of your Personal Information.
9. Customer Access
Upon request, you will be informed of the existence, use and disclosure of your Personal Information, and will be given access to it. You may verify the accuracy and completeness of your Personal Information, and may request that it be amended, if appropriate. However, in certain circumstances permitted by law, we will not disclose certain information to you. For example, we may not disclose information relating to you if other individuals are referenced or if there are legal, security or commercial proprietary restrictions.
10. Handling Customer Complaints and Suggestions
You may direct any questions or enquiries with respect to our privacy policy or our practices by
Contacting: Catherine Brinkley President and CEO
Email: admin@savingamericanhearts.com
Phone: (719) 551-1222
Additional Information
Cookies
A cookie is a small computer file or piece of information that may be stored in your computer's hard drive when you visit our websites. We may use cookies to improve our website’s functionality and in some cases, to provide visitors with a customized online experience.
Cookies are widely used and most web browsers are configured initially to accept cookies automatically. You may change your Internet browser settings to prevent your computer from accepting cookies or to notify you when you receive a cookie so that you may decline its acceptance. Please note, however, if you disable cookies, you may not experience optimal performance of our website.
Other Websites
Our website may contain links to other third party sites that are not governed by this privacy policy. Although we endeavor to only link to sites with high privacy standards, our privacy policy will no longer apply once you leave our website. Additionally, we are not responsible for the privacy practices employed by third party websites. Therefore, we suggest that you examine the privacy statements of those sites to learn how your information may be collected, used, shared and disclosed.
In compliance with in compliance with 4 CCR 904-3, Rule 6.11.
The following notice will be included in every email to students, posted on our website and posted in our classrooms.
You have the right to OPT OUT of use of your personal data at any time day or night by simply emailing admin@savingamericanhearts.com with your request.
Once your OPT OUT request has been received, information kept will include your first and last name, order number, date and amount paid for the purpose of record keeping for IRS purposes.
Your phone number, email and any additional information will be deleted except that required to process your order and that required by Associations for the purpose of issuing certifications and proof of attendance in class.
These records are kept confidential and are encrypted with a VPN.
Your phone, email, address and other information will not be disclosed unless required by a health care facility such as for clinical orientations.
Your information will never be sold.
Policy Adopted January 1, 2023
Review will be done January 1, 2024