Privacy and usage policy
AGREEMENT TO TERMS AND CONDITIONS
These Terms and Conditions of Use (the “Terms of Use”) govern your use of the K-12 System Transformation Accelerator, a service of Charles Edward Wright, Jr. doing business as Wright Associates website (“the Site”) and the services and materials provided therein. The Site is the property of Wright Associates. BY ACCESSING AND USING THE SITE, YOU EXPRESSLY AGREE TO THESE TERMS OF USE; IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO ABIDE BY THESE TERMS, DO NOT ACCESS OR USE THE SITE.
Wright Associates reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to change, modify, add or remove portions of these Terms of Use, at any time. Your continued use of this Site, our products and/or services indicates your agreement to abide by these updated Terms of Use. Please check the Terms of Use regularly to stay informed about any changes.
By accessing this Site, and/or by using our services and/or products, you represent and warrant that you have the power to enter into these Terms of Use. You agree to abide by all laws including, but not limited to, intellectual property laws of the United States and the country in which you abide. You may not access these services if you are a competitor of Wright Associates. Determination of whether you are a “competitor” is solely per Wright Associate’s discretion. Should you be refused access to services on this basis, you will be denied access to services.
USE OF THE SITE AND SERVICES
This Site and the services and/or products offered on this Site are intended for the individual use of customers of Wright Associates (“Clients”). Unless you have entered into a separate License Agreement with Wright Associates, the products and/or services are not for release in school systems, philanthropic or non-profit organizations, government agencies, or corporate systems or re-packaged for re-sale or distribution as a group or sub-groups. They are not to be shared on websites or blogs or through other media channels.
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
All materials, including but not limited to images, text, diagrams, workshops, videos, tangible and intangible products, and the organization and presentation of these materials on this Site are the property of Wright Associates and may be protected by intellectual property laws, including but not limited to U.S. and international laws governing copyright, trademark, trade name, domain names, etc. Unless you have entered into a separate License Agreement with Wright Associates, you may not modify, publish, transmit, participate in the transfer or sale of, reproduce, create new works from, distribute, perform, display, or in any way exploit, any of the materials found on this Site or in a Wright Associate’s workshop, in whole or in part. Making, reproducing or distributing copyrighted or other protected materials without prior authorization will be considered illegal use, and Wright Associates reserves the right to defend our works against such use, including but not limited to prosecution by law.
TRADEMARKS
The trademarks, logos, and service marks (“Marks”) displayed on our Site are the property of Wright Associates. Wright Associates Marks may be used under limited circumstances in strict accordance with our Trademark Guidelines. Otherwise, you are not permitted to use these logos and Marks without the prior written consent of Wright Associates: K-12 System Transformation Accelerator, or Public K-12 Operating System.
PERMISSION
Wright Associates services and materials are not available to competitors of Wright Associates. Determination of whether you are a “competitor” is solely per Wright Associates’ discretion and access to services and any licenses will be denied on this basis.
You may not use Wright Associates content to train or improve any generative AI (GAI) models regardless of the method used (e.g., supervised learning, unsupervised learning, reinforcement learning). You may not utilize our content to create synthetic data for any GAI purpose, including augmenting existing datasets or generating new data points. Our content may not be used to enhance the accuracy or performance of any existing GAI product or service.
Wright Associates materials are proprietary. If you wish to use Wright Associates materials other than for personal use on a limited basis, you must request permission to do so which will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis. Please specify if this is a request from outside the United States of America, the intended use, the specific materials requested and your contact and company information. All requests shall be determined at Wright Associates’ sole discretion and may or may not be granted.
LICENSING
Contact Wright Associates at cwright@wrightassociates.co for Multi-User licenses and other opportunities to purchase and use Wright Associates copyrighted materials.
LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY
We do not guarantee that our products and/or services will meet your needs. All products and/or services are provided on an “as is” basis. No guarantee is expressed or implied. By choosing to ACCESS THIS SITE AND/OR use OUR PRODUCTS AND/OR SERVICES, you do so at your own risk. Wright Associates, its affiliates, DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES and representatives are not responsible for any damage, whether physical, electronic, financial or otherwise that may result from the use of the SITE OR ANY OF THE PRODUCTS AND/OR SERVICES AVAILABLE THROUGH THE SITE OR ONLINE OR IN-PERSON WORKSHOPS. YOUR SOLE REMEDY IS TO DISCONTINUE USE OF THE SITE, ONLINE WORKSHOP, IN-PERSON WORKSHOPS, AND SERVICES. In no event will Wright Associates’ liability to you for any claims under these Terms of Use be greater than the amount paid by you to Wright Associates. In no event will Wright Associates, its affiliates, directors, officers, employees or representatives be liable to you under any circumstances for any third party, special, exemplary, punitive, indirect, multiple, incidental, or consequential damages (including, but not limited to, any loss of data, loss of use, or interruption of business) arising out of, or in connection with, these Terms of Use, even if Wright Associates has been advised of the possibility of such damages.
INDEMNITY
By accepting these Terms of Use and accessing and/or using the products and services available through this Site and our Online and IN-Person Workshops, you agree to indemnify and hold Wright Associates, its affiliates and representatives harmless from any demands, loss, liability, claims or expenses (including attorneys’ fees), made against Wright Associates or its affiliates and representatives by any third party due to or arising out of or in connection with your use of the Site, the products and/or services.
PRIVACY
This Privacy Policy (“Policy”) describes the information that Wright Associates gathers on or through our website and the services we offer on our website, how we use and disclose such information, and the steps we take to protect such information. By visiting the site, or by purchasing or using the services (such as in person and virtual workshops), you accept the privacy practices described in this Policy.
INFORMATION WE COLLECT
What it is
Under this Policy, information that could be used to identify or contact you is considered “Personal Information”. The type of information we collect from you is either information: (i) you provide to us, or (ii) it is collected automatically. You may provide information to us that is specific to you including your first and last name, contact information, email address, username, physical address and/or payment information which come directly to us or go to our third party payment processors.
For more details about information we collect automatically, see the sections below called “Cookies and Tracking Technologies” and “Analytics.”
INFORMATION WE COLLECT
Why we collect it
We may use your information, including your Personal Information, for the following purposes:
INFORMATION WE COLLECT
How we use it
We use the information that we collect in a variety of ways to provide services and operate our business, including the following:
Operations
We use the information to operate, maintain, enhance and provide all features of our business, to provide in person and virtual workshops, to respond to comments and questions and to provide support to users of the services and information that you request and may find useful.
Improvements
We use the information to understand and analyze trends in those who visit or use our services, to improve the services we offer, and to develop new products, features, and functionality. Should any of these purposes require Wright Associates to process any personal information, then the data is only and will only be used in anonymized or aggregated form.
Communications
We may use a visitor’s or user’s email address or other information to contact that person (i) for administrative purposes such as customer service, to address intellectual property infringement, right of privacy violations or (ii) with updates on promotions and events, relating to products and services offered by us. You have the ability to opt-out of receiving any promotional communications as described below under “Your Choices.”
Cookies and tracking technologies
We use automatically collected information and other information collected through cookies and similar technologies to distinguish between users. This allows us to use this data to improve our site. Specifically, we use this information to (i) somewhat personalize our site, remembering a visitor’s information so that it will not have to be re-entered during a visit or on subsequent visits; (ii) provide customized content, and information; (iii) monitor and analyze the effectiveness of our marketing activities; (iv) monitor aggregate site usage metrics (such as total number of visitors and pages viewed); and (v) track your entries, submissions, and status in any promotions or other activities on the site.
Analytics
This site uses the following Third Party Data Processor, Google Analytics, to track user interaction. We use this data to see how people use our site, and how many use our site. Google Analytics operates independently from us and has its own Privacy Policy and does not personally identify you to us. Your geographic location, device, browser and operating system are recorded by Google Analytics. Your computer IP address (which could be used to personally identify you) is also recorded by Google Analytics, but we are not granted access to this. Google Analytics makes use of cookies, details of which can be found on Google’s developer guides. For more information, see Google Analytics Privacy and Data SharingOpens a new window. Disabling cookies on your internet browser will stop Google Analytics from tracking any part of your visit to pages within this website.
Disclosure of information
Except as described in this Policy, we will not intentionally disclose the Personal Information (including any aggregated or individual data or client data) that we collect or store to third parties without the consent of the applicable user or Client. We may disclose information to third parties if you consent to us doing so, as well as in the following circumstances:
Service providers
These third parties may have access to, or process Personal Information as part of providing those services for us. We limit the information provided to these service providers to that which is reasonably necessary for them to perform their functions, and our contracts with them require them to maintain the confidentiality of such information. We also use a third party technology, Square, for individuals to sign up and pay for workshops. We use third party technology to understand the performance of our website and our business which includes Google Analytics. We use third party technology to virtually facilitate our training which includes Zoom. You can refer to any of these third-party services for their privacy policies.
Customers
If you participate in a workshop provided by us to our Client, we may share your Personal Information with our Client as needed to provide our services to our client. This may include your professional contact information.
Non-personally identifiable information
We may make certain automatically-collected, aggregated, or otherwise non-personally-identifiable information available to third parties for various purposes, including (i) compliance with various reporting obligations; (ii) business or marketing purposes; or (iii) to assist such parties in understanding our visitor’s usage patterns for certain programs, content, services, and/or functionality offered by Wright Associates through our website.
Law enforcement, legal process, and compliance
We may disclose Personal Information if required to do so by law or in the good-faith belief that such action is necessary to comply with applicable laws, in response to a facially valid court order, judicial or other government subpoena or warrant, or to otherwise cooperate with law enforcement or other governmental agencies.
We also reserve the right to disclose Personal Information that we believe, in good faith, is appropriate or necessary to (i) take precautions against liability, (ii) protect ourselves or others from fraudulent, abusive, or unlawful uses or activity, (iii) investigate and defend ourselves against any third-party claims or allegations, (iv) protect the security or integrity of the Wright Associates and its services, or (v) protect our property or other legal rights, enforce our contracts, or protect the rights, property, or safety of others.
Change of ownership
Information about Users and Visitors, including Personal Information, may be disclosed and otherwise transferred to an acquirer, successor or assignee as part of any merger, acquisition, debt financing, sale of assets, or similar transaction, as well as in the event of an insolvency, bankruptcy, or receivership in which information is transferred to one or more third parties as one of our business assets and only if the recipient of the User or Visitor Information commits to a Privacy Policy that has terms substantially consistent with this Privacy Policy.
Client Data may be physically or electronically transferred to an acquirer, or successor or assignee as part of any merger, acquisition, debt financing, sale of assets, or similar transaction, as well as in the event of an insolvency, bankruptcy, or receivership in which information is transferred to one or more third parties as one of our business assets, for the sole purpose of continuing the operation of the Service, and only if the recipient of the Client Data commits to a Privacy Policy that has terms substantially consistent with this Privacy Policy.
Your choices
Navigation information
You may opt out from the collection of navigation information about your visit to our site by Google Analytics by using the Google Analytics Opt-outOpens a new window feature.
Opting out from Marketing communications and newsletters
By signing up to one of our Wright Associates newsletters you are giving consent to receive relevant marketing emails and communications from Wright Associates (“Subscription”). Your Subscription will allow Wright Associates to contact you regarding the newsletters and any other Wright Associates sites and services. Services are all provided by one legal entity. If you have previously signed up for a Wright Associate newsletter and would like to unsubscribe, you may opt-out of these communications at any time by using the unsubscribe link at the bottom of the email or by emailing us at support@wrightassociates.co.
Your state privacy rights
State consumer privacy laws may provide their residents with additional rights regarding our use of their Personal information. This section provides information to those persons as a supplement to the information generally provided in this Privacy Policy.
If you reside in California, you may have certain additional rights regarding your “personal information” as defined under the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA)Opens a new window or otherwise. This section of our Privacy Policy supplements the information provided elsewhere in our Privacy Policy.
In addition, California consumers may have the following rights under the CCPA:
To exercise your rights under the CCPA, you may contact us as shown below in “How to contact us.”
Colorado, Connecticut, Virginia, and Utah each provide their state residents with rights to:
Colorado, Connecticut, and Virginia also provide their state residents with rights to:
To exercise any of these rights please contact us via any of the methods listed below in “How to contact us.”
Third party cookies
California law requires that operators of websites and online services disclose whether other third parties may collect personally identifiable information about an individual’s online activities from their site or service. We use Google Analytics to track visitor behavior/activity by attributing it to their IP address of computer or device that is being accessed. This helps us gather data to improve our site performance, visitor experience and visitor preferences. More information can be found in Google Analytics privacy and dataOpens a new window sharing policy.
Minors and children’s privacy
Protecting the privacy of young children is especially important. Our services are not directed to children under the age of 18, and we do not knowingly collect Personal Data from children under the age of 18 without obtaining parental consent. If you are under 18 years of age, then please do not sign up for anything on our website at any time or in any manner. If we learn that Personal Data has been collected from persons under 18 years of age and without verifiable parental consent, then we will take the appropriate steps to delete this information. If you are a parent or guardian and discover that your child under 18 years of age has provided personal information or believe we have gathered personal information, then you may alert us at support@wrightassociates.co and request that we delete that child’s Personal Information from our systems.
Data security
No method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage, is 100% secure. We cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information you transmit to us, and you do so at your own risk. We also cannot guarantee that such information may not be accessed, disclosed, altered, or destroyed by breach of any of our physical, technical, or managerial safeguards. If you believe your Personal Data has been compromised, please contact us as set forth in the “How to Contact Us” section.
If we learn of a security system breach, we will inform you and the authorities of the occurrence of the breach in accordance with applicable law.
Data retention
We only retain the Personal Information collected from a visitor for as long as we need it to fulfill the purposes for which we have initially collected it, unless otherwise required by law.
Data controller and data processor
The data controller of this website is: Wright Associates, a Washington Sole Proprietor.
Our data protection officer is Charles Wright and he can be reached at support@wrightassociates.co.
Except as provided in this Privacy Policy, Wright Associates does not independently cause Client Data containing Personal Information stored in connection with the Services to be transferred or otherwise made available to third parties, except to third party subcontractors who may process such data on behalf of Wright Associates in connection with Wright Associates’ provision of Services to Clients. Such actions are performed or authorized only by the applicable Client or user.
Changes and updates to this policy
This Privacy Policy may change from time to time. We will not explicitly inform our Clients or users of these changes. Instead, we recommend that you check this page occasionally for any policy changes. Your continued use of the Service after the revised Policy has become effective indicates that you have read, understood and agreed to the current version of the Policy.
How to contact us
Please contact us with any questions or comments about this Policy, your Personal Information, our use and disclosure practices, or your consent choices by email at support@wrightassociates.co.
SURVEYS
Research report surveys
Internal research survey participants agree to share answers to any completed questions with Wright Associates. The survey questions will be about your opinions, reactions, and behaviors surrounding skills, experiences, and perceptions related to our workshops. Surveys may include questions about current practices and demographic data. We may publish aggregated, summary survey results in report(s), book(s), our blog, and/or other marketing materials. All actual data from our surveys is kept confidential and no identifying or private data will be shared publicly. Participants who provide their email at the end of a survey consent to receiving additional marketing messaging from Wright Associates. If completion of a survey includes entry into a sweepstakes or giveaway, participants consent to providing their email in exchange for entry and receiving future marketing messaging from Wright Associates. No purchase is necessary to enter sweepstakes or giveaways, and they are only open to legal residents of the 50 United States, 18 years of age or older.
Client surveys
We are interested in the feedback of our clients and use surveys to help us assess, improve, and communicate the value of our trainings and services. Your participation in surveys is voluntary and you may withdraw anytime without penalty. Survey questions will be about your reaction to, and engagement with, our services, what you gained from our service(s), how you foresee you will apply what you learned from your experience(s), and what you predict the impact and results will be. By taking this survey, you agree to participate in this research and share your answers to the questions that follow with Wright Associates. Additionally, if you took our workshop(s) on behalf of your employer, the data will be shared with them. The aggregate data from this survey will be also used periodically by Wright Associates in public-facing communication and reporting, but all actual data will be kept confidential and no identifying information will ever be made public (except for optional testimonials you may agree to voluntarily provide). At the end of our surveys, we ask if you would like to share your email address in order to receive our newsletter or to be contacted for future research opportunities. We do not sell your data or email contact information to any third parties. Also, we will keep your information confidential and protected in a password-protected electronic format.
LINKED WEB SITES
This site may contain links to third party web sites. Wright Associates has no control and assumes no responsibility over the privacy policies of any third party web sites. You should review the privacy policies of any third party web sites you visit. The Privacy Policy stated herein applies solely to the Wright Associates Site (http://k12sta.org).
HOW TO ACCESS OR CORRECT YOUR INFORMATION
Visitors to this site may access personal or contact information that we may maintain about them. In order to obtain this personal or contact information or find out if we hold any information about you, please e-mail us at support@wrightassociates.co. Visitors to this site may correct any personal or contact information that we may maintain about them that is inaccurate. To request a correction, please e-mail us at support@wrightassociates.co.
PRICING AND BILLING
Payment for products and/or services is due upon purchase. Prices may be subject to change. Wright Associates does not offer a price guarantee. You agree to pay for what you select at the price displayed at the time you place your order, plus applicable shipping/handling charges and any applicable taxes that Wright Associates is legally obligated to collect. Prices do not include the costs for the download of services. Such costs including, but not limited to, internet charges are the direct responsibility of the customer.
Discount codes are not transferable. Wright Associates, in its sole discretion, reserves the right to decline to apply a discount code at any time, for any reason whatsoever.
Wright Associates accepts MasterCard, Visa, American Express, and Discover through its third-party client relationship with Square.
MISCELLANEOUS
Should Wright Associates waive a breach of any portion of these Terms of Use, this should not be considered as a waiver of any other breach of the same provision or any other part of these Terms of Use.
In the event that any one or more of the provisions contained herein shall, for any reason, be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability shall not affect any other provisions of these Terms of Use, and these Terms of Use shall be construed as if such invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions had never been contained herein.
GOVERNING LAW
These Terms of Use shall be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Washington, United States of America, as if performed wholly within the state and without regard to its conflicts of laws provisions. You agree to the personal jurisdiction by and venue in the state and federal courts located in King County, Washington, and waive any objection to such jurisdiction or venue.
UNSOLICITED IDEA SUBMISSION POLICY
Wright Associates or our employees do not accept or consider unsolicited ideas, including ideas for new or improved services or products, enhancements, materials, marketing plans or new product names. Please do not submit any unsolicited ideas, creative artwork, suggestions or other works (“submissions”) in any form to Wright Associates or our employees. The purpose of this policy is to avoid potential misunderstandings or disputes if Wright Associates’ work might seem similar to ideas submitted to us. If you still send us ideas even though we have asked you not to, the following terms shall apply to your submissions.
TERMS OF IDEA SUBMISSIONS
In sending Wright Associates any Submissions, you agree that: (1) the submission and its contents automatically become the property of Wright Associates, without any compensation to you; (2) Wright Associates may use or redistribute the submissions and their contents for any purpose and in any way; (3) there is no obligation for Wright Associates to review the submission; and (4) there is no obligation to keep any submissions confidential.
FEEDBACK
We do welcome your feedback regarding our services. If you want to send us your feedback, and we hope you do, you can reach us at support@wrightassociates.co. Please provide only specific feedback on our existing products and services. This information will be used by Wright Associates in an unrestricted manner to help us help you.
CONTACT US
If you should have any questions regarding these Terms of Use, you may contact us by sending an e-mail to support@wrightassociates.co.
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Last update: September2024
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