Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy

Protecting your private information is our priority. This Statement of Privacy applies to the http://www.bestpracticeinstitute.org and Best Practice Institute and governs data collection and usage. For the purposes of this Privacy Policy, unless otherwise noted, all references to Best Practice Institute include http://www.bestpracticeinstitute.org, Best Practice Institute, Skillrater.com and http://www.skillrater.com. The Best Practice Institute website is a training and development content and tools site. By using the Best Practice Institute website, you consent to the data practices described in this statement.

Collection of your Personal Information

Best Practice Institute may collect personally identifiable information, such as your name. If you purchase Best Practice Institute’s products and services, we collect billing and credit card information. This information is used to complete the purchase transaction. We may gather additional personal or non-personal information in the future.

Information about your computer hardware and software may be automatically collected by Best Practice Institute. This information can include: your IP address, browser type, domain names, access times and referring website addresses. This information is used for the operation of the service, to maintain quality of the service, and to provide general statistics regarding use of the Best Practice Institute website.

Please keep in mind that if you directly disclose personally identifiable information or personally sensitive data through Best Practice Institute’s public message boards, this information may be collected and used by others.

Best Practice Institute encourages you to review the privacy statements of websites you choose to link to from Best Practice Institute so that you can understand how those websites collect, use and share your information. Best Practice Institute is not responsible for the privacy statements or other content on websites outside of the Best Practice Institute website.

Use of your Personal Information

Best Practice Institute collects and uses your personal information to operate its website(s) and deliver the services you have requested.

Best Practice Institute may also use your personally identifiable information to inform you of other products or services available from Best Practice Institute and its affiliates. Best Practice Institute may also contact you via surveys to conduct research about your opinion of current services or of potential new services that may be offered.

Best Practice Institute does not sell, rent or lease its customer lists to third parties.

Best Practice Institute may share data with trusted partners to help perform statistical analysis, send you email or postal mail, provide customer support, or arrange for deliveries. All such third parties are prohibited from using your personal information except to provide these services to Best Practice Institute, and they are required to maintain the confidentiality of your information.

Best Practice Institute may keep track of the websites and pages our users visit within Best Practice Institute, in order to determine what Best Practice Institute services are the most popular. This data is used to deliver customized content and advertising within Best Practice Institute to customers whose behavior indicates that they are interested in a particular subject area.

Best Practice Institute will disclose your personal information, without notice, only if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to: (a) conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on Best Practice Institute or the site; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of Best Practice Institute; and, (c) act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of Best Practice Institute, or the public.

Use of Cookies

The Best Practice Institute website may use “cookies” to help you personalize your online experience. A cookie is a text file that is placed on your hard disk by a web page server. Cookies cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses to your computer. Cookies are uniquely assigned to you, and can only be read by a web server in the domain that issued the cookie to you.

One of the primary purposes of cookies is to provide a convenience feature to save you time. The purpose of a cookie is to tell the Web server that you have returned to a specific page. For example, if you personalize Best Practice Institute pages, or register with Best Practice Institute site or services, a cookie helps Best Practice Institute to recall your specific information on subsequent visits. This simplifies the process of recording your personal information, such as billing addresses, shipping addresses, and so on. When you return to the same Best Practice Institute website, the information you previously provided can be retrieved, so you can easily use the Best Practice Institute features that you customized.

You have the ability to accept or decline cookies. Most Web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. If you choose to decline cookies, you may not be able to fully experience the interactive features of the Best Practice Institute services or websites you visit.

Security of your Personal Information

To secure your personal information from unauthorized access, use or disclosure, Best Practice Institute uses the following:

When personal information (such as a credit card number) is transmitted to other websites, it is protected through the use of encryption, such as the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) protocol.

Verisign is an independent, third-party company engaged in the development of digital trust. Verisign provides authentication of Internet services, digital identity and intellectual property. By clicking on the Verisign logo, the Verisign website will serve up a web page that confirms that Best Practice Institute is “Verisign Authenticated.”

Children Under Thirteen

Best Practice Institute does not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under the age of thirteen. If you are under the age of thirteen, you must ask your parent or guardian for permission to use this website.

Disconnecting your Best Practice Institute Account from Third Party Websites

You will be able to connect your Best Practice Institute account to third party accounts. BY CONNECTING YOUR BEST PRACTICE INSTITUTE ACCOUNT TO YOUR THIRD PARTY ACCOUNT, YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT YOU ARE CONSENTING TO THE CONTINUOUS RELEASE OF INFORMATION ABOUT YOU TO OTHERS (IN ACCORDANCE WITH YOUR PRIVACY SETTINGS ON THOSE THIRD PARTY SITES). IF YOU DO NOT WANT INFORMATION ABOUT YOU, INCLUDING PERSONALLY IDENTIFYING INFORMATION, TO BE SHARED INTHIS MANNER, DO NOT USE THE THIS FEATURE. You may disconnect your account from a third party account at any time. Users may learn how to disconnect their accounts from third-party websites by visiting their “My Account” page. Users may also contact us via email or telephone..

Opt-Out & Unsubscribe

We respect your privacy and give you an opportunity to opt-out of receiving announcements of certain information. Users may opt-out of receiving any or all communications from Best Practice Institute by contacting us here:

– Web page: Contact Us Form

– Email: Customer Support

– Phone: 561-275-2500

Changes to this Statement

Best Practice Institute will occasionally update this Statement of Privacy to reflect company and customer feedback. Best Practice Institute encourages you to periodically review this Statement to be informed of how Best Practice Institute is protecting your information.

Contact Information

Best Practice Institute welcomes your questions or comments regarding this Statement of Privacy. If you believe that Best Practice Institute has not adhered to this Statement, please contact Best Practice Institute at:

Best Practice Institute

4521 PGA Blvd. Suite #138

Palm Beach Gardens, Florida 33410

Telephone number:

561-275-2500

Effective as of January 27, 2016