Privacy Statement
1. What information do we collect and what do we do with it?
When you create an account on our website or sign up for an online course (“learner”), we collect the personal information you provide, such as your name and email address. This information allows you to access course materials, participate in online learning, and receive course‑related communications.
If you choose to begin an application through our website, we collect the information you submit in your application form. This information is used solely to evaluate your candidacy and to communicate with you about the admissions process. If you are admitted to Accorda's program, you may continue to use this website to access course materials and submit coursework; in that case, we continue to use the information associated with your account to provide those services.
Email marketing: we may send you emails about our site and related course(s), registration, course content, your course progress or other updates. We may also use your email to inform you about changes to the course, survey you about your usage, or collect your opinion.
2. How do you get my consent?
When you provide us with personal information to become a learner on our site, make a purchase, or participate in the course, you imply that you consent to our collecting it and using it for that specific reason only.
If we ask for your personal information for a secondary reason, like marketing, we will either ask you directly for your expressed consent, or provide you with an opportunity to say no.
How do I withdraw my consent?
If after you opt-in, you change your mind, you may withdraw your consent for us to contact you, for the continued collection, use or disclosure of your information, at anytime, by contacting us at [email protected].
3. Disclosure
We may disclose your personal information if we are required by law to do so. We do not sell or transfer learner or applicant information for marketing or commercial purposes.
4. Thinkific
Our course and site is hosted by Thinkific Labs Inc. (“Thinkific”). They provide us with the online course creation platform that allow us to sell our product/services to you.
Your data is stored through Thinkific’s data storage, databases and the general Thinkific application. They store your data on a secure server behind a firewall.
Payment:
If you make a purchase on our site, we use a third party payment processor such as Stripe or Paypal. Payments are encrypted through the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI-DSS). Your purchase transaction data is stored only as long as is necessary to complete your purchase transaction.
All direct payment gateways adhere to the standards set by PCI-DSS as managed by the PCI Security Standards Council, which is a joint effort of brands like Visa, MasterCard, American Express and Discover.
PCI-DSS requirements help ensure the secure handling of credit card information by our site and related courses and its service providers.
For more insight, you may also want to read Thinkific’s Terms of Service here https://www.thinkific.com/resources/privacy-policy/ or Privacy Statement here https://www.thinkific.com/resources/terms-of-service/ .
5. Third Party Services
Third‑party providers used by Accorda will only collect, use, or disclose your information to the extent necessary to perform the services they provide (e.g., payment processing).
Once you leave our website or are redirected to a third‑party site, this Privacy Policy no longer applies. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any external sites you visit.
Links
When you click on links on our course site, they may direct you away from our site. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of other sites and encourage you to read their privacy statements.
6. Security
To protect your personal information, we take reasonable precautions and follow industry best practices to make sure it is not inappropriately lost, misused, accessed, disclosed, altered or destroyed.
If you provide us with your credit card information, the information is encrypted using secure socket layer technology (SSL) and stored with a AES-256 encryption. Although no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure, we follow all PCI-DSS requirements and implement additional generally accepted industry standards.
Cookies
Our website uses essential and functional cookies provided by Thinkific to operate the course platform, maintain secure sessions, and improve site performance. These cookies help the site recognize your device, keep you logged in, and support basic analytics such as anonymous session counts. We do not use cookies for targeted advertising, behavioral tracking across other websites, or third‑party marketing purposes.
Web Analysis Tools
We may use web analysis tools that are built into the Accorda website to measure and collect anonymous session information.
7. Age of Consent
By using this site, you represent that you are at least the age of majority in your state or province of residence, or that you are the age of majority in your state or province of residence.
8. Changes to this Privacy Policy
We reserve the right to modify this privacy policy at any time, so please review it frequently. Changes and clarifications will take effect immediately upon their posting on the website. If we make material changes to this policy, we will notify you here that it has been updated, so that you are aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances, if any, we use and/or disclose it.
If Accorda undergoes a significant organizational change, we will continue to protect your personal information in accordance with this Privacy Policy and applicable law. We do not sell or transfer learner or applicant information as an asset.
QUESTIONS AND CONTACT INFORMATION
If you would like to: access, correct, amend or delete any personal information we have about you, register a complaint, or simply want more information contact Accorda Administration at [email protected]