Terms

Terms and Conditions (“Terms”)
Last updated: April 25, 2023
Effective as of April 25, 2023

Conditions of Use

Use of the Empovia website constitutes agreement to our terms of use. We encourage you to review the following information carefully before using the Empovia website (the “Service”) operated by Empovia Inc. (“us”, “we”, or “our”).

The following terms and conditions govern all use of the Empovia website and all content, services, and products available at or through the website. Our Services are offered subject to your acceptance without modification of all of the terms and conditions contained herein and all other operating rules, policies (including, without limitation, Empovia’s Privacy Policy) and procedures that may be published from time to time by Empovia Inc. (collectively, the “Agreement”). You agree that we may alter our Services, and these terms will apply to any changes.

Please read this Agreement carefully before accessing or using our Services. By accessing or using any part of our services, you agree to become bound by the terms and conditions of this agreement. If you do not agree to all the terms and conditions of this agreement, then you may not access or use any of our services.

Trademarks

Empovia and other marks indicated on our site are trademarks owned exclusively by Empovia Inc. The use of these trademarks and trade dress is prohibited if used in connection with the sale of any product or service that is not Empovia’s, in any manner that seeks to disparages or discredit Empovia, or in any manner that may cause confusion among our audience.

Copyright

All content on this website is the exclusive property of Empovia Inc. Said content includes text, graphics, logos, icons, images, audio and video clips, digital downloads, and software. Our content is protected by United States and international copyright laws and we reserve all rights contained therein.

Content Submitted by Site Users

If you do post content to this site or otherwise submit material (including, but not limited to, photographs and testimonials), you grant Empovia and its affiliates a nonexclusive, royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable right to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, and display such content throughout the world in any media. By your submission you represent and warrant that you own or otherwise control all of the rights to the content that you post; that the content is accurate; that use of the content you supply does not violate this policy and will not cause injury to any person or entity; and that you will indemnify Empovia Inc. or its affiliates for all claims resulting from content you supply. Empovia reserves the right to remove any content at our sole discretion.

Limitation of Liability

This site and all included content is provided by Empovia Inc. on an “as is” and “as available” basis. Empovia makes no warranties, either expressed or implied, as to the operation of the site or the content contained therein. You expressly agree that your use of Empovia.co is at your own risk.

Empovia cannot warrant that this site, our servers, or email communications affiliated with the use of this website, are free from viruses. Empovia will not be responsible for any damages of any kind resulting from the use of this website, including but not limited to direct, indirect, incidental, punitive, and consequential damages. This site and its content are offered for informational purposes only; this site shall not be responsible or liable for the accuracy, usefulness or availability of any information transmitted or made available via the site and shall not be responsible or liable for any error or omissions in that information.

General Representation and Warranty

You represent and warrant that (i) your use of our Services will be in strict accordance with Empovia’s Privacy Policy, with this Agreement, and with all applicable laws and regulations (including without limitation any local laws or regulations in your country, state, city, or other governmental areas, regarding online conduct and acceptable content, and including all applicable laws regarding the transmission of technical data exported from the United States or the country in which you reside) and (ii) your use of our Services will not infringe or misappropriate the intellectual property rights of any third party.

Links to Other Websites

Our Service may contain links to third-party websites or services that are not owned or controlled by Empovia Inc.

Empovia has no control over and assumes no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party websites or services. You further acknowledge and agree that Empovia Inc. shall not be responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, for any damage or loss caused or alleged to be caused by or in connection with the use of or reliance on any such content, goods, or services available on or through any such web sites or services.

We strongly advise you to read the terms and conditions and privacy policies of any third-party websites or services you visit.

Termination

We may terminate or suspend access to our Service immediately, without prior notice or liability, for any reason whatsoever, including without limitation if you breach the Terms.

All provisions of the Terms which by their nature should survive termination shall survive termination, including, without limitation, ownership provisions, warranty disclaimers, indemnity, and limitations of liability.

Indemnification

You agree to indemnify and hold harmless Empovia Inc., its contractors, its licensors, and their respective directors, officers, employees, and agents from and against any and all claims and expenses, including attorneys’ fees, arising out of your use of our Services, including but not limited to your violation of this Agreement.

Governing Law

These Terms shall be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of California, United States, without regard to its conflict of law provisions.

Our failure to enforce any right or provision of these Terms will not be considered a waiver of those rights. If any provision of these Terms is held to be invalid or unenforceable by a court, the remaining provisions of these Terms will remain in effect. These Terms constitute the entire agreement between us regarding our Service and supersede and replace any prior agreements we might have between us regarding the Service.

Changes

We reserve the right, at our sole discretion, to modify or replace these Terms at any time. If a revision is material, we will try to provide at least 30-day notice prior to any new terms taking effect. What constitutes a material change will be determined at our sole discretion.

By continuing to access or use our Service after those revisions become effective, you agree to be bound by the revised terms.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about these Terms, please contact us at contact@empovia.co.

eLearning No Refund Policy

No Refund Policy

As a general policy, we do not provide refunds for our eLearning services. All sales are final.

Exceptions

In some cases, we may make an exception to our no-refund policy. Exceptions may be granted on a case-by-case basis, at our sole discretion, and in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.

Chargebacks and Disputes

If you initiate a chargeback or dispute with your bank or credit card company, we may dispute the chargeback or dispute with evidence of the transaction and our no refund policy. We reserve the right to take legal action or to refer the matter to a collections agency to recover any unpaid fees or costs associated with the chargeback or dispute.

Changes to this No Refund Policy

We may update this no-refund policy from time to time in response to changes in applicable laws or our business practices. We will notify you of any material changes to this policy by posting the revised policy on our website or by other means. We encourage you to periodically review this no-refund policy to stay informed.

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Privacy Overview

Privacy Policy

Last updated: April 25, 2023
Effective as of April 25, 2023

Introduction

Empovia is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy applies to www.empovia.co website (the “Service”) operated by Empovia (“us”, “we”, or “our”) and governs data collection and usage at all Empovia sites and services; it does not apply to other online or offline sites, products or services. Empovia is a general audience website intended for users of all ages. The personal information of all users is collected, used, and disclosed as described in this Statement of Privacy. This Privacy Policy describes how we collect, use, and disclose your personal information in compliance with the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (“CCPA”).

Please read our Terms of Service before accessing our Services. To the extent permitted under the applicable law, by accepting the Terms of Service, you agree with our privacy practices as described in this Policy. If you cannot agree with this Policy, Terms of Service, or other policies, please do not access or use our Services.

We may modify this Policy at any time, and non-material changes may apply to any Personal Information we already hold about you, as well as any new Personal Information collected after the Policy is modified. If we make changes, we will notify you by revising the date at the top of this Policy. We will provide you with advanced notice by email or telephone number, which we have on file, or through a notice on our website if we make any material changes to how we collect, use, or disclose your Personal Information or that impact your rights under this Policy. The such material change will not apply retroactively to any Personal Information we already hold about you. If you continue to access or use our Services after receiving the notice of changes, you acknowledge your acceptance of the updated Policy.

In addition, we may provide you with real-time disclosures or additional information about the Personal Information handling practices of specific parts of our Services. Such notices may supplement this Policy or provide you with additional choices about how we process your Personal Information.

Who We Are

Our website address is: https://empovia.co

Collection of Your Personal Information

The personal information we collect about you may include:

  • Identifiers such as your name, postal address, email address, and phone number;
  • Commercial information, such as products or services you purchase from us;
  • Internet or other electronic network activity information, such as your browsing history, search history, and information regarding your interaction with our website;
  • Geolocation data, such as your location;
  • Audio, electronic, visual, thermal, olfactory, or similar information, such as call recordings;
  • Products you’ve viewed: we’ll use this to, for example, show you products you’ve recently viewed
  • Location, IP address, and browser type: we’ll use this for purposes like estimating taxes and shipping
  • Shipping address: we’ll ask you to enter this so we can, for instance, estimate shipping before you place an order and send you the order,
  • Professional or employment-related information, if you apply for a job with us; and
  • Inferences drawn from any of the information listed above to create a profile about you reflecting your preferences, characteristics, behavior, and attitudes.

We collect this personal information directly from you, as well as automatically through our website and third-party service providers. We may also obtain personal information from other sources, including publicly available databases and our business partners.

We may use your personal information for the following purposes:

  • To fulfill your requests for products and services;
  • To communicate with you about your orders, purchases, and account information;
  • To personalize your experience on our website;
  • To conduct research and analyze usage trends;
  • To comply with legal obligations and respond to lawful requests;
  • To protect our rights, interests, and property; and
  • To recruit and evaluate job applicants.

We also collect information about you during the checkout process at our store. We also use cookies to keep track of cart contents while you’re browsing our site. View our Cookie Policy below.

When you purchase from us, we’ll ask you to provide information including your name, billing address, shipping address, email address, phone number, credit card/payment details, and optional account information like username and password. We’ll use this information for purposes such as to:

  • Send you information about your account and order
  • Create your account for our LMS
  • Respond to your requests, including refunds and complaints
  • Process payments and prevent fraud
  • Set up your account for our store
  • Comply with any legal obligations we have, such as calculating taxes
  • Improve our store offerings
  • Send you marketing messages, if you choose to receive them
  • If you create an account, we will store your name, address, email, and phone number, which will be used to populate the checkout for future orders.

When using our LMS, we store course progress, including completion status, quiz scores, assignments and/or essay submissions (if applicable). We will also store comments on courses, lessons, topics, assignments, and essays if you choose to leave them.

For the purposes of processing recurring subscription payments, we store the customer’s name, billing address, shipping address, email address, phone number, and credit card/payment details. Members of our team have access to the information you provide us. For example, both Administrators and Group Leaders can access Order information such as your enrolled courses, course progress, and username/email address. Any additional information added to your WordPress User Profile can also be visible to the administrator(s).

When shopping, we keep a record of your email and the cart contents for up to 30 days on our server. This record is kept to repopulate the contents of your cart if you switch devices or needed to come back another day. Read the Mailchimp Privacy Policy here.

Comments

When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.

An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.

Media

If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.

Use of Cookies

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device (e.g., computer, smartphone, or tablet) when you access our website. Cookies are used to help us enhance your user experience and to provide certain functionalities on our website. Some cookies may also collect information about your browsing behavior or usage patterns.

We use the following types of cookies on our website:

  • Strictly Necessary Cookies: These cookies are essential for the functioning of our website and cannot be turned off in our systems. They are usually set in response to your actions, such as logging in or filling out forms. You can set your browser to block these cookies, but some parts of the website may not work as a result.
  • Analytics Cookies: These cookies collect information about how visitors use our website, such as which pages are visited most often, how visitors navigate between pages, and whether they receive error messages. We use this information to improve the performance and design of our website.
  • Functional Cookies: These cookies enable our website to provide enhanced functionality and personalization, such as remembering your language preferences or login information.
  • Advertising Cookies: These cookies are used to deliver advertisements that are relevant to your interests. They may also be used to limit the number of times you see an advertisement and to measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns.

We may use third-party cookies on our website for the following purposes:

  • Analytics and Performance: We use Google Analytics to collect information about how visitors use our website. Google Analytics uses cookies to collect information about your visit to our website, including your IP address, browser type, and referral source. We use this information to improve the performance and design of our website.
  • Advertising: We may use third-party advertising networks to serve advertisements on our website. These networks may use cookies to collect information about your browsing behavior and interests, and to deliver advertisements that are tailored to your interests.

If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.

If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.

When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.

If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.

You can control cookies by adjusting the settings on your browser. Most browsers allow you to block or delete cookies, or to set preferences for certain types of cookies. However, if you block or delete cookies, some parts of our website may not work properly.

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time in response to changes in applicable laws or our use of cookies. We will notify you of any material changes to this Cookie Policy by posting the revised policy on our website or by other means. We encourage you to periodically review this Cookie Policy to stay informed about our use of cookies.

Embedded Content from Other Websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.

These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

Who We Share Your Data With

We may share your personal information with our service providers, who help us operate our business and provide products and services to you. We may also share your personal information with third parties for other business purposes, including marketing and advertising and automated spam detection service.

We accept payments through Visa, Mastercard, American Express, PayPal, Bancontact, EPS, Apple Pay, Google Pay, and Stripe. When processing payments, some of your data will be passed to them, including information required to process or support the payment, such as the purchase total and billing information.

Please see the following for more detailed information:

If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.

How Long We Retain Your Data

We generally store information about you for as long as we need the information for the purposes for which we collect and use it, and we are not legally required to continue to keep it. For example, we will store order information for 5 years for tax and accounting purposes. This includes your name, email address, and billing and shipping addresses.

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.

For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.

Your Rights Under the CCPA

Under the CCPA, you have the following rights:

  • Right to Know: You have the right to request that we disclose the categories and specific pieces of personal information we have collected about you, the categories of sources from which we collected your personal information, the purposes for which we collected your personal information, and the categories of third parties with whom we shared your personal information.
  • Right to Delete: You have the right to request that we delete your personal information that we have collected from you.
  • Right to Opt-Out: You have the right to opt-out of the sale of your personal information. We do not sell your personal information to third parties.
  • Right to Non-Discrimination: We will not discriminate against you for exercising your rights under the CCPA.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the information provided below.

If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

Contact Us

If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us at contact@empovia.co