AVEDA INSTITUTES ONLINE PRIVACY POLICY

Recruitment Process

We will forward the personal information you provide to us on the Site to the Aveda Institute you are interested in so that Institute may contact you. We retain the personal information you provide to the Site for approximately ten (10) days. Personal information shared with the Aveda Institute you selected is then subject to the retention policy of that Institute. For such information, we suggest you consult that Institute’s Privacy Policy or contact that Institute directly.

Web Beacons and Tracking Links

Web beacons (also called clear gifs and pixel tags), tracking links and/or similar technology consist of a few lines of code and are embedded on the pages of our Site. They are often used in combination with cookies and are often not visible to the user of the Site. Web beacons may relay information to third parties such as our service providers and may be used in order to track customer response to certain advertising, to better target interactive advertising and to enhance customer support and usability. If you reject our cookies (see Cookie section below), you will prevent Web beacons from relaying this information about you and may limit your use of some of our Site features.

Cookies

Browser cookies are bits of text that are placed on your computer’s hard drive when you visit our Site. Flash cookies are similar to browser cookies except that they can store data more complex than simple text and are stored in your browser rather than on your hard drive.

You can have your browser and/or plugs to your browser, such as flash, notify you of, or automatically reject, cookies. If you reject our cookies, you may still use this Site, but you may be limited in the use of some of its features.

Coremetrics

We are continuously working to make your experience on our Site better. To this end, we have retained a company, Coremetrics, to assist us in better understanding your use of our Site. Coremetrics will place cookies on your computer to collect information on our behalf that will show us how you come to our Site and how you use and navigate our Site. Coremetrics does not collect any personal information about you. Coremetrics analyzes the information it collects on our behalf via a unique random number and returns it back to us through a secure web connection. The information and analysis will be used to help us better understand your interests and to better serve you through a customized web experience and personalized product offerings. Coremetrics is contractually prohibited from using our data for any other purpose. Coremetrics is required to maintain all information collected on our behalf in confidence. You may deactivate the ability of Coremetrics to analyze your behavior on the Site. To learn more about the various levels of privacy and confidentiality you can select with respect to Coremetrics and to exercise your choice, please click here.

Some of our other business partners and service providers may also use cookies on the Site. However, we have no access to or control over these cookies and do not accept any responsibility for such use. Only Coremetrics cookies may be accepted or declined as described in the preceding paragraph.

Third Party-Owned Aveda Institutes

We will forward the information you provide to the Site to the Aveda Institute you are interested in, which may be managed by third parties other than the Aveda Corporation. These Institutes operate independently from avedainstitutes.com and may have their own privacy policies in place, which we strongly suggest you review. We may also provide links to websites of other Aveda Institutes managed by third parties for your convenience and information. We are not responsible for the content or any use of the linked sites.

Other Third Parties

We may also retain other companies and individuals to perform functions on our behalf consistent with this Privacy Policy. Examples include data analysis firms, customer support specialists, email vendors, webhosting companies and fulfillment companies (e.g., companies that coordinate mailings). Such third parties may be provided with access to personal information needed to perform their functions but may not use such information other than on our behalf and in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

In addition, in some instances, you may be offered the opportunity to consent to the sharing of your information with a third party such as an event or promotion co-sponsor. If you consent, we will share your information with such third party and the information you provide may be used by such third party for their own purposes and in accordance with their own policies.

Compliance With Law and Fraud Protection

We may disclose any information we deem necessary, in our sole discretion, to comply with any applicable law, regulation, legal process or governmental request. In addition, we may disclose any information when we believe, in our sole discretion, disclosure is necessary or appropriate to prevent physical harm or financial loss or in connection with suspected or actual illegal activity.