Privacy policy

Privacy Policy Your online privacy is a priority for TIPPD INC. This Website (“Website”), found at IChooseToLearn.com, along with any services and features accessible through it, such as blogs and user communities, is published and managed by TiPPD International (“TIPPD”). In this Privacy Policy, TIPPD is referred to as “we,” “us,” “our,” or similar pronouns. This privacy policy (“Privacy Policy”) outlines TIPPD’s practices regarding “Personally Identifiable Information” (as defined below) that is electronically transmitted to or collected by TIPPD via this Website. It addresses the following:

How TIPPD collects and uses Personally Identifiable Information;

With whom TIPPD may share Personally Identifiable Information;

The choices available to you, as a Website visitor, regarding the collection, use, and sharing of Personally Identifiable Information;

The security procedures TIPPD has in place for Personally Identifiable Information under our control.

By visiting this Website and/or using its services, you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy, which may be updated from time to time. As we enhance and expand our services, this Privacy Policy may change, so please revisit this page periodically. This Privacy Policy is part of the TIPPD Website Terms of Use, which governs your use of and access to this Website. Advertisements shown to you on this Website and other sites may be tailored to your interests, based on the terms you search for on Google and the Web pages you visit on our Website and others. We collaborate with Google to facilitate this, and Google places a cookie on your computer to do so. We recommend reading Google's privacy policy at www.google.com/privacy_ads.html if you have concerns about how Google will use your information. To opt-out, visit the following website: http://www.google.com/policies/technologies/ads/. Unless you opt-out, you consent to the use of cookies on your computer in this manner. You may opt out of our sharing your Personally Identifiable Information with third parties for marketing purposes by following the directions in the Sharing Personally Identifiable Information section.

Collection and Use:

TIPPD only collects Personally Identifiable Information from you when you voluntarily provide it. This includes when you: Register for a seminar, become a Member, purchase or download a TIPPD product or service; Request information (electronically) about TIPPD’s products and services, subscribe to newsletters, or enter a promotional contest; Use or participate in various services or features available on the Website (including, for example, blogs and other user communities); Use various tools to select TIPPD products and services suitable for your Website visit; Request contact with a TIPPD sales representative.

We welcome your comments, questions, or feedback about TIPPD products, services, or your experience on our website. "Personally Identifiable Information" encompasses details such as your name, home or business address, email address, phone, wireless, and/or fax number, SMS or text message address, or other wireless device address, instant messaging address, credit card and other payment information, employment details and work experience, demographic information, and any other data that can identify you as an individual or enable online or offline contact with you. TIPPD will not sell, share, or rent Personally Identifiable Information except as outlined in the "Sharing Personally Identifiable Information" section of this Privacy Policy. We do not sell, share, or rent email addresses to third parties for marketing purposes, except as disclosed in the aforementioned section, but we may include third-party advertisements in emails we send to you. We may use your Personally Identifiable Information to respond to your requests and inquiries and to provide you with services and features available on or through the Website. Additionally, we may use your information to communicate timely updates and special offers (such as emails, mailings, etc.) about products, services, companies, and events sponsored by us and others that we believe may interest you. You can opt out of receiving such information by emailing customerservice@IChooseToLearn.com or calling TIPPD Customer Service at 1-877-386-6451. Please note that even if you opt out of promotional correspondence, we may still contact you regarding your relationship, activities, transactions, and communications with us. If you register for a seminar or purchase products and services using a credit card, we may require Personally Identifiable Information (like your name and shipping address) and financial information (such as your credit card number and expiration date) for billing and order fulfillment purposes. If there is an issue processing an order, we may use this contact information to reach you.

Personally Identifiable Information may also be collected when you apply for a position with TIPPD or participate in a program sponsored by TIPPD. In such instances, this information is used solely for processing and evaluating your application. The Personally Identifiable Information you provide through the Website, along with details about your order, may be combined with other Personally Identifiable Information (such as demographic data and past purchase history) from our records and other sources, including our global databases. This information helps us enhance our future marketing efforts and improve the operations and maintenance of our Website and business. When You Refer a Friend/Colleague, TIPPD respects the privacy of your friends and coworkers. TIPPD does not retain names or email addresses when you use our refer-a-friend function, which is intended only to share the information you request with your friends and coworkers. Webcasts, Online “Meetings,” and Similar Services Users may access or participate in Webcasts, online “meetings,” or similar services on the Website, some of which may be hosted or operated by our service provider, Adobe Systems Incorporated (“Adobe”). In certain cases, users may register for these Webcasts and services directly with Adobe, and any Personally Identifiable Information collected by Adobe during registration and participation may be shared with TIPPD and will also be subject to Adobe’s privacy policy, available at http://adobe.com/go/privacy. In other cases, users may access Webcasts, online “meetings,” or similar services hosted by Adobe on the Website by registering with TIPPD. In such situations, any Personally Identifiable Information disclosed during participation will be collected by Adobe on TIPPD’s behalf and treated in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

Sharing Personally Identifiable Information TIPPD may share Personally Identifiable Information collected electronically through its Website in the following ways:

TIPPD or its partners may employ external shipping companies to deliver orders and credit card processing companies to handle billing for goods and services purchased through the TIPPD Website. In such cases, TIPPD will share Personally Identifiable Information with these entities. Occasionally, TIPPD collaborates with business partners, service providers, and sponsors to offer specific products and services, including those that are jointly developed and marketed. When you sign up for or use these products or services, we will share the necessary Personally Identifiable Information with the partner or sponsor to facilitate the provision of these products or services to you. TIPPD also rents out its postal mailing address list, which includes names and postal addresses, to certain firms. In some instances, TIPPD may provide these firms with information about your order to help them identify offers that might interest you. If you wish to be excluded from such lists and avoid receiving third-party mailings, or if you prefer that we do not share your order information, please email customerservice@IChooseToLearn.com or call TIPPD Customer Service at 1-877-386-6451. TIPPD may also provide Personally Identifiable Information obtained from non-U.S. individuals to its licensee in the individual's country or region, allowing the licensee to communicate with the user. If you prefer that we do not share your information with our licensee, please email customerservice@IChooseToLearn.com or call TIPPD Customer Service at 1-877-386-6451.

E-mailings of TIPPD newsletters and other materials, along with various website operations, are managed both internally and by external service companies, such as e-mail service providers, address list hosting companies, distribution companies, suppliers, and other service providers. Occasionally, when TIPPD engages a service provider, it may request or require the provider to collect and/or provide information, including Personally Identifiable Information, directly from our customers on our behalf. In all such cases, TIPPD limits how its suppliers and other service providers can access, use, and disclose Personally Identifiable Information. TIPPD does not allow these suppliers and service providers to sell Personally Identifiable Information to third parties. If you receive information through TIPPD or a third-party supplier about TIPPD that you would prefer not to receive, you should request removal from the active mailing list by e-mailing customerservice@IChooseToLearn.com or by calling TIPPD Customer Service at 1-877-566-9441. When you contribute to a public area or feature of our website, such as our online communities, messaging services, chat services, bulletin boards, message boards, blogs, or other open forums, the information you submit will be available to the general public. Therefore, we advise caution when submitting Personally Identifiable Information to these areas of our website, as it will be publicly accessible. We may disclose aggregate, non-personally identifiable data regarding user behavior, such as overall patterns or demographic reports, to third parties as a measure of interest in and use of our website and e-mails.

We may use or disclose Personally Identifiable Information to investigate claims or suspicions of violations of our Website Terms of Service, to assist with law enforcement investigations, or as otherwise required by law. TIPPD may transfer Personally Identifiable Information to a third party in the event of a sale of stock, merger, consolidation, or other transfer of all or part of TIPPD's assets, whether voluntarily or by operation of law. Such a transfer may also result in your Personally Identifiable Information being moved to countries outside the European Economic Area (“EEA”). By using the Website and its various features and services, you consent to this transfer of your Personally Identifiable Information. Website Usage Information—Not Linked to Personally Identifiable Information Cookies A cookie is a piece of data stored on a visitor’s hard drive. These cookies do not identify, monitor, or track any Personally Identifiable Information. TIPPD uses this information to analyze trends, track visitor movements, and gather broad demographic information for aggregate use. If a visitor rejects the cookie, they may be limited in some areas of the Website. Most web browsers can be set to inform you when a cookie has been sent to you and provide you with the option to refuse it. You should consult your web browser to choose the appropriate setting to accept or reject cookies. Additionally, TIPPD uses various third-party service providers and services that use cookies, including, for example, a service provider that employs sophisticated cookie technology to measure site traffic and visitor behavior in aggregate. While these cookies remain on your hard drive after your site visit, they do not contain or collect any Personally Identifiable Information and do not read any other information on your computer’s hard drive. To find out more, please visit the Adobe Visual Sciences privacy policy. Clear GIFs We may use “clear GIFs” (also known as “Web beacons” or “pixel tags”) or similar technologies on the Website and/or in our communications with you. A clear GIF is typically a one-pixel, transparent image (though it can also be a visible image) located on a Web page or in an email or other type of message, which is retrieved from a remote site on the Internet, enabling the verification of an individual’s viewing or receipt of a Web page or message. IP Address and Clickstream Data When you visit our Website, our server automatically gathers data about your server’s IP Address, a number assigned to your computer by your Internet service provider whenever you access the Internet. As you request pages from our Website, our servers may log your IP Address and occasionally your domain name. Additionally, our server might record the referring page that directed you to us (such as another Website or a search engine), the pages you visit on this Website, the Website you visit after leaving ours, the ads you view and/or click on, and other details about the type of Web browser, computer, platform, related software, and settings you are using. It may also log any search terms you have entered on this Website or a referral site, along with other Web usage activity and data captured by our Web servers. We utilize this information for internal system administration, to help diagnose server issues, and to manage our Website. This data may also be utilized to gather general demographic details, such as the country of origin and Internet service provider. Our service providers may carry out any or all of the aforementioned activities related to Website Usage Information on our behalf. Links TIPPD’s Website features links to other sites, some of which are owned by TIPPD’s partners who offer TIPPD customers and Members a variety of special products and services. Please be aware that TIPPD is not responsible for the content, security, or privacy practices of these other sites. We trust you recognize when you leave the TIPPD Website, and we encourage you to review the privacy statements of each site linked to ours. The TIPPD Website may also contain links to TIPPD’s international offices or affiliates. This Privacy Policy does not apply to those Websites. We encourage you to read the privacy statements of our international offices or affiliates, which govern their collection and use of Personally Identifiable Information. This Privacy Policy applies solely to information collected by or on the Website. Security This Website takes reasonable precautions to protect Personally Identifiable Information submitted to TIPPD via its Website. However, because the Internet is an open global communications vehicle, we cannot guarantee that information, during transmission through the Internet or while stored on our system or otherwise in our care, will be safe from intrusion by others, such as hackers. When possible, certain sensitive Personally Identifiable Information is encrypted and protected using SSL software. To learn more about SSL, click this link: http://www.verisign.com/. You may be able to create an account on our Website with a username and password. If so, you are responsible for maintaining the strict confidentiality and security of your account password, and you are responsible for any access to or use of the Website through your password or account, whether or not such access or use has been authorized by or on behalf of you, and whether or not such person or entity is your employee or agent. You agree to (a) immediately notify TIPPD of any unauthorized use of your password or account or any other breach of security and (b) ensure that you exit from your account at the end of each session. When you wish to cancel your account on this Website, it is your responsibility to notify TIPPD. We will not be held responsible or liable for any loss or damage resulting from your failure to comply with this provision. In the unlikely event that we suspect the security of your Personally Identifiable Information in our possession or control has been compromised, we may attempt to notify you of this development. If notification is deemed appropriate, we will strive to do so as promptly as possible under the circumstances. If we have your email address, we may notify you via email, and you consent to our use of email for such notifications. Should you prefer an alternative method of notification, please email us at customerservice@IChooseToLearn.com with your preferred contact information. For any questions regarding privacy on the TIPPD Website, please email customerservice@IChooseToLearn.com. Correction/Updating Personal Information: If your Personally Identifiable Information changes (such as a zip code), or if you no longer wish to use or access our Website or services, we provide a way to correct, update, or remove your Personally Identifiable Information. This can be done through the Website at www.IChooseToLearn.com/service or by calling TIPPD Customer Service at 1-877-386.6451. TIPPD Members can also access and update Personally Identifiable Information from the “Your Member Account” page. If you wish to review the data we have on file about you, please send a written request with a check payable to TiPPD for $10 (handling fee) to TiPPD Database Services P.O. Box 2222, 990 Peachtree Blvd. Suwanee, GA USA. Consent to Worldwide Transfer and Processing of Personal Data: TIPPD is a global enterprise with branch offices, affiliates, and licensees worldwide. When you provide your Personally Identifiable Information to TIPPD, it may be processed by TIPPD and its affiliates and licensees in other countries for purposes such as processing your requests, providing you services, and sending you correspondence. Each of these countries has different privacy laws that offer varying levels of protection for your Personally Identifiable Information, and these laws may not be as comprehensive as those in your country of residence. Regardless of the laws in these countries, TIPPD will treat the privacy of your Personally Identifiable Information in accordance with this Privacy Policy. By submitting your Personally Identifiable Information to TIPPD, you agree to the transmission and processing of your data by TIPPD, its affiliates, and licensees in any jurisdiction, as outlined in TIPPD's Privacy Policy. For details on the companies and countries to which your data has been transferred, please contact us at: TiPPD, Customer Service P.O. Box 2222, 990 Peachtree Blvd. Suwanee, GA USA or at customerservice@IChooseToLearn.com. Notification of Changes If we decide to update our Privacy Policy, we will post the changes in the Privacy Policy section accessible from the Website's home page, ensuring you are always informed about the information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances, if any, we disclose it. Any changes or updates will take effect upon posting. In certain cases, we may also choose to notify you of changes or updates to our Privacy Policy through additional means, such as a notice on the Website's front page or an email. Problems or Complaints If you believe there has been a violation of this Privacy Policy, please contact us at customerservice@IChooseToLearn.com. We will investigate, take appropriate action, and report back to you within a reasonable timeframe. Last updated 01.01.2026