Special Notice for Montana Residents
This Special Notice for Montana Residents supplements the Privacy Policy and applies only to individuals who are Montana residents.
This notice describes how we collect, use, and share your personal data in our capacity as a “Controller” under Montana’s Consumer Data Privacy Act (“MTCDPA”) and the rights that you have with respect to your personal data, including sensitive personal data. For purposes of this section, “personal data” and “sensitive data” have the meaning given in the MTCDPA and do not include information excluded from the MTCDPA scope.
The personal data we collect about you will depend upon how you interact with our Sites and the information you voluntarily provide us. Accordingly, we may not collect all of the below information about you. In addition, we may collect information about you from other sources or we may collect and/or use additional types of information after providing notice to you and obtaining your consent to the extent such notice and consent is required by the MTCDPA.
To the extent that we collect personal data subject to the MTCDPA, that information, our practices, and your rights are described below. Persons with disabilities may obtain this notice in alternative format by emailing us at privacy.universitypartners@kaplan.com or calling (877) 881-7313.
1. What Personal Data Do We Collect, Process and Share?
Consistent with the "Information We Collect" and “How We Use Information” sections in the privacy policy, the below information provides additional detail about certain information that is linked or reasonably linkable to an identified or identifiable Montana consumer (“Personal Data”) we process, the purposes for processing this data, and the Personal Data that we share with third parties as defined by the MTCDPA. Please carefully review the privacy policy applicable to all US residents for complete information about our data privacy practices.
Personal Data We Collect
Personal data means any information, including sensitive data, that is linked or reasonably linkable to an identified individual or identifiable individual. The term includes pseudonymous data when the data is used in conjunction with additional information that reasonably links the data to an identified or identifiable individual. Personal data does not include de-identified data, aggregated data, or publicly available information.
We collect your name, phone number(s), postal address(es), and email address(es).
We collect online activity data, information about products or services purchased or considered, or other purchasing or consuming histories or tendencies to provide you with information, products, or services that you request from us and to improve them.
Our service providers collect credit card number, debit card number, or any other financial information.
Purpose for Processing Personal Data: To fulfill or meet the reason for which the information was provided to us; To provide the services you requested; To manage payments, fees, and charges; To provide you with support and respond to your inquiries, including to investigate and address your concerns; To monitor and improve our responses; To provide you with email alerts, event registrations, and other notices concerning our products or services, or events or news that may be of interest to you; To respond to law enforcement requests and as required by applicable law, court order, or governmental regulations; To personalize your website experience; To improve and deliver content and product and service offerings relevant to your interests through our website, third-party sites, and via email or text messages; As an education and enablement service provider with consumers from middle school through professional we store this information to optimize your experience with us and assist you in achieving your lifetime and career goals; and Research and development.
Third Parties With Which We Share Personal Data: Service providers such as payment processors; Courts of law/enforcement; and data analytic, intelligence, and augmentation firms.
2. What Are My Rights?
Right to Access/Correct Inaccuracies Personal Data
You have the right to request access to Personal Data collected about you and information regarding the purposes for which we collect it and the third parties and service providers with which we share it. Additionally, you have the right to correct inaccurate Personal Data.You may submit such a request as described below.
Right to Deletion of Personal Data
You have the right to request in certain circumstances that we delete any Personal Data that we have collected directly from you. You may submit such a request as described below. We may have a reason under the law why we do not have to comply with your request or why we may comply in a more limited way than you anticipated. If we do, we will explain that to you in our response.
Right to Opt Out of Sale of Personal Data to Third Parties
You have the right to opt out of any sale of your Personal Data. We do not sell Personal Data.
Right to Obtain a Copy of Personal Data
You have the right to request a copy of the Personal Data that you previously provided to us as controller in a portable format. Our collection, use, and disclosure of Personal Data is described in our Privacy Policy.
Right to Opt Out of Targeted Advertising
You have the right to opt out of Targeted Advertising based on your Personal Data obtained from your activities over time and across websites or applications. You may exercise your right to opt-out of targeted advertising by clicking below and completing the form.
3. How Do I Exercise My Rights?
You may submit a request to exercise your rights above through any of the following means:
(1) By filling out a Privacy Request Form available at this link
(2) By sending us an email at privacy.universitypartners@kaplan.com
If you choose to send an email, please help us locate your data by including the website(s) you interacted with and any email addresses you provided or used to create an account.
Authentication Process
To protect consumers’ Personal Data and to comply with the MTCDPA, we will use an authentication process to confirm your identity before we act on your request. You or your authorized agent may make an authenticated consumer request related to your Personal Data. If you use an authorized agent to submit a request on your behalf, we may require that you (1) provide the authorized agent written permission to do so and (2) provide us a copy of the authorization or a copy of a power of attorney.
In authenticating requests, we employ reasonable measures to detect fraudulent requests and prevent unauthorized access to your personal information. To meet our obligations, we are required to authenticate your identity and the identity of your authorized agent, if the request is submitted via an agent, by associating the information provided in your request to personal data previously collected by us.
If we suspect fraudulent or malicious activity on or from the password-protected account, we may decline a request or request that you provide further authenticating information.
Making an authenticated consumer request does not require you to create an account with us. We will only use personal data provided in an authenticated consumer request to authenticate your identity or authority to make the request.
Rev. September 24, 2024