Privacy Policy

We are committed to protecting and safeguarding your privacy!

We have adopted this Privacy Policy to explain what information may be collected on www.thepathforward.com as well as other websites maintained by us (collectively, the “Web Sites”), how we use this information and under what circumstances we may disclose the information to third parties.　 This Privacy Policy, together with the Terms of Service posted on the Web Sites, sets forth the general rules and policies governing your use of the Web Sites.　 Depending on your activities when visiting the Web Sites, you may be required to agree to additional terms and conditions.

We generally keep this Privacy Policy posted on the Web Sites, and you should review it frequently.  We reserve the right to change this Privacy Policy at any time without prior notice to you.　 Any changes will be effective immediately upon posting of the revised Privacy Policy.　 WHEN YOU ACCESS THE WEB SITES, YOU AGREE TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY.　 IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY, OR TO ANY CHANGES WE MAY SUBSEQUENTLY MAKE, IMMEDIATELY STOP ACCESSING THE WEB SITES.

Personal information

We may collect personally identifiable information (“Personal Information”) in a variety of ways, including, but not limited to, when you visit our Web Sites, register on the site, subscribe to a newsletter, respond to a survey, fill out a form and questionnaire, and in connection with other activities, services, features or resources we make available on our Web Sites. You may be asked for, as appropriate, name, email address, mailing address, phone number.  We will collect personal identification information from you only if you voluntarily submit such information to us. You can always refuse to supply Personal Information, except that it may prevent you from participating and engaging in some of our services and Web Site activities.

Non-personal information

We may collect non-personally identifiable information about users of the Web Sites whenever they interact with our Web Sites. Non-personal identification information may include without limitation, information and analytics related to the use the Web Sites, communication preferences, aggregated data relative to the services we provide, technical information about users means of connection to our Web Sites, etc.

Web browser cookies

Our Web Sites may use “cookies” to enhance user experience. Generally, your web browser places cookies on your hard drive for record-keeping purposes and sometimes to track information. You may choose to set your web browser to refuse cookies or to alert you when cookies are being sent.  If you do so, note that some parts of the Web Sites may not function properly.

How we use collected information

We will not sell, rent or lease your Personal Information to others without your consent, except as provided in this Privacy Policy. In general, the information you provide will be used to support our relationship with you. We may use the information you provided about yourself to fulfill your requests for programs and services, to respond to your inquiries about our offerings, to enable you to participate in promotions, contests and sweepstakes, to enforce the legal terms that govern your use of the Web Sites, and/or for the purposes for which you provided the information. 

We may also use the information to improve the design or content of our Web Sites and to analyze the usage of our Web Sites or content. Accordingly, we or selected partners approved by us may send you direct communications about our various products and services or other products and services we feel may be of interest to you. If you do not want to receive such mailings, simply opt out by the means provided (such as click “Unsubscribe” in any email communication) in the mailings or by contacting us at barbare@thepathforward.com.

When you provide information from your social media account, you consent to the use of this information in accordance with our Privacy Policy. When you provide Personal Information to us through an application, on our Web Sites, or on third party social networking sites, such information may be publicly viewed by other members of these sites, and we cannot prevent further use of the information by third parties.

With Whom Do We Share Information

We may share the information you provide or the information we gather from third parties to any party with your consent or, in any event, to our affiliated companies, subsidiaries, agents, contractors and our business partners. We also may share information with the following:

(a) businesses which we do not control but with which we engage in co-branded offerings or other transactions;

(b) third-party service providers in order to facilitate the performance of only those functions which are assigned to them, such as data and content management, order fulfillment, data analysis, marketing assistance, provision of search results and links, credit card payment processing, and customer service;

(c) entities with which we may merge or which may acquire all or substantially all of our assets;

(d) social networks, due to certain interactions with the Web Sites or with us. Some of this information sharing will be governed by the applicable social media network’s privacy policy;

(e)  advertisers and third-party advertising networks for multiple purposes, including the offering of products and services that may interest you. These third parties may receive information about how you interact with content and advertising provided on the Web Sites. These third parties may view, edit or set their own tracking technologies/cookies, which will allow them to collect information about you. These third parties may also link the data collected from you across the various browsers and devices you may use to access the Web Sites in order to serve you personalized advertising based on your interests and activities on the Web Sites;

(f)  in connection with sweepstakes, contests, and other promotions (a “Promotion”) that may require registration. By participating in a Promotion, you are agreeing to the terms, conditions or official rules that govern that Promotion, which may contain specific requirements of you, including, except where prohibited by law, allowing the sponsor(s) of the Promotion to use your name, voice and/or likeness in advertising or marketing associated with the Promotion. If you choose to enter a Promotion, Personal Information may be disclosed to third parties or the public in connection with the administration of such Promotion, including, without limitation, in connection with winner selection, prize fulfillment, and as required by law or permitted by the Promotion’s official rules, such as on a winners list; and

(g) if we believe it is necessary, we may disclose information collected from you in order to: (i) investigate, prevent, or take action regarding illegal activities, suspected fraud, situations involving potential threats to the physical safety of any person, and violations of the Terms of Service, (ii) respond to legal process, for example, in response to a subpoena or court order, (iii) respond to a law enforcement agency’s request, (iv) verify or enforce compliance with the policies governing our Web Sites and applicable laws, and (v) establish or exercise our legal rights, defend against legal claims, and as otherwise required or permitted by law.

Your Control Over Your Information

Email communications: When you receive promotional communications from us, you may indicate a preference to stop receiving further promotional communications from us and you will have the opportunity to “opt-out” by following the unsubscribe instructions provided in the promotional email you receive or by contacting us directly at barbara@thepathforward.com.  Regardless of your indicated email preferences, we may send you administrative emails regarding the Web Sites, including, for example, notices of updates to our Terms of Service or this Privacy Policy.

Update or delete your Account information: If you wish to verify, correct, update or delete any of the Personal Information provided to us in connection with a personal account associated with the Web Sites, you may do so by editing it on your associated account page or by contacting us directly at barbara@thepathforward.com. Please note that we may be required (by applicable law or otherwise) to keep the outdated information and not delete it (or to keep the outdated information for a certain time, in which case we will comply with your deletion request only after we have fulfilled such requirements). You should be aware that it is not always possible to completely remove or delete all of your information from our databases without some residual data remaining in our archives because of backups and other reasons.

Consent to Processing and Transfer of Information

The Path Forward LLC is a United States company, and the Web Sites is provided from the United States. If you are a user who resides outside the United States, please be aware that information we collect will be transferred to and processed in the United States. By using the Web Sites, or providing us with any information, you consent to the collection, processing, maintenance and transfer of such information in and to the United States and other applicable countries in which the privacy laws may not be as comprehensive as or equivalent to, those in the country where you reside and/or are a citizen.

Third-party websites

You may find advertising or other content on our Web Sites that links to the sites and services of our partners, suppliers, advertisers, sponsors, licensors and other third parties. We do not control the content or links that appear on these sites and are not responsible for the practices employed by websites linked to or from our Web Sites. In addition, these sites or services, including their content and links, may be constantly changing. These sites and services may have their own privacy policies and constituent service policies. Browsing and interaction on any other website, including websites which have a link to our Web Sites, is subject to that website’s own terms and policies.

Security

We use our best efforts to protect your Personal Information. However, no web site can be absolutely secure. Third parties may unlawfully intercept or access transmissions or private communications and other users may abuse or misuse your personal information that they collect from this Web Sites. Therefore, although we work very hard to protect your privacy, we do not promise, and you should not expect, that your personal information or private communications will always remain absolutely private.

Other Legal Notices

Any dispute over privacy is subject to this Privacy Policy and the applicable Terms of Service, including limitations on damages and application of the law of the state of North Carolina. If you have any concern about your privacy in connection with this policy, please send a thorough description to barbara@thepathforward.com and we will try to resolve it. Please note that the use of information that we gather is subject to the Privacy Policy in effect at the time of use. You should check our Web Sites frequently to see recent changes in this Privacy Policy.

Contacting Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Statement, the practices of this site, or your dealings with this site, please contact us at barbara@thepathforward.com.

Last edited: 5/2/2021