PRIVACY POLICY

Company Name: Taime Out Sculpting Institute

Effective Date: June 23, 2019

Last Updated: December 10, 2021

ARTICLE I — INTRODUCTION

Section 1.01 Purpose

Taime Out Sculpting Institute (the “Company,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, store, and safeguard your information when you visit our website, enroll in our courses, or use our online services.

Section 1.02 Scope

This Privacy Policy applies to all personal information processed by the Company through our website, online platforms, digital educational resources, student accounts, enrollment systems, and related digital services (collectively, the “Services”).

Section 1.03 Covered Individuals

This policy covers all individuals who interact with our Services, including but not limited to website visitors, customers, students, account holders, subscribers, and users (collectively, “Users” or “you”).

ARTICLE II — INFORMATION WE COLLECT

Section 2.01 Information Provided Directly by Users

We collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us when registering an account, enrolling in courses, making a purchase, or communicating with us. This information includes:

Identity Data: Name, login credentials, and account registration details.
Contact Data: Email address, telephone number, and mailing address.
Financial Data: Billing information, billing address, and purchase history.
Academic and Account Data: Enrollment information, course progress, and account activity.
Communications Data: Customer service inquiries, survey responses, and web form submissions.

Section 2.02 Information Collected Automatically

When you navigate our website, we automatically collect certain technical and usage data through your device. This information includes:

Technical Data: IP address, browser type, operating system, device information, and referring websites.
Usage Data: Pages visited, timestamps, website activity, time spent on pages, and diagnostic or security log data.
Tracking Data: Data collected via cookies and similar web tracking technologies.

ARTICLE III — HOW WE USE INFORMATION

Section 3.01 Operational and Service Delivery Purposes

We use the collected personal information to perform our core operations, including:

Providing, maintaining, and improving our Services and educational platforms.
Creating, managing, and authenticating user and student accounts.
Processing transactions, managing purchases, and fulfilling enrollments.
Sending transactional communications, including purchase confirmations, account updates, and system notifications.

Section 3.02 Support and Communication

We utilize your information to respond to your direct inquiries, deliver customer support, and administer surveys or feedback requests.

Section 3.03 Security, Analytics, and Legal Compliance

Your data is processed to maintain the security and integrity of our platform, detect and prevent fraudulent activities, analyze website usage trends, improve functionality, and comply with applicable laws, legal processes, and corporate recordkeeping obligations.

ARTICLE IV — COOKIES AND TRACKING TECHNOLOGIES

Section 4.01 Definition and Purpose

Cookies are small text files placed on your device by a website. We use cookies to enhance your browsing experience, remember your preferences, and analyze website performance.

Section 4.02 Types of Cookies Used

Essential Cookies: Necessary for the website to function properly and to secure your login sessions.
Functional Cookies: Remember choices you make, such as language preferences or display settings.
Analytics Cookies: Help us understand how visitors interact with the website by collecting anonymous traffic data.
Security Cookies: Used to identify security risks and protect our platform from unauthorized access.
Preference Cookies: Customize your experience based on your historical interactions with our platforms.

Section 4.03 Cookie Management

You can manage or disable cookies through your web browser’s setting menu. Please note that disabling certain cookies may impact the functionality and accessibility of our Services.

ARTICLE V — ANALYTICS AND WEBSITE TECHNOLOGIES

Section 5.01 Use of Third-Party Analytics Tools

We utilize standard website analytics tools to evaluate traffic patterns, user engagement, and platform performance. These tools collect information sent by your browser or device to help us identify technical issues, optimize layouts, and improve user experiences across our digital properties.

ARTICLE VI — HOW WE SHARE INFORMATION

Section 6.01 Service Providers

We share personal information with trusted third-party service providers who perform operations on our behalf. These vendors are restricted from using your data for any independent purpose and include:

Payment processors and financial institutions.
Website hosting and infrastructure providers.
Email service and communication delivery platforms.
Learning Management System (LMS) providers.
Analytics and security monitoring providers.
Customer support and management software.

Section 6.02 No Sale of Personal Information

The Company does not sell, rent, or lease your personal information to third parties for marketing or commercial purposes.

Section 6.03 Legal Disclosures

We may disclose personal information if required to do so by law, subpoena, or legal process, or if we believe in good faith that such action is necessary to protect our legal rights, preserve user safety, or defend against fraudulent activity.

ARTICLE VII — PAYMENT INFORMATION

Section 7.01 Third-Party Processing

All payment transactions executed on our website are handled directly by integrated, third-party payment gateways.

Section 7.02 Storage Limitations

The Company does not store, view, or retain complete payment card numbers or sensitive financial authentication codes. All such details are collected directly by the payment processor under their respective privacy policies.

ARTICLE VIII — STUDENT AND ACCOUNT INFORMATION

Section 8.01 Account Management

When a student creates an account, we store login details, profile fields, and educational records to maintain student progress.

Section 8.02 Educational Platform Usage Data

To verify course completion and maintain operational integrity, we log student account activity, course access timestamps, and internal communications within our learning platform. This information is strictly treated as confidential internal administrative data.

ARTICLE IX — COMMENTS, MEDIA, AND USER SUBMISSIONS

Section 9.01 Comments and Interaction

When users leave comments on our website, we collect the data displayed in the comments form, alongside the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to assist in automated spam detection.

Section 9.02 Media Uploads

If you upload images or documents to our platforms, you should avoid uploading media that contains embedded location data (such as EXIF GPS data). Other platform users could potentially download and extract this location data from the files.

ARTICLE X — EMBEDDED CONTENT AND THIRD-PARTY LINKS

Section 10.01 Embedded Material

Articles or pages on this website may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, external tools). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same manner as if the visitor had navigated directly to the third-party website.

Section 10.02 Third-Party Privacy Practices

These external websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that content. The Company is not responsible for the privacy practices, content, or policies of third-party platforms.

ARTICLE XI — DATA RETENTION

Section 11.01 General Retention Principles

We retain your personal information only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy, manage active user accounts, preserve transaction histories, fulfill our business recordkeeping needs, resolve disputes, and comply with legal obligations.

Section 11.02 Platform Interactions

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely to recognize and approve follow-up comments automatically. Website user account profiles remain active until deletion is requested or the account is closed under standard business retention schedules.

ARTICLE XII — DATA SECURITY

Section 12.01 Safeguards

We implement reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards designed to shield your personal information from unauthorized access, loss, alteration, or disclosure.

Section 12.02 Inherent Risk Acknowledgement

While we employ industry-standard practices to protect your data, no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage format can be guaranteed 100% secure. We cannot guarantee absolute security.

ARTICLE XIII — USER PRIVACY RIGHTS

Section 13.01 Available Rights

Depending on your geographical location and applicable regional regulations, you may possess specific statutory rights regarding your personal data, including the right to:

Request access to the personal information we hold about you.
Request the correction or update of inaccurate data.
Request the deletion or removal of your personal information.
Request a portable copy or digital export of your data.
Withdraw consent previously provided for data processing.

Section 13.02 Statutory Limitations

Exercising these rights is subject to verified identity authentication, legitimate operational constraints, legal retention requirements, and applicable local laws.

ARTICLE XIV — STATE PRIVACY RIGHTS

Section 14.01 Regional Disclosures

Residents of certain United States jurisdictions—including but not limited to California, Virginia, Colorado, Connecticut, and Utah—may be granted additional privacy rights and transparency requirements under local state regulations.

Section 14.02 Exercising Regional Rights

If you are a resident of these states, you may have rights to opt-out of certain types of processing, request data disclosures, or request deletion. We honor these statutory mandates to the extent required by law upon proper validation of your residency and identity.

ARTICLE XV — CHILDREN’S PRIVACY

Section 15.01 Age Restriction

Our website, digital platforms, and educational courses are not designed for or directed toward children under the age of 13.

Section 15.02 Remediation

We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you become aware that a child under 13 has provided us with personal data without parental consent, please contact us immediately so we can promptly delete the records from our servers.

ARTICLE XVI — INTERNATIONAL USERS

Section 16.01 Cross-Border Data Processing

The Company is headquartered and operates within the United States. Information collected via our digital services will be processed, stored, and maintained on systems located in the United States.

Section 16.02 Consent to Transfer

By utilizing our Services, enrolling in courses, or submitting personal details, international users explicitly acknowledge and agree to the cross-border transfer, processing, and storage of their data within the United States, where data protection standards may differ from those in your home jurisdiction.

ARTICLE XVII — CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY

Section 17.01 Modifications

The Company reserves the right to revise or update this Privacy Policy at any time to reflect operational adjustments or legal updates.

Section 17.02 Notification and Acceptance

Any modifications will become effective immediately upon posting the updated policy on our website, denoted by the revised “Last Updated” date at the top of this document. Your continued utilization of our platforms following an update represents an acknowledgement of the revised privacy rules.

ARTICLE XVIII — CONTACT INFORMATION

Section 18.01 Contact Channels

For inquiries, data access requests, corrections, or questions concerning our privacy practices, please contact us through the following channels:

Email: ptmstudios@gmail.com
Mailing Address: 12530 Fairwood Parkway Ste 102 PMB 553 Bowie, MD 20720