Privacy Policy

The Information We Gather

We gather two types of information when you use this website: (1) aggregate information and (2) personal identifying information that you voluntarily share by submitting forms for requesting information about schools you are interested in. Aggregate information is data from your use of a phone, tablet, computer, or other electronic device that is automatically shared whenever you access this website. Aggregate information does not identify any individual person, but it can include (and is not limited to) data related to the use of this website such as:

• Pages that have been viewed
• How much time visitors spend on the website
• Times and dates of visits
• Web browsers and operating systems used by visitors
• Referral websites
• IP (Internet Protocol) addresses of visitors

Personal identifying information is what particular schools (or their agents) need to know in order to contact you and help you understand what they offer. You voluntarily disclose this information, which may include (but is not limited to) items such as your:

• Name
• Phone number
• Address
• Email address
• High school graduation year
• Program areas of interest

What We Do With Your Personal Information

We send the personal identifying information that you voluntarily provide only to the schools (or their agents) that you have requested more information about. That information is then used by those schools (or their agents) to contact you directly about what they offer. Trade School Go, Inc. does not and cannot make statements or representations about the policies or practices of those schools and their agents; this Privacy Policy does not apply to them.

Outside of this arrangement, we do not sell or resell your information to other schools or unaffiliated third parties.

In addition, we work with trusted third-party providers to enhance the accuracy and reliability of the information you submit.

• These providers may collect, process, and store your information for purposes including but not limited to lead verification, fraud prevention, TCPA compliance, and analytics.
• The data shared with these providers includes personal identifying information, such as your name, email address, and program interest. They are bound by confidentiality agreements and are prohibited from using your information for purposes beyond verification and analytics.

Trade School Go, Inc. may temporarily store your personal information in order to perform client services and internal administrative activities. We also may use the information to get in touch with you if we notice any problems with your submission to a particular school or have questions regarding your specific intent.

We only use the aggregate information we collect to improve this website.

Consent to Communications

By submitting your contact information through our website, you expressly consent to receive communications from Trade School Go, Inc. and the schools or educational institutions you have requested information about. These communications may include:

• Telephone calls, including calls made using an automatic telephone dialing system or artificial/prerecorded voice;
• Text messages (SMS/MMS); and
• Emails regarding educational opportunities and related services.

You understand that such consent is not a condition of purchasing any goods or services. Standard message and data rates may apply to text messages. Message frequency varies. You may opt out of receiving text messages at any time by replying STOP to any message. You may opt out of receiving emails by following the unsubscribe instructions provided in the email or by contacting us directly at info@tradeschoolgo.com.

Our Use of Artificial Intelligence

We use artificial intelligence and machine learning for various purposes to deliver and improve our Services. We may use your personal data for the following types of purposes and activities:

• To build, train, and augment models which help us understand your likely interests and those of other consumers seeking trade school education.
• To enhance your experience while using our Services, such as determining the sort order of content, programs, and schools you see, and to summarize content and information on our Services.
• To interact with you, answer your questions, and help you through our chatbot(s) and virtual agent(s)/assistant(s).
• To personalize your experience on our site, such as suggesting personalized content, programs, and schools, providing recommendations based on your searches, profile, and/or preferences, and any other customizations we may make available based on your interactions with us.
• To screen the reviews and feedback you share with us to ensure they meet our acceptable use standards.
• To keep our Services safe by preventing and detecting dangerous activity, including any breach of our terms and conditions or other fraudulent activities. To detect anomalies, for example, finding elements that don't match an existing trend and any other uses that maintain and improve our security program.
• To improve our efficiency and productivity, for example, tools that generate any kind of new content or create summaries/documentation from existing files.
• To analyze and help resolve claims, complaints, disputes, and inquiries.

We do not engage in automated decision making that involves a decision with legal or similarly significant effects solely based on automated processing of personal data.

AI Transparency

• When you interact with our AI-powered chatbot or virtual assistant, you will be notified that you are communicating with an AI system.
• Information you provide during AI interactions is subject to the same privacy protections outlined in this policy.
• AI-generated recommendations are informational only and should not be considered as professional career, financial, or educational advice.

Third-Party AI Services

We may utilize third-party AI service providers to power certain features of our platform. These providers are contractually bound to protect your information and use it only for the purposes of providing services to Trade School Go, Inc. Any data shared with AI service providers is subject to strict confidentiality and security requirements.

How We Secure Your Information

We gather information using secure data transfer protocols, and we safeguard it utilizing secure storage practices. This includes encryption of data in transit and at rest, regular security assessments, and access controls to limit who can view your personal information.

Data Retention

We retain your personal information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law. This includes retaining your information to provide you with our Services, comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements.

If you request deletion of your personal information, we will delete or anonymize your data within a reasonable timeframe, subject to any legal obligations that require us to retain certain information. Please note that once your information has been shared with schools or their agents, we cannot control their retention practices; you will need to contact them directly regarding deletion of information in their possession.

Links to Other Websites

This website contains outbound links to websites that Trade School Go, Inc. does not own or control. Trade School Go, Inc. is not responsible for the policies or practices that those websites use for collecting aggregate and personal information.

Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We and our third-party partners use cookies, web beacons, pixels, and similar tracking technologies to collect information about your use of our website. These technologies help us analyze website traffic, personalize content, serve targeted advertisements, and understand how visitors interact with our Services.

Types of Cookies We Use

• Essential Cookies: Required for the website to function properly and cannot be disabled.
• Analytics Cookies: Help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting anonymous information.
• Functional Cookies: Enable enhanced functionality and personalization.
• Advertising Cookies: Used to deliver relevant advertisements and track ad campaign performance.

Third-Party Advertising

Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this website or other websites. Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads based on visits to sites on the Internet. You may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings at https://www.google.com/settings/ads or by visiting the Network Advertising Initiative opt-out page at https://www.networkadvertising.org/choices/.

Managing Cookies

Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can set your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, some features of our website may not function properly if you disable cookies.

Do Not Track Signals

Some web browsers have a "Do Not Track" (DNT) feature that signals to websites that you do not want to have your online activity tracked. Because there is no uniform standard for DNT signals, our website does not currently respond to DNT browser signals or headers. However, you can manage your privacy preferences through the cookie settings and opt-out options described above.

The Right to Know, Delete, and Opt-Out

At any time after submitting your personal information through a form on this website, you may make a request to delete that information or find out who received it, including how it was collected, used, and shared.

Trade School Go, Inc. may be compensated by schools (or their chosen agents) for connecting students with programs through information-request forms on this website. If your information has been shared with third-party providers, we will provide details about the type of information shared and its purpose upon request.

However, Trade School Go, Inc. does not have control over the personal information that schools (or their agents) receive after you have submitted request forms through this website. At your request, Trade School Go, Inc. can let a school or its agents know that you wish to opt-out of its use for marketing purposes. But Trade School Go, Inc. is not responsible for the actions of the school or its agents once your personal information is in their possession.

You have the right to delete your personal information held by Trade School Go, Inc. To make a request, please contact Trade School Go, Inc. by email at info@tradeschoolgo.com. Alternatively, you may submit a removal request through our website at TradeSchoolGo.com/?contact=true. Please allow five full business days for us to fulfill your request. We will remove your personal information from our database and pass along your request to the school (or its chosen agents) that you have requested information from.

The Right to Non-Discrimination

Whenever you exercise a privacy right under this policy, you have a right to non-discrimination in terms of service or price.

Children's Privacy

Our Services are not directed to children under the age of 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you are a parent or guardian and believe that your child under 13 has provided us with personal information, please contact us at info@tradeschoolgo.com, and we will take steps to delete such information from our systems.

California Privacy Rights

If you are a California resident, you have specific rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA). These rights include the right to know what personal information we collect, the right to delete your personal information, the right to correct inaccurate personal information, the right to opt-out of the sale or sharing of your personal information, the right to limit use of sensitive personal information, and the right to non-discrimination for exercising your privacy rights.

Virginia, Colorado, Connecticut, and Utah Privacy Rights

If you are a resident of Virginia, Colorado, Connecticut, or Utah, you may have additional rights under the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act (VCDPA), Colorado Privacy Act (CPA), Connecticut Data Privacy Act (CTDPA), or Utah Consumer Privacy Act (UCPA). These rights may include:

• The right to confirm whether we are processing your personal data;
• The right to access your personal data;
• The right to correct inaccuracies in your personal data;
• The right to delete your personal data;
• The right to obtain a copy of your personal data in a portable format; and
• The right to opt out of targeted advertising, the sale of personal data, or profiling in furtherance of decisions that produce legal or similarly significant effects.

To exercise these rights, please contact us at info@tradeschoolgo.com. If we deny your request, you may have the right to appeal our decision by contacting us with details about your appeal.

Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information

If you are a resident of California or Nevada, you have the right to opt out of the sale or sharing of your personal information.

California Residents

Under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), you have the right to opt out of the sale or sharing of your personal information to third parties. When you submit a request for information from schools through our website, your personal information may be shared with those schools, which may constitute a "sale" or "share" under California law.

Nevada Residents

Under Nevada law, you have the right to opt out of the sale of certain personal information to third parties who will license or sell that information to others.

How to Submit a Request

To exercise your right to opt out of the sale or sharing of your personal information, you may submit a request by visiting TradeSchoolGo.com/?contact=true or by emailing us at info@tradeschoolgo.com with the subject line "Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information." Please include your full name, email address, and state of residence in your request.

We will process your request within the timeframes required by applicable law. Please note that if your information has already been shared with schools or their agents prior to your request, you will need to contact them directly to opt out of their use of your information.

Title IV Disclaimer

Trade School Go, Inc. is not involved with any aspect of administering Title IV programs.

Trade School Go, Inc. does not have any role in student advising or applications or determining an institution's participation in or student eligibility for Title IV programs.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we make changes, we will update the "Policy updated" date at the bottom of this page. We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically to stay informed about how we protect your information.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices, please contact us at info@tradeschoolgo.com.