In brief: We are ForexTrainingClasses ("ForexTrainingClasses," "we" or "us"). We respect your privacy and work hard to protect the confidentiality of information that you give us. We will share your personal data with third parties only in the event that it’s needed for the provision of services and data you have requested (explained in detail in this privacy policy).
ForexTrainingClasses is the data controller responsible for your personal data and is the sole owner of the www.forextrainingclasses.com website ("Website") and all of the information collected on it. ForexTrainingClasses collects information from users in several ways through the Website (explained in detail in this privacy policy).
This privacy policy applies to personal data that we collect from you when you visit this Website or create an account ("you" or "your" being interpreted accordingly). It provides information on what personal data we collect, why we collect personal data, how it is used, the lawful basis on which your personal data is processed, how it is stored, and how we share information.
As used in this privacy policy, "personal data" means any information that relates to you from which you can be identified.
By using our Website or submitting your personal data, you are agreeing to accept the terms of this privacy policy, so please read it carefully.
We may update this privacy policy at our discretion from time to time by posting a new version on our Website. You should check our Website occasionally to ensure any changes made are suitable for you. If required by applicable law, you will be informed of any significant changes made to the privacy policy.
The current version of this privacy policy was modified on June 22, 2020.
If you decided to create an account, you will need to provide us with some personal data so we can provide you with access to our additional services that users benefit from. You may also elect to provide us with additional information about you, as described below.
During registration you will be required to provide us with either:
In some cases, you may need to provide and verify your phone number. You can also add additional information about yourself in the profile settings, however this is not mandatory.The following information will be publicly displayed:
The following information will not be publicly displayed:
If you register to be a user of PRO/PRO Plus/Premium Accounts (a "Paid User"), we process information about your debit/credit card and bank account information that we require for the purpose of recording and processing your account registration. For further details, please refer to the point below titled "Payment information," under the section headed, "When we share your personal information."
We also process any personal data you choose to give when corresponding with us by phone, email, or otherwise visiting and interacting with this Website or any other websites we operate.
We use browser cookies (small text files placed on your device) to administer our Site, gather and analyze statistical information, ensure security, to fight spam, and for advertising purposes. Cookies allow us to provide you with a better user experience when you browse our Website and helps to improve its features. More detailed information on the use of cookies can be found in our Cookies Policy.
Like most websites, we use web server log files. Records in our log files include internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser types, internet service providers, referring pages, exit pages, platform types, and date/time stamps. We use web server log files to administer the site, provide broad traffic information for site planning purposes, and to ensure that our terms of service agreement is being adhered to. Note that IP addresses are not tied to personal data in our web server log files.
We collect the following information about the devices you use to visit the site: IP address of the device (from which we can also infer the country you are connecting from at the time of your visit to the Website), operating system, and browser version. We collect this information to prevent spam and abuse of our services.
When you are using our mobile application, we may collect your general device information, device identifier (for example, Google Advertising ID, if you are using an Android device, or Advertising Identifier (IDFA), if you are using an iOS device), network information and application interaction events for analytics purposes, and to develop, test, and improve our services further. Our mobile applications use third party services that may collect such information.
When you sign in to the Website, a different site, such service sends us your username and email address associated with the credentials you've used. We neither control nor take any responsibility for the way third parties provide information about you and process your personal data.
We use personal data in various ways that are necessary to provide the services you intend to use the Website for, certain legitimate interests, and as a necessity in order to comply with applicable law, as further described below.
We do not generally rely on your consent to allow us to process your personal data if there is another lawful ground available. If we do rely on your consent, we will make this clear to you at that time.
A profile is a set of information for each individual user that details his/her viewing preferences. We do not use stored user settings for marketing purposes. User settings are kept solely for the purpose of customizing the user’s experience when using the Website or user accounts. We do not share private profile settings with any third parties.
Note that when you create an account on the Website, other users or visitors to the Website may access your public profile and see any information you have made publicly available about yourself.
We use your contact details, such as username, email address or phone number in the following ways:
We may send you marketing emails about our products or services that are similar to the products or services you are subscribed to, including information about events and other promotions we feel may interest you. This is unless you have indicated to us that you do not wish to receive communications in this manner. We will send you other promotional information by email only with your consent, which was given at the time you provided us with your personal data. Users can opt-out of receiving marketing communications at any time by clicking "unsubscribe" in one of the emails.
On rare occasions, it is necessary to send out service-related announcements. For instance, if our service is interrupted for a prolonged period or a major functionality upgrade is released, we might send all users an email message.
When you open a support ticket on our Website, we use your contact details as well as information about your device, server logs, a description of the problem, along with any other supporting materials (videos, screenshots, etc.) to help resolve the issue(s).
We will process your personal data as necessary for certain legitimate business interests, which include the following:
As used in this privacy policy, “legitimate interests” means the interests of ForexTrainingClasses and our affiliated businesses in conducting and managing our business. When we process your personal data for our legitimate interests, we make sure to consider and balance any potential impact on you and your rights under data protection laws. Our legitimate interests do not automatically override your interests. We do not use personal data for activities where our interests override the impact they may have on our users, unless we have their explicit consent or those activities are otherwise required or permitted by law. You have the right to object to the processing of your personal data that is based on our legitimate interests at any time, on grounds relating to your particular situation.
We share your personal data with third parties in the following situations:
When you communicate with other users in public and private chats, we store and process your messages and any related information. We check links to make sure there is no malicious software or content as well as to detect spam and prohibited images/text. When you use private messages to communicate, please keep in mind that the recipients have a copy of your correspondence as well. This will continue to be the case even if you delete such correspondence from your account. Recipients can copy, store and/or reshare these messages. Be constantly vigilant of this.
We use technical and organizational safeguards to protect your personal data and require third parties with whom we work to do the same.
We use Transport Layer Security (TLS) encryption technology in order to protect certain information that you submit to us. This technology protects you from having your information intercepted by anyone while it is being transmitted to ForexTrainingClasses. While on a secure page, such as our order form, the "lock" icon in the browser window is displayed, confirming that a secure and encrypted connection has been established with the Website. We work hard to ensure that our Website is secure and that we meet industry standards. We also use other safeguards, such as firewalls, authentication systems (i.e. passwords, and personal identification numbers), and access control mechanisms to control unauthorized access to systems and data. If you have chosen to create an account, you are responsible for doing everything you reasonably can to keep your access details secret. You must not share these details with anyone else.
We also do our best to protect user information offline. All of our users' personal information is restricted to our offices. Only employees who need to see the information to perform their jobs are allowed to access it.
The servers that store personal data are located in a secure environment in a locked facility.
We are constantly improving the ways we secure, store, and process the data we collect, including the addition of physical security measures that help us counter unauthorized access to our systems. However, no method of electronic transmission or storage is 100% secure. Therefore, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.
At our discretion we may add links (web links) to other websites from our Website. These websites can be run by third parties with separate and independent privacy policies. We, therefore, have no responsibility nor are we liable for any content, activities or privacy policies of these linked sites. We suggest you read the privacy policy of each and every site that you visit.
If prompted, we will confirm whether or not we are processing your personal data and if so, we will provide you with a copy of that personal data along with any other pertinent details. If you require additional copies, we may need to charge a reasonable fee, but this can be discussed and depends on the situation.
You may ask us to restrict or ‘block’ the processing of your personal data in certain circumstances, for example, if you contest the accuracy of the data or object to us processing it. We will notify you before we lift any restriction on processing. If we share your personal data with others, we will notify them of the restriction wherever possible. If prompted, and if it is possible and lawful to do so, we will also notify you with whom we have shared or will share your personal data so you can contact them directly if need be.
You may:
If we rely on your consent to process your personal data, you have the right to withdraw that consent at any time. This will not affect the lawfulness in which we process your data before receiving notice of your wish to withdraw your consent. We emphasize that we do not generally rely on your consent to allow us to process your personal data if there is another lawful ground available. If we do rely on your consent, we will make this clear to you at that time.
You have the right to have inaccurate personal data rectified or completed if it is incomplete. In order to do so, each user can view, manage and/or update his/her personal data in the Profile settings.
If we share your personal data with others, we will notify them of any corrections made whenever possible. If prompted, and where possible and lawful to do so, we will also notify you with whom we have shared your personal data so you can contact them directly if need be.
You have the right to refuse to use our Website and may ask us to delete or remove your personal data in certain circumstances. If we share your data with others, we will notify them of the edits wherever possible. If prompted, and wherever possible and lawful to do
so, we will also notify you with whom we have shared your personal data so you can contact them directly if need be.
Please note that if you requested your account be deleted, we will delete the subsequent personal data you have supplied us, however, certain personal data will be retained if it has been integrated into our systems and platform, including data in communications you have sent via our platform. This data is necessarily retained for the integrity of the platform data and legitimate business purposes, including auditing, security, and other legitimate interests.
Note that search engines, as well as third parties, can keep copies of your publicly available information once your account has been deleted. It should also be noted that published ideas will remain on the site and messages sent to other users cannot be deleted.
We will keep your personal data (1) until you decide to delete your account (upon request), or (2) as required by law or as necessary for legitimate business purposes (i.e. for tax, legal, accounting, fraud, or abuse prevention, and/or other purposes). This data can be stored even after an account is deleted.
Upon expiration of the applicable retention period, we will securely destroy your personal data in accordance with applicable laws and regulations. In some circumstances we may anonymize your personal data so that it can no longer be associated with you. In this case, such data is no longer considered personal.
If you consent to receive marketing communications, we will keep your data until you unsubscribe, which is possible via the ‘unsubscribe’ button at the end of our marketing emails. Additional methods to unsubscribe may be added in the future.
You have the right to obtain your personal data from us, which that you consented to give us or that was provided to us as necessary in connection with our contract with you. We will give you your personal data in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format. You may reuse it elsewhere if you so wish.
If you have concerns about our privacy practices, including the way we handle or have your personal data, you can report it to any competent data protection authority and if you wish to exercise any of these rights, please contact us. Note that we may also need to ask you for further information to verify your identity before we can respond to any request.
If you have any questions or suggestions regarding personal data processing, please contact us at [email protected]
If you disagree with this privacy policy at any point or time, you should to stop using our Website and delete your user account.