Privacy Policy and Disclaimer

ACCE Academy of Chartered Certified Economists reserves the right to modify or discontinue any ACCE Academy Site (or any portion thereof), temporarily or permanently, with or without notice to you, and is not obligated to support or update any of the ACCE Academy Sites. ACCE Academy shall not be liable to you or any third party in the event that ACCE Academy exercises its right to modify or discontinue any ACCE Academy Site (or any portion thereof). Unless explicitly stated otherwise, any new features that augment or enhance an ACCE Academy Site shall be subject to these Terms of Use.

Government Recognized and Supreme Court Recognized Standards

We are an official certification body that offers equivalency qualifications and board certifications based on: Education, Degrees, Diplomas, Experience, Assessment, Exams, Ethics, and Continuing Education. We have the highest standards in the world as everyone must be qualified with diplomas, exams, assessments, and degrees from government-recognized and accredited bodies. See Peel Supreme Court Decision and the IBANEZ Supreme Court Decision.

Supporting Excellence in Education
Privacy Policy:
Any personal information provided by you in connection with your use of an ACCE Academy Site, including, without limitation, any Registration Data (as defined below) you may provide as a Registered User, will be treated in accordance with ACCE Academy’s Privacy Policy, which is incorporated herein by reference. Except as expressly described in such Privacy Policy, ACCE Academy will not disclose any personal information about a User unless authorized by that User or unless ACCE Academy is required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to: (a) conform with applicable laws or comply with legal process; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of ACCE Academy; or (c) enforce these Terms of Use. Your access and use of any ACCE Academy Site or Content constitutes your agreement to the Privacy Policy.

Suspension or Termination of Use or Access:
Your failure to follow any requirement of these Terms of Use may result in suspension or termination of access to the ACCE Academy Sites, without notice, in addition to ACCE Academy’s other remedies. ACCE Academy further reserves the right to terminate, without notice and in its sole discretion, any User’s access to or use of any ACCE Academy Site for any reason. ACCE Academy shall not have any liability to you or to any third party in respect of any limitation or suspension of your access to any ACCE Academy Site.

License Grant and Content:
Subject to these Terms of Use, ACCE Academy hereby grants you a nonexclusive, nontransferable right to: (a) access the ACCE Academy Sites; and (b) access, download, and use the information, materials, text, graphics, images, sound files, animation files, video files, software, and any other material or content made available through the ACCE Academy Sites (the “Content”) for your personal or internal use only; provided, however, that only Registered Users have the right to access and use Restricted Areas of the ACCE Academy Site(s) for which they are registered. For the avoidance of doubt, Content does not include any User Generated Content (as defined below). Unauthorized access to any ACCE Academy Site, or to the telecommunications or computer facilities used to deliver such ACCE Academy Site, is a breach of these Terms of Use and is a violation of law.

State Advertising Rules and Regulations & Eligible ACCE Academy Board Certifications
The disclosure of ACCE Academy Certifications cannot be disallowed by any state as per the Supreme Court Decision: Peel v. Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission of Illinois, 110 S.Ct. 2281 (1990). However, each state can establish its own rules for the regulation of disclosure. Please view our guide to your state’s advertising rules and regulations and eligible ACCE Academy board certifications offered by ACCE Academy here. ACCE also adheres to the IBANEZ Supreme Court Case regarding the criteria to board certification of education, assessment, experience, continuing education, and ethics.

Standards
Please review the standards for your specialty area for certification before applying with ACCE Academy. Standards are listed here.

Candidates at an early stage should recognize that they can: Apply for admission to an accredited program and college, gain acceptance to an accredited law program, excel in their area of focus, pass all course exams from accredited programs, and ultimately become eligible for board certification upon meeting additional requirements such as professional experience, ethics, and continuing education. The certification process can take 4-7 years, depending on whether you pursue a master’s program. Our Board of Standards offers the most respected certification path, working directly with government-recognized schools.

The importance of protecting your privacy and our policy is designed to assist you in understanding how we collect, use and safeguard the personal information you provide to us and to assist you in making informed decisions when using our site. This policy will be continuously assessed against new technologies, business practices and our customers' needs.

What Information Do We Collect?

When you visit this web site you may provide us with two types of information: personal information you knowingly choose to disclose that is collected on an individual basis and Web site use information collected on an aggregate basis as you and others browse our Web site.

1. Personal Information You Choose to Provide:

Registration Information
When you register for any of our products, services or newsletters you will provide us information about yourself.

Credit Card Information
If you choose to avail of our services, you may need to give personal information and authorization to obtain information from various credit services. For example, you may need to provide the following information:
-Name
-Mailing address
-Email address
-Credit card number
-Name on credit card
-Credit card billing address
-Business and home phone number

Email Information
If you choose to correspond with us through email, we may retain the content of your email messages together with your email address and our responses. We provide the same protections for these electronic communications that we employ in the maintenance of information received by mail and telephone.

2. Web Site Use Information

Similar to other commercial Web sites, our Web site utilizes a standard technology called "cookies" (see explanation below, "What Are Cookies?") and web server log files to collect information about how our Web site is used. Information gathered through cookies and Web server logs may include the date and time of visits, the pages viewed, time spent at our Web site, and the Web sites visited just before and just after our Web site.

How Do We Use the Information That You Provide to Us?

Broadly speaking, we use personal information for purposes of administering our business activities, providing the products and services you requested, to process your payment, , to monitor the use of the service, our marketing and promotional efforts and improve our content and service offerings, and customize our site's content, layout, services and for other lawful purposes. These uses improve our site and better tailor it to meet your needs.

Furthermore, such information may be shared with others on an aggregate basis. Personally identifiable information or business information will not be shared with parties except as required by law.

Occasionally, we may also use the information we collect to notify you about important changes to our Website, new services, and special offers we think you will find valuable. You may notify us at any time if you do not wish to receive these offers by emailing us at the link provided on the newsletter.

What Are Cookies?

A cookie is a very small text document, which often includes an anonymous unique identifier. When you visit a Web site, that site's computer asks your computer for permission to store this file in a part of your hard drive specifically designated for cookies. Each Web site can send its own cookie to your browser if your browser's preferences allow it, but (to protect your privacy) your browser only permits a Web site to access the cookies it has already sent to you, not the cookies sent to you by other sites. Browsers are usually set to accept cookies. However, if you would prefer not to receive cookies, you may alter the configuration of your browser to refuse cookies. If you choose to have your browser refuse cookies, it is possible that some areas of our site will not function as effectively when viewed by the users. A cookie cannot retrieve any other data from your hard drive or pass on computer viruses.

How Do We Use Information We Collect from Cookies?

As you visit and browse our Web site, the site uses cookies to differentiate you from other users. In some cases, we also use cookies to prevent you from having to log in more than is necessary for security. Cookies, in conjunction with our Web server's log files, allow us to calculate the aggregate number of people visiting our Web site and which parts of the site are most popular. This helps us gather feedback to constantly improve our Web site and better serve our clients. Cookies do not allow us to gather any personal information about you and we do not intentionally store any personal information that your browser provided to us in your cookies.

IP Addresses

IP addresses are used by your computer every time you are connected to the Internet. Your IP address is a number that is used by computers on the network to identify your computer. IP addresses are automatically collected by our web server as part of demographic and profile data known as traffic data so that data (such as the Web pages you request) can be sent to you.

Sharing and Selling Information

We do not share, sell, lend or lease any of the information that uniquely identify a subscriber (such as email addresses or personal details) with anyone except to the extent it is necessary to process transactions or provide services that you have requested.

How Can You Access and Correct Your Information?

You may request access to all your personally identifiable information that we collect online and maintain in our database by emailing us at the usual address.

What About Legally Compelled Disclosure of Information?

We may disclose information when legally compelled to do so, in other words, when we, in good faith, believe that the law requires it or for the protection of our legal rights. We may also disclose account information when we have reason to believe that disclosing this information is necessary to identify, contact or bring legal action against someone who may be violating our Terms of Service or to protect the safety of our users and the Public.

What About Other Web Sites Linked to Our Web Site?

We are not responsible for the practices employed by Web sites linked to or from our Web site or the information or content contained therein. Often links to other Web sites are provided solely as pointers to information on topics that may be useful to the users of our Web site.

Please remember that when you use a link to go from our Website to another web site, our Privacy Policy is no longer in effect. Your browsing and interaction on any other web site, including web sites, which have a link on our Website, is subject to that Web site's own rules and policies. Please read over those rules and policies before proceeding.

Your Consent

By using our Web site you consent to our collection and use of your personal information as described in this Privacy Policy. We reserve the right to amend this privacy policy at any time with or without notice.

Our Commitment To Data Security:

Please note that your information will be stored and processed on our computers in the United States. The laws on holding personal data in the United States may be less stringent than the laws of your Country of residence or citizenship. To prevent unauthorized access, maintain data accuracy, and ensure the correct use of information, we have put in place appropriate physical, electronic, and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online.

Choice/Opt-In/Opt-Out

This site allows visitors to unsubscribe so that they will not receive future messages. After unsubscribing we will discontinue sending the particular messages as soon as technically feasible.

Surveys & Contests

From time-to-time our site requests information from users via surveys or contests. Participation in these surveys or contests is completely voluntary and the user therefore has a choice whether or not to disclose this information. Information requested may include contact information (such as name and shipping address), and demographic information (such as zip code, age level). Contact information will be used to notify the winners and award prizes. Survey information will be used for purposes of monitoring or improving the use and satisfaction of this site.

A Special Note About Children

Children are not eligible to use our services unsupervised and we ask that children (under the age of 14) do not submit any personal information to us. If you are a minor, you can use this service only in conjunction with permission and guidance from your parents or guardians.

Acquisition or Changes in Ownership

In the event that the web site (or a substantial portion of its assets) is acquired, your information would be considered part of those assets, and may be part of those assets that are transferred.

Certification and Designations

We offer certification to those who in good faith have submitted evidence that they have completed accredited program education, exams and/or licenses.  Board certification is neither a degree or academic certificate, but rather a professional designation issued from an independent body with standards of education, assessment, experience, continuing education and ethics.  While certification may assist individuals in improving their resume and competing against other candidates, it does not guarantee any job or career advancement.

Governance

The Academy is governed by the laws of the United States of America. Statues that apply to the International Board of Standards are government dictated as to the operating agreements and bylaws of a limited company.

Policy Modifications

We may change this Privacy Policy from time to time. If/when changes are made to this privacy policy, we will email users who have given us permission to do so. We will post any changes here, so be sure to check back periodically. However, please be assured that if the Privacy Policy changes in the future, we will not use the personal information you have submitted to us under this Privacy Policy in a manner that is materially inconsistent with this Privacy Policy, without your prior consent.