Privacy Policy

Last modified: January 24th, 2024

Introduction

PLEASE READ THIS CEDAR LABS LLC PRIVACY POLICY (“PRIVACY POLICY”) WHICH IS PART OF THE CEDAR LABS TERMS OF USE (“TERMS OF USE”) CAREFULLY.  ANY TERMS DEFINED IN THE TERMS OF USE SHALL HAVE THE SAME MEANING IN THIS PRIVACY POLICY.  THIS PRIVACY POLICY PERTAINS TO YOUR ACCESSING AND USING THE WEBSITE, INCLUDING BY ALL CONTENT AVAILABLE THROUGH THE WEBSITE.

The Website is operated by Cedar Labs LLC (“We”). This Privacy Policy describes the information collected during your use of the Website, how We use it, how We share it, how We protect it, and the choices you can make about your information.  

This policy applies to information We collect:

  • on this Website; or

  • in email, text and other electronic messages between you and this Website.

It does not apply to information collected by:

  • us offline or through any other means, including through CedarExpert, HostedZone, Connect, any application program interface, any hosted software application or any other website operated by Company or any third-party; or 

  • any third-party, including through any application or content that may link to or be accessible from or on the Website.

ATTENTION:  PLEASE READ OUR PRIVACY POLICY CAREFULLY BEFORE DOWNLOADING FROM OR USING THE WEBSITE.  DOWNLOADING FROM OR USING THE WEBSITE INDICATES THAT YOU ACCEPT AND AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THIS PRIVACY POLICY IN FULL. IF YOU DO NOT ACCEPT THIS PRIVACY POLICY, DO NOT DOWNLOAD FROM OR USE THE WEBSITE. You acknowledge (a) that you have read and understood this Privacy Policy; and (b) this Privacy Policy shall have the same force and effect as a signed agreement.

Unless explicitly stated otherwise, any new features that augment or enhance the current Website shall be subject to this Privacy Policy.

Please review the Privacy Policy each time you use the Website.  BY USING THE WEBSITE, YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THE MOST RECENT VERSION OF THE PRIVACY POLICY.  If We materially change this Privacy Policy, We’ll provide updates here: https://www.cedarlabs.com/news.

Information We Collect 

We collect information from you when you register with and use the Website, contact or interact with us, fill out a form, and voluntarily provide us with your comments and other content in connection with using the Website.  

When you submit information through our contact form, We collect your name, email address, telephone number, and any other information that you provide to us.  

We automatically collect information regarding each user of our Website, including the domain name of your Internet search provider, your IP address, the Website features you use and the time of your use, location-based information, your device ID, your device information (e.g. device model and operating system version), the website address of a site through which you accessed a link to the Website, and aggregated information that cannot be used to specifically identify you when you use the Website.

We may collect information about you from third party sources including, but not limited to, analytics services.  

We may combine all of the information We collect from or about you and use it in the manner described in this Privacy Policy.

How We Use Your Information 

We use the information that We collect for several purposes, including:

  • The purposes for which you provided it;

  • To provide services to you and your school district;

  • To process and respond to your inquiries and comments;

  • To send you information about your relationship or transactions with us;

  • To develop new products and services;

  • To personalize and enhance your experience using the Website;

  • To generate and review reports and data about our user base and service usage patterns;

  • To compile aggregate data for internal and external business purposes;

  • To prevent fraud and abuse of the Website and to otherwise protect users and visitors and our business;

  • To assist law enforcement and respond to subpoenas;

  • To administer, operate and improve the Website and for internal business purposes; and

  • To perform other business activities as needed, or as described elsewhere in this Privacy Policy.

  • As explained elsewhere in this Privacy Policy, personal information We collect may be processed by our partners in providing related services to the Website (such as technical services relating to the maintenance, servicing, and upgrading of software, hosting services, data migration services and analytical services, among others).  

How Your Information is Disclosed 

Information may be disclosed to third parties in accordance with our Privacy Policy.  Please note that a user may choose not to share certain information as described in Your Choices Regarding Your Information below.

Third Party Service Providers and Business Partners.  We may use third party service providers and business partners to perform functions in connection with the Website, such as email management, site analytics and functions related to analyzing and improving the Website usefulness, reliability, user experience, and operation, storing data, providing users with services, and as otherwise described in this Privacy Policy.  

Your Other Vendors.  Part of the Website allows you to designate other vendors with which you want us to share your school district’s information.  We may share your information with such vendors as well.

Business Changes.  If We become involved in a merger, acquisition, sale of assets, joint venture, securities offering, bankruptcy, reorganization, liquidation, dissolution, or other transaction or if the ownership of all or substantially all of our business otherwise changes, We may transfer your information to a third party or parties in connection therewith. 

Investigations and Law.  We may disclose information about you to third parties if We believe that such disclosure is necessary to:

  • Investigate fraud and abuse on the Website;

  • Take action regarding suspected illegal activities;

  • Enforce or apply this Privacy Policy or other agreements with us;

  • Comply with the law or guidance and cooperate with government or law enforcement officials or private parties;

  • Protect our rights, reputation, safety, and property, or that of users or others;

  • Respond to claims and legal process (for example, subpoenas); and/or 

  • Protect against legal liability.

Aggregated Information.  We may share aggregated information relating to users of the Website with affiliated or unaffiliated third parties.  This aggregated information does not contain personal information about any user.

Analytics.  We may use Google Analytics and other third-party analytics providers to better understand who is using the Website and how people are using it. Analytics providers may use cookies, pixel tags, and other technologies to collect and store information such as website pages visited, places where users click, time spent on each website page, domain name of a user’s Internet search provider, IP address, device model, type of operating system used, location-based data, website address from a site through which a user accessed a link to the Website, and device ID.  We use this information to improve the Website and as otherwise described in this Privacy Policy.  Please see http://www.google.com/policies/privacy/partners/ for information about how Google Analytics users this information, and visit https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout for information about the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.  Google Analytics and other third-party analytics providers may track you over time and across websites or applications.  We may also participate in certain Google Advertiser features including Demographics and Interest Reporting and Google Display Network Impression Reporting.  These features use third-party cookies and other tracking mechanisms and may allow Us to market our services to You through advertisements on other websites.  You can opt out of these Google features by downloading and installing Google’s opt-out browser add-on (see above).

Cookies, Local Storage, and Other Tracking Technologies

Cookies are small files that a website or its service provider transfers to your computer’s hard drive through your Web browser (if you allow it) that enable the website’s or service provider’s system to recognize your browser and capture and remember certain information.  You can instruct your browser to stop accepting cookies.  But if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use all portions of all functionality of the Website.

  • Persistent cookies remain on the visitor’s computer after the browser has been closed.

  • Session cookies exist only during a visitor’s online session and disappear from the visitor’s computer when they close the browser software.

We use cookies on the Website to help us understand and save your preferences and interests so We can personalize your future visits and compile aggregate data about website traffic and website interaction so that We can offer better website experiences and tools in the future.  

Some of our business partners, such as our analytics providers, also use cookies and other technologies on our Websites, some of which may track users across websites and over time. 

Security

We implement a variety of security measures to protect the safety of your personal information when you enter, submit, or access your personal information.  While We take reasonable measures to protect the information you submit via the Website against loss, theft and unauthorized use, disclosure, or modification, We cannot guarantee its absolute security. No Internet, email, or mobile application transmission is ever fully secure or error free.  Email or other messages sent through the Website may not be secure. You should use caution whenever submitting information through the Website and take special care in deciding with which information you provide us.

We cannot guarantee that transmissions of your personal information will be fully secure and that third parties will never be able to defeat our security measures or the security measures of our service providers.  WE ASSUME NO LIABILITY FOR DISCLOSURE OF YOUR INFORMATION DUE TO TRANSMISSION ERRORS, THIRD-PARTY ACCESS OR CAUSES BEYOND OUR CONTROL.

Data Retention Policy, Managing Your Information

We will retain your information for as long as you use the Website and for a reasonable time thereafter. Please note that some or all of the information We have collected may be required in order for the Website to function properly.

Links to Other Websites or Applications

This Privacy Policy applies only to the Website. The Website may contain links to other websites or apps or may forward users to other websites or apps that We may not own or operate. The links from the Website do not imply that We endorse or have reviewed these websites or apps. The policies and procedures We describe here do not apply to these websites or apps. We neither can control nor are responsible for the privacy practices or content of these websites or apps. We suggest contacting these websites or app providers directly for information on their privacy policies.  Nonetheless, we seek to protect the integrity of our Website and welcome any feedback about these linked websites and mobile applications. 

Your Choices Regarding Your Information

Unsubscribing – You may unsubscribe from the website by emailing Cedar Labs support at support@cedarlabs.com.If the email account associated with your email address is not active, We may remove your subscription without notice.

Information Collected From Other Websites and Mobile Applications, and Do Not Track Policy

Through cookies We place on your browser or device, we and our marketing partners may collect information about your online activity after you leave the Website. Just like any other usage information We collect, this information allows us to improve the Website and customize your online experience, and otherwise as described in this privacy policy. Your browser may offer you a “Do Not Track” option, which allows you to signal to operators of websites and mobile applications and services (including behavioral advertising services) that you do not wish such operators to track certain of your online activities over time and/or across different websites and mobile applications and services. The Website does not support Do Not Track requests at this time, which means that We collect information about your online activity both while you are using the Website and after you leave the Website. 

Children 

We do not knowingly collect personal information from an individual under age 13.  If you are under the age of 13, please do not submit any personal information through the Website.  If you have reason to believe that We may have accidentally received personal information from an individual under age 13, please contact us immediately at support@cedarlabs.com or 3552 45th Avenue South, Minneapolis MN, 55406.

Terms and Conditions

Please also visit the Cedar Labs Terms of Use at https://www.cedarlabs.com/terms-of-use, which state the terms, disclaimers, and limitations of liability governing your use of the Website.

Changes to Privacy Policy

We reserve the right to update or modify this Privacy Policy at any time and from time to time.  Please review this Privacy Policy periodically, and especially before you provide any information.  This Privacy Policy was made effective on the date indicated above. 

How to Contact Us

Please feel free to contact us by email at support@cedarlabs.com or by writing us at 3552 45th Avenue South, Minneapolis MN, 55406 if you have any questions about this Privacy Policy.

Your California Privacy Rights 

Section 1798.83 of the California Civil Code permits California residents to request from a business, with whom the California resident has an established business relationship, certain information about the types of personal information the business has shared with third parties for those third parties’ direct marketing purposes and the names and addresses of the third parties with whom the business has shared such information during the immediately preceding calendar year.  You may make one request each year by emailing us at support@cedarlabs.com  or by writing us at 3552 45th Avenue South, Minneapolis MN, 55406.