This privacy policy explains how The Expert Institute Group, LLC ("The Expert Institute," "TEI," "we," and "us") obtains, utilizes, shares and safeguards information collected from Clients, Experts, and other visitors to its website located at www.expertinstitute.com (the "Website").
By visiting our Website, by uploading or by submitting any information through the Website to The Expert Institute, you consent to the collection, use and transfer of your information pursuant to the terms of this privacy policy.
Information Collection
We do not collect any personally identifiable information ("Personal Information") about you, unless you voluntarily provide us with such information. If you are a current or prospective Expert being considered by TEI, you will be required to provide us with your name, contact information, employment and biographical information, areas of expertise, statement of qualifications, fee schedule, references, and feedback related to consulting opportunities that we contact you about. If you are a current or prospective Client working with TEI this includes but is not limited to your name, contact information, and information explaining your requirement for an expert. We may also obtain information from third parties about you.
We may collect additional information from you that is not Personal Information. This information is referred to herein as "Usage Information." Such Usage Information may include information that we automatically collect when you use the Website, such as your IP addresses, browser type and language, referring and exit pages and URLs, date and time, amount of time spent on particular pages, what sections of the Website you visit, and similar information concerning your use of the Website. It may also include information that we collect using "cookie" technology. Cookies are small packets of data that a website stores on your computer's hard drive so that your computer will "remember" information about your visit. We use cookies to help us collect Usage Information and to enhance your experience using the Website. If you do not want the Website to place a cookie on your hard drive, you may be able to turn that feature off on your computer. Please consult your Internet browser's documentation for information on how to do this. However, if you decide not to accept cookies from us, the Website may not function properly.
Information Usage and Disclosure
We utilize your Personal Information and Other Information to match you with consulting opportunities (if you are a current or prospective Expert) or to match an Expert with your consulting requirements (if you are a current or prospective Client). We will share your Personal Information and Other information with Experts or Clients, as the case may be, in an effort to make an engagement possible.
We may also share your Personal Information and Usage Information as described below:
In an ongoing effort to better understand users of our Website, we might analyze the Usage Information in aggregate form in order to operate, maintain, manage, and improve the Website. This aggregate information does not identify you personally. We may share this aggregate data with our affiliates, agents, and business partners. We may also disclose aggregated user statistics in order to describe our products and services to current and prospective business partners and to other third parties for other lawful purposes.
We may employ other companies and individuals to perform functions on our behalf. Examples may include processing payments, and providing marketing assistance, information technology support, and customer service. These other companies will have access to the Personal Information and the Usage Information as necessary to perform their functions and to the extent permitted by law.
As we develop our businesses, we might sell or buy businesses or assets. In the event of a corporate sale, merger, reorganization, sale of assets, dissolution, or similar event, the Personal Information and Usage Information may be part of the transferred assets.
To the extent permitted by law, we may also disclose Personal Information and the Usage Information when required by law, court order, or other government or law enforcement authority or regulatory agency, or whenever we believe that disclosing such information is necessary or advisable, for example, to protect the rights, property, or safety of The Expert Institute or others.
We may conduct background checks through the use of third-party service providers to confirm the accuracy of information provided to us by Experts, and we may share Personal Information with such third party service providers in connection therewith.
Information Updates
You are entitled to review the Personal Information The Expert Institute holds about you and may ask that we revise your personal information to ensure that it is current and correct. We may also revise your Personal Information using data obtained from third parties or public sources and make this updated Personal Information available to Clients in connection with matching you with consulting engagements.
Information Security
We use commercially reasonable physical and technological security measures to protect your information both online and offline from unauthorized access and against illegal manipulation and processing, accidental loss and damage. However, we cannot guarantee the security of data sent over the internet.
Policy Updates
The Expert Institute may update this policy from time to time. We will notify you of any material changes by posting a notice on the Website. Any changes to our privacy policy will become effective upon notice. Your continued use of the Website and membership in The Expert Institute will indicate your agreement to such changes.
Contact Us
We welcome all requests, suggestions and questions concerning our use of your information. All such communication should be directed to: [email protected]