Sustainable Building Now

Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy describes our practices in connection with privacy and also describes the Personal Information we collect through our website sustainablebuildingnow.com.

By accessing and/or using the Site, you agree to all the terms and conditions of this Privacy Policy and our Terms of Use. If you do not agree to all the terms and conditions of this Privacy Policy, do not use the Site.

As used in this Privacy Policy, “Sustainable Building Now” “sustainablebuildingnow.com,” “we,” “us,” and “our” means Sustainable Building Now LLC.

1. What Types of Information Do We and Our Third Party Service Providers Collect from You and in What Circumstances Do We Collect It?

We, and our third party service providers, if any, who perform services on our behalf, collect information in a variety of circumstances when you visit and use our Sites.

For example, we may collect information:

  • when you register for our service, sign up for our mailing list;
  • when you use and interact with our Sites and service, such as when you place an order, post a review, or interact with other users;
  • when you make a payment for services;

The information we collect includes Personal Information that can uniquely identify you (whether alone or in combination with other data or information), such as your name, postal address, telephone number, email address, date of birth, residence, or similar data. In order for you to take advantage of the services provided through the Site, we may require that you furnish Personal Information. We may also collect non-personal information from you, including information about your use of our Site. When such non-personal information is linked to your Personal Information, we will treat it as Personal Information.

2. How Do We and Our Third Party Service Providers Use Information Collected from You?

We and our third party service providers may use Personal Information:

  • to process your registration on our Site, including verifying your information to ensure its accuracy and validity;
  • to fulfill your purchases (e.g., to process credit card payments in connection with your order);
  • to send you important information regarding the Site, such as changes to our terms, conditions, policies, and/or other administrative information;
  • to inform you of products, programs, services, and promotions that we believe may be of interest to you;
  • to perform analytics and conduct customer research;
  • for our internal business purposes, such as data analysis, fraud prevention, and developing new products or features;
  • to enforce our corporate reporting obligations and our Terms and Conditions, or to comply with applicable laws;

3. How Do We and Our Third Party Service Providers Share Your Personal Information with Others?

We and our third party service providers may disclose Personal Information:

  • to third parties providing services on our behalf, such as payment processing, website hosting, and customer service;
  • to third parties such as attorneys or law enforcement authorities in connection with alleged violations of our Terms and Conditions;
  • to third parties for fraud prevention, harassment, security issues, and other similar purposes;
  • to identify you to any person with whom you interact through the Sites;
  • to third party sponsors of Promotions and in accordance with the rules of each Promotion;
  • to third parties for integration, co-marketing, and coordinated efforts;
  • to an affiliate or other third party in connection with a reorganization, sale, or similar proceeding.

4. Third Party Sites

Except as expressly set forth herein, this Privacy Policy does not address, and neither we nor our third party service providers are responsible for, the privacy, information, or other practices of other websites and/or any third parties, including without limitation any of our affiliates and/or any third party operating any site to which the Sites contain a link. Please note that your access and/or use of any third party websites, including your provision of any information, materials, and/or other content to such sites, is entirely at your own risk. We encourage you to read the policies and terms of every website you visit.

5. Comment and Reviews

Sustainable Building Now may offer public reviews where you can share comments and thoughts. In order to participate in the comment and reviews, you may be required to register with us and/or provide us with Personal Data such as your name and email address. Please keep in mind that information you post or make available in Comment and Reviews will be publicly available. You should not include any Personal Data or other information of a personal or sensitive nature, whether relating to you or another person, in a Comment post.

6. Participation in Content Offerings

Sustainable Building Now offers users the opportunity to participate in Content Offerings on or through the Site. If you desire to participate in a Content Offering, you will be asked to provide us with certain information necessary to conduct such a Content Offering. This information may include, among other things, your name, email address, phone number, work position, and a description of you.

If you participate in a Content Offering, we may collect certain user-generated content, such as assignments you submit, peer-graded assignments, and peer grading feedback. We also collect course data, such as responses to in-video quizzes, standalone quizzes, exams, and surveys. You should not include any Personal Data or other information of a personal or sensitive nature, whether relating to you or another person, on assignments, exams, or surveys, except for information required to participate in or submit such courses, assignments, exams, or surveys.

For instructors participating in the content offerings, the section dedicated to courses and instructors will publicly display relevant information, including the instructor’s first and last name, job title, and any biography details the instructor chooses to share.

All the content created by an Instructor will always remain the intellectual property of its creator, retaining full ownership upon upload.

7. Security

We and our third-party service providers use reasonable organizational, technical, and administrative measures designed to protect Personal Information under our control. However, no data transmission over the Internet or data storage system can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. If you have reason to believe that your interaction with us is not secure (for example, if you feel that the security of any account you might have with us has been compromised), you must immediately notify us of the problem by contacting us in accordance with the “Contacting Us” section below.

8. Credit Card Payments

Sustainable Building Now has a ‘Secure’ transaction system in place to verify and protect your credit card information. Online payments are conducted through secure and powerful encryption to protect your details.

Online Payments

  • During credit card payment, we will only collect the following information: the buyer’s first and last name, email address, billing address, and the last four digits of the card used.
  • All credit/debit card details and personally identifiable information will NOT be stored, sold, shared, rented, or leased to any third parties.
  • Sustainable Building Now will not pass any debit/credit card details to third parties.
  • Sustainable Building Now takes appropriate steps to ensure data privacy and security, including through various hardware and software methodologies. However, we cannot guarantee the security of any information that is disclosed online.
  • Sustainable Building Now is not responsible for the privacy policies of websites to which it links. If you provide any information to such third parties, different rules regarding the collection and use of your personal information may apply. You should contact these entities directly if you have any questions about their use of the information that they collect.

9. Control Over Your Personal Information

You may review, correct, and/or update certain elements of your Personal Information by adjusting your preferences in the “Your account” section of the Sites. However, neither we nor our third-party service providers are responsible for altering Personal Information from the databases and/or other records of third parties with whom we and our third-party service providers have previously shared your Personal Information. If you are under the age of 18 and want to remove your Personal Information from our publicly-displayed content, you can contact us directly at info@sustainablebuildingnow.com. We may not be able to modify or delete your information in all circumstances.

10. Data Retention

We and our third-party service providers will retain Personal Information for at least the period reasonably necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law. If we delete some or all of your Personal Information, we may continue to retain and use aggregate or anonymous data previously collected and/or aggregate or anonymize your Personal Information.

11. Note Regarding the Use of the Sites by Minors

Under no circumstances are the Sites directed to and/or intended for use by individuals under the age of thirteen (18), and we do not knowingly collect Personal Information from children under age 18. If you believe that we might have any information from a child under 18, please contact us at info@sustainablebuildingnow.com so that we may delete it as soon as possible.

12. Disclaimer

If you choose to access the Site, you do so at your own risk and are responsible for complying with all applicable laws, rules, and regulations. We may limit the availability of the Site, in whole or in part, to any person, geographic area, and/or jurisdiction we choose, at any time and in our sole discretion. By using the Site and submitting any Personal Information, you consent to the transfer of Personal Information to other countries, which may provide a different level of data security than your country of residence provides.

13. Changes to this Policy

We may change this Privacy Policy from time to time and without prior notice, except that if we make a material change, we will notify you prior to the effective date of the change. Changes to this Privacy Policy will be effective as soon as they are posted, unless a later effective date is provided. By continuing to access and/or use the Sites after the effective date of a revised Privacy Policy, you agree to be bound by the revised Privacy Policy. For clarity, if you do not agree to the new terms of the Privacy Policy, do not continue using the Site. The most current version of this policy will always be posted on the Site.

14. Contacting Us

If you have any questions regarding this Privacy Policy, please contact us by email at info@sustainablebuildingnow.com. Please note that email communications will not necessarily be secure; accordingly, please do not include credit card information and/or other sensitive Personal Information in your email correspondence with us.