Online Stoicism Course Participation Agreement

 

Please read all information carefully before confirming your agreement. 

General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) Statement & Privacy Policy; 

The Aurelius Foundation is registered with the Information Commissioners’ Office (ICO).

1. What information do we collect and what do we do with it?

When you enrol as a student or subscriber (“learner”) on our site or related courses, as part of the enrolling process, we collect the personal information you give us such as your name and email address.

Email marketing: we may send you emails about our site and related courses, registration, course content, your course progress or other updates. We may also use your email to inform you about changes to the course, survey you about your usage, or collect your opinion.

2. How do you get my consent?

When you provide us with personal information to become a learner on our site, make a purchase, or participate in the course, you imply that you consent to our collecting it and using it for that specific reason only.

If we ask for your personal information for a secondary reason, like marketing, we will either ask you directly for your expressed consent, or provide you with an opportunity to say no.

How do I withdraw my consent?

If after you opt-in, you change your mind, you may withdraw your consent for us to contact you, for the continued collection, use or disclosure of your information, at any time, by contacting us at [email protected].

3. Disclosure

We may disclose your personal information if we are required by law to do so.

4. Thinkific

Our course and site are hosted by Thinkific Labs Inc. (“Thinkific”). They provide us with the online course creation platform that allows us to sell our product/services to you.

Your data is stored through Thinkific’s data storage, databases and the general Thinkific application. They store your data on a secure server behind a firewall.

Payment:

If you make a purchase on our site, we use a third-party payment processor such as Stripe or PayPal. Payments are encrypted through the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI-DSS). Your purchase transaction data is stored only as long as is necessary to complete your purchase transaction.

All direct payment gateways adhere to the standards set by PCI-DSS as managed by the PCI Security Standards Council, which is a joint effort of brands like Visa, MasterCard, American Express and Discover.

PCI-DSS requirements help ensure the secure handling of credit card information by our site and related courses and its service providers.

For more insight, you may also want to read Thinkific’s Terms of Service here https://www.thinkific.com/resources/privacy-policy/ or Privacy Statement here https://www.thinkific.com/resources/terms-of-service/ .

 5. Third Party Services

In general, the third-party providers used by us will only collect, use and disclose your information to the extent necessary to allow them to perform the services they provide to us.

However, certain third-party service providers, such as payment gateways and other payment transaction processors, have their own privacy policies in respect to the information we are required to provide to them for your purchase-related transactions.

For these providers, we recommend that you read their privacy policies so you can understand the manner in which your personal information will be handled by these providers.

Certain providers may be located in or have facilities that are located in a different jurisdiction than either you or us. If you elect to proceed with a transaction that involves the services of a third-party service provider, then your information may become subject to the laws of the jurisdiction(s) in which that service provider or its facilities are located.

As an example, if you are located in Canada and your transaction is processed by a payment gateway located in the United States, then your personal information used in completing that transaction may be subject to disclosure under United States legislation, including the Patriot Act.

Once you leave our course website or are redirected to a third-party website or application, you are no longer governed by this Privacy Policy.

Links

When you click on links on our course site, they may direct you away from our site. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of other sites and encourage you to read their privacy statements.

6. Security

To protect your personal information, we take reasonable precautions and follow industry best practices to make sure it is not inappropriately lost, misused, accessed, disclosed, altered or destroyed.

If you provide us with your credit card information, the information is encrypted using secure socket layer technology (SSL) and stored with AES-256 encryption.  Although no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure, we follow all PCI-DSS requirements and implement additional generally accepted industry standards.

Cookies

We collect cookies or similar tracking technologies. This means information that our website’s server transfers to your computer. This information can be used to track your session on our website. Cookies may also be used to customise our website content for you as an individual. If you are using one of the common Internet web browsers, you can set up your browser to either let you know when you receive a cookie or to deny cookie access to your computer.

Web Analysis Tools

We may use web analysis tools that are built into the Aurelius Foundation website to measure and collect anonymous session information.

7. Age of Consent

By using this site, you represent that you are at least the age of majority in your state or province of residence.

8. Changes to this Privacy Policy

We reserve the right to modify this privacy policy at any time, so please review it frequently. Changes and clarifications will take effect immediately upon their posting on the website. If we make material changes to this policy, we will notify you here that it has been updated, so that you are aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances, if any, we use and/or disclose it.

If our site or course is acquired or merged with another company, your information may be transferred to the new owners so that we may continue to sell products to you.

QUESTIONS AND CONTACT INFORMATION

If you would like to: access, correct, amend or delete any personal information we have about you, register a complaint, or simply want more information contact [email protected]

 Course Participation Agreement

 Liability Statement

Neither Eve Riches and The Aurelius Foundation, nor individuals connected with these organisations in the running of this course shall be liable for any damages, dispute or injury arising during the undertaking of the online Stoicism course and associated research unless caused by the wilful act, negligence or default of the party or an agent of that party. Nor shall they be liable for any indirect or consequential loss, damages, claims or demands arising out of this research and course participation, including without limitation any economic loss or other loss of income, profits, business, opportunity or goodwill no matter how arising. Information or materials which are generated for the online course and associated research are supplied ‘as is’ and without any express or implied warranties, representations or undertakings. No party shall be liable for the consequences or effects of any use to which another party or any third party may put these materials, except to the extent that such claims arise from the proven negligence or default of that party or its agents.

 

Mental Health and Safeguarding

Course participants should not currently be being treated for a major psychiatric disorder or have a current serious untreated mental health condition (Including Post Traumatic Stress Disorder). The exception to confidentiality of your personal information in this course would be if you were threatening your own life or the life of another, there was a safeguarding issue or you disclosed that you were involved in a serious crime that falls outside of the course confidentiality boundaries. In these cases, The Aurelius Foundation may decide to contact emergency services or relevant authorities without your permission.

 Fees and Materials; 

The course fees are non-refundable. The participant will retain the right to use the course materials for their own personal learning, subject to copyright.

 Facebook, Twitter, Linked in and all social media; 

Please do not invite Eve Riches or any other members of the Aurelius Foundation team to join you on any social media during the duration of the course. They are not permitted to do so and refusal can cause offense where none is intended.

Please contact [email protected] you have any questions about the above statements.

I understand my rights under the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) 2018. I consent to The Aurelius Foundation using my personal data in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) 2018 for the purposes of delivering this Online Stoicism Course to me and for management of the quality of the service that the Aurelius Foundation delivers.


By confirming you agree to the contents of this agreement, you are agreeing that: (1) you have read and understood the information above (2) questions about your participation in this course have been answered satisfactorily, (3) you are aware of the potential risks (if any), (4) you are taking part in this course voluntarily (without coercion)