Owner and Data Controller
RCP Institute, LLC
418 Fairoaks Circle
Chapel Hill, NC. 27516
Owner contact email: support@rcp123.org
Types of Data collected
Among the types of Personal Data that RCP Institute, LLC collects, by itself or through third parties, there are:
email address; Usage Data; Trackers; number of Users; session statistics; metadata; Data communicated while using the service; first name; last name; clicks; interaction events; page views; IP address; referral URL; device information; operating systems; browser information; Approximate location permission (non-continuous).
Complete details on each type of Personal Data collected are provided in the dedicated sections of this privacy policy or by specific explanation texts displayed prior to the Data collection.
Personal Data may be freely provided by the User, or, in case of Usage Data, collected automatically when using RCP Institute, LLC.
Unless specified otherwise, all Data requested by RCP Institute, LLC is mandatory and failure to provide this Data may make it impossible for RCP Institute, LLC to provide its services. In cases where RCP Institute, LLC specifically states that some Data is not mandatory, Users are free not to communicate this Data without consequences to the availability or the functioning of the Service.
Users who are uncertain about which Personal Data is mandatory are welcome to contact the Owner.
Any use of Cookies – or of other tracking tools — by RCP Institute, LLC or by the owners of third-party services used by RCP Institute, LLC serves the purpose of providing the Service required by the User, in addition to any other purposes described in the present document and in the Cookie Policy.
Users are responsible for any third-party Personal Data obtained, published or shared through RCP Institute, LLC.
Mode and place of processing the Data
Methods of processing
The Owner takes appropriate security measures to prevent unauthorized access, disclosure, modification, or unauthorized destruction of the Data.
The Data processing is carried out using computers and/or IT enabled tools, following organizational procedures and modes strictly related to the purposes indicated. In addition to the Owner, in some cases, the Data may be accessible to certain types of persons in charge, involved with the operation of RCP Institute, LLC (administration, sales, marketing, legal, system administration) or external parties (such as third-party technical service providers, mail carriers, hosting providers, IT companies, communications agencies) appointed, if necessary, as Data Processors by the Owner. The updated list of these parties may be requested from the Owner at any time.
Place
The Data is processed at the Owner's operating offices and in any other places where the parties involved in the processing are located.
Depending on the User's location, data transfers may involve transferring the User's Data to a country other than their own. To find out more about the place of processing of such transferred Data, Users can check the section containing details about the processing of Personal Data.
Retention time
Unless specified otherwise in this document, Personal Data shall be processed and stored for as long as required by the purpose they have been collected for and may be retained for longer due to applicable legal obligation or based on the Users’ consent.
The purposes of processing
The Data concerning the User is collected to allow the Owner to provide its Service, comply with its legal obligations, respond to enforcement requests, protect its rights and interests (or those of its Users or third parties), detect any malicious or fraudulent activity, as well as the following:
Contacting the User, Analytics, Displaying content from external platforms, Tag management, Traffic optimization and distribution, Managing contacts and sending messages, Advertising, Interaction with data collection platforms and other third parties, Building and running RCP Institute, LLC, Platform services and hosting, User database management, Hosting and backend infrastructure and Device permissions for Personal Data access.
For specific information about the Personal Data used for each purpose, the User may refer to the section “Detailed information on the processing of Personal Data”.
Device permissions for Personal Data access
Depending on the User's specific device, RCP Institute, LLC may request certain permissions that allow it to access the User's device Data as described below.
By default, these permissions must be granted by the User before the respective information can be accessed. Once the permission has been given, it can be revoked by the User at any time. In order to revoke these permissions, Users may refer to the device settings or contact the Owner for support at the contact details provided in the present document.
The exact procedure for controlling app permissions may be dependent on the User's device and software.
Please note that the revoking of such permissions might impact the proper functioning of RCP Institute, LLC.
If User grants any of the permissions listed below, the respective Personal Data may be processed (i.e accessed to, modified or removed) by RCP Institute, LLC.
Approximate location permission (non-continuous)
Used for accessing the User's approximate device location. RCP Institute, LLC may collect, use, and share User location Data in order to provide location-based services.
The geographic location of the User is determined in a manner that isn't continuous. This means that it is impossible for RCP Institute, LLC to derive the approximate position of the User on a continuous basis.
Detailed information on the processing of Personal Data
Personal Data is collected for the following purposes and using the following services:
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Advertising
This type of service allows User Data to be utilized for advertising communication purposes. These communications are displayed in the form of banners and other advertisements on RCP Institute, LLC, possibly based on User interests.
This does not mean that all Personal Data are used for this purpose. Information and conditions of use are shown below.
Some of the services listed below may use Trackers to identify Users or they may use the behavioral retargeting technique, i.e. displaying ads tailored to the User’s interests and behavior, including those detected outside RCP Institute, LLC.
For more information, please check the privacy policies of the relevant services.
Services of this kind usually allow Users to opt out of such tracking. Users may learn how to opt out of interest-based advertising more generally by visiting the relevant opt-out section in this document.
Meta ads conversion tracking (Meta pixel) (Meta Platforms, Inc.)
Meta ads conversion tracking (Meta pixel) is an analytics service provided by Meta Platforms, Inc. that connects data from the Meta Audience Network with actions performed on RCP Institute, LLC. The Meta pixel tracks conversions that can be attributed to ads on Facebook, Instagram and Meta Audience Network.
Personal Data processed: Trackers; Usage Data.
Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy – Opt out.
Microsoft Advertising (Microsoft Corporation)
Microsoft Advertising is an advertising service provided by Microsoft Corporation.
Personal Data processed: Trackers; Usage Data.
Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy – Opt out.
Digilant (Digilant, Inc.)
Digilant is an advertising service provided by Digilant, Inc.
Personal Data processed: Trackers; Usage Data.
Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy.
Digiseg (Digiseg ApS)
Digiseg is an advertising service provided by Digiseg ApS.
Personal Data processed: Trackers; Usage Data.
Place of processing: Denmark – Privacy Policy.
Digital Brain Nordic (Digital Brain Nordic AB)
Digital Brain Nordic is an advertising service provided by Digital Brain Nordic AB.
Personal Data processed: Trackers; Usage Data.
Place of processing: Sweden – Privacy Policy.
Digital East (Digital East GmbH)
Digital East is an advertising service provided by Digital East GmbH.
Personal Data processed: Trackers; Usage Data.
Place of processing: Germany – Privacy Policy.
digitalAudience (digitalAudience)
digitalAudience is an advertising service provided by digitalAudience.
Personal Data processed: Trackers; Usage Data.
Place of processing: Netherlands – Privacy Policy.
Digiteka (DIGITEKA TECHNOLOGIES SAS)
Digiteka is an advertising service provided by DIGITEKA TECHNOLOGIES SAS.
Personal Data processed: Trackers; Usage Data.
Place of processing: France – Privacy Policy – Opt out.
Digitize (Digitize New Media Ltd)
Digitize is an advertising service provided by Digitize New Media Ltd.
Personal Data processed: Trackers; Usage Data.
Place of processing: Ireland – Privacy Policy.
GoDaddy Digital Marketing Suite (GoDaddy.com, LLC)
GoDaddy Digital Marketing Suite is a digital marketing service provided by GoDaddy.com, LLC.
Personal Data processed: clicks; email address; first name; interaction events; last name; page views.
Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy.
ividence (ividence)
ividence is an advertising service provided by ividence.
Personal Data processed: Trackers; Usage Data.
Place of processing: France – Privacy Policy.
Google Ads conversion tracking (Google LLC)
Google Ads conversion tracking is an analytics service provided by Google LLC that connects data from the Google Ads advertising network with actions performed on RCP Institute, LLC.
In order to understand Google's use of Data, consult their partner policy and their Business Data page.
Personal Data processed: Trackers; Usage Data.
Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy.
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Analytics
The services contained in this section enable the Owner to monitor and analyze web traffic and can be used to keep track of User behavior.
Google Analytics 4 (Google LLC)
Google Analytics 4 is a web analysis service provided by Google LLC (“Google”). Google utilizes the Data collected to track and examine the use of RCP Institute, LLC, to prepare reports on its activities and share them with other Google services.
Google may use the Data collected to contextualize and personalize the ads of its own advertising network.
In Google Analytics 4, IP addresses are used at collection time and then discarded before Data is logged in any data center or server. Users can learn more by consulting Google’s official documentation.
In order to understand Google's use of Data, consult their partner policy and their Business Data page.
Personal Data processed: number of Users; session statistics; Trackers; Usage Data.
Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy – Opt out.
Meta Events Manager (Meta Platforms, Inc.)
Meta Events Manager is an analytics service provided by Meta Platforms, Inc. By integrating the Meta pixel, Meta Events Manager can give the Owner insights into the traffic and interactions on RCP Institute, LLC.
Personal Data processed: Data communicated while using the service.
Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy – Opt out.
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Building and running RCP Institute, LLC
Key components of RCP Institute, LLC are built and run directly by the Owner by making use of the software listed below.
WordPress (self-hosted) (RCP Institute, LLC)
RCP Institute, LLC is built and run by the Owner via a CMS software (Content Management System) called WordPress.
Personal Data processed: Data communicated while using the service.
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Contacting the User
Contact form
By filling in the contact form with their Data, the User authorizes RCP Institute, LLC to use these details to reply to requests for information, quotes or any other kind of request as indicated by the form’s header.
Personal Data processed: email address; Usage Data.
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Device permissions for Personal Data access
RCP Institute, LLC requests certain permissions from Users that allow it to access the User's device Data as described below.
Device permissions for Personal Data access
RCP Institute, LLC requests certain permissions from Users that allow it to access the User's device Data as summarized here and described within this document.
Personal Data processed: Approximate location permission (non-continuous).
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Displaying content from external platforms
This type of service allows you to view content hosted on external platforms directly from the pages of RCP Institute, LLC and interact with them. Such services are often referred to as widgets, which are small elements placed on a website or app. They provide specific information or perform a particular function and often allow for user interaction.
This type of service might still collect web traffic data for the pages where the service is installed, even when Users do not use it.
Google Fonts (Google LLC)
Google Fonts is a typeface visualization service provided by Google LLC that allows RCP Institute, LLC to incorporate content of this kind on its pages.
Personal Data processed: Trackers; Usage Data.
Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy.
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Hosting and backend infrastructure
This type of service has the purpose of hosting Data and files that enable RCP Institute, LLC to run and be distributed or to provide a ready-made infrastructure to run specific features or parts of RCP Institute, LLC.
Some services among those listed below, if any, may work through geographically distributed servers, making it difficult to determine the actual location where the Personal Data are stored.
accessiBe accessWidget (accessiBe Ltd.)
accessiBe accessWidget is a service that helps websites to comply with accessibility standards and is provided by accessiBe Ltd.
Personal Data processed: browser information; clicks; device information; interaction events; IP address; operating systems; page views; referral URL; Usage Data.
Place of processing: Israel – Privacy Policy.
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Interaction with data collection platforms and other third parties
This type of service allows Users to interact with data collection platforms or other services directly from the pages of RCP Institute, LLC for the purpose of saving and reusing data.
If one of these services is installed, it may collect browsing and Usage Data in the pages where it is installed, even if the Users do not actively use the service.
Mailchimp widget (Intuit Inc.)
The Mailchimp widget is a service for interacting with the Mailchimp email address management and message sending service provided by Intuit Inc.
Personal Data processed: email address; Trackers; Usage Data.
Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy.
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Managing contacts and sending messages
This type of service makes it possible to manage a database of email contacts, phone contacts or any other contact information to communicate with the User.
These services may also collect data concerning the date and time when the message was viewed by the User, as well as when the User interacted with it, such as by clicking on links included in the message.
Sendgrid (Sendgrid)
Sendgrid is an email address management and message sending service provided by Sendgrid Inc.
Personal Data processed: email address; Trackers; Usage Data.
Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy.
GoDaddy Professional Email (GoDaddy.com, LLC)
GoDaddy Professional Email is an email address management and message-sending service provided by GoDaddy.com, LLC.
Personal Data processed: email address; Trackers.
Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy.
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Platform services and hosting
These services have the purpose of hosting and running key components of RCP Institute, LLC, therefore allowing the provision of RCP Institute, LLC from within a unified platform. Such platforms provide a wide range of tools to the Owner – e.g. analytics, user registration, commenting, database management, e-commerce, payment processing – that imply the collection and handling of Personal Data.
Some of these services work through geographically distributed servers, making it difficult to determine the actual location where the Personal Data are stored.
Kartra Pages (Genesis Digital, LLC)
Kartra Pages is a platform provided by Genesis Digital, LLC that allows the Owner to build, run and host RCP Institute, LLC or a part thereof.
Personal Data processed: Usage Data.
Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy.
GoDaddy Web Hosting (GoDaddy.com, LLC)
GoDaddy Web Hosting is a hosting service provided by GoDaddy.com, LLC.
Personal Data processed: device information; Usage Data.
Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy.
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Tag management
This type of service helps the Owner to manage the tags or scripts needed on RCP Institute, LLC in a centralized fashion.
This results in the Users' Data flowing through these services, potentially resulting in the retention of this Data.
Google Tag Manager (Google LLC)
Google Tag Manager is a tag management service provided by Google LLC.
In order to understand Google's use of Data, consult their partner policy and their Business Data page.
Personal Data processed: Trackers; Usage Data.
Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy.
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Traffic optimization and distribution
This type of service allows RCP Institute, LLC to distribute their content using servers located across different countries and to optimize their performance.
Which Personal Data are processed depends on the characteristics and the way these services are implemented. Their function is to filter communications between RCP Institute, LLC and the User's browser.
Considering the widespread distribution of this system, it is difficult to determine the locations to which the contents that may contain Personal Information of the User are transferred.
Smush (Incsub, LLC)
Smush is a traffic optimization and distribution service provided by Incsub, LLC. The service optimizes images used on RCP Institute, LLC and may serve them to Users in order to optimize the loading times on RCP Institute, LLC.
Personal Data processed: metadata.
Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy.
Bunny CDN (BunnyWay d.o.o.)
Bunny CDN is a traffic optimization and distribution service provided by BunnyWay d.o.o.
Personal Data processed: Usage Data.
Place of processing: Slovenia – Privacy Policy.
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User database management
This type of service allows the Owner to build user profiles by starting from an email address, a personal name, or other information that the User provides to RCP Institute, LLC, as well as to track User activities through analytics features. This Personal Data may also be matched with publicly available information about the User (such as social networks' profiles) and used to build private profiles that the Owner can display and use for improving RCP Institute, LLC.
Some of these services may also enable the sending of timed messages to the User, such as emails based on specific actions performed on RCP Institute, LLC.
Kartra Marketing Automation (Genesis Digital, LLC)
Kartra Marketing Automation is a User database management service provided by Genesis Digital, LLC that manages marketing processes.
Personal Data processed: email address; first name; last name; Trackers; Usage Data.
Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy.
Kartra CRM (Genesis Digital, LLC)
Kartra CRM is a customer relationship management (CRM) platform provided by Genesis Digital, LLC.
CRM platforms provide a central place to track customer information and history throughout the sales process.
Personal Data processed: email address; first name; last name; Trackers; Usage Data.
Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy.
Information on opting out of interest-based advertising
In addition to any opt-out feature provided by
any of the services listed in this document, Users may learn more on
how to generally opt out of interest-based advertising within the
dedicated section of the Cookie Policy.
Further information about the processing of Personal Data
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Selling goods and services online
The Personal Data collected are used to provide the User with services or to sell goods, including payment and possible delivery.
The Personal Data collected to complete the payment may include the credit card, the bank account used for the transfer, or any other means of payment envisaged. The kind of Data collected by RCP Institute, LLC depends on the payment system used.
Cookie Policy
RCP Institute, LLC uses Trackers. To learn more, Users may consult the Cookie Policy.
This section applies to all Users in the European Union, according to the General Data Protection Regulation (the “GDPR”), and, for such Users, supersedes any other possibly divergent or conflicting information contained in the privacy policy. Further details regarding the categories of Data processed, the purposes of processing, the categories of recipients of the Personal Data, if any, and further information about Personal Data can be found in the section titled “Detailed information on the processing of Personal Data” within this document.
Legal basis of processing
The Owner may process Personal Data relating to Users if one of the following applies:
- Users have given their consent for one or more specific purposes.
- provision of Data is necessary for the performance of an agreement with the User and/or for any pre-contractual obligations thereof;
- processing is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which the Owner is subject;
- processing is related to a task that is carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the Owner;
- processing is necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by the Owner or by a third party.
In any case, the Owner will gladly help to clarify the specific legal basis that applies to the processing, and in particular whether the provision of Personal Data is a statutory or contractual requirement, or a requirement necessary to enter into a contract.
Further information about retention time
Unless specified otherwise in this document, Personal Data shall be processed and stored for as long as required by the purpose they have been collected for and may be retained for longer due to applicable legal obligation or based on the Users’ consent.
Therefore:
- Personal Data collected for purposes related to the performance of a contract between the Owner and the User shall be retained until such contract has been fully performed.
- Personal Data collected for the purposes of the Owner’s legitimate interests shall be retained as long as needed to fulfill such purposes. Users may find specific information regarding the legitimate interests pursued by the Owner within the relevant sections of this document or by contacting the Owner.
The Owner may be allowed to retain Personal Data for a longer period whenever the User has given consent to such processing, as long as such consent is not withdrawn. Furthermore, the Owner may be obliged to retain Personal Data for a longer period whenever required to fulfil a legal obligation or upon order of an authority.
Once the retention period expires, Personal Data shall be deleted. Therefore, the right of access, the right to erasure, the right to rectification and the right to data portability cannot be enforced after expiration of the retention period.
The rights of Users based on the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
Users may exercise certain rights regarding their Data processed by the Owner.
In particular, Users have the right to do the following, to the extent permitted by law:
- Withdraw their consent at any time. Users have the right to withdraw consent where they have previously given their consent to the processing of their Personal Data.
- Object to processing of their Data. Users have the right to object to the processing of their Data if the processing is carried out on a legal basis other than consent.
- Access their Data. Users have the right to learn if Data is being processed by the Owner, obtain disclosure regarding certain aspects of the processing and obtain a copy of the Data undergoing processing.
- Verify and seek rectification. Users have the right to verify the accuracy of their Data and ask for it to be updated or corrected.
- Restrict the processing of their Data. Users have the right to restrict the processing of their Data. In this case, the Owner will not process their Data for any purpose other than storing it.
- Have their Personal Data deleted or otherwise removed. Users have the right to obtain the erasure of their Data from the Owner.
- Receive their Data and have it transferred to another controller. Users have the right to receive their Data in a structured, commonly used and machine readable format and, if technically feasible, to have it transmitted to another controller without any hindrance.
- Lodge a complaint. Users have the right to bring a claim before their competent data protection authority.
Users are also entitled to learn about the legal basis for Data transfers abroad including to any international organization governed by public international law or set up by two or more countries, such as the UN, and about the security measures taken by the Owner to safeguard their Data.
Details about the right to object to processing
Where Personal Data is processed for a public interest, in the exercise of an official authority vested in the Owner or for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by the Owner, Users may object to such processing by providing a ground related to their particular situation to justify the objection.
Users must know that, however, should their Personal Data be processed for direct marketing purposes, they can object to that processing at any time, free of charge and without providing any justification. Where the User objects to processing for direct marketing purposes, the Personal Data will no longer be processed for such purposes. To learn whether the Owner is processing Personal Data for direct marketing purposes, Users may refer to the relevant sections of this document.
How to exercise these rights
Any requests to exercise User rights can be directed to the Owner through the contact details provided in this document. Such requests are free of charge and will be answered by the Owner as early as possible and always within one month, providing Users with the information required by law. Any rectification or erasure of Personal Data or restriction of processing will be communicated by the Owner to each recipient, if any, to whom the Personal Data has been disclosed unless this proves impossible or involves disproportionate effort. At the Users’ request, the Owner will inform them about those recipients.
Additional information about Data collection and processing
Legal action
The User's Personal Data may be used for legal purposes by the Owner in Court or in the stages leading to possible legal action arising from improper use of RCP Institute, LLC or the related Services.
The User declares to be aware that the Owner may be required to reveal personal data upon request of public authorities.
Additional information about User's Personal Data
In addition to the information contained in this privacy policy, RCP Institute, LLC may provide the User with additional and contextual information concerning particular Services or the collection and processing of Personal Data upon request.
System logs and maintenance
For operation and maintenance purposes, RCP Institute, LLC and any third-party services may collect files that record interaction with RCP Institute, LLC (System logs) or use other Personal Data (such as the IP Address) for this purpose.
More details concerning the collection or processing of Personal Data may be requested from the Owner at any time. Please see the contact information at the beginning of this document.
Changes to this privacy policy
The Owner reserves the right to make changes to this privacy policy at any time by notifying its Users on this page and possibly within RCP Institute, LLC and/or - as far as technically and legally feasible - sending a notice to Users via any contact information available to the Owner. It is strongly recommended to check this page often, referring to the date of the last modification listed at the bottom.
Should the changes affect processing activities performed on the basis of the User’s consent, the Owner shall collect new consent from the User, where required.
Definitions and legal references
Personal Data (or Data)
Any information that directly, indirectly, or in connection with other information — including a personal identification number — allows for the identification or identifiability of a natural person.
Usage Data
Information collected automatically through RCP Institute, LLC (or third-party services employed in RCP Institute, LLC), which can include: the IP addresses or domain names of the computers utilized by the Users who use RCP Institute, LLC, the URI addresses (Uniform Resource Identifier), the time of the request, the method utilized to submit the request to the server, the size of the file received in response, the numerical code indicating the status of the server's answer (successful outcome, error, etc.), the country of origin, the features of the browser and the operating system utilized by the User, the various time details per visit (e.g., the time spent on each page within the Application) and the details about the path followed within the Application with special reference to the sequence of pages visited, and other parameters about the device operating system and/or the User's IT environment.
User
The individual using RCP Institute, LLC who, unless otherwise specified, coincides with the Data Subject.
Data Subject
The natural person to whom the Personal Data refers.
Data Processor (or Processor)
The natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body which processes Personal Data on behalf of the Controller, as described in this privacy policy.
Data Controller (or Owner)
The natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body which, alone or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of the processing of Personal Data, including the security measures concerning the operation and use of RCP Institute, LLC. The Data Controller, unless otherwise specified, is the Owner of RCP Institute, LLC.
RCP Institute, LLC (or this Application)
The means by which the Personal Data of the User is collected and processed.
Service
The service provided by RCP Institute, LLC as described in the relative terms (if available) and on this site/application.
European Union (or EU)
Unless otherwise specified, all references made within this document to the European Union include all current member states to the European Union and the European Economic Area.
Cookie
Cookies are Trackers consisting of small sets of data stored in the User's browser.
Tracker
Tracker indicates any technology - e.g Cookies, unique identifiers, web beacons, embedded scripts, e-tags and fingerprinting - that enables the tracking of Users, for example by accessing or storing information on the User’s device.
Legal information
This privacy policy relates solely to RCP Institute, LLC, if not stated otherwise within this document.