Top Tier Education Privacy Policy

Top Tier Education LLC (“Top Tier”, “we”, “us”) respects the privacy of individuals who use our websites. We are committed to ensuring the privacy and security of your sensitive and confidential information provided to us online.

By visiting toptiereducation.com you are accepting and consenting to the practices described in this notice.

What Information We Collect

Our web servers, like all webservers, collect information such as the IP address of your computer, the operating system, browser software used, access times, and pages visited. This data is used statistically and in aggregate to monitor web server performance, network security and to help manage the site and improve service.

Most pages on the toptiereducation.com domain utilize a technology known as Google Analytics that allows us to gather information regarding how our websites are used. Collection of usage information is used to improve our websites and service to users.

We also collect personal data obtained directly from you or third parties to use for marketing our services and to provide educational services to our customers in cooperation with our university partners. We will not share personally identifiable information with third parties (other than our agents and/or our university partners when required for Top Tier business) without the permission of the person identified, or as allowed or required by law. We do not sell the information we collect from individual visitors to our websites to third parties.

Top Tier does not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 18 and our services are not intended or available for such individuals. 

Some of our webpages may link to external websites not owned or controlled by Top Tier. Top Tier is not responsible for the privacy practices, content, or security of such websites.

Cookies

A cookie is a small file placed onto your device that enables features and functionality. The information contained in a cookie typically includes information collected automatically by the web server and/or information provided voluntarily by the user. The use of our website allows us to collect certain information considered as personal data through cookies that are installed on your computer or other tracking technologies. When necessary, you will be asked for your consent to our use of cookies. 

Other Data Collection

Visitors using online forms or applications on our web pages may choose to supply information voluntarily. Information collected via such web forms will be securely maintained and be used only for the purposes for which it was supplied. Pages collecting such information should be transparent about the information they are collecting as well as the purpose for the data collection.

Information Protection

Top Tier implements reasonable physical, technical and administrative safeguards designed to prevent unauthorized access to or use of the information we collect online or provided to us by third parties. While we strive to protect your information, we cannot guarantee or warrant the security of such electronic data. You are aware that security measures on the Internet are not impregnable and we are hereby informing you that Top Tier is not responsible for unauthorized or intentional access that is beyond our control.

We will store your personal data for the time required to perform the objectives of the activities indicated in this Privacy Policy or those that may arise in the future. Data that is no longer required to provide our services or maintained for legal requirements will be disposed of is a manner consistent with current data handling practices. 

Individual Rights of the Data Subject under the GDPR

In addition to the right to receive the information provided in this Privacy Notice, if you are an individual data subjects covered by under GDPR you have the right to:

  • Request from Top Tier access to and rectification or erasure of Personal Data or restriction of processing concerning the Data Subject, the right to object to processing and the right to portability of Personal Data;
  • Where processing is based upon consent, to withdraw consent at any time, without affecting Top Tier’s right to process Personal Data based upon consent before its withdrawal;
  • The right to file a complaint with a supervisory authority appointed by an EU member state for the purpose of receiving complaints;
  • Additional notice of the existence of automated decision-making, including profiling;
  • If the Personal Data is going to be further processed for a purpose other than that for which it was collected, then notice of the purpose and basis or bases for the further processing;
  • If Personal Data is collected for Top Tier’s legitimate interests or for a task carried out in the public interest, then the Data Subject has the right to object, on the grounds of his or her particular situation, to the processing of Personal Data concerning him or her (including profiling);
  • Where Personal Data are processed for direct marketing purposes, the right to object at any time to processing Personal Data concerning him or her for such marketing; and
  • Not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing, including profiling, which produces legal effects concerning him or her or similarly significantly affects him or her; provided, however, that this right does not apply if the decision is (a) necessary for entering into, or performance of, a contract between the Data Subject and Top Tier; or (b) is based upon the Data Subject’s consent.

Note: Exercising these rights guarantees access to a process but does not guarantee any particular outcome.

Any Data Subject who wishes to exercise any of the above-mentioned rights may do so by filing such request with Top Tier by emailing info@toptiereducation.com.

Changes to this Policy

This Privacy Policy may be amended from time to time. Any such changes will be posted on this page. Your continued usage of the site indicates your acceptance of such changes.

Last updated 3/30/23.