K9 Conservationists

K9 Conservationists ("K9C," "we," "us," or "our") respects your privacy and is committed to protecting the personal information you provide to us.

This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and protect information when you visit or use our online education website and services, including our Thinkific-hosted website, courses, webinars, community features, and related services (collectively, the "Services").

By using our Services, you acknowledge the practices described in this Privacy Policy.

1. Information We Collect

The information we collect depends on how you interact with K9C and the Services.

Information You Provide

We may collect information you provide directly to us, including when you:

• Create an account or enroll in a course or webinar
• Purchase or register for a K9C product or service
• Subscribe to email communications
• Contact us with a question or request
• Participate in a course, discussion, survey, or other interactive feature
• Submit an application or other information to K9C
• Provide information as part of a scholarship, financial aid, or other educational program
• Otherwise communicate with us

This information may include your:

• Name
• Email address
• Mailing address
• Phone number
• Account or login information
• Course enrollment and participation information
• Information you choose to provide in communications, discussion posts, surveys, or other submissions

Payment Information

When you purchase a course, webinar, or other product through our Services, payment information is processed through third-party payment processors.

K9C does not intentionally store complete credit card numbers or other full payment card information on our own systems. Payment information may be collected and processed by our payment processors in accordance with their own privacy policies and security practices.

Information Collected Automatically

When you visit or use our Services, certain information may be collected automatically, including:

• IP address
• Browser type and version
• Device type and operating system
• Pages or courses viewed
• Date and time of visits
• Referring website or page
• General information about how you interact with the Services
• Course progress and other usage information

We may use cookies, pixels, web beacons, and similar technologies to operate the Services, remember preferences, understand how visitors use our website, and improve our services.

Some of these technologies may be provided by Thinkific or other third-party service providers.

2. How We Use Information

We may use information we collect to:

• Create and manage your account
• Provide access to courses, webinars, community features, and other Services
• Process purchases and payments
• Track course enrollment and progress
• Provide customer service and technical support
• Communicate with you about your account, purchases, courses, and other Services
• Send educational, organizational, or promotional communications when permitted by law
• Improve our courses, website, and educational offerings
• Understand how people use our Services
• Conduct internal analysis and research
• Administer surveys, scholarships, financial aid, or other educational programs
• Protect the security and integrity of our Services
• Detect or prevent fraud, misuse, or other unauthorized activity
• Comply with applicable laws, regulations, or legal processes
• Protect the rights, property, and safety of K9 Conservationists, our users, and others

We may also use information for other purposes disclosed to you at the time the information is collected.

3. How We Share Information

K9 Conservationists does not sell or rent your personal information.

We may share information with third parties when necessary to operate our Services or as described below.

Service Providers

We may share information with trusted third-party service providers that perform services on our behalf, such as:

• Website and course hosting
• Payment processing
• Email delivery
• Customer support
• Analytics
• Data storage
• Website security
• Other technical or administrative services

These providers are permitted to use information only as necessary to provide services to us or as otherwise permitted by law.

Legal Requirements and Safety

We may disclose information when we believe disclosure is reasonably necessary to:

• Comply with a legal obligation, court order, subpoena, or other legal process
• Protect the rights, property, or safety of K9 Conservationists or others
• Investigate fraud, security issues, or other unlawful activity
• Enforce our agreements or policies

Business Transfers

If K9 Conservationists is involved in a merger, reorganization, sale of assets, dissolution, or other business transaction, personal information may be transferred as part of that transaction, subject to applicable law.

With Your Consent

We may share information when you direct us to do so or otherwise provide your consent.

4. Thinkific and Other Third-Party Services

Our online education website and Services are hosted and supported in part by third-party providers, including Thinkific.

These providers may collect, process, and store information on our behalf as necessary to provide their services.

Your use of third-party services may also be subject to those providers' own privacy policies and terms.

We encourage you to review the privacy policies of third-party services that you use in connection with K9C Services.

5. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

Our Services may use cookies and similar technologies.

Cookies may be used to:

• Keep you signed in
• Remember your preferences
• Support course and website functionality
• Understand how visitors use our website
• Analyze website traffic and performance
• Improve our Services
• Support marketing or advertising activities, where applicable

You can control or disable certain cookies through your browser settings. Some features of the Services may not function properly if certain cookies are disabled.

Third-party analytics or advertising providers may also use cookies or similar technologies in connection with our Services.

6. Email Communications

If you provide your email address, we may use it to send you:

• Account and service-related communications
• Course or webinar information
• Purchase confirmations and administrative messages
• Important updates about our Services
• Newsletters and educational content
• Promotional communications about K9C products, courses, webinars, events, or other opportunities

You may unsubscribe from promotional emails at any time by using the unsubscribe link included in the email.

Even if you opt out of promotional communications, we may continue to send necessary administrative or transactional communications relating to your account, purchases, or participation in our Services.

7. Your Choices and Privacy Rights

Depending on where you live and applicable law, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information.

These may include the right to:

• Request access to personal information we hold about you
• Request correction of inaccurate information
• Request deletion of certain personal information
• Request a copy of your information in a portable format
• Object to or restrict certain processing
• Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent
• Opt out of certain marketing communications

To make a privacy request, please contact us using the information below.

We may need to verify your identity before completing certain requests. Some information may need to be retained to comply with legal, accounting, contractual, or other obligations.

8. Data Retention

We retain personal information for as long as reasonably necessary to provide our Services, maintain your account and course records, fulfill transactions, comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, enforce agreements, and protect our rights.

The length of time we retain information may vary depending on the type of information and the purpose for which it was collected.

9. Data Security

We take reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational measures designed to protect personal information from unauthorized access, use, disclosure, alteration, or destruction.

However, no method of transmitting or storing information electronically is completely secure. We cannot guarantee that your information will never be accessed, disclosed, altered, or destroyed as a result of a security incident.

10. Third-Party Links

Our Services may contain links to websites, services, or resources operated by third parties.

K9C does not control and is not responsible for the privacy practices, content, or security of those third-party websites or services.

We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any third-party website you visit.

11. Children's Privacy

Our Services are intended for adults and are not directed toward children under 13.

We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If we become aware that we have collected personal information from a child under 13, we will take reasonable steps to delete that information.

12. International Users

Our Services may be accessed by users outside the United States. Information collected through our Services may be processed or stored in the United States or other locations where K9C or our service providers operate.

By using our Services, you understand that your information may be transferred to and processed in countries that may have different data-protection laws than your country of residence.

Where required by applicable law, we will take appropriate steps regarding the transfer and processing of personal information.

13. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes to our Services, information practices, legal requirements, or other circumstances.

When we make changes, we will update the Effective Date at the top of this Privacy Policy.

We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically.

14. Contact Us

If you have questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or how K9 Conservationists handles your personal information, please contact us:

K9 Conservationists
Email: [email protected]

Last Updated: August 23, 2026