Sherman Academy Privacy Policy

Updated: February 16th 2023

Our Privacy Policy is founded on our commitment to these Privacy Principles:

We’re deeply committed to creating a safe and secure online environment for you.
We do not sell or rent your personal information to third parties.
We take the protection of your information very seriously.

Sherman Academy (operated under ATP Professional Services Inc.) is a company (“Sherman Academy”, “our”, “us”, or “we”). We use the information we collect to provide you with a better experience and fulfill our mission of providing entertaining and informative video and written content. We understand how important privacy is to you, and we are committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how information is collected, used, shared, and protected by Sherman Academy when you use (or access) our website at www.ShermanAcademy.com, our mobile application, and online service (collectively, our “Service”).

Collection of information:

We collect information in the following ways, depending on your use of the Service and your account settings:

We collect information from you directly, such as when you create an account, communicate with us, participate in activities, events or surveys, or otherwise provide information during your use of the Service.
We may collect information from others, such as third parties (meaning organizations outside of Sherman Academy), such as third party applications that you use to connect to the Service.
We collect some information automatically, such as information about your use of the Service and the devices you use to access the Service. We may use cookies, web beacons, and similar technologies to collect information.

Examples of information we may collect includes:

Account registration information (username, birthdate, and email)
Information about your browser or device, and general location
Information you choose to include in your profile or post in public areas of the Service
Information you may provide in connection with specific features or special programs
Non-personal information which may be linked to your personal information, including Information about your use of our Service

Use of information:

Sherman Academy uses information collected for the purposes of:

Providing the Service
Personalizing your experience
Communicating with you about your account and our Service (including responding to inquiries and sharing information about new features and offerings that may be of interest)
Enabling your participation in special programs that we may offer in partnerships with third parties (if you choose to participate in such special programs)
Understanding and improving our Service, and developing new or improved educational offerings

We may also use de-identified or aggregated information for product development, research, analytics and other purposes, including for the purpose of analyzing, improving or marketing our Service, for demonstrating the impact of our Service, or conducting educational research.

Sharing and disclosure of information:

Sherman Academy takes great care to protect the personal information you provide to us. We do not sell your personal information to third parties. This section explains circumstances in which we may share personal information with third parties.

We may share personal information:

With other users of our Service, if you use features that enable you to share your information with (or make it accessible to) others.
With Vendors, consultants and other service providers working on our behalf
With other users that are associated with your account, such as a parent, teacher or coach.
With your consent (including third party applications that you choose to use, such as complementary services or an Authentication Service). If you choose to use a third-party application or service, the use of your information by the third party will be governed by that party’s privacy policy.
In connection with business transfers (due to mergers and acquisitions).
For compliance purposes, such as when reasonably necessary to protect the security and safety of our users or Service, or when permitted by law.

We may also share de-identified or aggregated information that does not reasonably identify any individual.

Sponsorship and Advertising:

Sherman Academy relies on our sponsors, donors, and other contributors to provide funding necessary to provide the free Service to our users. From time to time, we permit third parties to sponsor content displayed on our Service.

Sponsored content will always be labeled (e.g., “Sponsored by ___”).
Sherman Academy does not share any of your personal information with these sponsors without your consent. We do not provide these sponsors with the ability to track or collect information about our site visitors or users.

Security of your personal information:

Sherman Academy is committed to securing your personal information.

Some of the ways in which we protect your personal information include:

We use reasonable organizational and technical safeguards designed to help protect the privacy and security of your personal information.
We use reasonable safeguards to protect our Service and your personal information, but no security measures are perfect.

Links to Third Parties:

The Service may link to and may be linked by websites operated by other entities or individuals. If we include links to third parties and you click on that link, you will be leaving Sherman Academy and the privacy policy of that third party applies. Similarly, if you see a link to Sherman Academy on a third party website, then the privacy policy of that third party applies.

For example:
- If you click on a link to Udemy, then you will go to Udemy’s website and Udemy’s privacy policy applies.
- If you are on the Sherman Academy Instagram page, the privacy policy of Instagram applies to that Sherman Academy Instagram page.
This Sherman Academy Privacy Policy does not apply to (and we cannot control the activities of) such other third party websites.
You should consult the privacy policies of those third party websites.

Changes to this Privacy Policy:

Sherman Academy may modify or revise this Privacy Policy from time to time. Sherman Academy will notify users of any changes to our Privacy Policy by posting the revised Privacy Policy with an updated date of revision on our Service. If we change this Policy in a material manner, we will do our best to notify you of the changes by posting a notice on our website. We recommend that you review the Privacy Policy each time you visit the Service to stay informed of our privacy practices.