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Privacy Policy

Updated March 28, 2023

Agriculture Education Services and Technology, Inc. (DBA Agricultural Education Services and Technology, Inc., AEST) respects your privacy and has adopted this Privacy and Cookies Policy for the business activities described below (hereinafter “Privacy Policy”). This Privacy Policy is global in nature and describes our data protection practices and the types of information that you provide to us; information we may collect automatically in the operation of our websites, web pages, and emails that link to this Privacy Policy (collectively this Site(s)); users of our products and services; individuals purchasing study aides, exam credits, and practice tests; and Personal Data (as defined below) that we may receive from credentialing agencies or collect from you on behalf of ourselves, credentialing agencies, or test sponsors. This Privacy Policy is also applicable to those individuals who desire to access, manage, publish, and provide their current credential status to their designated and authorized third parties (for example employers and background checking firms).

The rights and responsibilities described in our Privacy Policy do not cover third party websites that may be linked to our Site(s) or referred to on this Site(s). These third party websites have their own privacy policies and we encourage you to read and review them.

This Privacy Policy describes:

  • YOUR RIGHTS & RESPONSIBILITIES
  • OUR RIGHTS & RESPONSIBILITIES
  • CATAGORIES OF PERSONAL DATA COLLECTED
  • PURPOSE FOR COLLECTING USER’S PERSONAL INFORMATION
  • RETENTION & DISPOSAL OF PERSONAL INFORMATION
  • USE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION & DISCLOSURE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION TO THIRD PARTIES
  • DISCLOSURE & TRANSFER OF INFORMATION
  • OTHER DISCLOSURE & TRANSFER OF INFORMATION
  • WE MAY USE DE-IDENTIFIED INFORMATION
  • THIRD PARTY WEBSITES & SOCIAL MEDIA
  • INFORMATION RECEIVED FROM INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDERS THROUGH THIS SITE
  • METHOD OF COLLECTION OF PERSONAL DATA YOU PROVIDE ON A VOLUNTARY BASIS
  • PROTECTION OF PERSONAL INFORMATION
  • QUALITY OF PERSONAL DATA
  • DATA ACCESS & CORRECTIONS
  • CREDENTIALING & CERTIFICATION TESTING SERVICES
    • Description of Credentialing & Certification Testing Services
    • Personal Data Collected at the Time of User Account Registration for Credentialing & Certification Testing Services
    • Services Provided by AEST Approved Testing Sites/Institutions
  • ONLINE PROCTORED TESTING SERVICES
    • Description of Online Proctored Testing Services
    • Personal Data Collected for Online Proctored Testing Services
  • INFORMATION POLICY RELATING TO TESTING SITE/INSTITUTION ACCOUNT REQUESTS
    • Testing Site/Institution Account Requests
    • Information Access & Corrections
  • HIRE.AG ONLINE JOB BOARD
    • Description of Hire.AG Online Job Board
    • Personal Data Collected at the time of User Account Registration for Hire.Ag
    • Other Information that We Collect
  • E-COMMERCE
    • Description of E-commerce Services
    • Personal Data Collected for Ecommerce Services
  • INFORMATION FROM CHILDREN
  • STUDENT DATA INTEGRITY & STUDENT INFORMATION RELEASE AUTHORIZATION FORM
  • EMAIL NEWSLETTERS
  • PROTECTION OF CREDIT CARD INFORMATION
  • LINKS TO THIRD PARTY WEBSITES
  • RESOLUTION OF CONCERNS
  • COOKIES
  • CONSENT & ACKNOWLEDGMENT
  • CHANGE OF PURPOSE
  • PRIVACY POLICY UPDATES
  • HOW TO CONTACT US

YOUR RIGHTS & RESPONSIBILITIES

You agree that by visiting and/or providing, transmitting, or having another party you have authorized provide or transmit your Personal Data to us on any of our Sites, you are accepting the practices described in this Privacy Policy and any updates made to this Privacy Policy. It is your responsibility to read this Privacy Policy and check for updates on a regular basis. By continuing to use our Site, products or services after such updates have been made you are agreeing to be bound by any changes to this Privacy Policy.  You agree that by accessing our website or signing up for our services, you allow us to use your Personal Data according to this Privacy Policy. This Privacy Policy applies to all of our products, software, services, mobile applications, and websites as accessed from time to time by you, regardless if the use is in connection with an account or not.

You are never required to provide us with your Personal Data. If you do not agree to this Privacy Policy, please do not provide, transmit or allow anyone else to provide or transmit your Personal Data to us; however, if you decide to not provide to us your Personal Data it may affect our ability to allow you to register, schedule, and take a test administered and delivered by us on behalf of the credentialing agency; or to provide to you any other products or services offered.

You agree that we may collect or receive, use, process, disclose, transfer and retain your Personal Data as described herein. This Privacy Policy governs your use of any and all of our Sites our, testing services, and in purchasing our products and services in general. We will use your Personal Data only for the purposes set forth herein.

As the subject of the Personal Data collected, you have rights related to the Personal Data that we hold about you.

At any time you have the right to:

  • Request access to the information we hold, use, or disclose about you.
  • Ask us to correct or ask how to correct any inaccurate or incomplete information we have about you or request us to make the corrections.
  • Request us to delete your information from our records.
  • Withdraw consents you have given, where our collection and use is based upon your consent.
  • Ask us to send a copy of your Personal Data to a third party in a data portable format, subject to the approval of your credentialing agency.

You may request access, correction, or deletion of the Personal Data you have submitted by contacting an AEST customer service representative at AEST@ffbf.org, by logging into your account, or calling our toll-free number at 1 (855) 315-8745.

OUR RIGHTS & RESPONSIBILITIES

We will provide you access to these Rights and Responsibilities and any subsequent updates.

We encourage you to periodically review this Privacy Policy to learn more about our information practices as they change over time. We reserve the right to update this Privacy Policy periodically, without notice. A change in the effective date will indicate that the Privacy Policy has been updated. Any changes to our Privacy Policy will become effective upon posting of the revised Privacy Policy on our Site(s). Your use of our Site(s), and any of our products and services following such changes constitutes your acceptance of the revised Privacy Policy then in effect.

We rely on the following legal grounds to process your Personal Data:

  • Performance of a contract. We may need to collect and process your Personal Data as necessary to perform services subject to a contractual agreement with you. Examples of our legal grounds to process your Personal Data as being necessary for the performance of a contract include, but are not limited to: (i) when you make an online purchase in order for the purpose of allowing us to deliver the purchased product; and (ii) when you register and schedule to take a credentialing agency’s test on AEST’s website you will be entering into a Candidate/Student Agreement by and between you, AEST and the credentialing agency for the purpose of permitting us to collect, use, transfer, process and store your Personal Data consistent with this Privacy Policy.
  • Consent. Where we ask you for your consent, we will collect and use your Personal Data only to the extent you have consented.
  • Legitimate interests. We may use your Personal Data for our legitimate interests for the purposes of improving our products and services and improving the content of our Site(s); and improving our applications and systems; and for the legitimate interest of our test sponsors.

AEST, Inc. will at all times protect your Personal Data with operational, administrative, technical, and physical security safeguards.

We do not disclose your Personal Data to third parties unless otherwise stated herein.

CATAGORIES OF PERSONAL DATA COLLECTED

Depending on the Services, we may collect the following data in order to manage day to day business needs including, but not limited to, providing you with our services, performing services on behalf of a business, payment processing and financial account management, business planning and forecasting, system improvements, security and fraud prevention, and compliance with legal and regulatory obligations:

  • Identifiers such as a real name, postal address, unique personal identifiers, Internet Protocol (IP) address, account name, email address, or other similar identifiers
  • Geolocation data
  • Professional or employment-related information
  • Education information

PURPOSE FOR COLLECTING USER’S PERSONAL DATA

Personal data is relevant to the purposes for which it is used and to the extent necessary for those purposes, should be accurate, complete, and up-to-date. AEST does not share information with outside entities.

AEST collects personal data for the following purposes:

  • Verification of identity;
  • Proper delivery of test results;
  • Certificate verification;
  • Proof of eligibility for account approval;
  • Performance of a contract; and/or
  • Legitimate interests for the purpose of improving our products and services.

RETENTION & DISPOSAL OF PERSONAL INFORMATION

We will continue to process your data until you delete your account or until this network is no longer active. If AEST, Inc. also acts as a Data Controller, we will keep your data until all the networks provided by AEST, Inc. that you are a member of are no longer active or until you delete your account.

AEST has implemented policies and procedures to erase or otherwise destroy personal information collected once the information is identified for destruction.

USE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION & DISCLOSURE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION TO THIRD PARTIES

We use Personal Data to provide services and information, to administer testing programs, to administer testing programs on behalf of your credentialing agency, and for our legitimate purposes in operating our business. Examples of our use or disclosure of your Personal Data include, but is not limited to:

  • Providing test delivery services to you, including test scheduling and administration, maintaining the integrity of the testing process, and score reporting as directed by your credentialing agency.
  • Providing candidates further information about certification, credentialing, and employment.
  • Our legitimate business purposes as needed to manage day to day business needs including, but not limited to, performing services on behalf of a business, payment processing and financial account management, business planning and forecasting, security and fraud prevention, and compliance with legal and regulatory obligations.

DISCLOSURE AND TRANSFER OF INFORMATION

We will comply with the privacy and data collection laws of the jurisdiction of the individual from whom the information is being collected. Our computer operations are currently based in the United States. The Internet is a global environment. By using this Site and sending information and Personal Data to us electronically, you consent to trans-border and international transmission of any data that you may choose to supply us to any country in the world, including countries without an adequate level of data protection. Information and Personal Data transmissions to this Site and emails sent to us may not be secure. Given the inherent operation and nature of the Internet, all Internet transmissions are done at the user’s own risk.

OTHER DISCLOSURE & TRANSFER OF INFORMATION

We may disclose Personal Data in the following situations: (a) in response to a subpoena, court order or legal process, to the extent permitted and required by law; (b) to protect your security, or the security of other persons, consistent with applicable law; (c) to address actual or suspected fraud or other illegal activities; (d) in connection with a sale, joint venture or other transfer of some or all of the assets of AEST, Inc.; (e) where you explicitly agree to allow Agriculture Education Services and Technology, Inc. to disclose your Personal Data to select third parties; and (f) to our subcontractors and/or agents (such as, those third parties hosting one or more of our website’s; processing credit card transactions and payments; fulfilling and processing orders; assisting us with marketing and promotions; collecting web analytics data, etc.), including independent testing sites and institutions solely for the purpose of enabling them to perform services on our behalf.

In the event that Personal Data is transferred from the application server file space to an authorized user’s computer, the information is transferred using a secure, encrypted method.  AEST limits access to your personal data to authorized users based on the information they need to do their job and provide exceptional service to our users.

By registering for a test through us, or in cases when we receive your Personal Data from another person acting upon your direction and on your behalf, you agree that your Personal Data can be transmitted in the situations outlined above.

In certain situations, we may be required to disclose Personal Data in response to lawful requests by public authorities, including to meet national security or law enforcement requirements.

We do not provide your Personal Data to any third parties who are not connected with the services we provide or relate to such products or services unless you agree. Except as disclosed in this Privacy Policy, we will not provide your Personal Data to third parties.

WE MAY USE DE-IDENTIFIED INFORMATION

We may use data and information about you that has been “de-identified” (data from which your name or any personally identifying information has been removed, or the data has been combined with other people’s data in such a way that it is no longer associated with you) for any purpose — it is no longer Personal Data.

THIRD PARTY WEBSITES & SOCIAL MEDIA

We may also collect information via third party websites such as Google, or via social media such as Instagram and Facebook. This information may include your name, address, username, email address, website visited, content posted, IP address, nationality, language, and other publicly available demographics. This information is used to improve the products and services that we offer, to identify and resolve customer service issues, and to provide the information and services you request.

INFORMATION RECEIVED FROM INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDERS THROUGH THIS SITE

This Site receives information that is automatically generated by a user’s Internet service provider (ISP), browser or mobile device. This information may include the IP address, the associated URLs, domain names, the browser type, the approximate location of the ISP’s servers, the pages of our Site that the user views, and any search terms entered on this Site. This information may be collected for system administration purposes, to gather broad demographic information and to monitor the level of activity on the Site. We will process your data for statistical purposes that allow us to prepare reports, determine how many people visit our website and to improve our services. The reports that we generate will only contain aggregated data in a way that does not allow the identification of individuals. We reserve the right to link this information to your Personal Data in order to protect the integrity of our system and for security purposes.

METHOD OF COLLECTION OF PERSONAL DATA YOU PROVIDE ON A VOLUNTARY BASIS

We will collect, store and process information about you if you voluntarily provide us with such information in connection with the following:

  • filling in a form on any of our websites;
  • filling in a physical registration card;
  • opting in to receive marketing information with us;
  • creating an on-line account with us and managing your preferences;
  • contacting us by telephone or face to face (e.g. in the context of scheduling an exam);
  • sending us a letter, e-mail or social media message;
  • subscribing to receive a service from us (e.g. a newsletter, blog or by following us on social media);
  • requesting promotional information from us (e.g. information about any of our certification exams, conferences);
  • making purchases and providing payment information;
  • participating in a survey, competition or prize draw; or
  • contributing content to us (e.g. for social media spotlights, success stories, program highlights).

Providing your information is completely voluntary. 

PROTECTION OF PERSONAL INFORMATION

AEST implements a variety of security measures based on industry accepted practices to protect personal information collected from Users from loss, misuse, unauthorized access, modification or disclosure.  AEST protects your personal data by implementing security controls to protect against internal and external threats to data protection, but please be aware that despite our efforts, no data security measures can guarantee 100% security. Our data security measures include administrative, physical and technical controls to safeguard personal information collected from Users. By hosting our software on Microsoft Azure Cloud Infrastructure, additional layers of security services are in place that provides threat protection against web vulnerabilities.  All data collected from Users through this website is securely transmitted using 256-bit SSL encryption, the highest level of security available for today’s web browsers.

QUALITY OF PERSONAL DATA

It is the User’s responsibility to provide accurate information to AEST and to protect his/her personal data and maintain the confidentiality of his/her user information and password.  The User is responsible to immediately notify AEST of any unauthorized use of his/her account, breach of his/her account information or password.  AEST will not be liable for any loss that the User may incur as a result of someone else using the User’s username or password, either with or without his/her knowledge.

As a user, you must notify us of any changes or updates to the information you provide to ensure that it is up to date and accurate. We will diligently try to verify the authenticity of said data, reserving, if necessary and without prejudice to taking the corresponding actions, the right not to register or eliminate those users who have provided false or incomplete information. This verification does not imply in any case that we assume responsibility for any loss or damage that may arise from the misinterpretation or inaccuracy of the data provided. The user who provides the information is solely responsible for its accuracy.

DATA ACCESS & CORRECTIONS

You may request access, correction, or deletion of the Personal Data you have submitted by contacting an AEST customer service representative at AEST@ffbf.org or calling our toll-free number at 1 (855) 315-8745.  If a user is unable to access their information through their User account, they may submit a written request and present proof of proper authorization to:

Agriculture Education Services and Technology, Inc.

500 S. Florida Avenue, Suite 401

Lakeland, FL 33801

CREDENTIALING & CERTIFICATION TESTING SERVICES

Description of Credentialing & Certification Testing Services

We provide testing services as a service provider under the instructions of and on behalf of our credentialing agency (that act as an autonomous data controller) partners and we provide testing services on behalf of ourselves. The credentialing agency is the company or organization that offers certification and controls the test(s) that must be taken to secure such certification. We collect or receive Personal Data from certification testing candidates and from the credentialing agency. The information we may collect or receive includes, but is not limited to, your test registration, incident resolution (such as fraud prevention), collection of payment for testing services you’ve requested, and your test results of such testing. We use Personal Data in order to perform the testing services related to the administration and delivery of certification testing on behalf of the credentialing agency. Upon completion of your exam we may collect and score your test responses and then derive a test score and generate a report about your certification test results. In all cases, as it is necessary to perform the services, such scoring will be completed through automated means based on the criteria provided by your credentialing agency.

Providing your Personal Data is voluntary, but may be necessary if you wish to receive certification testing services. We will retain your Personal Data for as long as needed to provide our services and for such period of time as instructed by the credentialing agency. To the extent that you request AEST to delete your Personal Data, it may affect our ability to allow you to register, schedule, and take a test administered and delivered by us on behalf of the credentialing agency; or to provide to you any other products or services offered, and such deletion may affect your certification, dependent on the policy of your credentialing agency.

In addition to the Personal Data that we may collect or receive in registering a candidate (“you”) for certification testing the credentialing agency may also provide to us or instruct us to collect the following additional Personal Data, as necessary or appropriate, including, but not limited to: language, birthdate, employment information, previous examination history, education information, and source of financing for the test.

Depending upon the credentialing agency and/or test security requirements, you may be required to provide a form of identification with a photographic image for the purposes of identity verification and to protect the security and integrity of the test.

We will handle and treat all Personal Data collected or received by us in connection with certification in the manner as described in this Privacy Policy.

Personal Data Collected at the Time of User Account Registration for Credentialing & Certification Testing Services

AEST User accounts are created through the exam delivery platform, https://fbaest.com.

For Candidate/Student Account registrations, AEST may collect:

  • First and last name
  • Mailing address, including city, state, and zip
  • Birthdate
  • Email address
  • The institution (school) in which the user is enrolled

For Teacher/Proctor Account registrations, AEST may collect:

  • First and last name
  • Email address
  • Institution (School)(s) they are employed at and/or assigned to
  • Role/Position at institution (school)

For Testing Site/Institution (School) Account Registrations, AEST may collect:

  • Testing Site/Institution (School) name
  • Address including city, state and zip
  • County/Parish
  • Phone number
  • Director/Principal name
  • Director/Principal email address
  • Contact Name/Lead Teacher name
  • Contact/Lead Teacher email address
  • Approved payment types
Services Provided by AEST Approved Testing Sites/Institutions

Certain credentialing and certification tests are administered through independent approved testing sites and institutions. These approved testing sites and institutions are required to use any data collected in compliance with this Privacy Policy. If you have unaddressed concerns about an independent testing site or institution relating to certification or credentialing services provided by AEST, Inc. please contact us at AEST@ffbf.org or you may call us at 1 (855) 315-8745.

ONLINE PROCTORED TESTING SERVICES

Description of Online Proctored Testing Services

If a test sponsor offers their test outside of an AEST approved testing site/institution through online proctoring and if you choose to take the test through AEST Remote Proctoring, in addition to the requirements of Description of Credentialing and Certification Testing Services, you will be monitored over the Internet through your computer via your webcam and microphone. Online proctoring means that you will log on to a test platform through the internet to take your test and you will be monitored during your entire testing session in real-time so that your face, voice, desk and workspace will be captured and a recording may be made of these images for the purposes of test security and the integrity of the testing process. It is your responsibility to monitor your online proctored testing environment. You must make sure that only you will be recorded during your testing session and that no one else will be physically in the room where you are testing and that no one speaks to you during your testing session. If at any time during an online proctored testing session another person enters the work space or if another person’s voice is detected on the audio recording your testing session may be immediately terminated and the test stopped. If this event occurs you will not receive a test refund or be credited for any portion of the test fee.

The video and audio recordings are standard test procedures for all test sponsors’ online proctored tests and your video and audio recording will be used for purposes of identity verification, remote observation, incident resolution, such as fraud prevention, test security, and for the integrity of the test and the testing process. For more information about how the test sponsor may collect and use your Personal Data we encourage you to review the test sponsor’s privacy policy.

Personal Data Collected for Online Proctored Testing Services

All of the same Personal Data that we collect or receive as described in this policy applies to you when you register to take a test sponsor’s online proctored test. Prior to the start of your online proctored test you may be required to hold up your ID documentation, (for example your driver license, passport or other approved ID that the test sponsor designates) for the proctor to see, and it may be recorded on the video for the purpose of identity verification. The collection of such data is optional, but necessary if you choose to use the online proctoring function. You understand that if the session is recorded, the audio- and video-tapes of your testing session may be supplied to the relevant test sponsor and any of their appointed agents to assist with their management of your test.

INFORMATION POLICY RELATING TO TESTING SITE/INSTITUTION ACCOUNT REQUESTS

Testing Site/Institution Account Requests

Through the Site, an organization/institution may apply to become an approved AEST Testing Site/Institution. Providing business entity data is voluntary, but necessary for completing a New Testing Site/Institution Request form. You may stop completing the New Testing Site/Institution Request form at any time before submitting it. We will use the data you provide on the New Testing Site/Institution Request form to evaluate and qualify your application.

Information Access & Corrections

To access and correct any information supplied in a New Testing Site/Institution request form, please contact us at AEST@ffbf.org or call 1 (855) 315-8745.

HIRE.AG ONLINE JOB BOARD

Description of Hire.AG Online Job Board

Hire.Ag is an online job board (https://aest.ag/hire/) providing services to job seekers, called Candidates, to assist them with finding jobs relevant to their certifications and skills.  Hire.Ag offers job postings to companies and employers that may provide digital links to job applications on the company’s website.  Hire.Ag is part of Agriculture Education Services and Technology, Inc.

Our Privacy Policy does not apply to services offered by other companies or individuals, including products or websites that may be linked from our services. It also does not cover the information practices of other companies and organizations that advertise our services and that may use cookies, pixel tags and other technologies to serve and offer relevant ads.

Personal Data Collected at the Time of User Account Registration for Hire.Ag

Authorized Employer Representative and Candidate accounts are created through the job board, https://aest.ag/hire/.

For Employer Account registrations, AEST may collect:

  • Email address
  • Password
  • Company name
  • Company description
  • Company website
  • Company logo
  • Instagram handle
  • Facebook handle
  • LinkedIn handle

For Candidate registrations, AEST may collect:

  • First and last name
  • Display name
  • Email address
  • Password
Other Information that We Collect

When someone visits https://aest.ag/hire/ we use a third-party service, Google Analytics, to collect standard internet log information and details of visitor behavior patterns. We do this to find out things such as the number of visitors to the various parts of the site. This information is only processed in a way which does not identify anyone.

E-COMMERCE

Description of E-commerce Services

AEST’s e-commerce Sites provide you with the opportunity to purchase credentialing and certification tests related products and services. AEST, Inc. also provides e-commerce services on behalf of our test sponsors.

Personal Data Collected for Ecommerce Services

We clearly identify what information must be provided by you in order for us to deliver the various products, services, and information that you may have requested. Depending on your choices, we will require different types of information for these various products, services, and information. You may also choose to provide additional or optional information to enhance the services we may provide to you. The Personal Data that we may collect includes:

  • Contact and shipping information, as well as purchase history, and payment information.
  • Information regarding your use of the Site (i.e., pages visited, files downloaded).

INFORMATION FROM CHILDREN

We recognize the importance of protecting privacy where children are involved. We are committed to protecting children’s privacy and we comply fully with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) and similar laws and regulations. We do not knowingly collect Personal Data from children under the age of 13 nor do we direct our contents or information to them. If you are under 13 years of age, please do not give us personal information.

Therefore, prior to providing us with your personal data, you guarantee that you are over 13 years of age and that you are entirely responsible for this declaration and for the access and correct use of the website subject to the conditions of use and current legislation, both national and international, as well as the principles of good faith, morals and public order, and with the commitment to diligently observe any additional instruction that, in relation to such use and access, could be given by us.

You may be required by us at any time, so that we can verify your age, to provide a photocopy of your identity document that legally and unambiguously confirms your age. Failure to supply us with this information in the term indicated will entitle us to suspend or cancel your profile or any processing of your data. Any abuse or violation of these conditions and, in particular, those that affect minors, must be reported immediately to us.

If a child under the age of 13 has provided us with Personal Data, without a signed parental consent form, we ask that a parent or guardian contact us at AEST@ffbf.org or you may call us at 1 (855) 315-8745. If you are under 18, please be sure to read this Privacy Policy with your parent(s) or legal guardian(s) and ask questions about things you do not understand.

STUDENT DATA INTEGRITY & STUDENT INFORMATION RELEASE AUTHORIZATION FORM

AEST understands the importance of protecting children’s privacy online.  AEST is committed to following Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) (20 U.S.C. § 1232g; 34 CFR Part 99) and Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) (15 U.S.C § 6501), which are Federal laws to protect personal information of Users under the age of 13.

It is the User’s responsibility to protect his/her personal data and maintain the confidentiality of his/her user information and password.  The User is responsible to immediately notify AEST of any unauthorized use of his/her account, breach of his/her account information or password.  AEST will not be liable for any loss that the User may incur as a result of someone else using the User’s username or password, either with or without his/her knowledge.

A Student Information Release Authorization Form is available for the school district’s use to maintain on file for the validity of the certification (5 years).  It is recommended that the teacher, who is sitting the User for the exam, maintain on file the necessary form.

Florida Student Information Release Authorization Form

Louisiana Student Information Release Authorization Form

EMAIL NEWSLETTERS

We may use your email address to send you email newsletters about certification, credentialing, licensure, or academic admission testing. We may use third-party e-mail providers to deliver these communications to you. You may opt out of receiving the newsletter at any time by notifying us by email at AEST@ffbf.org or following the opt-out instructions provided in the email newsletter.

PROTECTION OF CREDIT CARD INFORMATION

Individuals who make online purchases will be asked to provide credit/debit card information, which may include payment instrument number (e.g., credit card), name and billing address, the security code associated with the credit/debit card information, and other financial data (“Payment Data”). AEST uses a secured payment processing platform and does not collect or store any Payment Data on our servers.

LINKS TO THIRD PARTY WEBSITES

We do not assume any responsibility derived from other privacy policies or practices performed by websites that have been accessed through hyperlinks located on this website and that are not managed directly by AEST, Inc. Therefore, we assume no responsibility in relation to the information contained in the websites of third parties or the consequences that may arise derived from such information. If any user observes that such links are contrary to law, morality and public order, you must inform us by sending an email to AEST@ffbf.org.

RESOLUTION OF CONCERNS

Agriculture Education Services and Technology, Inc. commits to resolve privacy or Personal Data use concerns about your privacy and our collection, use, transfer, or processing of your Personal Data. Individuals with inquires or concerns regarding this Privacy Policy should first contact Agriculture Education Services and Technology, Inc. at AEST@ffbf.org or you may call us at 1 (855) 315-8745.

Agriculture Education Services and Technology, Inc. endeavors to respond to your inquiry within 30 days. If you believe you have not received a timely acknowledgement of your inquiry or concern, or if you believe your inquiry or concern was not satisfactorily addressed by Agriculture Education Services and Technology, Inc. you should contact (at no charge) your state or national data protection authority.

COOKIES

We use browser cookies and similar technologies (collectively, “Cookies”) to collect and store certain information when you use, access, or interact with our Site(s). We may, for example, collect information about the type of device you use to access the Site(s), the operating system and version, your IP address, your general geographic location as indicated by your IP address, your browser type, the content you view and features you access on the Site(s), the web pages you view immediately before and after you access the Sites(s), whether and how you interact with content available on the Site(s), and the search terms you enter on the Site(s). For information about how we use Cookies and the choices you may have, please see below.

By using our Site(s), you agree to the our use of the cookies as described above for the collection of information in order to provide the products or services you have requested and for improvements, as we deem appropriate for our legitimate purposes, related to our products and services.  If you block cookies or cookies are not enabled on your computer, it will mean that your browsing or shopping experience on our websites will be limited. Some active content, movies and online shopping baskets, for example, may not work correctly.

Cookies. Cookies are small text files that a web server places on your computer or mobile device. Cookies contain information that can later be read by the web server that originally placed the cookie on your computer or mobile device.

Below is a list of the main type of cookies we use and what we use them for:

  • Strictly Necessary Cookies: These cookies are essential in order to enable you to move around the Site and use its features, such as accessing secure areas of this Site. Without these cookies services you have asked for, like shopping baskets or e-billing, cannot be provided.
  • Performance Cookies:These cookies collect information about how visitors use a website, for instance which pages visitors go to most often, and if they get error messages from web pages. Some of the performance cookies are analytics cookies using third party web analytics software, which allow us to understand more about how our Site is used. Performance cookies are not used to collect information that identifies a visitor. All information these performance cookies collect is aggregated and therefore anonymous. The aggregated data is only used by us to improve how our Site works. We might also use performance cookies to highlight our products or services which we think will be of interest to you based on your use of our Site. By using this Site you agree we may place these types of cookies on your device.
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CONSENT & ACKNOWLEDGMENT

AEST collects information from the User at the time of registration and requires the user to acknowledge they have read this privacy policy and that they consent to the collection, use, retention, disclosure, and disposal of their personal information as outlined in this Privacy Policy.

By not consenting and acknowledging the AEST Privacy Policy, the User will not be able to register.

CHANGE OF PURPOSE

If we wish to use your personal data for a new purpose, not covered by this Notice, then we will provide you with a new Notice explaining this new use prior to commencing the processing and setting out the relevant purposes and processing conditions. Where and whenever necessary, we will seek your prior consent to the new processing.

Prior to deletion AEST may anonymize data received from Users for the purpose of statistical analysis relating to certification standards.  Such anonymized data is no longer considered to be personal data and is not within the scope of personal information protection standards.

PRIVACY POLICY UPDATES

We reserve the right to update the terms of this Privacy Policy from time to time. We encourage you to visit and review this Privacy Policy periodically to ensure you agree with any changes or updates. We will post our revised privacy notice on our website and update the ‘Revision Date’ to reflect the date of the changes.

By continuing to use our website after we post any such changes or updates you accept the privacy notice as modified.

HOW TO CONTACT US

  • If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or have a request regarding your rights as a data subject, you may email AEST’s privacy representative at AEST@ffbf.org. You may also contact us at 1 (855) 315-8745.
  • Written correspondences can be mailed to:

Agriculture Education Services and Technology, Inc.

500 S. Florida Avenue, Suite 401

Lakeland, FL 33801

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