Privacy Policy

Last Modified Date: April 15, 2025

Career Certified, LLC and its affiliates and subsidiaries, including The CE Shop LLC, Mbition LLC d/b/a Stringham Schools, Mbition LLC d/b/a American Home Inspectors Training, A.D. Banker & Company L.L.C, Ermann Associates, LLC d/b/a Amber Book, 1494961 B.C. Unlimited Liability Company, d/b/a AnalystPrep, Exam Pros, LLC d/b/a My Contractors License, and Contractor Book Warehouse LLC, (collectively, the “Company,” “we,” “our,” or “us”) values the privacy of our customers, individuals interested in our business, users of our LMS systems, and visitors to our host of websites (collectively, “you” and “your”), including but not limited to careercertified.com, theceshop.com, mbitiontolearn.com, stringhamschools.com, AHIT.com, adbanker.com, amberbook.com, analystprep.com, mycontractorslicense.com, and contractorbookwarehouse.com (collectively, the “Site”).

We provide this privacy policy (“Privacy Policy”) to describe and explain our information collection practices, commitment to data security, and the process to exercise certain privacy rights. This Privacy Policy applies to information collected when you use the Site, purchase any of the products offered on the Site (“Products”), or when you interact with any other website that links to this Privacy Policy, which collects personal information that identifies, relates to, describes, is reasonably capable of being associated with, or could reasonably be linked, directly or indirectly, with a particular consumer or household, as defined by applicable privacy laws (“Personal Information”).

By accessing and using the Site containing a link to this Privacy Policy, receiving the Products, or otherwise providing us with Personal Information, you agree to the terms and conditions of this Privacy Policy and any updates we make to it. If you do not agree to the terms and conditions of this Privacy Policy, then please do not provide us with your information. Please note, however, that if you choose to limit the information that you provide to us while using the Site, you may not be able to use or participate in certain features of the Site.

1. REVISIONS AND UPDATES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY

We reserve the right to revise or update this Privacy Policy at any time, and you should periodically review the Privacy Policy to learn of any revisions or updates. If the revision or update is material, we will provide you notification via email or via the Site; however, for non-material revisions or updates, we will notify you by posting the revised or updated Privacy Policy and its “Last Modified Date” on the Site. Using the Site thereafter constitutes your agreement to and acceptance of the Privacy Policy and its revisions or updates.

2. COLLECTION OF PERSONAL INFORMATION

We collect Personal Information about you in various ways, including:

• Directly from you;

• Automatically when you use the Site; and

• From third parties.

a. Personal Information from You

The Company may collect Personal Information directly from you when you use the Site. For example, when you register for an account, pay for the Products, or complete your course. The Company collects the following types of Personal Information:

• Identifiers, including name, telephone number, postal address, email address, date of birth, financial and bank information, driver’s license number, social security number;

• Information Listed in the California Customer Records Statute, including name, postal address, telephone number, social security number, driver’s license number, employment information and history, financial and bank information;

• Legally Protected Characteristics under California or Federal Law, including race, gender, marital status, military or veteran status, age;

• Commercial Purchasing Information, including products or services purchased, obtained, or considered and other purchasing or consuming histories and tendencies;

• Biometric Information, including photos of users;

• Education Information, including employment status, professional license number, and history;

• Employment Information, including social security number, driver’s license number.

• Order Information, including name, shipping address, and financial information.

• Sensitive Personal Information, including social security number, driver’s license number.

Special Category Information

Some of the information that we may collect as a result of providing the Products is particularly sensitive (e.g., social security number and driver’s license number). We only collect this information as provided by or consented by you.

Such sensitive information is only shared for the purpose of providing the Products you request or as consented for and will not be shared or used by us for any other purposes.

b. Personal Information Automatically Collected

The Company and third-party service providers may automatically collect information about you when you use the Site. This information is primarily needed to maintain the security and operation of the Site, and for our internal analytics so that we can improve our Services and Site. This information includes:

• Identifiers, including IP address, cookies;

• Internet or Other Electronic Network Activity Information, including browsing history, browser and device information, hardware model, software, preferred language, unique device identifiers, advertising identifiers, network information, clickstreams, search history, information regarding your interaction with our Site, cookies, pixel tags, browser version, IP address, entry and exit pages, various operating system; and

• Geolocation, including IP address.

i. Cookies

Like many other websites, we and our partners use cookies (a small, removable data file that is stored by the web browser on your computer that identifies your computer and browser when you visit the Site or purchase the Products) and various technologies to collect and store information, and this may include sending one or more cookies or anonymous identifiers to your device. You can disable cookies by turning them off in your browser, however, some areas of the Site may not function properly if you do so. We use cookies to help us improve your access to the Site and identify repeat visitors to the Site. For instance, when we use a cookie to identify you, you do not have to log in a password more than once, thereby saving time and improving efficiency while on the Site. Cookies can also enable us to track and target the interests of our users to enhance the experience on the Site. Usage of a cookie is in no way linked to any personally identifiable information on the Site.

Please be aware that some of our business partners may use cookies or other methods of tracking and targeting use on the Site. However, we do not have access to nor control over these cookies and this Privacy Policy does not extend to such third parties or third-party cookies.

ii. Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics on the Site to help us analyze the traffic on the Site. For more information on Google Analytics’ processing of Personal Information, please see http://www.google.com/policies/privacy/partners/ You may opt out of the use of Google Analytics here: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.

iii. Do-Not-Track

Many web browsers include a Do Not Track (“DNT”) feature or setting that signals your preference not to have data about your online browsing activities monitored and collected. However, there is currently no uniform standard for recognizing and implementing the DNT signals. As such, the Company does not monitor or respond to DNT browser requests. If a standard is adopted that we must follow in the future, then we will inform you about that practice in a revised version of this Privacy Policy.

c. Personal Information from Third Parties

In addition to collecting some Personal Information directly from you, we may collect Personal Information from third parties including our Affiliates and Subsidiaries, data providers, and regulatory agencies where permitted and required by law. You agree that the third-party providers of data, not the Company, are responsible for maintaining your information with proper and sufficient accuracy and authority in accordance with all governing laws and regulations. We make no effort to verify any information for any purpose, including accuracy, legality, or non-infringement that we properly receive from third parties.

We may also receive information about you from social media platforms, such as when you interact with us on those platforms or access our social media content. Please note that the information we may receive from those third-party sites (such as Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and YouTube) is governed by the privacy settings, policies and/or procedures of the applicable platform, and we strongly encourage you to review them before submitting any information using a social media platform.

3. PURPOSE OF COLLECTION

The Company processes Personal Information to do the following:

• Provide the Site, Products, and information that you request from us;

• Enhance, develop, and improve the Site and the Products;

• Notify you about any changes to the Site or any of the Products;

• Provide you with information regarding your transactions with us, usage of the Products, or transactions with third parties on your behalf;

• Provide a more personalized experience and recognize you when you return to the Site;

• Perform services on our behalf by our Affiliates or other unaffiliated companies, such as managing hosting services or processing services to facilitate our business and the provision of services to you;

• Maintain the security and integrity of the Site and our IT systems;

• Analyze transactions, trends, and statistics regarding the use of the Products;

• Analyze user traffic with respect to various services available through the Site to allow for a more customized and enjoyable user experience;

• Contact you regarding your transactions with us, your usage of the Products or transactions, or to contact you with information that may be of use or interest to you;

• Support our internal and business operations, including marketing and advertising;

• Fulfill any other purpose for which you provide it;

• Fulfill any legal or regulatory requirements and any of our internal policies;

• Fulfill other purposes disclosed at the time of collection;

• Enforce separate agreements between you and us, enforce this Privacy Policy, or in connection with a transaction with similar effect;

• For any other purpose with your consent; and

• As otherwise set forth in this Privacy Policy.

4. DISCLOSURE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION

We do not sell, share, rent, or otherwise disclose the Personal Information collected from the purchase of Products or on the Site, to third parties for monetary or other valuable consideration, unless otherwise stated below or with your consent:

• Parent Companies, Subsidiaries, & Affiliates. We may disclose Personal Information about you to our Parent Companies, Subsidiaries, and Affiliates;

• Regulatory Agencies and Insurance Industry Associates. We may disclose Personal Information about you to regulatory agencies to comply with state regulatory requirements, such as state licensure rules and state taxation requirements. We may also disclose to insurance industry associates, such as the National Insurance Producer Registry Gateway, Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System (NMLS), and other similar entities, to enable you to do business for them, obtain information from, or make certifications or other filings on your behalf.

• Business Partners. We may share your Personal Information with our business partners to provide you with a product or service you have requested. We may also share your Personal Information to business partners with whom we jointly offer the Products.

• Service Providers & Contractors. We may share your Personal Information with contractors, service providers, and other third parties we use to support our business, including but not limited to internal and business operations, security, proctoring, and payment processing, and who are bound by contractual obligations to keep Personal Information confidential and use it only for the purposes for which we disclose it to them;

• Advertising Partners. We may share your Personal Information with third party advertising partners, such as Google Display Advertising and Remarketing services. These advertising partners may use first- and third-party cookies together to inform, optimize, and serve ads based on your past visits to the Site. You can opt out of these services using the Ads Preferences Manager or you can use the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on. These advertising partners may use this information (and similar information collected from other services) for purposes of delivering personalized advertisements to you when you visit digital properties within their networks, commonly referred to as “interest-based advertising.”

• Real Estate Firms. We may disclose your Personal Information to real estate firms as a part of your participation in the Agent Start program.

• Referrals. We may disclose your Personal Information to your referral source, the referring third party that led you to the Site.

• In The Event of Merger, Sale, Divestitures, or Change of Control. We may transfer or assign Personal Information to a buyer or other successor in the event of a merger, divestiture, restructuring, reorganization, dissolution, or other sale or transfer of some or all of our assets, whether as a going concern or as part of bankruptcy, liquidation, or similar proceeding, in which Personal Information held by us about the Site users is among the assets transferred.

• Other Disclosures. We may disclose your Personal Information if we have a good faith belief that disclosure of such information is helpful or reasonably necessary to: (i) comply with any court order, law, or legal process, including responding to any government, law enforcement, or regulatory request or complaint; enforce or apply our terms of use ("Terms of Use"), other agreements, including between you and us, and any other documents included or referenced therein (all of which are incorporated into and made a part of this Privacy Policy by this reference); (iii) fulfill the purpose for which you provide it; (iv) detect, prevent, or otherwise address fraud or security issues; or (v) protect against harm to our, your, or third parties’ rights, property, or safety.

We may share de-identified and/or aggregate analytics with third-party partners about how users interact with the Products or the Site, including usage patterns for certain programs, content, services, advertisements, promotions, and/or functionality available through the Site.

5. THIRD PARTY WEBSITE

The Site may link to third-party websites, online services, products, mobile applications and/or contain advertisements from third parties that are not affiliated with us—and which may link to other websites, services, or applications. Please be aware that we are not responsible for the privacy or practices of other websites or third parties, including those using the Company or our Affiliates and Subsidiaries branding. We do not make any guarantee regarding those third-party websites, services, or applications, and we are not liable for any loss or damage caused by the use of such sites. Any data collected by third parties is not covered by this Privacy Policy. You should review the policies of the third parties and contact them directly if you have any questions about their services or practices. This Privacy Policy covers only the Site and not any other website.

6. SURVEYS & CONTESTS

From time-to-time the Site may request information via surveys. Participation in these surveys is completely voluntary and you may choose whether or not to participate and therefore whether or not to disclose information sought by such surveys or contests. These surveys are in addition to and separate from any course completion surveys, which are mandatory. Information requested may include contact information (such as name and shipping address), and demographic information (such as zip code, age level). Survey information will be used for purposes of monitoring or improving the use and satisfaction of the Site. We may contact you regarding the surveys and contests to notify the winners and award prizes. You should carefully review the official rules of any survey or contest in which you participate, including any option to opt-out of receiving special offers and marketing material by unchecking the appropriate box when registering. We may share your information, as required by law or regulation, to third party regulatory agencies in order to comply with state regulatory requirements, such as state licensure rules and state taxation requirements. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact us via the Contact Us section below.

7. TESTIMONIALS

From time-to-time, we may display personal testimonials of yours received via email or as otherwise received from you by the Company. By accepting the Terms of Use, which incorporate this Privacy Policy, you consent to our use of any such personal testimonial. If you would like for us to remove your testimonial at any time, please contact us via the Contact Us section below, and we will promptly do so.

8. CHOICES

You have choices about how we use your information. Please understand that if you choose not to disclose information to us, it may affect your ability to use some features on the Site.

a. Cookies & Similar Technologies

You can set your browser to refuse all or some browser cookies, or to alert you when cookies are being sent. To learn how you can manage your Flash cookie settings, visit the Flash player settings page on Adobe's website. If you disable or refuse cookies, please note that some parts of this site may then be inaccessible or not function properly.

b. Marketing

From time to time if you have supplied your email address and contact information, the Company and its affiliates may send you marketing or informational emails. If you do not wish to have your information used by us to promote the Products or third parties’ products or services, you may opt out of these communications and any future contact from us by contacting us as specified in the Contact Us section below. If we have sent you a promotional email and you wish to stop receiving certain emails, please click the "unsubscribe" link at the bottom of the email. This opt out does not apply to information provided to us as a result of a product purchase, surveys or contests, product service experience or other transactions.

c. Advertising

Advertisements appearing on the Site may be delivered by advertising partners, who may set cookies. These cookies allow the ad server to recognize your computer each time they send you an online advertisement to compile information about you or others who use your computer. This information allows ad networks to, among other things, deliver targeted advertisements that they believe will be of most interest to you. This Privacy Policy covers the use of cookies by us and does not cover the use of cookies by any advertisers.

We and our service providers may use information about your interactions with the Site to predict your interests and select the ads you see on and off the Site. This is known as interest-based advertising. We may also use the information we have collected from you to enable us to display advertisements to our advertisers' target audiences. Even though we do not disclose your Personal Information for these purposes without your consent, if you click on or otherwise interact with an advertisement, the advertiser may assume that you meet its target criteria. In providing interest-based ads, we follow the Self-Regulatory Principles for Online Behavioral Advertising developed by the Digital Advertising Alliance ("DAA"). We do not control third parties' collection or use of your information to serve interest-based advertising. However, these third parties may provide you with ways to choose not to have your information collected or used in this way.

For more information about interest-based advertising and how you can opt out, visit:

• Digital Advertising Alliance: http://www.aboutads.info/choices

• Network Advertising Initiative: http://www.networkadvertising.org/choices/

9. MINORS

We do not knowingly collect or solicit Personal Information on individuals under the age of 18. You are required to verify that you are 18 years of age or older when you register. If you are under the age of 18, you must have parental or guardian consent prior to providing any information to or on the Site or through any of its features, use any of the interactive or public comment features of the Site, or provide any Personal Information about yourself to the Company. If we learn that we have inadvertently collected or received Personal Information from a person under the age of 18, other than where such Personal Information has been provided with parental or guardian consent, we will delete that information as quickly as possible.

If you believe that we, with the exception of where such Personal Information has been provided with parental or guardian consent, may have any Personal Information from or about a person under the age of 18, please contact us as specified in the Contact Us section below. We encourage parents to monitor their children’s Internet usage and/or to use web filtering technology to supervise their children’s access to the Internet.

10. CONFIDENTIALITY & SECURITY

The Company utilizes a number of security technologies, policies and procedures that are designed to protect your Personal Information from unauthorized access, use or disclosure. We have implemented security technologies on the network, server, and application levels and use secure (“SSL”) connections and encryption policies designed to protect against the loss, misuse and alteration of your Personal Information during transmission. We cannot, however, control the manner in which your Personal Information is transmitted to us, either by you or a third party acting on your behalf, or the manner in which regulatory agencies may require disclosure of your Personal Information to them. Our procedures regarding the handling of your Personal Information are designed to comply with the requirements of United States laws and regulations. When contracting with service providers and/or contractors, we take appropriate steps to ensure that such third parties are required to maintain adequate protection of your information. We take precautions to protect the sensitive information you submit; your information is protected both online and offline. Only employees who need the information to perform a specific job (for example, billing or customer service) are granted access to personally identifiable information.

11. RETENTION PERIOD

We will only keep your Personal Information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law (such as tax, accounting, student records or other legal requirements).

12. TRANSFER OF PERSONAL INFORMATION TO A THIRD COUNTRY

The Site is hosted in the United States and are intended solely for individuals located within the United States. If you do not reside in the United States and provide Personal Information to us, please note that your Personal Information will be transferred, processed, collected, used, accessed and/or stored in the United States and subject to U.S. laws. The laws in the United States may not provide the same protections for your Personal Information as the jurisdiction in which you are located. Do not provide your Personal Information to us if you do not want this information to be transferred or processed outside of your country, or if the laws in your country restrict such transfers.

13. AGENT START

We participate in the Agent Start program. You must consent to participate in this program prior to enrollment. As a part of your enrollment and participation in this program, we will collect, process, and share your Personal Information with third party vendors and contractors. For more information on the Agent Start program, please visit https://www.theceshop.com/legal.

14. CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS’ PRIVACY RIGHTS

This section explains how we collect, use, and disclose Personal Information about users, customers, and visitors who reside in California (“consumers” or “you”). It also explains certain rights afforded to consumers under California’s Shine the Light law and the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (“CCPA”), as revised and updated by the California Privacy Rights Act (“CPRA”). This section uses certain terms that have the meaning given to them in the CCPA including Personal Information. “Personal Information” for purposes of this Privacy Policy is as defined by applicable laws.

The following section does not apply to individuals who do not live in California on a permanent basis, individuals who we do not collect Personal Information about, or individuals for whom all of the information we collect is exempt from California laws.

a. Categories of Personal Information Collected

We may collect (and have collected during the 12-month period prior to the “Last Modified” date of this Privacy Policy) the above categories of Personal Information about you in the Collection of Personal Information section above.

b. Purpose of Collection

We may use (and may have used during the 12-month period prior to the “Last Modified” date of this Privacy Policy) your Personal Information for the business or commercial purposes described in the Purpose of Collection section above.

c. Sources of Personal Information

During the 12-month period prior to the “Last Modified Date” of this Privacy Policy, we may obtain (and may have obtained) Personal Information about you from the sources identified in the Collection of Personal Information section above.

d. Selling and Sharing Personal Information

The definitions of Personal Information, ‘share,’ and ‘sale’ under CCPA are broad. Like many companies, we use services that help deliver interest-based ads and personalization to you, which may involve transfer Personal Information to business partners for their use, such as Google Analytics. Please see Google Analytics section above on how to opt-out of Google Analytics.

During the 12-month period prior to the “Last Modified Date” of this Privacy Policy, we may have shared or disclosed the following categories of Personal Information about you for a business or commercial purpose with certain categories of third parties, as described below:

e. California Consumer Privacy Rights

Under California’s “Shine the Light” law, California residents have the right to request in writing from businesses with whom they have an established business relationship, (a) a list of the categories of Personal Information, such as name, e-mail and mailing address and the type of services provided to the customer, that a business has disclosed to third parties (including affiliates that are separate legal entities) during the immediately preceding calendar year for the third parties’ direct marketing purposes; and (b) the names and addresses of all such third parties. To request the above information, please contact us as directed in the Contact Us section below with a reference to California Disclosure Information.

Under CCPA, consumers have certain rights regarding their Personal Information, as described below.

• Right of Access: You have the right to request, twice in a 12-month period, that we disclose to you the following information about you, limited to the preceding twelve (12) months:

  • The categories of Personal Information that we collected about you;

  • The categories of sources from which the Personal Information is collected;

  • The business or commercial purpose for collecting or selling Personal Information;

  • The categories of third parties with whom we share Personal Information;

  • The specific pieces of Personal Information that we have collected about you;

  • The categories of Personal Information that we disclosed about you for a business purpose or sold to third parties; and

  • For each category of Personal Information identified, the categories of third parties to whom the information was disclosed or sold.

• Right of Deletion: You have the right to request that we delete any Personal Information about you which we have collected from you, subject to exceptions within the law.

• Right to Opt-Out: You have the right to opt-out of the disclosure of Personal Information about you for monetary or other valuable consideration.

• Right to Opt-In: We have actual knowledge that we collect, share, or sell the Personal Information of minors under the age of 18 with parental or guardian consent.

• Right to Limit Use and Disclosure of Sensitive Personal Information: You may request specific limitations on further sharing, use, or disclosure of your Sensitive Personal Information that is collected or processed for “the purpose of inferring characteristics about a consumer.” However, we do not collect or process Sensitive Personal Information for this purpose.

• Right to Correction: You have the right to request that we maintain accurate Personal Information about you and correct any Personal Information about you which we have collected from you, subject to exceptions within the law.

If you would like to exercise your California privacy rights, please refer to the Consumer Requests and Verification section below.

15. CONSUMER REQUESTS AND VERIFICATION

a. Right to Non-Discrimination

We may not discriminate against you because you exercise any of your rights under CCPA, including, but not limited to:

• Denying goods or services to you;

• Charging different prices or rates for goods or services, including through the use of discounts or other benefits or imposing penalties;

• Providing a different level or quality of goods or services to you; or

• Suggesting that you will receive a different price or rate for goods or services or a different level or quality of goods or services.

b. Verifying Requests

You may request to exercise your rights of access, deletion, or correction under CCPA by contacting us as described in the Contact Us section below. To help protect your privacy and maintain security, we will take steps to verify your identity before processing your request. If you request access to or deletion of your Personal Information, we may require you to provide any of the following information: name, date of birth, email address, telephone number, or postal address. When you make such a request, you can expect the following:

• As required under applicable law, we will verify your identity. You will need to provide us with your email address and full name. We may ask for additional information if needed.

• We will confirm that you want your information accessed, corrected, and/or deleted.

• We will confirm our receipt of your request within 10 days. If you have not received a response within a few days after that, please let us know by contacting us at the webpage or phone number listed below.

• We will respond to your request within 45 days upon receipt of your request. If necessary, we may need an additional period of time, up to another 45 days, but we will reply either way within the first 45-day period and, if we need an extension, we will explain why.

• In certain cases, a request for access, correction, or deletion may be denied. For example, if we cannot verify your identity, the law requires that we maintain the information, if we need the information for internal purposes such as providing Products or completing an order, or if we must keep the information pursuant to state or federal laws. If we deny your request, we will explain why we denied it and delete any other information that is not protected and subject to denial.

c. Authorized Agents

You may designate an authorized agent to request any of the above rights on your behalf. You may make such a designation by providing the agent with written permission, signed by you, to act on your behalf. Your agent may contact us as described in the Contact Us section below to make a request on your behalf. Even if you choose to use an agent, we may, as permitted by law, require:

• The authorized agent to provide proof that you provided signed permission to the authorized agent to submit the request;

• You to verify your identity directly with us; or

• You to directly confirm with us that you provided the authorized agent permission to submit the request.

16. REVIEWING AND UPDATING YOUR INFORMATION

You may access and update your Personal Information by logging into your account, select “My Profile” and make the necessary updates. You may also contact us as specified in the Contact Us section below. Any revisions you provide to your Personal Information will be applied in our records but may not be updated in the records of the third parties to which we have provided your data at your request. If you would like to review and correct the Personal Information that has been provided to third parties, you will need to contact them directly.

17. CONTACT US

If you have any questions or concerns regarding our privacy practices, your privacy rights, or this Privacy Policy, please use one of the following methods to contact us:

Email: privacy@careercertified.com.

Toll-free Number: 888-559-7354