Proprietary Interest Disclosure Policy

Liberty Arts Academy has no financial obligations, partnerships or debts to any third-party organizations used in research and development of coursework.

• 1.1 The Liberty Arts Academy course developers have no financial obligations, partnerships or debts with any third-party organizations used in research and development of coursework.

• 1.2 All third party resources are for the sole use of developing materials and are adequately cited throughout the course curriculum as necessary.

• 1.3 No Liberty Arts Academy representative shall endorse third party organizations while writing or conducting a learning event for the purpose of personal profit or other benefit.

• 1.4 All Liberty Arts Academy employees or contractors involved with the development, delivery or evaluation of courses must disclose any prior or current organizations with which they have had a personal investment. All employees involved in course development must adhere to Liberty Arts Academy Proprietary Interest Disclosure Policy.

• 1.5 In the event that a partnership is created with a third-party organization, the relationship must be made clear in the course summary page found within the course and online.

  • 1.5.1 The relationship between the Academy and any third party must be disclosed prior to course purchase.

  • 1.5.2 Third-party partnerships are intended to enhance the learning experience.

  • 1.5.3 The success of a learning event cannot depend on the partnership of a third party partnership.

Violation

If the Proprietary Interest Disclosure Policy is violated by any Liberty Arts Academy employee involved with course development, delivery and evaluation, a warning will be issued and possible termination.Our trainers receive no additional commission for show and tell equipment. Trainers must disclose to class 

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Anti-Discrimination Policy

Liberty Arts Academy is committed to providing all learners, developers, planners, and instructors with a safe and supportive school environment. Members of the school community are expected to treat each other with respect. Teachers and other staff members are expected to teach and to demonstrate by example that all members of the community are entitled to respect.

Harassment of a student by another student or by a teacher or other staff member is a violation of school policy. This includes (but is not limited to) harassment based on race, national origin, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, or disability. Punishable harassment is conduct, including verbal conduct, (1) that creates (or will certainly create) a hostile environment by substantially interfering with a student's educational benefits, opportunities, or performance, or with a student's physical or psychological well-being; or (2) that is threatening or seriously intimidating.

Sexual harassment is a form of harassment that also violates school policy. Punishable sexual harassment is an unwelcome sexual advance or sexual conduct, including verbal conduct, (1) that is tied to a student's educational benefits, opportunities, or performance, or to a student's physical or psychological well-being; (2) that creates (or will certainly create) a hostile environment by substantially interfering with a student's educational benefits, opportunities, or performance, or with a student's physical or psychological well-being; or (3) that is threatening or seriously intimidating.

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Intellectual Property Rights Policy

In performance of learning events, Liberty Arts Academy will not infringe any patent, copyright, trade secret or other proprietary right of any person or entity. As needed, the Academy shall provide personnel who are appropriately trained and qualified to fulfill the obligations hereunder.

All works prepared by instructors and Liberty Arts Academy developers, in whatever stage of completion, shall remain the property of the respective parties, except in the instance of previously copyrighted materials used in the work that are known to be the property of another party. Works created prior to the start of the work contract with Liberty Arts Academy are the property of the creator.

All copyright interests of the works deliverable under the work contract are considered to be works made for hire and are the property of the Academy. Upon termination or expiration of the work contract, Instructor shall immediately deliver all materials and property belonging to or created for the Academy. Instructor will maintain rights to use developed works as co-ownership.

Permissions to use copyrighted intellectual property should be requested or purchased, and proof of permission granted needs to be kept on file. All copyrighted materials should be appropriately cited when used in the learning materials.

 

Privacy Policy

Privacy Notice

Effective Date:  June 1, 2019

This privacy notice discloses the privacy practices for LIBERTY ARTS ACADEMY and our website; http://www.libertyacademynyc.com This privacy notice applies solely to information collected by this website, except where stated otherwise. It will notify you of the following:

• What information we collect;

• With whom it is shared;

• How it can be corrected;

• How it is secured;

• How policy changes will be communicated; and

• How to address concerns over misuse of personal data.

 Information Collection, Use, and Sharing 
We are the sole owners of the information collected on this site. We only have access to/collect information that you voluntarily give us via email or other direct contact from you. We will not sell or rent this information to anyone. We will use your information to respond to you, regarding the reason you contacted us. We will not share your information with any third party outside of our organization, other than as necessary where required by law.Unless you ask us not to, we may contact you via email in the future to tell you about specials, new products or services, or changes to this privacy policy. Your Access to and Control Over Information 
You may opt out of any future contacts from us at any time. You can do the following at any time by contacting us via the email address or phone number provided on our website:

• See what data we have about you, if any.

• Change/correct any data we have about you.

• Have us delete any data we have about you.

• Express any concern you have about our use of your data

Security 
We take precautions to protect your information. When you submit sensitive information via the website, your information is protected both online and offline.

Wherever we collect sensitive information (such as credit card data), that information is encrypted and transmitted to us in a secure way. You can verify this by looking for a closed lock icon at the bottom of your web browser, or looking for "https" at the beginning of the address of the web page.

While we use encryption to protect sensitive information transmitted online, we also protect your information offline. Only employees who need the information to perform a specific job (e.g. billing or customer service) are granted access to personally identifiable information. The computers/servers on which we store personally identifiable information are kept in a secure environment.

Ensuring the privacy and security of learner recordsAll electronic records are secured through restricted password access and are firewall secure to prevent internal and external theft of such data. Paper records are maintained in locked and restricted access areas. All learner records are kept on file for at least 7 years and requests for a copy of these records must be made in writing by learner with the following information:

• Date of Request

• First Name

• Last Name

• Address

• Signature

• Copy of their license to verify the learner’s identity

Cookies 
We use "cookies" on this site. A cookie is a piece of data stored on a site visitor's hard drive to help us improve your access to our site and identify repeat visitors to our site. For instance, when we use a cookie to identify you, you would not have to log in a password more than once, thereby saving time while on our site. Cookies can also enable us to track and target the interests of our users to enhance their experience on our site. Usage of a cookie is in no way linked to any personally identifiable information on our site.

Some of our business partners may use cookies on our site (e.g., advertisers). However, we have no access to or control over these cookies.

Notification of Changes

Whenever material changes are made to the privacy notice specify how you will notify consumers.

Other Provisions as Required by Law
Numerous other provisions and/or practices may be required as a result of laws, international treaties, or industry practices. It is up to you to determine what additional practices must be followed and/or what additional disclosures are required.

If you feel that we are not abiding by this privacy policy, you should contact us immediately via telephone at 212-226-5200 or via email at info@libertyacademynyc.com

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