Privacy

The Pilates Power Sculpt Alliance ("PPSA," "we," "us," or "our") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website [www.modernpilatesfederation.org], including any other media form, media channel, mobile website, or mobile application related or connected thereto (collectively, the "Site"). Please read this privacy policy carefully. If you do not agree with the terms of this privacy policy, please do not access the site.

1. Collection of Your Information

We may collect information about you in a variety of ways. The information we may collect on the Site includes:

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Personal Data: Personally identifiable information, such as your name, shipping address, email address, and telephone number, and demographic information, such as your age, gender, hometown, and interests, that you voluntarily give to us when you register with the Site, apply for certification, or become a member.
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Financial Data: Financial information, such as data related to your payment method (e.g., valid credit card number, card brand, expiration date) that we may collect when you purchase, order, return, or exchange from the Site. We store only very limited, if any, financial information that we collect. Otherwise, all financial information is stored by our payment processor.
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Derivative Data: Information our servers automatically collect when you access the Site, such as your IP address, your browser type, your operating system, your access times, and the pages you have viewed directly before and after accessing the Site.

2. Use of Your Information

Having accurate information about you permits us to provide you with a smooth, efficient, and customized experience. Specifically, we may use information collected about you via the Site to:

•Create and manage your account and membership profile.
•Process your application for the MPF-CPT exam and manage your certification status.
•Email you regarding your account, membership, or orders.
•Fulfill and manage purchases, orders, payments, and other transactions related to the Site.
•Provide you with newsletters, promotions, and information about our events.
•Compile anonymous statistical data and analysis for use internally or with third parties.
•Resolve disputes and troubleshoot problems.

3. Disclosure of Your Information

We do not share your personal information with third parties except as described in this Privacy Policy. We may share information we have collected about you in certain situations:

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By Law or to Protect Rights: If we believe the release of information about you is necessary to respond to legal process, to investigate or remedy potential violations of our policies, or to protect the rights, property, and safety of others, we may share your information as permitted or required by any applicable law, rule, or regulation.
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Third-Party Service Providers: We may share your information with third parties that perform services for us or on our behalf, including payment processing, data analysis, email delivery, hosting services, customer service, and marketing assistance.
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Public Directory: If you are a Professional or Studio member, certain information (such as your name, city, and certification status) will be publicly visible in our "Find a Teacher" directory. You may opt-out of this at any time by adjusting your profile settings.

4. Security of Your Information

We use administrative, technical, and physical security measures to help protect your personal information. While we have taken reasonable steps to secure the personal information you provide to us, please be aware that despite our efforts, no security measures are perfect or impenetrable, and no method of data transmission can be guaranteed against any interception or other type of misuse.

5. Your Rights

You have the right to review, change, or terminate your account at any time. You can do this by logging into your account settings and updating your profile, or by contacting us using the contact information provided below.

1. Agreement to Terms

These Terms of Use constitute a legally binding agreement made between you, whether personally or on behalf of an entity ("you") and the Pilates Power Sculpt Alliance ("PPSA", "we", "us", or "our"), concerning your access to and use of the [www.modernpilatesfederation.org] website as well as any other media form, media channel, mobile website or mobile application related, linked, or otherwise connected thereto (collectively, the "Site"). You agree that by accessing the Site, you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by all of these Terms of Use.

2. Intellectual Property Rights

Unless otherwise indicated, the Site is our proprietary property and all source code, databases, functionality, software, website designs, audio, video, text, photographs, and graphics on the Site (collectively, the "Content") and the trademarks, service marks, and logos contained therein (the "Marks") are owned or controlled by us or licensed to us, and are protected by copyright and trademark laws. The Content and the Marks are provided on the Site "AS IS" for your information and personal use only. Except as expressly provided in these Terms of Use, no part of the Site and no Content or Marks may be copied, reproduced, aggregated, republished, uploaded, posted, publicly displayed, encoded, translated, transmitted, distributed, sold, licensed, or otherwise exploited for any commercial purpose whatsoever, without our express prior written permission.

3. User Representations

By using the Site, you represent and warrant that:

(1)all registration information you submit will be true, accurate, current, and complete;
(2)you will maintain the accuracy of such information and promptly update such registration information as necessary;
(3)you have the legal capacity and you agree to comply with these Terms of Use;
(4)you will not use the Site for any illegal or unauthorized purpose;
(5)your use of the Site will not violate any applicable law or regulation.

4. Prohibited Activities

You may not access or use the Site for any purpose other than that for which we make the Site available. The Site may not be used in connection with any commercial endeavors except those that are specifically endorsed or approved by us. Prohibited activity includes, but is not limited to, unauthorized use of the MPF-CPT credential or member logos, systematic retrieval of data to create a collection or database without written permission from us, and engaging in any automated use of the system, such as using scripts to send comments or messages.

5. Disclaimer of Warranty

The Site is provided on an as-is and as-available basis. You agree that your use of the site and our services will be at your sole risk. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we disclaim all warranties, express or implied, in connection with the site and your use thereof, including, without limitation, the implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement.

6. Limitation of Liability

In no event will we or our directors, employees, or agents be liable to you or any third party for any direct, indirect, consequential, exemplary, incidental, special, or punitive damages, including lost profit, lost revenue, loss of data, or other damages arising from your use of the site, even if we have been advised of the possibility of such damages.

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