1. Introduction
A. Stotz Academy (website: https://valuationmasterclass.com) values your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal information. We are a Thailand-based company operated by A. Stotz Investment Research, providing online finance education courses, including the Valuation Master Class. Please read this Privacy Policy to understand how we collect, use, and protect your data when you use our website and services.
2. Data Collected
Account and Registration Data
If you register on our website, we collect and store your chosen username, email address, and any additional personal information you add to your profile. You can view, edit, or delete your personal information at any time (except your username). Website administrators can also view and edit this information.
Purchase Data
When you purchase a course (such as the Valuation Master Class Boot Camp, Foundation, or Professional), we store your purchase details, including transaction records, course enrollment status, and payment confirmation. This information is necessary to provide you with course access, product support, and other customer services. Payment processing is handled by third-party payment providers (such as Stripe or PayPal), and we do not store your full credit card details on our servers.
Course and Learning Data
As you progress through our courses, we may collect data related to your course activity, including modules completed, assignments submitted, and participation in live sessions or group activities. This data is used to track your progress, provide feedback, and improve our course offerings.
Contact and Support Data
If you contact us via email or through our website, we collect the information you provide in your message, including your name and email address. These submissions are used only for customer service purposes and are never used for marketing or shared with unrelated third parties.
Analytics Data
We use analytics tools (such as Google Analytics) on our website for anonymous reporting of site usage. No personally identifiable data is stored through these tools. If you would like to opt out of Google Analytics monitoring, you can do so through Google’s opt-out browser add-on.
Cases for Using Personal Data
We use your personal information in the following cases:
- Verification and identification of users during website usage
- Providing course access and technical assistance
- Sending updates with important information about courses, schedules, and changes
- Monitoring account activity to prevent fraudulent transactions and ensure security
- Customizing the website to improve your experience
- Ensuring overall performance and administrative functions run smoothly
3. Embedded Content
Pages on this site may include embedded content, such as YouTube videos. Embedded content from other websites behaves in the same way as if you visited those websites directly. These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with the embedded content, including tracking your interaction if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
YouTube
We use YouTube videos embedded on our site for course previews and educational content. YouTube has its own cookie and privacy policies over which we have no control. There is no installation of cookies from YouTube and your IP is not sent to a YouTube server until you consent to it. See their privacy policy here: YouTube Privacy Policy.
Social Media
We may display links or embedded content from social media platforms such as Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter/X. These platforms have their own cookie and privacy policies over which we have no control. Your data is not sent to these platforms until you interact with the embedded content. Please review the privacy policies of these platforms for more information.
4. Cookies
This site uses cookies — small text files placed on your device to help provide a better user experience. In general, cookies are used to retain user preferences, store information for things like shopping carts, and provide anonymized tracking data to third-party applications like Google Analytics. You may disable cookies in your browser at any time. We suggest consulting the help section of your browser for instructions.
Necessary Cookies (All Site Visitors)
- PHPSESSID: Used to identify your unique session on the website.
- Cloudflare cookies (if applicable): Used to identify individual clients behind a shared IP address and apply security settings.
Necessary Cookies (Logged-in Users)
- wp-auth: Used by WordPress to authenticate logged-in visitors and verify user identity.
- wordpress_logged_in_{hash}: Used by WordPress for authentication and user verification.
- wordpress_test_cookie: Used by WordPress to ensure cookies are working correctly.
- wp-settings-[UID]: Used by WordPress to customize your view of the site interface.
- WooCommerce cookies: Used to manage your shopping cart and checkout experience.
5. Who Has Access To Your Data
If you are not a registered user of our site, there is no personal information we retain or can view regarding you.
If you are a registered user, your personal information may be accessed by:
- Our system administrators
- Our course instructors and support team, when necessary to provide course support and assistance
6. Third Party Access to Your Data
We do not share your data with third parties in a way that reveals your personal information (such as your email or name), except with partners we work with to provide the services you expect from us:
Payment Processors
We use third-party payment processors (such as Stripe, PayPal, or similar services) to handle transactions securely. These processors receive only the payment information necessary to complete your purchase and adhere to PCI-DSS security standards.
Course Platform
Our courses are hosted on A. Stotz Academy (academy.astotz.com). Your registration and course progress data may be shared between valuationmasterclass.com and the academy platform to provide a seamless learning experience.
Email Marketing
If you opt in to receive communications from us, we may use a third-party email service provider to send you course updates, newsletters, and promotional offers. You can unsubscribe at any time.
7. How Long We Retain Your Data For
When you submit a comment or contact us, its metadata is retained until you tell us to remove it. If you register on our website, we store the personal information you provide in your user profile. You can view, edit, or delete your personal information at any time (except your username). Website administrators can also view and edit this information. Course enrollment and completion records are retained for as long as necessary to provide ongoing access to course materials and to issue certificates of completion.
8. Security Measures
We use the SSL/HTTPS protocol throughout our site. This encrypts communications between your browser and our servers so that personally identifiable information is not captured or accessed by unauthorized third parties.
In the event of a data breach, system administrators will immediately take all necessary steps to ensure system integrity, contact affected users, and attempt to reset passwords if needed.
9. Your Data Rights
General Rights
If you have a registered account on this website, you can request an exported file of the personal data we retain, including any additional data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we have stored. This does not include data we are required to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes. If you wish to have all your data erased, we will no longer be able to provide course access or support services to you.
GDPR Rights
Valuation Master Class serves students from over 40 countries, including residents of the European Union. We are committed to complying with the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). EU residents have the right to access, rectify, erase, restrict processing, and port their personal data. To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at the email address below.
10. Third Party Websites
ValuationMasterclass.com may contain links to third-party websites. These websites are not screened for privacy or security compliance by us, and we are not responsible for their privacy practices. All social media links displayed on our site do not connect you to the associated third parties unless you explicitly click on them. Please review the privacy policy and terms of service for each site you visit through third-party links.
11. Disclosure of Data for Legal Purposes
At times it may become necessary, for legal purposes, to release your information in response to a request from a government agency or a private litigant. We may disclose your information to a third party where we believe, in good faith, that it is necessary for the purposes of a civil action, criminal investigation, or other legal matter. Any sharing of personal data for legal purposes will only be done in compliance with the laws of the country in which you reside.
12. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated revision date. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.
13. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or wish to exercise your data rights, please contact us at:
Email: info@valuationmasterclass.com
Website: https://valuationmasterclass.com