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administrative, and business purposes. The information we may collect consists of the information described above as well as the following:
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• Any student ID that we assign
Information sharing
• Visual information, such as your photograph or images collected in connection with the programs • Financial information, such as your payment information • Professional or business-related information, such as your employer name and contact information • Educational records including program and/or course registration, enrollment and completion information, withdrawal and termination information, grades and competency tracking, certifications • Other records of your activities on our information systems, as well as any extracurricular activities in connection with a course or program • Any drug test information, prescriptions, and information collected when you attend our training programs • Relevant communications with you ENROLLMENTS BY EMPLOYERS If your employer engages us for training programs, we may collect personal information concerning you as necessary to conduct and maintain a record of the training. In most cases, this consists of your name, phone number and contact information, records of attendance and completion, and any student ID that we may provide. In some cases, safety considerations may require, or your employer may request, that we collect additional, relevant personal details. COMMUNICATIONS We receive information through your communications with us by email or phone, and we process this information to respond to you and in the normal course of our business operations. For example, we may receive the following personal information from you: • Personal identifiers, such as your name, email address, and telephone number • Professional or business-related information, such as your job title and
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We may share any of the categories of personal information listed above for our educational and business purposes as described below. FERPA DIRECTORY INFORMATION We may provide directory information to third-party entities, including the general public and employers, as contemplated under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (“FERPA”). This information may include some or all of the following: student name, address, phone number, email address, photograph, enrollment status, dates of attendance, candidacy for certificate, and certificate conferred status and date. To prevent the release of directory information, a student must complete and submit to the Registrar’s Office a Request to Opt Out of Directory form (which may be obtained and, upon completion, submitted by emailing optout@lineman.edu). CUSTOMERS OR EMPLOYERS THAT ENGAGE US FOR TRAINING PURPOSES When customers engage us to provide training programs for their employees, we share their employees’ education-related information with them, such as course completion and certification information. AFFILIATES We share information, including personal information, with our affiliates, and any successors thereto in the normal course of our business operations, such as to communicate with you and to promote and provide our services. In this regard, personal information may be shared with one of our affiliates for use in providing a service to us. Note that NLC is a member of the Quanta Services family of companies, and we may share certain information with Quanta Services affiliates in order to receive administrative, corporate, and other support, and for reporting purposes. VENDORS AND SERVICE PROVIDERS We share information, including personal information, with vendors and service providers that process such information to
perform services for us in connection with our business operations. LEGAL AND SIMILAR DISCLOSURES We may share personal information with law enforcement, the courts, our advisors, attorneys, and others who participate in the legal process, if we believe doing so is required or appropriate to: comply with legal requirements and law enforcement requests (such as a court order or subpoena); comply with legal process (such as discovery); or protect your, our, or others’ rights, property, or safety. MERGER, SALE, OR OTHER ASSET TRANSFERS If we are involved in a merger, acquisition, financing due diligence, reorganization, bankruptcy, receivership, sale of company assets, or transition of service to another provider, your personal information may be shared with the other parties and advisors involved under an obligation of confidentiality in connection with the negotiation of such transaction, and your personal information may be sold or transferred as part of such a transaction to the other parties.
do not sell disclosure
We do not sell your personal information for money or other consideration.
privacy rights
Students may have certain rights to inspect and request correction of educational records, and we will comply with requests to exercise such rights as required by law. If you wish to exercise such rights, please contact us by sending an email to registrar@lineman.edu. In addition, certain jurisdictions have specific legal requirements and grant privacy rights with respect to personal information, and we will comply with restrictions and any requests you submit as required by applicable law. For example, you may have the right to review, correct, and delete personal information we have about you, or to consent or withdraw consent to certain uses or sharing of personal information. If you are a California resident, see our
