Privacy Notice and Policy

Avian Behavior International’s Privacy Notice

Your privacy is very important to us. We want to make sure you are aware of the way we collect and take care of your personal information. This privacy notice explains how AVIAN BEHAVIOR INTERNATIONAL uses any personal information we collect about you when you visit our site.

Avian Behavior International LLC (“Our”, “Us” or “We”), operates avian-behavior.org, avianbehaviorlab.com, and learningparrots.com (the “Websites”) and recognizes the importance of protecting the privacy of the users of these Websites. Except when express permission is specifically and knowingly provided by you, the website user (“User”, “You” or “Your”), Avian Behavior International collects no personally identifying information about individuals. The name, address, and payment information (if applicable) that a User might provide when using these Websites may be processed or disclosed by Avian Behavior International as permitted under the Websites’ respective Terms of Use, which a User agrees to upon utilizing the information and services of the Websites.  It is necessary to gather certain information from You in order to provide an efficient and pleasant shopping experience. By using a number of security technologies in our Websites, We maintain, as a priority, the privacy of your information. We also adhere to strict policies in attempting to prevent the unauthorized use of your personal information. Finally, please note that this policy applies only to Our Websites and not to our sponsors’ or third-party partners’ websites to which We link.

What information do we collect about you?

We collect information that you provide by filling in event registration which are provided directly by us or found on our website https://avian-behavior.org. This includes information provided at the time when enquiring about further services such as requesting to attend AVIAN BEHAVIOR INTERNATIONAL events, workshops, and webinars. Website usage information is collected using cookies.

How will we use the information about you?

We collect information about you to process your membership, manage your account and, if you sign up for our email list, to keep you informed about AVIAN BEHAVIOR INTERNATIONAL and our services that may be of interest to you and relevant to your interest. AVIAN BEHAVIOR INTERNATIONAL is GDPR compliant and does not share information with third parites. AVIAN BEHAVIOR INTERNATIONAL may share your person information with GDPR-compliant third parties when legally instructed, or where AVIAN BEHAVIOR INTERNATIONAL has a justifiable legitimate interest (such as for auditing purposes). AVIAN BEHAVIOR INTERNATIONAL will not provide your personal information to third parties for any other purpose. We will use your information collected from the website to personalize and improve your repeat visits and for statistical analysis.

What security measures are in place?

AVIAN BEHAVIOR INTERNATIONAL uses industry-standard SSL certificates to encrypt website traffic to safeguard all data sent and received.

Data retention

Where a payment has been made, AVIAN BEHAVIOR INTERNATIONAL will retain your personal data for six years for compliance. If legally required, AVIAN BEHAVIOR INTERNATIONAL may retain your details further but only under specific circumstances.

Marketing

We would like to send you information about AVIAN BEHAVIOR INTERNATIONAL and our services that will be of interest and benefit to you. If you have consented to receive marketing, you may opt out at any time. You have a right to stop us from contacting you for marketing purposes. If you no longer wish to be contacted for marketing purposes, please click here.

Access to your information and correction

You have the right to request a copy of the information that we hold about you. If you would like a copy of some or all of your personal information, please email or write to us at the following address. We want to make sure that your personal information is accurate and up to date. You may ask us to correct or remove information you think is inaccurate.

Cookies

Cookies are text files placed on your computer to collect standard internet log information and visitor behavior information. This information is used to track visitor use of the website and to compile statistical reports on website activity. For further information visit www.aboutcookies.org or www.allaboutcookies.org. You can set your browser not to accept cookies and the above websites tell you how to remove cookies from your browser. However, in a few cases some of our website features may not function as a result.

Intellectual Property Rights

All copyrights, trademarks, patents and other intellectual property rights in and on our website and all content and software located on the site shall remain the sole property of Avian Behavior International or its licensors. The use of our trademarks, content and intellectual property is forbidden without the express written consent from Avian Behavior International.

You must not:

Republish material from our website without prior written consent.
Sell or rent material from our website.
Reproduce, duplicate, create derivative, copy or otherwise exploit material on our website for any purpose.
Redistribute any content from our website, including onto another website.

Acceptable Use

You agree to use our website only for lawful purposes, and in a way that does not infringe the rights of, restrict or inhibit anyone else’s use and enjoyment of the website. Prohibited behavior includes harassing or causing distress or inconvenience to any other user, transmitting obscene or offensive content or disrupting the normal flow of dialogue within our website.

You must not use our website to send unsolicited commercial communications. You must not use the content on our website for any marketing related purpose without our express written consent.

Restricted Access

Access to parts of our website is restricted and we provide you with a username and password for you to access restricted areas of our website. You must ensure that both your username and password are kept confidential and you are not permitted to share these, or any protected content, with other people.

Use of Testimonials

In accordance to with guidelines concerning the use of endorsements and testimonials in advertising, please be aware of the following:

Testimonials that appear on this site are actually received via text, audio or video submission. They are individual experiences, reflecting real life experiences of those who have used our products and/or services in some way. They are individual results and results do vary. We do not claim that they are typical results. The testimonials are not necessarily representative of all of those who will use our products and/or services.

The testimonials displayed in any form on this site (text, audio, video or other) are reproduced verbatim, except for correction of grammatical or typing errors. Some may have been shortened. In other words, not the whole message received by the testimonial writer is displayed when it seems too lengthy or not the whole statement seems relevant for the general public.

Avian Behavior International is not responsible for any of the opinions or comments posted on https://avian-behavior.org and http://learningparrots.com. Avian Behavior Interanational is not a forum for testimonials, however provides testimonials as a means for customers to share their experiences with one another. To protect against abuse, all testimonials appear after they have been reviewed by management of Avian Behavior International. Avian Behavior International does not share the opinions, views or commentary of any testimonials on https://avian-behavior.org and www.learningparrots.com – the opinions are strictly the views of the testimonial source.

How Do We Protect Your Information and Secure Information Transmissions?

Email is not recognized as a secure medium of communication. For this reason, we request that you do not send private information to us by email. However, doing so is allowed, but at your own risk. Some of the information you may enter on our website will be transmitted securely via a secure medium known as Secure Sockets Layer, or SSL. Credit Card information and other sensitive information is never transmitted via email.

Avian Behavior International may use software programs to create summary statistics, which are used for such purposes as assessing the number of visitors to the different sections of our site, what information is of most and least interest, determining technical design specifications, and identifying system performance or problem areas.

For site security purposes and to ensure that this service remains available to all users, Avian Behavior International uses software programs to monitor network traffic to identify unauthorized attempts to upload or change information, or otherwise cause damage.

Opt Out

Avian Behavior International  provides you with the opportunity to exercise an opt-out choice if you do not want to receive communications from Us, direct mail offers, telemarketing offers, emails or updates, or if you do not want Us to share your personally identifiable information with our third-party service providers. To opt out, please contact us in writing at Avian Behavior International 23945 Old Wagon Road Escondido, CA 92027 info@avian-behavior.org. This will prevent the sharing of your information and will cease all communications not required by law. Text messaging opt-in is excluded from information sharing with third parties.

Avian Behavior International  also reserves the right to disclose your information in circumstances that Avian Behavior International  deems necessary or appropriate, such as to respond to a legal process or request from a governmental agency.

Children and Privacy

Avian Behavior International is concerned about protecting children’s privacy. If You are under the age of 13, We do not want your personal information. Please do not submit any personal information to Us. We encourage parents to actively protect their children’s privacy by instructing them never to provide personal information to any individual or organization without parental permission. Avian Behavior International will never knowingly request personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 13 without prior verifiable parental consent. If we become aware that a child under 13 years of age has provided us with such information without consent, we will take appropriate action to remove such information from our files. If a parent or guardian becomes aware that a child under 13 years of age has provided such information to us, he or she should contact us at Avian Behavior International 23945 Old Wagon Road Escondido, CA 92027. There may be some areas within Our Websites where people may post messages or provide feedback, but those under the age of 13 children are again discouraged from providing any personal information. If a visitor known to be a child (younger than 13) sends an e-mail to Avian Behavior International, We will only use it to respond to the e-mail and not to create profiles or otherwise retain the information.

Consent and Changes To Our Privacy Policy

You consent to this Privacy Policy when purchasing from  Avian Behavior International, visiting our facilities, conducting transactions through the mail, on site or through our Call Center or by accessing Our Websites. We reserve the right to revise this Privacy Policy at any time.

 

Disclaimer and Limitation of Liability

Avian Behavior International makes no representations, warranties, or assurances as to the accuracy, currency or completeness of the content contain on this website or any sites linked to this site.

All the materials on this site are provided ‘as is’ without any express or implied warranty of any kind, including warranties of merchantability, noninfringement of intellectual property or fitness for any particular purpose. In no event shall Avian Behavior International or its agents or associates be liable for any damages whatsoever (including, without limitation, damages for loss of profits, business interruption, loss of information, injury or death) arising out of the use of or inability to use the materials, even if Avian Behavior International has been advised of the possibility of such loss or damages.

Other websites

Our website contains links to other websites. This privacy notice only applies to this website so when you link to other websites you should read their own privacy notices.

Changes to our privacy notice

We keep our privacy notice under regular review and we will place any updates on this web page. This privacy policy was last updated on November 2024.

How to contact us

Please contact us at info@avian-behavior.org if you have any questions about our privacy notice or information we hold about you.