Privacy Policy

CORNERSTONE REAL ESTATE ACADEMY

Effective Date: August 10, 2026

Cornerstone Real Estate Academy ("Cornerstone," "we," "us," or "our") respects the privacy of our students, prospective students, website visitors, instructors, and other individuals who interact with us. This Privacy Policy explains the types of information we may collect through our website, online learning services, course registration processes, communications, and related educational services; how that information may be used and disclosed; and the choices and rights that may be available to you.

This Privacy Policy applies to information collected through https://www.cornerstonerealestateacademy.com and through related online or administrative services operated by Cornerstone Real Estate Academy. By using our website or providing information to us, you acknowledge the practices described in this Privacy Policy.

1. Information We May Collect

1.1 Information You Provide Directly

We may collect information that you voluntarily provide when you register for a course, create or use a student account, request information, submit a form, contact the Academy, participate in an evaluation, make a payment, or otherwise communicate with us.

This information may include your name, mailing address, email address, telephone number, date of birth or age-related information when needed to confirm eligibility, course enrollment information, student identification information, education-related information, communications with the Academy, and other information you choose to provide.

1.2 Course and Student Records

We may maintain records relating to course registration, attendance, course progress, examinations or assessments, completion status, certificates, continuing education credit, communications, and other records reasonably necessary to administer our educational programs and satisfy applicable regulatory or recordkeeping requirements.

1.3 Payment and Transaction Information

When you purchase a course or other service, we may collect transaction-related information necessary to process the payment and maintain appropriate business records. Payment processing may be performed by third-party payment service providers, and those providers may collect or process payment card or banking information under their own privacy and security practices.

1.4 Information Collected Automatically

When you visit or use our website or online learning services, certain technical information may be collected automatically. Depending on the technologies used, this may include your Internet Protocol (IP) address, browser type, device type, operating system, referring pages, pages viewed, date and time of access, approximate location derived from an IP address, session information, and other usage or diagnostic data.

1.5 Cookies and Similar Technologies

Our website may use cookies, pixels, local storage, analytics tools, or similar technologies to support website functionality, remember user preferences, understand how visitors use the website, improve performance, prevent fraud or misuse, and support communications or marketing where permitted by law.

You may be able to control cookies through your browser settings or through any cookie preference tools made available on our website. Disabling certain cookies may affect website functionality.

2. How We May Use Information

We may use personal information for legitimate educational, administrative, operational, and business purposes, including to:

• Process course registrations, enrollments, and payments;
• Create, maintain, and administer student accounts and course records;
• Deliver online, distance-learning, classroom, or hybrid educational services;
• Communicate with students and prospective students about courses, schedules, requirements, certificates, updates, and support;
• Maintain attendance, course progress, assessment, completion, and continuing education records;
• Respond to questions, requests, complaints, or support inquiries;
• Improve our website, courses, learning systems, communications, and user experience;
• Monitor website performance, security, fraud, misuse, and technical issues;
• Comply with applicable laws, regulations, licensing requirements, recordkeeping duties, and requests from authorized governmental or regulatory bodies;
• Protect the rights, property, safety, and security of the Academy, our students, our personnel, and others; and
• Carry out other purposes disclosed at the time information is collected or with your consent.

3. How We May Disclose Information

3.1 Service Providers

We may disclose information to vendors and service providers that assist us with website hosting, learning management systems, email communications, payment processing, data storage, analytics, customer support, testing, course administration, or other services performed on our behalf. These parties are expected to use information only as necessary to provide the relevant services or as otherwise permitted by law.

3.2 Government, Regulatory, and Legal Requirements

We may disclose information when reasonably necessary to comply with applicable law, court orders, subpoenas, regulatory requirements, licensing or education oversight requirements, audits, investigations, or lawful requests from governmental authorities.

3.3 Protection of Rights and Safety

We may disclose information when we reasonably believe disclosure is necessary to protect the rights, property, security, or safety of Cornerstone Real Estate Academy, our students, users, employees, instructors, service providers, or others; to investigate suspected fraud or misuse; or to enforce our policies and agreements.

3.4 Business Transactions

If the Academy is involved in a merger, sale, reorganization, transfer of assets, financing, or similar business transaction, information may be disclosed or transferred as part of that transaction, subject to applicable law.

3.5 With Your Direction or Consent

We may disclose information for other purposes when you direct us to do so or provide your consent.

4. Sale, Sharing, and Targeted Advertising

Cornerstone Real Estate Academy will handle any sale, sharing, or use of personal information for targeted advertising in accordance with applicable law. If a data practice creates a legal right to receive additional notice or to opt out, the Academy will provide the notice and choice mechanism required by applicable law.

5. Email, Text, and Other Communications

We may use the contact information you provide to send course-related notices, account or enrollment information, schedule changes, completion information, administrative communications, responses to inquiries, and other service-related messages.

Where permitted, we may also send information about courses, programs, events, or Academy updates. You may opt out of promotional email communications by using the unsubscribe instructions included in those messages or by contacting us. Opting out of promotional communications will not prevent us from sending important transactional, enrollment, regulatory, or service-related communications.

6. Data Security

We use reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational safeguards designed to protect personal information from unauthorized access, use, alteration, loss, or disclosure. However, no website, transmission method, electronic storage system, or security measure can be guaranteed to be completely secure. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of any account credentials and for notifying us promptly if you believe your account or information has been compromised.

7. Data Retention

We retain personal information for as long as reasonably necessary to provide educational services, administer student accounts and records, maintain required business and regulatory records, resolve disputes, enforce agreements, comply with legal obligations, and support legitimate operational needs. Retention periods may vary depending on the type of information and the purpose for which it was collected.

8. Your Privacy Choices and Rights

Depending on where you reside and the law applicable to the information, you may have rights concerning your personal information. These rights may include the ability to request access to certain personal information, request correction of inaccurate information, request deletion of certain information, obtain a copy of certain information, withdraw consent where processing is based on consent, or opt out of certain uses or disclosures.

These rights are not absolute and may be subject to exceptions, verification requirements, record-retention obligations, regulatory requirements, and other limitations under applicable law. To submit a privacy request, contact us using the information in Section 15 below. We may need to verify your identity before completing a request.

9. Third-Party Websites and Services

Our website or educational services may contain links to third-party websites, platforms, applications, payment services, social media pages, or other services that are not operated by Cornerstone Real Estate Academy. We are not responsible for the privacy, security, content, or practices of third parties. We encourage you to review the privacy notices of any third-party service you use.

10. Online Learning Platforms and Educational Technology

Online or distance-learning courses may use learning management systems, video services, testing tools, document services, or other educational technologies. These systems may process student identity, course activity, progress, assessment, technical, or other information necessary to deliver and administer the educational service. Where third-party platforms are used, their own terms and privacy practices may also apply.

11. Children's Privacy

Cornerstone Real Estate Academy's website and educational services are not directed to children under 13 years of age, and we do not knowingly seek to collect personal information online from children under 13. If we learn that personal information from a child under 13 has been collected in a manner that is not permitted by applicable law, we will take reasonable steps to delete or otherwise address the information as required.

12. Information for Applicants and Prospective Students

If you request course information or begin but do not complete an enrollment, we may use the information you provide to respond to your inquiry, explain course offerings, assist with enrollment, and provide relevant administrative or promotional communications, subject to your communication preferences and applicable law.

13. Regulatory and Recordkeeping Responsibilities

As a real estate education provider, Cornerstone Real Estate Academy may be required to maintain or provide certain student, enrollment, attendance, course completion, instructor, or related records to governmental agencies, licensing authorities, or education regulators. We may collect, retain, use, and disclose information as reasonably necessary to satisfy those obligations.

14. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, technologies, services, legal requirements, or operational needs. When we make changes, we may revise the Effective Date shown at the beginning of the policy and provide additional notice when required by law. Your continued use of the website or services after an updated policy becomes effective is subject to the revised policy.

15. Contact Us

Questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices may be directed to:

Privacy Commitment. Cornerstone Real Estate Academy is committed to handling personal information responsibly and to maintaining privacy practices that are appropriate for our educational services and legal obligations.