www.cecredentialtrust.com Open in urlscan Pro
216.54.81.107  Public Scan

Form analysis
0 forms found in the DOM

Text Content

This website uses cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our website.
Learn more
Got it!
Skip to Main Content
 * Home
 * Industries Served
   * Governments
   * Educational Institutions
   * Employers
   * Graduates & Professionals
   * Professional Associations
 * Solutions
   * CeCredentials
     * CeCredential Overview
     * CeDiploma vs eDiploma
     * For the University/College
     * For the Graduate
   * Validation Services
   * Identity Verification (Coming Soon)
   * TruSeal
   * Apostille (Coming Soon)
   * Paper Credentials
   * Frequently Asked Questions
 * About Us
   * Our Clients
   * Testimonials
   * Corporate Relationships
   * History
   * Meet The Team
   * Advisory Board
   * Contact Us
   * Legal
     * Intellectual Property
     * Privacy Policy
     * Terms & Conditions
 * News
   * Credential Fraud


PRIVACY POLICY


DISCLOSURE

Paradigm knows that privacy is important to its clients. Your privacy is
important to us as well. We have developed this Privacy Policy in order to help
you understand how we collect, process and share your data as you utilize
Paradigm’s Sites and Services. Paradigm cannot govern websites that are not
under our direct control, so this privacy policy only applies to your Personal
Data as it relates to your use of Paradigm and its Sites and Services.

Please review this Privacy Policy in its entirety to fully understand the
choices available to you regarding the retention and use of your Personal Data.




WHAT PERSONAL DATA DOES PARADIGM COLLECT?

Depending on the type of Paradigm service or site you are using, we may collect
or use one or more of the following:


RESERVATION INFORMATION

End Users whose Organization(s) offers the CeDiploma®, CeCertificate®,
CeCredential™ or other Certified Electronic documents offered by Paradigm Inc.,
may be presented with the ability to pre-register and reserve their credential
before it becomes readily available. The Personal Data that we collect during
the reservation process is used to send notification of availability of the
credential. We may require you to provide us with your name and email address
during the reservation process. You may need to provide additional Personal Data
to use other aspects of the CeCredential Trust Service.


REGISTRATION INFORMATION

End Users whose Organization(s) offers the CeDiploma®, CeCertificate®,
CeCredential™ or other Certified Electronic documents offered by Paradigm Inc.,
may be presented with the ability to register an account with the CeCredential
Trust Site and/or Services. The Personal Data that we collect during the
registration process will be used to send notification of availability of new
credentials, Sites, Services or features as they apply to CeCredential Trust or
the authorizing Organization (for example, a University or Association). The
information collected may include name, address, phone number, email address
and/or information associated with identity (such as a driver’s license or
passport).


PAYMENT TRANSACTION INFORMATION

End Users whose Organization(s) offers the CeDiploma®, CeCertificate®,
CeCredential™ or other Certified Electronic documents offered by Paradigm Inc.,
may select their credential(s) for purchase on the CeCredential Trust web site.
To finalize payment, Users are transferred to PayPal (www.paypal.com) in order
to complete the purchase process. Paradigm does not collect, store or process
sensitive payment data. However, Paradigm may collect transaction numbers,
payment status information and additional, non-sensitive Personal Data related
to your transaction in order to help communicate support options and assist in
resolving issues related to your purchases.


WHY DOES PARADIGM RETAIN MY PERSONAL DATA?

Paradigm retains Personal Data for legitimate business purposes and to meet
Federal, State, Local and other legal and regulatory requirements. Due to the
nature of certain products (CeDiploma®, CeCertificate®, CeCredential™ and other
Certified Electronic documents offered by Paradigm Inc., Paradigm may retain
your information indefinitely in order to fulfill its requirements to its
clients and their End Users. In the event that Paradigm receives a request from
authorized sources to shut down access to an individual or organizational
account or service, Paradigm may mask any information related to that account,
but may continue to retain any information that we are permitted to retain by
law.


WHY IS PARADIGM PROCESSING MY PERSONAL DATA?

Paradigm obtains information from universities, colleges and other organizations
in order to produce documents, both physical and electronic and for the
distribution of those credentials. The following list contains the potential
uses for your Personal Data:

 * For production and distribution of paper and/or electronic documents
 * For notification of credential availability
 * For personalization of Sites and Services offered by CeCredential Trust and
   Paradigm.
 * For display of credential information to recipients or validating entities of
   the CeDiploma® and other CeCredential products.
 * For the creation and update of your User account on Paradigm Sites and
   Services
 * For correction or update of documents (paper and electronic)
 * To communicate with you when offering support options and to assist in
   resolving issues
 * To meet regulatory and legal requirements
 * To meet business needs and financial requirements
 * To allow the purchase of products and services offered by Paradigm and
   CeCredential Trust
 * For marketing of Paradigm products and services
 * To respond to email, phone or other communications initiated by you
 * To manage authentication and security related to your use of Paradigm Sites
   and Services


DOES PARADIGM SHARE MY PERSONAL DATA?

Paradigm may share your Personal Data for a number of reasons. The following
list details how your data may be shared:

 * Paradigm may share your information with the organization that requested the
   production of your credential.
 * Paradigm may share your information with state, local or federal agencies or
   other entities as required by law.
 * Paradigm may share your information with payment processors to allow you to
   complete a purchase.
 * Paradigm may share your information within our organization in order to
   produce documents
 * Paradigm may share your information with vendors working on our behalf.
 * Paradigm may share your information to protect lives.
 * Paradigm may share your information to protect your interests.
 * Paradigm may share your information to protect property, legal rights or
   Services.
 * Paradigm may share your information to investigate fraudulent use or other
   misuse of its Sites and Services


HOW CAN I GAIN ACCESS TO / REMOVE MY PERSONAL DATA?

Paradigm knows that privacy is a top concern. When it comes to your Personal
Data, you have choices when it comes to the data we collect and how we use it.
Your choices depend on how the data was submitted to Paradigm.


PERSONAL DATA SUBMITTED TO PARADIGM BY A CLIENT ORGANIZATION AS PART OF A USER
ACCOUNT SETUP:

If your Personal Data was submitted to Paradigm by one of our client
organizations as part of their User account setup process. This means that the
information may be subject to the processes and policies of your organization.
Please contact the organization account administrator to find out how you can
gain access to and/or remove your information. Paradigm cannot remove this
information without prior authorization from the administrator of the client
organization responsible for the account.


PERSONAL DATA SUBMITTED TO PARADIGM BY A CLIENT AS PART OF A DOCUMENT ORDER:

If your Personal Data was submitted to Paradigm directly through an order from
one of our client organizations or their authorized representatives, you will
need to contact the organization directly in order to update, change or gain
access to this information.


PERSONAL DATA SUBMITTED TO PARADIGM BY AN END USER THROUGH THE CECREDENTIAL
TRUST® RESERVATION:

End Users are not required to reserve their CeDiploma prior to its availability.
However, if you submitted your Personal Data to Paradigm directly through the
reservation form, you may send an email to info@cecredentialtrust.com to request
removal of your information from our systems. Please note that this relates to
the CeCredential Trust reservation page only.


PERSONAL DATA SUBMITTED TO PAYPAL BY AN END USER THROUGH THE CECREDENTIAL TRUST
SITE:

PayPal is a third-party payment processor and maintains databases, sites and
services that are separate from those of Paradigm Inc. End Users must contact
PayPal directly for any questions or concerns related to the data that they
retain and process.


HOW ARE YOU USING COOKIES AND OTHER TRACKING TECHNOLOGY?

We use “cookies” (small text files stored locally on Users’ computers) to help
us improve your access to our site and identify repeat visitors to our site.
Cookies can also enable us to track and target the interests of our Users to
enhance the experience on our site. Most popular Internet browsers have
configuration settings to disallow the acceptance of cookies. However, setting a
browser to reject cookies may, in certain instances, prevent the User from
taking full advantage of the site, and the materials, products, and services
that are made available on it. PayPal requires that you accept cookies in order
for our shopping cart to work properly. Usage of a cookie is in no way linked to
any personally identifiable information on our site.


HOW DO YOU PROTECT MY PERSONAL DATA?

We take precautions to protect your information. When you submit sensitive
information via our site, your information is protected both online and offline.

Wherever we collect sensitive information, that information is encrypted and
transmitted to us in a secure way. You can verify this by looking for a closed
lock icon on the URL/Address bar of your web browser, or looking for 'https' at
the beginning of the address of the web page.

While we use encryption to protect sensitive information transmitted online, we
also protect your information offline. Only employees who need the information
to perform a specific job (for example, billing or customer service) are granted
access to personally identifiable information. The computers and servers in
which we store personally identifiable information are kept in a secure
environment with both electronic and physical protective measures in place. As a
User of Paradigm’s Sites and Services, it is your responsibility to make sure
that you maintain the privacy and security of your passwords and other sensitive
information related to your account, including email addresses, Usernames and
registration information. You should not share your sensitive account
information, such as Username and passwords with anyone. Paradigm is not
responsible for the protection of any access of your Personal Data due to your
sharing of account login information. Additionally, Paradigm is not responsible
for the protection of Personal Data that you have given a third-party permission
to access through any Sites or Services offered by Paradigm.


CAN CHILDREN UNDER 13 ACCESS PARADIGM SITES AND SERVICES?

Paradigm understands that there may be exceptional individuals under the age of
13 who may require access to its Sites and Services. However, our Sites and
Services are not meant to be used by children under the age of 13 without
written parental consent. If Paradigm unknowingly collects the Personal Data of
anyone under the age of 13 through our Registration or Reservation Services, it
will be deleted promptly upon notification, except if retention is required by
law. You may contact us at info@cecredentialtrust.com to notify us of any
Personal Data that we may have retained for a child under the age of 13 years
old. If the Personal Data of a child under the age of 13 has been received by
Paradigm from one of our client organizations, the organization will need to be
notified by a parent directly so that the information can be removed.


PRIVACY POLICY UPDATES

Because changes in laws, regulations and business practices occur, Paradigm may
change the terms of this Privacy Policy as necessary. Any changes made are
effective as of the listed date of publication.


TRANSFER OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA TO OTHER COUNTRIES

Because of the nature of the products, Sites and Services offered by Paradigm,
your Personal Data may be transferred to other countries. Paradigm will protect
your Personal Information as outlined in this Privacy Policy. Paradigm is
located in the United States of America. Other countries may have significantly
different laws regarding data protection. It is up to the User to know and
understand the laws of the countries, provinces, jurisdictions or other
authoritative entities to which their Personal Data is being transferred. By
using Paradigm’s products, Sites and/or Services, you acknowledge and consent
that your Personal Data may be transferred to other countries. We do not
guarantee that our Sites or Services are available in all countries.


CONTACT US

Please contact us if you have any questions about our Privacy Policy or how we
use your Personal Data.

For questions regarding your Personal Data or if you have privacy concerns or
questions, please contact us at info@cecredentialtrust.com. We will respond to
questions and/or concerns within 30 days of receipt.

Paradigm is a data processor in the cases of Personal Data related to diplomas,
certificates, licenses or other paper or electronic documents created by
Paradigm Inc and CeCredential Trust®. Please directly contact your organization,
such as a university, responsible for supplying us with your credential
information.

For questions regarding your CeCredential Trust account, please contact us at
info@cecredentialtrust.com. For questions regarding your Personal Data or if you
have privacy concerns or question, please contact us at Paradigm, Attn. Michael
Delaney, 2600 Performance Court, Virginia Beach, VA 23453. Phone:
1-757-333-4823.

PayPal is a data processor and data controller in the case of Personal Data
related to CeDiploma and other CeCredential products. Please directly contact
PayPal to inquire about information related to your payment.

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

© 2023   ✦   CeCredential Trust, A Division of Paradigm, Inc. All Rights
Reserved   ✦   Privacy Policy   ✦   Terms & Conditions   ✦   Intellectual
Property   ✦  SiteMap
The following patents may be applicable to the products and services provided
hereunder, including without limitation: U.S. Patent Nos. 10,699,001,
10,701,083, 11,030,300 and 11,252,164
 * 
 *