Effective Date: August 14, 2024
Thanks for visiting Michigan Career Connect, a program of Michigan Colleges Alliance. Michigan Colleges Alliance (MCA) values its user’s privacy. This Privacy Policy (“Policy”) will help you understand how we collect and use personal information from those who visit our website or use or services, and what we will and won’t do with the information we collect.
We reserve the right to modify this policy at any time. If Michigan Colleges Alliance chooses to use any personally identifiable information in a way that significantly differs from the original purpose stated at the time of collection, users will be promptly notified via email. At that time, users will have the option to decide whether to permit the use of their information in this new manner.
This policy applies to both Michigan Colleges Alliance and Michigan Career Connect, overseeing all aspects of data collection and usage. By using www.micareerconnect.com, you consent to the data collection practices outlined in this policy.
This policy does not apply to the collection and use of information by companies not controlled by Michigan Colleges Alliance, or by individuals who are not employed or managed by us. If you visit a website we reference or link to, please review its privacy policy before sharing any information with that site.
It is always up to you whether to disclose personally identifiable information to us. However, if you choose not to, we reserve the right not to register you as a user or provide any services. This website collects various types of information, including:
Additionally, Michigan Colleges Alliance may collect non-personal, anonymous demographic information, such as age, gender, household income, political affiliation, race, and religion. We may also gather data on your browser type, IP address, and operating system, all of which help us provide and maintain high-quality service.
This site will only collect personal information that you knowingly and willingly this provide to us by way of surveys, completed membership forms, and emails. It is the intent of the site to use personal information only for the purpose for which it was requested or any additional uses specifically provided for on this Policy.
Why We Collect Information And For How Long
Michigan Colleges Alliance collects information for several reasons:
The data we collect from you will be stored for no longer than necessary. The length of time we retain said information will be determined based upon the following criteria: the length of time your personal information remains relevant; the length of time it is reasonable to keep records to demonstrate that we have fulfilled our duties and obligations; any limitation periods within which claims might be made; any retention periods prescribed by law or recommended by regulators, professional bodies or associations; the type of contact we have with you, the existence of your consent, and our interest in keeping such information as stated in this policy.
Michigan Colleges Alliance does not now, nor will it in the future, sell, rent, or lease any of its customer lists and/or names to third parties.
Michigan Colleges Alliance may collect and may make use of personal information to assist in the operation of our website and to ensure delivery of the services you need and request. At times, we may find it necessary to use personally identifiable information as a means to keep you informed of other possible products and/or services that may be available to you from www.micareerconnect.com.
Michigan Colleges Alliance may also be in contact with you regards to completing surveys and or research questionnaires related to your opinion of current or potential future services that may be offered.
As part of our services offered through Michigan Career Connect, Michigan Colleges Alliance may contact you on behalf of other external business partners regarding opportunities which may be of interest to you. If you consent to presented opportunities, then, at that time, specific identifiable information, such as name, e-mail address and or telephone number may be shared with the third party. Michigan Colleges Alliance will not share your information with a third party without your express, specific consent.
Michigan Colleges Alliance uses various third party social media features including but not limited to Facebook, X, Instagram, LinkedIn, YouTube and other interactive programs. These may collect your IP address and require cookies to work properly. These services are governed by the privacy policies of the providers and are not within Michigan Colleges Alliance’s control.
Michigan Colleges Alliance may not use or disclose the information provided by you except under the following circumstances:
Michigan Colleges Alliance greatly respects your privacy. We do maintain and reserve the right to contact you if needed for non-marketing purposes, such as alerts, security breaches, account issues, and/or changes in Michigan Colleges Alliance products and services. In certain circumstances, we may use our website, newspapers, or other public means to post a notice.
Michigan colleges alliances website is not directed to, and does not knowingly collect personal identifiable information from, children under the age of 13 if it is determined that such information has been inadvertently collected on anyone under the age of 13, we shall immediately take the necessary steps to ensure that such information is deleted from our systems database.
All users and visitors to our website have the option to discontinue receiving communications from us. To discontinue or unsubscribe from our website, please send an e-mail that you wish to unsubscribe to [email protected]. Michigan Colleges Alliance will continue to adhere to this policy with respect to any personal information previously collected.
Our website may contain links to affiliate and/or other websites. Michigan Colleges Alliance does not claim or accept responsibility for any privacy policies practices or procedures of other such websites.
Michigan Colleges Alliances operations are located in the United States. If you provide information to us, the information will be transferred out of the European Union (EU) and sent to the United States. By providing personal information to us, you are consenting to its storage and use as described in this policy.
Michigan Colleges Alliance takes precautions to protect your information. When you submit sensitive information via the website, 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 lock icon in the address bar and looking for “httsp” 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 close 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. This is to prevent any loss, misuse, unauthorized access, disclosure or modification of the user’s personal information under our control.
By using this website, you accept the terms and conditions stipulated within the Privacy Policy. If you are not in agreement with our terms and conditions, please refrain from further use of our sites. In addition, your continued use of our website following the posting of any updates or changes to our terms and conditions shall mean that you agree and an accept such changes.
If you have any questions or concerns regarding the Privacy Policy Agreement related to our website, please feel free to contact us at the following e-mail, telephone number, or mailing address.
Email: [email protected]
Telephone Number: 248-356-3114
Mailing Address:
Michigan Colleges Alliance
26555 Evergreen Rd., Ste. 1055
Southfield, Michigan 48076