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Cookie Policy

What is a cookie?

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your machine to help the site provide a better user experience. In general, cookies are used to retain user preferences, store information for things like shopping carts, and provide anonymised tracking data to third party applications like Google Analytics. As a rule, cookies will make your browsing experience better. However, you may prefer to disable cookies on this site and on others. The most effective way to do this is to disable cookies in your browser.

We take the safety of your personal data very seriously and we collect the data according to prescribed legal regulations. We do not use cookies to collect personally identifiable information about you.

Why we use cookies and what types of cookies are we using?

We uses cookies to identify which pages are being used and improve our website and make our online services work better for you. This helps us analyze data about web page traffic and improve our website in order to tailor it to customer needs. We only use this information for statistical analysis purposes and then the data is removed from the system.

Overall, cookies help us provide you with a better website, by enabling us to monitor which pages you find useful and which you do not. A cookie in no way gives us access to your computer or any information about you, other than the data you choose to share with us.
You can choose to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. This may prevent you from taking full advantage of the website.

What information do Cookies collect?

• Technical information, including the Internet protocol (IP) address used to connect your computer to the Internet, your login information, browser type and version, time zone setting, browser plug-in types and versions, operating system and platform.
• Cookies may store your login session and other information to make your navigation of our Services easier.
• SiteLock Cookies: We utilize these cookies, as well as java script, to determine if traffic crawling the site is a bot. SiteLock is part of our Website Security Solution.
• We use Google Analytics to track how visitors interact with our website, analyze where traffic is generated from and collect information related to general site engagement.
• Ecommerce Log Information: We log information about your use of the Services, access times, pages viewed, your IP address, your general location, Name, Emails, Username, Login Password, Address, Phone Number.
• Device Information: We collect information about the computer or mobile device you use to access our Services, including the hardware model, operating system and version.

For further information please contact us or view our Privacy Policy

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Website and Data Security

How We Protect Your Personal Data

We protect your personal data using administrative security policies and procedures in combination with physical and technical measures to reduce the unauthorized access, misuse, loss, disclosure, and alteration of your personal data. All personal information you provide to us is stored in password-protected databases on our secure servers behind firewalls. We use Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) to ensure that the transmission of sensitive data for payments and donations is encrypted and appropriately safeguarded. We train our employees on the importance of information security and protecting against the unauthorized disclosure of personal data.

Email transmissions are protected by Secure Socket Layer (SSL) Encryption technology, such as Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) encryption, which helps to protect personal information in certain areas of our websites during transport of information across the Internet. This is done behind a Dedicated Firewall Server on a Dedicated DDoS Secure Protection Secure Network managed 24/7, 365 days a year.

• Our internal server is protected by a Sonic Firewall which includes the real-time Capture Advanced Threat Protection Cloud Sandbox and is monitored 24/7 365 days a year by Westernnrg.
• Our websites are DMCA Protected.
• Our websites are SiteLock Protected.
• Our websites are PCI Compliant.
• Passwords
• Combining software, devices and other methods to protect our network.
• For payment card information, we use secured networks, encryption or other protection of cardholder data, physical and technical access controls, monitoring and tests of security systems, combined with other data security practices.

When You Submit an Inquiry via Our Website

This privacy notice tells you about the information we collect from you when you submit an inquiry to us via our website. In collecting this information, we are acting as a data controller and, by law, we are required to provide you with information about us, about why and how we use your data, and about the rights you have over your data.

Who are we?

The University of Metaphysics and the University of Sedona are private, postsecondary, distance-learning theological schools operating under the auspices of the International Metaphysical Ministry (IMM). The IMM is a 501 (c)3 non-profit, tax-exempt organization as designated by the Internal Revenue Service of the United States. The curricula of both Universities are strictly non-secular and theological in nature.

You can contact us by mail at 2675 West State Route 89A, # 465, Sedona, Arizona,
86336, by e-mail nospamuom@metaphysics.com or by telephone in the EU or Outside 
the US: 00 1 928 203 0730 or US: 1 928 203 0730 or 888 866 4684.

Any inquiries about our use of your personal data should be addressed to our data protection officer at nospamprivacy@metaphysics.com.

What personal data do we collect?

When you submit an inquiry to us, we ask you for your name, your email address and a brief description of your inquiry.

Why do we collect this information?

We will use your information to respond to your inquiry and to provide you with the information you need so you can make a well-informed decision. We do this in order to take steps at your request prior to entering into a contract i.e. as part of pre-enrollment activity or to address any questions or concerns you many have.

What do we do with your information?

Your inquiry is stored on our secure internal server, protected by a Sonic Firewall which includes the real-time Capture Advanced Threat Protection Cloud Sandbox. Any inquiries relevant to a student’s record, needing to be printed out, are kept in filing cabinets at our secure administration office location. Should any correspondence need to be kept for an extended period of time, it is archived in a secure storage location.

We will address your inquiry and normally respond to you either via telephone or via email.

We will not use the information to make any automated decisions that might affect you.

How long do we keep your information for?

We will retain your personal information for as long as it is needed to answer your inquiry, or to provide our Services, and this depends on the purposes for which we use it, unless applicable law requires we either dispose of it or keep it longer. We will continue to store your personal information to allow us to maintain contact, answer your inquiries, resolve disputes if necessary, and to comply with legal obligations and/or for other legally permissible purposes consistent with this Privacy Policy Notice.

Your rights over your information

By law, you can ask us what information we hold about you, you can see it, and you can ask us to correct it if it is inaccurate.

You can also ask for it to be erased and you can ask for us to give you a copy of the information.

You can also ask us to stop using your information at any time, by emailing, writing or telephoning us using the contact details in this Privacy Policy Notice.

Your right to complain

If you have a complaint about our use of your information, please contact our data protection officer at nospamprivacy@metaphysics.com

For European Union Residents Only:
Information Commissioner’s Office via their website www.ico.org.uk concerns or write to them at
Information Commissioner’s Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
United Kingdom
SK9 5AF

Privacy Notice – Enrollment Form, Association Application,
and Convention – Graduation Registration

This privacy notice tells you about the information we collect from you when you submit either an enrollment form, association application or convention/graduation registration to us via our website. In collecting this information, we are acting as a data controller and, by law, we are required to provide you with information about us, about why and how we use your data, and about the rights you have over your data.

Who are we?

The University of Metaphysics and the University of Sedona are private, postsecondary, distance-learning theological schools operating under the auspices of the International Metaphysical Ministry (IMM). The IMM is a 501 (c)3 non-profit, tax-exempt organization as designated by the Internal Revenue Service of the United States. The curricula of both Universities are strictly non-secular and theological in nature.

You can contact us by mail at 2675 West State Route 89A, # 465, Sedona, Arizona,
86336, by e-mail nospamuom@metaphysics.com or by telephone in the EU or Outside 
the US: 00 1 928 203 0730 or US: 1 928 203 0730 or 888 866 4684.

Any inquiries about our use of your personal data should be addressed to our data protection officer at nospamprivacy@metaphysics.com.

What personal data do we collect?

Enrollment can be in one of the following programs:
Bachelor
Doctoral
Additional Doctorate
Continuing Education

Registration can be in one of the following associations:
Alumni Association
Professional Worldwide Metaphysical Association
American Metaphysical Doctors Association
Graduates in Action
Convention and Formal Cap and Gown Ceremony (held every three years.)

The information we ask for enrollment or registration into one of our degree programs or associations can include the following:
First Name
Middle Name
Last Name
Street Address
City
State/Province
Country
Zip/Postal Code
Cell phone (Mobile Number)
Phone number
Email
Date of birth
Gender
Degree program preference
Education history
Occupation
References
Any felony convictions
Credentials held with any other religious or metaphysical organization
Religious affiliations
Metaphysical/ Spiritual background and experience
Goal/ Intentions
What led you to the program
Association name
What you plan to do professionally

Why do we collect this information?

We will use your information to process and complete your enrollment or registration. We collect and use your data under the conditions of a “lawful basis” personal data collection, compliant with GDPR. If you have indicated a felony conviction on your enrollment form, we are unable to process your data and your collected personal information will be deleted/destroyed.

What do we do with your information?

Your information is collected by a third party company 123 Form Builder (see privacy policy) and stored on our secure internal server protected by a Sonic Firewall which includes the real-time Capture Advanced Threat Protection Cloud Sandbox. The physical records of active members are kept in filing cabinets at our secure administration office location. Archived members records are removed and kept in a secure storage location.

We will process your enrollment or registration and normally respond to you either via telephone or via email.

We will not use the information to make any automated decisions that might affect you.

How long do we keep your information for?

Once you become a student, we keep your information indefinitely. We will retain your personal information for as long as it is needed to provide our Services, and this depends on the purposes for which we use it, unless applicable law requires we either dispose of it or keep it longer. We will continue to store your personal information to allow us to maintain your student record, answer your inquiries, resolve disputes if necessary, and to comply with legal obligations and/or for other legally permissible purposes consistent with this Privacy Policy Notice.

Your rights over your information

By law, you can ask us what information we hold about you, you can see it, and you can ask us to correct it if it is inaccurate.

You can also ask us to give you a copy of the information and to stop using your information if you believe we are not doing so lawfully.

You can also ask for your record to be archived. Once archived, you will not hear from us again, unless you request that your record be re-instated.

You can also request that your record/information be removed or destroyed by contacting us at nospamprivacy@metaphysics.com.

Your right to complain

If you have a complaint about our use of your information, please contact our data protection officer at nospamprivacy@metaphysics.com.

For European Union Residents Only
Information Commissioner’s Office via their website www.ico.org.uk/concerns or write to them at
Information Commissioner’s Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
United Kingdom
SK9 5AF

When You Purchase a Product, Make a Payment/Donation or Tithe

This privacy notice tells you about the information we collect from you when you make a payment or donation, or purchase one or more of our products via our website. In collecting this information, we are acting as a data controller and, by law, we are required to provide you with information about us, about why and how we use your data, and about the rights you have over your data.

Who are we?

The University of Metaphysics and the University of Sedona are private, postsecondary, distance-learning theological schools operating under the auspices of the International Metaphysical Ministry (IMM). The IMM is a 501 (c)3 non-profit, tax-exempt organization as designated by the Internal Revenue Service of the United States. The curricula of both Universities are strictly non-secular and theological in nature.

You can contact us by mail at 2675 West State Route 89A, # 465, Sedona, Arizona, 86336, by e-mail nospamuom@metaphysics.com or by telephone in the EU or Outside the US: 00 1 928 203 0730 or US: 1 928 203 0730 or 888 866 4684.
Any inquiries about our use of your personal data should be addressed to our data protection officer at nospamprivacy@metaphysics.com.

What personal data do we collect?

When you purchase products from us online, we ask you for your name, address, contact telephone number, email address and credit card information.

Why do we collect this information?

We will use your information to verify your credit card details for your purchase, process your order and to send you your goods. We will also send you a receipt via email and we may use your telephone number to contact you regarding your delivery.
We require this information in order to process your payment, deliver your goods and fulfil our contract with you.

What do we do with your information?

Your information is collected by a third-party company, either 123 Form Builder (see privacy policy) or Woo Commerce (see privacy policy) and stored on our secure internal server protected by a Sonic Firewall which includes the real-time Capture Advanced Threat Protection Cloud Sandbox.

Your credit card details are passed to third-party payment processors, Authorize.net () or PayPal (see privacy policy) which are based in the USA and are certified to the EU-US Privacy Shield (which requires effective safeguards for your information). Unless you create an account with us, we do not retain your credit card information. If you do create an account, only your last four-digit numbers are retained. Your order information may be retained in hard copy format, without credit card information in our filing cabinets at our secure administration office location.

We use the United States Post Office (see privacy policy) to deliver your goods and we share with them your name, address, telephone number and email address in order to complete the delivery.

We do not use the information you provide to make any automated decisions that might affect you.

How long do we keep your information for?

We keep your order information in hard-copy format without credit card information archived indefinitely, unless otherwise advised by you in writing. If you’ve set up an account with us, your order information without full credit card information will remain on our secure server for the ease of ordering in the future.

Your rights over your information

By law, you can ask us what information we hold about you, and you can ask us to correct it if it is inaccurate.

You can also ask us to give you a copy of the information and to stop using your information for a period of time if you believe we are not doing so lawfully.

You have the right to request that your record/information be archived, removed or destroyed by contacting us at nospamprivacy@metaphysics.com.

To submit a request by email, post or telephone, please use the contact information provided in this Privacy Policy Notice.

Your right to complain

If you have a complaint about our use of your information, please contact our data protection officer at nospamprivacy@metaphysics.com.

For European Union Residents Only:
Information Commissioner’s Office via their website www.ico.org.uk/concerns or write to them at
Information Commissioner’s Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
United Kingdom

Catalog Request Policy

This privacy notice tells you about the information we collect from you when you request a catalog from us via our website. In collecting this information, we are acting as a data controller and, by law, we are required to provide you with information about us, about why and how we use your data, and about the rights you have over your data.

Who are we?

The University of Metaphysics and the University of Sedona are private, postsecondary, distance-learning theological schools operating under the auspices of the International Metaphysical Ministry (IMM). The IMM is a 501 (c)3 non-profit, tax-exempt organization as designated by the Internal Revenue Service of the United States. The curricula of both Universities are strictly non-secular and theological in nature.

You can contact us by mail at 2675 West State Route 89A, # 465, Sedona, Arizona,
86336, by e-mail nospamuom@metaphysics.com or by telephone in the EU or Outside 
the US: 00 1 928 203 0730 or US: 1 928 203 0730 or 888 866 4684.

Any inquiries about our use of your personal data should be addressed to our data protection officer at nospamprivacy@metaphysics.com.

What personal data do we collect?

When you submit an catalog request to us, we ask you for your name, your email address, your physical address and your phone number. There is a provision for you to add a comment or your physical address if you require a catalog to be mailed to you.

Why do we collect this information?

We will use your information to respond to your request of providing you with our catalog and the information you need so you can make a well-informed decision. We do this in order to take steps at your request prior to entering into a contract i.e. as part of pre-enrollment activity or to address any questions or concerns you many have.

What do we do with your information?

Your inquiry is stored on our secure internal server, protected by a Sonic Firewall which includes the real-time Capture Advanced Threat Protection Cloud Sandbox. Catalog requests are printed out, are kept in filing cabinets at our secure administration office location. If requesting an electronic copy, you will be sent a link from which to download our catalog from Amazon Web Services (see privacy policy).

How long do we keep your information for?

We will keep your form filed in our office for thirty days, at which time it will then be shredded and disposed of. We may contact you via phone or email as a follow up to your catalog request. If you would not like any further communication from us, please respond to our email with the message “Unsubscribe.”

We will not use the information to make any automated decisions that might affect you.
We do not sell, distribute or lease your personal data to third-parties.

Your rights over your information

By law, you can ask us what information we hold about you, you can see it, and you can ask us to correct it if it is inaccurate.

You can also ask for it to be erased and you can ask for us to give you a copy of the information.

You can also ask us to stop using your information at any time by emailing, writing or telephoning us, using the contact details in this Privacy Policy Notice.

Your right to complain

If you have a complaint about our use of your information, please contact our data protection officer at nospamprivacy@metaphysics.com

For European Union Residents Only:
Information Commissioner’s Office via their website www.ico.org.uk concerns or write to them at
Information Commissioner’s Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
United Kingdom
SK9 5AF

Privacy Notice – Weekly Newsletter Signup

This privacy notice tells you about the information we collect from you when you sign up to receive our regular newsletter via our website. In collecting this information, we are acting as a data controller and, by law, we are required to provide you with information about us, about why and how we use your data, and about the rights you have over your data.

Who are we?

The University of Metaphysics and the University of Sedona are private, postsecondary, distance-learning theological schools operating under the auspices of the International Metaphysical Ministry (IMM). The IMM is a 501 (c)3 non-profit, tax-exempt organization as designated by the Internal Revenue Service of the United States. The curricula of both Universities are strictly non-secular and theological in nature.

You can contact us by mail at 2675 West State Route 89A, # 465, Sedona, Arizona,
86336, by e-mail nospamuom@metaphysics.com or by telephone in the EU or Outside 
the US: 00 1 928 203 0730 or US: 1 928 203 0730 or 888 866 4684.

Any inquiries about our use of your personal data should be addressed to our data protection officer at nospamprivacy@metaphysics.com.

What personal data do we collect?

When you subscribe to our newsletter, we ask you for your name and your email address.

Why do we collect this information?

We will use your information to send you our newsletter, which contains news and updates about our universities, inspirational messages from our Founder, links to audio and video of IMM’s intellectual property, information about our products, and often includes special offers. Our newsletter also contains links to social media platforms and by accessing them you agree to their terms and conditions and privacy policy.

We ask for your consent to do this, and we will only send you our newsletter for as long as you continue to consent.

What do we do with your information?

Your information is collected by a third-party company 123 Form Builder (see privacy policy) and stored on our secure internal server protected by a Sonic Firewall which includes the real-time Capture Advanced Threat Protection Cloud Sandbox. Your name and email address are added manually to our 3rd party newsletter email provider, Constant Contact (see privacy policy).

We will not use the information to make any automated decisions that might affect you.

How long do we keep your information for?

Your information is kept for as long as you continue to consent to receive our newsletter.

Your rights over your information

By law, you can ask us what information we hold about you, and you can ask us to correct it if it is inaccurate.

You can also ask for it to be erased and you can ask for us to give you a copy of the information.

You can also ask us to stop using your information – the simplest way to do this is to withdraw your consent, which you can do at any time, either by clicking the unsubscribe link at the end of any newsletter, or by emailing, writing or telephoning us using the contact details on this Privacy Policy Notice.

Your right to complain

If you have a complaint about our use of your information, please contact our data protection officer at nospamprivacy@metaphysics.com.

For European Union Residents Only
Information Commissioner’s Office via their website www.ico.org.uk concerns or write to them at
Information Commissioner’s Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
United Kingdom
SK9 5AF

Your Rights as a Data Subject

The Data Subject Request Form is intended to be used when a data subject exercises one or more of the rights they are granted under the European Union General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
The IMM aims to take a proactive approach that places as much control over personal data in the hands of the data subject as possible, with a minimum amount of intervention or involvement from IMM.
However, in some cases, IMM will need to access the request as to whether a request will be allowed or not; where this is the case, the steps involved in this decision making will be in compliance with GDPR regulations and the lawful reasons for our data retention policies.

• The right to withdraw consent
The data subject has the right to withdraw consent where the basis for processing of their personal data is that of consent (i.e. the processing is not based on a different justification allowed by the GDPR such as contractual or legal obligation).
Before excluding the data subject’s personal data from processing, it must be confirmed that consent is indeed the basis of the processing. If not, then the request may be rejected on the grounds that the processing does not require the data subject’s consent. Otherwise, the request should be allowed.
In many cases, the giving and withdrawal of consent will be available electronically i.e. online, and this procedure will not be required.
Where consent involves a child (defined by the GDPR as age 16+ unless changed by law in individual member states) the giving or withdraw

• The right to be informed
At the point where personal data is collected from the data subject or obtained from another source, there is a requirement to inform the data subject about our use of that data and their rights over it.

• The right of access
A data subject has the right to ask IMM whether we process data about them, to have access to that data and in addition the following information:
1. The purposes of the processing
2. The categories of the personal data concerned
3. The recipients, or categories of recipients, of the data, if any, in particular any third countries or international organizations
4. The length of time that the personal data be stored for (or the criteria used to determine that period)
5. The data subject’s rights to rectification or erasure of their personal data and restriction of, or objection to, its processing
6. The data subject’s right to lodge a complaint with IMM
7. Information about the source of the data, if not directly from the data subject
8. Whether the personal data will be subject to automated processing, including profiling and, if so, the logic and potential consequences involved
9. Where the data are transferred to a third country or international organization, information about the safeguards that apply

• The right to rectification
Where personal data is inaccurate, the data subject has the right to request that it be corrected and incomplete personal data completed based on information they may provide.
Where necessary, IMM will take steps to validate the information provided by the data subject to ensure that it is accurate before amending it.

• The right to erasure
Also known as “the right to be forgotten”, the data subject has the right to require IMM to erase personal data about them without undue delay where one of the following applies:
• The personal data are no longer necessary for the purpose for which they were collected
• The data subject withdraws consent and there is no other legal ground for processing
• The data subject objects to the processing of the personal data
• The personal data have been unlawfully processed
• For compliance reasons, i.e. to meet the legal obligations of IMM
• Where the personal data was relevant to the data subject as a child
Reasonable efforts must be made to ensure erasure where the personal data has been made public.
IMM will need to make a decision on each case of such requests as to whether the request can or should be declined for one of the following reasons:
• Right of freedom of expression and information
• Compliance with a legal obligation
• To protect archiving purposes in the public interest
• The personal data is relevant to a legal claim

• The right to restrict processing
The data subject can exercise the right to a restriction of processing of their personal data in one of the following circumstances:
• Where the data subject contests the accuracy of the data, until we have been able to verify its accuracy
• As an alternative to erasure in the circumstances that the processing is unlawful
• Where the data subject needs the data for legal claims but it is no longer required by us
• Whilst a decision on an objection to processing is pending
Where a restriction of processing is in place, the data may be stored but not processed without the data subject’s consent, unless for legal reasons (in which case the data subject must be informed). Other organizations who may process the data on IMM’s behalf must also be informed of the restriction.

• The right to data portability
The data subject has the right to request that their personal data be provided to them in a “structured, commonly-used and machine-readable format” (GDPR Article 20) and to transfer that data to another party e.g. service provider. This applies to personal data for which processing is based on the data subject’s consent and the processing carried out by automated means.
Where feasible, the data subject can also request that the personal data be transferred directly from our systems to those of another provider.
For services that come under this category, little decision-making is required for each case and it is highly desirable that this process is automated in its execution.

• The right to object
The data subject has the right to object to processing that is based on the following legal justifications:
• For the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in IMM.
• For the purposes of the legitimate interests of the IMM.

Once an objection has been made, IMM must justify the grounds on which the processing is based and suspend processing until this is done. Where the personal data is used for direct marketing IMM has no choice but to no longer process the data.

• Rights in relation to automated decision making and profiling
The data subject has the right to not be the subject of automated decision-making where the decision has a significant effect on them and can insist on human intervention where appropriate. The data subject also has the right to express their point of view and contest decisions.
There are exceptions to this right, which are if the decision:
• Is necessary for a contract
• Is authorized by law
• Is based on the data subject’s explicit consent
In assessing these types of request, IMM will decide whether the above exceptions apply in the particular case in question.

If you would like to exercise these right in any capacity listed above, please complete the Data Subject Request Form or email us nospamprivacy@metaphysics.com

Data Subject Request Form

This form should be used to submit a data subject request under the provisions of the European Union General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

For more information regarding this form, please visit our Privacy Center and click on the sidebar: “Your Rights.”

Once this form is completed, it will be submitted to our data protection officer.

Our Sub-processors

Third Party Subprocessors

• 123 Form Builder: Data Intake, USA, https://www.123formbuilder.com
• 1Shoppingcart: Data Intake, USA, http://www.1shoppingcart.com
• Authorize.net: Payment Processing, USA,
• AWS Amazon: Data Storage, USA, https://aws.amazon.com
• PayPal: Payment Processing, USA, https://www.paypal.com
• Woo Commerce: Online Ecommerce Processing, USA, https://woocommerce.com
• Constant Contact: Newsletter Email Fulfillment, USA, https://www.constantcontact.com
• Trust Pilot: Online Reviews, USA, https://www.trustpilot.com
• GoToWebinar: Webinar Platform, USA, https://www.gotomeeting.com/webinar/b
• SiteLock: Website Security Services, USA, https://www.sitelock.com

Social Network Platforms

• Facebook: Social Network Platform, USA, https://www.facebook.com
• Twitter: Social Network Platform, USA, https://twitter.com
• Linkedin: Social Network Platform, USA, https://www.linkedin.com
• Google+: Social Network Platform, USA, https://myaccount.google.com/intro
• YouTube: Video Sharing Platform, USA, https://www.youtube.com
• Pinterest: Information Discovery Application, USA, https://www.pinterest.com