Our Commitment to Your Privacy At New Teaching Lab, we believe that meaningful education emerges from authentic relationships built on trust. This privacy policy reflects our commitment to transparency about how we collect, use, and protect your personal information while fostering the human connections that are central to our mission.
Information We Collect
Information You Provide Directly When you engage with New Teaching Lab, we may collect:
Registration and Profile Information:
Full name
Email address
Professional affiliation
Job title
Pronouns (optional)
Accessibility needs and accommodations (optional)
Payment information (processed securely through Stripe)
Communication and Engagement:
Messages in discussion forums
Survey responses
Feedback and course evaluations
Email correspondence with our team
Information Collected Automatically
Website Analytics: We may use Google Analytics and similar tools to understand how visitors interact with our website, including pages visited, time spent, and general location data.
Platform Data: Our learning platform (Disco.co) and website (Tilda.cc) may collect technical information such as IP address, browser type, and device information to ensure proper functionality.
How We Use Your Information We use your personal information to:
Deliver Educational Experiences: Process registrations, provide access to courses and events, facilitate discussion forums, and support your learning journey
Foster Community: Connect you with fellow educators and maintain ongoing relationships within our learning community
Communicate: Send course updates, educational resources, surveys, and information about other New Teaching Lab offerings
Improve Our Services: Analyze engagement patterns to enhance our programs and create more meaningful learning experiences
Process Payments: Handle transactions securely through our payment processor
Legal Compliance: Meet our legal obligations and protect the rights and safety of our community
Legal Basis for Processing (EU Participants) For participants in the European Union, we process your personal information based on:
Consent: When you opt-in to our communications or provide optional information
Contract Performance: To deliver the educational services you've registered for
Legitimate Interest: To improve our services and maintain our educational community
Information Sharing and Disclosure We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal information to third parties.
We may share your information only in these limited circumstances: Service Providers: We work with trusted third-party platforms and services that help us deliver our programs:
Disco.co (learning platform) - hosts your profile and course content
Zoom (video conferencing) - facilitates live sessions
These providers are bound by their own privacy policies and contractual obligations to protect your data.
Customer Support: Disco.co customer support may access your platform data solely to resolve technical issues you experience.
Legal Requirements: We may disclose information if required by law, court order, or to protect the rights and safety of our community.
Data Retention We retain your personal information for up to five years from your last interaction with New Teaching Lab, unless:
You request deletion of your data
Legal requirements mandate longer retention
You remain an active participant in our community
Recorded sessions are stored on Vimeo and retained according to our educational and legal needs.
Your Rights and Choices You have the right to:
Access: Request a copy of the personal information we hold about you
Correction: Update or correct inaccurate information
Deletion: Request deletion of your personal information (with certain limitations for legal or legitimate business purposes)
Opt-Out: Unsubscribe from marketing communications at any time using the link in our emails
Data Portability: Receive your data in a portable format (EU participants)
Withdraw Consent: Withdraw consent for processing based on consent (EU participants)
To exercise these rights, contact us at [privacy@newteachinglab.com] or [insert contact information].
Data Security We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal information against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. However, no internet transmission is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
International Data Transfers New Teaching Lab is based in Colorado, USA. If you participate from outside the United States, your information may be transferred to and processed in the United States. We ensure appropriate safeguards are in place for international transfers, particularly for EU participants under GDPR.
Cookies and Tracking Our website may use cookies and similar technologies to enhance your experience and gather analytics data. You can control cookie preferences through your browser settings.
Recordings and Public Content Certain sessions featuring guest speakers may be recorded and stored on Vimeo. We will inform participants when recording is taking place. Content you share in discussion forums may be visible to other community members.
Children's Privacy New Teaching Lab's services are designed for educators and adult learners. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.
Changes to This Policy We may update this privacy policy periodically to reflect changes in our practices or legal requirements. We will notify you of material changes via email or prominent notice on our website.
Contact Us Questions about this privacy policy or our data practices? We believe in open dialogue and are here to help. New Teaching Lab LLC 3481 W Patterson Place Littleton, CO 80123 Email: info@newteachinglab.com
This privacy policy reflects our commitment to creating spaces where educators can engage authentically while maintaining trust in how their personal information is handled. We welcome your questions and feedback as we continue to build a community grounded in transparency and human connection.