Our Privacy Policy

McAllen Career Institute (MCI) is dedicated to respecting your privacy. This privacy statement manages the gathering and use of information collected through official MCI websites and other MCI digital properties.

Personally Identifiable Data

MCI will only collect personal identifiable data when it is voluntarily submitted to us. MCI may request personally identifiable information from you, which may include: name, e-mail and physical addresses etc. MCI may use that information for such purposes as fulfilling your requests for our information, communication, and services. MCI will not share your information with third parties unless you specify so.



Non-Personally Identifiable Information

When you visit MCI websites and other MCI digital properties, we may automatically collect and store information sent by your web browser, such as IP addresses (i.e., the Internet address of your computer also known as Internet Protocol), information about your computer (such as your web browser and operating system) and about your usage of our websites and digital properties. This type of data will help us identify which parts of our website are most heavily used and which portion of our audience comes from within the MCI network.



SMS Messaging

Opting in: A mobile user might opt-in by:Entering a phone number online, Sending an Mobile Originating (MO) message containing an advertising keyword, Filling out a paper form that includes their phone number, or Signing up at an event or location.

Opting out: McAllen Careers Institute third-party service provider gives you the ability to opt out of the Service for any reason. You can opt out by replying “STOP” to any message(s) you receive. We reserve the right to send you certain communications relating to our Service, such as announcements, events, and course information, without offering you the opportunity to opt-out of receiving them..

SMS consent and phone numbers will not be shared with third parties.

Cookies

MCI ‘s website and digital properties may use cookies. Cookies are text files that may be transmitted to your computer or mobile device through your web browsing software. These cookies are used to remember your preferences or to track facts on usage of various portions of MCI websites and digital properties.

You can choose not to accept, block, or restrict the use of cookies by indicating on the settings on your web browser. You can also delete cookies that have been placed on your computer or device. Our cookies do not collect personal identifiable information.

In cases when MCI has personally identifiable information about you, we will not sell, rent, or share it and be in compliance with other related institutional policies and federal and state laws and regulations.

MCI may contract third party vendors to show MCI advertisements on non- MCI websites and digital properties. MCI and third party vendors with whom we contract may use cookies and web patterns to administer our ads based on your prior visit(s) to MCI websites and digital properties. The cookies MCI and third party vendors may use will also be used to assess the success of our ads.

MCI has applied commercially reasonable physical, electronic, and administrative procedures to safeguard and secure all information we collect online for reasonable foreseeable risk against loss, misuse, or alteration of the information we hold. Please note that while we work hard to protect the security of your information, MCI cannot provide an absolute guarantee that any communication you transmit through our websites or digital properties, will be free from unauthorized access by third parties.

MCI websites and digital properties may connect to external sites that MCI is not accountable for. Your use of such websites will be subordinate to the privacy statements of those websites, which we encourage you to read. MCI is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of these external websites and does not make any portrayals about them.

We reserve the right to modify this Privacy Statement in whole or in part at any time. The modified policy will be posted on this page with an updated effective date.

If you have questions about this Privacy Statement or the privacy practices of MCI websites or digital properties, please contact Jose Luis Adame at (956) 618-5800 Effective Date: 07/11/2016