PCS Edventures Privacy Policy
Where does this policy apply?
This Privacy Policy applies to all content and services offered by PCS Edventures!, Inc. and any of its affiliates (collectively, “PCS”) at the website droneology.tech, edventures.com, and any subdomain thereof.
This excludes content and services that have separate privacy policies that do not incorporate this Privacy Policy.
Our Privacy Policy does not apply to services offered by other companies or individuals, including but not limited to:
- products or sites that may be displayed to you in search results.
- sites that may include PCS content or services.
- other sites linked from our content or services.
Our Privacy Policy does not cover the information practices of other companies and organizations who advertise our services, and who may use cookies, pixel tags, and other technologies to serve and offer relevant ads.
This online privacy policy applies only to information collected through our website and not to information collected offline.
Your Consent to this Policy:
Please read this statement carefully before using or proceeding to access any PCS content or services. Your use of any PCS content or services indicates that you have read and understood this Privacy Policy, you agree to abide by the Terms of Use, and you agree to be subject to this policy.
What information do we collect?
We collect information from you when you:
- visit our site.
- register on our site.
- place an order.
- subscribe to our newsletter.
- fill out a form.
- progress in a course.
- participate in discussions, such as forum posts or comments.
- leave a product review.
When ordering or registering on our site, as appropriate, you may be asked to enter your:
- name.
- email address.
- mailing address.
- phone number.
- school / company contact information.
- credit card information.
You may visit our site anonymously, however, some features require authentication to access.
Student Accounts on the Digital Resource Portal:
Certain products require students to register an account on the Digital Resource Portal. Student accounts are created by the instructor and collect the minimum data required to administer the course content. Student data is used strictly for business purposes; it is never sold, shared, or used for commercial purposes.
Student account data may include:
- student name and email address.
- student course progress, available to their instructor.
- usage data to support website operations and inform internal decision making.
How do we use your information?
Any of the information we collect from you may be used:
- For educational purposes.
- Your information allows us to administer the products or courses for which you have registered.
- To personalize your experience.
- Your information helps us to better respond to your individual needs, such as to provide you services or content that you have registered for or purchased.
- To improve our websites and products.
- We continually strive to improve our services based on the information and feedback we receive
- To improve customer service.
- Your information helps us to respond to your customer service requests and support needs.
- To process transactions.
- Your information, whether public or private, will not be sold, exchanged, transferred, or given to any other company for any reason whatsoever, without your consent, other than for the express purpose of delivering the purchased product or service requested.
- To administer a contest, promotion, survey or other site features.
- To send transactional emails.
- The email address you provide may be used to send you important updates about your account.
- To send periodic emails.
- The email address you provide for order processing may be used to send you information and updates regarding your order. You may also receive company news, updates, related product or service information, etc.
If at any time you would like to unsubscribe from future emails, we include an unsubscribe link at the bottom of each email.
Student Accounts on the Digital Resource Portal:
Information tied to student accounts is only used:
- For educational purposes.
- Your information allows us to administer the products or courses for which you have registered.
- For business purposes.
- This includes providing the services you registered for and improving websites and products.
- For transactional purposes.
- The email address you provide may be used to send you important updates about your account.
The analytics tools used to track student accounts are kept isolated on the Digital Resource Portal for business use only. No advertising technologies are deployed during authenticated student sessions on resources.edventures.com. Student use of the resource portal cannot influence advertising ecosystems, cross-site tracking, or ad personalization in any manner.
How do we protect your information?
We have multiple security measures, internal training programs, and an incident response plan in place to protect your data.
We implement security measures to maintain the safety of your personal information when you place an order. We adhere to the credit card industry’s best practices, which includes displaying only the last four digits of a credit card number when we confirm orders.
We offer the use of a secure server. All supplied sensitive/credit information is transmitted via Secure Socket Layer (SSL) technology and then encrypted into our payment gateway provider’s database, only accessible by those authorized with special access rights to such systems who are required to keep the information confidential.
After a transaction, your financial information will not be stored on PCS servers.
On the Digital Resource Portal, accounts that have been inactive (not logged into) for over two (2) calendar years are deleted, along with all related data stored on resources.edventures.com. Educators returning after two years may create a new account and create new student accounts at any time using their Digital Resource License Key.
Do we use cookies?
Yes. Cookies are small files that a site or its service provider saves to your browser. Cookies enable the site’s or service provider’s systems to recognize your browser, capture data, and remember certain information.
We use cookies to:
- understand and save your preferences for future visits.
- improve our services through analyzing aggregate site traffic and interactions.
We also use cookies to remember and process the items in your shopping cart, to personalize your experience across our sites and emails, and show more relevant ads on and off our sites. This does not apply to students using the Digital Resource Portal. Student data is only used to provide course access and allow instructors to manage their students’ accounts.
We may contract with third-party service providers to assist us in better understanding our site visitors. These service providers are not permitted to use the information collected on our behalf except to help us conduct and improve our business.
You may opt out of analytics tracking cookies through the pop-up banner on our website. If you prefer, you can turn off all cookies in your browser settings. If you turn cookies off, some services may not function properly.
Do we disclose any information to outside parties?
We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer your personally identifiable information to outside parties. This does not include trusted third parties who assist us in operating our website, conducting our business, or servicing you, so long as those parties agree to keep this information confidential. We may also release your information when we believe release is appropriate to comply with the law, enforce our site policies, or protect ours or others rights, property, or safety.
Non-personally identifiable visitor information may be provided to other parties for marketing, advertising, or other uses. This does not apply to data gathered from student accounts on the Digital Resource Portal. Student data is only used for business operations and not for commercial purposes.
California Online Privacy Protection Act:
We have taken the necessary precautions to comply with the California Online Privacy Protection Act. We will not distribute your personal information to outside parties without your consent. All users of our sites may log into their account to make changes to their account details. To request, update, or delete information stored outside of your account, contact us for assistance.
Children’s Online Privacy:
PCS Edventures remains responsible for compliance with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), which requires that we obtain consent from parents / legal guardians on how we collect, use, and share personal information from children under 13. In an educational setting, schools or educational institutions may provide consent on behalf of parents, where permitted by law.
Except where stated otherwise, PCS websites, products, and services are intended for users over 18 years of age.
The following PCS sites may collect information from children under 13:
- build.edventures.com
- resources.edventures.com
Parents, guardians, or teachers may contact us with questions or to request that we delete your child’s information. However, this may remove your child’s access to the content provided through our services.
Data Collection & Use:
Our sites automatically collect usage data. This data is used to measure site performance and improve our services. When educators enroll students in their courses, we collect registration information to administer student accounts, including but not limited to name and school email address. We share data with trusted third-parties that help us conduct our business and understand our users. We do not sell or trade personal information. See the above sections for more detail on data collection and use.
Data Retention:
On the Digital Resource Portal, accounts that have been inactive (not logged into) for over two (2) calendar years are deleted, along with all related data stored on resources.edventures.com.
Educators may request that we delete their students’ accounts and data at any time. Such requests are honored within one (1) business day.
When an account is deleted due to inactivity or by request, all access, course progress, and certificates of completion associated with the account are erased immediately and permanently.
Breach / Security Incident Response:
PCS Edventures maintains a documented security incident response plan. In the event of unauthorized access to student data, affected schools will be notified via email and/or phone within 72 hours of the event being identified.
Terms of Use:
Please visit our Terms of Use, which establish the terms of use, disclaimers, and limitations of liability governing your use of our website.
Changes to our Privacy Policy:
If we decide to change our privacy policy, we will post those changes on this page and update the Privacy Policy modification date below.
This policy was last modified on 2/25/2026.
Contacting Us:
If there are any questions regarding this privacy policy, please contact us.
