Privacy Policy

Last Updated: 2026-03-11

At Barney Lieb's Defensive Driving Course ("Company," "we," "us," or "our"), we value your trust and are committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy ("Policy") explains how we collect, use, and safeguard your personal information when you use our website, barneysddc.com ("Site") and related services ("Services").

By accessing or using our Site or Services, you agree to this Policy.

Scope

This Policy applies to all personal information collected by Company through our Site, Services, and any direct communications, including email, chat, or other methods. It also applies to information shared with us by affiliates, partners, or state and federal regulatory agencies in connection with our compliance and reporting obligations.

 

Information We Collect

We collect information in the following ways:

1. Information You Provide

When you interact with our Site or Services, we may collect:

  • Name
  • Address (personal and business)
  • Phone number (personal and business)
  • Email address (personal and business)
  • Driver’s license or state ID number
  • Date of birth
  • Payment information (processed through secure third-party providers)
  • Last 4 or 5 digital of your Social Security Number (if required for compliance or verification)
  • Preferences, feedback, or survey responses
  • Photos or documents you upload
  • Your search queries on the Site

 

2. Automatic Information Collected

We use cookies, tracking technologies, and server logs to gather data about your interactions with our Site. This may include:

  • IP address
  • Browser type and operating system
  • Device identifiers
  • Pages viewed, time spent, and clickstream data
  • Referring websites or search terms

 

For more on cookies and tracking, see Cookies and Tracking Technologies below.

 

3. Information from Third Parties

We may receive additional information about you from:

  • Social media accounts linked to your profile
  • Partners and affiliates who share data for course delivery and compliance reporting
  • State and federal regulatory agencies requiring student data for reporting purposes

Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We may use the following types of cookies to enhance user experience and improve our Services:

 

  1. Strictly Necessary Cookies: Essential for Site functionality and security.
  2. Performance Cookies: Used to analyze traffic and improve Site performance.
  3. Functional Cookies: Remember user preferences for a personalized experience.
  4. Targeting Cookies: Serve tailored ads based on browsing history.

 

You can manage your cookie preferences through your browser settings. Learn more at http://www.allaboutcookies.org.

 

Pages of our Services may contain small electronic files known as web beacons (also referred to as clear gifs, pixel tags, and single-pixel gifs) that permit Company, for example, to count users who have visited those pages and for other related website statistics (for example, recording the popularity of certain website content and verifying system and server integrity).

 

Some content or applications, including advertisements, on the Services are served by third-parties, including advertisers, ad networks and servers, content providers, and application providers. These third parties may use cookies alone or in conjunction with web beacons or other tracking technologies to collect information about you when you use our Services. The information they collect may be associated with your personal information or they may collect information, including personal information, about your online activities over time and across different websites and other online services. They may use this information to provide you with interest-based (behavioral) advertising or other targeted content.

How We Use Your Information

We may use your information to:

  • Deliver our Services, including online courses and certifications.
  • Process payments and issue confirmations.
  • Comply with regulatory reporting requirements.
  • Improve our Site and Services.
  • Send marketing communications, updates, and promotional offers.
  • Provide customer support and respond to inquiries.

Sharing Your Information

We do not sell your personal information. However, we may share your data in the following circumstances:

 

With Service Providers and Business Partners

Third-party vendors and business partners help us deliver our Services, including:

  • Payment processors
  • Marketing and analytics providers
  • IT support and hosting services

With Regulatory Agencies

We may share information to comply with state or federal reporting requirements, such as completion of driver education courses or insurance discount certifications.

Business Transfers

In the event of a merger, acquisition, or sale, your data may be transferred to the new entity.

Legal Obligations

We may disclose information when required to comply with legal processes, enforce policies, or protect our rights.

We may also share your personal information to fulfill the purpose for which you provide it, for any other purpose we disclose when you provide the information, and with your consent.

Choices About How We Use and Disclose Your Information

We strive to provide you with choices regarding the personal information you provide to us. We have created mechanisms to provide you with the following control over your information:

  • Tracking Technologies and Advertising. You can set your browser to refuse all or some browser cookies, or to alert you when cookies are being sent. If you disable or refuse cookies, please note that some parts of this site may then be inaccessible or not function properly.
  • Promotional Offers. If you do not wish to have your contact information used by Company or third parties to promote our or their products or services, you can opt-out by logging into the Site and adjusting your user preferences in your account profile by checking or unchecking the relevant boxes. If we have sent you a promotional email, you may send us a return email asking to be omitted from future email distributions.
  • Disclosure of Your Information for Third-Party Advertising. If you do not want us to share your personal information with unaffiliated or non-agent third parties for promotional purposes, you can opt-out by sending an email with your request to blieb50@aol.com.

 

Data Security

We use industry-standard safeguards to protect your personal information. While we take reasonable measures to secure your data, no system can guarantee absolute security. Please ensure your passwords and account credentials are kept confidential.

 

Accessing and Correcting Your Information

You can review and change your personal information by logging into the Site and visiting your account profile page. You may also send us an email at blieb50@aol.com to request access to, correct, or delete any personal information that you have provided to us. We cannot delete your personal information except by also deleting your user account. We may not accommodate a request to change information if we believe the change would violate any law or legal requirement or cause the information to be incorrect

 

State Privacy Rights

Depending on your state of residence and our scope of business, your state laws may provide you with rights regarding our use of your personal information. In certain circumstances, we may be obligated to comply with requests to: (i) access a copy of the personal information that we collect or maintain about you; (ii) delete the personal information that we collect or maintain about you; (iii) to update or correct any inaccurate information that we maintain about you; or (iv) object to, limit, or restrict the use of your personal information for certain purposes, such as for profiling or sale purposes. The precise scope of these rights and obligations may differ under applicable state law.

 

For inquiries or to exercise your rights, please contact us using the information below.

 

Additional Terms

Policy on Children

Our Site and Services are not intended for children under the age of 13. No one under age 13 may provide any personal information to the Site. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you are under 13, do not use or provide any information on this Site. If we learn we have collected or received personal information from a child under 13 without verification of parental consent, we will delete that information. If you believe a child has provided us with personal information, please contact us to request its deletion.

 

Changes to this Policy

We reserve the right to update this Privacy Policy as needed. Please review it periodically for any changes. If we make material changes to how we treat our users' personal information, we will notify you through a notice on the Site home page. The date the privacy policy was last revised is identified at the top of the page.

 

Contact Us

For questions about this Policy or to exercise your privacy rights, contact us at:

Barney Lieb's Defensive Driving Course

20 Main Street Port Washington, NY 11050

516-946-4034

blieb50@aol.com

 

This Policy reflects our commitment to protecting your privacy while delivering exceptional service.