Create an Account or Sign in Email Password First Name Last Name Username How did you hear about us? (optional) ----FacebookInstagramTikTokFriend/FamilyGoogleOthers If others, please specify (optional) I agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Terms of Use Terms of Use Welcome to dhyanvimalinstitute.com and its terms of use (“Terms”). These Terms set forth the terms and conditions governing the access and use of the Site and the purchase of products provided thereof. Please read through these Terms carefully. You will also be subject to such other notices, terms and guidelines at the time that you order a product (“Additional Terms”). If these Terms and the Additional Terms are inconsistent, the Additional Terms will take precedence. By accessing, signing up or using this Site and/or placing an order, you agree to be bound by these Terms and the Additional Terms. Any use in violation of the Terms and the Additional Terms constitutes trespass and/or infringement of the rights of the site sponsor and may result in legal action against you. If you do not agree to be bound by these Terms and the Additional Terms, please do not access, agree to the terms or use the Site. Copyright © 2018, Dhyan Vimal All Rights Reserved First Publication Copyright © 1995, Dhyan Vimal Copyright © – all revisions 1995-2018 Dhyan Vimal The Zazen Group consists of the group of companies as stated in the homepage of the zazenworldwide.com website. They include at present : Zazen Worldwide Sdn Bhd (551668-D) Zazen Design & Production Sdn Bhd (644275-H) Zazen Health Solutions Sdn Bhd (731466-X) Society for the Teachings of Dhyan Vimal, Malaysia (1317-09-SEL) Friends to Mankind Society of Malaysia (2022-09-SEL) Dhyan Vimal Institute for Higher Learning, Inc Canada (BC0792263) The Zazen Group reserves the sole right to change, add, remove or modify this list of companies at any time without prior notice. The above information is provided by the Zazen Group as a service to its readers and may be used for informational purposes only. The Zazen Group and its affiliates, employees, officers, agents and representatives (collectively, “Relevant Personnel”) assume no responsibility for errors, omissions, damage or any inconvenience caused from reliance of the above list. DEFINITIONS “Personal data” means the details provided by you (e.g. name, address, telephone, email, identification number, transaction data including credit card number, etc) “Site” means the website located at dhyanvimalinstitute.com or any subsequent URL which may replace it and includes news, blogs, events, advertisements and any other contents published on it; and “You/your” means any person who accesses and/or uses the Site and/or making a order through the Site in any manner whatsoever including persons browsing the Site, posting comments or any content or responding to any advertisements or content on the Site. ACCESS AND USE OF THE SITE Dhyan Vimal and/or the Zazen Group provide access to this Site to provide information about Dhyan Vimal, the schools, the work, the writings, music, art, and products created by or associated with Dhyan Vimal. We welcome all users to access or use this Site subject to these Terms. You shall also abide by all additional copyright notices, information, or restrictions contained in any Content accessed through this Site. You may download the downloadable items (including but not limited to photographs) displayed on this Site for personal use but only if you make only one machine readable copy and/or one print copy. Any other use requires permission of Zazen Worldwide Sdn Bhd as set out below. You are also not permitted to publish or distribute the downloadable items by any means whether digital or otherwise including posting of the same on websites, social media and any other form of media; print or otherwise. 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Please refer to the Additional Terms for all terms and conditions relating to purchases. Consent To Collection, Use & Disclosure of Your Personal Information As more fully described in our Privacy Policy, you must disclose certain Personally Identifiable Information to use our Site, register, and make purchases. As a condition of registering with our Site, going through the workbook or downloading or making any purchases (if any) of Digital Media Streamings, downloads, content or any other products, you represent that you have first read our Privacy Policy and consent to our and our agents collection, use and disclosure of your Personally Identifiable Information and Non-Personally Identifiable Information. To make a purchase, you must at least disclose to us all of the following: (i) your name, (ii) billing address including zip code or equivalent, (iii) Identification number, (iv) valid personal email (which you can receive emails from) and (v) transaction data including credit card number. Our Privacy Policy’s terms and conditions will change from time to time, and as a condition of browsing the Site, using any features or making any purchase, you agree that you will first review our Privacy Policy prior to making any initial or subsequent use. We also collect and store your personal journal, answers to Questions, metadata and contextual data in order to facilitate the running of this program. This data will be deleted from our servers after the stipulated number of months of access to the programme from the date you first commenced the programme. 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Permission for digital reuse, reprint or any other publishing requests should be addressed to: Zazen Design & Production Sdn Bhd (644275-H) No.28-2, Jalan PJU 5/15, Dataran Sunway Kota Damansara 47810, Petaling Jaya, Selangor Darul Ehsan MALAYSIAwww.dhyanvimalinstitute.comE-mail: legal@dvinstitute.com Please note that acknowledging the source of the copyrighted material does not substitute for obtaining permission. PERMISSION REQUESTS: Permission requests are used to notify the copyright holder of the intended use, to verify the authenticity of a material, and to make arrangements on a case by case basis for use of a material. Please note that acknowledging the source of a copyrighted material does not substitute for obtaining permission. GUIDELINES FOR COPYRIGHT PERMISSION REQUESTS All requests must be made in writing (fax or e-mail is preferred.) All requests are to include the following information, where applicable: name of Individual or name of company. Complete contact information (eg. address, telephone, fax, e-mail). Details of the print/publication/broadcasting format. Details of the material you would like to use. Your circulation/print run (if any)/ potential to view/target audience. Expected date of publication/broadcasting. Financial details/price of your publication/cost of broadcasting. The length/period you wish to use the material. For universities, colleges, courses, lectures/seminars, newsletters, internal use and display, please include: The course reading package. A sample of the lecture, seminar, presentation. The place of display, distribution, etc. Number of copies. When and to whom it will be distributed. Name of course/workshop/lecture, etc. Cost to attendees (if any). Is it advertiser-supported? Non-profit? Please also provide a brief description of your organization or publication or supply us with a copy of your publication. 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For permission requests of video, audio, and photos, please contact Zazen Design & Production Sdn Bhd directly at legal@dvinstitute.com. DENIAL OF REQUESTS: We reserve all rights to refuse any requests to use, reproduce or reprint any of the Dhyan Vimal’s materials absolutely and solely at our discretion without offering any reasons. ORIGINAL SOURCE MATERIAL: Once permission is granted, Zazen Worldwide Sdn Bhd will supply the original source material together with instructions for credits, copyright and trademark information and required links. COPYRIGHT OWNERSHIP Dhyan Vimal or the Zazen Group have licenses to use but may not own the copyright to everything that appears on our website or which is published in various formats. If the copyright to the material is owned by Dhyan Vimal or the Zazen Group, we can grant permission. Otherwise, please contact the original copyright owner directly. We will specify in our response the ownership of the material. 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Neither Dhyan Vimal nor the Zazen Group nor any of their Relevant Personnel warrant the accuracy of any of the material contained in this Site or that it fits any particular purpose including any link to another web site or resource and shall not be liable for any loss, damages or expenses sustained by the user as a result of any errors or omissions arising from information found in this Site, however caused. While every care is taken to upkeep and maintain this Site, Dhyan Vimal or the Zazen Group or any of their Relevant Personnel give no guarantees as to the completeness, accuracy, currency, reliability of any content or the results obtained from the use of this information. No warranty of any kind is given, either express or implied. The information on the website is updated from time to time but may not always be up-to-date in every respect. No responsibility is accepted for loss arising from inaccurate or incomplete information, however, caused. In no event will Dhyan Vimal or the Zazen Group or any of their Relevant Personnel, be liable for any incidental, consequential, direct or indirect damages to, or viruses that may infect, your computer equipment or any resulting damage to software or computer systems and/or any resulting loss of data, however caused or other property, by reason of your use of, access to, or downloading of any material from, this site. By accessing and using this Site, you agree that Content downloaded or otherwise accessed through the use of this Website is obtained entirely at your own risk and that you will be solely and entirely responsible for any resulting damage to software or computer systems and/or any resulting loss of data, however caused. Some jurisdictions may not allow certain limitations of warrantees and damages, so some of the above exclusions may not all apply to you. 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Your continued use of or access to the Site and/or placing a purchase following posting of any changes to these Terms and the Additional terms constitutes acceptance of those changes; in its sole discretion, terminate your access to the Site, with or without notice to you, which includes (but is not limited to): (1) you attempt to gain unauthorized access to the Site or provide assistance to others attempting to do so, (2) your overcoming software security features limiting use of or protecting digital media streaming or downloading the content, (3) discontinuance or material modification of the Site or any service offered on or through the Site, (4) you violate of these Terms, (5) your failure to pay for purchases, (6) copyright infringement, (7) unexpected operational difficulties, or (8) requests by law enforcement or other government agencies; and/or cancel any of your purchases from time to time. 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You are prohibited from violating or attempting to violate the security measures on this site, including, but not limited to: using a false password or one belonging to another user or accessing data not intended for the user or logging into a server or account which such user is not authorized to access; attempting to probe, scan or test the vulnerability of a system or network or to breach security or authentication measures without proper authorization; attempting to interfere with service to any user, host or network, including, without limitation, via means of overloading, “flooding”, “mailbombing” or “crashing”; sending unsolicited e-mail, spam, including promotions and/or advertising of products or services; forging any TCP/IP packet header or any part of the header information in any e-mail or newsgroup posting; or hijacking all or any part of the site content, deleting or changing any site content, or linking to the site without our specific written permission. You are prohibited to use or contact this Site to disrupt or damage the Site, its contents or its security measures or to harass or disparage Dhyan Vimal or the Zazen Group or their Relevant Personnel. You may not direct to or through this Site any unsolicited email (spam). LINKS TO THIRD PARTY SITES This Site may contain images of and links that may take you to third party web sites (“Linked Sites”). The Linked Sites are not under the control of Dhyan Vimal and the Zazen Group, both of whom are not responsible, nor do they endorse the contents of any Linked Site and do not accept any responsibility for the content, accuracy or function of these sites. The Links Sites are provided in good faith as a source of reference only. We cannot be held responsible for any subsequent change in the Links Sites nor the contents or materials posted to these sites by anyone. You are responsible for viewing and abiding by the privacy statements and terms of use posted at the Linked Sites. PRIVACY POLICY While any personal details sent to this Site and the Zazen Group is subject to our policy on privacy and protection of personal data, we understand that all information you communicate to this Site or the Zazen Group through the Internet (including any remark, suggestion, idea, content, graphics, etc.) become and will remain our exclusive property with unrestricted rights to use it, without compensating you or anyone else for them. In addition, any such information will not have to be treated by us as private and confidential. All information given through the Contact Us becomes exclusive property of the Zazen Group. By submitting an Enquiry, you consent to the inclusion of your personal data in our database and authorise us to share such information with our network. The Zazen Group reserves the right to use and reuse all information and other personally identifiable user information. In compliance with the relevant Data Protection Laws applicable, as amended from time to time, You agree and give your consent to the holding and processing of personal data relating to You in any form (whether obtained in writing, electronically or otherwise) by the Zazen Group, for purposes connected with the relationship between the parties and internal administration purposes. You further agree to the Zazen Group making this information available to companies and legal and regulatory authorities throughout the world in accordance with applicable laws. You acknowledge and agree that the Zazen Group may change the Privacy Policy by posting the updated version on this Site. Your continuation of use of the Site shall be deemed to be your acceptance of the Privacy Policy, as amended, unless you expressly stated otherwise in writing to us. COMMENTS AND FORUMS This Site may contain discussion board services, comments, chat group and/or other forums or discussions (collectively, “Forums”). The information and opinions expressed in the Forums represent the individual’s own views and not those of Dhyan Vimal or the Zazen Group or their Relevant Personnel. Dhyan Vimal and/or the Zazen Group and/or their Relevant Personnel do not endorse and is not responsible for statements, advices, views or opinions made by anyone, other than the admin of the Zazen Group, and they assume no liability or responsibility in connection therewith. WAIVER The omission of Dhyan Vimal or the Zazen Group to exercise any right under these Terms shall not constitute a waiver of such right unless formally waived in writing by Dhyan Vimal or the Zazen Group. GOVERNING LAW These Terms and the Additional Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the Laws of Malaysia without reference to the conflict of law principles thereof. For clarity, any dispute or claim arising out of or in connection with this Site shall be governed and construed in accordance with the Laws of Malaysia. The parties irrevocably submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Courts of Malaysia. EFFECT OF PARTIAL INVALIDITY If any provision of these Terms is found to be void or unenforceable, the remainder will remain valid and enforceable according to its terms. If any remedy provided is found to have failed its essential purpose, all limitations of liability and exclusions of damages shall remain in effect. In the event that any limitation of liability shall fail of its essential purpose, the maximum liability that Dhyan Vimal and or the Zazen Group shall have is limited to any amounts actually paid to Dhyan Vimal and or any companies in the Zazen Group by end user. × Privacy Policy PRIVACY POLICY This policy sets out general terms on how the Zazen Group (“Company” “we”, ”us” or “our”) collect, use and protect the privacy of your personal data under the Personal Data Protection Act 2010 (“PDPA”) as well as the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulations (“GDPR”). Please note that the Privacy Statement is streamlined to common principles of data privacy in most jurisdictions although there may be some slight variations due to local requirements. The Zazen Group consists of the group of companies that include at present : Zazen Worldwide Sdn Bhd (551668-D) Zazen Design & Production Sdn Bhd (644275-H) Society for the Teachings of Dhyan Vimal, Malaysia (1317-09-SEL) Friends to Mankind Society of Malaysia (2022-09-SEL) Dhyan Vimal Institute for Higher Learning, Inc Canada (BC0792263) DV Retreat Center AB (559142-2042) Which owns and manages the following websites: www.dhyanvimal.com www.dhyanvimalinstitute.com www.dvashram.com www.friendstomankind.org INFORMATION WE COLLECT FROM YOU We may collect and process the following personal data about you (a) Information that you provide by filling in forms on any of the websites indicated above or subsequent URL which may replace it and includes news, blogs, events, advertisements and any other contents (“Website”). This includes information provided at the time of registering to use the Website, subscribing to our service, posting material including queries, comments and photos, requesting further services or participate in our online programmes, or use other features of the Website. We may also ask you for information when you report a problem with the Website. (b) If you contact us, we may keep a record of that correspondence. (c) If you telephone us, we may keep details of the call. (d) We may also ask you to complete surveys or provide feedback that we use for research purposes, although you do not have to respond to them. (e) Details of transactions you carry out through the Website and of the fulfilment of your orders. (f) Details of your visits to the Website including, but not limited to, traffic data, location data, weblogs and other communication data, whether this is required for our own billing purposes or otherwise and the resources that you access. (g) Information that you provide through our social media sites, mobile app or other means of communications (whether electronically or otherwise). (h) Any information about you through referrals from our affiliates and business associates whether in or outside Malaysia. (i) Any identity verification information that you may provide when registering for a specific programme/transaction (if any) (such as images of your government issued ID card, passport, or driving license, as permitted by applicable law) or other authentication information for fulfilment of transaction, programmes and to help create and maintain a trusted environment. (j) Any materials that you have distributed voluntarily (whether electronically or otherwise). IP ADDRESSES AND COOKIES 2.1 We may collect information about your computer, including where available your IP address, operating system and browser type, for system administration and to help diagnose problems with our server. This is statistical data about our users’ browsing actions and patterns, and does not identify any individual. 2.2 For the same reason, we may obtain information about your general internet usage by using cookies. A cookie is an element of data that a website can send to your browser, which may then store it on your system. We use cookies in some of our pages to store your preferences and record session information. They help us to improve the Website and to deliver a better and more personalised service. 2.3 You may refuse to accept cookies by activating the setting on your browser which allows you to refuse the setting of cookies. However, if you select this setting you may be unable to access certain parts of the Website. 2.4 It is important that you prevent unauthorised access to your password and your computer. You should always log out after using a shared computer. 2.5 We use tracking software to monitor customer traffic patterns and site usage to help us develop the design and layout of the Website. This software does not enable us to capture any personal passenger information. STORING AND SECURITY 3.1 The data that we collect from you may be transferred to, and stored at, a destination outside the European Union. We will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your personal data is treated securely and in accordance with this policy. 3.2 Unfortunately, the transmission of information via the internet is not completely secure. Although we will do our best to protect your personal data, we cannot guarantee the security of your data transmitted to the Website; any transmission is at your own risk. Once we have received your information, we will use strict procedures and security features to try to prevent unauthorised access. USES MADE OF THE DATA 4.1 We use information held about you in the following ways: (a) To enable you to access and use the Website. (b) To provide you with information and update relating to our products, services and/or programs and other information that we think may be of interest to you. (c) To facilitate your participation in our online or offline programs. (d) To carry out our obligations arising from any contracts entered into between you and us. (e) To notify you about changes to our services, products and/or programs. (f) For financial purposes such as credit or other payment card verification, accounting, billing and audit. (g) For business development purposes such as statistical and marketing analysis, systems testing, maintenance and development, customer surveys, customer relations or to help us in any future dealings with you, for example by identifying your requirements and preference. (h) To comply with any legal or regulatory requirements. (i) To enforce our terms of services and other policies and/or contract signed. (j) For all other purposes ancillary to any of the purposes stated above. DISCLOSURE OF YOUR DATA 5.1 We may disclose your data to any member of our group, which means our subsidiaries, our ultimate holding company and its subsidiaries or one of our affiliate companies. 5.2 We will not trade or sell your Personal Data to third parties. We may disclose your personal information to the following third parties appointed or authorised by the Company, who may be located within or outside European Union for the fulfilment of the purposes set out in Clause 4 above: (a) In fulfilling our obligations of your order or facilitating your participation in our online or offline programs, in which case we may disclose your data to our staff operating in or outside European Union or by one of our service providers. Such staff or service providers maybe engaged in, among other things, the fulfilment of your order, the processing of your payment details, the provision of support services and the facilitation of the programs. (b) If we are under a duty to disclose or share your personal data in order to comply with any legal obligation, or in order to enforce or apply our website terms and conditions of use and other agreements; or to protect our rights, property, our customers or others. This includes exchanging information with other companies and organisations for the purposes of fraud protection and credit risk reduction. (c) In order to ensure the adequate performance of our contract with you, we will need to share need to share your personal date with our third party service providers to help us provide services related to the Website. Service providers may be located inside or outside of European Union. For example, service providers may help us: (i) verify your identity or authenticate your identification documents, (ii) check information against public databases, (iii) conduct background or police checks, fraud prevention, and risk assessment, (iv) perform product development, maintenance and debugging, (v) allow the provision of the our services through third party platforms and software tools (e.g. through the integration with our APIs), or (vi) provide customer service, advertising, or payments services. These providers have limited access to your information to perform these tasks on our behalf, and are contractually bound to protect and to use it only for the purposes for which it was disclosed and consistent with this policy. (d) In jurisdictions where the Company facilitates or requires a registration, notification, permit, or license application with a local governmental authority in accordance with local law, we may share your personal data with the relevant authority, both during the application process and, if applicable, periodically thereafter, such as the your full name and contact details, accommodation address, identification number etc. 5.3 In the event that we sell or buy any business or assets, in which case we may disclose your data to the prospective seller or buyer of such business or assets. 5.4 If our assets or substantially all of our assets are acquired by a third party, in which case personal data held by it about its customers will be one of the transferred assets. 5.5 Information you share publicly on the Website may be indexed through third party search engines. In some cases, you may opt-out of this feature in your Account settings. If you change your settings or your public-facing content, these search engines may not update their databases. We do not control the practices of third party search engines, and they may use caches containing your outdated information. 5.6 We may also share aggregated information (information about our users that we combine together so that it no longer identifies or references an individual user) and other anonymized information for regulatory compliance, industry and market analysis, demographic profiling, marketing and advertising, and other business purposes. Third Party Partners and Integrations The Website may contain links to third party websites or services, such as third party integrations, co-branded services, or third party-branded services (“Third Party Partners”). We do own or control these Third Party Partners and when you interact with them, you may be providing information directly to the Third Party Partner, us, or both. These Third Party Partners will have their own rules about the collection, use, and disclosure of information. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of the other websites you visit. YOUR RIGHTS You may exercise any of the rights described in this clause by sending an email to legal@dvinstitute.com. Please note that we may ask you to verify your identity before taking further action on your request. 7.1 Managing Your Information You may access and update some of your information through your Account settings. You are responsible for keeping your personal information up-to-date. 7.2 Rectification of Inaccurate or Incomplete Information You have the right to ask us to correct inaccurate or incomplete personal information concerning you (and which you cannot update yourself within your Account). 7.3 Data Access and Portability In some jurisdictions, applicable law may entitle you to request copies of your personal information held by us. You may also be entitled to request copies of personal information that you have provided to us in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format and/or request us to transmit this information to another service provider (where technically feasible). 7.4 Data Retention and Erasure We generally retain your personal information for as long as is necessary for the performance of the contract between you and us and to comply with our legal obligations. If you no longer want us to use your information, you can request that we erase your personal information and close your Account. Please note that if you request the erasure of your personal information: We may retain some of your personal information as necessary for our legitimate business interests, such as fraud detection and prevention and enhancing safety. For example, if we suspend an Account for fraud or safety reasons, we may retain certain information from that Account to prevent that member from opening a new Account in the future. We may retain and use your personal information to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations. For example, we may keep some of your information for tax, legal reporting and auditing obligations. Information you have shared with others (e.g., comments, reviews, forum postings) may continue to be publicly visible on the Website, even after your Account is cancelled. Additionally, some copies of your information (e.g., log records) may remain in our database. Because we maintain the Website to protect from accidental or malicious loss and destruction, residual copies of your personal information may not be removed from our backup systems for a limited period of time. 7.5 Withdrawing Consent and Restriction of Processing. Where you have provided your consent to the processing of your personal information by us you may withdraw your consent by sending a communication to legal@dvinstitute.com specifying which consent you are withdrawing. Please note that the withdrawal of your consent does not affect the lawfulness of any processing activities based on such consent before its withdrawal. Additionally, in some jurisdictions, applicable law may give you the right to limit the ways in which we use your personal information, in particular where (i) you contest the accuracy of your personal information; (ii) the processing is unlawful and you oppose the erasure of your personal information; (iii) we no longer need your personal information for the purposes of the processing, but you require the information for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims; or (iv) you have objected to the processing pursuant to Clause 6.6 and pending the verification whether the legitimate grounds of DV override your own. Please note that it is obligatory for the Company to process your Personal Data for the purposes stated in Clause 4 above, without which we will not be able to keep you updated about our future, new and/or enhanced services, products and programs and/or for the performance of the contract between you and us. 7.6 Objection to Processing In some jurisdictions, applicable law may entitle you to require us not to process your personal information for certain specific purposes (including profiling) where such processing is based on legitimate interest. If you object to such processing we will no longer process your personal information for these purposes unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for such processing or such processing is required for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims. Where your personal information is processed for direct marketing purposes, you may, at any time ask us to cease processing your data for these direct marketing purposes by clicking the ‘unsubscribe’ button. ACCESS TO INFORMATION Please note that depending on the information requested, a nominal fee may be charged. We will endeavour to provide the information back to you as soon as practicable. However we also reserve the right to validate all requests for the authenticity of the request. We may refuse to comply with data access request in circumstances as provided by the law. If we are not able to comply with your request, we will notify you of the reasons. SECURITY We are continuously implementing and updating administrative, technical, and physical security measures to help protect your information against unauthorized access, loss, destruction, or alteration. Some of the safeguards we use to protect your information are firewalls and data encryption, and information access controls. If you know or have reason to believe that your Account credentials have been lost, stolen, misappropriated, or otherwise compromised or in case of any actual or suspected unauthorized use of your Account, please contact us following the instructions in the Contact Us section below. CHANGES TO OUR PRIVACY POLICY We reserve the right to modify this policy at any time in accordance with this provision. If we make changes to this policy, we will post the revised policy on the website. We will also provide you with notice of the modification on the website and Continued use of the website will constitute your agreement. If you disagree with the revised policy, you may cancel your Account. If you do not cancel your Account before the date the revised Privacy Policy becomes effective, your continued access to or use of the website will be subject to the revised Privacy Policy. CONTACT US If you have any questions or complaints about this Privacy Policy or our information handling practices, you may email us or contact us at: legal@dvinstitute.com × 32807