Last Updated: September 2, 2026

Academy of Cosmetology Training, Inc., doing business as Academy of Career Training (“ACT,” “we,” “us,” or “our”), respects your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and protect information when you visit our website, communicate with us, inquire about our programs, apply for admission, enroll as a student, or otherwise interact with ACT.

1. Information We Collect

We may collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us, including:

• Name

• Email address

• Telephone or mobile phone number

• Mailing address

• Date of birth

• Program or career interests

• Admissions and application information

• Enrollment information

• Educational background

• Financial aid and payment-related information

• Communications you send to us

• Appointment and event registration information

• Information submitted through website forms, surveys, or other interactions with ACT

If you become a student or applicant, we may collect additional information necessary to administer admissions, enrollment, financial aid, student accounts, academic records, regulatory requirements, and other educational services.

We may also automatically collect certain technical information when you use our website, such as your IP address, browser type, device information, pages visited, referring website, and general website usage information.

2. How We Use Your Information

ACT may use information we collect to:

• Respond to inquiries about our programs;

• Provide admissions and enrollment assistance;

• Process applications and enrollment;

• Schedule appointments, tours, interviews, or other activities;

• Communicate with prospective and current students;

• Provide educational and student services;

• Administer student accounts and payments;

• Provide financial aid information and assistance;

• Send administrative and operational communications;

• Provide information about programs, events, open houses, promotions, and opportunities;

• Send SMS/text communications when you have provided the appropriate consent;

• Improve our website, programs, services, and communications;

• Maintain school records;

• Protect the security and integrity of our systems;

• Prevent fraud or misuse; and

• Comply with applicable legal, accreditation, regulatory, and governmental requirements.

3. SMS/Text Messaging Privacy

If you provide your mobile phone number and expressly opt in to receive SMS/text messages from Academy of Career Training, we may use your mobile number to communicate with you regarding admissions, applications, enrollment, appointments, campus events, open houses, program information, class schedules, student services, financial aid reminders, account or administrative notifications, school updates, and promotional communications for which you have provided consent.

Message frequency varies. Message and data rates may apply.

Consent to receive text messages is voluntary and is not a condition of enrollment, purchase, or receiving services from Academy of Career Training.

You may opt out of SMS communications at any time by replying STOP. You may reply HELP for assistance.

Mobile Information Non-Sharing Policy

Academy of Career Training does not sell, rent, share, or provide your mobile phone number, SMS opt-in information, or SMS consent data to third parties or affiliates for their own marketing or promotional purposes.

Mobile information and text messaging consent will not be transferred to third parties, affiliates, lead generators, or other organizations for marketing or promotional purposes.

We may disclose information to service providers that perform services on our behalf, such as technology, communications, hosting, customer service, or messaging providers, solely as necessary to provide those services to ACT and our users. Such providers are not authorized to use your SMS consent or mobile information for their own marketing purposes.

We may also disclose information when required by law, regulation, court order, governmental request, accreditation requirement, or when reasonably necessary to protect ACT, our students, or others.

SMS opt-in consent is specific to Academy of Career Training and is not transferred to or shared with another business for that business to send marketing or promotional text messages.

4. How We Share Other Information

ACT does not sell personal information in the ordinary course of our business.

We may share information, other than protected SMS opt-in data as described above, with service providers and organizations that assist us with legitimate school operations, including providers supporting:

• Website hosting and technology;

• Student information and learning systems;

• Admissions and customer relationship management;

• Payment processing;

• Financial aid administration;

• Communications;

• Analytics;

• Professional services;

• Regulatory and accreditation compliance; and

• Other services necessary to operate ACT.

We may also disclose information to governmental agencies, accrediting bodies, educational authorities, financial aid administrators, law enforcement, courts, or other entities when required or permitted by law.

If ACT is involved in a merger, acquisition, financing, reorganization, sale of assets, or similar business transaction, information may be transferred as part of that transaction subject to applicable law and privacy obligations.

5. Cookies and Website Technologies

Our website may use cookies and similar technologies to understand how visitors interact with the website, remember preferences, measure website performance, and improve our services and marketing.

Third-party analytics or advertising services may also collect information about website activity in accordance with their own privacy policies.

You may be able to control cookies through your browser or device settings.

6. Financial and Payment Information

If you make payments to ACT, payment information may be processed by third-party payment processors.

ACT may not directly store complete payment card information when payments are processed through an external payment provider. Payment providers process information according to their own security and privacy practices.

7. Student Records

Information maintained as part of a student's educational record may be subject to additional federal and state laws, regulations, school policies, and student-record protections.

This Privacy Policy does not replace any additional privacy notices, disclosures, or rights applicable specifically to student educational records.

8. Data Security

ACT uses reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational measures designed to protect personal information against unauthorized access, loss, misuse, alteration, or disclosure.

However, no electronic transmission or storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

9. Data Retention

We retain personal information for as long as reasonably necessary to provide our services, maintain appropriate school and business records, satisfy accreditation and regulatory requirements, resolve disputes, enforce agreements, and comply with applicable law.

Retention periods may vary depending on the type of information and the purpose for which it was collected.

10. Third-Party Websites

Our website may contain links to websites or services operated by third parties.

ACT is not responsible for the privacy practices, security, or content of websites that we do not control. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of third-party websites before providing personal information.

11. Children's Privacy

ACT's website and services are not directed toward children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information online from children under 13 without appropriate authorization.

12. Your Choices

You may choose not to provide certain personal information, although doing so may prevent us from providing certain services or responding to certain requests.

You may unsubscribe from marketing emails using the unsubscribe instructions contained in those communications.

For SMS/text messages, reply STOP to opt out. Reply HELP for assistance.

You may contact ACT to request that we update or correct certain personal information, subject to applicable legal, regulatory, accreditation, and record-retention requirements.

13. Changes to This Privacy Policy

ACT may update this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect changes in our practices, technology, services, or legal and regulatory requirements.

When we update this Privacy Policy, we will revise the “Last Updated” date at the top of this page.

14. Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or ACT's privacy practices, please contact:

Academy of Cosmetology Training, Inc.
d/b/a Academy of Career Training

Kissimmee, Florida

Please visit our website for current telephone, email, and campus contact information.

For questions specifically related to SMS communications, you may also reply HELP to a message from Academy of Career Training.