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All NBSS CE classes are non-accredited and do not result in the award of academic credit. Students who complete CE classes are not considered alumni of the School and do not receive alumni benefits.

Students must be ages 18+ by the class start date to attend adult CE classes. No one under 18 years old is permitted to register for an adult class, even if accompanied by a parent or guardian. 

Our Teen Craft & Trade Intensives are designed for high school students ages 15-18 years old. 

Please visit our CE webpage to register online. Registration is complete once payment is received in full.��

For classes that offer payment plans, the full balance must be paid before the class start date. To pay by check or another source of funding, please email ce@nbss.edu.��

Class registration fees are per person.

When you register for a class, you’ll also gain access to a student account on our registration platform, CourseStorm. Your student account allows you to update your personal information, change your password, remove a saved credit card, and view the classes you are registered for.

Waitlist
Waitlists are managed for each individual class event. To join the waitlist for a class that’s full, find the waitlist sign-up button for that specific class webpage. You will be directed to sign in or create a user account for our registration system, CourseStorm. If you want to be on the list for other dates that the class is being held, please sign up for each instance individually.

If a spot opens up, the next person on the waitlist for that class event will receive an email invitation to register from our registration platform. Upon receiving that notification, you can complete registration or decline the invitation and be removed from the waitlist for the class. The registration invitation will expire after 24 hours, and if we have not received a response, an invitation will be shared with the next person on the waitlist.��

If a short notice class cancellation is received we will contact everyone on the waitlist for the class and the spot will be filled on a first come, first serve basis.

Scholarships and Other Sources of Funding 
There are currently no scholarships for NBSS CE adult classes. If you have been awarded a scholarship or have funding that you think may be applicable, please contact ce@nbss.edu. Some examples are:

• Veterans Association Vocational Rehabilitation & Employment Benefits.
• Veterans Association Post-9/11 GI Bill® Benefits (for the Three-Month Furniture Making Intensive only).
• AmeriCorps Education Award Funding.

Please email ce@nbss.edu to cancel your registration and provide a reason for doing so. Cancellation requests for in-person classes received at least 14 days before the class start date will be refunded less a 10% cancellation fee. Refunds are not given for cancellations received within 14 days of the class start time. 

Cancellation policies for our Three-Month Furniture Making Intensive classes are listed separately on that webpage under the “Cancellation and Refund Policy” section. 

Cancellation policies for our Teen Craft & Trade Intensive program are listed separately on that webpage under the “Cancellation and Refund Policy” section.

Once class is in session, NBSS does not offer refunds or make-up class sessions for missed classes due to student circumstances, including illness, travel, and family or work commitments.

Low Enrollment Cancellation
Classes that have not reached 50% enrollment at least 10 calendar days before the start date will be canceled. Registered students will be notified by email and receive a full refund of their tuition, less the CourseStorm registration fee of $2.49.

Inclement Weather Cancellation
Please note that inclement weather cancellations will be based on conditions in the Greater Boston area. If you intend to travel from outside the Greater Boston area to attend a class, please review our full refund policy.

CE inclement weather cancellations are announced no later than 9:00 pm on the day before the scheduled class. Students will be notified by email of inclement weather cancellations using the email address provided during registration. Students can also check local news stations for school closings.

In the event a CE class or session is canceled by NBSS, we will work to reschedule a makeup session(s). If that is not possible, students will have the option of receiving a prorated refund or class credit for the canceled class session(s).

Student Illness
In the event you can’t attend class due to illness, please let us know immediately by emailing ce@nbss.edu. Due to the variety of conditions under which this may take place (timing, class length and duration, symptoms, etc), all instances of illness will be handled on an individual basis. In general, we will adhere to our standard refund policies. (See above under “How do I cancel my registration?”)

Once class is in session, NBSS does not offer refunds or make-up class sessions for missed classes due to student circumstances, including illness, travel, and family or work commitments.

For more information and guidance on respiratory illness (Covid-19, influenza, RSV, etc) please visit our Health & Safety page.

Any individual participating in a NBSS class or program must abide by the following Code of Conduct, which includes an Anti-Harassment Policy and Reporting Procedure (see below).

NBSS is committed to fostering a welcoming, respectful, and supportive learning environment where members of our community can learn, share, and grow together. All individuals participating in CE classes and programs are expected to conduct themselves ethically, professionally, and respectfully. Failure to meet these expectations may result in appropriate intervention, up to and including removal from a class or program.

Health & Safety
View our latest health and safety guidelines.

Attendance
Unless otherwise stated, NBSS follows a common-courtesy attendance policy for CE classes and programs. Students are expected to attend all scheduled sessions and arrive on time. If you are unable to attend a session or expect to arrive late, please notify the school by calling our mainline at 617-227-0155 or email ce@nbss.edu.

Instructors will make reasonable efforts to support students who miss class time; however, missed instruction cannot be guaranteed to be made up. Instructors are not expected to adjust the curriculum, divert time or attention from other students, or provide additional one-on-one instruction outside of scheduled class hours to accommodate absences or tardiness.

Communication
NBSS primarily communicates with students by email and may occasionally use phone calls and a text service to share urgent updates. Students are responsible for providing a valid email address and phone number during registration and ensuring their contact information remains up to date.

Cell Phone Use 
To maintain a focused and respectful learning environment, cell phones should be turned off or silenced during class. If you need to make or take a call or use your phone, please step outside the classroom to do so.��

Attire
This is a general list of how to dress for the shop environment though some classes will share more specific requirements in the class listing, please contact CE if you have any questions.��

• Closed-toe, comfortable, and protective footwear (sneakers or boots)
• No loose clothing
• Long pants suggested
• No loose jewelry
• Long hair must be tied back

Building Security
Students attending in-person CE classes must enter and exit the building through the front entrance at 150 North Street and check in at the front desk each time they enter.

Students may enter the building up to 30 minutes before their scheduled class start time. Classes end promptly at the designated time, and students are expected to leave the building at the conclusion of their class.

For safety and security reasons, students may not enter unauthorized areas of the building or take self-guided tours. If time permits, instructors may offer a tour of the building or a specific program area at their discretion.

Guests, Children, and Pets
CE students may not bring guests, children, or animals into the building. Service animals are permitted in accordance with applicable laws. For questions related to service animals please contact ce@nbss.edu. 

Accidents
In the event of an accident or injury during an in-person CE class, the instructor in charge will assess the situation and determine the appropriate immediate response.

Basic first-aid supplies are available in all benchrooms and at the front desk. For serious injuries or medical emergencies requiring immediate attention, emergency medical services (EMS) should be contacted by calling 911. School phones may be used to call 911 by pressing the designated 911 button.

The NBSS Receptionist must be notified as soon as possible to coordinate emergency response efforts, assist with transportation arrangements when appropriate, and direct emergency responders to the location of the incident.

Drugs, Alcohol, and Smoking
The possession or use of alcohol and illegal drugs is prohibited on NBSS property and during CE classes. Smoking, vaping, and the use of chewing tobacco are prohibited inside the School building and near all entrances.

Although marijuana is legal under Massachusetts law, its possession and use remain prohibited on NBSS property in accordance with applicable federal requirements. As a recipient of federal funding, NBSS must comply with applicable federal policies regarding marijuana.

Students who appear to be under the influence of drugs or alcohol before or during a class may be dismissed from the class or program. No refunds will be issued in the event of dismissal for a violation of this policy.

Anti-Harassment Policy and Reporting Procedure
It is the School’s goal to promote a workplace and place of study that is free of harassment from all categories protected by law including race, color, religion, creed, national origin, sex, age, ancestry, sexual orientation, genetics, pregnancy, marital status, gender identity/expression, disability, handicap, military obligations, veteran status, participation in discrimination complaint-related activities or any other category protected by law. Harassment of any member of the NBSS community occurring in the School or in other settings in which community members may find themselves in connection with the School is unlawful and will not be tolerated. Further, any retaliation against an individual who has brought up a concern regarding harassment or retaliation against individuals for cooperating with an investigation of a harassment concern is similarly unlawful and will not be tolerated.

While this policy sets forth NBSS’s goals of promoting an environment that is free of harassment, the policy is not designed or intended to limit NBSS’s authority to discipline or take remedial action for conduct which NBSS deems unacceptable, regardless of whether that conduct satisfies the definition of sexual, discriminatory or other harassment.

Definition of Harassment
Harassment is defined as unwelcome verbal, visual or physical conduct that expresses hostility towards an individual because of membership in a protected group, interferes with an individual’s work performance or creates an intimidating, hostile or offensive working environment.

Harassment can include, but is not limited to, verbal (including slurs, jokes, insults, epithets, gestures, or teasing), visual (including offensive images, symbols, drawings, text messages, social media posts, computer displays, or emails), or physical conduct.

Definition of Sexual Harassment
Sexual harassment is defined as sexual advances, requests for sexual favors and verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature when submission to or rejection of such advances, requests or conduct is made a term or condition of employment or as a basis for employment decisions, either explicitly or implicitly, or such advances, requests or conduct have the purpose or effect of unreasonably interfering with an individual’s work performance by creating an intimidating, hostile, humiliating or sexually offensive work environment.

While it is not possible to list all circumstances that may constitute sexual harassment, the following are some examples of conduct that, if unwelcome, may constitute sexual harassment:

• Unwelcome sexual advances – whether they involve physical touching or not
• Sexual nicknames, jokes, written or oral references to sexual conduct
• Comments on an individual’s body or an individual’s sexual activity
• Displaying or distributing sexually suggestive objects or pictures
• Unwelcome leering, whistling, touching, sexual gestures, suggestive or insulting comments
• Discussion of one’s sexual activities

Reporting Concerns of Harassment
If any member associated with a CE class or program  believes that they have been subjected to harassment, they should promptly report their concerns by contacting the CE office at ce@nbss.edu.

Harassment Investigation
NBSS will promptly investigate harassment allegations in a fair and expeditious manner. The investigation will be conducted in such a way as to maintain confidentiality to the extent practicable under the circumstances.

No Tolerance Retaliation
Retaliation against an individual who has brought up a concern about harassment and retaliation against individuals for cooperating with an investigation of a harassment complaint is unlawful and will not be tolerated by NBSS.

State and Federal Remedies
In addition to reporting concerns to NBSS, if anyone believes they have been subjected to unlawful harassment, they may file a formal complaint with the government agencies set forth below. Using NBSS’s complaint process does not prohibit them from filing a complaint with these agencies.



Disciplinary Action
Any individual participating in a NBSS class or program who exhibits inappropriate, disruptive behavior out of line with the Code of Conduct will face action deemed by NBSS to be appropriate under the circumstances. For students, such action may range from receiving a warning to being removed from a class or program to no longer being welcome back to NBSS and may include other forms of disciplinary action as appropriate. For employees, such action may range from counseling to termination from employment and may include other forms of disciplinary action as appropriate.

Students are the owners of the work they produce in CE classes. At the time of registration, students agree to our Safety and Media Release terms. Video and voice recording are not allowed in any CE classes or programs unless pre-approved by NBSS staff. NBSS does not share the contact information of any of our students or instructors without direct permission to do so. For more details on student privacy and the information that is collected about individuals who visit our website or enroll in one of our classes, please see our Privacy Policy.

Intellectual Property
This policy defines the ownership and licensing of intellectual property created by staff, instructors, students, and all others engaged with the CE Department at NBSS.

Definitions
Staff: Administrators and student workers who work in the CE department or elsewhere at NBSS.��
Instructors & Teaching Assistants: Those who teach classes in the CE department at NBSS. Instructors and teaching assistants can be employees, full-time faculty, or contractors.��
Students and others engaged with NBSS: Students are individuals enrolled in classes or programs in CE at NBSS. Others are visitors or guests who may be engaged with NBSS in a less official capacity.

Intellectual property
Any material that may be used in class and includes but is not limited to the following:

• Copyrighted material (content that is fixed and tangible)
• Patents (temporary exclusive rights to an invention or method)
• Trademarks (symbols, catch phrases, names of products or services)
• Trade secrets (recipes, processes, etc.)
• Third-party content (Any material used in class that is not owned by NBSS or the instructor teaching the class.)

Creative Commons License
Who is Covered: This policy applies to anyone who creates, contributes or generates content in preparation for or during an NBSS CE class or program.

CE Staff, Instructors, and Teaching Assistants (employees and contractors)
Students enrolled in CE classes or programs
Any other individual or group that is engaged with CE at NBSS

Ownership and Rights of Intellectual Property
For staff, instructors, and other class contributors:

NBSS CE instructors are the owners of the instructional materials they create independently of NBSS cooperation or direction. In cases where CE has provided payment to instructors to create class content or support through the co-creation of class content, purchase or loan of equipment, or in providing post production, the materials are owned by NBSS. In either case, by signing an instructor contract, the instructor grants NBSS royalty free, non-exclusive, non-revocable rights to use the material in any format for use during the particular class and for promotional and marketing purposes. This policy does not transfer the ownership of any material created independently by the instructor to NBSS. Instructors remain the owners of any copyrighted material that they own and use in an NBSS class or program.

Instructors are encouraged to use their own materials whenever possible. In the case that third-party materials are essential, instructors are responsible for identifying third-party materials to be used in NBSS classes in advance, ideally prior to the start of the class. Instructors are also responsible for identifying the source and the owner of the content. The sooner CE Staff is notified of the need to include third-party content, the more likely it is that the rights will be granted in time. There is no guarantee that permission will be obtainable, especially on short notice.

If third-party materials are used unintentionally or instructors don’t realize until after class that they have included third-party content, CE staff must be notified as soon as possible. Those materials must be cleared in order to be included in a recording of that class that is made available to class members or other audiences, or for the materials to be used in subsequent class sessions or class offerings.

For students and others engaged with NBSS CE:

NBSS CE students own all material they create during their participation in a class. At the time of registration, students are asked to agree to grant NBSS non-exclusive, royalty-free, non-revocable rights to use the intellectual property in any format and for any purpose.

Development of Materials for External Use
When teaching classes elsewhere or for themselves, instructors may freely use any content that they are the owners of as outlined above. For the use of any content that is developed in cooperation with or under the direction of NBSS, Creative Commons License terms must be followed.

Future Development of Class Materials
Instructors will be given the opportunity to review and redevelop the content of a class after the first offering and before subsequent offerings. NBSS may continue to offer and develop a class after the instructor who originally developed the content has ceased work at the School. NBSS may also use content across classes and for other future classes that have not yet been developed.

Brand Endorsements and Recommendations: Brand endorsements and recommendations from instructors do not necessarily represent the views of NBSS.

Media Release and Personality Rights: At the time of contract signing, instructors agree to have their name, accomplishments, and hometown listed in publicity or press releases about NBSS. Instructors agree to allow NBSS to include them and/or their work in any photographs or video taken during the course of their teaching.

At the point of enrollment in each class, students are asked to agree to have their name, accomplishments, and hometown listed in publicity or press releases about NBSS. Students agree to allow NBSS to include them and/or their work in any photographs or video taken during the course of their training. Furthermore, students grant NBSS non-exclusive, royalty free, non-revocable rights to use the intellectual property created by them during their class in creating subsequent classes and marketing.

Student hereby acknowledges and agrees to the following with NBSS:

Safety Release
1. Acknowledgment of Risk: Students recognize, on behalf of themselves and any of their children under age 18, that participation in the NBSS Program involves possible health and safety risks. These risks include, but are not limited to, exposure to heavy equipment and machinery. Students understand that it is their responsibility to know and understand all safety precautions in the use of hand and power equipment at NBSS. When there is a question about the safe operation procedure of tools and equipment or when there is a question about the safe condition or malfunction of tools or equipment, Students will refrain from using such tools or equipment until they have learned proper procedures or have notified their instructor(s) of the malfunction and such malfunction has been corrected.

Student hereby expressly acknowledges and knowingly assumes all risks involved in or arising from Student’s participation in the NBSS Program.

2. Release and Hold Harmless: In consideration of the ability to participate in the NBSS Program, Student does hereby RELEASE AND AGREE TO HOLD HARMLESS NBSS, its Directors, officers, and employees, from any and all claims, liability, or loss arising out of Student’s participation in the NBSS Program. Student agrees to hereby RELEASE AND AGREE TO HOLD HARMLESS NBSS on behalf of their self and on behalf of Student’s Family, and also on behalf of Students and Student’s Family’s heirs, executors, administrators, successors, and assigns from any and all safety-related claims, liability or loss whatsoever arising out of the NBSS Program, and waives any claim for damages arising from any safety-related cause whatsoever.

Students hereby release NBSS and all of its instructors and employees from all responsibilities in case of an accident incurred by their child or ward in the course of their child or ward’s instruction by NBSS.

Media Release
Students agree to have their name, accomplishments, and hometown listed in publicity or press releases about NBSS. Students hereby agree to allow NBSS to include them and/or their work in any photographs or video taken during the course of their training. Furthermore, Students grant NBSS non-exclusive, royalty free, non-revocable rights to use the intellectual property created by them during their class in creating subsequent classes and marketing.

To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, all programs and services (as defined at the outset of these terms of use) and any related information or products are provided “As is” without warranty of any kind (express, implied or otherwise), including without limitation, any implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, or non-infringement. ���Ҵ�ý Street School does not warrant that any service will operate in an uninterrupted or error-free manner or that any service is free of viruses or other harmful components. Without limiting the foregoing, ���Ҵ�ý Street School does not warrant that (a) the programs or services will meet your requirements or expectations or achieve the intended purposes, (b) the programs or services will not experience outages or otherwise will be uninterrupted, timely, secure or error-free, (c) the programs, services or information obtained through or from the programs or services will be accurate, complete, current, error-free, secure or reliable, or (d) any defects in or on the programs or services will be corrected. ���Ҵ�ý Street School makes no representation regarding your ability to transmit and receive information from or through the services, and you agree and acknowledge that your ability to access the programs and services may be impaired.

Except insofar as the following limitation may be prohibited by applicable law, ���Ҵ�ý Street School shall not be liable to you or to any third party for any consequential, indirect, punitive, special or incidental damages, whether foreseeable or unforeseeable (including, but not limited to, loss of profits or earning power, loss of data, losses due to errors or interruption in availability of any services, unavailability of any program, server or communications facility, or damages due to acts or omissions of others using any service or participating in a program), arising out of or relating to the agreements, the services or the programs, including without limitation your and others’ use of or inability to use any service, or your participation in any program, or your submission or use of user content, or others’ use of your user content, or your interaction with other program participants (whether online or in person), or your reliance upon information obtained from or through any program or service, whether based in contract, tort, statutory or other law. ���Ҵ�ý Street School’s total cumulative liability to you arising out of or related to the agreements, the services or the programs (including, without limitation, in the ways described in the preceding sentence), whether based in contract, tort, statutory or other law, will not exceed the greater of (1) the total amount of fees received by ���Ҵ�ý Street School from you or on your behalf for or in connection with the services and any programs in any twelve month period or (2) U.S. $100. The disclaimers and limitations set forth in this section shall apply to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, whether or not ���Ҵ�ý Street School has been negligent or otherwise at fault.

You acknowledge and agree that the warranty disclaimers and the limitations of liability set forth in these terms of use reflect a reasonable and fair allocation of risk between you and ���Ҵ�ý Street School and that these limitations are essential to ���Ҵ�ý Street School’s willingness to make the service and programs available to you. Each of these disclaimers and limitations is intended to be separately enforceable, regardless of whether any other remedy fails of its essential purpose.

For purposes of the foregoing disclaimers and limitations, as well as the indemnity below, “���Ҵ�ý Street School” includes both nonprofit and business entities, and its various departments (including but not limited to Community Education, Career Training Programs, Admissions, and Marketing), the members of its governing boards, and its officers, faculty members, employees, agents, contractors, and representatives.

Certain jurisdictions do not allow limitations on implied warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain damages. If the laws or regulations of these jurisdictions apply to you, some or all of the above disclaimers, exclusions, or limitations may not apply to you, and you might have additional rights.

Indemnity
You agree to indemnify and hold harmless ���Ҵ�ý Street School (as defined for this purpose in the Disclaimer of Warranty; Limitations of Liability Section above) from any and all claims, liabilities, damages, losses and expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs, relating to or arising out of (a) your use or attempted use of any of the Programs or other Services in violation of the Agreements; (b) your violation of any law or rights of any third party; or (c) information or content that you post or otherwise make available through any Program or otherwise via any of the Services, including without limitation any claim of infringement or misappropriation of intellectual property or other proprietary rights.

This Privacy Policy discloses the privacy practices for www.nbss.edu, the primary website of ���Ҵ�ý Street School. By using this website, you are consenting to our collection and use of information in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

This Privacy Policy governs our data collection, processing, and usage practices. It also describes your choices regarding use, access, and correction of your personal information. If you do not agree with the data practices described in this Privacy Policy, you should not use the Website.

We periodically update this Privacy Policy. We will post any privacy policy changes on this page, and if the changes are significant, we will provide a more prominent notice by sending you an email notification.

While we will notify you of any material changes to this Privacy Policy, we encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically. We will also keep prior versions of this Privacy Policy in an archive for your review.

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our treatment of the information you provide us, please write to us by email at info@nbss.edu or by mail to ���Ҵ�ý Street School, 150 North Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109.

We and our third-party vendors collect certain information regarding your use of www.nbss.edu, such as your IP address and browser type. Your session and the pages you visit on nbss.edu will be tracked, but you will remain anonymous. We may use your IP address to identify the general geographic area from which you are accessing nbss.edu. We connect data from different systems but do not link IP addresses to any personal information. We may also collect other information as described in this policy.

“Personal Information”
This refers to any information that you voluntarily submit to us and that identifies you personally, including contact information, such as your name, email address, address, phone number, and other information about yourself or your business. Personal Information can also include information about any transactions, both free and paid, that you enter into on the Website, and information about you that is available on the internet, such as from Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter, and Google, or publicly available information that we acquire from service providers.

Personal Information also includes:
Navigational Information where such information can directly or indirectly identify an individual. Navigational information refers to information about your computer and your visits to this website, such as your IP address, geographical location, browser type, referral source, length of visit, and pages viewed.

Admissions and Registration information includes:
We collect and process information from you when you submit an application for full-time admission to ���Ҵ�ý Street School, create an account on our Site, RSVP for an event, or register for a CE class. This includes but is not limited to Contact Information, Date of Birth, Country of Citizenship, Educational Attainment, U.S. Military/Veteran Status, High School and/or College Transcripts, and Letters of Recommendation, using third party compliant service providers.

Payment Information includes:
When you enroll in and provide payment for a CE class or purchase an item from our website, you will be required to submit payment information, including credit card numbers and billing information. ���Ҵ�ý Street School uses third-party services for payment processing (e.g. payment processors). We will not store or collect your payment card details. That information is provided directly to our third-party payment processors, whose use of your personal information is governed by their respective privacy policies. These payment processors adhere to the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI-DSS), a set of requirements designed by the PCI Security Standards Council, a joint effort of brands like Visa, Mastercard, American Express, and Discover. PCI-DSS requirements help ensure the secure handling of payment information. The current payment processors we use are:

• For public programs such as CE classes, we use Stripe and Eventbrite.��
• For store purchases, we use Shopify and PayPal.
• For online donations and tuition payment for our full-time accredited programs, we use Stripe and Diamond Mind.

Transaction Information
���Ҵ�ý Street School automatically receives and records some information from your browser when you visit the site, such as your IP address, cookies, and data about which pages you visit on the site through the use of log files provided by our third-party tracking-utility partners. This information helps ���Ҵ�ý Street School analyze and understand how the site works for users. Information that is gathered includes, but is not limited to, information about how you interact with NBSS.edu, information about how you use NBSS.edu’s sites, email, other communications, and applications.

Mobile Location Information
If you have permitted your mobile or other location-aware device to transmit location data, ���Ҵ�ý Street School collects Mobile Location.

No Information from Children Under 13
���Ҵ�ý Street School does not knowingly collect Personal Data from children under the age of 13 and is committed to maintaining the privacy of all children in accordance with applicable laws. If you are under the age of 13, please do not submit any Personal Data through the Site. We encourage parents and legal guardians to monitor their children’s Internet usage and to help enforce our Privacy Policy by instructing their children never to provide Personal Data on the Site without their permission. If you have reason to believe that a child under the age of 13 has provided Personal Data to ���Ҵ�ý Street School through the Site, please contact us, and we will endeavor to delete that information from our databases.

If and when you are prompted to, and when you provide Personal Information (including Contact Information), such as when you use NBSS.edu or otherwise interact with the Site or contact ���Ҵ�ý Street School.

If and when you contact ���Ҵ�ý Street School via telephone, email, online form, or other methods of communication.

When you use the Site
For example, ���Ҵ�ý Street School may track the pages you view, the methods of communication that may be offered on or through the Site from time to time. ���Ҵ�ý Street School uses cookies and related technologies to collect information about your computer and your interaction with the Site and our partner websites.

Lawful basis for ���Ҵ�ý Street School’s processing of your Personal Information
As applicable, the following is the lawful basis ���Ҵ�ý Street School relies on to process your Personal Information:

Legitimate Interest means the interest of ���Ҵ�ý Street School in conducting and managing its business to enable it to give you the best service/product and the most optimized and secure interaction. ���Ҵ�ý Street School makes sure to weigh any potential impact on you (both positive and negative) and your rights before we process your Personal Information for our legitimate interest. Unless ���Ҵ�ý Street School has your consent or is otherwise required or permitted by law, it will not use your Personal Information for activities where the impact on your privacy overrides our interests.

By clicking submit on any of our online website forms, you consent to allow NBSS to store and process the personal information submitted. We’ll only use your personal information to administer your account and to provide the services/products you requested from us, as outlined in this privacy policy.

How is this information collected, and how can you opt out?
Google Analytics, Hubspot, Eventbrite, CourseStorm, WordPress, Shopify, and other third parties may use cookies and similar technologies to collect or receive information from this website and elsewhere on the internet and use that information to provide measurement services and target ads. For more information on third party sites, consult their terms of use, privacy practices, and ads settings. You can opt out of the collection and use of this information through tools like the Network Advertising Initiative opt-out page.

Cookies
Cookies are small files that are stored on your computer (unless you block them). We use cookies to understand and save your preferences for future visits and compile aggregate data about site traffic and site interaction so that we can offer better site experiences and tools in the future. You may disable cookies through your individual browser options, or you can opt out of the collection and use of this information through tools like the Network Advertising Initiative opt-out page.

Other Websites and Cookies
This website may contain links to other websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such websites.

Cookies may be set by parties other than us. These “third-party cookies” may, for example, originate from websites such as YouTube, Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, Google, Hubspot, or other social media services for which www.nbss.edu has implemented “plug-ins.” Since the cookie policies of these sites change over time, you should determine their policies by visiting the privacy policy pages of these sites directly.

Information Protection
This site has reasonable security measures in place to help protect against the loss, misuse, and alteration of the information under our control. However, no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure.

We may use Personal Information to enhance your user experience, to help us better understand you, to help us customize offers, blog topics, or posts that may be of interest to you, and to help us otherwise enhance the Site.

���Ҵ�ý Street School uses Personal Information to:

• Identify and authenticate users
• Facilitate transactions
• Operate and improve the Site
• Connect with you on social media (such as Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, or Twitter)
• Contact you by phone or email
• Personalize and continually improve users’ experience
• Track transactions and perform other analytics
• Communicate essential information before, during, and after a class or program.��
• Conduct surveys and evaluations
• Improve current offerings of classes and programs
• Manage ���Ҵ�ý Street School everyday business needs such as Site administration, communication management, analytics, fraud prevention, enforcement of our corporate reporting obligations, Terms of Use, or to comply with the law

���Ҵ�ý Street School will not disclose your Personal Information to third parties without your explicit consent, except as specified in this Privacy statement. ���Ҵ�ý Street School will disclose your Personal Information when:

When working with companies and service providers (i.e. Google Analytics, HubSpot, Eventbrite, CourseStorm, WordPress, Shopify, or other companies that process billing, website hosting, or analytics performance in furtherance of the purposes described in Section 3 (“How ���Ҵ�ý Street School Uses Personal Information”) above. ���Ҵ�ý Street School employs other companies to perform tasks on our behalf, and therefore, we must share your Personal Information with these companies to provide services to you. Examples include but are not limited to processing payments, handling billing disputes and collections, analyzing data, providing marketing assistance, and providing class registrations.

When protecting the rights, property or safety of others, investigate fraud, respond to a government request in circumstances where we believe that doing so is necessary or appropriate to satisfy any applicable law, regulation, legal process or governmental request; detect, prevent or otherwise address fraud, security, or technical issues; or protect our rights and safety and the rights and safety of our users or others.

This Privacy Statement only governs when and why ���Ҵ�ý Street School discloses Personal Information. This Privacy Statement does not apply to the practices of third parties that ���Ҵ�ý Street School does not own or control or individuals that we do not employ or manage. The use of your Personal Information by third parties that you access through the Site is governed by the privacy policies of such parties and is not subject to our control. ���Ҵ�ý Street School is not responsible for the privacy or security practices of other websites on the Internet, even those linked to or from the ���Ҵ�ý Street School Site. ���Ҵ�ý Street School encourages you to ask questions before you disclose your personal information to others.

To determine the appropriate retention period, ���Ҵ�ý Street School considers the type and volume of the information, the negatives that can result from unpermitted access to such information, and why ���Ҵ�ý Street School gathers such information.

Tracking Technologies – Indirect Data Collection
���Ҵ�ý Street School implements cookies to store user information and track user activities. User’s web browsers place cookies on their hard drive for record-keeping purposes and sometimes to track information. Cookies enable ���Ҵ�ý Street School to monitor your activity across sessions of interaction between your device and the Site. Please see Choice and Control, for information on how to refuse cookies.

Choice and Control
While ���Ҵ�ý Street School does need to gather certain information to make your ���Ҵ�ý Street School experience personalized and to conduct transactions for you, ���Ҵ�ý Street School wants to give you the ability to control how your information is provided and shared.

Autonomous or Voluntary Information
Please do not share any personally identifiable information or information of a sensitive nature about yourself or anyone else except for what is required to attend the class.

Email Preferences
For various reasons, ���Ҵ�ý Street School may contact you about our services or your activity.

Cookies and Tracking Devices
Upon visiting the NBSS.edu site for the first time (or after clearing a browser’s cache), you will be shown a notification. You may click “accept” to clear the notification. However, we will, by default, use cookies when you visit our site.

The notification states: “This website uses cookies to remember you and improve your experience. To find out more, see our Privacy Policy.”

If you would like to decline cooking tracking, you can manage how your browser handles cookies and other tracking devices by adjusting the privacy and security settings on your browser. If accessing ���Ҵ�ý Street School by a mobile device, you may manage the information your mobile device shares, such as cookies, tracking technologies, and location information, by adjusting your mobile device privacy and security settings.

Data Subject Rights
In certain circumstances, you have the following rights under data protection laws in relation to your Personal Information:

Request Access to Your Personal Information
(Commonly Known as a “Data Subject Access Request”)
This enables you to receive a copy of the Personal Information ���Ҵ�ý Street School holds about you and to check that ���Ҵ�ý Street School is lawfully processing it.

Request Correction of Personal Information
This enables ���Ҵ�ý Street School to have any incomplete or inaccurate data held about you corrected, though ���Ҵ�ý Street School may need to verify the accuracy of the new data provided.

Request Erasure of Personal Information
This enables you to ask ���Ҵ�ý Street School to delete or remove Personal Information where there is no good reason for ���Ҵ�ý Street School to continue to process it. You also have the right to ask ���Ҵ�ý Street School to delete or remove your Personal Information where you have successfully exercised your right to object to processing (see below), where ���Ҵ�ý Street School may have processed your information unlawfully or where ���Ҵ�ý Street School is required to erase your personal data to comply with local law. Note, however, that ���Ҵ�ý Street School may not always be able to comply with your request of erasure for specific legal reasons which will be notified to you, if applicable, at the time of your request.

Object to Gathering of Your Personal Information
Where ���Ҵ�ý Street School is relying on a legitimate interest (or those of a third party) and there is something about your particular situation which makes you want to object to gathering on this ground as you feel it impacts on your fundamental rights and freedoms. You also have the right to object to ���Ҵ�ý Street School gathering your Personal Information for direct marketing purposes. In some cases, ���Ҵ�ý Street School may demonstrate that it has compelling legitimate grounds to gather your information, which override your rights and freedoms.

Request Restriction of Gathering of Your Personal Information
This enables you to ask ���Ҵ�ý Street School to suspend the gathering of your personal data in the following scenarios: (a) if you want ���Ҵ�ý Street School to establish the data’s accuracy; (b) where ���Ҵ�ý Street School use of the data is unlawful but you do not want us to erase it; (c) where you need us to hold the data even if ���Ҵ�ý Street School no longer requires it as you need it to establish, exercise or defend legal claims; or (d) you have objected to our use of your data but ���Ҵ�ý Street School needs to verify whether it has overriding legitimate grounds to use it.

Request the Transfer of Your Personal Information to You or to a Third Party
���Ҵ�ý Street School will provide to you, or a third party you have chosen, your Personal Information in a structured, commonly used, machine-readable format. Note that this right only applies to automated information which you initially provided consent for ���Ҵ�ý Street School to use or where ���Ҵ�ý Street School used the information to perform a contract with you.

Withdraw Consent at Any Time Where ���Ҵ�ý Street School Is Relying on Consent to Gather Your Personal Information
However, this will not affect the lawfulness of any gathering carried out before you withdraw your consent. If you withdraw your consent, ���Ҵ�ý Street School may not be able to provide certain services to you. ���Ҵ�ý Street School will advise you if this is the case at the time you withdraw your consent.

Withdrawing Consent
If ���Ҵ�ý Street School is relying on your consent for certain activities, you have the right to withdraw your consent at any time by contacting us at info@nbss.edu.

Contacting ���Ҵ�ý Street School
To contact ���Ҵ�ý Street School for questions, suggestions, or to make a request, you may do so by sending an email to info@nbss.edu or writing us at:

Privacy Policy
���Ҵ�ý Street School
150 North Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02109

Please include a detailed description of your request, comment, or suggestion so we can best assist you.

From time to time, we may receive Personal Information about you from third party sources, including partners with which we offer co-branded services or engage in joint marketing activities, and publicly available sources such as social media websites.

We use the information we gather from you for systems administration purposes, abuse prevention, and to track user trends, and for the other purposes described in this policy. If you send us an email, the email address you provide may be used to send you information, respond to inquiries, and/or other requests or questions. We will not share, sell, rent, swap, or authorize any third party to use your email address for commercial purposes without your permission.

User information may be shared with third-party vendors to the extent necessary to provide and improve web services or other communications to users. For example, we use third parties such as Hubspot, WordPress, CourseStorm, Google Analytics, Eventbrite, and Shopify to generate reports on site usage, web traffic, user behavior, and user interests in order to optimize our website for our visitors. We also use geographic, demographic, and interest-based reports of our website visitors to create custom audience and remarketing lists. We prohibit any third parties who receive user information for this purpose from using or sharing user information for any purpose other than providing services for the benefit of our users.

We may also provide your information to third parties in circumstances where we believe that doing so is necessary or appropriate to satisfy any applicable law, regulation, legal process or governmental request; detect, prevent or otherwise address fraud, security, or technical issues; or protect our rights and safety and the rights and safety of our users or others.