Privacy policy

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This Privacy Policy explains what personal information Dental Staff Institute, LLC (DSI, we, us, our) collects, how we use it, and the choices you have. It applies to dentalstaffinstitute.com and classroom.dentalstaffinstitute.com (the Site).
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Information we collect

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Information you provide directly:

  • Contact form (dentalstaffinstitute.com): name, email address, and any message content you submit

  • Course registration and account creation (classroom.dentalstaffinstitute.com): name, email address, phone number, job title/profession, mailing address, and where relevant to a certification, date of birth

  • Payment information: payments are processed by Stripe through our LearnWorlds platform; we do not directly store your full credit or debit card number

  • Course-related submissions: materials you upload or submit as part of coursework, exams, or certification requirements

Information collected automatically:

  • Technical and usage information such as IP address, browser type and version, operating system, device type, pages viewed, referring website, and general location (city or region level, inferred from IP address)

Cookies and similar technologies:

  • We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to operate the Site, understand how visitors use it, and support our advertising efforts (see Cookies and Tracking Technologies below).

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How we use information

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We use the information we collect to:

  • Respond to inquiries submitted through our contact form

  • Register you for courses, administer your account, and issue certificates

  • Process payments for course enrollment

  • Communicate with you about your enrollment, courses, or certification status

  • Understand how visitors use the Site so we can improve it

  • Measure the effectiveness of our advertising

  • Maintain the security and proper functioning of the Site

  • Comply with legal and regulatory obligations, including recordkeeping required by state boards that approve our CE courses

We do not sell your personal information to third parties for money. Some state privacy laws define sale or sharing broadly enough to include certain advertising activities. See Your Privacy Rights below for how to opt out.

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Cookies and tracking technologies

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We use third-party tools that may place cookies or similar technologies on your device:

  • Google Analytics: helps us understand Site traffic and usage patterns

  • Google Ads: helps us measure and improve advertising performance, including remarketing to prior visitors

  • Meta (Facebook and Instagram) Pixel: helps us measure and improve social media ad performance

These tools may collect information about your browsing behavior on our Site and, in some cases, other sites, in order to show relevant ads.

You can control cookies through your browser settings and opt out of interest-based advertising through:

  • Google Ads Settings: https://adssettings.google.com

  • Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout

  • Meta Ad Preferences: https://www.facebook.com/adpreferences

  • Digital Advertising Alliance opt-out tool: https://optout.aboutads.info

California residents: you may opt out of the sharing of your personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising by emailing us your request. See Your Privacy Rights below for instructions.

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Embedded content

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Pages on this Site may include embedded content (such as videos). Embedded content from other websites behaves as if you visited that other website directly, and that website may collect data about you and use cookies or other tracking.
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Third-party service providers

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We use third-party companies to help operate our Site and business, including:

  • Hosting provider: hosts and secures dentalstaffinstitute.com

  • LearnWorlds: course registration, enrollment, account management, and payment processing at classroom.dentalstaffinstitute.com

  • Stripe: payment processing via LearnWorlds

  • Google Analytics and Google Ads: analytics and advertising as described above

  • Meta: advertising as described above

These providers may access certain information as needed to perform their functions. They are not authorized to use it for independent purposes beyond what is necessary to provide services to us, except as their own privacy policies describe.

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Data retention

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We retain contact form submissions as long as needed to respond and for a reasonable period afterward for recordkeeping. We retain course registration, enrollment, and certification records as needed for account administration and recordkeeping tied to state board approval, and for a reasonable period afterward. Analytics and advertising data is retained according to the settings of Google and Meta.
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Data security

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We use reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards designed to protect the information we collect. No method of transmission or storage is completely secure, so we cannot guarantee absolute security.
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Children’s privacy

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This Site is not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child has provided personal information, contact us so we can delete it.
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Your privacy rights

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Depending on where you live, you may have rights under applicable state privacy laws regarding your personal information, which may include the right to:

  • Know what personal information we have collected about you

  • Request deletion of your personal information

  • Correct inaccurate personal information

  • Opt out of the sale or sharing of your personal information (which may include certain advertising activities like pixel-based tracking)

  • Not be discriminated against for exercising these rights

To exercise any of these rights, contact us using the information below. We will respond in accordance with applicable law.

California residents: how to opt out of sharing for advertising purposes To submit a CCPA or CPRA opt-out request, email contactdsi@dentalstaffinstitute.com with the subject line CCPA/CPRA Opt-Out and include:

  • I am a California resident and I am requesting that Dental Staff Institute stop sharing my personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising purposes (including via the Meta Pixel and Google Ads remarketing), as provided under the California Consumer Privacy Act and California Privacy Rights Act.

  • Name

  • Email address associated with my activity on the Site

We will confirm your opt-out by email once processed.

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Accessing or updating account information

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If you have a course registration account on classroom.dentalstaffinstitute.com, you can view or update most of your account information by logging in. For anything you cannot update, contact us and we will assist.
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Do Not Track and GPC signals

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Some browsers offer Do Not Track and Global Privacy Control (GPC) signals. There is currently no industry-standard way to respond to Do Not Track, so we do not respond differently than to a regular visit. We currently process opt-out-of-sharing requests via the email process described above, rather than automatically detecting GPC signals.
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Business transfers

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If DSI is involved in a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets, your information may be transferred as part of that transaction. We will provide notice before your information becomes subject to a different privacy policy.
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Links to third-party websites

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We may include links to third-party websites for your reference. We are not responsible for the privacy policies of those websites, which may differ from ours.
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Changes to this Privacy Policy

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We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated effective date. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
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Contact us

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If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, contact us  by email: dsicontact@dentalstafinstitute.com

Last updated Sun, 13 Aug 2026 17:21

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