Occupational Safety Training Institute (OSTI)
Effective Date: November 6, 2026

The Occupational Safety Training Institute (OSTI) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting the personal information you provide when visiting our website, purchasing training materials, registering for courses, accessing educational resources, or communicating with us.

This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, how it may be processed by service providers, and the choices available to you.

1. Information We Collect

OSTI collects information reasonably necessary to operate its website, provide educational and training services, process transactions, and communicate with customers.

Depending on how you interact with our website, information collected may include:

Personal and Contact Information

• Name
• Email address
• Telephone number
• Mailing or billing address, when provided
• Other information voluntarily submitted through website forms or correspondence

Account and Course Information

• Usernames and account information
• Membership and course registration details
• Course access and participation information
• Training and educational records associated with your account

Purchase and Transaction Information

• Products, courses, and services purchased
• Order details and transaction records
• Billing information
• Payment status and related transaction information

Payment card information is generally processed by our payment service provider rather than stored directly by OSTI.

Website Usage Information

When you visit our website, certain technical and usage information may be collected automatically, including:

• Internet Protocol (IP) address
• Browser type and device information
• Pages visited and time spent on the website
• Referring websites and traffic sources
• General geographic information
• Website interactions and session activity

2. How We Use Your Information

OSTI uses collected information for legitimate educational, administrative, and business purposes, including:

• Providing access to purchased courses, training materials, and membership services.
• Processing orders and payments.
• Maintaining customer accounts and course registrations.
• Sending course-related information, account notices, and customer service communications.
• Responding to questions and requests.
• Sending website updates, educational information, and other communications when appropriate.
• Maintaining website security and functionality.
• Understanding website traffic and improving our website and services.
• Measuring the effectiveness of advertising and outreach activities.

OSTI does not sell, rent, or trade personal information.

We do not provide customer contact lists or personal information to outside organizations for their independent marketing or solicitation purposes.

3. Third-Party Service Providers

OSTI uses trusted third-party service providers to support website hosting, website functionality, course administration, payment processing, analytics, and advertising measurement.

Depending on the services being used, these providers may include:

Website Hosting

• Bluehost, which provides website hosting and related technical services.

Website and Course Administration

• WordPress, which provides the website management platform.
• WooCommerce, which supports online purchases, orders, and shopping cart functionality.
• Simple WordPress Membership, which supports membership accounts and course access.

Payment Processing

• Stripe, which processes payments and may use information and technologies to support payment security and fraud prevention.

Analytics and Advertising Measurement

• Google Analytics 4 (GA4), which helps OSTI understand website traffic and visitor activity.
• Google Site Kit, which connects Google services to the OSTI website.
• Google Ads, which supports advertising measurement and campaign performance analysis.

Website Security and Functionality

• Jetpack and other website technologies that support security, performance, and website functionality.

These providers may process limited information necessary to perform the services they provide. Their handling of information is also subject to their own privacy policies, terms, and applicable requirements.

OSTI does not authorize service providers to use customer contact lists obtained from OSTI for their own independent marketing purposes.

OSTI does not otherwise share, sell, rent, or trade personal information with outside organizations, except as necessary to provide services requested by visitors or customers, or when disclosure is required by law or a valid legal obligation.

4. Cookies and Website Tracking Technologies

Our website uses cookies and similar technologies to support website functionality, maintain sessions, process transactions, improve the user experience, and understand how visitors use our website.

Cookies are small data files stored on your computer or device when you visit a website.

Depending on the services being used, our website may use the following categories of cookies and similar technologies.

A. Essential and Functional Cookies

These technologies support basic website functions, including:

• WordPress login, account authentication, and user preferences.
• Membership and course access.
• Shopping cart and checkout sessions.
• Website security and session management.

Examples include WordPress, WooCommerce, and Simple WordPress Membership cookies.

B. Payment and Security Cookies

Stripe may use cookies and similar technologies to support payment processing, transaction security, and fraud prevention.

C. Analytics Cookies

Google Analytics 4 may use cookies and similar technologies to collect information about website visits, visitor interactions, traffic sources, and website usage.

This information helps OSTI understand how visitors find and use our website and identify opportunities to improve its content and services.

D. Advertising and Conversion Measurement Cookies

Google Ads technologies may use cookies and similar technologies to measure advertising activity, understand how visitors arrive at our website, and evaluate the effectiveness of advertising campaigns.

E. Traffic Attribution Cookies

Our website may use Sourcebuster cookies associated with WooCommerce to identify how visitors arrive at our website.

These technologies may record information such as:

• Whether a visitor arrived directly, through a search engine, an advertisement, or another website.
• Referring website or traffic source.
• Advertising campaign information.
• Visitor session and attribution information.

This information helps OSTI evaluate website traffic and the effectiveness of its outreach and marketing activities.

Managing Cookies

You can control, restrict, or delete cookies through your internet browser settings.

Most browsers allow you to block cookies, delete existing cookies, or receive notifications when cookies are placed on your device.

Please understand that disabling certain cookies may affect website functionality, account access, membership services, shopping cart features, or checkout.

Blocking cookies does not necessarily prevent all forms of website measurement or data collection.

5. Email Communications

OSTI may use the email address you provide to send communications related to:

• Course registration and access.
• Purchases and transactions.
• Account and membership services.
• Customer support.
• Website updates and educational information.
• Other information relevant to OSTI services.

You may opt out of nonessential promotional or informational emails by following the unsubscribe instructions included in the message or contacting OSTI.

Transactional, account-related, and course-access communications may still be necessary to provide services you have requested.

6. Data Security

OSTI takes reasonable administrative and technical steps to protect information submitted through its website against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction.

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

Visitors and customers should take appropriate steps to protect their account credentials and avoid sharing passwords or other confidential account information.

7. External Websites and Third-Party Links

Our website may contain links to other websites, educational resources, payment services, or third-party providers.

OSTI is not responsible for the privacy practices, content, or security of external websites.

Visitors should review the privacy policies and terms of any external website or service before providing personal information.

8. Your Privacy Choices and Rights

You may contact OSTI to:

• Request information about personal information you have provided.
• Request correction of inaccurate contact or account information.
• Request deletion of personal information, where legally and operationally permissible.
• Opt out of nonessential email communications.

Certain information may need to be retained for legal, accounting, transaction, security, educational recordkeeping, or other legitimate business purposes.

Depending on your location, you may have additional privacy rights under applicable federal or state privacy laws.

Requests will be reviewed and handled in accordance with applicable legal requirements.

9. Children’s Privacy

OSTI’s website and online services are not directed toward children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information directly from children under 13 without appropriate authorization.

If you believe a child has provided personal information through our website without appropriate authorization, please contact OSTI so that we can review the matter.

10. Changes to This Privacy Policy

OSTI may update this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect changes in website functionality, services, technology, business practices, or applicable legal requirements.

Any revisions will be posted on this page with an updated revision date.

Visitors are encouraged to review this policy periodically.

11. Contact Information

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, the information OSTI collects, or how personal information is handled, please contact us through the contact information provided on our website.

Occupational Safety Training Institute (OSTI)

Website: https://oshact.com