Privacy Policy
Career First LLC d/b/a Career First Institute
Last Updated: October 2, 2026
Career First LLC d/b/a Career First Institute (“Career First Institute,” “Career First,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting the personal information you provide to us.
This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, retain, and protect information when you visit or use https://www.careerfirst.org/, submit an inquiry or application, communicate with us, participate in our programs or services, or otherwise interact with Career First Institute.
By accessing or using our website or providing information to us, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this Privacy Policy.
1. Information We Collect
We may collect information directly from you, automatically when you use our website, and from certain third parties or service providers.
Information You Provide to Us
Depending on how you interact with Career First Institute, we may collect information such as:
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First and last name
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Email address
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Telephone or mobile phone number
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Mailing or residential address
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City, state, ZIP code, and country
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Date of birth or age, where relevant to program eligibility
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Educational background
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Program or career interests
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Preferred program, location, schedule, or start date
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Information submitted through applications or enrollment forms
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Information you provide when requesting information or contacting our admissions team
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Information provided during appointments, consultations, or other communications
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Payment and billing information when you enroll in or purchase a service, where applicable
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Information you voluntarily provide through surveys, forms, reviews, or other communications
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Any other information you choose to provide to us
We ask that you do not provide sensitive personal information through general website forms unless it is specifically requested and necessary for the applicable service or program.
Information Collected Automatically
When you visit our website, certain information may be collected automatically, including:
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Internet Protocol (IP) address
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Browser type and version
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Device type
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Operating system
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Pages visited
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Links clicked
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Date and time of visits
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Approximate geographic location derived from IP address
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Referring website or source
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Time spent on pages
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Website interactions and navigation activity
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Other technical, diagnostic, and usage information
We may use this information to operate, secure, analyze, maintain, and improve our website and services.
2. Cookies and Similar Technologies
Career First Institute may use cookies, pixels, tags, scripts, local storage, and similar technologies to operate our website and understand how visitors use it.
These technologies may be used to:
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Keep our website functioning properly
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Remember preferences
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Understand website traffic and usage
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Measure the effectiveness of advertising and marketing campaigns
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Improve website performance and user experience
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Detect fraud, abuse, and security threats
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Provide relevant advertising, where applicable
Some cookies may be placed by third-party service providers that help us operate, analyze, advertise, or improve our website.
You can configure your browser to reject or delete cookies. However, disabling certain cookies may affect the functionality of portions of our website.
Where required by applicable law, we may provide additional cookie controls or consent mechanisms.
3. How We Use Personal Information
We may use personal information for legitimate business, educational, administrative, and operational purposes, including to:
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Respond to requests for information
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Provide information about Career First Institute programs and services
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Communicate with prospective students and applicants
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Process applications and enrollment-related requests
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Provide admissions assistance and support
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Schedule appointments, consultations, interviews, or other activities
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Communicate program information, schedules, dates, requirements, and updates
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Provide requested services or resources
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Process payments and transactions, where applicable
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Provide customer and student support
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Send administrative and service-related communications
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Send marketing communications where permitted by law and where required consent has been obtained
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Communicate by email, telephone, and text message in accordance with applicable law and your communication preferences
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Improve our website, programs, services, and communications
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Understand website traffic, usage, and visitor interests
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Conduct analytics and measure advertising performance
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Prevent fraud, abuse, unauthorized access, and other harmful activity
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Maintain the security and integrity of our systems
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Comply with applicable laws, regulations, licensing requirements, and legal obligations
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Establish, exercise, or defend legal claims
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Respond to lawful requests from government authorities
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Enforce our agreements, policies, and terms
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Carry out a merger, acquisition, financing, restructuring, sale, or other business transaction
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Fulfill other purposes disclosed to you at the time information is collected
4. Communications by Email, Phone, and Text Message
If you provide your contact information and, where required, consent to receive communications from us, Career First Institute may contact you by:
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Email
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Telephone
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Text/SMS message
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Other communication methods you authorize
Marketing communications may include information about programs, career training opportunities, events, resources, enrollment opportunities, and other Career First Institute offerings.
Consent to receive marketing communications is not a condition of purchasing or enrolling in a Career First Institute program or service.
You may unsubscribe from marketing emails by using the unsubscribe link included in the email.
You may opt out of marketing text messages by replying STOP to a text message from us.
For complete information about our text messaging practices, please review our SMS Terms & Conditions.
5. SMS and Mobile Information Privacy
Career First Institute takes the privacy of mobile information seriously.
No mobile information will be shared with third parties or affiliates for marketing or promotional purposes. All other categories exclude text messaging originator opt-in data and consent; this information will not be shared with any third parties.
We may use mobile information to provide communications that you have requested or authorized, including admissions follow-up, appointment reminders, program information, application updates, and other permitted communications.
Message frequency may vary. Message and data rates may apply.
You may reply STOP to opt out of SMS messages or HELP for assistance.
For additional information, please review our SMS Terms & Conditions.
6. How We Share Personal Information
We may disclose personal information in the following circumstances.
Service Providers
We may share information with trusted service providers that perform services on our behalf, such as:
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Website hosting
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Customer relationship management
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Admissions and communications platforms
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Email and SMS delivery
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Scheduling services
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Payment processing
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Website analytics
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Advertising and marketing services
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Information technology and technical support
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Security and fraud prevention
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Data storage and infrastructure services
These providers may access personal information only as reasonably necessary to perform services for us and subject to applicable contractual or legal requirements.
Legal and Regulatory Requirements
We may disclose information when we reasonably believe disclosure is necessary to:
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Comply with applicable law or regulation
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Respond to a subpoena, court order, or other legal process
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Respond to a lawful government request
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Protect our rights, property, or safety
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Protect the rights, property, or safety of our students, users, employees, or others
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Investigate fraud, security incidents, or other unlawful activity
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Enforce our agreements or policies
Business Transactions
If Career First Institute is involved in a merger, acquisition, financing, restructuring, sale of assets, change of ownership, or similar transaction, personal information may be transferred as part of that transaction.
Where required by applicable law, we will provide appropriate notice regarding such a transaction or changes to the use of personal information.
Aggregated or De-Identified Information
We may use and disclose information that has been aggregated or de-identified so that it cannot reasonably be used to identify an individual.
7. Advertising and Analytics
Career First Institute may use analytics, advertising, and similar technologies to understand how visitors use our website and to measure the effectiveness of our marketing.
Depending on the services we use and applicable law, these technologies may involve the disclosure of certain information such as:
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IP address
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Device or browser information
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Website activity
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Pages viewed
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Referring URLs
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Advertising identifiers
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General geographic information
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Interactions with advertisements
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Inferences about interests or website activity
Some state privacy laws may consider certain forms of targeted advertising, cross-context behavioral advertising, or disclosure of identifiers to advertising partners to constitute “sharing” or a similar regulated activity.
Career First Institute does not sell personal information for monetary consideration.
Where required by applicable law, we provide mechanisms for individuals to opt out of targeted advertising, sale, or sharing of personal information.
8. Third-Party Websites and Services
Our website may contain links to websites, applications, platforms, or services operated by third parties.
These may include services used for:
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Payments
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Scheduling
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Application processing
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Educational resources
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Social media
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Analytics
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Advertising
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Other external services
When you follow a link to a third-party website or service, that third party may collect information according to its own privacy policy.
Career First Institute does not control and is not responsible for the privacy practices, security, content, or policies of third-party websites or services.
We encourage you to review the privacy policy of any third-party website before providing personal information.
9. Payment Information
Where Career First Institute accepts payments online, payment transactions may be processed through third-party payment processors.
We may receive limited transaction information necessary to confirm or administer a payment, such as:
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Name
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Transaction amount
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Transaction date
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Payment status
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Billing information
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Other information necessary to administer the transaction
Payment card information may be collected and processed directly by the applicable payment processor rather than stored directly by Career First Institute.
The third-party payment processor’s privacy policy and terms may also apply to your transaction.
10. Data Retention
We retain personal information for as long as reasonably necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, including to:
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Provide requested services
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Process applications or enrollment
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Maintain student or administrative records
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Comply with legal, regulatory, licensing, accreditation, or contractual requirements
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Resolve disputes
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Enforce agreements
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Prevent fraud and abuse
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Maintain appropriate business and financial records
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Establish, exercise, or defend legal claims
Retention periods may vary depending on the type of information and the reason it was collected.
When personal information is no longer reasonably necessary for the purposes described above, we may delete, destroy, or de-identify it, subject to applicable legal and regulatory requirements.
11. Data Security
Career First Institute takes reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational measures designed to protect personal information against unauthorized access, loss, misuse, alteration, or disclosure.
However, no website, electronic transmission, computer system, or method of storing information can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
Accordingly, while we work to protect your information, we cannot guarantee absolute security.
12. Your Privacy Rights
Depending on where you live and applicable law, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information.
These rights may include:
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Right to Know or Access: Request information about the personal information we collect, use, or disclose and, where applicable, obtain a copy of your personal information.
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Right to Correct: Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete personal information.
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Right to Delete: Request deletion of personal information, subject to applicable legal and regulatory exceptions.
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Right to Opt Out: Where applicable, opt out of certain processing activities, including targeted advertising or the sale or sharing of personal information.
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Right to Data Portability: Request personal information in a portable format, where applicable.
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Right to Withdraw Consent: Withdraw consent for processing activities that depend on your consent.
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Right to Non-Discrimination: We will not unlawfully discriminate against you for exercising privacy rights available to you under applicable law.
Not every right is available in every state or circumstance.
We may need to verify your identity before completing certain privacy requests. We may also be permitted or required to retain certain information despite a deletion request.
13. How to Submit a Privacy Request
To submit a privacy-related request, please contact us:
Career First Institute
Email: admin@careerfirst.org
Phone: +1 (571) 348-0109
Website: https://www.careerfirst.org/
Please provide sufficient information for us to understand your request and reasonably verify your identity.
We may request additional information when necessary to protect the privacy and security of personal information.
If applicable law provides a specific response period or appeal process, we will follow the requirements applicable to your request.
14. Global Privacy Control
Where required by applicable law, Career First Institute may recognize the Global Privacy Control (GPC) signal as a request to opt out of certain sale, sharing, or targeted advertising activities.
The treatment of GPC signals may depend on applicable law and the browser or device through which the signal is received.
15. Children’s Privacy
Career First Institute’s website and programs are primarily intended for adults and individuals who meet the applicable eligibility requirements for our programs and services.
We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13 through our website.
If you believe that a child under 13 has provided personal information to us, please contact us at:
If we determine that we have knowingly collected personal information from a child under 13 without appropriate authorization, we will take reasonable steps to delete the information as required by applicable law.
16. Educational and Student Information
If you become a student or applicant, additional privacy protections may apply to certain educational records depending on the program, institution, location, and applicable federal or state laws.
Where applicable, Career First Institute will handle student or educational records in accordance with the laws and regulatory requirements applicable to those records.
This Privacy Policy does not replace any separate student privacy notices, enrollment agreements, institutional policies, or legally required disclosures that may apply to particular programs.
17. Sensitive Personal Information
We encourage you to provide only the information reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it is being collected.
If a form requests sensitive personal information, such information will be handled in accordance with applicable law and the purpose for which it was collected.
We do not intentionally request sensitive personal information through general website forms unless it is reasonably necessary for a specific service, application, enrollment, or legal requirement.
18. Do Not Track
Some browsers offer a “Do Not Track” feature.
Because there is currently no universally accepted standard for responding to browser-based Do Not Track signals, our website may not respond to such signals in every circumstance.
Where applicable law requires us to recognize a particular browser-based privacy signal, we will process that signal in accordance with applicable law.
19. International Visitors
Career First Institute is based in the United States and our website and services are primarily intended for individuals in the United States.
If you access our website from outside the United States, your information may be transferred to, stored in, or processed in the United States or other locations where we or our service providers operate.
Privacy laws in those locations may differ from the laws of your country or region.
20. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our services, technology, business practices, legal requirements, or privacy practices.
When we make changes, we will update the Last Updated date at the top of this page.
If a material change is required to be communicated to you under applicable law, we will provide notice through an appropriate method.
We encourage you to periodically review this Privacy Policy to remain informed about how we handle personal information.
21. Contact Us
If you have questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or Career First Institute’s privacy practices, please contact us:
Career First LLC d/b/a Career First Institute
Email: admin@careerfirst.org
Phone: +1 (571) 348-0109
Website: https://www.careerfirst.org/
Last Updated: October 2, 2026