Privacy Policy

Effective Date: July 2026

Empowered Pathways is a program offered by 1 Empowered, a registered fictitious name of Divine Numbers by Brianne LLC.

Empowered Pathways respects the privacy of students, parents, guardians, and website visitors. This Privacy Policy explains what information may be collected, how it may be used, when it may be shared, and the choices available to families.

By using this website or submitting information through an Empowered Pathways form, you acknowledge the practices described in this policy.

Information We May Collect

Parent or Guardian Information

We may collect:

Name
Email address
Phone number
Mailing or home address
Preferred method of contact
Relationship to the student
Electronic acknowledgments and signatures
Payment or scholarship selection
Communications with Empowered Pathways

Student Information

We may collect:

Name
Age and date of birth
Grade level
School or educational setting
Selected cohort
Strengths, interests, goals, and learning preferences
Accessibility or support needs
Relevant allergy, health, or emergency information
Emergency contact information
Application and registration responses
Student work, assessments, reflections, presentations, and program participation

Parents and guardians should provide only information that is reasonably necessary for application, enrollment, safety, support, or participation.

Payment and Scholarship Information

Private payments may be processed through third-party payment providers. Empowered Pathways may receive transaction details, payment status, billing information, and limited payment-related records. We may not directly receive or store complete payment-card information when it is processed by a third-party provider.

For families using Step Up For Students, we may collect or receive information necessary to identify the student, confirm eligibility, manage an EMA Marketplace reservation, document service delivery, submit an invoice, or comply with program requirements.

Website and Technical Information

The website and its service providers may automatically collect limited technical information, such as:

Internet Protocol address
Browser and device type
Operating system
Pages visited
Date and time of access
General location information
Referring website
Cookie and analytics information

How Information May Be Used

Information may be used to:

Review student applications
Communicate application decisions
Complete registration and enrollment
Process private payments or scholarship funding
Place students in the appropriate cohort
Provide and administer the program
Support student safety, accessibility, and participation
Maintain attendance and program records
Deliver materials, links, recordings, and announcements
Respond to questions or support requests
Enforce program policies and agreements
Improve website functionality and program quality
Comply with legal, regulatory, insurance, accounting, or Step Up For Students requirements
Protect the rights, safety, and security of students, families, and Empowered Pathways

Communications

Empowered Pathways may use the contact information provided to send application, registration, payment, scholarship, scheduling, safety, and program-related communications.

Marketing emails and future-program announcements will be sent according to the permission selected by the recipient. Individuals may unsubscribe from marketing emails at any time. Unsubscribing from marketing messages will not prevent necessary communications related to an active application, enrollment, payment, or program.

If a parent or guardian selects text messaging as a preferred contact method, standard message and data rates may apply. Consent to receive marketing text messages is not required to apply or enroll.

Student Privacy

Empowered Pathways is designed for students ages 14 to 18. Application and registration forms must be completed by a parent, legal guardian, or other adult with legal authority to provide consent.

The website and program are not directed to children under 13. Empowered Pathways does not knowingly collect personal information online directly from a child under 13 without legally sufficient parental consent.

If we learn that personal information was collected from a child under 13 without appropriate authorization, we will take reasonable steps to delete it. A parent or guardian who believes a child under 13 has submitted information should contact brianne@1empowered.com.

Virtual Session Recordings

Virtual sessions may be recorded for private educational review, missed-session support, program administration, safety, and recordkeeping.

Recordings may include a student’s name, voice, image, participation, presentation, or work. Private educational recordings may be shared through private methods with enrolled families and authorized program personnel.

Private recordings will not be posted publicly or used for advertising unless separate public promotional permission has been granted.

Additional information is available in the Media and Recording Release and Parent and Guardian Consent Agreement.

Public Promotional Materials

Public use of a student’s image, voice, work, photograph, video, presentation, name, or likeness is optional and subject to the promotional permission selected during registration.

Declining public promotional permission will not affect a student’s application, eligibility, enrollment, or participation.

A parent or legal guardian may withdraw permission for future promotional use by contacting brianne@1empowered.com. Withdrawal may not require removal of materials that were already printed, published, distributed, or incorporated into completed content before the request was received.

How Information May Be Shared

Empowered Pathways does not sell or rent personal information.

Information may be shared only when reasonably necessary with:

Website hosting and form providers
Payment processors
Email and communication services
Video-conferencing and online classroom platforms
File-storage and document services
Step Up For Students and the EMA Marketplace
Contractors or service providers assisting with program administration
Professional advisers, insurers, accountants, or legal representatives
Government agencies or other parties when required by law
Appropriate persons when reasonably necessary to address a safety or emergency concern

Service providers may process information according to their own privacy policies and security practices.

Third-Party Services

This website and program may use third-party platforms and resources, including:

Wix for website hosting and online forms
Zoom for virtual sessions
Google services for classroom communication, files, and program materials
Payment-processing services
Step Up For Students and the EMA Marketplace
External websites used for personality, strengths, values, interests, learning-preference, and career-exploration assessments

Students may visit third-party assessment websites to complete activities such as personality, character-strength, personal-strength, values, interest, or career-exploration assessments. These services may collect information directly from students or families and may use cookies, analytics, or other technologies.

Empowered Pathways does not own or control these external websites and is not responsible for their privacy, security, accessibility, account, or data-retention practices. Information submitted directly to a third-party service is governed by that service’s terms and privacy policy.

Parents and guardians are encouraged to review each third-party service before the student uses it. When reasonably possible, students should avoid providing unnecessary personal information and should use only the information required to complete the educational activity.

Empowered Pathways may receive or retain assessment results that students or families choose to share for educational reflection, program activities, and inclusion in the student’s My Empowered Blueprint. Assessment results are educational tools and are not clinical evaluations or diagnoses.

Cookies and Analytics

This website may use cookies and similar technologies for essential website functions, security, analytics, performance, and user experience.

Visitors may be able to manage cookies through the website’s cookie settings or their browser. Disabling certain cookies may affect website functionality.

Data Retention

Personal information will be retained only for as long as reasonably necessary to:

Review applications and administer enrollment
Provide the program
Maintain business, payment, scholarship, and attendance records
Satisfy legal, tax, insurance, dispute, and Step Up For Students requirements
Protect the rights and safety of Empowered Pathways and participating families

Information that is no longer reasonably necessary will be deleted, anonymized, or securely disposed of when practical and subject to applicable recordkeeping obligations.

Data Security

Empowered Pathways uses reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational safeguards to protect personal information.

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

If a security incident involving protected personal information occurs, Empowered Pathways will respond and provide any notifications required by applicable law.

Access, Correction, and Deletion Requests

A parent or legal guardian may contact Empowered Pathways to:

Request access to personal information associated with their family
Correct inaccurate or outdated information
Request deletion of information that is no longer needed
Ask questions about how information is used
Withdraw future promotional permission
Update communication preferences

Some information may need to be retained when required for payment, scholarship, tax, insurance, legal, safety, or program-record purposes.

Empowered Pathways may take reasonable steps to verify the identity and authority of the person making a request before releasing, changing, or deleting student information.

External Links

This website may contain links to third-party websites and resources. Empowered Pathways is not responsible for the content, privacy, accessibility, or security practices of external websites.

Changes to This Policy

This Privacy Policy may be updated as program practices, technology, legal requirements, or service providers change.

The revised policy will be posted on this page with an updated effective date. Material changes affecting enrolled families may also be communicated through the contact information on file when appropriate.

Contact Information

Questions or privacy-related requests may be directed to:

Brianne Schultz
Empowered Pathways
brianne@1empowered.com
(517) 667-9182