Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy ("Policy") applies to thekeytocollege.com, and Cruse Consulting LLC dba The Key to College ("Company") and governs data collection and usage. For the purposes of this Privacy Policy, unless otherwise noted, all references to the Company include thekeytocollege.com and The Key to College. The Company's website is an educational admissions consulting and coaching business site. By using the Company website, you consent to the data practices described in this statement.
Collection of your Personal Information
In order to better provide you with products and services offered, the Company may collect personally identifiable information, such as your:
First and last name
Mailing address
Email address
Phone number
We do not collect any personal information about you unless you voluntarily provide it to us. However, you may be required to provide certain personal information to us when you elect to use certain products or services. These may include: (a) registering for an account; (b) sending us an email message; or (c) submitting information when inquiring about or engaging our services. We will use your information for, but not limited to, communicating with you in relation to services and/or products you have requested from us.
Use of your Personal Information
The Company collects and uses your personal information in the following ways:
to operate and deliver the services you have requested
to provide you with information, products, or services that you request from us
to provide you with notices about your account
to carry out the Company's obligations and enforce our rights arising from any contracts entered between you and us
to notify you about changes to thekeytocollege.com or any products or services we offer or provide through it
in any other way we may describe when you provide the information
for any other purpose with your consent
The Company may also use your personally identifiable information to inform you of other products or services available from the Company and its affiliates.
Sharing Information with Third Parties
The Company does not sell, rent, or lease its customer lists to third parties.
The Company may share data with trusted partners to help perform statistical analysis, send you email or postal mail, or provide customer support. All such third parties are prohibited from using your personal information except to provide these services to the Company, and they are required to maintain the confidentiality of your information.
The Company may disclose your personal information, without notice, if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to: (a) conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on the Company or the site; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of the Company; and/or (c) act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of the Company, or the public.
Automatically Collected Information
The Company may automatically collect information about your computer hardware and software. This information can include your IP address, browser type, domain names, access times, and referring website addresses. This information is used for the operation of the service, to maintain quality of the service, and to provide general statistics regarding the use of the Company's website.
Cookies
The Company's website uses cookies — small text files placed on your device — to improve your browsing experience and analyze site usage. Cookies may collect information such as browser type, pages visited, and time spent on the site. We may use third-party analytics services (such as Google Analytics) that set their own cookies to help us understand how visitors use the site.
You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, some portions of the Site may not function properly.
Do Not Track
Some browsers include a "Do Not Track" (DNT) feature that signals to websites that you do not want your online activity tracked. The Company's website does not currently respond to DNT signals. If our practices change, we will update this Policy accordingly.
Data Retention
The Company retains your personal information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this Policy, to maintain our business relationship with you, or as required by law. When personal information is no longer needed, we will securely delete or anonymize it.
Links
This website contains links to other sites. Please be aware that we are not responsible for the content or privacy practices of such other sites. We encourage our users to be aware when they leave our site and to read the privacy statements of any other site that collects personally identifiable information.
Security of your Personal Information
The Company secures your personal information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure using SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) protocol encryption for data transmitted to and from the site.
We strive to take appropriate security measures to protect against unauthorized access to or alteration of your personal information. Unfortunately, no data transmission over the Internet or any wireless network can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. As a result, while we strive to protect your personal information, you acknowledge that: (a) there are security and privacy limitations inherent to the Internet that are beyond our control; and (b) the security, integrity, and privacy of any and all information and data exchanged between you and us through this site cannot be guaranteed.
Your California Privacy Rights
If you are a California resident, you have the following rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA):
Right to Know. You may request that the Company disclose what personal information we have collected about you, the categories of sources from which it was collected, the business purpose for collecting it, and the categories of third parties with whom we share it.
Right to Deletion. Subject to certain exceptions, on receipt of a verifiable request from you, we will delete your personal information from our records and direct any service providers to delete your personal information from their records.
We may not be able to comply with a deletion request if it is necessary to retain the information to: complete a transaction or fulfill a contract with you; detect security incidents or protect against fraudulent or illegal activity; debug existing functionality; comply with a legal obligation; or otherwise use the information in a lawful manner compatible with the context in which you provided it.
Right to Opt-Out of Sale. The Company does not sell your personal information.
Right to Non-Discrimination. The Company will not discriminate against you for exercising any of your CCPA rights.
To exercise your rights, please contact us using the information in the Contact Information section below.
Children Under Thirteen
The Company does not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under the age of 13. If you are under the age of 13, you must ask your parent or guardian for permission to use this website.
Email Communications
From time to time, the Company may contact you via email for the purpose of providing announcements, promotional offers, alerts, confirmations, surveys, and/or other general communication.
If you wish to stop receiving marketing or promotional emails from us, you may opt out at any time by clicking the "unsubscribe" link included in any such email, or by contacting us directly at the information provided in the Contact Information section below. Please note that you may still receive transactional or account-related emails after opting out of marketing communications.
Changes to This Statement
The Company reserves the right to change this Policy from time to time. For example, when there are changes in our services, changes in our data protection practices, or changes in the law. When changes to this Policy are significant, we will inform you by sending an email to the primary email address specified in your account, by placing a prominent notice on www.thekeytocollege.com, and/or by updating the "Last Updated" date at the top of this Policy. Your continued use of the website and/or services available after such modifications will constitute your: (a) acknowledgment of the modified Policy; and (b) agreement to abide and be bound by that Policy.
Contact Information
The Company welcomes your questions or comments regarding this Policy. If you believe that the Company has not adhered to this Policy, please contact the Company at:
Cruse Consulting dba The Key to College
Email Address:
maria@thekeytocollege.com
Phone Number:
(503) 510-0510
Last Updated: May 28, 2026