Colorado Small Business Learning/

Educación Negocios Colorado

Privacy Policy

The Office of Economic Development & International Trade (OEDIT) operates the Colorado Small Business Learning/Educación Negocios Colorado learning management system ("LMS"). We care about your privacy. This Privacy Policy describes how we collect, disclose, and use the information we collect about you when you use the LMS. This Privacy Policy applies to all the personally identifiable information we collect from or about you, regardless of its source or medium.

What We Collect

  • Information you provide: When you sign up for our LMS, we collect information about you and your business ("Business and Personal Information") that you voluntarily provide to us. We collect the minimum amount of Business and Personal Information we need to provide the LMS to you. This information includes:

    • Your first and last name
    • Business name
    • Business email address
    • Business zip code
    • Business region
    • Any other information you provide that could be used to identify you or your business
    • Any information you share with us by completing optional course surveys

  • Information we collect automatically: We use Google Analytics on the landing page of the LMS. We use Google Analytics to collect your IP address and to learn how you reached our site, such as through OEDIT's home page or from a third-party website.

  • Information about your learning: We also automatically collect information about your use of the LMS ("Learning Information"). This includes:

    • The courses you've started and completed
    • Course progress statistics: how much of the courses you complete, and the time you spend taking each course

How We Use and Share Your Data

We use your information to support your use of the LMS. We also use your information to track user trends, to administer the LMS, and to prevent abuse of the LMS.

We share your information with our third-party service provider that supports our delivery of the LMS.

Sharing with Colorado state agencies – generally: We partner with other Colorado state government entities who help us create content for the LMS. We may share your Learning Information with our Colorado state agency partners to help them develop relevant learning content.

Sharing with Colorado Department of Early Childhood (CDEC): We host certain licensee training courses on behalf of CDEC. If you are professionally licensed by CDEC and you complete a CDEC-required course on our LMS, we will share your Learning Information with CDEC so that CDEC can track your compliance with licensure requirements.

We may disclose your Business and Personal Information to comply with applicable laws, court orders or other legal processes, to protect the rights of OEDIT or individuals, or to otherwise resolve disputes. We will not sell or otherwise distribute your Business and Personal Information without your consent.

Third-Party Websites

Our landing page and/or the LMS may contain links to external websites. When you follow a link to another website this Privacy Policy will no longer apply.

OEDIT is Subject to Open Records Laws

The Colorado Open Records Act ("CORA") applies to information we collect. Section 24-72-201, C.R.S. requires public records to be open for inspection by the public unless otherwise provided by law.

However, all information becomes a public record once it is provided to us and may be subject to public inspection and copying if not protected by federal or state law.

Changes to This Policy

We may amend this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will post any changes on this page.

Effective Date

The effective date of this policy is October 30, 2025.

Contact Information

For more information about the LMS or our privacy practices, please contact our office at oedit_business_support@state.co.us.