Foundational Information

Introduction

This Organization Privacy Statement provides information required by law about Organization’s online information gathering and dissemination practices. Individual pages on Organization websites may provide additional information.

In addition to the information in this Privacy Statement, Organization’s Terms of Use and Computer, Internet, and Electronic Communications Information Management Policy set forth requirements that you must follow when using Organization’s websites and technology network.

If you are in the European Union, please also review Organization’s Supplemental Privacy Provisions for Persons in the European Union. These EU Supplemental Privacy Provisions provide additional information regarding Organization’s processing of personal data you submit or disclose to Organization (or to a third party that transfers it to Organization for processing) while you are in the European Union, Switzerland, or any other jurisdiction that has enacted similar privacy laws.

○ Personal Information We Capture

Personal data, or personal information, means any information about an individual from which that person can be identified. It does not include data where the identity has been removed (which is called anonymous data).

We may collect, use, store, transfer and process different kinds of personal data about you which we have grouped together as follows:

Identity Data includes first name, last name, username or similar identifier, marital status, title, date of birth and gender.
Contact Data includes billing address, delivery address, postal address, email address and telephone numbers.
Financial Data includes payment card details.
Technical Data includes internet protocol (IP) address, your login data, browser type and version, time zone setting and geographic location, preferred language (used to display our website), browser plug-in types and versions, operating system and platform, use of cookies or other devices to store and sometimes track information about you including device type (unique device identifiers) and device screen size (more details on our use of cookies is set out in the Cookies section below) and other technology on the devices you use to access this website.
Profile Data includes your username and password, purchases or orders made by you, your interests, preferences, professional qualifications, reviews, feedback and survey responses.
Usage Data includes information about how you use our website, products and services, items you viewed or searched for, page response times, download errors, length of visits to certain pages (including how much time is spent on which pages), page interaction information (such as scrolling, clicks, and mouse-overs) and methods used to browse away from the page.
Marketing and Communications Data includes your preferences in receiving newsletters and marketing from us and our third parties and your communication preferences.

Special Categories of Personal Data

We do not collect any Special Categories of Personal Data about you (this includes details about your race or ethnicity, religious or philosophical beliefs, sex life, sexual orientation, political opinions, trade union membership, information about your health, and genetic and biometric data). Nor do we collect any information about criminal convictions and offences.

If you fail to provide personal data

Where we need to collect personal data by law, or under the terms of a contract we have with you, and you fail to provide that data when requested, we may not be able to perform the contract we have or are trying to enter into with you (for example, to provide you with our products or services or open an account). In this case, we may have to cancel a product or service you have with us but we will notify you if this is the case at the time.

○ Approaches to Data Usage

We use your personal data for the following purposes:

Identification and authentication: We use your identification information to verify your identity when you access and use our Services and to ensure the security of your personal data. This is so we can comply with our contractual obligations to you.
Operating the Services: We process your personal data to provide the Services you have requested. This is so we can comply with our contractual obligations to you.
Improving our Services: We analyze information about how you use our Services to provide an improved experience for our customers of all our Services, including product testing and site analytics. It is in our legitimate business interests to use the data provided to us for this purpose, so we can understand any issues with our Services and improve them.
Communicating with you: We use your personal data when we communicate with you, for example, if we are providing information about changes to the terms and conditions; if you contact us with questions throughout the application process; or for sending you newsletters and publications. It is in our legitimate interests that we are able to provide you with appropriate responses and provide you with notices about our Services.
Marketing: We use your personal data to build a profile about you and place you into particular marketing segments in order to understand your preferences better and to appropriately personalize the marketing messages we send to you. It is in our legitimate interest to provide more relevant and interesting advertising messages. Where necessary or required by law, we will obtain your consent before sending such marketing messages.
Exercising our rights: We use your personal data to exercise our legal rights where it is necessary to do so, for example, to detect, prevent and respond to claims of fraud, intellectual property infringement claims or violations of law or our standards of conduct, university policies, or our terms of use.
Complying with our obligations: We process your personal data to, for example, carry out fraud prevention checks or comply with other legal or regulatory requirements, as required by law.
Customizing your experience: When you use the Services, we use your personal data to improve your experience of the Services, such as by providing interactive or personalized elements on the Services and providing you with content based on your interests. It is in our legitimate interests to provide you with a customized experience.
Keeping our records accurate and up-to-date: This processing is necessary to comply with legal obligations and to serve our legitimate interests in efficient management and administration.

In addition, we may use your sensitive personal data for these and other purposes, including:

Statistical reporting: Information revealing racial or ethnic origin that may be voluntarily disclosed during the application process may be used for purposes of statistical reporting related to diversity and/or to comply with legal or regulatory requirements.

We may also anonymize your personal data in such a way that you may not reasonably be re-identified by us or any other party, and we may use this anonymized information for any purpose.

○ Third-party Data Collection Practices

Links to external websites are included on our site for informational purposes only. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of these external sites.

○ Protecting Personal Information

Ongoing Security Enhancements

Our organization continuously works to secure the confidential information collected online. We utilize advanced tools to prevent unauthorized access, viruses, and other security threats, and regularly update our security protocols and measures to adapt to new challenges.

○ Website References to External Sources

Our website may contain links to enable the user to visit other websites of interest like the social plug-ins. However, once the user shares/uses these links, the company does not have any control over other websites. Therefore, the company shall not be liable and/or responsible for the protection and privacy of any information which the user provides whilst visiting such sites. Such sites are not governed by this privacy policy. The user should exercise caution and look at the privacy policy applicable to the website in question.

Company may use social sharing buttons which help share web content directly from web pages to the platform in question. User is advised before using such social sharing buttons that user does so at user's own discretion. Social media and other platforms may track and save user's request to share a web page respectively through user's social media platform and other accounts.

○ Support Contact Details

If there are any aspects of this Privacy Policy that you would like to discuss, please don't hesitate to reach out to us.

○ Extended Provisions

Opting Out/Unsubscribing

We send announcements to our clients and to those who express interest in to help you stay abreast of our services. If you wish to be removed from our mailing lists, you may unsubscribe at any time.

○ Your Rights to Control and Access Personal Data

You possess rights regarding your personal data, including access, rectification, and deletion. To exercise these rights or if you have queries about how we handle privacy, please reach out to us by email.