Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy for British Academy for Higher Studies (britishacademyhs.org)

This Privacy Policy describes how British Academy for Higher Studies (“BAHS,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) collects, uses, and discloses your personal information when you visit and use our website, britishacademyhs.org (the “Website”).

1. Information We Collect

We may collect personal information from you in a variety of ways, including, but not limited to, when you visit our Website, register for an account, subscribe to our newsletter, fill out a form, or interact with our services. The types of personal information we may collect include:

Contact Information: Name, email address, postal address, phone number.

Demographic Information: Age, gender, nationality.

Academic Information: Educational background, qualifications, course interests.

Payment Information: If applicable, details related to course fees or other transactions (processed securely by third-party payment processors).

Technical Information: IP address, browser type, operating system, device information, and browsing activity on our Website (collected through cookies and similar technologies).

Communication Content: Any information you provide when contacting us through forms, email, or other communication channels.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect for various purposes, including:

To Provide and Maintain Our Services: To operate and manage the Website, deliver educational courses, and provide information about our programs.

To Personalize Your Experience: To tailor content, course recommendations, and communications based on your interests and preferences.

To Improve Our Website and Services: To analyze usage patterns, identify areas for improvement, and enhance the user experience.

To Communicate with You: To respond to your inquiries, send you important updates, newsletters, marketing materials (with your consent), and other relevant communications.

To Process Transactions: To process payments for courses or other services you purchase.

To Comply with Legal Obligations: To meet legal and regulatory requirements.

For Security Purposes: To protect the security and integrity of our Website, prevent fraud, and ensure the safety of our users.

3. Disclosure of Your Information

We may share your personal information with third parties in the following circumstances:

Service Providers: We may engage trusted third-party service providers to perform functions on our behalf, such as website hosting, data analysis, payment processing, email delivery, and marketing assistance. These service providers will have access to your personal information only as necessary to perform their functions and are obligated to maintain its confidentiality.

Affiliates: We may share your information with our affiliated entities for business and operational purposes.

Legal Compliance and Protection: We may disclose your information if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g., a court or government agency). We may also disclose your information to protect our rights, privacy, safety, or property, and that of our users or the public.

Business Transfers: In the event of a merger, acquisition, or sale of all or a portion of our assets, your personal information may be transferred as part of that transaction.

With Your Consent: We may share your information with other third parties when we have your explicit consent to do so.

4. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to collect and track information about your activity on our Website and store certain information. Cookies are small data files placed on your device. 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, you may not be able to use some portions of our Website.

6. Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational security measures to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. However, please be aware that no method of transmission over the internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure.

6. Your Data Protection Rights (GDPR)

If you are located in the European Economic Area (EEA), you have certain data protection rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). These rights include:

The right to access: You have the right to request copies of your personal data.

The right to rectification: You have the right to request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate or complete information you believe is incomplete.

The right to erasure: You have the right to request that we erase your personal data, under certain conditions.

The right to restrict processing: You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.

The right to object to processing: You have the right to object to our processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.

The right to data portability: You have the right to request that we transfer the data that we have collected to another organization, or directly to you, under certain conditions.

If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you. If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the contact details provided below.

7. Third-Party Websites

Our Website may contain links to third-party websites that are not operated by us. We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party sites or services. We strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of every site you visit.

8. Children’s Privacy

Our Website is not intended for individuals under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal identifiable information from children under 13. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your child has provided us with personal data, please contact us. If we become aware that we have collected personal data from a child under the age of 13 without verification of parental consent, we take steps to remove that information from our servers.

9. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page. We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.

10. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us:

By email:  info@britishacademyhs.org

By visiting this page on our website: britishacademyhs.org/contact