Privacy policy
1. About GDPR and Privacy
This privacy policy explains the ways in which any personal data Ecole des Ponts Business School (“we”) collect from you using this Website/application is used and how we keep it secure. It also describes our policy relating to the use of cookies. Please read the following carefully to understand our practices regarding your personal data and cookie usage.
For the purpose of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), we,
École des Ponts Business School, act as the “controller” for the personal data
provided to us. We are committed to protecting and respecting your privacy and
complying with data protection regulations.
2. Definitions and Interpretation
3. What information do we collect?
- École des Ponts Business School collects personally-identifiable information on certain areas of the Website when users request general information, request a brochure, begin the application process for one of our programs, register for an event, etc. You are informed of the nature of the data collected and whether or not providing the data is compulsory by informative notices displayed at the time the data is requested from you on the Website. The personally identifiable information collected may consist of:
- name;
- date of birth;
- job title & profession;
- contact information such as email addresses and telephone numbers;
- demographic information such as mailing addresses, post code, preferences and interests;
- financial information such as credit / debit card numbers;
- unique access ID web browser type and version (automatically collected);
- operating system (automatically collected);
- a list of URLS starting with a referring site, your activity on this Website, and the site you exit to (automatically collected);
1)Technical information, including the Internet protocol (IP) address used to connect your computer to the Internet, your login information for using the Website/application, browser type and version, time zone setting, browser plug-in types and versions, operating system and platform;
2) Information about your visit, including the full Uniform Resource Locators (URL) clickstreamed to, through and from the Website/application (including date and time); page response times, download errors, timing of your responses, page interaction information (such as scrolling, clicks, and mouse-overs), and methods used to browse away from the page.
4. Why do we collect your information?
5. How long do we keep your information?
6. Do we disclose any information to outside parties?
- We outsource any aspect of our marketing or application process;
- We are under a duty to disclose or share that information in order to comply with any legal obligation; or
- Such disclosure is necessary to protect the rights, property, or safety of our organization, our customers, or others.
7. Will we transfer your information outside of Europe?
8. Do we use cookies?
Types of cookies used on this Website/application:
1) Analytics & Tracking – We use these to understand how the Website/application is being used in order to improve the user experience. User data is anonymous.
2) Remarketing — We use these cookies to show relevant adverts to users who have previously visited our Website/application, as they browse other Websites. We also use these cookies to generate profile information in order to allow us to market to people with similar profiles. Remarketing services we use include both Google and Facebook. To opt out from Google, you should edit your Google Ad Settings.
Note that we do not use cookies to collect “personal data” as defined by the General Data Protection Regulation unless you have opted in to receive more personalized marketing from us. The information that we do collect may be aggregated and passed to our marketing and other partners.
9. Access to information
10. Legal information and terms of use
11. Changes to our privacy policy
12. Contacting us
3. Our Use of Data
- 3.1 Any personal Data you submit will be retained by for as long as you use the Services and Systems provided on the Web Site. Data that you may submit through any communications System that we may provide may be retained for a longer period of up to one year.
- 3.2 Unless we are obliged or permitted by law to do so, and subject to Clause 4, your Data will not be disclosed to third parties. This includes our affiliates and / or other companies within our group.
- 3.3 All personal Data is stored securely in accordance with the principles of the Data Protection Act 1998. For more details on security, see Clause 9 below.
- 3.4 Any or all of the above Data may be required by us from time to time in order to provide you with the best possible service and experience when using our Web Site. Specifically, Data may be used by us for the following reasons:
- 3.4.1 internal record keeping;
- 3.4.2 improvement of our products / services;
- 3.4.3 transmission by email of promotional materials that may be of interest to you;
- 3.4.4 contact for market research purposes which may be done using email, telephone, fax or mail. Such information may be used to customise or update the Web Site.
4. Third Party Web Sites and Services
5. Changes of Business Ownership and Control
- 5.1 may, from time to time, expand or reduce its business and this may involve the sale of certain divisions or the transfer of control of certain divisions to other parties. Data provided by Users will, where it is relevant to any division so transferred, be transferred along with that division and the new owner or newly controlling party will, under the terms of this Policy, be permitted to use the Data for the purposes for which it was supplied by you.
- 5.2 In the event that any Data submitted by Users will be transferred in such a manner, you will be contacted in advance and informed of the changes. When contacted you will be given the choice to have your Data deleted or withheld from the new owner or controller.
6. Controlling Access to your Data
- 6.1 Wherever you are required to submit Data, you will be given options to restrict our use of that Data. This may include the following:
- 6.1.1 use of Data for direct marketing purposes; and
- 6.1.2 sharing Data with third parties.
7. Your Right to Withhold Information
- 7.1 You may access certain areas of the Web Site without providing any Data at all. However, to use all Services and Systems available on the Web Site you may be required to submit Account information or other Data.
- 7.2 You may restrict your internet browser’s use of Cookies. For more information see Clause 10 below.
8. Accessing your own Data
- 8.1 You may access your Account at any time to view or amend the Data. You may need to modify or update your Data if your circumstances change. Additional Data as to your marketing preferences may also be stored and you may change this at any time.
- 8.2 You have the right to ask for a copy of your personal Data on payment of a small fee.
9. Security
10. Changes to this Policy
11. Contacting Us
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