Privacy Notice
This Privacy Notice for Aeteau College describes how and why we might access, collect, store, use, and/or share your personal information when you use our services.
Summary of Key Points
What personal information do we process? We may process personal information depending on how you interact with our Services, including names, email addresses, contact preferences, and application data.
Do we process sensitive information? We do not process sensitive personal information.
Do we collect information from third parties? We do not collect any information from third parties.
How do we keep your information safe? We have organizational and technical processes in place to protect your personal information, though no system can be 100% secure.
Table of Contents
1. What Information Do We Collect?
Personal Information You Disclose to Us
We collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us when you express interest in our services or contact us. This may include:
- Names
- Email addresses
- Contact preferences
- Application data
Note: We do not process sensitive information such as racial origins, sexual orientation, or religious beliefs.
Information Automatically Collected
We automatically collect certain information when you visit our services, including:
- IP address and device characteristics
- Browser type and settings
- Operating system and language preferences
- Usage data and activity logs
- Date/time stamps and pages viewed
2. How Do We Process Your Information?
We process your personal information for the following purposes:
- To provide, improve, and administer our Services
- To communicate with you
- For security and fraud prevention
- To comply with legal obligations
- To send marketing and promotional communications (with your consent)
- To protect our Services and users
- To save or protect vital interests when necessary
3. What Legal Bases Do We Rely On?
For EU/UK Residents
Under GDPR and UK GDPR, we rely on the following legal bases:
- Consent: When you give us permission for specific purposes
- Legitimate Interests: For business operations that don't override your rights
- Legal Obligations: To comply with laws and regulations
- Vital Interests: To protect safety when necessary
For Canadian Residents
We process information based on express or implied consent, with exceptions for legitimate purposes such as fraud prevention, legal compliance, and safety protection.
4. When and With Whom Do We Share Information?
We may share your personal information in the following limited situations:
- Business Transfers: In connection with mergers, acquisitions, or asset sales
- Legal Requirements: When required by law or to protect rights
- Service Providers: With trusted partners who help us operate our services
Your data will never be sold to a third party for profit.
5. International Information Transfers
Our servers are located in the United States. If you're accessing our services from outside the US, your information may be transferred, stored, and processed in the United States.
For EU/UK residents, we use Standard Contractual Clauses and other appropriate safeguards to protect your information during international transfers.
6. How Long Do We Keep Your Information?
We retain your personal information only as long as necessary for the purposes outlined in this notice, with a maximum retention period of 1 year unless required by law.
When no longer needed, we will delete or anonymize your information, or securely store it until deletion is possible.
7. How Do We Keep Your Information Safe?
We implement appropriate technical and organizational security measures to protect your personal information. However, no electronic transmission or storage system can be guaranteed to be 100% secure.
While we strive to protect your information, you access our services at your own risk and should only do so in secure environments.
8. What Are Your Privacy Rights?
Depending on your location, you may have the following rights:
- Request access to your personal information
- Request correction or deletion of your information
- Restrict processing of your information
- Data portability (where applicable)
- Object to automated decision-making
- Withdraw consent at any time
- Opt out of marketing communications
To exercise your rights, contact us at [email protected].
9. Do-Not-Track Features
Most browsers include Do-Not-Track (DNT) features. Since no uniform technology standard exists for DNT signals, we do not currently respond to DNT browser signals or similar mechanisms.
10. US Residents' Specific Privacy Rights
Categories of Information We Collect
| Category | Examples | Collected |
|---|---|---|
| A. Identifiers | Name, email, IP address, account name | YES |
| B. Personal Information | Contact info, education, employment | YES |
| J. Education Information | Student records, directory information | YES |
| All Other Categories | Protected characteristics, biometric, commercial, etc. | NO |
Your Rights
US residents may have the following rights:
- Right to know what personal data is being processed
- Right to access your personal data
- Right to correct inaccuracies
- Right to request deletion
- Right to obtain a copy of your data
- Right to non-discrimination
- Right to opt out of targeted advertising or profiling
11. Updates to This Notice
We may update this Privacy Notice from time to time. The updated version will be indicated by a revised date. We may notify you of material changes by posting a notice or sending a direct notification.
12. How Can You Contact Us?
If you have questions or comments about this notice, you can contact us:
How to Review, Update, or Delete Your Data
You have the right to request access to, correct, or delete your personal information. You may also withdraw consent to our processing of your information.
To make such requests, please visit: [email protected]
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Last updated: 6/29/2025. Please check with the college for the most current version