Toucan Education Programs Inc. Privacy Policy

Introduction:

This Privacy Policy outlines Toucan Education Programs, ( " the Company ") practices with respect to information collected from users who access our website at https://www.studyinbelize.com/ and https://www.toucaneducationprograms.com/ (" Sites ") or otherwise share personal information with us (collectively: " Users ").

Grounds for data collection:

Processing of your personal information (meaning, any information which may potentially allow your identification with reasonable means; hereinafter " Personal Information ") is necessary for the performance of our contractual obligations towards you and for providing you with our services, to protect our legitimate interests and for compliance with legal and financial regulatory obligations to which we are subject.

When you use the Site, you consent to the collection, storage, use, disclosure, and other uses of your Personal Information as described in this Privacy Policy.

We encourage our Users to carefully read the Privacy Policy and use it to make informed decisions.

What information do we collect?

We collect two types of data and information from Users.

The first type of information is unidentified and non-identifiable information pertaining to a User(s), which may be made available or gathered via your use of the Site (“ Non-personal Information ”). We are not aware of the identity of a User from which the Non-personal Information was collected. Non-personal Information that is being collected may include your aggregated usage information and technical information transmitted by your device, including certain software and hardware information (e.g. the type of browser and operating system your device uses, language preference, access time, etc.) in order to enhance the functionality of our Site. We may also collect information on your activity on the Site (e.g. pages viewed, online browsing, clicks, actions, etc.).

The second type of information Personal Information which is individually identifiable information, namely information that identifies an individual or may with reasonable effort identify an individual. Such information includes:

• Device Information: We collect Personal Information from your device. Such information includes geolocation data, IP address, unique identifiers (e.g. MAC address and UUID), and other information which relates to your activity through the Site.
• Mobile information will not be shared with third parties/affiliates for marketing/promotional purposes. All the above categories exclude text messaging originator opt-in data and consent; this information will not be shared with any third parties
• Registration information: When you register to our Site you will be asked to provide us certain details such as full name; e-mail, phone or physical address, and other information. 
• We collect your phone number through our contact information form, and with your consent, we will send you text messages on a daily, weekly, or monthly basis if you’ve opted in. Reply STOP at any time to unsubscribe from text messages. We will never share your customer data with third parties for marketing or promotional purposes.

How do we receive information about you?

We receive your Personal Information from various sources:

• When you voluntarily provide us with your personal details in order to register on our Site;
• When you use or access our Site in connection with your use of our services;
• From third-party providers, services, and public registers (for example, traffic analytics vendors, education abroad vendors such as GoAbroad.com, GoOverseas, and so forth).

What information we collect?

We do not rent, sell, or share Users’ information with third parties except as described in this Privacy Policy. We may use the information for the following:

electronic communication such as:

• Communicating with you – sending you notices regarding our services, providing you with technical information, and responding to any customer service issue you may have;
• To communicate with you and to keep you informed of our latest updates and services;
• To serve you advertisements when you use our Site (see more under "Advertisements"); 
• To market our websites and products (see more under "Marketing"); 
• Conducting statistical and analytical purposes, intended to improve the Site.
• In addition to the different uses listed above, we may transfer or disclose Personal Information to our subsidiaries, affiliated companies, and subcontractors.

In addition to the purposes listed in this Privacy Policy, we may share Personal Information with our trusted third-party providers, who may be located in different jurisdictions across the world, for any of the following purposes:

• Hosting and operating our Site;
• Relevant types of third parties, such as service providers including but not limited to hospitality and tour operators, and other providers associated with education abroad programming;
• Providing you with our services, including providing a personalized display of our Site;
• Storing and processing such information on our behalf; 
• Serving you with advertisements and assist us in evaluating the success of our advertising campaigns and help us retarget any of our users;
• Providing you with marketing offers and promotional materials related to our Site and services; 
• Performing research, technical diagnostics, or analytics;

We may also disclose information if we have good faith to believe that disclosure of such information is helpful or reasonably necessary to: 

(i) comply with any applicable law, regulation, legal process, or governmental request; 

(ii) enforce our policies (including our Agreement), including investigations of potential violations thereof; 

(iii) investigate, detect, prevent, or take action regarding illegal activities or other wrongdoing, suspected fraud, or security issues; 

(iv) to establish or exercise our rights to defend against legal claims; 

(v) prevent harm to the rights, property, or safety of us, our users, yourself, or any third party; or 

(vi) for the purpose of collaborating with law enforcement agencies and/or in case we find it necessary in order to enforce intellectual property or other legal rights.

User Rights:

You may request to:

• Receive confirmation as to whether or not personal information concerning you is being processed, and access your stored personal information, together with supplementary information. 
• Receive a copy of personal information you directly volunteer to us in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format. 
• Request rectification of your personal information that is in our control.
• Request the erasure of your personal information. 
• Object to the processing of personal information by us. 
• Request to restrict processing of your personal information by us.
• Lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority.

However, please note that these rights are not absolute, and may be subject to our own legitimate interests and regulatory requirements. 

If you wish to exercise any of the aforementioned rights or receive more information, please contact our Data Protection Officer (“DPO”) using the details provided below:

[info@studyinbelize.com].

Retention:

We will retain your personal information for as long as necessary to provide our services, and as necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our policies. Retention periods will be determined taking into account the type of information that is collected and the purpose for which it is collected, bearing in mind the requirements applicable to the situation and the need to destroy outdated, unused information at the earliest reasonable time. 

Under applicable regulations, we will keep records containing client personal data, account opening documents, communications, and anything else as required by applicable laws and regulations. 

We may rectify, replenish or remove incomplete or inaccurate information, at any time and at our own discretion.

Cookies:

We and our trusted partners use cookies and other technologies in our related services, including when you visit our Site or access our services. 

A "cookie" is a small piece of information that a website assigns to your device while you are viewing a website. Cookies are very helpful and can be used for various purposes. These purposes include allowing you to navigate between pages efficiently, enabling automatic activation of certain features, remembering your preferences, and making the interaction between you and our Services quicker and easier. Cookies are also used to help ensure that the advertisements you see are relevant to you and your interests and to compile statistical data on your use of our Services.

The Site uses the following types of cookies:

a. 'session cookies' which are stored only temporarily during a browsing session to allow normal use of the system and are deleted from your device when the browser is closed; 

b. 'persistent cookies ' which are read only by the Site, saved on your computer for a fixed period, and are not deleted when the browser is closed. Such cookies are used where we need to know who you are for repeat visits, for example, to allow us to store your preferences for the next sign-in; 

c. 'third party cookies' which are set by other online services who run content on the page you are viewing, for example by third-party analytics companies who monitor and analyze our web access.

Cookies do not contain any information that personally identifies you, but Personal Information that we store about you may be linked, by us, to the information stored in and obtained from cookies. You may remove the cookies by following the instructions of your device preferences; however, if you choose to disable cookies, some features of our Site may not operate properly and your online experience may be limited.

We also use a tool called “Google Analytics” to collect information about your use of the Site. Google Analytics collects information such as how often users access the Site, what pages they visit when they do so, etc. We use the information we get from Google Analytics only to improve our Site and services. 



Google Analytics collects the IP address assigned to you on the date you visit sites, rather than your name or other identifying information. 

We do not combine the information collected through the use of Google Analytics with personally identifiable information. Google’s ability to use and share information collected by Google Analytics about your visits to this Site is restricted by the Google Analytics Terms of Use and the Google Privacy Policy.

Third-party collection of information:

Our policy only addresses the use and disclosure of information we collect from you. To the extent you disclose your information to other parties or sites throughout the internet, different rules may apply to their use or disclosure of the information you disclose to them. Accordingly, we encourage you to read the terms and conditions and privacy policy of each third party that you choose to disclose information.

This Privacy Policy does not apply to the practices of companies that we do not own or control, or to individuals whom we do not employ or manage, including any of the third parties to which we may disclose information as set forth in this Privacy Policy.

How do we safeguard your information?

We take great care in implementing and maintaining the security of the Site and your information. We employ industry standard procedures and policies to ensure the safety of the information we collect and retain and prevent unauthorized use of any such information, and we require any third party to comply with similar security requirements, under this Privacy Policy. Although we take reasonable steps to safeguard information, we cannot be responsible for the acts of those who gain unauthorized access or abuse our Site, and we make no warranty, express, implied, or otherwise, that we will prevent such access.

Transfer of data outside the EEA:

Please note that some data recipients may be located outside the EEA. In such cases, we will transfer your data only to such countries as approved by the European Commission as providing an adequate level of data protection, or enter into legal agreements ensuring an adequate level of data protection.

Advertisements:

We may use a third-party advertising technology to serve advertisements when you access the Site. This technology uses your information with regards to your use of the Services to serve advertisements to you (e.g., by placing third-party cookies on your web browser).

[You may opt-out of many third-party ad networks, including those operated by members of the Network Advertising Initiative ("NAI") and the Digital Advertising Alliance ("DAA"). For more information about this practice by NAI and DAA members, and your choices regarding having this information used by these companies, including how to opt-out of third-party ad networks operated by NAI and DAA members, please visit their respective websites: http://optout.networkadvertising.org/#!/ and http://optout.aboutads.info/#!/.

Marketing:

We may use your Personal Information, such as your name, email address, telephone number, etc. ourselves or by using our third-party subcontractors for the purpose of providing you with promotional materials, concerning our services, which we believe may interest you.

Out of respect to your right to privacy, we provide you with such marketing materials as a means to decline receiving further marketing offers from us. If you unsubscribe we will remove your email address or telephone number from our marketing distribution lists.

Please note that even if you have unsubscribed from receiving marketing emails from us, we may send you other types of important e-mail communications without offering you the opportunity to opt out of receiving them. These may include customer service announcements or administrative notices.

Corporate transaction:

We may share information in the event of a corporate transaction (e.g. sale of a substantial part of our business, merger, consolidation, or asset sale). In the event of the above, the transferee or acquiring company will assume the rights and obligations as described in this Privacy Policy.

Minors:

We understand the importance of protecting children’s privacy, especially in an online environment. The Site is not designed for or directed at children. Under no circumstances shall we allow use of our services by minors without prior consent or authorization by a parent or legal guardian. We do not knowingly collect Personal Information from minors. If a parent or guardian becomes aware that his or her child has provided us with Personal Information without their consent, he or she should contact us at info@studyinbelize.com.

Updates or amendments to this Privacy Policy:

We reserve the right to periodically amend or revise the Privacy Policy; material changes will be effective immediately upon the display of the revised Privacy Policy. The last revision will be reflected in the "Last modified" section. Your continued use of the Platform, following the notification of such amendments on our website, constitutes your acknowledgment and consent of such amendments to the Privacy Policy and your agreement to be bound by the terms of such amendments.

SMS Privacy Policy:

Last Updated: Oct 10, 2024

1. Overview of SMS Program

Our SMS program provides updates, notifications, and promotional messages related to our services. By subscribing to our SMS program, you consent to receive SMS messages at the phone number provided. Message frequency may vary based on your interaction with our service.

2. Types of Personal Information We Collect

We may collect the following personal information to facilitate our SMS program:

• Name
• Phone number
• Email address (if applicable)
• Other contact information (if applicable)

3. Methods of Data Collection

We collect personal data through the following methods:

• Online Forms: Information is collected when you submit a form on our website to subscribe to our SMS program.
• Physical Forms: Information is collected when you fill out and submit a physical form at one of our locations or events.

4. How We Use Your Personal Data

The personal data we collect is used to:

• Send you SMS messages related to updates, notifications, and promotional offers.
• Communicate policy updates and other service-related information.
• Prospect for new policies and clients, where applicable.
• Improve our services and tailor our communications to better meet your needs.

5. Storage, Maintenance, and Protection of Personal Information

We store and maintain your personal information in secure databases protected by industry-standard security measures. We take appropriate steps to protect your personal data against unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction.

6. Sharing Personal Data with Third Parties

We do not share your mobile information with third parties or affiliates for marketing or promotional purposes. Additionally, all the categories of personal data mentioned above exclude text messaging originator opt-in data and consent. This information will not be shared with any third parties under any circumstances.

However, we may share your data with trusted service providers who assist us in operating our SMS program, provided they agree to keep your data confidential and use it solely for the purpose of providing services on our behalf.

7. Managing Your Personal Information

You have the right to access, correct, verify, or remove your personal information at any time. To manage your information, please contact us at info@studyinbelize.com.

Opt-Out Option: If you wish to opt-out of receiving SMS messages, you may do so at any time by replying "STOP" to any of our messages or by contacting us directly at info@studyinbelize.com. Opting out will not affect your other interactions with our services.

8. Contact Us

If you have any questions or concerns regarding this SMS Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us at:

How to contact us:

If you have any general questions about the Site or the information we collect about you and how we use it, you can contact us at info@studyinbelize.com.

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Last Modified: September 11, 2024