Privacy Policy for AustralEd Futures
AustralEd Futures ("we," "us," or "our") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you use our site and our online platform, which provides educational consulting, career guidance, skills development, university placement, internship coordination, and online learning resources. This policy complies with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and other applicable privacy laws.
Information We Collect
We may collect the following types of information:
- **Personal Information:** This includes information you provide to us directly, such as your name, contact details (address, phone number), educational background, career interests, and any other information you choose to share with us. This information is collected when you register for our services, complete forms on our site, or communicate with us.
- **Usage Data:** We automatically collect information about your interaction with our site. This may include your IP address, browser type, operating system, referring URLs, pages visited, and the dates/times of your visits.
- **Cookies and Similar Technologies:** We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to collect and store certain information. These technologies help us to personalize your experience, understand usage patterns, and improve our services. You can control the use of cookies at the individual browser level.
How We Use Your Information
We may use your information for the following purposes:
- **Providing and Improving Services:** To deliver the educational consulting, career guidance, skills development, university placement, internship coordination, and online learning resources you requested. This includes personalizing content, providing support, and improving our service offerings.
- **Communication:** To communicate with you about our services, updates, and promotional offers.
- **Analysis:** To analyze how users interact with our site and our online platform to improve our website, services, and user experience.
- **Legal Compliance:** To comply with applicable laws, regulations, and legal processes.
- **Internal Operations:** For our internal business purposes, such as data analysis, research, and auditing.
Information Sharing and Disclosure
We may share your information with the following categories of recipients:
- **Service Providers:** We may share information with third-party service providers who assist us in providing and improving our services, such as hosting providers, payment processors, and analytics providers. These service providers are contractually obligated to protect your information.
- **Educational Institutions and Internship Providers:** With your consent, we may share your information with educational institutions and internship providers for the purpose of university placement and internship coordination.
- **Legal Authorities:** We may disclose information to legal authorities if required by law or legal process, or if we believe that such disclosure is necessary to protect our rights, property, or safety, or the rights, property, or safety of others.
- **Business Transfers:** In the event of a merger, acquisition, or sale of all or a portion of our assets, your information may be transferred to the acquiring entity.
Data Security
We implement reasonable security measures to protect your information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. These measures include data encryption, firewalls, and secure server configurations. However, no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
Your Rights
You have certain rights regarding your personal information, including the following:
- **Access:** You have the right to access the personal information we hold about you.
- **Rectification:** You have the right to request that we correct any inaccurate or incomplete personal information.
- **Erasure:** You have the right to request that we erase your personal information, subject to certain exceptions.
- **Restriction of Processing:** You have the right to restrict the processing of your personal information in certain circumstances.
- **Data Portability:** You have the right to receive your personal information in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format and to transmit it to another controller.
- **Objection:** You have the right to object to the processing of your personal information in certain circumstances.
- **Withdrawal of Consent:** If we are processing your personal information based on your consent, you have the right to withdraw your consent at any time.
To exercise these rights, please contact us at the address below.
Data Retention
We will retain your personal information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law.
Children's Privacy
Our services are not directed to children under the age of 16, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of 16. If you are a parent or guardian and believe that your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us at the address below.
International Data Transfers
Your information may be transferred to and processed in countries outside of your country of residence, including Australia. These countries may have data protection laws that are different from the laws of your country. We will take steps to ensure that your information is protected in accordance with this Privacy Policy and applicable data protection laws.
Changes to this Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will post any changes on our site, and the updated policy will be effective upon posting.
Contact Us
If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices, please contact us at:
AustralEd Futures 28 Flinders Lane, Level 4, Melbourne, Victoria, 3000 Австралия
+61 3 9654 7890