​Tech4Students is a brand operated by Informatica (IQ), the registered entity responsible for all financial transactions and legal obligations.

​

This Privacy Policy describes how Tech4Students (the "Website") collects, uses, and shares the personal information of users of the Website ("you" or "users"). We are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring the security of your personal information.    

​

1. Information We Collect 

We may collect the following types of information from you: 

• Personal Information You Provide Directly: This includes information you provide when you register an account, fill out forms, subscribe to newsletters, make purchases, or contact us. This may include your name, email address, postal address, phone number, payment information, and any other information you choose to provide, such as employment information.    

• Information Collected Automatically: When you visit our website, we may automatically collect certain information about your device and browsing activity. This may include your IP address, browser type, operating system, referring URLs, pages you visited on our website, the dates and times of your visits, and other usage data. We may use cookies, web beacons, and other tracking technologies to collect this information.    

• Information from Other Sources: We may receive information about you from the school, other sources, such as social media platforms if you connect your account to our website or from third-party service providers.    

 

2. How We Use Your Information 

We may use your personal information for the following purposes: 

• To provide and improve our website and services.    

• To personalise your experience on our website. 

• To communicate with you, including responding to your inquiries and providing customer support.    

• To send you newsletters, marketing communications, and other information that may be of interest to you (where you have consented to receive such communications).    

• To process your orders and payments. 

• To administer surveys, contests, and promotions. 

• To monitor and analyse usage trends and patterns on our website. 

• To detect, prevent, and address fraud and other illegal activities. 

• To comply with applicable laws and regulations. 

 

3. How We Share Your Information 

We may share your personal information with the following categories of recipients:    

• Service Providers: We may share your information with third-party service providers who assist us in operating our website, processing payments, conducting business, or providing services to you. These service providers are contractually obligated to protect your information and use it only for the purposes for which we disclose it to them.    

• The School: To effectively provide our service, we may share or disclose all the information you have provided to us with the school through which you have connected via our service. This ensures that all data we hold is accurate and that all follow-up actions are conducted in accordance with our agreement. 

• Business Partners: We may share your information with business partners with whom we offer co-branded services or joint promotions.    

• Affiliates: We may share your information with our affiliated companies. 

• Legal Authorities: We may disclose your information to legal authorities if required to do so by law or in response to a valid legal request, such as a subpoena or court order.    

• 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.    

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

• Aggregated and Anonymised Data: We may share aggregated and anonymised data that does not directly identify you with third parties for various purposes, including analytics and marketing.    

 

4. Cookies and Similar Technologies 

We use cookies and other similar technologies to collect information about your browsing activities on our website. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device when you visit a website. We use cookies to remember your preferences, track your usage of our website, and personalise your experience. You can control the use of cookies through your browser settings. However, please note that disabling cookies may affect the functionality of our website.    

 

5. Data Security 

We take reasonable measures to protect your personal information from unauthorised access, use, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. However, no method of transmission over the internet or method of electronic storage is entirely secure, and we cannot guarantee the absolute security of your information.    

 

6. Data Retention 

We will retain your personal information for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes for which it was collected or as required by applicable laws and regulations. The retention period may depend on the type of information and the specific purposes for which it is processed.    

 

7. Your Rights 

Depending on your location and applicable laws, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information, including the right to: 

• Access: Request access to the personal information we hold about you.    

• Correction: Request that we correct any inaccurate or incomplete personal information.    

• Deletion: Request that we delete your personal information if it is no longer needed to meet our minimum obligation.   

• Restriction of Processing: Request that we restrict the processing of your personal information. 

• Data Portability: Request to receive your personal information in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format and to transmit that data to another controller.    

• Object: Object to the processing of your personal information in certain circumstances. 

• Withdraw Consent: Withdraw your consent at any time where we are relying on consent to process your personal information.    

• Lodge a Complaint: Lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority if you believe that our processing of your personal information infringes applicable data protection laws.    

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the contact information provided below. We may require you to verify your identity before responding to your request.    

 

8. Third-Party Links 

Our website may contain links to third-party websites or services. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of these third-party websites. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of these websites before providing them with your personal information.    

 

9. Children's Privacy 

Our website is not intended for children under the age of 18. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children without obtaining their parents' consent. If you believe that we have collected personal information from a child without consent, please get in touch with us immediately, and we will take steps to remove the information.    

 

10. Changes to This Privacy Policy 

We reserve the right to update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or applicable laws. We will post any changes on this page and update the "Last Updated" date at the top of the policy. We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically.    

 

11. Contact Us 

If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices, please get in touch with us at dpo@tech4students.me