Privacy Policy

Chinbridge College is an educational institution and learning organization providing education, training, research, events, academic programs, and related services.

This Privacy Policy applies to information collected through our website and associated digital services operated by Chinbridge College.

Depending on how you use our Services, we may collect the following categories of information:

2.1 Information You Provide

This may include:

• Full name
• Email address
• Telephone or mobile number
• Address or location information that you voluntarily provide
• Organization or institution
• Educational and professional information
• Information provided through applications, registrations, surveys, research forms, and event registrations
• Communications and inquiries sent to us
• Documents or files that you voluntarily upload
• Information provided when applying for academic programs, scholarships, grants, events, or other services

2.2 Google Account Information

Where you choose to sign in or connect a Google account to our Services, we may request access to specific Google account information necessary to provide the requested functionality.

Depending on the permissions granted, this may include information such as:

• Your Google account name
• Email address
• Profile information made available through the requested Google permissions
• Google data or content specifically covered by the permissions you authorize

We request only the permissions necessary for the relevant functionality. We do not request access to Google data that is not necessary for the feature being provided.

We may use information collected through our Services to:

• Provide and administer educational programs and services
• Process applications and registrations
• Register participants for events and activities
• Send registration confirmations, event information, and service-related communications
• Provide user authentication and account access
• Communicate with students, applicants, participants, researchers, staff, partners, and other users
• Conduct surveys, research, monitoring, evaluation, and learning activities
• Improve our website, applications, educational services, and user experience
• Maintain records necessary for academic, administrative, research, and operational purposes
• Protect the security and integrity of our Services
• Detect and prevent fraud, abuse, unauthorized access, or other security incidents
• Comply with applicable legal or regulatory requirements

We use personal information only for legitimate and relevant purposes connected with our Services.

If you use a Chinbridge College application or feature that accesses Google user data through Google APIs, we will handle that information in accordance with the Google API Services User Data Policy, including its Limited Use requirements.

Google user data will be used only to provide or improve the specific user-facing functionality for which access was requested and authorized.

For example, where applicable, Google account information may be used to:

• Authenticate you to our Services;
• identify your account;
• provide account-related functionality;
• provide features that you explicitly request; or
• communicate with you where such communication is part of the requested service.

We do not use Google user data for:

• Targeted advertising;
• Personalized advertising;
• Retargeting;
• Selling data to advertisers or data brokers;
• Providing data to information resellers;
• Determining creditworthiness;
• Lending purposes; or
• Training or improving generalized artificial intelligence or machine-learning models.

We do not transfer Google user data to third parties except where necessary to provide or improve the authorized functionality, for security purposes, to comply with applicable law, or in other circumstances expressly permitted under the Google API Services User Data Policy.

Where Google user data is transferred to a service provider for an authorized purpose, the provider is expected to handle the information only as necessary to provide that service and in accordance with applicable privacy and security requirements.

We do not sell your personal information.

We may share information only when reasonably necessary for purposes described in this Privacy Policy, including with:

• Service providers that help us operate our website and digital services;
• Technology, hosting, communication, authentication, and data-management providers;
• Academic, research, training, or event partners where necessary to provide a service you have requested;
• Authorized staff or personnel who require access to perform their responsibilities;
• Government authorities or other parties where disclosure is required by applicable law;
• Relevant parties in connection with security, fraud prevention, or protection of our rights and users.

We limit access to personal information to what is reasonably necessary for the relevant purpose.

We do not sell, rent, or provide personal information to data brokers or advertising networks for their own marketing purposes.

Access to Google user data by Chinbridge College personnel is limited to circumstances permitted by applicable requirements and necessary for the operation, security, support, or provision of the requested service.

We do not permit personnel to access Google user data merely for unrelated purposes.

Where applicable, access may occur:

• With the user's explicit consent;
• To provide or support the requested functionality;
• For security or abuse prevention;
• To comply with applicable law or legal requirements.

We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, including providing services, maintaining academic or administrative records, conducting legitimate research and monitoring activities, resolving disputes, maintaining security, and complying with legal or institutional requirements.

The retention period may vary depending on:

• The type of information;
• The purpose for which it was collected;
• Whether the information forms part of an academic or administrative record;
• Legal or regulatory requirements; and
• Security or operational requirements.

When information is no longer required, we will take reasonable steps to delete, anonymize, or securely dispose of it, subject to applicable legal, academic, research, or recordkeeping requirements.

You may request deletion of personal information that we hold about you, subject to legitimate exceptions.

To request deletion or removal of your information, contact us using the contact information provided below.

Your request should identify:

• Your name;
• The email address associated with the information;
• The information or account you would like deleted; and
• Any relevant details that will help us locate the information.

We may need to verify your identity before processing a deletion request.

Some information may need to be retained where required for legal, academic, financial, security, research, or legitimate institutional recordkeeping purposes.

We take reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational measures to protect personal information against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, loss, or destruction.

Depending on the service, security measures may include:

• Access controls;
• Authentication mechanisms;
• Encryption or secure transmission technologies;
• Restricted access to personal information;
• Security monitoring;
• Secure hosting and infrastructure practices; and
• Regular review of our systems and procedures.

However, no internet-based system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

Our website may use cookies and similar technologies to:

• Operate essential website functionality;
• Remember user preferences;
• Understand website usage;
• Improve website performance;
• Maintain security; and
• Support analytics or other legitimate website functions.

Where third-party services use cookies or similar technologies, their own privacy policies may also apply.

You can control or restrict cookies through your browser settings. Disabling certain cookies may affect some website functionality.

Our Services may integrate with or link to third-party services, including technology, authentication, communication, educational, research, analytics, or payment providers.

Examples may include services provided by Google and other technology providers.

When you use a third-party service, that provider may process information according to its own privacy policy and terms.

We encourage users to review the privacy policies of third-party services before using them.

Chinbridge College may conduct research, surveys, monitoring, evaluation, and learning activities.

Where personal information is collected for these purposes, we will explain the purpose of the data collection and, where required, obtain appropriate consent.

Where possible and appropriate, research and monitoring data may be aggregated or anonymized to reduce identification of individuals.

We will not use personal information for unrelated purposes beyond those communicated to participants, except where permitted or required by applicable law.

Some Chinbridge College educational activities may involve students who are under the age of 18.

Where our Services involve children or minors, we will apply appropriate safeguards and obtain consent or authorization where required by applicable law or the relevant program procedures.

We do not knowingly use children's personal information for targeted advertising.

Depending on applicable law and the nature of our relationship with you, you may have rights to:

• Request access to personal information we hold about you;
• Request correction of inaccurate information;
• Request deletion of information;
• Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent;
• Request information about how your data is used;
• Object to or restrict certain processing; and
• Request information about third parties with whom information is shared where applicable.

Requests may be subject to identity verification and legitimate legal or institutional limitations.

We may update this Privacy Policy when our Services, technology, data practices, or legal requirements change.

When we make material changes, we will update the Last Updated date and, where appropriate, provide additional notice through our website or Services.

If our use of Google user data changes, we will update this Privacy Policy and relevant user disclosures as required.

The current version of this Privacy Policy will always be available on our website.

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, your personal information, data deletion, or our data practices, please contact Chinbridge College through our official website.

Chinbridge College

Website: https://chinbridge.org

For privacy or data-related requests, please use the contact information provided on our website.