Privacy Policy for IBMA Equip
Last Updated: October 14, 2025
1. Introduction
Welcome to IBMA Equip ("we," "our," or "us"). We are committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you use our E-Learning platform (the "Service"). Please read this policy carefully. If you do not agree with the terms of this privacy policy, please do not access the service.
We reserve the right to make changes to this Privacy Policy at any time and for any reason. We will alert you about any changes by updating the "Last Updated" date of this Privacy Policy.
2. Information We Collect
We may collect information about you in a variety of ways. The information we may collect on the Service includes:
Personal Data
Personally identifiable information, such as your name, email address, phone number, date of birth, gender, and address, that you voluntarily give to us when you register for the Service or when you choose to participate in various activities related to the Service.
Academic and Usage Data
Information related to your academic progress, including courses enrolled, video watch progress, quiz attempts, scores, and completion status. We also collect data on how you interact with the Service, such as access times, pages viewed, and other system activity.
Derivative Data
Information our servers automatically collect when you access the Service, such as your IP address, your browser type, your operating system, and your access times.
Information from Social Networks
If you choose to register or log in using your social media account (e.g., Google, Facebook), we may access basic information from that account, including your name, email, and profile picture. This information is used to create and populate your profile on our Service.
3. How We Use Your Information
Having accurate information about you permits us to provide you with a smooth, efficient, and customized experience. Specifically, we may use information collected about you via the Service to:
- Create and manage your account.
- Provide you with access to course materials and track your academic progress.
- Facilitate communication between you, instructors, and administrators.
- Send you administrative emails, including confirmations, technical notices, and security alerts.
- Monitor and analyze usage and trends to improve your experience with the Service.
- Prevent fraudulent transactions, monitor against theft, and protect against criminal activity.
- Respond to your requests and resolve disputes.
4. How We Share Your Information
We do not share your personal information with third parties except in the circumstances described below:
- With Instructors and Administrators: Your academic progress, quiz results, and profile information may be shared with instructors and authorized administrative staff for academic and administrative purposes.
- By Law or to Protect Rights: If we believe the release of information about you is necessary to respond to legal process, to investigate or remedy potential violations of our policies, or to protect the rights, property, and safety of others, we may share your information as permitted or required by any applicable law, rule, or regulation.
- Third-Party Service Providers: We may share your information with third parties that perform services for us or on our behalf, including data analysis, hosting services, and customer service.
- Social Media Contacts: If you connect to the Service through a social network, your contacts on the social network will see your name, profile photo, and descriptions of your activity.
5. Security of Your Information
We use administrative, technical, and physical security measures to help protect your personal information. While we have taken reasonable steps to secure the personal information you provide to us, please be aware that despite our efforts, no security measures are perfect or impenetrable, and no method of data transmission can be guaranteed against any interception or other type of misuse.
6. Data Retention
We will retain your personal information for as long as your account is active or as needed to provide you with the services. We will also retain and use your information as necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements.
7. Your Rights
You have the right to access, correct, or delete your personal data. You may review and change the information in your user account at any time by logging into your account settings and updating your profile.
If you wish to terminate your account, you may do so through your account settings page. Upon your request to terminate your account, we will deactivate or delete your account and information from our active databases. However, some information may be retained in our files to prevent fraud, troubleshoot problems, assist with any investigations, and/or comply with legal requirements.
8. Policy for Children
We do not knowingly solicit information from or market to children under the age of 13. If you become aware of any data we have collected from children under age 13, please contact us using the contact information provided below.
9. Contact Us
If you have questions or comments about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:
IBMA Equip Administration
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