Privacy Policy

The Adabistan Privacy Notice is generally applicable to activities conducted by Adabistan that involve the processing of personal data. This notice provides a broad overview of the range of activities that require personal data processing and the approach to protecting privacy. Note: Adabistan Partners and their Departments may have additional privacy notices that are related to their specific collection and processing of personal data practices. We value the privacy of the Adabistan community and its guests and strive to protect individual privacy by:

• informing individuals about our practices
• collecting the minimum amount of personal data necessary for legitimate business purposes and legal compliance
• limiting access to personal data to appropriate individuals
• using appropriate physical and technical security measures to protect personal data
• integrating privacy principles in the design of projects that involve the use of personal data.

Definitions

In this notice, “personal data” is defined as any recorded information that is about you and from which you can be identified. It does not include data where your identity has been removed—anonymous data. Personal data “processing” refers to anything that we do with that information—including collection, use, storage, disclosure, deletion or retention.

Types of Personal Data We Collect

We collect personal data from you directly through automated processes (e.g., learning management tools or our website) and from third party entities. We generally collect and use the following categories of data for different groups of people:

• Prospective students: to facilitate admission and provide higher education services, we collect personal and family information related to the application, including supporting documentation, identification and contact information; education history, demographic information (e.g., race, gender, and age) as volunteered, testing history, personal information and history, employment history, and payment information.
• Students: to register, track academic progress, and provide academic advising and other services, we use information submitted as prospective students, information related to academic record and performance, subscription data for online courses, and videos recorded by our video security system for the purposes of ensuring online security and to protect Adabistan intellectual property.
• Faculty and staff: to administer an employment relationship with the studio, we collect identification, contact information, biographic information, employment and education history, payment information, and information related to performance at work.
• Participants in conferences, workshops, and other writing events: to register, track payment and participation, we collect identification, contact information, and payment information.
• Website visitors: to understand and save their preferences for future visits and compile aggregate data about site traffic and site interaction so that we can offer better site experiences, we collect contact information, IP address, browser type, internet service provider, pages visited, operating system, date and time of visit, location information, and other information collected through cookies.

How We Use Your Personal Data

We use the personal data we collect to facilitate the operations and educational activities of Adabistan. We only use the personal data for the purposes for which it was collected, unless we reasonably consider that it is needed for another related reason and that the reason is compatible with the original purpose. If we need to use your data for an unrelated purpose, we will seek your consent.

Sharing Your Data with Third Parties

We may share your data with third parties who contract with Adabistan to help administer our operations. All of our third-party service providers are required to take appropriate security measures to protect your data in line with our policies. We do not allow them to use your data for their own purposes. We permit them to process your data only for specified purposes in accordance with our instructions.

Other circumstances where we may need to share your personal data with third parties include where we have your consent to do so or when it is necessary to protect the health and safety of you or others.

Where your data is shared with third parties, we will seek to share only the necessary pertinent information.

How We Secure Your Information

Adabistan recognizes the importance of maintaining the security of the information we collect and maintain. We strive to ensure reasonable security measures are in place, including physical, administrative, and technical safeguards to protect your personal information.

Privacy Notice Changes

This privacy notice may be updated from time to time. We will post the date our notice was last updated here: Last Revision Date — May 1, 2022

Contact

If you have any questions about our practices around the use of personal information, contact us at [email protected]