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Privacy Policy

Use of Personal Information

We do not collect any personal information unless you voluntarily provide it by sending us an e-mail, participating in a survey, or completing an on-line form. Upon your request and expression of consent, we collect the following data for the purpose of providing services to you. Personal information submitted will not be transferred to any non-affiliated third parties unless otherwise stated at the time of collection. When a user submits personally identifiable information it is used only for the purpose stated at the time of collection. Personal information can be removed upon your withdrawal of consent or your request to terminate theses services.

Data Collected on the Basis of Legitimate Interest

Based on our legitimate interests, we collect minimal data for the purpose of running this website. Your data is not used for any other purposes or shared with any non-affiliated third parties. It is removed upon your request.

Consent

Where consent for the use and disclosure of personal information is required, the school or organization will seek consent from the appropriate person. In the case of a student’s personal information, the school will seek the consent from the student and/ or parent depending on the circumstances and the student’s mental ability and maturity to understand the consequences of the proposed use and disclosure.

Cookies

A cookie is a small text file stored by your browser that allows the website to “remember” your preferences such as calendar settings and site bookmarks on the site from visit to visit, or to maintain your “logged in” status when visiting protected areas. Usage of a cookie is in no way linked to any personally identifiable information while on our site. Web browsers have settings allowing you to reject cookies, or selectively accept cookies, or delete cookies previously accepted. Please be aware that rejecting or deleting cookies from our website may make certain functions unavailable to you.

Log Files

Like most standard website servers, we use website statistic packages such as Google Analytics to analyze trends in how our website is accessed and utilized. Information monitored includes internet protocol (IP) addresses, geographic location of visitors (country, city), browser type, internet service provider (ISP), referring/exit pages, platform type, date/time stamp, time spent on pages, and keywords used to find our site via search engines. This information is anonymous and cannot be directly linked to individual users. We may use it to identify high-use or low-use areas of the site, pinpoint problem areas of the site, analyze broad demographic trends in our visitors, and make decisions about how to make it easier for people to find and navigate our website.

Google Analytics

This website may use Google Analytics to help understand how visitors engage with the site. Your web browser automatically sends certain information to Google. This includes, for example, the web address of the page that you're visiting and your IP address. Google may also set cookies on your browser, or read cookies that are already there. If you would like further information on how Google uses data when you use our website you may visit, www.google.com/policies/privacy/partners/.

Links

This website may contain links to other sites. Please be aware that we are not responsible for the privacy practices of such other sites. We encourage our users to be aware when they leave our site and to read the privacy statements of each and every Web site that collects personally identifiable information. This privacy statement applies solely to information collected by this website.

Security

Protecting the information, you give us or that we receive about you is our priority. We take appropriate security measures to protect your information from loss, misuse, and unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. The school or organization has taken measures to ensure the ongoing confidentiality, integrity, availability and resiliency of systems and services that process personal information, and will restore the availability and access to information in the event of a physical or technical incident in a timely manner.

Your Rights Pertaining to Your Data

If we process your personal data you have, after verification of your identity, the following rights:

  • The right to withdraw consent
  • The right of access
  • The right to erasure
  • The right to rectification
  • The right to data portability
  • The right to object
  • Notification of data breaches
  • The right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority

Updates

We reserve the right to update this privacy policy from time to time. In the event that we make material changes that restrict school’s or the organization’s rights or obligations under this Privacy Policy, we will publish a clear notice in this section of this Privacy Policy that informs users when they are updated.

Contact Information

If users have any questions or suggestions regarding our privacy policy, please contact us at: privacy@qsi.org