EduCamp Terms and Conditions

This agreement sets out our professional relationship and details the services we will provide to do. You should understand that the Abridge EduCamp Program (henceforth referred to as “Program”) is a Cultural Exchange Program. The purpose of the Program is to develop cultural understanding between the UK and Program countries through shared experiences such as language learning, activities and trips. 

The Abridge EduCamp Program is part of Abridge Academy Ltd., company number 12384197, registered business address 7 Bournemouth Road, Chandler’s Ford, Eastleigh, Hampshire, SO53 3DA.

1. The Abridge EduCamp Program

a) Projects may include summer camp, winter camp, homestay tutor or internship opportunities. Abridge Academy does not own any Projects. Projects are provided by partner schools and organisations. Abridge Academy provides services to you as specified below. 

b) Applicants who wish to participate in the Program should understand that they enter into this agreement with Abridge Academy and will be bound by the following conditions. By applying, booking an interview or paying any fees to Abridge Academy you agree to these conditions. 

c) Once placed, your Project is responsible for arranging a separate agreement with them. You confirm that your command of the English language is sufficient to correctly understand these terms and conditions, the English-language source materials referred to in this agreement and to effectively communicate abroad.

2. Services provided by Abridge Academy

Abridge Academy will:

a) Placement

Assist you in completing your application (via face-to-face interview and/ or written correspondence) and, subject to acceptance onto the Program, make your application available to Projects searching for participants. Project matching will not be available until you have submitted all requested application materials and paid the initial deposit. You are responsible for liaising with available Projects to arrange your Placement through the online platform provided by Abridge Academy. Should you be unable to successfully match with a Project, you should contact Abridge Academy for assistance. Placements are made according to suitability of availability dates, skills and experience. Placement is not guaranteed and depends on the requirements of each Project.

b) Visa

Provide informal advice to help you with the visa application process. Abridge Academy is not responsible for your visa application’s success and will not bear any costs for your visa application, any visa rejection and/ or re-application. You are responsible for ensuring your visa is appropriate for participating in the program and covers you for the length of your time abroad. If you have the wrong type of visa, you enter your Program country at your own risk. If you wish to travel outside of the Program or otherwise remain in your Program country beyond the Program dates, you are responsible for ensuring your visa is appropriate and valid for the duration of your stay.

c) Training

Offer online training in Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) and provide you with an electronic certificate upon successful completion of the course. You acknowledge that this TEFL training has been developed by Abridge Academy specifically with the needs of the Program in mind. There is no official international accreditation body applicable for TEFL courses, and you acknowledge that Abridge Academy accepts no responsibility for the wider recognition of this TEFL certificate, including, but not limited to, future employers, schools, universities and visa issuing authorities. 

3. Services provided by the Project

Abridge Academy does its best to ensure Projects are aware of their responsibilities and have agreed to provide appropriate services to you. However, Abridge Academy accepts no responsibility or liability for the actual provision of your Program by your Project. As a guide, your Project should:

a) Flight

Provide reimbursement of your flight costs up to an agreed maximum value, for economy return flights between your home country and your Project city. Your Project will not reimburse optional extras such as additional baggage, seat selection, upgrades or insurance. If you opt to fly to or from an alternative airport or select flights exceeding this maximum reimbursement value, you will be responsible for any costs in excess of this value. You are responsible for providing your Project with a copy of your receipt and appropriate payment details for reimbursement of your flight ticket. Some Projects may request that you purchase your flight ticket through their approved provider or that they book flights on your behalf. You are responsible for arranging such flight booking logistics with them.

b) Accommodation and meals

Provide you with accommodation and meals for the duration of your program. You should be aware that this is provided in accordance with local health and safety regulations, but may not be to the same standard as you are accustomed to in your home country. You are responsible for informing your Project of any special requirements, including, but not limited to, medical conditions and dietary requirements. Abridge Academy cannot guarantee that your requests will be fulfilled. The fact that your special request has been noted on any communications or that it has been passed on to the Project is not confirmation that the request will be met. 

c) Visa and immigration registration

Provide you with a visa invitation letter (if required) in order that you may apply for an appropriate visa to participate in the Program. Upon arrival at your Project, they should register you with the local police or immigration authorities if required by local law.

d) Cultural exchange opportunities

Offer you cultural exchange opportunities to learn more about the local culture and language while sharing your own international culture. These may include, but are not limited to, teaching experiences, cultural workshops, language classes, Project activities, tourist trips and homestay experiences. Abridge Academy accepts no responsibility for the provision of these opportunities. You acknowledge that cultural exchange opportunities may vary between different Projects, years and individuals. 

4. Applications to the Program

a) Application

It is your responsibility to ensure your application is completed honestly to the best of your ability. If you are found to have lied or misled Abridge Academy, provided falsified documents, omitted key information or otherwise applied dishonestly to the Program, your application or offer may be withdrawn immediately with no refund of fees paid to date or additional costs incurred as part of your application to or participation in the Program.

It is your responsibility to ensure that all documents are submitted in a timely manner, by any deadlines specified to you by Abridge Academy. Failure to do so may result in withdrawal of your application or offer with no refund given. 

b) Assessment of applications

We actively promote equality of opportunity for all our applicants and seek out the right mix of talent, skills and potential. We welcome applications from a wide range of candidates and select candidates for interview based on their skills, qualifications and experience. Abridge Academy does not discriminate based upon protected characteristics such as age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership and pregnancy or maternity, in accordance with the Equality Act 2010.

Abridge Academy reserves the right to refuse to accept an application or reject/ withdraw an application at any stage without reason.

c) Responsibilities at your Project

You are expected to show full commitment and flexibility in arranging your responsibilities and schedule with your Project. Although Abridge Academy may provide example schedules or responsibilities, for example in our marketing or pre-departure materials, we accept no responsibility for the actual provision of your program by your Project. Exact responsibilities and schedules will vary between Projects, years and individuals. Your schedule may include longer hours than you are accustomed to in your home country and/ or responsibilities over the weekends. 

Your Project may also impose reasonable regulations on you during your participation on the program. This may include, but is not limited to, a curfew, restrictions on leaving campus, no smoking policy, no alcohol/ drugs policy and damage to property policy. You are responsible for adhering to all regulations imposed by your Project. Failure to do so may result in immediate withdrawal from the Program with no refund of fees paid or other costs incurred as a result of your application or participation in the Program.

d) Amendments and cancellations

Abridge Academy reserves the right to amend your Program or assign you to an alternative Project at any stage. Dates, schedules and Program details are given in good faith, based on information available and in force at the time they are given. These details are subject to change and revision in the event of a change of circumstances or new information coming to light. In the event that your assigned Project is no longer able to offer you a place, Abridge Academy will do its best to provide an alternative Project. If this is not possible, we will instead offer a refund of your program fee.

Any requests by you to amend your Program, including requests to change Project or dates, should be discussed at the earliest opportunity with Abridge Academy. Abridge Academy provides no guarantee that this can be accommodated and all amendments are at the sole discretion of Abridge Academy. 

Should you decline a place on a Project, change your availability such that you are no longer able to attend or choose to withdraw from the Program, you will not receive any refund or reimbursement of costs incurred relating to your application or participation in the Program.

5. Fees

a) Schedule of fees

Payments to Abridge Academy are below. Occasional discounts or special offers may apply, for details see the Abridge Academy website or email communications. 

1. Deposit £99 – due upon acceptance of your initial application into the applicant pool. After payment of the deposit, Abridge Academy will support you preparing further required documents and matching with a Project.

2. Confirmation fee £150 – due when you accept a confirmed Project placement

Total program fee: £249

This fee includes all services provided by Abridge Academy and your Project as specified in this agreement. The deadline for making each payment will be specified in your offer email or letter. Failure to pay by the specified deadline may result in withdrawal of your application to the Program with no refund of fees paid to that date. 

b) Exclusions

This fee does not include:

• Third party costs incurred, including, but not limited to, obtaining criminal record checks, visas, immunisations and insurance
• Any transport costs, with the exception of the flight ticket reimbursement as specified above
• Additional charges made for optional items including, but not limited to, extra baggage, insurance, on-flight meals, seat selection or upgrades

You will be responsible for all additional costs related to your application or participation in the Program.

c) Refunds

Your initial deposit is refundable should you be accepted into the applicant pool but not successfully placed on a Project, provided that:

• You have engaged fully in the application and Project matching process
• You have not changed your availability from your initial application form, unless agreed with Abridge Academy before deposit payment 
• You have not turned down a place on a Project
• You have not chosen to withdraw your application
• Your application has not been withdrawn by Abridge Academy as specified elsewhere in this document, for example due to failure to pay your confirmation fee by the stated deadline, dishonesty during the application process or issues raised during your criminal record check

All fees paid to Abridge Academy are non-refundable, except at the sole discretion of Abridge Academy. 

By applying to the Program, you acknowledge that we incur significant expenses on your behalf while considering your application and matching you with a Project, and therefore refunds will usually only be made in extreme circumstances such as serious illness confirmed by a medical certificate. The earlier you notify Abridge Academy of your decision to withdraw your application, the greater the chance that we will be able to consider a refund request. Please note that Abridge Academy is unable to reimburse you for any third party costs relating to your application or participation in the Program, including, but not limited to, flight tickets, visa application fees or criminal record checks. It is your responsibility to claim these costs from your travel insurance provider.

6. Child protection and safeguarding

a) Policies

This agreement is in addition to any child protection policy issued by your Project. By participating in the Program, you accept that it is your responsibility to familiarise yourself and adhere to any Project, local education authority or government child protection policies in addition to this agreement.

b) Commitment

All applicants to the Program should be aware that Abridge Academy is fully committed to child protection and the safeguarding of children. This is both a moral and legal commitment. We require all participants to understand that any inappropriate behaviour towards children will be reported by Projects to law enforcement authorities and may result in your immediate expulsion from the Program with no refund of program fees or any additional costs incurred. Abridge Academy cannot, and will not, protect perpetrators of abuse. 

As a participant in the Program, you also accept a commitment to ensuring all children participate in an enjoyable and safe environment in which they can have fun and feel valued. It is your responsibility to take all feasible steps to protect children from harm, abuse, discrimination or degrading treatment and to ensure you respect their rights, wishes and feelings.

c) Criminal record checks

As part of our commitment to child protection and safeguarding, all applicants to the Program will be required to submit a disclosure and barring service (DBS) check, international child protection certificate (ICPC) or equivalent criminal record check. By applying to the Program, you accept this requirement and confirm that, to the best of your knowledge, you have not committed any offences which may be of concern for working with children. It is also your responsibility to inform Abridge Academy and your Project in writing of any changes to your criminal history after completing your criminal record check. Failure to disclose any offence or criminal record at the earliest stages may result in additional charges and cancellation of application, with no refund of any fees paid to that date. 

d) Behaviour towards children

By applying to or participating in the Program, you agree to abide by all local laws and regulations relating to interactions with children. You acknowledge that your responsibility is always to put the needs and welfare of children first. This includes all children and students attending the Project, associated with the school or organisation, or otherwise encountered during your time abroad. Relationships with children, Project students or anyone under the age of 18 are strictly forbidden. You should also be mindful of your interactions with children, including ensuring you maintain a safe and appropriate distance and avoid unnecessary physical contact. You should not interact with children in inappropriate locations or privately, ensuring you always have other children or adults nearby. 

e) Reporting and whistleblowing procedure

It is not your responsibility to make judgements about whether or not abuse is taking place. However, it is your responsibility to identify poor practice and possible abuse, reporting if you have any concerns about the welfare of a child. We acknowledge that you are not a child protection expert, and so all suspicions or concerns should be shared with professionals and agencies responsible for child protection.

If you have any concerns about the welfare of a child, you should record the details and report this concern to your manager or welfare officer immediately. If you have a concern specifically relating to them, you should instead report to the headteacher or Project director. If they are not available or your concern relates to them, you should report to Abridge Academy directly, who will follow up with your Project, social services or the police as appropriate. 

f) Social media communications

You are not permitted to add children as friends or contacts on social media, including, but not limited to, popular apps such as WeChat or Facebook. If your Project sets up a social media group for Project communications with children or their parents, you are not permitted to communicate with them outside of this group and should remove yourself from the group immediately upon completion of the Program.

When posting on your personal or public social media accounts, blog or website, you are not permitted to share the photos or personal details of any students or children under the age of 18 without express permission from your Project. 

7. Law

a) Jurisdiction

This agreement and any dispute or claim (including non-contractual disputes or claims) arising out of or in connection with it or its subject matter or formation shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the law of England and Wales. By accepting this agreement you irrevocably agree that the courts of England and Wales shall have exclusive jurisdiction to settle any dispute or claim (including non-contractual disputes or claims) arising out of or in connection with this agreement or its subject matter or formation.

All services and accommodation are subject to the laws in the country in which they are provided. 

b) Local law

You agree to observe the laws of your Program country and all academic or government disciplinary regulations there. If you do not abide by these regulations, you agree to abide by the appropriate disciplinary actions up to and including premature termination of the Program, return as soon as possible to your home country at your sole cost and expense, and forfeit your program fee. 

c) Immigration regulations

By participating in the Program, you agree to familiarise yourself with and comply fully with all appropriate visa and immigration regulations. The Program is a cultural and language exchange program, not a formal teaching program or paid job. Abridge Academy takes no responsibility or liability for any misunderstanding or legal issues which may arise if you, or those in contact with you, incorrectly tell officials that you are paid teachers.

8. Liability

a) Program provision

Abridge Academy has a duty to select partner Projects providing the Program with reasonable skill and care. Abridge Academy cannot, and does not, accept liability to you for the actual provision of the Program by your Project or for any issues or expenses encountered after you have left your home country. If you consider that you have suffered any loss, injury or damage whatsoever as a result of the decisions, actions or omissions of your Project, your right to recourse lies against the director or organisation managing the Project. By accepting a place, you accept that you travel abroad and participate on the Program at your own risk.

b) Advice

Any advice given by Abridge Academy, including its directors or employees, is informal and does not constitute legal, formal advice. This includes, but is not limited to, advice on visas, flights, travel and the content of the Program. We therefore accept no liability in relation to any loss or liability arising out of or in connection with any advice given by Abridge Academy.

c) Third parties

Abridge Academy may refer you to third party providers. This may include, but is not limited to, visa processing agents, travel agents, airline companies, insurance providers and other service providers. Mention of any third party organisation by Abridge Academy, including by its directors or employees, does not constitute a formal recommendation. Abridge Academy takes no liability for issues (including, but not limited to, injury, damage, loss, accident, delay, expense or legal issues) resulting from the behaviour, actions, products or services of third party organisations. You are responsible for ensuring you fully understand your agreement with third party organisations. 

d) Force majeure

Abridge Academy cannot be responsible for the actions of those involved in your Project or other factors over which we have no direct control. Abridge Academy accepts no liability for issues or expenses incurred as a result of any circumstance beyond our reasonable control, including, but not limited to, war, riots, strikes, terrorist activities, corruption, natural disasters, bankruptcies, sickness, court orders, acts or regulations of government bodies, labour disputes or acts of God. 

Abridge Academy shall not be in breach of this agreement nor liable for delay in performing, or failure to perform, any of its obligations under this agreement if such delay or failure result from events, circumstances or causes beyond its reasonable control. In such circumstances Abridge Academy will made reasonable efforts to provide alternative arrangements. If the period of delay or non-performance continues for two weeks, Abridge Academy may terminate this agreement by giving you three days’ written notice. A refund of your program fee may be offered, at the sole discretion of Abridge Academy.

e) Minimising risk

By participating in the Program, you acknowledge that you are aware of and have fully considered the risks inherent in volunteering overseas. You are responsible for taking all steps to mitigate this risk, including, but not limited to, ensuring you have appropriate travel and medical insurance, are medically fit to travel, have received appropriate vaccinations, have reviewed relevant government travel advisories, and have familiarised yourself with all relevant laws of your Program country. Abridge Academy does not accept any liability for issues resulting from your failure to adequately prepare for the Program, nor does Abridge Academy accept any liability for losses incurred during or relating to your time on the Program for which appropriate insurance would otherwise have covered.

9. Complaints and disciplinary procedures

a) Against Abridge Academy

Abridge Academy will do its best to provide the services as specified in this agreement. If you have any concerns or problems, please notify Abridge Academy in writing via email to the representative dealing with your application or placement. Every reasonable effort will be made to resolve any complaint. You should do your best to work together with Abridge Academy to achieve the best resolution amicably before taking any matter to the press or pursing legal action.

b) Against your Project

When you are participating in the Program, you are required to show a high level of independence and initiative in dealing with problems yourself as they arise. If you have a problem during your time on the Program, you should first discuss the matter with your manager. If it is not possible for the issue to be resolved in this way, please contact Abridge Academy directly. We will record your complaint, discuss it with you and help you to resolve it with the Project to the best of our ability. If it is not possible to resolve the issue amicably, it is your responsibility to make a formal complaint or pursue legal proceedings against your Project through the relevant authorities in your Program country. 

c) Against you

Every reasonable effort will be made to resolve any disciplinary matter before it becomes serious. However, Abridge Academy and your Project reserve the right to take appropriate action in the event of behaviour which would reasonably be expected to give offence or cause harm to the students, children, directors, colleagues or other stakeholders. This includes, but is not limited to, behaviour such as serious rowdiness or drunkenness, failure to turn up to classes, workshops or activities, leaving classes, workshops or activities without adequate reason, failure to meet the expectations of the Program, or any actions which bring Abridge Academy or the Project into disrepute. 

Any disciplinary problem would be brought to your attention directly by your manager or by writing in email. If the matter is not resolved to our satisfaction within five working days, or earlier if the matter is deemed urgent (in which case, the deadline would be explicitly stated to you), you will be withdrawn from the Program. The Project will have no further responsibility for your food, accommodation, flights or other costs and has the right to withdraw your visa. You would not receive any refund or reimbursement of program fees or other costs associated with your application or participation in the Program. 

10. Confidential information

a) Confidential information

You acknowledge that during the Program you may have access to and use of confidential information. This includes, but is not limited to, student and children details, photos and videos, teaching and training materials, performance, financial and contractual information, technical data and partner school details. You agree that you will only use confidential information in connection with the purposes for which it as disclosed and destroy all personal copies of the information after use. You agree that you will not, either during the Program or at any time after, directly or indirectly use confidential information for your own benefit or the benefit of any third party, distribute or disclose or permit the distribution or disclosure of any confidential information.

b) Data protection

In order to provide the Program services to you, we are required to collect, use, share and process certain personal data which relates to you (including, but not limited to, your name, age, gender, contact details, country of residence and passport number, as well as photographs and/ or videos) in accordance with our privacy policy.

In particular, you acknowledge that Abridge Academy needs to process certain sensitive personal information about you, including, but not limited to, (a) medical and/ or health information; and (b) the information contained in your criminal record check, which you are required to provide as part of your application to the Program. You also acknowledge that Abridge Academy may need to share some of your personal information with third parties within and/ or outside of the European Economic Area as set out in our privacy policy (including, but not limited to, Abridge Academy’s partner companies and schools in Program countries, and government departments in your home country, the UK and Program countries). 

c) Photo consent

By applying to or participating in the Program, you agree that any photos or videos of you during the Program may be used for marketing or training purposes by Abridge Academy or the Project. 

Last updated: September 2020

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Privacy Policy

Who we are

Abridge Academy Ltd is a registered company in the UK and Wales, company number: 12384197, registered address: 7 Bournemouth Road, Chandler’s Ford, Eastleigh, Hampshire, SO53 3DA. Our website address is: https://abridgeeducamp.com.

Website use

This privacy policy applies only to your use of the website, online courses, content and applications to our programs. Partner organisations and websites linked to in this website may also gather information in accordance with their own privacy policies. You should consult other parties’ privacy policies when applicable and appropriate.

What personal data we collect, why we collect it and who we share it with

General website use

When you access the website via any means, use the online courses and content, register or post notes, assignments or other material, respond to or participate in any survey or questionnaire sent to you by us, provide comments via the support button, or make a purchase through the Website, we may collect, store and use certain of your personal information in line with this policy.

We may also collect data relating to your visits to the Website that cannot identify you but records your use of our website and online courses including, for example, details of how long you have used the website and the online courses for. We may also collect your computer’s IP address in order to help us tailor the service to your location.

Registration and purchases

To register or make a purchase on the website, we ask for your name and email address. We may also ask you to confirm your qualifications in accordance with the course eligibility criteria. We may also ask you additional questions, for example relating to your motivations for applying or joining a course, however answering these questions is optional.

When you make a purchase, PayPal, our payment service provider, will also collect and process your credit card or other payment details. This data is collected, processed and stored in accordance with their privacy policy.

Email list

If you register on the website, apply for a program, make a purchase or complete the subscription form, you will automatically be added to our email list. This email list is managed by SendInBlue and your data is stored in accordance with their privacy policy.

We will collect information such as your name and email address in order to provide you with this service. Additionally, you may choose to provide additional information such as your nationality or university in order that we can better tailor the emails we send to you, however this is optional.

We may also gather additional information, for example purchase history, application history, particular webpages visited or time spend on the website, in order to better understand how you interact with our website, products or services. This enables us to better tailor the emails we send to you.

Program applications and participation

If you apply to one of our programs, we will collect information such as your name, email address, age, qualifications, experience and motivations in order to assess your application and confirm your eligibility. If you are accepted onto the program, we may ask for additional personal information, such as your passport details, photos, medical details or criminal record check. This is required to provide you with the service requested as well as to ensure you are fit to take part.

If you are accepted onto the program, your information may be processed or passed on to third-party organisations such as the hosting partner, government organisations or visa authorities as required to provide you with the service requested or by law. This includes third parties located in countries outside of the EEA, which may have lower standards of data protection. Specifically, our website servers are located in Germany but we work with third parties located in China and the United States of America.

While we use our best efforts to protect the security of your data, please be aware that we cannot guarantee the security of information transferred over the internet, processed or stored by third party organisations. In particular, you should be aware that any data sent to China may be accessed and stored indefinitely by service providers and government authorities, in accordance with local law.

Online courses

As you enrol and progress through a course, we will collect information such as the lessons completed in order to track your progress. We will store the results of your assessments, including quiz responses and assignment submissions, in order to grade you on the course. We will also collect your full name in order to provide you with a completion certificate for your course.

If your enrolment in the online course was facilitated or required through an external partner organisation, we may share your course progress and assessment data with them.

Comments

When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection. Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.

An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.

Media

If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.

Contact forms

If you complete and submit a contact form, we will collect any information contained within that form, for example your name, email address and message. This information is collected for customer service purposes in order to respond to your message.

Once the conversation has been completed or one month has passed, whichever is longer, your message will be deleted.

Cookies

If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.

If you have an account and you log in to this site, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.

When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.

If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.

Embedded content from other websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.

These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

Analytics and marketing

Like many site operators, we collect information that your browser sends whenever you visit our website (“log data”).

This log data may include information such as your computer’s Internet Protocol (“IP”) address, browser type, browser version, the pages of our website that you visit, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on those pages and other statistics.

In addition, we use third party services such as Google Analytics and Facebook that collect, monitor and analyse this. This data allows us to analyse how you interact with the website and therefore display targeted adverts to you on other websites you visit.

You may opt out of the automated collection of information by third-party ad networks for the purpose of delivering advertisements tailored to your interests, by visiting the consumer opt-out page for the Self-Regulatory Principles for Online Behavioral Advertising at http://www.aboutads.info/choices/ and edit or opt-out your Google Display Netowrk ads’ preferences at http://www.google.com/ads/preferences/.

Disclosure of your data

We may disclose your personal information to third parties when permitted by law including:

• with your consent;
• to our partners in order for them to help us provide our services to you, this includes partner schools and organisations;
• our provider of customer relationship management services (which allows us, for example, to send personalised email communications to you);
• our provider of file storage and management services if you email us directly;
• our payment services provider when you make a purchase to process your payment; and

Additionally, we may disclose your information if:

• we sell or buy any business or assets, in which case we may disclose your information to the prospective seller or buyer of such business or assets, provided that they continue to use your information substantially in accordance with the terms of this privacy policy;
• all, or substantially all of our assets, are acquired by a third party provided that they continue to use your information substantially in accordance with the terms of this privacy policy, in which case information held by us will be one of the transferred assets; and
• we are under a duty to disclose or share your information in order to comply with any legal obligation, or in order to enforce or apply our terms and conditions or other agreements; or to protect our rights, property, or safety, our users, or others. This includes exchanging information with other companies and organisations for the purposes of fraud protection and credit risk reduction.

How long we retain your data

We retain personal information we collect from you where we have an ongoing legitimate business need to do so (for example, to provide you with a service you have requested or to comply with applicable legal, tax or accounting requirements). When we have no ongoing legitimate business need to process your personal information, we will either delete or anonymise it or, if this is not possible (for example, because your personal information has been stored in backup archives), then we will securely store your personal information and isolate it from any further processing until deletion is possible.

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognise and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue. If you wish to delete the comment, you may do so within your user area.

For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.

If you apply for one of our programs, we will retain your application data indefinitely as a record should you choose to apply again. If you wish to have your application data removed you may do so by contacting Abridge Academy directly.

If you participate in one of our programs, all sensitive personal data such as passport and medical details will be deleted by the 31st December on the year you completed the program. Any materials such as photos, videos, feedback survey responses or testimonials will be retained indefinitely for monitoring and publicity purposes. If you wish to have your data deleted, you may do so by contacting us directly. However, please note that anonymous survey responses are not associated with your identity and so cannot be removed.

If your information has been passed on to a third party, it will be retained in accordance with their data retention policy. Where appropriate, we will ask third parties to delete personal data when they no longer have a legitimate reason to retain it. However, we cannot guarantee that this request will be upheld.

What rights you have over your data

You have the following data protection rights:

• You can edit and update your personal profile on our website whenever you wish. This allows you to keep your details up-to-date and adjust your public profile;
• You can unsubscribe from email communications by following the “unsubscribe” link in any email we have sent to you. Alternatively, you may contact us directly to access, correct, delete or update your mailing list details and email preferences;
• If we have collected and process your personal information on the basis of your consent, then you can withdraw your consent at any time.  Withdrawing your consent will not affect the lawfulness of any processing we conducted prior to your withdrawal, nor will it affect processing of your personal information conducted in reliance on lawful processing grounds other than consent;
• If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
• You have the right to complain to a data protection authority about our collection and use of your personal information.  For more information, please contact your local data protection authority. (Contact details for data protection authorities in the European Economic Area, Switzerland and certain non-European countries (including the US and Canada) are available here).

Last updated: December 2020

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