Privacy Policy

EthicBizz ("Company", "we", "our", or "us") is committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring you have a positive experience on our website and with our services. This Privacy Policy explains our information practices, what types of information we collect, how we use it, and the choices you have about your information.

We believe in ethical data practices and transparency. As an organization teaching cybersecurity and ethics, we practice what we teach by protecting your personal information with industry-leading security measures.

• Delivering Services: Providing program curriculum, assessments, certifications, and learning platform access
• Student Support: Monitoring progress, providing feedback, career counseling, and mentorship connections
• Program Improvement: Analyzing effectiveness, gathering feedback, and enhancing curriculum quality
• Communication: Sending updates, announcements, certificates, and administrative notices
• Partnership Management: Managing school partnerships, teacher training, and support
• Safety & Compliance: Detecting fraud, preventing abuse, ensuring legal compliance
• Marketing & Analytics: Improving user experience, aggregate analytics, (with consent for marketing)
• Research: Program impact studies and educational research (anonymized data)

EthicBizz implements appropriate technical and organizational security measures to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. This includes:

• End-to-end encryption for sensitive data transmission
• Secure authentication mechanisms and access controls
• Regular security audits and vulnerability assessments
• Restricted employee access to personal information
• Secure data storage and backup systems
• GDPR and CCPA-compliant data handling practices

Note: No method of transmission over the internet is 100% secure. While we strive to protect your information, we cannot guarantee absolute security.

We only share your information in the following circumstances:

• Partner Schools & Institutions: Student data with enrolled schools for program delivery
• Industry Partners: Project data and mentorship information with verified industry mentors
• Certification Bodies: Required information to issue and verify certificates
• Service Providers: Trusted vendors for hosting, analytics, and support (under data protection agreements)
• Legal Requirements: When required by law or to protect rights and safety
• Parent/Guardian Consent: Information shared with parents/guardians of students under 18

We never: Sell student data to third parties, share data without consent (except legal requirement), or use data for purposes beyond program delivery and improvement.

You have the right to:

• Access your personal information and request copies
• Correct inaccurate or incomplete information
• Request deletion of your data (subject to legal obligations)
• Opt-out of marketing communications
• Restrict processing of your information
• Data portability - request your data in machine-readable format
• Lodge complaints with relevant data protection authorities

To exercise these rights, contact us at: privacy@ethicbizz.org

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EthicBizz services are designed for students in schools (typically ages 14-18). We comply with children's privacy laws including COPPA (US), GDPR (EU), and other jurisdictional requirements.

• Student accounts are managed through schools or parents/guardians
• We collect minimal personal information necessary for program delivery
• Parental consent is obtained for students under applicable age thresholds
• We do not use behavioral tracking or targeted advertising to students
• Data is retained only as long as needed for educational purposes

We retain personal information for as long as necessary to:

• Provide our services and fulfill program requirements
• Maintain certificate and achievement records
• Meet legal and regulatory obligations
• Resolve disputes and enforce agreements

After program completion, student academic data is retained for certificate verification and alumni tracking. Personal contact information is retained until opt-out. School partnership data is retained throughout the partnership and 5 years after termination.

If EthicBizz transfers personal information to countries outside India or the EU, we ensure appropriate safeguards are in place including Standard Contractual Clauses and adequacy agreements.

We may update this Privacy Policy to reflect changes in our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. We will notify you of any material changes by updating the "Last updated" date at the top of this page and, if required, by obtaining your consent.