Privacy Policy

We value your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal data. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, and safeguard the information you provide to us through our website. By accessing or using our website, you agree to the practices described in this policy.

Information We Collect

CERT IELTS may collect two types of information from users:

  • Personal Information: This includes details such as your name, email address, phone number, or any other information you provide when engaging with us through website forms or subscribing to updates.
  • Non-Personal Information: Automatically collected data, including your IP address, browser type, and pages you visit on our website. This information is gathered through cookies and other tracking technologies.

How We Use Your Information

The information we collect is used to:

  • Improve Our Services: Enhance the content, functionality, and usability of our website to better serve our visitors and clients.
  • Communications: Send you updates, newsletters, or information you’ve requested, provided you’ve given your consent.
  • Analysis: Monitor and analyze website usage patterns to refine and optimize the user experience.
  • Compliance: Meet legal and regulatory requirements where necessary, ensuring the security and integrity of our services.

Data Security

At CERT IELTS, we implement robust security measures to ensure your personal data is stored and processed securely. We use encryption, secure servers, and access control protocols to prevent unauthorized access. However, please note that no method of transmission over the internet is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee the absolute safety of your data.

Sharing Your Information

We do not sell or lease your personal information to third parties. We may only share your data in the following cases:

  • Service Providers: Trusted partners who help us deliver our services, such as website hosting or email marketing, and who are bound by confidentiality agreements.
  • Legal Obligations: When required by law or to protect the rights, property, or safety of CERT IELTS, our users, or others.

Cookies and Tracking Technologies

Our website uses cookies to provide you with a personalized experience, track usage statistics, and understand how visitors interact with our content. You can modify your browser settings to refuse cookies, but this may affect your ability to fully experience certain features of our site.

Your Rights

You have rights regarding how your personal data is used, including:

  • Access: Request a copy of the information we hold about you.
  • Correction: Ask us to update or correct any personal data that is inaccurate.
  • Deletion: Request the removal of your personal information from our systems.
  • Opt-Out: Withdraw consent for receiving marketing communications at any time.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at the details provided below.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

CERT IELTS may update this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect changes in our practices or applicable laws. We encourage you to review this policy from time to time to stay informed about how we protect your information.

Contact Us

If you have any questions or concerns about our Privacy Policy or your personal data, please contact us at: communication@cert.ae.

This privacy policy governs the manner in which the Higher Colleges of Technology-Centre of Excellence for Applied Research and Training (HCT-CERT) collects, uses, maintains and discloses information collected from users (each, a “user”) of the www.cert.ae website (“site”). This privacy policy applies to the site and all products and services offered by the Higher Colleges of Technology-Centre of Excellence for Applied Research and Training (HCT-CERT).

Official (HCT-CERT) web pages must be identified by the wording that appears at the bottom of the page: “Copyright ® (year) CERT”.

Personal Identification Information

The (HCT- CERT) may collect personal identification information from users in a variety of ways, including, but not limited to, when users visit our site, respond to a survey, fill out a form, and in connection with other activities, services, features or resources we make available on our site. Users may be asked for, as appropriate, name, email address, phone number. Users may, however, visit the HCT-CERT site anonymously. The HCT-CERT will collect personal identification information from users only if they voluntarily submit such information to us. Users can always refuse to supply personal identification information, except that it may prevent them from engaging in certain site-related activities.

Non-Personal Identification Information

The HCT-CERT may collect non-personal identification information about users whenever they interact with the HCT-CERT site. Non-personal identification information may include the browser name, the type of computer and technical information about users’ means of connection to the site, such as the operating system and the Internet service providers utilized and other similar information.

Web Browser Cookies

he HCT-CERT site may use “cookies” to enhance user experience. Users’ web browsers place cookies on their hard drives for record-keeping purposes and sometimes to track information about them. Users may choose to set their web browsers to refuse cookies, or to alert them when cookies are being sent. If they do so, note that some parts of the site may not function properly.

How Does CERT Protect Personal Information?

The HCT-CERT adopts appropriate data collection, storage and processing practices and security measures to protect against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure or destruction of users’ personal information, username, password, transaction information and data stored on the site.

Sharing Users’ Personal Information

The HCT-CERT does not sell, trade, or rent users’ personal identification information to others. The HCT-CERT may share generic aggregated demographic information not linked to any personal identification information regarding visitors and users with our business partners, trusted affiliates and advertisers for the purposes outlined above.

Third Party Websites

Users may find advertisements or other content on the HCT-CERT site that link to the sites and services of its partners, suppliers, advertisers, sponsors, licensors or other third parties. The HCT-CERT does not control the content or links that appear on these sites and is not responsible for the practices employed by websites linked to or from its site. In addition, these sites or services, including their content and links, may be constantly changing. These sites and services may have their own privacy policies and customer service policies. Browsing and interaction on any other website, including websites which have a link to the HCT-CERT site, is subject to that website’s own terms and policies.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

The HCT-CERT has the discretion to update this privacy policy at any time. When it does it will revise the updated date at the bottom of this page. The HCT-CERT encourages users to frequently check this page for any changes to stay informed about how the HCT-CERT is helping to protect the personal information it collects. Users acknowledge and agree that it is their responsibility to review this privacy policy periodically and become aware of modifications.

Your Acceptance of These Terms

By using this site, users signify their acceptance of this policy. If they do not agree to this policy they should not use this site. Users’ continued use of the site following the posting of changes to this policy will be deemed as their acceptance of those changes.

Contacting Us

If users have any questions about this privacy policy, the practices of this site, or their dealings with this site, please contact us.