Privacy Policy "STUDSEARCH"

1.1. This Privacy Policy defines the terms of confidentiality when using the Website -- studsearch.org, hereinafter referred to as the "Website", general rules for the collection, processing, distribution, use and storage of Website users' personal data by the Website owner.

1.2. We comply with all requirements of current legislation to protect your confidentiality. This Privacy Policy is a legal document that explains what information about you we will collect when you use the Website, how this information will be used, and how we will transmit and protect such information.

1.3. EVERY USER MUST CAREFULLY READ AND COMPLY WITH THE TERMS OF THIS PRIVACY POLICY.

1.4. BY USING THE WEBSITE, YOU AGREE TO THE TERMS OF THIS PRIVACY POLICY. YOU ALSO AGREE THAT YOUR PERSONAL DATA THAT WE COLLECT IS PROVIDED TO US WITH YOUR VOLUNTARY CONSENT.

1.5. You provide and guarantee us the right to process your personal data, including the right to perform the following actions for processing your personal data (fully or partially in an automated system): storage, registration, modification, restoration and deletion. You also agree to the inclusion of your personal data in our personal data database and that such inclusion does not require any additional notifications.

2.1. In this Privacy Policy, the terms below have the following meaning:

2.2. Other terms and definitions used in this Privacy Policy should be understood in accordance with the provisions of the TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF USE OF "STUDSEARCH", unless otherwise expressly stated in this Privacy Policy.

3.1. Users agree to provide us, immediately after being notified of the request, any information (including Personal data) that we deem necessary to comply with the requirements of any law and/or regulatory legal act.

3.2. Technical (software) means of the Website may collect the following Personal data of Users: name and surname, place of residence, mobile phone number, email address, links to social networks (instagram, facebook, tiktok, telegram, etc.), gender, date of birth, specialization, educational institution in which the User studies or which they graduated from, course of study, faculty, photo image of the User, other information that may be specified by the User, etc. The information specified by Users during registration may be displayed on the Website, both in full and in part.

3.3. To implement the functions of the Website information system, we also collect such Personal data as: history of active sessions of Users in the Website information system.

When you visit the Website, we automatically collect certain information about your device, including information about your web browser, IP address, time zone, and some cookies installed on your device. In addition, when you browse the Website, we collect information about individual web pages or products that you view, which websites or search terms redirected you to the Website, as well as information about how you interact with the Website. We call this automatically collected information "Device Information".

We use the device information we collect to detect potential risk and fraud (in particular, your IP address), and generally to improve and optimize our Website (for example, by generating analytics about how Users view and interact with the Website, as well as to evaluate the success of our marketing and advertising campaigns). We also use Google Analytics to help understand how our Users use the Website. You, as a Visitor or Registrant, give your voluntary consent to the collection and processing of the specified data and their transfer to third parties to ensure the functioning of the Website and its proper operation.

3.4. The above information may be requested and/or collected by us before activating your account through the Website and/or before we provide any services available through the Website. Any doubts about the authenticity and authenticity of the information provided by you are considered a valid reason for refusing access to the Website and/or related services.

3.5. By this, you, as a User, expressly agree, declare and guarantee that all information provided by you is up-to-date, complete and accurate.

3.6. We also process User requests to the Website support service.

3.7. When you visit the Website or use our services, we (or Google Analytics or a similar service provider on our behalf) may place small data files called cookies on your computer or other device. We use these technologies to mark you as our user; customize our Website and advertising; measure the effectiveness of advertising and collect information about your computer or other device; to reduce possible risks, help prevent fraud and increase trust and security.

3.7.1. Most browsers are set to accept cookies by default. You can control the use of cookies in your internet browser settings. You should refer to your browser's instructions, "Help" section, or similar resource to learn more about how to manage cookies and possibly reset your browser settings to decline all cookies. Or you can specify in your browser settings that you want to receive notifications when cookies are sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, some pages on our Website may not display correctly, and some features may not work properly. If you have any questions about cookie opt-out policies, please contact your browser developer.

We collect only those data of Users that are necessary for the implementation of the functional purpose of the Website. Thus, we use your Personal data for:

• implementation of functions and administration of the Website and/or provision of services, in particular but not exclusively, providing assistance to Visitors in finding higher education institutions and/or Registrants to answer Visitors' questions about higher education institutions in which such Registrants study/studied.
• to send you technical messages, support service messages and administrative messages;
• to track and analyze actions related to the use of the Website and/or our services;
• to provide third parties with statistical information about Users (but these third parties will not be able to identify any individual User from the information we provide);
• to verify compliance with the TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF USE OF "STUDSEARCH";
• to improve the quality of the Website (its services), the convenience of its use for Users, the development of new services;
• for targeting advertising materials;
• for conducting statistical and other research based on anonymized data.
• for processing complaints and remarks.

4.2. The Website Owner is the sole controller and processor of Personal data, except when there is an objective need for the Website Owner to process and/or store information through contractors.

5.1. The Website Owner will apply all measures defined by current legislation to maintain the confidentiality of your Personal data, including, but not limited to, firewalls and data encryption, control of physical access to our data processing centers and authorization of access to information, control means (which are designed in accordance with the prescriptions of current legislation and regulations), authorization of access to Personal data only for those employees or contractors who need it to perform their official duties.

5.2. We reserve the right to store, process and transfer your Personal data to our servers in various jurisdictions where our infrastructure objects and/or our service providers are located. Your data may also be processed by employees working for us and/or one of our service providers. Such personnel may be involved in providing our services and/or processing your data and/or providing support. By submitting your personal data, you consent to this transfer, storage and processing. At the same time, we take the necessary measures to ensure safe handling of your Personal data in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

We may transfer your Personal data to:

• our contractors and service providers who help us, as well as specific Users, where necessary, to achieve the goals and purpose of the Website;
• our banking partners;
• companies with which we plan to merge and/or be acquired (in the event of such a merger, we will require that the newly created company follow the terms of the Privacy Policy regarding the processing of Personal data);
• law enforcement agencies, government officials and/or other third parties when we are obliged to do so by virtue of the provisions of the law, court decision and/or other similar legal basis; or when we conscientiously believe that disclosure of Personal data is necessary to prevent physical harm and/or financial losses, to report suspected illegal activity and/or to investigate violations of our policies;
• our partners and/or contractors for the processing of Personal data, hired by us and/or cooperating with us, whose services we need from a practical point of view;
• other third parties - 1) only with your prior consent or 2) at your direction, or 3) in connection with your active actions related to your participation in events held by us, or 4) in connection with filling out the relevant registration or other forms/questionnaires/applications, etc. on the Website.

7.1. Our Website may from time to time contain links to websites and/or mobile applications of our partner networks, advertisers and affiliates (including, but not limited to, websites where the Website is advertised). If you follow a link to any of these websites and/or mobile applications, please note that these websites and any services that may be available through them have their own privacy policies, and that we are not responsible for these policies and/or for any Personal data that may be collected through these websites and/or services (for example, contact details, location data). Please review these policies before submitting any personal data through such websites and/or using third-party services.

8.1. In accordance with current legislation and as necessary to ensure the proper functioning of the Website and Website services, we may store your Personal data. This requirement is due to the need to comply with legal obligations and resolve possible disputes. We may store your Personal data for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes and goals of the Website services. Moreover, your Personal data may be stored beyond the specified period of time and until we need to have the relevant information to respond to any questions that may arise later.

9.1. We use appropriate electronic and organizational security measures to protect the information you provide from loss, misuse, disclosure, alteration and destruction.

10.1. We reserve the right to change and/or supplement this Privacy Policy at any time. You should regularly review this Privacy Policy. By continuing to use the Website, you agree to all amendments and updates to the Privacy Policy.

11.1. You, as a data subject, have rights in accordance with the provisions of the General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (the General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679) and the Law of Ukraine "On Personal Data Protection". You agree that the way your rights are exercised is governed by the terms of this Privacy Policy.

11.3. ACCESS TO PERSONAL DATA

You have the right to access your personal information so that you can view the Personal data we have stored, as well as make corrections to your personal data. You can request access to information or make corrections by writing to us at the email address indicated below in the "OUR CONTACTS" section. If the information is unavailable or changed, we will notify you of the reasons for this.

12.1. You have the right to request correction or deletion of your personal data by sending us an email to [email protected]. You can withdraw your consent to the processing of Personal data at any time.

If you withdraw your consent to the processing of Personal data and we do not have legal grounds to continue processing your data, we will stop processing your Personal data. If we have legal grounds for processing your data, we have the right to continue using your Personal data within the limits provided by law.

Please note that we may retain some or all of the User's personal data and not delete it until all possible requirements related to the User's Personal data have been met (for example, regarding the provision of services, prevention of fraud, compliance with any legal obligations, resolution of disputes, execution of agreements, etc.). In the event that we delete any data created by the User, including Personal data, such data will be deleted from the active database, but they may remain in our archives. The archived version of the data is not intended for use as a backup copy and is not available to a wide range of people.

13.1. If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at the contact information below:

[email protected]