Who we are
Welcome to International KYC Certification Association (IKYCA). We are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring the security of your personal information. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your data when you visit our website or use our services.
1. Information We Collect
a. Personal Information: We may collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us, including but not limited to your name, email address, phone number, mailing address, professional details, and payment information.
b. Non-Personal Information: We may collect non-personal information about your visit to our website, such as your IP address, browser type, device type, operating system, and browsing behavior.
2. How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect for various purposes, including:
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Providing and Improving Services: To provide, maintain, and improve our services, including our certification programs and educational resources.
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Communication: To communicate with you about your membership, certification status, updates, and promotional materials.
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Customer Support: To respond to your inquiries, provide customer support, and resolve any issues you may encounter.
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Personalization: To personalize your experience on our website and tailor content and offerings to your preferences.
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Security: To protect the security and integrity of our website and services.
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Legal Compliance: To comply with legal obligations and protect our rights and interests.
3. Information Sharing and Disclosure
We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer your personal information to outside parties except as described in this Privacy Policy. We may share your information with:
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Service Providers: Trusted third-party service providers who assist us in operating our website, conducting our business, or providing services to you.
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Legal Requirements: When required by law or in response to legal processes, we may disclose your information to law enforcement or regulatory authorities.
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Business Transfers: In the event of a merger, acquisition, or sale of all or a portion of our assets, your information may be transferred as part of the transaction.
4. Data Security
We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. However, no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
5. Your Rights
You have certain rights regarding your personal information, including:
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Access: You can request access to the personal information we hold about you.
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Correction: You can request that we correct or update any inaccurate or incomplete information.
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Deletion: You can request that we delete your personal information, subject to certain legal obligations.
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Opt-Out: You can opt out of receiving promotional communications from us by following the unsubscribe instructions in our emails.
6. Cookies and Tracking Technologies
We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to enhance your experience on our website. You can control the use of cookies through your browser settings, but disabling cookies may affect the functionality of our website.
7. Third-Party Links
Our website may contain links to third-party websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of these sites. We encourage you to read the privacy policies of any third-party websites you visit.
8. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on our website and updating the effective date. Your continued use of our website and services after any changes constitutes your acceptance of the updated Privacy Policy.
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.
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: https://automattic.com/privacy/. 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.
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 visit our login page, 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.
Who we share your data with
If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
How long we retain your data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
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.
What rights you have over your data
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.
Where your data is sent
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
Contact Us
If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us at:
International KYC Certification Association (IKYCA)
Email: support@ikyca.org