Privacy Policy
Last Updated: February 26, 2025
Introduction
Welcome to Wapmass Academy (“we,” “our,” or “us”). We are committed to protecting your personal data and respecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website www.wapmass.net (the “Site”) and use our services. By accessing or using our Site and services, you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy.
Information We Collect
We may collect and process the following types of personal data:
- Personal Identification Information: Name, email address, phone number, postal address, and other identifiers you provide when registering or interacting with our services.
- Educational Information: Details related to your academic background, course enrollments, progress, and certifications.
- Technical Data: IP address, browser type, operating system, device information, and browsing behavior on our Site.
- Usage Data: Information about how you use our Site and services, including access times, pages viewed, and the resources you access.
How We Collect Information
We collect personal data through various methods:
- Direct Interactions: When you register for an account, enroll in courses, subscribe to newsletters, or contact us for support.
- Automated Technologies: Through cookies, server logs, and similar technologies that track your interaction with our Site.
- Third Parties: From partners, service providers, or publicly available sources that assist us in providing our services.
Use of Your Information
We use your personal data for the following purposes:
- To Provide and Manage Services: Processing your registrations, managing course enrollments, and delivering educational content.
- To Communicate with You: Sending administrative information, updates, and responding to your inquiries.
- To Personalize User Experience: Customizing content and resources based on your preferences and learning history.
- To Improve Our Services: Analyzing usage patterns to enhance the quality and functionality of our Site and offerings.
- To Ensure Security: Protecting against unauthorized access, fraud, and maintaining the integrity of our systems.
Legal Basis for Processing
Our processing of your personal data is based on:
- Consent: Where you have provided explicit consent for specific purposes.
- Performance of a Contract: To fulfill our obligations in providing educational services you have requested.
- Legal Obligations: Complying with applicable laws and regulations.
- Legitimate Interests: Where processing is necessary for our legitimate interests, such as improving services, provided your rights do not override these interests.
Data Sharing and Disclosure
We may share your personal data with:
- Service Providers: Third-party vendors who assist in operating our Site, conducting our business, or servicing you, under strict confidentiality agreements.
- Affiliates and Partners: Organizations we collaborate with to offer joint content or services, subject to your consent where required.
- Legal Authorities: When required by law, regulation, or legal process to disclose your information.
International Data Transfers
Your personal data may be transferred to and processed in countries outside the United Kingdom. We ensure that such transfers comply with applicable data protection laws and that adequate safeguards are in place to protect your information.
Data Security
We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data against accidental or unlawful destruction, loss, alteration, unauthorized disclosure, or access. However, no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is 100% secure.
Data Retention
We retain your personal data only as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law.
Your Rights
Under the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018, you have the right to:
- Access: Request information about the personal data we hold about you.
- Rectification: Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete data.
- Erasure: Request deletion of your personal data, subject to legal obligations.
- Restriction: Request restriction of processing under certain circumstances.
- Objection: Object to processing based on legitimate interests or for direct marketing purposes.
- Data Portability: Request transfer of your data to you or another organization in a structured, commonly used format.
To exercise these rights, please contact us using the information provided below.
Children’s Privacy
Our services are not directed to individuals under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children without verifiable parental consent. If we become aware that we have inadvertently collected such data, we will take steps to delete it promptly.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or legal requirements. We will notify you of any significant changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the “Last Updated” date.
Contact Us
If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us at:
Wapmass Academy
Email:
Address: 27 Old Gloucester Street London WC1N 3AX
By using our Site and services, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this Privacy Policy and agree to its terms.