Privacy Policy
Last Updated on 27th April 2023
Welcome to Beylearning
At Beylearning, we take your privacy seriously. This privacy statement outlines how we collect, use, and protect your personal data when you use our eLearning platform.
Introduction
Beylearning is an eLearning platform that provides educational resources and tools to our global user base. We are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring that your personal data is processed in accordance with applicable data protection laws and regulations, including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
Data Controller
The data controller for your personal data is Arthenar Nig Ltd, trading as Beylearning, a company registered in Lagos, Nigeria
Types of Personal Data
We Collect We collect different types of personal data from you when you use our eLearning platform. This includes:
- Personal information: such as your name, email address, phone number, and billing information.
- Educational information: such as your educational history, current courses, and progress within courses.
- Technical information: such as your IP address, browser type, device type, and operating system.
How We Collect Your Personal Data
We collect your personal data in a number of ways, including:
- When you create an account on our eLearning platform.
- When you purchase a course or subscription on our platform.
- When you use our platform, including when you interact with course materials or other users.
- When you contact our customer support team.
How We Use Your Personal Data
We use your personal data for a number of purposes, including:
- To provide you with access to our eLearning platform and its features.
- To process your payments for courses and subscriptions.
- To communicate with you about our platform and your account.
- To personalize your learning experience and recommend relevant courses and resources.
- To analyze and improve our platform and its features.
Legal Basis for Processing Your Personal Data
We process your personal data on the following legal bases:
- Contractual obligation: to provide you with access to our eLearning platform and fulfill our contractual obligations to you.
- Legitimate interests: to improve our platform and its features, and to personalize your learning experience.
- Legal obligation: to comply with applicable laws and regulations, including the GDPR.
Sharing Your Personal Data
We may share your personal data with third-party service providers who help us operate our platform, process payments, or provide customer support. We only share your personal data with these third-party service providers to the extent necessary to provide our services to you.
International Data Transfers
Your personal data may be processed and stored outside of your country of residence. We take appropriate measures to ensure that your personal data is protected when it is transferred to other countries, including by entering into appropriate data transfer agreements and implementing appropriate safeguards.
Your Rights
You have certain rights with respect to your personal data, including:
- The right to access your personal data.
- The right to have your personal data corrected if it is inaccurate or incomplete.
- The right to have your personal data erased in certain circumstances.
- The right to restrict the processing of your personal data in certain circumstances.
- The right to object to the processing of your personal data in certain circumstances.
- The right to receive a copy of your personal data in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format.
Cookies and Similar Technologies
We use cookies and similar technologies to collect information about how you use our platform and to personalize your learning experience. You can manage your cookie preferences through your browser settings. However, please note that disabling cookies may limit your ability to use certain features of our platform.
Third-Party Links Our platform may contain links to third-party websites and services. We do not endorse and are not responsible for the privacy practices of these third-party websites and services. We encourage you to read the privacy statements of these third-party websites and services before providing any personal data to them.
Security Measures
We take appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data against unauthorized or unlawful processing, accidental loss, destruction, or damage. However, please note that no method of transmission over the internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure.
Changes to this Privacy Statement
We may update this privacy statement from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or legal requirements. We will notify you of any material changes to this privacy statement by posting a notice on our platform or by contacting you directly.
GDPR Compliance: As a data controller, Beylearning is committed to complying with the GDPR. This includes:
- Providing you with clear and transparent information about how we collect, use, and protect your personal data.
- Obtaining your consent before processing your personal data, where required.
- Providing you with access to your personal data and allowing you to exercise your rights under the GDPR.
- Taking appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data.
- Ensuring that our third-party service providers also comply with the GDPR.
- Reporting any data breaches to the relevant supervisory authority and to you, where required.
Legal Basis for Processing Personal Data
Beylearning processes your personal data on the following legal bases:
- Contractual Necessity: We process your personal data to provide you with access to our eLearning platform and to perform our contractual obligations to you.
- Consent: We may process your personal data based on your consent, which you can withdraw at any time.
- Legitimate Interest: We may process your personal data based on our legitimate interests in providing and improving our eLearning platform, communicating with you about our products and services, and protecting our legal rights and interests.
- Legal Obligation: We may process your personal data to comply with our legal obligations.
Your Rights Under the GDPR
Under the GDPR, you have the following rights with respect to your personal data:
- Right of Access: You have the right to request access to your personal data.
- Right to Rectification: You have the right to request that we correct or update your personal data if it is inaccurate or incomplete.
- Right to Erasure: You have the right to request that we delete your personal data in certain circumstances, such as if it is no longer necessary for the purposes for which we collected it or if you withdraw your consent and there is no other legal basis for processing it.
- Right to Data Portability: You have the right to request a copy of your personal data in a structured, machine-readable format and to transfer it to another data controller where technically feasible.
- Right to Object: You have the right to object to the processing of your personal data in certain circumstances, such as if you believe that the processing is not necessary for the purposes for which we collected the data or if you believe that your fundamental rights and freedoms outweigh our legitimate interests in processing the data.
- Right to Withdraw Consent: If we process your personal data based on your consent, you have the right to withdraw your consent at any time. Withdrawing your consent will not affect the lawfulness of any processing we conducted prior to your withdrawal, nor will it affect processing conducted on other legal bases.
Complaints to the Supervisory Authority
International Data Transfers
- Entering into standard contractual clauses with the recipient of the data.
- Ensuring that the recipient of the data is certified under the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield Framework or equivalent.
Data Retention
- Compliance with legal obligations.
- Establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims.
- Statistical analysis and improving our services.
Data Security
- Encryption of personal data in transit and at rest.
- Access controls to limit access to personal data to authorized personnel
- Regular testing of our security measures.
