At Shenzhen Acadsoc Limited Co., we believe that knowledge can change people’s lives, and by sharing it, we could provide equal learning opportunities for all and change the world we are living in. Because of that, we hold our mission as to offer everyone in the world the most reliable, affordable and efficient English language learning and teaching platform.

1.PRIVACY NOTICE

The company and its subsidiaries (collectively "Acadsoc," "we," "us," "our") put you, our clients, first. It is one of our fundamental responsibilities as a technology-based service provider to ensure that we protect the information entrusted to us by our clients, and end users in general. This is in accordance with globally accepted data privacy standards and regulations. We ensure the employment of proper organizational, physical and technical security measures for the protection of personal information. Furthermore, we adhere to the general principles of transparency, legitimate purpose and accountability accorded by law as well as recognize your rights as our data subjects.

In this Privacy Statement, we explain what personal information we process, how we collect, use, share, protect and dispose personal information that we obtain from you while transacting or doing business with us, or as a user of our application. From time to time, we may update our Privacy Statement to reflect current changes in our policy and the law. When we do so, we will notify you by posting it on our website for your information and reference.

2.SCOPE AND CONSENT

This Privacy Statement applies to the personal information that we collect about you for the purposes of offering and providing you with our products and services. We reserve the right to make changes to this Privacy Policy at any time. We process and collect your personal information only with your express consent. Consent of data subject refers to any freely given, specific, informed indication of will, whereby the data subject agrees to the collection and processing of personal information about and/or relating to him or her. This shall be evidenced by written, electronic or any recorded means.

3.WHY WE COLLECT YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION

You are transacting with us and have visited and/or downloaded our app either as an existing or prospect client, business partner, job applicant, employee, or independent contractor. We collect and use personal information that is material and relevant to your transaction with us and in fulfillment of the legal or contractual obligation we have with you, if any, in order to offer you even better services and best adapt our business processes to your needs.

4.WHAT PERSONAL INFORMATION WE COLLECT

Personal information is any information from which the identity of an individual can be reasonably and directly ascertained, or when put together with other information would directly and certainly identify an individual, such as name, gender, date of birth, address, telephone/mobile number, email address, proof of identification, etc.

When accessing the app or our website, system and platform; applying for a job with us; or simply submitting inquiries, we collect personal information that you voluntarily submit. When you use our website, system or platform, your device and browser automatically provide information to us so that we can track and serve relevant content to you.

5.HOW WE USE YOUR INFORMATION

We use the data we collect to provide you with rich, interactive experiences. In particular, we use data to:

Provide you access to our contents and information

Provide our products and services, which includes updating, securing, and troubleshooting, as well as providing support. It also includes sharing data, when it is required to provide the service or carry out the transactions you request.

Improve and develop our products and services.

Personalize our products and services and make recommendations.

Advertise and market to you, which includes sending promotional communications, targeting advertising, and presenting you with relevant offers.

We also use the data to operate our business, which includes analyzing our performance, meeting our legal obligations, developing our workforce, and doing research.
In carrying out these purposes, we combine data we collect from different contexts or obtain from third parties to give you a more seamless, consistent, and personalized experience, to make informed business decisions, and for other legitimate purposes. Our processing of personal data for these purposes includes both automated and manual methods of processing.
When you use our app and electronically communicate with us, depending on your settings, we may use cookies, web beacons, small data text files, or similar technologies to identify your device and record your preferences, with your consent. The completeness and accuracy of your Personal Information help us improve our services. Thus, we encourage you to update your Personal Information from time to time.

6.HOW WE DISCLOSE AND SHARE YOUR INFORMATION

In some instances, we may be required to disclose your personal data to our agents, subsidiaries, affiliates, business partners and other third-party agencies and service providers as part of our regular business operations and for the provision of our services.
While doing business, we may make your personal information available within or outside your country. This means we might share your information with:

Our service providers, contractors, and professional and technical advisers who help us provide our services. This includes partner companies, organizations, or agencies, and their sub-contractors.

Our subsidiaries and affiliates with whom you have also signed-up with. We do so only for the improvement of each other’s legitimate business and operations.

Other companies to whom you have also given consent for us to share your information with. For example, when you sign-up for products and services offered by other companies, they may request for information from us in order for them to validate your identity; and

Governmental authorities and industry associations. We may disclose your information to any Authority (governmental or regulatory authority, self-regulatory body or industry association in various jurisdictions) in connection or adherence (whether voluntary or otherwise) with legal or regulatory requirements.

Cross border information sharing. Due to the global nature of the company business, we may transfer your personal information to any of the abovementioned parties who may be located outside your country. In doing so, we ensure that the cross-border transfer is secure and that we are transmitting your personal information to a country which has adequate data privacy standards before agreeing to such cross-border transfer.

In these cases, we ensure that your personal data is disclosed on a confidential basis, through secure channels, and only in compliance with applicable privacy laws and regulations. We will never share, rent, or sell your personal data to third parties, except in special circumstances where you may have given your consent for, and as described in this statement.

7.YOUR RIGHTS AS A DATA SUBJECT

By continuing the use of our products and services, you agree to the collection, processing, use, and sharing of your Personal Information in accordance with this Privacy Statement that will enable us to provide you with your desired needs and services.

You can also make choices about the collection and use of your data by us. You can control your personal data that we have obtained, and exercise your data protection rights, by contacting us or using various tools we provide.

8.PROTECTION OF PERSONAL INFORMATION

We respect your privacy. We take paramount care in protecting your Personal Information. As such, we secure and protect your Personal Information with proper safeguards to ensure confidentiality and privacy; prevent loss, theft, or use for unauthorized purposes; and comply with the requirements of the law.

As Information Security threats continue to develop and evolve at such a rapid pace, we make reasonable and appropriate security arrangements and measures that use a variety of physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards to protect Personal Information. We run a state-of-the-art IT Department with dedicated team and personnel that monitors our network and systems to make sure risks to us and your Personal Information are properly managed. We regularly review our information collection, storage, and processing practices, including physical security measures, to guard against unauthorized access to our system and unauthorized alteration, disclosure, or destruction of information we hold.

We only permit your Personal Information to be collected, processed, used, and shared by our authorized employees, contractors, and subcontractors who hold such Personal Information under strict confidentiality and in accordance with their contractual obligations and who have implemented minimum security features against data leakage, unauthorized access, or disclosure. We restrict access to information to our authorized entity who need to know such information in order to process it for us, who are subject to strict contractual and technical safeguards, and who are accountable if they fail to meet these obligations.

We only give you or your authorized representative access to your Personal Information. We do not provide, sell, or share your Personal Information to anyone unless you have given your express consent. We also do not use nor share your Personal Information with content and/or information providers without your prior request or consent. Personal Information will only be disclosed to third parties in accordance with this Privacy Statement.

We keep our records as accurate as possible. If your Personal Information is wrong, we give you ways to update it. Once you have registered as our client, business partner, employee, or independent contractor you may access your account details and correct your Personal Information by contacting us at privacy@acadsoc.ph.

When disposing of your Personal Information, we take reasonable measures to ensure that it is done properly and is not accessible to the public.

9.CONTACT US

To the extent that the processing of your personal data is based on your consent, you have the right to withdraw such consent at any time by contacting our Data Privacy Officer through the contact details provided above, or by accessing https://www.acadsoc.ph/ and https://www.acadsoc.com/. Please note that this will not affect the lawfulness of the processing that was carried out before you withdrew your consent or our right to continue parts of the processing based on other legal bases than your consent. If, however, we have not provided you with another legal basis justifying the processing of your personal data in this privacy statement, we will stop the processing and delete your personal data. In some instances, we may request for supporting documents or proof before we effect any requested changes to your personal data.