Last modified: February, 1st 2021
Thanks for being part of The BD School! This privacy policy is in conjunction with our Terms and Conditions and Cookie Policy.
We take your privacy very seriously and we are committed to protecting your personal information in line with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) (EU). We encourage you to read this privacy policy to understand the information we collect and how we use and disclose it.
What is The BD School?
The BD School is an educational platform focused on business development. Throughout this policy mentions of “The BD School”, “we”, “us”, “our”, “platform” or “Data Controller” refers to The BD School, who’s responsible for your personal information under this Privacy Policy.
Data Controller: We’re a sole ownership company, registered at The BD School, Bergweg 69A, 3037 EC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
If you would like to know more about the information we hold or any other questions please contact: hello@thebdschool.com
Introduction
This privacy policy explains how we collect, use, process and communicate your information with your use of The BD School website and online services related to it.
How can I understand what you’re going to say now?
Here are some definitions to help you understand what we’re talking about.
Personal Data: Any information concerning a natural person, a legal person, an institution, or an association, which is, or can be, identified, even indirectly, by reference to any other information, including a personal identification number.
User: Anyone who signs-up with their email address to The BD School.
Third Party: Any affiliate service that The BD School does business with.
What type of personal information does The BD School collect?
When signing up for The BD School, there are two categories of information that we collect. We ask for the following information as it’s necessary for the adequate use of The BD School platform.
1. Information you give to us
Account information: When you sign up for The BD School, we require information such as First name, surname, and email address
Communication with The BD School and other Users: When communicating with The BD School (support chat, reviews) we collect information about your communication and any information you choose to provide.
2. Information we automatically collect
When using The BD School, we’ll collect certain usage information. This includes your IP address, browser type, language settings, date of account registration, date and length of your visit on the platform, the number of web sessions on the platform, the device(s) you use to visit the platform, the operating system of those devices and information about link clicks and pages you’ve visited.
The BD School and our third-party services, such as our analytics partners, use cookies and other tracking technologies (e.g. web beacons, device identifiers, and pixels) to provide better functionality and to be able to recognize you across different services and devices. For more detailed information, please read our Cookies Policy.
Why does The BD School collect and use your personal data?
We collect and use your personal data to provide you with content and to ensure the best use of our service as well as providing you with the ultimate user experience on the desktop and mobile web application. Any marketing communications will be sent on an opt-in basis from the user.
How does The BD School share your data with third parties?
Under certain circumstances and conditions, we work with third parties like: Business Partners (Affiliates). Affiliates aim to drive users to an operator’s site/app (thebdschool.com) with the aim of such user signing up. This means that the operator will be a controller in respect of such users once they have entered the operator’s site/ app (The BD School), but prior to this, the operator has no relationship with the traffic that is being driven towards the Affiliates site. No personal data is shared with our Business partners.
Third-Party Service Providers: We use service providers to process your personal data on our behalf. We use Service Providers for purposes such as sending marketing communications, validating your email and account details. Third-party service providers are bound by confidentiality agreements and are not allowed to use or share your personal data for any other use than those stated above.
The Personal data shared with Business Partners or other Third-party services are encrypted for the safety of the data processed.
What does The BD School do to protect my personal data?
We have a strong security policy on your personal data processed on the platform you can learn more about it in the Data Security section.
How can I review and control the personal data collected by The BD School?
You always have the right to access and review your personal data that we have about you, you can ask all the personal details you inserted when you signed up, by sending us an email to: hello@thebdschool.com
Who’s responsible for the processing of personal data on The BD School.com website?
The BD School, located in Rotterdam, The Netherlands, controls the processing of personal data on its website.
Where does The BD School store personal data?
We store all of our data on our servers which are located in the USA. Only authorized personnel have access to this data in the course of their work.
How long is personal data stored?
We will store data for as long as we deem necessary to enable you to use our service, comply with appropriate laws, resolve any disputes between parties, and detecting and preventing potential fraudulent activities.