The privacy and security of your personal information is of utmost importance to International Maritime Education (IME). The services that IME provides to you are subject to the following Policy ("Policy"). This Policy applies to all IME sites within the "education-marine.world" domain name. The most current version of the Policy can be reviewed by clicking on the "Privacy Policy" hypertext link located at the footer of our Web pages and by accepting it.
Through its network of Web properties, IME provides you with access to a variety of resources, including our public website, educational platforms, web services, download areas, communication forums, and information about maritime education programs ("Services"). The Services include any updates, enhancements, new features, and/or the addition of any new site for the work of the organization.
Unless otherwise specified and authorized by IME, the Services we provide are for your personal and non-commercial use. You may not modify, copy, distribute, transmit, display, perform, reproduce, publish, license, create derivative works from, transfer, or sell any information, software, products, or services obtained from the Services. Specifically, this includes a prohibition on the unauthorized use of automated software to retrieve, display, copy, store, or otherwise use data obtained from our Services.
You may use our public website without providing any personal information to us. The information gathered during general browsing of the "education-marine.world" domain is used to analyze trends and usage of the IME sites and to improve the usefulness of the sites. It is not connected with any personal information.
If any of our Services requires you to open an account, you must complete the registration process by providing us with current, complete, and accurate information as prompted by the applicable registration form. You will also choose a password and a username. You are entirely responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your password and account. Furthermore, you are entirely responsible for any and all activities that occur under your account. You agree to notify IME immediately of any unauthorized use of your account or any other breach of security. IME will not be liable for any loss that you may incur as a result of someone else using your password or account, either with or without your knowledge. However, you could be held liable for losses incurred by IME or another party due to someone else using your account or password. You may not use anyone else's account at any time without the permission of the account holder.
As a condition of your use of the Services, you will not use the Services for any purpose that is unlawful or prohibited by these terms, conditions, and notices. You may not use the Services in any manner that could damage, disable, overburden, or impair any IME server, or the network(s) connected to any IME server, or interfere with any other party's use and enjoyment of any Services. You may not attempt to gain unauthorized access to any Services, other accounts, computer systems, or networks connected to any IME server or to any of the Services, through hacking, password mining, or any other means. You may not obtain or attempt to obtain any materials or information through any means not intentionally made available through the Services.
When you use our public services, our systems automatically keep a log of your IP (Internet Protocol) address, domain name, browser type, operating system, and information such as the website that referred you to us, the files you download, the pages you visit, and the dates/times of those visits. When you register to use our educational services, subscribe to a mailing list, or provide feedback on our programs, we keep the personal information you provide to us securely in our database. When you enroll in our educational programs or purchase materials, you may be asked to provide payment details. These details are transferred to a secure, online payment service, hosted outside IME. Payment information is not retained on IME infrastructure. IME sites with specific requirements to collect personal information may publish a privacy policy specific to that site. In these cases, the site-specific policies will complement this general IME Privacy Policy but will provide additional details for that particular site. For certain IME sites, registering or supplying personal information sets a cookie. By setting this cookie, IME will remember your details the next time you visit, so you don't have to re-enter the information. This helps us remember your preferences and generally improve the user experience. Joining educational discussion groups may mean that other participants (including non-IME employees) will see personal information that you have volunteered. For open discussion groups, this information will be public. Providing personal information on the IME site is optional. If you choose not to provide personal information, you can still browse and use the IME site, but you will not be able to carry out certain actions such as enrolling in courses, subscribing to newsletters, or applying for educational opportunities.
The personal data that IME collects is used:
We do not sell your data or share your data with third parties unless required for the delivery of our educational services (e.g., payment processing).
IME employs appropriate security controls to protect personal data in accordance with industry standards. We do not share your information outside IME except as necessary to provide our Services, and we will not use your information in ways other than those set forth in this Policy. Risk assessment, including assessing risks to personal data, is a key component of our security practices. However, we do not have control over what happens between your device and the boundary of our information infrastructure. You should be aware of the many information security risks that exist and take appropriate steps to safeguard your own information.
All our employees who have access to, and are associated with the processing of personal data, are obliged to respect the confidentiality of official business matters, including personal data.
The IME site contains links to sites external to the "education-marine.world" domain. IME is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such sites.
You may access a copy of the personal data we hold about you. To process your request, please email info@education-marine.world. We will ask you to provide proof of identification for verification purposes. Once we have verified your identity, we will provide access to the personal data we hold about you.
If you believe we hold inaccurate or incomplete personal information about you, you may correct or complete this data.
You may request that we delete your personal data, including data you may have provided to us. We will take all reasonable steps to ensure erasure.
This Policy will be updated from time to time, and the updated version will be available on our web services under our "Privacy Policy" link.
Any usage of IME websites and related web services on the "education-marine.world" domain implies acknowledgment and acceptance of the terms set out in the Privacy Policy, the most current version of which can be accessed by clicking on the "Privacy Policy" hypertext link located at the footer of our Web pages.
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