This Privacy Policy pertains to the collection, use, and disclosure of personal data, including special or sensitive personal data, by International Institute of Data Science and Technology ("IIDST," "we," or "our"). Personal Data refers to information related to an individual ("you" or "your") as more fully defined herein below. IIDST is committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring a secure experience on our website and while using our products and services (collectively, "Products").

This policy encompasses the IIDST website and all subdomains under iidst.org. Please refer to the following link to read our terms of service Terms of Service.

This policy outlines IIDST's, its subsidiaries', and affiliated companies' handling practices and how we collect and use the information you provide during your use or access of our systems through online interfaces (e.g., website, mobile applications, etc.) (collectively “Company Systems”). In this Privacy Policy, “Personal Data” means any information that can be used to individually identify a person and may include, but is not limited to, name, email address, postal or other physical addresses, title, and other personally identifiable information.

By using our services or products, it will be deemed that you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by this policy detailed hereunder.

We will be the processor of the Personal Data that is provided, collected, and/or processed pursuant to this policy, except where otherwise expressly stated.

Applicability of the Policy

This policy shall apply to all information we collect through the Company Systems and/or in the course of your use of the services of IIDST.

This policy does not apply to, nor does IIDST take any responsibility for, any information that is collected by any third party either using Company Systems or through any links on the Company Systems or through any of the advertisements or through BOTS.

Information We Collect

We will only collect information that you share with us. You can choose what information you want to share with us through the Company Systems. We will collect the following information about you or related to your use of the Company’s Systems:

1. Any personal or PII that you may submit or may be required to submit for registration and continued use of the Company Systems or receive the services by IIDST.
2. Your name, title, gender, date of birth, email address, father’s name, telephone number (Home/work/mobile telephonic number), profile/display picture, login name, screen name, nickname, or handle, country/state/postcode or city of residence, postal or other physical address, name(s) of the school/university (including grades and graduation year), name(s) of the workplace, job position/designation (including salary), resume/CV, information related to social profiles, such as Facebook, Google, GitHub etc., IP addresses and other information collected passively (as further detailed in the “Passive Collection” section below), may be collected.
3. Any other information you may choose to further provide us, without limitation, any information to update your account and profile, if required, to fill out any forms, provide your feedback to surveys, write any articles on the Company Systems, or to use any features of Company Systems.

We collect and/or process your Personal Data as part of the following activities related to our Products:

• Account registration, use of certain Product features, creating or taking tests, generating reports based on information collected from the use of our Products.
• Requesting service and support for our Products and providing such support, registering for an event, participating in an online survey, participating in discussion groups or forums.
• Registering for newsletter subscriptions, customizing the content you see as per relevance.

Please do not include any personal information, personally identifiable information, or sensitive personal information unless specifically requested by IIDST as part of the registration or other applicable processes. If IIDST determines that any information you have provided or uploaded violates the terms of this policy, IIDST shall have the right, in its absolute discretion, to delete such information without incurring any liability.

We may also periodically use your information received from your affiliated entities, business partners, and other third-party sources and combine it with your account information.