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Privacy Policy
Privacy Policy
JECedit Global is an independent educational consultant with a focus on promoting research and leadership education that demands critical thinking to bring positive social change. We believe that acquiring sound research-based education will provide employment to graduates to end unemployment and poverty in many parts of the world. Thus, we relay in diverse funding sources to support research-based education in different countries.
What this policy tells you
As part of our work, it is often necessary to collect data from our clients and supporters. The purpose of the policy is to clearly outline the data we collect, and how we manage, use, and protect your data. If you would like more information about how we use your data, or would like to change the way we communicate with you, you can contact us in any of the following ways:
- Email: ecenter@jecedit.com
- Post: Stora Uppåkra 10-9, Knarväg, 28716, Lund, Sweden.
- Phone: +46 (0)7695 40721
What information does JECedit Global collect about me?
When you get in touch with JECedit Global, we may collect some data from you. For example, when you sign up to our services or an event, make a donation or simply ask more about our work. Depending on how you get in touch with us, we might collect information in person, over the phone, online or on paper.
The kind of information we will typically collect might include personal data, such as, your name and contact details (email address, telephone number, postal address). We also store information about the nature of your enquiry. This helps us understand what our clients and supporters find the most interesting about our work, enabling us to generate exciting content and campaigns for people in the future.
How is my information used?
We collect your data so we can provide you with our services or process your donation, deal with your request and communicate with you about our work and other ways you can engage with us. For example:
- Sending you any item you have purchased through our online bookstore
- To send you information about our work or events we think you will find interesting
- Recording contact, we’ve had with you, to make sure we’re providing all the support and information you need
We will only ever send you marketing via email or SMS with your consent – which you can update at any time. If you are receiving marketing from us via post, you can opt out at any time by using the contact details at the beginning of this document.
How do we work with third parties in collecting/processing personal data?
No third-party organizations collect data on behalf of JECedit Global. Nevertheless, we may use publically-available information – such as records at Companies House, online biographies and articles in newspapers.
Marketing on Facebook – like many other organizations, JECedit Global may participate in the Custom Audience program on Facebook. This enables us to present relevant adverts to our supporters when they visit Facebook. An example of this might be that we may use Lookalike Audiences which help to find groups of people who have displayed similar interests and behavior to our services, so that we can reach the right types of people with our message.
We never present these adverts to individuals, rather the groups of supporters we feel will find it most relevant. In order to do this, we may provide your email address and/or mobile phone number to Facebook – but this will always be in an encrypted formatted, and if it does not match a Facebook account it is then deleted. We only do this so that Facebook can check who out of the group holds an active account, and it is never used for their, or anyone else’s marketing.
We may also disclose or use personal information if required to do so by law and may use external data for the purposes of fraud prevention, for example to comply with money laundering regulations or to otherwise protect the rights, property or safety of individuals.
How do you keep my information safe?
JECedit Global takes the care of your data very seriously. All our staff receive induction and refresher training in secure data management practices. Our digital information storage is protected through a range of measures including password protection, secure servers and firewalls.
The processing of credit card payments is in line with industry standards and personal information transferred between locations will be encrypted and password protected.
How long do you keep my information for?
JECedit Global will keep your information for as long as you have an active relationship with us. It is possible to unsubscribe from mailing lists at any time, and if doing so we’ll keep some of your information to ensure we don’t contact you with marketing in the future.
We are also required to retain some of your information for auditing purposes, or if you have previously agreed to make a donation. In these instances, we may need to retain your data for up to six years.
How do I opt out of future communications?
JECedit Global will give clear opportunities to opt out of future communications every time we communicate with you. If you prefer, you can contact our team directly and a member of staff will ensure that you are removed from our marketing communications right away.
Do you share my data outside Sweden?
GDPR regulations cover the whole of the EU. JECedit Global does not currently have third party partners elsewhere in Europe, but if we did, these partners would be covered by the same laws we are.
JECedit Global has sister organisations in the United States, and Africa. In responding to service inquires and in making sure reports are tailored for supporters who would like specific information, we may need to share limited amounts of information with our colleagues overseas. However, this information would not include financial details and it would only ever be used for clearly defined purposes, such as tailored and specific reporting information.
We are currently registered in Sweden as JECedit SE, in the United States as, JECedit Global, and in Nigeria as, JECedit Research and Academic Writing Ltd. Though Nigeria and the United States are not governed by GDPR principles, we undertake due diligence to ensure any partners outside of the EU adhere to similarly stringent guidelines relating to data protection.
How do you use my information if I apply for a job?
We will only use the information you share with us for your recruitment process. We store recruitment process data for a maximum of six months and then archive it if no further action is required. Human resources folders used to store this data are password protected and only accessible by staff involved in the relevant recruitment processes.
If your application for employment with us is successful, we will need to disclose your details when seeking references and obtaining disclosure from the Disclosure Barring Service. We will inform you in advance of doing so. If successful in your application to work for us, a personnel file will be established which contains your information. It will be kept secure and only be used for purposes directly relating to your employment.
How do I access the information you hold on me?
You can request an information access report (which describes all the details we hold about you) at any time from our Data Protection Officer. Please write to us at the following email address to do so:
We will aim to send an initial response within five working days and a full information access report within forty days of receipt.
Changes to our Privacy Notice
Our Privacy Notice may be updated from time to time as the work we undertake, and the environment we operate in changes. Please do check this page occasionally to see if we have included any updates or changes, and that you are happy with them. If we make substantial changes to this policy we do reserve the right to send this proactively to our supporters.