Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy
This Privacy Notice for Built-environment Institute for Applied Studies - Africa and the Middle East (doing business as Built-environment Institute for Applied Studies - Africa and the Middle East) (“we,” “us,” or “our”), describes how and why we might access, collect, store, use, and/or share (“process”) your personal information when you use our services (“Services”), including when you:

• Visit our website at BIAS-AME, or any website of ours that links to this Privacy Notice.
• BIAS-AME is a continuing education institute that focuses on the Built Environment in Africa and the Middle East. Moving away from siloed educational models, it aims to reorient the pedagogical approach towards an interdisciplinary learning model that addresses historic and precarious urban landscapes, climate change, and spatial justice. It provides participants with both theoretical tools and practical skills to engage with the diverse challenges of on-ground problems. This multi-model pedagogical system deploys critical thinking, applied education, networking, capacity building, and creative forms of partnerships with other entities and institutions.
• Engage with us in other related ways, including any sales, marketing, or events.

Questions or concerns?
Reading this Privacy Notice will help you understand your privacy rights and choices. We are responsible for making decisions about how your personal information is processed. If you do not agree with our policies and practices, please do not use our Services. If you still have any questions or concerns, please contact us at info@bias-ame.com.

SUMMARY OF KEY POINTS

This summary provides key points from our Privacy Notice.

What personal information do we process?
When you visit, use, or navigate our Services, we may process personal information depending on how you interact with us and the Services, the choices you make, and the products and features you use.

Do we process any sensitive personal information?
Some of the information may be considered “special” or “sensitive” in certain jurisdictions, for example your racial or ethnic origins, sexual orientation, and religious beliefs. We do not process sensitive personal information.

Do we collect any information from third parties?
We do not collect any information from third parties.

How do we process your information?
We process your information to provide, improve, and administer our Services, communicate with you, for security and fraud prevention, and to comply with law. We may also process your information for other purposes with your consent. We process your information only when we have a valid legal reason to do so.

In what situations and with which parties do we share personal information?
We may share information in specific situations and with specific third parties.

How do we keep your information safe?
We have adequate organizational and technical processes and procedures in place to protect your personal information. However, no electronic transmission over the internet or information storage technology can be guaranteed to be 100% secure, so we cannot promise or guarantee that hackers, cybercriminals, or other unauthorized third parties will not be able to defeat our security and improperly collect, access, steal, or modify your information.

What are your rights?
Depending on where you are located geographically, the applicable privacy law may mean you have certain rights regarding your personal information.

How do you exercise your rights?
The easiest way to exercise your rights is by visiting BIAS-AME, or by contacting us. We will consider and act upon any request in accordance with applicable data protection laws.

Want to learn more about what we do with any information we collect?

Click here for full Privacy Policy Document.