The Armenian Virtual College (AVC) is committed to the protection of your privacy. The purpose of this statement is to inform you about our processing of your personal data when you enroll with and study at AVC. AVC is the sole owner of and the only organization that uses the personal information collected on this site. We will not sell or rent this information to others under any circumstances. This Privacy Policy applies to all information received by AVC, both online and offline, as well as any electronic, written or oral communication.
This Policy may be changed or updated from time to time. For easy and direct access to the most up to date terms, you may find a link to this statement from our home page.
Security
We care about the security of your transactions and apply industry-standard practices and technologies to safeguard your credit card information. We use high-grade encryption and the secure https protocol to communicate with your browser software, which guards against the interception of the credit card information you give us. We also employ several different security techniques to protect your personally identifiable information from unauthorized access by users inside and outside the organization. The web servers for AVC are located in a locked, secure environment, and computer systems are maintained in accordance with industry standards to secure information. You should be aware, however, that “perfect security” does not exist on the Internet, and third parties may unlawfully intercept or access transmissions or private communications.
Identity and Personal Data collected on the basis of consent
Upon your request and expression of consent, we collect the following data for the purpose of providing services to you. Your data is not used for any other purposes or shared with third parties.
It is removed upon your withdrawal of consent or your request to terminate these services.
The information we collect includes: name, last name, e-mail address, country and city. This data is collected when registering on the AVC Website and is securely stored internally. If you register on the Website, your name and email address will also be saved in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you log in next time. These cookies will be saved on your computer until you delete them.
We reserve the right to block/ban users from our website if we consider it necessary.
Data collected on the basis of legitimate interest
Based on our legitimate interests, we collect the following data for the purpose of running this website. Your data is not used for any other purposes or shared with third parties. It is removed upon your request.
Statistics
The Website uses a minimal build of Google Analytics, a service, which transmits Website traffic data to Google servers in the United States and allows us to notice trends to improve the user experience on our website. This minimal build processes personal data such as: the unique User ID set by Google Analytics, the date and time, the title of the page being viewed, the URL of the page being viewed, the URL of the page that was viewed prior to the current page, the screen resolution, the time in local time zone, the files that were clicked on and downloaded, the links clicked on to an outside domain, the type of device, and the country, region, and city.
You may opt out of this tracking at any time by activating the “Do Not Track” setting in your browser.
Email Marketing
You will be automatically added to AVC’s mailing list only if you create an account at AVC. You may request to be added to our list through the contact form on our Website, or by sending an email directly to an AVC employee. You may unsubscribe from these communications anytime by clicking on the “Unsubscribe here” link included in every email we send.
Social Media Community Guidelines
AVC social media channels provide a place where ideas and content can be shared and conversation can flow freely and respectfully. We encourage you to join the conversation. Below are the AVC guidelines for communication on social media.
- Please be respectful when interacting with our community.
- We do not tolerate abusive language or content, including material that is defamatory, obscene, violent, threatening, harassing, discriminatory, aggressive, argumentative or that can be construed as bullying or is otherwise deemed inappropriate.
- We reserve the right to remove content from our social media channels if we feel it fails to adhere to any of these guidelines.
- We reserve the right to block/ban users from our social media channels if they exhibit inappropriate behavior.
Links to Other Websites
AVC’s site includes links, some temporary and some permanent, to other websites. We are not responsible for the privacy and security practices of any other website or the nature of the content contained therein.
Use of Text and Images
If you would like to publish information that you find on our Website, please send your request to info@avc-agbu.org.
“Cookies”
This site uses cookies. By using this site, you agree that AVC may place cookies on your device and access them when you visit our site. A cookie is a small file of letters and numbers that we put on your computer. The cookies we use aid us in improving our site and your experience by tracking which areas and features of our site are popular, making the site easier to navigate, count visits, and allow a registered user to remain signed in to his/her user profile throughout a visit.
Notice to Parents
AVC offers courses for children, as well. We hope that children and parents will visit our Website together, so they can jointly learn and participate in all activities.
Changes to This Policy
If AVC decides to alter its privacy policy, the changes will be added directly to this statement.
Contact Us
If you have specific questions or concerns about AVC’s privacy policy, please contact us at info@agbu.org or at the following address:
AGBU Armenian Virtual College
9, Alex Manoogian St.
Yerevan 0070, Armenia
