Teacher Earth Scvience Education Ptrogramme Limited (herein TESEP) is committed to protecting your privacy. This privacy policy explains how we collect, use, and disclose your personal information when you interact with our website, services, or staff.

• Types of data collected: We may collect personal information from you, such as your name, contact information (email address, phone number, instituional mailing address), financial data (financial aid applications, payment information), and online activity (IP address, browsing history, cookies).

• Website forms (application forms, contact forms, registration forms)
• In-person interactions (admissions interviews, registration processes)
• Electronic communications (email, chat, online forms)
• Third-party sources (educational institutions, government agencies, authorized background check providers)

• Purposes of Data Use: We use your information for a variety of purposes, including:
  • Registration of Professional Development (PDs), field trips and webinars.
  • Marketing and communications (sending you information about events and news)
  • Compliance with legal and regulatory requirements
• Legal Basis: We process your personal information based on legal grounds such as consent (e.g., subscribing to newsletters), bookings (e.g., PD registrations), or legitimate interest (e.g., improving our services).

• Third-Party Sharing: We may share your information with third-party service providers, government agencies, or as required by law or for legitimate purposes, such as:
• Service providers (e.g., cloud computing providers, payment processors, marketing vendors) who assist us in delivering our services
• Government agencies (e.g., Department of Education) as required by law
• Consent: We obtain your consent for any data sharing that is not necessary for the primary purpose of the data collection.

• Security Measures: We implement robust technical and organizational measures to protect your data from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. This includes data encryption, access controls, and regular security assessments.  
• Data Breaches: In the event of a data breach, we will notify you as required by law and take appropriate steps to mitigate the risk.

• Retention Periods: We retain your personal information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected or as required by law. We have established data retention schedules based on legal and regulatory requirements and our business needs.
• Data Deletion: You have the right to request the deletion of your personal data under certain circumstances. We have procedures in place for deleting or anonymizing your data when it is no longer needed.

In accordance with applicable privacy laws, you have certain rights regarding your personal information:

• Access and Rectification: You have the right to access and rectify your personal information. We encourage you to keep your information accurate and updated.
• Erasure: You have the right to request the erasure of your personal data under certain circumstances.
• Restriction of Processing: You have the right to request the restriction of processing of your personal data under certain circumstances.
• Data Portability: You have the right to receive your personal data in a structured, commonly used format and to transmit it to another controller.
• Object to Processing: You have the right to object to the processing of your personal data for certain purposes.

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies on our website. Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device when you visit our website. We use cookies for a variety of purposes, including:

• Access and Rectification: You have the right toaccess and rectify your personal information. We encourage you to keep your information accurate and updated.
• Data Portability: You have the right to receive your personal data in a structured, commonly used format and to transmit it to another controller.
• Object to Processing: You have the right to object to the processing of your personal data for certain purposes.

TESEP is committed to protecting your privacy. This privacy policy explains how we collect, use, and disclose your personal information when you interact with our website, services, or staff.

If you have any questions about this privacy statement, the practices of this site, or your dealings with this site, you can contact TESEP Chairperson Jill Stevens cp@tesep.org.au or use the Contact form.

We may change this Privacy Policy from time to time.  If we change the policy, we will post the modified policy on this page.