Privacy Policy

1. Who we are and what this policy covers

Stamford-City Business Institute (SCBI), Yangon, Myanmar, provides information and services through scbi.com.mm and its linked school portals. This policy explains how personal information is handled when you browse our website, contact us or use an authorised school account.

Separate notices may apply to enrolment, employment, assessments or specific portal features. Those notices should explain any additional collection or use before it takes place.

2. Information we collect

Depending on the service you use, we may receive:

• Your name, email address, telephone number, enquiry message, preferred centre and program of interest.
• Registration information, placement-test responses and results when you use those services.
• Account details and records associated with your authorised student or staff services.
• Photos, testimonials, achievement information or documents that you or an authorised representative provide.
• Technical information generated when using the site, such as IP address, browser information, requested pages, timestamps and security logs.

Please provide only information relevant to your request. Do not send passwords or sensitive identity documents through the general enquiry form.

3. How we use information

We use relevant information to respond to enquiries, help with course selection and registration, administer assessments and authorised school services, communicate service updates, maintain accurate records and protect our systems from misuse.

Optional promotional messages and public use of identifiable photos or testimonials should follow the permission arrangements described when the information is collected. You may ask to stop optional marketing by contacting us. Ordinary website use is not permission to publish your personal information.

4. Students, children and school photographs

We take particular care with information about children and young people. A parent or guardian should assist where age, service requirements or applicable law require it.

Before publishing identifiable student photos, testimonials or achievement information, SCBI should obtain appropriate permission from the student and, where required, a parent or guardian. Public permission must be separate from access to ordinary school services.

Contact us if you are concerned about an image or personal detail appearing on our website. We may ask for information to establish your relationship to the person concerned before responding.

5. Who may receive information

Information may be accessed by authorised SCBI personnel who need it for their duties and by service providers supporting hosting, email, website operation, learning systems or other services you use. Relevant information may be shared with assessment or education partners where necessary for a service you request and explained to you.

Information may also be disclosed where required by applicable law or necessary to investigate misuse or protect legal rights. Publicly published photos and achievements are visible to website visitors. Specific providers, recipients and any overseas processing must be confirmed in the final notice.

6. Cookies, analytics and external services

Our website and portals may use cookies or similar storage to support sign-in, security, preferences and other enabled features. External links or embedded services may have their own privacy practices.

Any optional analytics, marketing or third-party tracking must be identified in the final cookie information, together with the available controls and any consent required by applicable law. Browser cookie settings may affect how sign-in and other features work.

We do not treat continued browsing alone as consent to every form of tracking.

7. Storage and retention

Information used by school services may be stored in school databases, email systems, uploaded-file storage and backups. A photo file and its database reference may be stored separately.

Retention should reflect the purpose of collection, the duration of the school relationship, applicable recordkeeping requirements and the need to resolve disputes or investigate incidents. SCBI must confirm its retention periods or specific decision criteria before this policy is published. Backup copies may follow a separate deletion cycle.

8. Security and account access

SCBI aims to use appropriate technical and organisational measures, including access controls, to protect personal information. No internet service can promise absolute security.

Keep your account credentials private and tell us promptly about suspected unauthorised access. Confidential information should be available only through appropriately restricted services. A privacy notice does not make publicly accessible pages private or prevent browser Reading Mode, screenshots or copying.

9. Your requests and choices

You may contact us to ask what information we hold about you, request a correction, raise a concern, or ask about deletion or restrictions on use. Where processing depends on your consent, you may ask to withdraw it for future use.

We will consider requests in accordance with applicable law and our relevant service obligations. Some information may need to be retained for legitimate recordkeeping or legal reasons. We may verify your identity before releasing information or changing records. Statutory rights, time limits and any external complaint route should be confirmed for the jurisdictions that apply.

10. Contact and policy changes

For privacy questions or requests, contact service@scbi.com.mm with the subject “Privacy enquiry”. You may also contact SCBI at Botahtaung Pagoda Lane 1, Yangon.

We may update this policy as our services or obligations change. The published version will show its effective date. Material changes affecting how we use your information should be communicated where appropriate.