Terms of Use & Privacy Policy

Last updated: October 15, 2024

Introduction

Welcome to Word Education. This page outlines our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy, which govern your use of our mobile application and the handling of your personal information. By using our App, you agree to these Terms and our Privacy Policy.

Terms of Use

Acceptance of Terms

By accessing or using the Word Education mobile application (the “App”), you agree to comply with and be bound by these Terms of Use (the “Terms”). If you do not agree to these Terms, please do not use the App.

Changes to Terms

We reserve the right to modify these Terms at any time. Changes will be effective when posted on the App or our website. Your continued use of the App following any changes constitutes your acceptance of the updated Terms.

User Accounts

To access certain features of the App, you may be required to create an account. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account credentials and for all activities that occur under your account. Notify us immediately if you suspect any unauthorized use of your account.

Use of the App

Prohibited Activities: You agree not to engage in any activities that are unlawful, fraudulent, or harmful to the App or its users.

Intellectual Property: All content and materials provided through the App are the property of Institute of Entrepreneurship Development (iED) or its licensors and are protected by intellectual property laws.

User Content

Ownership: You retain ownership of any content you submit to the App, but by submitting content, you grant us a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free license to use, reproduce, modify, and display your content.

Responsibility: You are solely responsible for the content you submit and must ensure it does not violate any laws or third-party rights.

Dispute Resolution

Governing Law: These Terms are governed by the laws of Thessaly, Larissa.

Dispute Resolution: Any disputes arising out of or relating to these Terms will be resolved through binding arbitration in Thessaly, Larissa.

Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, Institute of Entrepreneurship Development (iED) is not liable for any indirect, incidental, special, or consequential damages arising out of your use of the App.

Termination

We may suspend or terminate your access to the App at any time if we believe you have violated these Terms.

 

Privacy Policy

Information We Collect

We collect information about you in a variety of ways. The information we may collect on the App includes:

1. Personal Data When you register with us, you voluntarily give us certain information. This can include your name, email address, profile photo, and any other information you provide us.

2. Usage Data Usage Data is collected automatically when using the App. This may include information such as your device’s Internet Protocol (IP) address, device name, operating system version, the configuration of the app when utilizing our service, the time and date of your use of the service, and other statistics.

3. Location Data We may use and store information about your location if you give us permission to do so. We use this data to provide features of our service, to improve and customize our service.

How We Use Your Information

We use the collected data for various purposes:

· To provide and maintain our App: Ensure the proper functioning of our App and provide you with the services and features you request.

· To notify you about changes to our App: We may use your information to contact you with updates, newsletters, or other information that may be of interest to you.

· To provide customer support: To assist you with any issues or questions regarding our App.

· To gather analysis or valuable information so that we can improve our App: We analyze how our users interact with the App to make improvements.

· To detect, prevent, and address technical issues: To ensure that our App operates correctly and securely.

Sharing Your Information

We may share the information we collect about you in the following ways:

1. With Service Providers: We may share your information with third-party vendors, consultants, and other service providers who perform services on our behalf. These services may include data analysis, customer service, email delivery, hosting services, and marketing assistance. These service providers have access to your personal information only to perform specific tasks on our behalf and are obligated not to disclose or use it for any other purpose.

2. For Business Transfers: We may share or transfer your information in connection with, or during negotiations of, any merger, sale of company assets, financing, or acquisition of all or a portion of our business to another company.

3. To Comply with Legal Obligations: We may disclose your information if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g., a court or a government agency).

4. To Protect Rights and Prevent Harm: We may disclose your information when we believe in good faith that such disclosure is necessary to protect our rights, protect your safety or the safety of others, investigate fraud, or respond to a government request.

5. With Your Consent: We may share your information with your consent or at your direction.

6. With Affiliates: We may share your information with our affiliates, in which case we will require those affiliates to honor this privacy policy. Affiliates include our parent company and any subsidiaries, joint venture partners, or other companies that we control or that are under common control with us.

7. With Business Partners: We may share your information with our business partners to offer you certain products, services, or promotions.

8. For Advertising: We may share information with third-party advertising partners for the purpose of sending you promotional messages, targeting advertisements, and analyzing their effectiveness.

9. Aggregated or De-Identified Information: We may share aggregated or de-identified information, which cannot reasonably be used to identify you. This information may be used for various purposes, including research, analysis, and marketing.

We are committed to ensuring that any sharing of your information is done in a secure manner and only for legitimate purposes.

Security of Your Information

We take the security of your personal information seriously and use a variety of security measures to protect your data. These measures are designed to ensure your information is treated securely and in accordance with this privacy policy. Some of the security measures we employ include:

1. Encryption: We use advanced encryption techniques to protect your data both in transit and at rest. This ensures that your personal information is secure when being transmitted over the internet and when stored on our servers.

2. Access Controls: We implement strict access controls to limit access to your personal information to only those employees, contractors, and agents who need to know that information in order to operate, develop, or improve our App. These individuals are bound by confidentiality obligations and may be subject to disciplinary action, including termination, if they fail to meet these obligations.

3. Security Protocols: We employ various security protocols and practices, including secure socket layer (SSL) technology, to protect your information from unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction.

4. Regular Security Audits: We conduct regular security audits and assessments to identify and address potential vulnerabilities and threats to your information.

5. Data Minimization: We only collect and retain the minimum amount of personal information necessary for the purposes outlined in this privacy policy.

6. Incident Response: We have an incident response plan in place to respond to any potential data breaches or security incidents swiftly and effectively.

Despite our efforts to safeguard your personal information, no security measures are perfect or impenetrable. Therefore, we cannot guarantee its absolute security. In the event of a data breach, we will notify you and the appropriate authorities as required by applicable law.

By using our App, you acknowledge that you understand and agree to assume these risks.

Retention of Your Information

We retain your personal information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, as outlined in this privacy policy. Specifically:

1. Duration of Use: We will retain your personal information as long as you use our App and for a reasonable period thereafter. This period allows us to provide ongoing support and maintenance, and to fulfill any contractual obligations.

2. Account Information: If you have an account with us, we will retain your account information for as long as your account is active. If you choose to close your account, we will retain your information for a period of time to comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements.

3. Legal and Regulatory Requirements: We may retain certain personal information to comply with legal and regulatory requirements. This includes retention periods mandated by laws, regulations, or other legal obligations.

4. Data Backups: We may retain backups of your information for a period of time in accordance with our data retention policies and to ensure the security and integrity of our App.

5. De-Identified Data: We may retain de-identified or aggregated data for analytical purposes, research, and other legitimate business interests. This data is not linked to any specific individual and is used to improve our App and services.

6. Requests for Deletion: If you request the deletion of your personal information, we will take reasonable steps to delete or anonymize your data in accordance with applicable laws. However, please note that certain information may be retained for legal, regulatory, or operational reasons.

If you have any questions or concerns about how long we retain your information or if you wish to request the deletion of your data, please contact us.

 

Your Data Protection Rights

Depending on your location and applicable data protection laws, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information. These rights generally include the ability to access, correct, delete, or restrict the processing of your data.

If you wish to exercise any of these rights or have questions about how we handle your personal information, please contact us. We will respond to your request in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.

 

Privacy Policy Updates

This Privacy Policy will be reviewed and updated from time to time. When changes are made, the Privacy Policy will be labeled as “Revised (date),” indicating that you should review the new terms, which will be effective immediately upon posting on this page, with an updated effective date. By accessing the Word Education after any changes have been made, you accept the modified Privacy Policy and any changes contained therein. In case you miss the notification referenced above, be sure to return to this page periodically to ensure familiarity with the most current version of this Privacy Policy.

 

Company and Data Controller Information

Company Name: Institute of Entrepreneurship Development (iED)

Business Address:
Valtetsiou & Tripoleos,
41336, Larissa,
Greece

Contact Information:

Data Controller:
iED is the data controller responsible for the processing of your personal data through the Word Education. We are committed to ensuring the confidentiality and security of your information.

Data Protection Compliance:
iED implements appropriate technical and organizational measures to ensure compliance with applicable data protection laws and regulations, including Regulation (EU) 2016/679.

Data Protection Officer:

For any questions or concerns about how we handle your data, or if you need to exercise your data protection rights, please contact us at info@ied.eu.

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