Effective Date: August 2025

Privacy Statement

Accelerate International Academy Ltd (“we,” “us,” “our”) is committed to protecting your privacy and complying with the UK Data Protection Act 2018, the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR), and the EU General Data Protection Regulation (EU 2016/679) (where applicable). These laws are collectively referred to as the “data protection legislation.”

This Privacy Policy explains:

  • What information we collect about you
  • How we use and store your personal data
  • Who we may share your data with
  • Your rights under the data protection legislation

Our Data Protection Officer (DPO) can be contacted at:
Accelerate International Academy Ltd
128 City Road
London
EC1V 2NX
Email: info@accelerate-international.com

Please review this Privacy Policy regularly as it may change over time.

We must abide by data protection legislation when processing your personal data. This means we handle your information fairly, lawfully, and transparently.

What information we may collect about you

Personal data includes any information that can identify you, such as:

  • Name, address, contact details (email, phone)
  • Date of birth
  • Education and employment details
  • Payment information
  • Other information you provide or that we collect via our website and services

How we store your personal information

We store your information securely using appropriate technical and organisational measures to prevent unauthorised access, loss, or misuse.

Section 2: How we use your personal information

We use your personal data for purposes including:

  • Managing your application, enrolment, and delivery of educational services
  • Communicating with you about our programs and services
  • Sending marketing communications with your consent
  • Improving our offerings and website

Section 3: Sharing your personal information

We may share your data with trusted partners and suppliers who support our operations, such as:

  • Programme delivery partners
  • IT service providers
  • Marketing platforms

These third parties are required to keep your data secure and only use it for agreed purposes.

Section 4: Retention of information

We retain your personal information only as long as necessary for the purposes set out above. Specifically:

  • If you apply but do not enrol, we may keep your data for up to 1 year to contact you about future courses or offers. After this period, your data will be securely deleted.
  • If you enrol, your data will be retained for the duration of your studies and up to 7 years afterward for compliance, administrative, and legal purposes.

If you have questions about how long your data is retained, please contact our DPO.

Section 5: Your rights under data protection legislation

You have the following rights re 09nbn98n-bpgarding your personal data:

  • Right to information: To know how we collect and use your data (this Policy).
  • Right to access: To request access to the personal data we hold about you (a Subject Access Request).
  • Right to rectification: To ask us to correct inaccurate or incomplete data.
  • Right to erasure: To request deletion of your personal data in certain circumstances (“right to be forgotten”).
  • Right to restrict processing: To limit how we use your data in specific situations.
  • Right to data portability: To receive your data in a structured, commonly used electronic format.
  • Right to object: To object to processing where we cannot demonstrate overriding legitimate grounds.
  • Right to withdraw consent: To withdraw consent to processing at any time (for example, marketing communications).
  • Right to complain: To lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) if you believe your data rights have been violated.

To exercise any of these rights or request data deletion, please contact our DPO at info@accelerate-international.com

Section 6: Keeping your personal information up to date

Please inform us if your personal details change while you are interacting with us so that our records remain accurate and current.

Section 7: Consent

Where we rely on your consent to process personal data (for example, for marketing), you may withdraw that consent at any time by contacting us or by following unsubscribe instructions in marketing emails.

Section 8: Complaints

If you have concerns about how we handle your data, please contact us first at info@accelerate-international.com so we can address your concerns. If you remain dissatisfied, you have the right to contact the ICO.

Section 9: Social media

We may receive information from social media platforms and may use contributions you make on social media in accordance with this Privacy Policy. We reserve the right to take action if social media use breaches our terms or applicable laws.

Contact Details

Accelerate International Academy Ltd
128 City Road
London
EC1V 2NX

Email: info@accelerate-international.com