Privacy
We take the privacy of our users seriously. We are committed to safeguarding the privacy of our users while providing a personalized and valuable service. This Privacy Policy Statement explains the data processing practices of New York Institute of Finance. If you have any requests concerning your personal information, wish to make any amendment to your personal information or have any queries with regard to these practices please contact our Privacy Officer by e-mail at privacyofficer@nyif.com.
Information collected
Personal information is collected by New York Institute of Finance, on behalf of the Pearson Group companies. We collect personal information from you through the use of inquiry and registration forms and every time you e-mail us your details.
We also rely on viral marketing, which enables users to tell a friend about the site via an auto-generated e-mail.
We may receive personal data from business partners that process information on our behalf.
We also collect information automatically about your visit to our site. The information obtained in this way, which includes demographic data and browsing patterns, is only used in aggregate form.
Use of personal information
We process personal information collected via the site for the purposes of:
- providing a personalized service
- conducting market research surveys
- running competitions and
- providing you with information about products and services offered by members of the Pearson Group companies.
- providing you with information about products and services offered by carefully selected third party companies.
If you do not wish to receive information about our products or services, or the products or services offered by other organizations, please tick the appropriate box when providing us with your details.
We also use information in aggregate form
- to build up marketing profiles
- to aid strategic development
- to manage our relationship with advertisers and
- to audit usage of the site.
Use of cookies
We use "cookies" to identify you when you visit the site and may use them to build up a demographic profile.
A cookie is a small piece of information sent by a web server to a web browser, which enables the server to collect information back from the browser. Find out more about the use of cookies on http://www.cookiecentral.com.
Disclosures
We will not disclose any information we keep about you to any third parties (i.e. companies that are not part of the Pearson Group companies) without your express permission with the exception of either any third party suppliers we engage to develop or host the site or any properly executed court order from a competent jurisdiction.
Internet-based transfers
Given that the Internet is a global environment, using the Internet to collect and process personal data necessarily involves the transmission of data on an international basis. Therefore, by browsing the NYIF site and communicating electronically with us you acknowledge and agree to our processing of personal data in this way.
Option details
New York Institute of Finance is part of the Pearson Group, and takes your privacy seriously. We collect and use personal information to provide you with our information services, conduct market research surveys and contact you with details of products and services we offer.
If you have check the 'other Pearson group products' box, we will not disclose your personal information to companies outside the Pearson Group, except to business partners and suppliers that process data on our behalf. As we are an international group, we may transfer your data on a global basis for the purposes indicated above. Further information about the Pearson Group is available at http://www.pearson.com/