BDC Consulting

on the use of educational content on the website bdckz.org

1. Definitions

1.1. For this Privacy Policy, the following definitions are used:

1.1.1. "Site Owner" - BDC Consulting Limited Liability Partnership (BIN 160240007947).

1.1.2. “Site” - “Internet resource bdckz.org - educational portal of digital educational resources” (http://www.bdckz.org), consisting of a set of web pages, sections, applications, services (hereinafter referred to as pages), content, and also a corresponding program that ensures the availability of this information on the Internet at the network address (domain name): https://www.bdckz.org/, including the mobile version of the Site.

1.1.3. “Content” - information, analytical and other materials of the Site, with design elements, illustrations, graphic images, photographs, scripts, texts, videos, music, sounds, and/or other objects that are the result of intellectual activity or are not such, the rights to which belong to the Site Owner, Users or third parties.

1.1.4. “User” - any individual who has reached 16 years of age or older, who has not been deprived of or not limited by a court of legal capacity, and a legal entity.

1.1.5. “Personal data” - information about the User (surname, name, individual identification number/business identification number, phone number, email addresses, access credentials: password, login/pseudonym/name, etc.), referred to by the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan to the category of personal data of limited access;

2. General Provisions

2.1. Use by the User of the Site means acceptance of this Privacy Policy and the conditions for processing the User’s Personal Data.

2.2. The User gives his consent to the collection, processing, storage, and use/distribution of personal and other data of the User and/or third parties, including minor children/children of the User, provided on the Site, in accordance with the requirements defined by this Policy, Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan No. 401 -V ZRK of 11/16/2015 “On Access to information”, the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan No. 94-V of 05.21.2013 “On Personal Data and Their Protection”, Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan No. 418-V ZRK of 11.24.2015 “On Informatization”, and other regulatory legal acts of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the field of personal data protection.

2.3. In case of disagreement with the terms of the Privacy Policy, the User must stop using the Site.

3. Privacy Policy Subject

3.1. This Privacy Policy establishes the obligations of the Site Owner to not disclose and ensure the regime for protecting the confidentiality of personal data that the User provides upon request to the Site Owner when using the Site Content.

3.2. Personal data authorized for processing under this Privacy Policy is provided by the User by filling out a registration form or by expressing consent to their collection and processing from state databases and includes the following information:

3.2.1. User’s last name, first name, patronymic;

3.2.2. personal identification number/business identification number;

3.2.3. User’s contact number;

3.2.4. User’s email address (e-mail);

3.2.5. User's place of residence.

3.3. The site protects Personal data that is automatically transmitted during the viewing of ad units and when visiting pages on which the system’s statistical script is installed (“pixel”):

• IP address;

• information from cookies;

• information about the browser (or other programs that provides access to the display of ads);

• access time;

• address of the page on which the ad unit is located;

• referrer (previous page).

3.3.1. Disabling cookies may result in the inability to access portions of the portal site requiring authorization.

3.3.2. The portal collects statistics about the IP addresses of its visitors. This information is used to identify and solve technical problems, to control the legality of financial payments.

3.3. Any other personal information not specified above (purchase history, browsers, and operating systems used, etc.) is subject to reliable storage and non-distribution, except as provided in paragraphs. 5.2. and 5.3. of this Privacy policy.

4. Purpose of collecting User personal information

4.1. The User’s personal data can be used by the Website Owner for the following purposes:

4.1.1. User identification.

4.1.2. Providing the User with access to personalized resources of the Site.

4.1.3. Establishing feedback with the User, including sending notifications, requests regarding the use of the Site, the provision of services, processing requests, and applications from the User.

4.1.4. Determining the location of the User to ensure safety and prevent fraud.

4.1.5. Confirmation of the accuracy and completeness of personal data provided by the User.

4.1.6. Creating an Account for using the Content, if the User has agreed to create an Account.

4.1.7. Providing the User with effective customer and technical support in case of problems associated with the use of the Site.

4.1.8. Providing the User with his consent, product updates, special offers, pricing information, newsletters, and other information on behalf of the Site or on behalf of the partners of the Site.

4.1.9. Implementation of promotional activities with the consent of the User.

4.1.10. Providing the User with access to the sites or services of partners of the Site in order to obtain products, updates, and services.

5. Methods and terms for processing Personal data

5.1. The User’s Personal Data may be transferred to authorized bodies of state power of the Republic of Kazakhstan only on the grounds and in the manner established by the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

5.2. The User’s Personal Data may be transferred to authorized bodies of state power of the Republic of Kazakhstan only on the grounds and in the manner established by the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

5.3. In case of loss or disclosure of personal data, the Site Owner informs the User about the loss or disclosure of personal data.

5.4. The Site owner takes the necessary organizational and technical measures to protect the User’s personal information from unauthorized or accidental access, destruction, alteration, blocking, copying, distribution, as well as from other illegal actions of third parties.

5.5. The Site owner together with the User takes all necessary measures to prevent losses or other negative consequences caused by the loss or disclosure of the User’s personal data.

6. Obligations of the Parties

6.1. User is obliged to:

6.1.1. Provide information about personal data necessary for using the Site.

6.1.2. Update, supplement the provided information about personal data in case of a change of this information.

6.2. The Site owner is required to:

6.2.1. Use the information received solely for the purposes specified in paragraph 4 of this Privacy Policy.

6.2.2. Ensure the storage of confidential information in secret, not to disclose without the prior written permission of the User, and also not to sell, exchange, publish, or disclose in other possible ways the transmitted personal data of the User, with the exception of paragraphs 5.2 and 5.3 of this Privacy Policy.

6.2.3. Take precautions to protect the confidentiality of the User’s Personal Data in accordance with the procedure usually used to protect this kind of information in existing business transactions.

6.2.4. Block personal data related to the respective User from the moment of contacting or requesting the User or his legal representative or authorized body for the protection of the rights of personal data subjects for the period of verification, in case of revealing inaccurate personal data or illegal actions.

7. Responsibility of the Parties

7.1. The Site owner, who has not fulfilled his obligations, is liable for losses incurred by the User in connection with the unlawful use of personal data, in accordance with the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan, with the exception of cases provided for in paragraphs 5.2., 5.3. and 7.2. of this Privacy Policy.

7.2. In case of loss or disclosure of Confidential Information, the Website Owner is not responsible if this confidential information:

7.2.1. Has become public domain before its loss or disclosure.

7.2.2. It was received from a third party until it was received by the Site Owner.

7.2.3. It was disclosed with the consent of the User.

8. Dispute Settlement

8.1. Disputes and disagreements that may arise during the implementation of this Privacy Policy are resolved through negotiations between the parties.

8.2. If it is impossible to resolve disputes through negotiations, all disputes, disagreements, or claims arising from or in connection with this Privacy Policy, including those related to its violation, termination, or invalidity, are subject to final settlement in the Specialized Inter-district Economic Court of Almaty (by agreement of the Parties, other courts that are authorized to consider disputes between business entities, etc., can be chosen as the place of proceedings.)

9. Additional provisions

9.1. The Site owner has the right to make changes to this Privacy Policy without the consent of the User.

9.2. The new Privacy Policy comes into force from the moment it is posted on the Site unless otherwise provided by the new version of the Privacy Policy.