Effective Date: October 5, 2024

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MTG Education Group ("MTG," "we," "us," or "our") is committed to protecting the privacy of our clients and website visitors. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your personal information when you use our services or visit our website.   

 

1. Information We Collect

We may collect the following types of information:   

 

• Personal Information: This includes information that can be used to identify you, such as your name, email address, mailing address, phone number, and date of birth. We collect this information when you inquire about our services, register on our website, or engage us for college consulting.   

• Academic Information: This includes information related to your education, such as your high school transcripts, standardized test scores, extracurricular activities, and essays. We collect this information to provide you with personalized college counseling services.

• Payment Information: If you make a payment for our services, we collect your payment information, such as your credit card number, expiration date, and security code. This information is processed securely through a third-party payment processor.

• Website Usage Information: We collect information about your interactions with our website, such as your IP address, browser type, operating system, pages visited, and referring website. This information is collected throughcookies and other tracking technologies.   

 

2. How We Use Your Information

We use your information for the following purposes:

• To provide and improve our services: We use your personal and academic information to provide you with personalized college counseling, including advising on college selection, application preparation, and financial aid.

• To communicate with you: We use your contact information to respond to your inquiries, send you updates about our services, and provide you with important information about the college application process.   

• To process payments: We use your payment information to process your payments for our services.

• To analyze website usage: We use website usage information to understand how visitors use our website and to improve its content and functionality.

• To protect our rights and interests: We may use your information to prevent fraud, enforce our Terms of Service, and comply with applicable laws and regulations.   

 

3. Disclosure of Your Information

We may disclose your information to the following third parties:

• Service providers: We may share your information with third-party service providers who assist us in providing our services, such as payment processors, email marketing platforms, and website analytics providers. These service providers are contractually obligated to protect your information.   

• Educational institutions: With your consent, we may share your academic information with colleges and universities that you are applying to.

• Legal authorities: We may disclose your information to legal authorities if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such disclosure is necessary to comply with a legal obligation, protect and defend our rights or property, or protect the personal safety of users of our services or the public.   

 

4. Data Security

We take reasonable measures to protect your information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. We use industry-standard security measures, such as encryption and firewalls, to safeguard your information. However, no method of transmission over the internet or method of electronic storage is completely secure. Therefore, we cannot guaranteeabsolute security.   

 

5. Your Privacy Rights

You have the following privacy rights:

• Access: You have the right to access your personal information that we hold.

• Correction: You have the right to request that we correct any inaccuracies in your personal information.

• Deletion: You have the right to request that we delete your personal information.   

• Objection: You have the right to object to our processing of your personal information.   

To exercise your privacy rights, please contact us at [email protected]

 

6. Children's Privacy

Our services are not directed to children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information fromchildren under 13. If you are a parent or guardian and believe that your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us at [email protected]   

 

7. Changes to this Privacy Policy

We reserve the right to modify this privacy policy at any time, so please review it frequently. Changes and clarifications will take effect immediately upon their posting on the website. If we make material changes to this policy, we will notify you here that it has been updated, so that you are aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances, if any, we use and/or disclose it.