法律聲明

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• 英國簽證雅思考試與雅思生活技能考試

• 英國簽證雅思考試與雅思生活技能考試（適用於香港考試）

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本使用條款以澳洲新南威爾斯州法律為準據法並從其解釋，而您同意以澳洲新南威爾斯州法院為非專屬管轄法院。 

更多資訊 

企業治理  IDP Education Pty Ltd  Level 8  535 Bourke Street  MELBOURNE 3000  Victoria, Australia 

隱私權聲明

我們致力保護您的個人資料與敏感資訊，並遵守所有有關的隱私權條款和個人資料保護的政策和法規。 

隱私權政策通常會以附屬細則形式出現，以下是我們如何保護您的隱私權的摘要： 

1. 我們收集的資料僅為幫助處理您的需要，或向您提供符合您興趣的資料。 

2. 我們不會永久儲存您的個人資料。對於我們不需要且您不想保留的個人資料，我們會將其刪除。 

3. 同時，我們希望您能全面了解我們如何使用個人資料，因此我們提供完整詳細的說明。 

4. 請放心，您有權決定如何接收我們的資訊。 

5. 這適用於所有人。未經您同意，我們不會出售您的個人資料給第三方作為行銷用途。 

本政策的其他部分將為您提供更多有關我們處理隱私權和個人資料的詳情。 

本政策中提及的術語定義可以在文末的「詞彙表」中找到。 

關於我們 

IELTS Australia Pty Ltd 是 IDP Education Limited 的子公司。IDP 集團的隱私權政策如下： 

www.idp.com/global/privacy-policy/ 

資料管理人聯絡細節 

IELTS Australia  Level 8  535 Bourke Street  MELBOURNE 3000  Victoria  澳洲 

透過電子郵件聯絡我們的個人資料保護專員或隱私權專員： privacyofficer@idp.com 

我們會盡快回覆您的電子郵件。 

IELTS Australia 收集的個人資料讓我們能夠： 

• 舉行雅思考試，提供雅思考試練習和備試資源。 

• 向其他雅思考試主辦機構（英國文化協會及劍橋大學語言測評考試院）轉發您的查詢（例如，當您就雅思考試進行一般查詢）； 

• 就我們提供的服務為您提供最新消息及資訊（包括參與展覽活動和就讀學習計劃/課程機會）； 

• 用作我們內部的業務營運；以及 

• 回答您的查詢。 

雅思考試 

雅思官方考試中心於歐洲、亞洲、澳洲、紐西蘭、北美洲、南美洲、非洲和中東超過 140 個國家營運。IELTS Australia 營運和管理部分雅思官方考試中心，英國文化協會則管理其他雅思考試中心，而您有可能獲安排至該等考試中心。 

IELTS Australia 與其他雅思國際英語測驗舉辦者（英國文化協會、IDP 國際教育中心及劍橋大學語言測評考試院）為共同資料管理人，目的為提供雅思考試服務。 

如果您申請或曾經報考雅思考試，我們會收集您的個人資料，例如姓名、郵寄地址、電子信箱、出生日期、性別、聯絡資料、語言、國籍、居留身分、學歷背景、國民身分證號碼、護照資料、工作記錄、簽證申請所需資料及專業資格。 

包括您向我們提供作為身分證明的文件副本，例如您的護照或國民身分證副本、國民身分證或您申請報考雅思考試的照片。 

我們亦會儲存您的考試成績。 

我們亦可能儲存您的敏感資料，包括： 

• 醫療資訊（您可能會提供有關資料以申請考試的特殊需求）； 

• 為雅思考試提供指紋掃描作為雅思考試身分驗證管理 (IAM) 的身分辨識資料（指紋掃描是以二進位大型物件 (BLOB) 的形式進行；以及 

• 種族或族裔（來自您出生地的資料）。 

雅思國際英語測驗舉辦者可就如管理雅思考試、查看雅思考試成績作為統計及詐騙偵測目的，或因應您於考試中心地點的偏好作出調整等目的，而與其他雅思舉辦者分享您的雅思申請的任何相關資料； 

您可以透過以下連結參考他們的隱私權政策： 

英國文化協會網址為： 

www.britishcouncil.org/privacy-cookies/data-protection 

劍橋大學語言測評考試院網址為： 

www.cambridgeenglish.org/footer/data-protection/ 

雅思隱私權政策和考試條款和條件提供有關雅思考試的隱私權及個人資料處理方式的更多詳細資訊。 

www.ielts.org/policy/privacy-policy 

雅思考試練習及備試 

我們提供各項服務，以支持您準備雅思考試，包括備試資源、練習測驗、研討會和 IDP 大師班。 

收集您的個人資料讓我們能夠： 

• 為您提供所需要的考試練習和備試服務 

• 開發全新及改進考試練習及備試資源 

• 為您提供考試練習成績，並為您提供基本或個人化的評語 

• 經您同意後，就我們提供的服務為您提供最新消息及資訊（包括參與項目／計劃的活動和機會）的資訊； 

• 用作我們內部的業務營運；以及 

• 回答您的查詢。 

保留資料 

當我們不再需要所收集的個人資料時，我們將以安全的方式銷毀，刪除該個人資訊，或者確保根據我們的資料銷毀和取消識別政策對資訊進行取消識別，除非法律要求我們保留個人資訊的副本或該資訊包含在國家紀錄中。 

如果我們為雅思考試或備試用途而收集您的資料，我們將在您參加雅思考試或參加相關服務後，保留該等資料最多 3 年。 

在考試日期後，指紋掃描數據僅會保留為二進位物件檔案 60 天。 

我們亦可能出於其他合理理由下（包括您與雅思國際英語測驗舉辦者的關係結束後）保留某些檔案，例如作為處理任何潛在爭議、履行其他報告和保留資料責任或防止欺騙的用途。  

與 IELTS Australia 的其他往來 

其他與 IELTS Australia 往來的方式包括： 

• 登記/申請成為升學顧問或員工 

• 提交研究計劃書 

•  登記接受由 IELTS Australia 提供的服務；或 

• 作為認可組織的代表。 

我們會在收集您資料的時候發出具體通知。任何未經請求的個人資料將被安全銷毀。 

我們如何收集個人資料 

我們只會透過合法公正的方式和管道收集個人資料。 個人資料可能直接從您或您的授權代表收集，或者從第三方收集（例如我們授權向您提供服務的許可人員或代表）。 您可以在透過社群媒體和其他線上管道與我們進行交流時，向我們提供您的個人資料。 

除非資料對於我們的業務或商業活動是合理且必要，否則我們不會收集個人和敏感資料。我們將在收集任何敏感資料之前取得您的同意。 

當我們為您提供服務時，您需要表明自己的身分，以便我們為您提供服務，因此我們不接受使用假名。 

如果您瀏覽我們的網站，我們可能會以您的 IP 地址和/或網域名稱的形式收集關於您的其他個人資料。如需更多細節，請參閱我們的「網站 Cookie 政策」以獲取更多資料。 

向他人披露 

為了向您提供雅思考試服務，我們向海外機構披露您的個人資料，而這些資料可能會轉予其他雅思國際英語測驗舉辦者（英國文化協會和劍橋大學語言測評考試院）。 這些接收資料的機構位於英國，受《資料保護法》（英國）的約束。 在我們將資料傳輸給海外接收者時，資料會受到使用限制和防範未經授權的瀏覽。 

IELTS Australia 某些資料系統和資料託管在澳洲或英國以外的國家的伺服器上，作為我們業務的一部分，我們可能會將您的資料傳送到其中的海外伺服器。 

IELTS Australia 可能會將收集的資料保存在或轉移到以下國家（除了您的所在國家）： 

• 澳洲 

• 英國 

• 印度 

僅在為您提供我們的服務時需要儲存和瀏覽此資料。在我們將資料傳輸到離岸伺服器的地方，資料受到使用限制和防範未經授權的瀏覽。 

向海外接收機構所披露的資料包括您為相關服務而提供給我們的任何資訊。 接受我們的服務，即表示您同意我們如上所述將您的個人資訊提供給相關的海外接收機構。IELTS Australia 採取適當的步驟來確保您個人資料的傳輸提供足夠的保障，包括我們合約中的標準保護條款以及 IDP 集團資料傳輸協議。 

您的權利 

除非《隱私權法》或《資料保護法》有正當理由准許我們拒絕分享這些資料，否則您有權尋求檢視我們所擁有的您的任何個人資料。 

正當理由包括： 

• 我們有正當理由懷疑您已經進行了非法活動或嚴重性質的不當行為，給予准許瀏覽的機會可能會阻礙對此事採取適當的行動； 

• 提供存取權限將披露我們內部與相關商業敏感資料過程。 

如果您的個人詳細資料有所更改，或者您認為我們掌握有關您的資料錯誤、不完整或過時，請與我們聯絡，以便我們更正我們的記錄。 

刪除權 

根據您的要求，我們將刪除所有我們擁有關於您在法律上不需要保留的資料。 

限制處理權 

您有權要求限制處理上述的情況，在處理該請求時，可能需要一些時間。例如：當您與我們聯絡以更新您的詳細資料時，您有權要求限制，直到您的詳細資料更新為止。 

同意撤回的權利 

對於我們已徵求您同意的處理程序，您有權在任何時候退出訂閱我們的訊息或聯絡 privacyofficer@idp.com. 

反對權 

您可以反對處理您的個人資料。 

不受自動化設定和分類的權利 

我們所有處理程序都不是完全自動化，所有決定程序都是以人工設定。在某些情況下，我們會分析資料並分析結果預測行為，但是當此處理涉及您的個人資料時，我們會徵求您的明確同意。 

資料可轉移權 

如果您經同意或在要求下向我們提供了您的個人資料，當您決定轉移您的個人資料時，您有權要求我們以機器可讀的格式提供您的個人資料。 

提出請求 

如您對上述個人或其他隱私權資訊有瀏覽或更正的要求，請以電子郵件聯絡 IDP 隱私權專員： privacyofficer@idp.com所有要求將在合理的時間內以書面形式答覆。作為此過程的一部分，我們將會在提供存取權限或進行任何變更之前驗證請求資訊者的個人之身分。如果我們不能滿足您的要求，我們將回覆並為您提供解釋。 

如果您不滿意我們處理您個人資料的方式，請提出投訴 

我們有完善的程序來處理您的查詢或投訴。 

如果您對我們的政策有任何疑問，或對我們處理的您隱私權有任何投訴，請傳送電子郵件至 privacyofficer@idp.com. 

如果您認為我們有侵犯到您的隱私權，或是有不當使用您的個人資料等行為時，您可以提出投訴。 

澳洲 

澳洲資訊專員辦公室 (OAIC) 網站，網址為： www.oaic.gov.au 

OAIC 的詳細聯絡方式如下： 

辦公室地址：Level 3, 175 Pitt Street, Sydney 2000  郵寄地址（雪梨）：GPO Box 5218 Sydney NSW 2001  郵寄地址（坎培拉）：GPO Box 2999 Canberra ACT 2601  電話號碼：1300 363 992  傳真號碼：+ 61 2 9284 9666  電子郵件信箱： enquiries@oaic.gov.au 

英國 

資訊專員辦公室 

https://ico.org.uk/concerns/ 

本政策的更新 

此版本政策於 2018 年 7 月 20 日（星期五）發佈。 我們可能會不時更新本隱私權政策。我們鼓勵您在向我們提供個人資料時花時間審查資料。 

我們的目標是在處理您的個人資料時，不讓您感到意外。如果我們對本政策進行了重大變動並有您的電子信箱紀錄，我們將向您傳送電子郵件通知您這些變動，以及變動可能對您造成的影響並提醒您有關的隱私權權利。 

詞彙表 

1. 適用的隱私權法是指： 

• 《隱私權法案》 

• 《一般資料保護規範》(GDPR) 

• 與隱私權或全球任何地方使用或保護個人資料有關的任何其他適用法律 

2. IDP 是指 IDP Education Limited (ACN 117 676 463)。 

3. GDPR 指 2016/679 歐盟一般資料保護規範。 

4. 雅思是指雅思國際英語測驗 (International English Language Testing System, IELTS)。 

5. IELTS Australia 是指 IDP 子公司 IELTS Australia Pty Ltd (ACN 008 664 766)。 

6. 雅思國際英語測驗主辦方是指英國文化協會、劍橋大學語言測評考試院和 IDP 國際教育中心有限公司（透過其子公司澳洲 IELTS Australia Pty Ltd），他們共同擁有雅思考試。英國文化協會和劍橋大學語言測評考試院是英國的實體公司。 

7. 個人資料是指有關已識別的個人或可合理識別的個人之資料或意見，不論該資料或意見是否真實，或該資料或意見是否以有形的方式記錄。 

8. 隱私權法是指 1988 年隱私權法（聯邦）。 

9. 敏感資料包括有關個人的種族或族裔的資料或意見、政治觀點、專業人才或貿易協會的成員身分或犯罪記錄，這也是個人資料，或有關個人的健康資料，或用於自動化生物特徵驗證或辨識目的之生物特徵資訊，或生物特徵範本。 

本網站收集的資料 

Google Analytics 

我們採用 Google Analytics 評估並分析本網站之使用狀況，以確認網站符合 IDP 相關廣告商及使用者的業務目標。我們會確實保護您的個人隱私權，但會深入分析使用過程如何以使網站更加全面有效，使廣告商及使用者都能受益。 

Google Analytics 收集的資料包括： 

• 本網站的頁面瀏覽次數（或頁面曝光次數）； 

• 獨立訪客人數； 

• 獨立訪客在本網站的（平均）瀏覽時間； 

• 本網站常見的出入口點； 

• 從本網站下載的檔案；以及 

• 在本網站上填寫的表格 

• 受眾與裝置分析 

• 推薦網址來源 

Hotjar 

我們使用 Hotjar 來進一步了解使用者的需要，進而精進此服務和體驗。Hotjar 是一項技術服務，以幫助我們更能了解使用者體驗（例如他們花多少時間在哪些頁面上、他們選擇點擊的連結、使用者行為和不喜歡的東西等），讓我們透過使用者回饋建立和維護我們的服務。Hotjar 使用 cookies 及其他技術收集有關使用者行為及其裝置（尤其是裝置 IP 位址（僅以匿名形式擷取及儲存）、裝置螢幕大小、裝置類型（獨特裝置標識符）、瀏覽器資訊、地理位置（僅限國家）、用於顯示本網站偏好語言）的數據。Hotjar 將此資訊儲存於擬匿名化的使用者檔案中。Hotjar 和我們均不會利用這些資訊來識別個人使用者，亦不會與個人使用者的其他數據配對。如要了解更多詳情，請點擊 此連結. 

您可以按照以下方式，選擇停用建立使用者檔案、Hotjar 儲存有關您使用我們網站的數據，以及 Hotjar 在其他網站上使用的追蹤 cookies 選擇停用連結. 

Google AdWords 

Google AdWords 是 Google 的一項網路廣告服務，讓廣告商在 Google 展示網路上顯示廣告。我們使用 Google AdWords 再行銷功能，向您展示有關雅思備試、產品和支援的廣告。Google Customer Match 允許廣告商根據 Google 展示網路上的電子信箱清單以尋找自訂受眾。我們可能會使用 Google Customer Match 向您投放有關雅思備試、產品和支援的廣告。  

如您希望停用 Google 網路廣告，請瀏覽 https://support.google.com/ads/answer/2662922?hl=en 

Facebook 自訂廣告受眾 

Facebook 自訂廣告受眾計劃讓廣告商可以根據 Facebook 上的電子信箱，尋找自訂廣告受眾。我們有權參與 Facebook 自訂廣告受眾計劃，向您投放有關雅思備試、產品及支援的廣告。 

如您希望停用 Facebook 自訂廣告受眾的廣告，您可透過 Facebook 的隱私權設定進行控制，或點選廣告並選擇「隱藏所有來自此廣告商的廣告」。 

AdRoll 

AdRoll Group 使用 cookies、追蹤像素及相關技術向廣告商提供我們的服務。Cookies 是由我們的平台提供並儲存在您裝置中的小型資料檔案。 

如果您不希望我們將非個人資訊傳送給合作夥伴（包括根據該資料使用追蹤技術顯示目標性廣告內容的第三方），請瀏覽 http://optout.networkadvertising.org/?c=1#!/ 以選擇「Network Advertising Initiative 選擇退出」。 

IELTS online is not currently available in all countries, please check your local IELTS site to confirm availability.

Who we are – IELTS Owners

The IELTS Owners are the British Council, IELTS Australia Pty Ltd (ABN 84 008 664 766), (wholly owned by IDP Education Ltd) and Cambridge Assessment English (Part of the University of Cambridge).

This Privacy Notice describes how the IELTS Owners collect and use your personal information that we obtain when you register to sit an IELTS Online test. It is intended to provide further information on how your personal data is used and supplements any information the IELTS Owners may have already provided to you about how they will use your personal data. Some of the IELTS Owners’ activities will be carried out by IELTS UK Service Limited, which is a joint venture owned by the IELTS Owners.

Data shared amongst the IELTS Owners and subcontractors

The IELTS Owners may share any relevant information from your IELTS registration or the IELTS Online test with the other joint owners of the IELTS test for purposes such as administering the IELTS test and reviewing IELTS test results for statistical and fraud detection purposes.

The IELTS Owners may forward any enquiries you make to the other joint owners of the IELTS test where necessary and appropriate. The IELTS owners use third party subcontractors to provide parts of the IELTS services as detailed below. For these services it is necessary to share your information with these subcontractors in order for us to provide the IELTS test and associated services.

Snowflake – Data warehousing, including storing, cataloguing, and enabling analysis of data by IELTS.

Tableau – Data visualisation and reporting tool to enable the analysis of data by IELTS

Types of Information collected

IELTS Online Testing

If you apply to take, or have taken, an assessment service provided by, or through, the IELTS Owners we will collect personal details such as;

• name,

• postal and

• email addresses,

• date of birth, gender,

• contact details,

• languages,

• country of nationality,

• residency status,

• education qualifications,

• national identity card number,

• passport details,

• employment history occupation,

• information required for visa application and professional memberships.

This will include copies of documents you provide to us as proof of identity – e.g. copies of your passport or national identity card, proof of citizenship.

In the case of individuals who have taken any test or assessment provided by, or through the IELTS Owners, results achieved by the individuals will also be held.

We may also hold sensitive information about individuals, including

• medical information (which you may provide to obtain special consideration in relation to your testing) and

• racial or ethnic origin (from information on your country of origin).

Some personal data, such as gender, may be used to ensure that Greeters, Proctors and Examiners are assigned to test takers in accordance with local laws and practices, where applicable.

We will also process biometric information of IELTS Online Test takers who provide a visual image of their face for identity verification purposes. The image taken at the beginning of the test will be used throughout the test to confirm that it is always the same person.

We will also conduct video, audio and screen recording during the test for proctoring purposes. Further information regarding online proctoring is provided below.

IELTS Online

Remote proctoring is used to ensure test integrity, to prevent malpractice, and for fraud prevention. The proctoring platform is provided by Inspera. Audio and video from your webcam and microphone, as well as a recording of your computer screen, is captured throughout all parts of the test for proctoring purposes.

The IELTS Owners use Zoom to support video and audio communications for the delivery of the Speaking component of the IELTS Online test.

For further information on how Zoom and Inspera approach data protection, please visit the privacy sections of their websites:

https://zoom.us/privacy

https://www.inspera.com/legal/privacy

Remote Proctoring

As IELTS is a high stakes test, all IELTS tests are subject to proctoring to ensure test integrity and prevent malpractice.

The use of remote proctoring is a condition of taking the IELTS test online. If you do not agree to this condition, the alternative is to attend an IELTS Test Centre.

IELTS works with a company called Inspera to provide the IELTS online platform, including remote proctoring services. You can find out more about Inspera’ s privacy practices on their website here:

https://www.inspera.com/legal/privacy

Remote proctoring is made up of two parts:

Pre-test identity checking

Before the test begins, you will be asked to present an approved form of picture ID. The greeter will match the facial image on the ID with the person in front of the camera for the test session. This is to ensure that the person taking the test is the same person that registered.

Test session

During the test we will record audio and video from your device’s camera and microphone and a capture of the screen of the device used for the test. You will also be asked to provide a 360° view of the room before the test begins. This is to verify that there is no one else present to assist you.

Your entire testing session is monitored in real time and recorded through your device. Audio and video of your face, voice and workspace will be captured.

These recordings are held securely within the Inspera test platform in Europe for a period of sixty days, after which they will automatically be deleted. They may be retained for longer if there are legal grounds to keep them, such as for ongoing investigations.

The remote proctoring system uses Artificial Intelligence (AI) software to monitor the audio and video from your device for suspicious or unusual behaviour that may indicate malpractice. If the software flags any behaviour as potentially suspicious, that report is reviewed by the human proctor monitoring your test session before any action is taken.

The software will flag the following behaviours for further investigation.

• Unexpected noise – the systems will detect unusual noises that are picked up by your microphone. This is intended particularly to detect speech that is not coming from the test taker.

• People entering or leaving the frame – whenever someone enters or leaves the frame during the test, the software will compare the facial image of the person entering the frame with the facial image on the ID submitted at the start of the test. If the images do not match, the software will flag the behaviour.

The recordings do not form part of the exam and do not influence your grade – they are only used to prevent malpractice, investigate fraudulent activities and to verify the identity of the person taking the test.

We may also use extracts from the recordings for the purpose of training the AI so that it continually improves its ability to distinguish faces.

Remote Speaking Test

For the Speaking part of the IELTS Online Test, the Zoom video conferencing platform will be used. A digital recording of the Speaking test will be made via Zoom. This recording will be stored temporarily within Zoom and transferred to our cloud storage in Singapore where it will be split into Audio and Video components. The recording will be not retained on the device you use to take the test. The video file will be retained for 3 months and the audio file for 3 years.

In other dealings with Owners

We may also collect personal details such as name, postal and email addresses, contact details, languages, nationality, education qualifications, occupation, and professional memberships if you:

• register to participate in an event organised, managed or presented by the IELTS Owners, whether in its own right, or under contract for another organisation.

• provide your contact information to receive information on the services we provide on IELTS and IELTS related product and services.

Purpose

We collect your Personal information to allow us to:

• administer your IELTS Online test

• protect test integrity and prevent fraud

• improve the way in which IELTS Online is delivered

• inform you of and provide you with information on the services we provide (including events and opportunities to participate in projects/programs)

• use your information in an anonymous form, for informational, research, statistical and training purposes for the development of Cambridge Assessment English examinations

• manage our internal business operations

• respond to your questions

Legal basis for Processing your personal data

We will only process personal data where we have a lawful basis to do so. The basis for processing your personal data varies depending on the activity we collected it for. In some occurrences, we may have more than one lawful basis for processing. The information below summarises the bases on which the IELTS Owners process personal information.

Contract

The IELTS Owners process personal data necessary for the performance of a contract for your IELTS Online Test. This includes, but is not limited to, IELTS registration, identity checks and test administration.

Legal Obligation

The IELTS Owners process personal data necessary to comply with legal obligations. This includes, but is not limited to, providing personal information to regulators, law enforcement agencies and statutory bodies.

Legitimate interest

The IELTS Owners process personal data to meet our legitimate interests as a global provider of the IELTS tests. This includes, but is not limited to, responding to general enquiries, supporting test takers, preventing fraudulent activity and improving our services.

Consent

The IELTS Owners process personal data where you have provided your consent to do so. Where the IELTS Owners are relying on your consent, for example, where your personal data is being used for marketing purposes, you may withdraw your consent at any time.

Special Category personal data (also known as sensitive personal data) processing

The IELTS Owners will process Special Category personal data under the following legal bases.

Explicit Consent

The IELTS Owners process personal data with your explicit consent when you provide a visual image of your face for identity verification purposes at the beginning of the IELTS Online test. We also carry out video, audio and screen recording during the test for proctoring with your consent. We may also process medical information with your consent if you provide it to support requests for special arrangements to be made in relation to your IELTS Online test.

Public Interest

In the case of Cambridge Assessments, the collection of your personal data in remote proctoring is required in the public interest to prevent test malpractice and to ensure test integrity, for the benefit of Recognising Organisations and the public in applying to Recognising Organisations.

Equality of opportunity monitoring

The IELTS Owners process special category personal data to monitor equality of opportunity provision. Any such outputs from this processing would be aggregated and not identify specific individuals. Special category data will only be shared on a strictly need to know basis in line with the individual IELTS Owner security policy.

Recipients of personal data

We also use other organisations to process your personal information to carry out services on our behalf. We use them to:

• Provide customer service, surveys and marketing

• Personalise our services

• Process payments

• Carry out fraud and other legal investigations.

Where we use another organisation, we make sure that your personal information is protected and remains in our control.

Disclosure

The IELTS Owners may disclose the relevant information from your IELTS Online registration or IELTS Online test with:

• Educational institutions, IELTS test centres, governments (including visa processing authorities), or professional bodies and commercial organisations that recognise IELTS Online scores

• With regulatory authorities for verification purposes, to protect the IELTS Online test and its stakeholders or where legally required

• In certain situations, share personal information to government bodies and law enforcement bodies.

Unless required by law, the disclosures listed above take place in accordance with your instructions as to which organisations you want to be able to view your IELTS information.

Where we do share personal information with these types of organisations, we make sure it is protected, so far as it is reasonably possible.

Retention of personal data

We will retain your details for as long as they are needed for the relevant purposes listed in the Purposes section. When retaining information for the purpose of administering the IELTS Online test.

• All test results and records relating to your registration and sitting of the test, including your ID document, are held for 3 years after your most recent test result

• Video and audio recording of the test taker and their computer screen captured during the remote proctoring of your IELTS Online test is held for 60 days after your IELTS Online test

• Video of your speaking test is held for 3 months after your IELTS Online test

• Audio of your speaking test is held for 3 years after your IELTS Online test

We may also retain certain other records for other legitimate reasons (including after your relationship with the IELTS Owner(s) has ended), for example to resolve any potential disputes, to comply with other reporting and retention obligations, or for the prevention of fraud.

All the personal information that we collect and generate during the test (e.g. video and voice recording, your answers to the questions or the document to prove your identity, such as your Identity Card or your Passport) is temporarily stored on the device you take the test on and normally removed at the end of the test.

Your rights in relation to your personal data

Under data protection law, you have rights including:

• Your right of access – you have the right to ask us for copies of your personal information. However, material produced in your IELTS Online test will not generally be provided.

• Your right to rectification – you have the right to ask us to rectify information you think is inaccurate. You also have the right to ask us to complete information you think is incomplete.

• Your right to erasure – you have the right to ask us to erase your personal information in certain circumstances. This may not be possible in all cases when it comes to maintaining a record of your results.

• Your right to restriction of processing – you have the right to ask us to restrict the processing of your information in certain circumstances.

• Your right to object to processing – you have the right to object to the processing of your information in certain circumstances

• Your right to data portability – you have the right to ask that we transfer the information you gave us to another organisations, or to you, in certain circumstances

• You are not required to pay any charge for exercising your rights. If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you.

For more information on these rights please visit the Information Commissioner’s Office website at https://ico.org.uk/your-data-matters/

If you wish to exercise any of the rights detailed above, please email the IELTS partner that you register with using the following details:

For British Council: IGDisclosures@britishcouncil.org

For IDP: privacyofficer@idp.com

For Cambridge Assessment English: privacy@cambridge.org

For further details on exercising your rights in relation to personal data processed by the IELTS Owners please see the privacy and data protection policies of the IELTS Owners for IELTS at https://www.ielts.org/policy/privacy-policy.

Making a complaint

If you are unhappy about how we have handled your personal information, we have procedures in place to deal with your enquiries or complaints. In the first instance, you should address your complaint to the IELTS Owner through whom you booked your test. Your booking confirmation will specify whether this is the British Council or IDP Education.

If you wish to raise a complaint with the British Council, please contact IGDisclosures@britishcouncil.org

If you wish to raise a complaint with IDP, please contact privacyofficer@idp.com.

If you wish to raise a complaint with Cambridge Assessment English, please contact privacy@cambridge.org

If you feel we have intruded on your privacy or misused your data, you are able to raise a complaint as follows:

In Australia

Office of the Australian Information Commissioner’s (OAIC) website at

https://www.oaic.gov.au/privacy/privacy-complaints

In the UK

Information Commissioner’s Office

https://ico.org.uk/make-a-complaint/

Website usage and other information collected on this website

The IELTS Owners’ Privacy Notice applies solely to information collected by us and may differ from the policies of other companies’ or organisations’ websites that you link to from this website. We recommend that you read the privacy policy of any other companies’ or organisations website that you link to from our website.

IELTS believes that child protection requires everyone to take responsibility and that every child matters. We recognise that the care, protection and welfare of children are paramount and that all children have the right to be protected from all types of harm or abuse. This includes a responsibility to protect children from any harm or risk.

We aim to achieve this through compliance with all applicable child protection laws and by adhering to Article 19 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) 1989.

A child is defined as anyone who has not reached their 18th birthday (UNCRC 1989) irrespective of the age of majority in the country where the child is, or in their home country.

In relation to the management, recognition and administration of the IELTS test, IELTS is committed to:

• Valuing, respecting and listening to children.

• Ensuring all necessary checks are made when recruiting staff.

• Maintaining strong child protection systems and procedures for staff.

• Training its staff and providing a common understanding of child protection issues to inform planning and practice.

• Protecting the data protection rights of children.

• Sharing information about any concerns with the relevant agencies and involving parents and children appropriately.

• Providing effective management for staff through clear processes, supervision and support.

We will provide adequate and appropriate resources to implement this policy and will ensure it is communicated and understood. IELTS will review this global policy statement annually to reflect new legal and regulatory developments and ensure good practice.

For more information, read the IDP IELTS Child Protection Policy document.

At IDP, we take security seriously. Criminal activity of any kind will not be tolerated. If you witness any suspicious activity at your testing centre, please report it to security.ielts@idp.com. 

IDP IELTS 已盡力核實本伺服器上的資訊正確無誤，網站伺服器的資訊僅供個人及／或教育用途，且皆為善意提供，無任何公開明示或隱含的保證。我們無法保證網站上個別項目的準確性或即時性。 

瀏覽網站時如果需要確認資訊正確，應參考 IDP 於網頁中提供的來源參考。如因使用伺服器或當中資訊造成任何損失或損害，IDP 概不負責。IDP 將盡一切努力確保其資料可用性與完整性，但無法保證相關資源一直可用，以及／或無法保證無任何缺陷（包括病毒）。使用者在使用資料時應自行斟酌。所有瀏覽及使用行為皆由使用者自行承擔風險。 

IDP 在本網站為使用者提供其他網站的超連結，但提供連結並不代表 IDP 認可相關的網站或材料。對於這些超連結的商業收費，IDP 概不負責，使用者應自行負擔因其使用而可能產生之費用。 

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