BEC ITAT Privacy Policy

Effective Date: 30-08-2026
Last Updated: 29-08-2026

1. Introduction

Borderless Education Council (BEC) respects the privacy of teachers, educational institutions, assessment participants, and visitors to the BEC ITAT website.

This Privacy Policy explains how BEC collects, uses, stores, protects, and manages personal information in connection with the BEC International Teachers Assessment Test (BEC ITAT) and related services.

By registering for, participating in, or using the BEC ITAT website and assessment services, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this Privacy Policy.

2. Information We Collect

BEC may collect information necessary to administer BEC ITAT and provide related services.

A. Registration Information

When a teacher registers for BEC ITAT, we may collect:

  • Full name
  • Gender, where required
  • Date of birth, where required
  • Country and city
  • Email address
  • Contact/mobile number
  • Name of school or educational institution
  • Designation/job title
  • Subjects taught
  • Teaching experience, where required
  • Educational/professional information
  • BEC Associate School/Institution details, where applicable

B. Assessment Information

During participation in BEC ITAT, we may collect:

  • Assessment level
  • Assessment date and time
  • Answers submitted
  • Assessment score
  • Result and performance information
  • Certificate information
  • Award or recognition information
  • Assessment participation history

C. Technical Information

When you access the BEC ITAT website or online assessment platform, certain technical information may be collected automatically, including:

  • IP address
  • Browser type
  • Device type
  • Operating system
  • Login and access times
  • Website activity and technical logs
  • Information relating to the operation, security, and performance of the assessment platform

3. How We Use Your Information

BEC may use collected information for legitimate educational, administrative, assessment, and organisational purposes, including:

  • Creating and managing participant accounts
  • Registering teachers for BEC ITAT
  • Conducting online assessments
  • Verifying participant identity and eligibility
  • Processing assessment submissions
  • Evaluating and generating results
  • Issuing certificates
  • Maintaining assessment records
  • Communicating assessment-related information
  • Providing technical and administrative support
  • Identifying outstanding performers
  • Managing awards, trophies, and recognition programmes
  • Inviting eligible teachers to BEC seminars and educational activities
  • Improving BEC ITAT and related services
  • Preventing fraud, misuse, and unauthorised access
  • Maintaining the security and integrity of the assessment system
  • Complying with applicable legal and regulatory requirements

4. Assessment Results and Certificates

BEC may maintain records of assessment participation, scores, results, certificates, awards, and related information for legitimate administrative and verification purposes.

Where appropriate, BEC may publish or announce the names of outstanding performers for the purpose of recognition.

BEC will not intentionally publish unnecessary personal information about participants.

5. Use of Information for Recognition

BEC may recognise teachers who achieve outstanding results in BEC ITAT.

With appropriate programme-related authority or consent where required, recognition may include publication of:

  • Teacher’s name
  • Institution/school name
  • Assessment level
  • Achievement or award
  • Certificate or trophy recognition

BEC will take reasonable steps to avoid publicly displaying unnecessary personal information.

6. Information Provided by Schools and Institutions

BEC Associate Schools and Higher Education Institutions may provide teacher information to BEC for registration and participation in BEC ITAT.

Educational institutions are responsible for ensuring that information supplied to BEC is accurate and that they have the appropriate authority to provide such information.

BEC may use such information for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy.

7. Sharing of Information

BEC does not intend to sell or rent participants’ personal information to third parties.

Information may be shared where reasonably necessary with:

  • Authorised BEC personnel
  • Participating schools or educational institutions
  • Service providers supporting the BEC ITAT platform
  • Technology, hosting, security, payment, communication, or administrative service providers
  • Professional advisers where necessary
  • Government authorities or law-enforcement agencies where legally required

Third-party service providers may process information only to the extent necessary to provide their services or fulfil applicable legal obligations.

8. Payment Information

Where assessment fees apply, payments may be processed through third-party payment service providers.

BEC may receive limited transaction-related information necessary to confirm and administer a payment.

BEC does not generally store complete payment card details on its own systems unless specifically required and lawfully permitted.

Participants should also review the privacy policies of the payment service provider used for their transaction.

9. Data Security

BEC takes reasonable administrative, technical, and organisational measures to protect personal information against:

  • Unauthorised access
  • Unauthorised disclosure
  • Loss
  • Misuse
  • Alteration
  • Destruction

However, no online transmission or electronic storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

Participants should therefore take appropriate precautions when accessing online services, including protecting their account credentials and avoiding sharing passwords with others.

10. Data Retention

BEC may retain participant information for as long as reasonably necessary for:

  • Assessment administration
  • Result verification
  • Certificate verification
  • Academic and administrative record keeping
  • Award and recognition records
  • Legal and regulatory requirements
  • Resolving disputes
  • Maintaining the integrity of BEC programmes

When information is no longer reasonably required, BEC may securely delete, anonymise, or otherwise dispose of it in accordance with applicable requirements.

11. International Data Processing

BEC ITAT is an international assessment programme and may involve participants, schools, institutions, and service providers located in different countries.

As a result, personal information may be processed or stored in countries other than the participant’s country of residence.

BEC will take reasonable steps to ensure that information is handled appropriately and in accordance with applicable privacy and data-protection requirements.

12. Cookies and Similar Technologies

The BEC ITAT website may use cookies and similar technologies to:

  • Enable essential website functions
  • Maintain secure sessions
  • Remember user preferences
  • Improve website performance
  • Understand website usage
  • Improve user experience
  • Support website security

Users may be able to control cookies through their browser settings. Disabling certain cookies may affect some website functions.

13. Children’s Privacy

BEC ITAT is a teacher assessment programme and is intended for teachers and eligible education professionals.

BEC ITAT is not intended for children or school students.

If BEC becomes aware that personal information has been submitted by an individual who is not eligible to participate, BEC may take appropriate steps to review and remove the information where required.

14. Accuracy of Information

Participants are responsible for providing accurate, complete, and current information during registration.

Participants should promptly notify BEC if their personal or professional information needs to be corrected or updated.

Incorrect information may affect registration, assessment records, results, certificates, or other programme-related services.

15. Your Privacy Rights

Depending on the laws applicable to you, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information, which may include the right to:

  • Request access to personal information held by BEC
  • Request correction of inaccurate information
  • Request deletion of information where legally applicable
  • Object to or restrict certain processing
  • Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent
  • Request information about how your data is processed

Some requests may be subject to legal, administrative, assessment-integrity, or record-retention requirements.

16. Assessment Integrity

To protect the fairness and credibility of BEC ITAT, BEC may collect and use information necessary to identify irregular activity, unauthorised participation, impersonation, cheating, or other attempts to compromise an assessment.

Where necessary, BEC may review relevant technical and assessment records and take appropriate action in accordance with BEC ITAT rules.

17. Third-Party Websites and Services

The BEC ITAT website may contain links to third-party websites or use third-party services.

BEC is not responsible for the privacy practices, security, or content of third-party websites.

Participants are encouraged to review the privacy policies of third-party websites and services before providing personal information.

18. Changes to This Privacy Policy

BEC may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in:

  • BEC ITAT services
  • Technology
  • Legal or regulatory requirements
  • Data-protection practices
  • Organisational policies

Any updated version will be published on the BEC ITAT website with the revised “Last Updated” date.

Participants are encouraged to periodically review this Privacy Policy.

19. Contact Us

If you have questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or the handling of your personal information, please contact:

Borderless Education Council – BEC
BEC ITAT – International Teachers Assessment Test

Website: https://borderlesseducationcouncil.org/itat/
Email: info@borderlesseducationcouncil.org

20. Acceptance

By registering for or participating in BEC ITAT, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this Privacy Policy and that your personal information may be processed for the purposes described above, subject to applicable law.

Borderless Education Council – BEC
Promoting Global Educational Opportunities, Knowledge & Professional Excellence

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