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Privacy Policy

Indonesia Global Talent Service is committed to protecting your personal data and respecting your privacy rights under the GDPR and Indonesia's UU PDP.

Last Updated: March 26, 2026 ยท Version 1.0

1. Who We Are

Indonesia Global Talent Service is an international student portal helping prospective students discover universities, study programs, and scholarships in Indonesia. Our registered address and Data Controller contact is available at privacy@studyindonesia.id.

2. What Data We Collect

2.1 Information You Provide

  • โ€ขAccount registration: name, email address, password (hashed)
  • โ€ขApplication forms: academic history, national ID / passport, documents
  • โ€ขCommunications: support tickets, feedback forms

2.2 Information Collected Automatically

  • โ€ขDevice information: browser type, operating system, screen resolution
  • โ€ขUsage data: pages visited, time spent, clicks (only if analytics consent granted)
  • โ€ขIP address: stored in hashed form only (never raw โ€” see Section 7)
  • โ€ขCookies and local storage: see our Cookie Policy

3. How We Use Your Data

PurposeLegal Basis (GDPR)
Create and manage your accountContract (Art. 6(1)(b))
Process university applicationsContract (Art. 6(1)(b))
Send transactional emails (verification, application updates)Contract (Art. 6(1)(b))
Analytics and product improvementConsent (Art. 6(1)(a))
Marketing communicationsConsent (Art. 6(1)(a))
Legal compliance and fraud preventionLegal Obligation (Art. 6(1)(c))
Record-keeping for compliance auditLegitimate Interest (Art. 6(1)(f))

4. Your Rights

Under GDPR and UU PDP, you have the following rights:

Right of Access (Art. 15 GDPR)

Download all your personal data from your Privacy Centre.

Right to Rectification (Art. 16)

Update your profile information in account settings.

Right to Erasure (Art. 17)

Request permanent deletion of your account and data.

Right to Restriction (Art. 18)

Contact us at privacy@studyindonesia.id.

Right to Data Portability (Art. 20)

Download your data in JSON format.

Right to Object (Art. 21)

Withdraw consent for analytics/marketing at any time via Cookie Preferences.

To exercise any right, visit your Privacy Centre or email privacy@studyindonesia.id. We respond within 30 days.

5. Data Sharing & Third Parties

We do not sell your personal data. We share data only with:

  • โ€”Registered Universities โ€” Solely for processing your application (with your explicit consent during application)
  • โ€”SendGrid (Twilio) โ€” Transactional email delivery
  • โ€”Google Analytics โ€” Only if you consent to analytics cookies
  • โ€”Meta (Facebook) โ€” Only if you consent to marketing cookies
  • โ€”Cloudflare โ€” CDN, DDoS protection, R2 object storage (encrypted)

All third-party processors have signed Data Processing Agreements (DPAs) as required by GDPR Article 28.

6. International Data Transfers

Our infrastructure is primarily hosted in Singapore (AWS ap-southeast-1). For transfers to the European Economic Area (EEA), we rely on Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) as per GDPR Article 46(2)(c).

7. Security Measures

  • โ€ขPasswords are hashed with bcrypt (cost factor 12)
  • โ€ขIP addresses are hashed with SHA-256 + secret salt before storage
  • โ€ขAll data in transit encrypted via TLS 1.3
  • โ€ขAll data at rest encrypted (AES-256)
  • โ€ขAccess control: RBAC with principle of least privilege
  • โ€ขApplication logs: PII masked using automated log sanitization

8. Data Retention

Data TypeRetention Period
Account dataUntil account deletion + 30-day grace period
Application recordsAnonymized after account deletion (retained for university audit)
Consent records5 years (anonymized after account deletion)
Session tokens7 days from creation
Application logs90 days

9. Cookies

For detailed information about the cookies we use and how to manage them, see our Cookie Policy. You can update your cookie preferences at any time via the footer link "Cookie Settings" or your Privacy Centre.

10. Changes to This Policy

We will notify registered users by email of any material changes at least 30 days before they take effect. The current version and date are shown at the top of this page.

11. Contact & Complaints

For privacy enquiries: privacy@studyindonesia.id

If you are in the EU/EEA and believe we have not handled your data correctly, you have the right to lodge a complaint with your local Data Protection Authority (DPA).

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Kebijakan Privasi

Indonesia Global Talent Service berkomitmen untuk melindungi data pribadi Anda sesuai dengan GDPR dan Undang-Undang Perlindungan Data Pribadi (UU PDP).

Sebagai subjek data, Anda memiliki hak untuk mengakses, memperbaiki, menghapus, dan membawa data Anda. Kunjungi Pusat Privasi Anda atau hubungi privacy@studyindonesia.id untuk informasi lebih lanjut.