Privacy policy
The Ministry of Education is committed to maintain the confidentiality and privacy of user information.
All user details are treated with full confidentiality. If you choose to use any service in which you provide the MOE with personally identifiable information, we may share it only with other specialized government agencies in order to provide you with the appropriate service, or to fulfill any legal obligations. Your information will not be shared with any third parties and is secured with advanced technological security protocols.
You are responsible for the truthfulness of all information provided through the application. All user data is secured with advanced technological protocols to enforce complete security on user data.
The application and services may contain links to other third parties whose policies may differ from the MOE. It is your responsibility to consult their relevant privacy policies and terms of use.
Acceptance of the Privacy Notice
The Ministry of Education collects personal data when you visit the Mobile application in order to provide high quality services, and by your using of Ministry of Education Mobile Application and its affiliated platforms is considered as acceptance for this notice.
The legal basis for collecting and processing your Personal Data
In accordance with the Personal Data Protection Policy issued by the National Data Management Office, the legal basis which we will depend on to process this data is:
Your explicit consent, and you can withdraw your consent at any time, except for some of the exceptions described above. To do so, you can contact us through the contact details shown below.
Achieving the public interest: by facilitating and improving the procedures of the relevant government entities.
Protection of your Personal Data
Your personal data will be available only to you as signed in user, who are authorized to view it, and we confirm that regulatory procedures and security measures are applied to protect your data from any unauthorized disclosure or processing, and that data will not be available to the public, and none of that data will be exchanged, traded or sold to any third party without the prior consent of the data subject, except in the case of compliance with the relevant laws and regulations.
Also, access to information will only be allowed for qualified persons who provide services on the Ministry of Education website, Mobile Application, and government agencies that contribute to developing services and facilitating student’s educational journey procedures. The Personal Data Protection Law is implemented and personal data protection policies issued by the National data Management Office related to personal data security are adopted.
Sharing of your Personal Data
Personal data is shared after the consent of the data subject, provided that it is shared for legitimate purposes with the relevant government agencies in order to improve the education services.
Storing of your Personal Data
Your personal data is stored securely at the Ministry of Education headquarters or through secure solutions in cloud computing services.
Data Subject Rights
The Right to Access your Personal Data: by requesting a copy of your personal data via the e-mail shown in the contact details, and you will be answered within [5] working days.
The Right to Correct your Personal Data: by requesting the correction of your personal data that you consider to be inaccurate, incorrect or incomplete, via the e-mail shown in the contact details, and it will be reviewed and updated within [5] working days and you will be notified via [your communication information].
The Right to Dispose your Personal Data: by requesting that your personal data be deleted in certain circumstances, in a manner that dose not conflict with the legal basis and legitimate interests.
The Right to Restrict Processing: by requesting that the processing of your personal data be restricted in certain circumstances and for a specified period of time.
The Right to object to Processing: by objecting to the processing of your personal data in the following cases [for direct marketing purposes – for specific tasks carried out in the public interest or for our legitimate purposes.
Changes to the Privacy Notice
Users shall keep abreast of the Privacy Notice, which may change at any time. Updated will be posted on the Privacy Notice page with an indication of the last update. This notice was last updated on MAY 9, 2024.
The Ministry reserves the right to amend the Privacy Notice when necessary, and any modification to the terms or conditions becomes effective immediately upon approval without any obligation to announce.
Contact us:
If you have any questions or inquires about the Ministry of Education’s Privacy Notice, you can contact us through the following: Email: info@moe.edu.kw