Date of Last Update: June 5, 2025
PLEASE READ THIS PRIVACY POLICY CAREFULLY, AS IT AFFECTS YOUR RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS.
This Privacy Policy is an independent legal document. Your rights and obligations when using the Website abitly.org are also determined (may be determined) in particular, but not exclusively, by the TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF USE of “ABITLY”.
1.1.This Privacy Policy defines the conditions of confidentiality when using the Website — abitly.org, hereinafter referred to as the “Website”, the general rules for the collection, processing, distribution, use and storage of the Website owner’s personal data of Website Users.
1.2.We comply with all requirements of applicable law to protect your privacy. This Privacy Policy is a legal document that explains what information we will collect about you when you use the Website, how that information will be used, and how we will transfer and protect such information.
1.3.EVERY USER MUST CAREFULLY READ AND COMPLY WITH THE TERMS OF THIS PRIVACY POLICY.
1.4.BY USING THE WEBSITE, YOU AGREE TO THE TERMS OF THIS PRIVACY POLICY. YOU ALSO AGREE THAT YOUR PERSONAL DATA THAT WE COLLECT HAS BEEN TRANSFERRED TO US WITH YOUR VOLUNTARY CONSENT.
IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH THE TERMS OF THIS PRIVACY POLICY IN WHOLE OR IN PART, WE ASK YOU TO REFRAIN FROM USING THE WEBSITE.
1.5.You grant and warrant us the right to process your personal data, including the right to perform the following actions for the processing of your personal data (fully or partially in an automated system): storage, registration, modification, restoration and deletion. You also agree to the inclusion of your personal data in our personal data base and that such inclusion does not require any additional notifications.
2.1.In this Privacy Policy, the terms below have the following meanings:
2.1.1.“Website” means the site with the domain address abitly.org and all subdomains of the site abitly.org. The Website is a platform whose main task is to implement a simple and effective search by Users for higher education institutions and separately defined information about them.
2.1.2.“Visitor” means any natural person who visited the Website, viewed at least one page of the Website without performing any registration actions on the Website.
2.1.3.“Registrant” means any natural person who visited the Website, viewed at least one page of the Website and registered on the Website.
2.1.4.“User” – Visitor or Registrant.
2.1.5.“Personal Data” – any information that can be directly related to a specific User and can be used to identify him (including information about the actions of such person, for example, information about his use of the Website, if such actions are directly related to personal data). We do not consider that Personal Data includes information that has been anonymized and/or that does not allow identifying a specific User.
2.1.6.“Owner” or “we” (“us”, “our”) – Public organization “Abitly” - a legal entity registered in accordance with the legislation of Ukraine, which determines the purposes and methods of processing Personal Data, and also processes Personal Data. However, another person may also process Personal Data on behalf of the Website Owner.
2.2.Other terms and definitions used in this Privacy Policy shall be understood in accordance with the provisions of the TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF USE of “ABITLY”, unless otherwise expressly stated in this Privacy Policy.
3.1.Users agree to provide us, immediately after being notified of the request, any information (including Personal Data) that we deem necessary to comply with the requirements of any law and/or subordinate regulatory legal act.
3.2.Technical (software) tools of the Website may collect the following Personal Data of Users: name and/or surname, place of residence, mobile phone number, e-mail address, links to social networks (instagram, facebook, tiktok, telegram, etc.), gender, date of birth, specialization, educational institution in which the User is studying or has graduated, course of study, faculty, photo image of the User, other information that may be specified by the User. The information indicated by Users during registration may, in whole or in part, be displayed on the Website.
You, as a defined User, give us voluntary and unconditional consent to the collection, processing and posting on the Website of the above-mentioned Personal Data and their transfer to third parties, in order to ensure the functioning of the Website, as well as in order to implement the functions of the Website.
3.3.In order to implement the functions of the Website’s information system, we also collect such Personal Data as: the history of active sessions of Users in the Website’s information system. When you visit the Website, we automatically collect certain information about your device, including information about your web browser, IP address, time zone, and some of the cookies that are installed on your device. In addition, as you browse the Website, we collect information about the individual web pages or products that you view, what websites or search terms referred you to the Website, and information about how you interact with the Website. We refer to this automatically collected information as “Device Information”.
We collect Device Information using the following technologies:
“Cookies” are data files that are placed on your device or computer and often include an anonymous unique identifier. For more information about cookies and how to disable cookies, visit www.allaboutcookies.org.
“Log files” track actions occurring on the Website, and collect data including your IP address, browser type, Internet service provider, referring/exit pages, and date/time stamps.– “Web beacons”, “tags”, and “pixels” are electronic files used to record information about how you browse the Website.
We use the device information that we collect to help us screen for potential risk and fraud (in particular, your IP address), and more generally to improve and optimize our Website (for example, by generating analytics about how Users browse and interact with the Website, and to assess the success of our marketing and advertising campaigns). We also use Google Analytics to help us understand how our Users use the Website. You, as a Visitor or Registrant, give your voluntary consent to the collection and processing of the specified data and its transfer to third parties to ensure the functioning of the Website and its proper operation.
3.4.The above information may be requested and/or collected by us before activating your account through the Website and/or before providing any services available through the Website. Any doubts about the authenticity and accuracy of the information provided by you are considered a valid reason for refusing access to the Website and/or related services.
3.5.By this You, as a User, expressly agree, represent and warrant that all information provided by You is current, complete and accurate.
3.6.We also process Users’ requests to the Website’s support service.
3.7.When you access the Website or use our services, we (or Google Analytics or a similar service provider on our behalf) may place small data files called cookies on your computer or other device. We use these technologies to mark you as our user; customize our Website and advertising; measure advertising effectiveness and collect information about your computer or other device; to reduce potential risks, help prevent fraud and increase trust and security.
3.7.1.Most browsers are set by default to accept cookies. You can control the use of cookies in your internet browser settings. You should refer to your browser’s instructions, the “Help” section, or similar resource to learn more about how to manage cookies and possibly reset your browser settings to reject all cookies. Or you can specify in your browser settings that you want to receive notifications when cookies are sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, some pages on our Website may not display correctly and some features may not function properly. If you have any questions regarding the rules for disabling cookies, please contact your browser developer.
3.8.YOU AGREE THAT YOUR PERSONAL DATA MAY BE PROCESSED AND STORED BY US AND/OR OUR COUNTERPARTIES FOR THE TIME NECESSARY TO PERFORM THE TASKS ARISING FROM THE FUNCTIONAL PURPOSE OF THE WEBSITE.
We use the information we receive from you for the following purposes.
4.1.We collect only the User data that is necessary for the implementation of the functional purpose of the Website. So, we use your Personal Data for:
4.2.The Website Owner is the sole controller and processor of Personal Data, except in cases where there is an objective need for the Website Owner to process and/or store information using contractors.
5.1.The Website Owner will apply all measures defined by applicable law to maintain the confidentiality of your Personal Data, including, but not limited to, firewalls and data encryption, physical access control to our data processing centers and authorization of access to information, control tools (which are developed in accordance with the provisions of applicable law and regulations), authorization of access to Personal Data only to those employees or contractors who need it to perform their official duties.
5.2.We reserve the right to store, process and transfer your Personal Data to our servers in different jurisdictions where our infrastructure facilities and/or our service providers are located. Your data may also be processed by employees who work for us and/or for one of our service providers. Such personnel may be involved in the provision of our services and/or the processing of your data and/or the provision of support. By submitting your personal data, you agree to this transfer, storage and processing. At the same time, we take the necessary measures to ensure the safe handling of your Personal Data in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
6.1.We may transfer your Personal Data:
7.1.Our Website may from time to time contain links to the websites and/or mobile applications of our partner networks, advertisers and affiliates (including, but not limited to, websites on which the Website is advertised). If you follow a link to any of these websites and/or mobile applications, please note that these websites and any services that may be accessible through them have their own privacy policies and that we do not accept any responsibility or liability for these policies and/or for any Personal Data that may be collected through these websites and/or services (for example, contact details, location data). Please review these policies before submitting any personal data through such websites and/or using third-party services.
8.1.In accordance with applicable law and as necessary to ensure the proper functioning of the Website and the Website's services, we may store your Personal Data. This requirement is due to the need to comply with legal obligations and resolve possible disputes. We may store your Personal Data for as long as it is necessary to fulfill the goals and purpose of the Website's services. Moreover, your Personal Data may be stored beyond the specified period of time and for as long as we need to have the relevant information to respond to any questions that may arise later.
9.1.We use appropriate electronic and organizational security measures to protect the information you provide from loss, misuse, disclosure, alteration and destruction.
9.2.PLEASE NOTE THAT DATA TRANSMISSION (INCLUDING VIA ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS) VIA THE INTERNET AND OTHER PUBLICLY AVAILABLE NETWORKS IS NOT ABSOLUTELY SECURE.
10.1.We reserve the right to change and/or supplement this Privacy Policy at any time. You should review this Privacy Policy regularly. By continuing to use the Website, you agree to all amendments and updates to the Privacy Policy.
11.1.You, as a subject of personal data, have rights in accordance with the provisions of the General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (the General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679) and the Law of Ukraine “On the Protection of Personal Data”. You agree that the way your rights are implemented is regulated by the terms of this Privacy Policy.
11.2.WE TAKE MEASURES TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE GDPR, HOWEVER, YOU, AS A USER, MUST TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THAT THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN YOU AND US IS REGULATED BY THE LEGISLATION OF UKRAINE, IN PARTICULAR THE LAW OF UKRAINE "ON THE PROTECTION OF PERSONAL DATA". UKRAINIAN LEGISLATION IS THE LEGISLATION THAT APPLIES TO REGULATE THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN US AND OUR USERS.
11.3.ACCESS TO PERSONAL DATA<br/>You have the right to access your personal information so that you can review the Personal Data we have stored, as well as make corrections to your personal data. You can request access to information or make corrections by writing to us at the email address listed below in the “OUR CONTACTS” section. If information is unavailable or changed, we will inform you of the reasons for this.
12.1.You have the right to demand the correction or deletion of your personal data by sending us an email to [email protected]. You can withdraw your consent to the processing of Personal Data at any time.
If you withdraw your consent to the processing of Personal Data and we do not have legal grounds to continue processing your data, we will stop processing your Personal Data. If we have legal grounds to process your data, we have the right to continue using your Personal Data within the limits prescribed by law.
Please note that we may retain some or all of a User's personal data and not delete it until all possible requirements related to the User's Personal Data have been fulfilled (for example, regarding the provision of services, prevention of fraud, compliance with any legal obligations, resolution of disputes, execution of agreements, etc.). In the event that we delete any data created by the User, including Personal Data, such data will be deleted from the active database, but may remain in our archives. The archived version of the data is not intended for use as a backup and is not available to the general public.
13.1.If you have any questions regarding this Privacy Policy, please contact us at the contact information below: [email protected]