Privacy Policy

1. Information We Collect

We collect information that you directly provide to us when filling out forms on our website, applying to the institute, registering for events, or communicating with us. This includes:

• Personal Identification Details: Full name, date of birth, nationality, passport details.
• Contact Information: Mailing address, email address, phone number.
• Academic Records: High school transcripts, diplomas, English/Russian/Kyrgyz language proficiency test scores, portfolios of creative work.
• Technical Telemetry: IP addresses, browser types, cookie identifiers for traffic analytics.

2. How We Use Your Data

BMIFA operates strictly as a non-profit educational institution. We process your data for the following lawful academic purposes:

• Evaluating admissions applications and verifying student credentials.
• Managing academic courses, registration, dorm housing, and grading systems.
• Sending institutional news, event reminders, and mandatory administrative announcements.
• Complying with statutory reporting requirements enforced by the Ministry of Education & Science of the Kyrgyz Republic.

3. Data Protection & Security

We implement robust technical and organizational security protocols to protect your personal details from unauthorized access, loss, or disclosure:

All admissions form submissions are transmitted via Secure Socket Layer (SSL/TLS) encryption and stored in secure data directories accessible only to accredited admissions panels. We conduct routine audits of our system access logs to prevent data leaks.

4. Your Rights

In accordance with the Law of the Kyrgyz Republic “On Personal Information of Personal Nature,” you possess the following rights regarding your data:

• Access: The right to request copies of the personal data we hold about you.
• Rectification: The right to request correction of inaccurate or incomplete academic and personal details.
• Erasure (Right to be Forgotten): The right to request deletion of your information, subject to statutory records preservation laws governing public universities.
• Objection: The right to withdraw consent for marketing newsletter subscriptions at any time.

Contact Our Data Protection Office

If you have queries regarding this policy or wish to exercise your data privacy rights, please contact: