We disclose Personal Information to third parties in limited circumstances in order to provide the Services and to otherwise run our business. Below are the different scenarios under which we may disclose your data to third parties: 

Sharing directly with educational institutions:

Helping you achieve your educational goals requires collaboration with schools and other partners. With your consent, we share application materials, supporting documents, and relevant information with schools you’re interested in—this is how we help facilitate your entry into the program of your choice. 

Supporting services: 

With your consent, we help you access additional services that support your educational journey. For example, if you opt to have us assist you with obtaining a student loan, we will share your information with our financial partners to ensure they can adequately provide you their services, or if you apply for accommodation, we will share your relevant information with accommodation providers for this purpose. 

Third party service providers:

To provide you with a secure and effective platform, we work with a number of partners and service providers to help carry out our Services. This includes companies that process your payment safely, host our data, protect against fraud, and more. 

Research and innovation:

We’re committed to advancing education through research and innovation. We may conduct internal research to improve our Services, and with consent, share our findings with external partners for research and development. We generally use aggregated, anonymized and de-identified derived by ApplyBoard from your Personal Information for this purpose, and this is generally not considered Personal Information under data protection law as this data does not directly or indirectly reveal your identity. We may use and disclose de-identified, anonymized or aggregated data to third parties. 

Legal requirements and business changes:

There are times when we need to share information for legal or operational reasons—like complying with laws, protecting our rights, or ensuring user safety. If ApplyBoard undergoes changes like a merger or acquisition, your information may transfer to the new organization, which will continue to protect your information. 

Your choice regarding marketing communications:

If you prefer that we don’t use your information to market to you, or share it with third parties for marketing purposes, you have the following options:

• Contact us: Let us know by using any of the communication methods listed in the “Contact us, Questions, Updating Your Info, Opting Out” section below.
• Unsubscribe from emails: Click the “unsubscribe” link at the bottom of any marketing email you receive from us.

We respect your choice and will update your preferences promptly. We do not sell your Personal Information to anyone.