Privacy Policy

1. INTRODUCTION
This Privacy Policy explains how the International Hospitality Institute (IHI) ("we," "us," “IHI,” or "our") collects, uses, and protects your personal data. We are committed to protecting your privacy and complying with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The International Hospitality Institute is committed to protecting your privacy while using the website.

2. DATA CONTROLLER: International Hospitality Institute 941 N Coleman 506 Prosper, Texas 75078 Email: Info@Internationalhospitalityinstitute.com Phone: 214-540-7212 Data Protection Officer: Jeffrey Obomeghie Email: Info@InternationalHospitalityInstitute.com Phone: 214-540-7212
3. PERSONAL DATA WE COLLECT: We collect the following categories of personal data: - Contact information (e.g., name, email address, phone number) - Usage data (e.g., IP address, browser type, pages visited) The information you submit to us will remain private. While we may gather statistics in several ways, we do not share statistics on individual users. Likewise, we aggregate information from employers when we publish statistics. When you sign up for a subscription to the Global Hospitality Magazine or our Shopify store, you agree that we may send you promotional offers, updates, and information by email. We may compile and analyze statistics such as the number of users visiting the site by region, time, job title, and page visited.
4. LEGAL BASIS FOR PROCESSING: We process your personal data based on the following legal grounds: - Consent - Performance of a contract - Legitimate interests - Legal obligations
5. Purposes of Data Processing We use your personal data for the following purposes: - To provide and maintain our services - To communicate with you - To improve our services - To analyze our website’s performance and traffic - To market our programs to you and share information with you.
6. DATA RETENTION: We retain your personal data for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this policy unless a more extended retention period is required by law.
7. DATA SHARING: We may share your personal data with: - Service providers - Legal authorities, when required by law - Marketing partners
8. INTERNATIONAL DATA TRANSFERS: If we transfer your data outside the EU/EEA, we ensure appropriate safeguards are in place, such as Standard Contractual Clauses.
9. YOUR RIGHTS: Under GDPR, you have the following rights: - Right to access - Right to rectification - Right to erasure - Right to restrict processing - Right to data portability - Right to object - Rights related to automated decision-making To exercise these rights, please contact us at info@internationalhospitalityinstitute.com
10. DATA SECURITY: We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data.
11. Changes to This Policy We may update this policy periodically. The latest version will always be available on our website.
12. CONTACT US: You may contact the Data Controller and Data Protection Officer by mail at this address: 941 N Coleman 506, Prosper, Texas 75078. You may reach them by email at this email address: info@InternationalHospitalityInstitute.com.
13. CREDIT CARD SECURITY: IHI uses Shopify for credit card transactions. Shopify uses Level 1 PCI DSS compliance, encryption, tokenization, fraud detection systems, and other processes to ensure that credit card information is processed, stored, and transmitted securely.
14. COOKIES: To make things easier for you, our website may use a feature called "Cookies." This enables file(s) to be transferred from a website to your computer's hard drive. Cookies provide us with statistics to help us improve the website for you. Cookies are generally used to remember passwords, user names, to identify which pages are most visited, and for load balancing. They enable us to deliver service faster and to provide a more personalized experience for you. A cookie will not permit a website operator to learn any information to personally identify you unless you have personally provided that information to the website operator or you have set the preferences in your browser to provide this information. You can set your browser to reject cookies. Remember, if you de-activate the cookies feature in your browser it may disable access to certain features on our website.
15. THIRD-PARTY LINKS: Our website may contain links to other sites. We strongly encourage all employers and third parties to implement policies and procedures to protect the privacy of others.
16. CHILDREN: Although the website does not contain content that is inappropriate for children, it is not designed for minors. We strongly advise that minors obtain parental permission before using this site.
17. CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY: We review our privacy policy from time to time, and changes may occur. We ask that visitors review this Privacy Policy from time to time to be sure they are familiar with all sections. If you have questions, comments, or suggestions about our privacy practices, please contact us at Info@InternationalHospitalityInstitute.com.