Privacy Policy.
BNK Academy respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, and protect the information you provide when submitting forms on our website, including the ELEVATE Members Club Membership Application and Start the Conversation enquiry form.
Who we are
Suggested text: Our website address is: https://www.bnkacademy.com.
Comments
Suggested text: When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.
An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
1. Information We Collect
When you complete our forms, we may collect the following information:
- Personal details such as your name, email address, phone number, and LinkedIn profile
- Professional information including your current role, organisation, years of experience, and areas of HR expertise
- Written responses relating to your motivations, perspectives on HR, and contributions to the ELEVATE community
- Referral information (if provided)
- Any additional information you voluntarily choose to share
2. How We Use Your Information
We use your information to:
- Review and process membership applications for the ELEVATE Members Club
- Communicate with you regarding your application, enquiry, or participation in BNK Academy initiatives
- Respond to messages submitted via the “Start the Conversation” form
- Improve our programmes, community, and offerings
- Maintain records for internal administrative purposes
Embedded content from other websites
Suggested text: Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
We will only use your information for the purposes for which it was collected, unless otherwise required by law.
3. Legal Basis for Processing
We process your personal data based on one or more of the following grounds:
- Your consent when submitting a form
- Our legitimate interest in operating and managing BNK Academy and its communities
- Compliance with legal or regulatory obligations
4. Data Sharing
We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information.
Your data may be accessed only by authorised BNK Academy team members or trusted service providers who support our operations and are bound by confidentiality and data-protection obligations.
5. Data Storage & Security
We take reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect your information from unauthorised access, loss, misuse, or disclosure. Your data is stored securely and retained only for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes outlined in this policy.
6. Your Rights
Depending on your location, you may have the right to:
- Access the personal data we hold about you
- Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete information
- Request deletion of your personal data
- Withdraw consent at any time
- Object to or restrict certain types of data processing
To exercise these rights, please contact us using the details below.
7. Third-Party Links
Our forms may include links (e.g., LinkedIn profiles). BNK Academy is not responsible for the privacy practices of external websites.
8. Updates to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The most current version will always be available on our website.
9. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how your data is handled, please contact:
BNK Academy
Email: hello@bnkacademy.com