Privacy Policy

Updated in September 2025

Introduction

The International School of Choueifat – Amman (collectively referred to as “we’, “us”, “our”, or “ours”) values and takes your privacy rights seriously. We are committed to being transparent about the data we collect about you, how it is used and with whom it is shared as set forth herein.

This Privacy Policy (the “Policy”) applies to the Personal Data collected from all users of the iscamman.sabis.net website (the “Website”).

The operator of this website is:

The International School of Choueifat — Amman
P.O. Box 316, Wadi Essir 11810, Amman, Jordan
+962 6 429 1133
info@iscamman.sabis.net

Questions, comments, and requests regarding this Policy: privacy@sabis.net

The terms “you,” “your,” and “yours” refer to the user or visitor of the Website.

This Policy, together with our Terms & Conditions, sets out the basis on which any Personal Data we may collect about you, or that you choose to provide to us, and your choices and rights regarding our use of your Personal Data. It also explains the purpose of processing your Personal Data and how we keep it safe. Please read the following sections carefully to understand our views and practices regarding your Personal Data and how we handle it.

We reserve the right to make changes periodically to this Policy at our sole discretion. Changes to the Privacy Policy will be posted on this page.

Definitions

Personal Data: Any data or information related to a natural person that directly or indirectly identifies them, regardless of its source or form. This includes data concerning the individual, their family status, or their location.

Sensitive Personal Data: Any data or information related to a natural person that directly or indirectly reveals their origin, race, political opinions, religious beliefs, financial status, health condition (physical or mental), genetic or biometric data, criminal record, or any other information considered sensitive by the Council—particularly if its disclosure or misuse could cause harm to the individual concerned—is classified as sensitive personal data.

Processing: One or more operations carried out in any form or by any means, with the purpose of collecting, recording, copying, storing, organising, revising, utilising, using, transmitting, distributing, publishing, linking to other Data, making available, transferring, displaying, concealing its identity, encoding, destroying, registering, erasing, modifying, describing, or disclosing by any and all possible means.

Data Subject: The natural person whose Data is being processed.

A cookie: is a small file of letters and numbers that we store on your browser or your device when you visit our website for its proper operation.

Information Collected on Our Website

The Personal Data that may be collected through the School’s website includes, but is not limited to:

Contact Details (e.g., name, home address, e-mail address, phone number)
Content Data (e.g., text input)
Identity Verification (e.g., date of birth, nationality, passport number)
Usage Data (e.g., interest in Website’s contents, access time)
Sensitive Personal Data (e.g. health, religion)
Online/Technical Identifiers (e.g., device information, IP address)

You can control how you use cookies by adjusting the settings within your browser. For further information, please see our Cookies Policy.

Most of the Personal Data we collect about a Data Subject is provided through the “Application Form” and the “Interest Form”. This information is essential for processing applications and for initiating contact.

Additionally, users of the website may submit Personal Data via the “Contact Us” form. The required fields in this form are necessary to respond to inquiries and to facilitate further communication.

Children's Privacy

We place great importance on protecting the privacy of young children who may use the Website. To use the Website, you must be of the age of majority in your jurisdiction. Individuals under this age may only use the Website under the supervision and with the involvement of a parent or legal guardian.

If you are a parent or legal guardian and believe that your child has provided us with Personal Data without your consent, you may contact us at privacy@sabis.net. You have the right to exercise all applicable data protection rights on behalf of your child, including the right to receive a copy of, or request the deletion, editing, correction of any Personal Data submitted.

Purpose of Data Collection

Type of Personal Data Collected and Collection Purpose:

Interest Form: Personal data submitted through the form is collected solely for the purpose of communicating who require further information about the School.

Application Form: Personal data submitted via the Application Form is collected to facilitate and manage the student’s enrollment and admission process. This includes identification data, contact details, Sensitive Personal Data, and other relevant data. Sensitive Personal Data, such as medical or religious data, are collected solely to facilitate the enrollment process and to enable the School to provide appropriate services to the Student when necessary. Access to all data is strictly limited to authorized school personnel.

Contact Us Form: Personal Data submitted through the Contact Us form is used solely to respond to inquiries and to take appropriate action based on the data subject’s request.

2. Information We Collect Automatically About You

The Personal Data collected automatically through cookies or the web server logs is used to ensure that content from our Website is presented in the most effective manner for you. This data is also used to administer our Website and perform internal statistical and trend analysis to improve the user experience and performance of our Website.

No automated or profiling-based decision-making would be performed.

Data Security

We will process (collect, store, and use) your personal data in a secure manner.

We have implemented administrative, technical, and physical security measures to help prevent accidental or unlawful destruction or loss, alteration, unauthorized disclosure, or access. Despite these measures, no data transmission over the Internet can be entirely secure, and we cannot guarantee or warrant the security of any information you transmit via our Website.

We make reasonable efforts to restrict access to information to only employees and agents who need access to such information to operate, develop, improve, or deliver our programs, products, and services.

The security of your personal data, collected for the above-mentioned purposes, is important to us. We confirm applying acceptable security measures and procedures to ensure the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the data.

Links to Our Social Media Portals

We maintain an online presence on social media networks and platforms in order to communicate with users and interested parties and inform them about our services.

With that, your Personal Data may be processed beyond the country/geographical region in which you reside. Depending on the social media provider and/or the online video hosting services (Facebook, Instagram, X, YouTube and Vimeo), they may perform other data processing. For details, refer to the respective platforms' terms of use and data privacy policies.

We are not responsible for third-party links to other websites. We are not responsible for the content or data processing generated on third-party websites and accessible by links or hyperlinks on our Website. We will also not be responsible for the Personal Data that they share on other websites or social media platforms.

Link to Online Video Hosting

We use Vimeo, the online video hosting service from Vimeo Inc., 555 West 18^th Street New York, New York 10011, on our Website. You may adjust your Vimeo data privacy settings by referring to their privacy policy found at: https://vimeo.com/privacy

External Links

The Website includes links to external sites within the SABIS^® Global Network, such as the SABIS^® Careers or the SABIS^® Newsletter. Please refer to the privacy policies of each external site within the SABIS^® Global Network to understand how your Personal data is being processed.

Use of Google Analytics

The Website uses Google Analytics – a web analytics service from Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. (“Google”) – to generate reports on the Website activities, which help us improve our services using active IP anonymization.

For more information about Google Analytics cookies, you can access the following link: https://developers.google.com/analytics/devguides/collection/analyticsjs/cookie-usage

To opt out of Google Analytics (relating to your use of our Website), you can adjust your cookies settings, or you can download and install the Browser Plugin available by visiting: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en.

Use of Google Maps

We use Google Maps on our Website. Google Maps is a service provided by Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA.

The Google Maps plug-in is included by embedding the service on our Website using what is known as iFrames. When loading these iFrames, Google may collect and process information (including personal data) under certain circumstances. We cannot exclude the possibility that Google may also transmit this information to a server in a different country.

We do not collect any data when you use Google Maps through our Website.

The purpose of having Google Maps on our Website is to display our address and make further information available to you by providing access routes to the respective locations; therefore, making it possible for you to plan your journey independently.

Information on Google’s existing Privacy Shield certification and other relevant data on Google’s data processing within the framework of the use of Google services can be found at: https://policies.google.com/privacy

Personal Data Erasure and Storage Duration

We will endeavor to keep your Personal Data accurate and up-to-date and not keep it for longer than is necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Policy unless otherwise required by law.

The Personal Data submitted through the “Contact Us” form will be stored in our databases for a period of one year in an anonymized format and will be automatically deleted thereafter.

Personal Data collected through the “Interest Form” and “Application Form” (collectively referred to as “Forms”) will be retained in an anonymized format for two years in cases where the student is not admitted.

We have no impact over the duration for which data held by social network operators are stored for their own purposes. For details, please refer directly to the privacy policies of the social network operators.

Personal Data Transfer and Sharing

The School is part of the SABIS^® Global Network. Therefore, your Personal Data will be transferred to SABIS Educational Systems, Inc., located in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, USA, which collaborates with the processor Lumen Technologies, Inc., Monroe, Louisiana, USA, which collaborates with the processor Lumen Technologies, Inc., USA, on the provisioning of IT systems. SABIS Educational Systems Inc. maintains our Website and databases where the Personal Data of Data Subjects covered by this Policy is stored and anonymized.

The Personal Data stored in the Website’s database hosted in SABIS Educational Systems, Inc. is backed up locally in the US Data Center and online using the Barracuda Cloud Backup service. The latter is a cloud backup solution that utilizes Azure and Amazon AWS cloud infrastructure in the US.

In addition, authorized employees from SABIS Educational Services S.A.L., based in Adma, Lebanon, may access your Personal Data solely for technical support purposes, further to the School request.

Disclosure to Third Parties without Prejudice to the Previous Clause

We do not share your Personal Data collected through this Website with third parties without your prior consent, unless required or permitted by law. However, we may disclose your Personal Data under the following circumstances:

Legal and Regulatory Requirements:
We may disclose your Personal Data if we receive a valid request from law enforcement agencies, regulatory bodies, or government authorities—whether in the country of origin or elsewhere—where such disclosure is required by applicable law.
Service Providers:
We may share your Personal Data with trusted service providers who assist us in delivering our services (e.g., hosting, admissions processing, IT support). These providers are contractually bound to process your data only on our instructions and in compliance with applicable data protection laws. A list of these providers is available upon request, where applicable.
Contract Execution and Business Development: We may share your Personal Data with relevant third parties as necessary for the execution of contracts or for legitimate business development purposes, provided such sharing is supported by a lawful basis and subject to appropriate safeguards.
We may share your data with relevant service providers for contract execution and business development.

All third-party data sharing is conducted under strict confidentiality agreements and with appropriate technical and organizational measures to ensure the protection of your Personal Data.

Legal Basis for the Processing of Your Personal Data

Our legal basis for processing your Personal Data depends on the specific purpose and may vary according to the service you are using, as described in this Policy. In general, we rely on the following legal bases:

Your Consent

We process your Personal Data based on your explicit consent when you submit information through the “Contact Us,” “Inquiry,” or “Application” forms. This includes details provided to inquire about our services or apply for admission. You may withdraw your consent at any time by contacting us at privacy@sabis.net. Withdrawal will not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out before consent was withdrawn. You also have the right to access, correct, delete your Personal Data, and object to certain types of processing.

Legal Obligations

We process Personal Data where necessary to comply with applicable laws and regulations.

Legitimate Interests

We may process Personal Data based on our legitimate interests, provided these do not override your rights and freedoms. This includes managing inquiries, supporting enrollment and admission processes, maintaining communication, and ensuring the functionality, development, and security of our systems. Where required, we conduct a Legitimate Interest Assessment to ensure this basis is appropriate.

Marketing and Recommendations:

In limited cases, and only with your explicit consent, we may use your Personal Data for marketing, advertising, or to recommend services. You may opt out at any time.

Sensitive Personal Data:

Where processing involves Sensitive Personal Data (e.g., health, ethnicity, religious beliefs), we will seek your explicit consent and apply enhanced safeguards in accordance with applicable data protection laws.

Data Subject Rights

In certain circumstances, you have certain rights regarding your Personal Data. A summary of each right and how you can exercise it is set out below. To exercise any of these rights, please contact us by sending an e-mail to privacy@sabis.net

Right of access – You have the right to request a copy of the Personal Data we hold about you.
Right of rectification – You have the right to ask us to correct inaccurate or incomplete data we hold about you.
Right to request deletion – In certain circumstances, you can ask for the data we hold about you to be erased from our records.
Right to restriction of processing – Under certain conditions, you have the right to ask us to restrict the processing of your Personal Data.
Right of portability – You have the right to have the data we hold about you in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format.
Right to object – You have the right to object to certain types of processing, such as direct marketing.
Right to object to automated processing, including profiling – Profiling-based activities are not carried out under any circumstances.
Right to withdraw your consent for Personal Data Processing – You shall inform us of this through any available means in accordance with Law provisions.
Right to lodge a complaint – If you object to our processing of your Personal Data, you have the right to complain to the Data Protection Authority (DPA) in the country where you reside or the alleged infringement of data protection laws has taken place

Acceptance and Changes to the Policy

By using our Website, you agree to and consent to this Privacy Policy. Any changes we may make to this Policy in the future will be posted on this page.