EngPath – English Learning Platform for Primary Education

Personal Data Protection Policy (Privacy Policy)

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EngPath is an English learning management platform for primary education, developed to support student learning, teachers' management of teaching, and schools' monitoring and assessment of learning.

EngPath recognises the importance of protecting personal data, especially the data of primary school students, who are children and minors. It has therefore set out this Personal Data Protection Policy to explain how personal data is collected, used, disclosed, stored and kept secure, as well as the rights of data subjects, in accordance with the Personal Data Protection Act B.E. 2562 (2019) (PDPA) and related laws.

This is a translation. The Thai version is the official text.

What we collect
Account data, learning data and system usage data, only as needed to provide the service
What we use it for
Managing teaching, assessing learning and tracking student progress
Who can see it
Authorised teachers and school staff, only as needed — data is never sold to outside parties
How long we keep it
At least 3 years under the project TOR, then deleted, destroyed or made non-identifiable
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Scope of this policy

This policy applies to the EngPath website and platform, including the English learning management system for primary education and services related to using the system.

People covered by this policy are:

  • Primary school students or learners
  • Teachers
  • School administrators and executives
  • System administrators
  • School staff who are granted access to the system
  • Parents or guardians of students, where relevant
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Personal data EngPath collects

EngPath may collect personal data necessary to provide the service, in the following categories:

2.1 User account data

  • First name and surname
  • Username
  • Student or staff ID number
  • Grade level and class
  • School
  • User account details and system access rights

2.2 Student learning data

  • Pre-test scores (Pre-Test)
  • Post-test scores (Post-Test)
  • Worksheet scores (Worksheet)
  • Results of exercises and tests
  • Learning results by lesson and by module
  • Learning progress
  • Learning history and activity status
  • Records of certificates received, if any

2.3 Teacher and school data

  • Name and user account details
  • Classes they are responsible for
  • Lesson and activity management data
  • Marking and score entry data
  • Data on monitoring student learning
  • Related reports and learning statistics

2.4 System usage data

  • Date and time of sign-in
  • System usage history
  • Activities that take place in the system
  • Device and web browser information
  • IP address and necessary technical data
  • Log data for audit and security purposes
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Purposes of collecting and using data

EngPath collects and uses personal data for the following purposes:

  1. 1To create and manage user accounts
  2. 2To manage data on students, teachers, classes and schools
  3. 3To provide English lessons for primary education
  4. 4To support the management of learning plans and teaching materials
  5. 5To provide Digital Teaching Slides and Worksheets
  6. 6To run pre-tests and post-tests
  7. 7To record, review and assess student scores
  8. 8To produce dashboards and learning reports
  9. 9To enable teachers and schools to track student progress
  10. 10To produce learning statistics and performance reports
  11. 11To keep the system secure and monitor its use
  12. 12To provide technical support and resolve usage problems
  13. 13To comply with applicable laws and requirements

EngPath will not use personal data beyond the stated purposes unless there is a legal basis for doing so or consent has been obtained as required by law.

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Legal bases for processing

EngPath collects, uses or discloses personal data under appropriate legal bases, such as:

  • Necessity for performing a contract or providing the service to the data subject
  • Necessity for complying with the law
  • Necessity for legitimate interests, without unduly affecting the rights and freedoms of the data subject
  • Consent of the data subject, where the law requires consent

EngPath determines the appropriate legal basis according to the type of data, the purpose and the nature of each processing activity.

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Protecting the personal data of students and minors

EngPath gives special attention to protecting the personal data of primary school students, who are children and minors.

Students' personal data is collected, used or disclosed with the rights, privacy and best interests of the child as the primary consideration.

Where the law requires consent from a parent or guardian, EngPath will provide a consent procedure in line with the legal requirements.

EngPath will not use students' personal data for inappropriate marketing purposes, and will restrict access to student data to authorised people who need it for their work.

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Disclosure of personal data

EngPath may disclose personal data to relevant people or organisations only as necessary to provide the service and under an appropriate legal basis, namely:

6.1 Schools and teachers

Student data, scores and learning progress may be disclosed to teachers, school administrators or assigned staff for teaching, monitoring and assessing learning.

6.2 System service providers

EngPath may use cloud hosting, database, backup and other technical service providers necessary for operating the platform.

These providers receive only the data necessary to provide their service and must apply appropriate data security measures.

6.3 Authorities empowered by law

EngPath may disclose personal data when required by law, a court order or an order of an authority empowered by law.

EngPath will not sell the personal data of students or users to outside parties for commercial purposes.

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Data storage and retention period

EngPath stores data on a cloud system to support use by many students, teachers and schools at the same time.

Personal data is kept only as long as necessary to provide the service, assess and monitor learning, and comply with applicable laws or requirements.

Usage history and logs needed to monitor and assess learning are kept for the specified period; the project TOR requires that learning can be monitored and assessed for at least 3 years.

When the retention period ends or the data is no longer needed, EngPath will delete or destroy it, or make it non-identifiable, as appropriate and in line with legal requirements.

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Data security measures

EngPath has security measures for personal data to prevent unauthorised access, use, alteration, loss or disclosure.

These measures include:

  • Assigning data access rights by role and duty
  • Restricting access to student data and scores
  • Securing user accounts
  • Preventing unauthorised access to the system
  • Logging usage history and important activities (Log)
  • Data backup and recovery
  • Securing data transmitted over the network
  • Reviewing and improving security measures as appropriate
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Rights of data subjects

Data subjects have the rights provided by law, namely:

  1. 1The right to access and obtain a copy of their personal data
  2. 2The right to have their personal data corrected so it is accurate and up to date
  3. 3The right to request deletion or destruction of their personal data, or to make it non-identifiable, subject to legal conditions
  4. 4The right to request restriction of the use of their personal data
  5. 5The right to object to the processing of their personal data
  6. 6The right to receive their personal data, or have it transferred, in the form required by law
  7. 7The right to withdraw consent where processing is based on consent
  8. 8The right to lodge a complaint with the authority empowered by law

Exercising these rights may be subject to conditions, exceptions and limitations under the law.

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Notification of personal data breaches

If a personal data breach occurs, EngPath will investigate, assess the risk, contain or remedy the incident, and notify the relevant authority or data subjects in accordance with the conditions and time limits set by law.

EngPath will maintain an approach for responding to such incidents to limit their impact and prevent them from happening again.

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Changes to this policy

EngPath may update or amend this policy to reflect changes in its services, technology, laws or operating practices.

When there is a material change, EngPath will publish the updated policy on the website or platform and inform users as appropriate.

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Contact for personal data matters

If data subjects have questions, would like details about how data is processed, or wish to exercise their legal rights, they can contact us through the following channels:

Platform service provider
บริษัท เกียรติเกษม จำกัด (Kiatkasem Co., Ltd.)
Address
1651/1 Moo 6, U Thong Subdistrict, U Thong District, Suphan Buri 72160, Thailand
Website
www.engpathlearning.com
Data Protection Officer (DPO)
สมเกียรติ มงคลไพบูลย์ (Somkiat Mongkolpaiboon) · Tel. +66 81 868 0398

EngPath will consider and act on requests concerning personal data within the time limits and conditions set by law.