Postman Student Programs Privacy Policy
This privacy policy applies to the Postman Student Programs, only. If you are looking for the Privacy Policy that applies to the Postman Services, see Postman privacy policy.
Contents
Effective starting: January 2024
What are Postman Student Programs?
The mission of Postman Student Programs (“Programs”) is to provide API Literacy among students and educators in preparation for the API-First World. This mission is carried out through three pillar programs: the Postman Student Expert certification program, the Postman Student Leader program, and the Postman Classroom Program for educators to easily incorporate API education into their curriculum.
You can see an overview of our programs here.
This privacy policy covers the information that we may collect, use, share, and process when you participate in or use the Programs, contact us, or otherwise interact with us unless a different policy is displayed. For the purposes of this privacy policy, and unless otherwise noted, “Postman”, “we” and “us” refer to Postman, Inc. (our U.S. entity). By participating in or using the Program or otherwise interacting with our business, you acknowledge that you understand and agree to the terms of this Policy.
Note: For users of our learning platform Postman Academy, please see the Postman Academy Privacy Policy for details about data specific to that service. Some of our training courses involve learning about APIs by using Postman. For more information on how your data is collected and used in the Postman product and for information that is automatically collected on the Programs website, please refer to the Postman Privacy Policy. Other users of the Postman service should also refer to the Postman Privacy Policy for information about its data practices.
What information we collect from you
We collect information about you when you provide it to us, when you participate in our Programs or use Program materials, and when other sources provide it to us, as further described below.
For each of the Programs, we also collect:
The website associated with the Programs also collects information when you browse the website. Please see “Information we collect automatically when you use the Services” in the Postman Services Privacy Policy for more information regarding such collection.
How we use information collected from you
The data collected from students and educators when they apply for or participate in the Programs is used for the following purposes:
- Provide, evaluate and improve the Programs
- Evaluate applications for the Programs and consider your eligibility for such Programs (including if there is already a leader on your campus) and Program benefits (including evaluation of graduation and eligibility for leadership Programs)
- Monitor program health internally at Postman
- Send transactional emails directly relating to requested services associated with the Programs, such as updates on application status
- Understand high-level demographics of our student community to better serve its needs
- Understand which regions of the world we serve and which laws apply in your country for scenarios such as when we provide sponsorships
- Send you promotional emails (depending on your choices) or to publish your personal information in a limited capacity (for Student Leaders) (depending on your choices)
- Send you Postman Student Program swag
- To provide support to participants
- For safety and security of the Programs including to prevent, detect, and respond to potential or actual security incidents, and to monitor and protect against other malicious, deceptive, fraudulent, or illegal activity, including violations of our Terms of Services.
- To protect our legitimate business interests and legal rights: Where required by law or where we believe it is necessary to protect our legal rights, our interests, or the interests of others, we use information about you in connection with legal claims, regulatory compliance and inquiries, audit functions, and disclosures in connection with the acquisition, merger, or sale of a business.
- With your consent: We use information about you where you have given us consent to do so for a specific purpose not listed above.
Legal basis for processing (for UK/EEA/Swiss users):
If you are an individual in the United Kingdom (UK), European Economic Area (EEA), or Switzerland we collect and process information about you only where we have legal basis for doing so under applicable UK, EEA, and Swiss laws. This means we collect and use your information only where:
- We need it to provide you the Programs, provide customer support and to protect the safety and security of the Services;
- It satisfies a legitimate interest (which is not overridden by your data protection interests), such as to market and promote the Programs and to protect our legal rights and interests;
- You give us consent to do so for a specific purpose; or
- We need to process your data to comply with a legal obligation.
If you have consented to our using information about you for a specific purpose, you have the right to change your mind at any time, but this will not affect any processing that has already taken place. Where we are using your information because we have a legitimate interest to do so, you have the right to object to that use though, in some cases, this may limit your ability to participate in the Programs.
Who we share your information with
We share your information as follows:
Your rights and choices
Individuals in many locations have the right to request a copy of their information, to object to our use of their information (including for marketing purposes), to request the deletion, correction, amendment, or restriction of the handling of their information, and in some cases to request their information in a structured, electronic format.
To make a request, please email us at help@postman.com with the subject line “Personal data request - Student Programs”.
Your request and choices may be limited in certain cases: for example, if fulfilling your request would reveal information about another person, or if you ask to delete information which we are permitted or required by law or have compelling legitimate interests to keep. If you have unresolved concerns, please contact us as described at the end of this Privacy Policy. You also have the right to complain to a data protection authority in their country.
International transfers
We collect information globally and may transfer, process, and store your information outside of your country of residence to countries where we or our third-party service providers (and other recipients mentioned in this Privacy Policy) operate for the purpose of providing you the Programs. Postman's primary hosting facilities are in the United States. Whenever we transfer your information, we take steps to protect it.
Please see “EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (DPF), the UK Extension of the DPF, and the Swiss-U.S. DPF” in the Postman Privacy Policy for information about Postman's participation in the DPF.
California Residents
California residents should visit “Disclosures for California Residents” in the Postman Privacy Policy for disclosures specific to such residents.
We retain your data for as long as you participate in the Program(s), and delete your personal data within a reasonable period thereafter or otherwise as necessary as permitted under applicable privacy laws.
Our policy towards children
The services of these programs are not directed to or intended for individuals under 13 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If we become aware that a child under 13 has provided us with personal information, we will take steps to delete such information. If you become aware that a child has provided us with personal information, please contact help@postman.com.
Changes to this Privacy Policy
We may change this privacy policy from time to time. We will post any privacy policy changes on this page. If the changes are significant, we will notify all participants by the emails provided to our system.
Contacting us
If there are any questions regarding this privacy policy you may contact us at studentprogram@postman.com
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