Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy explains how Somait Institute of Technology ("we", "us") collects, uses and protects the personal information you share with us through this website, the application form, and while you are our student.

Information we collect

• Application & enrolment details — your name, phone number, email, gender, date of birth, address, education background, chosen programme and campus, and any documents you upload (photo, ID, certificates).
• Payment records — the amounts, dates and references of fees you pay. Card and mobile-money details are handled by our licensed payment providers; we do not store them.
• Academic records — your attendance, assessments, results and certificates while you study with us.
• Website usage — basic technical data (such as your device and pages viewed) to keep the site working and secure.

How we use it

• To process your application, admission, enrolment and payments.
• To deliver your training and keep your academic and financial records.
• To contact you about your application, fees, classes and results by SMS, WhatsApp, email or phone.
• To issue certificates and verify them when an employer checks.
• To meet our legal, accreditation and reporting obligations as a registered vocational training centre.

Who we share it with

We do not sell your personal information. We share it only where necessary: with our payment providers to collect fees, with the regulators we report to as an accredited institution, and with service providers who help us run the system under confidentiality. We may disclose information where the law requires it.

Keeping your data safe

Access to your records is restricted to authorised staff, protected by individual logins and role-based permissions, and every sensitive action is recorded in an audit log. Uploaded documents are stored privately, not on the public web.

Your choices & rights

You can ask us to see, correct or update the personal information we hold about you, and you can opt out of non-essential messages. Some records (for example academic and financial history) we must keep for the retention periods required of a training institution. To make a request, contact us using the details below.