Privacy Policy
Branner Global Christian University
Effective Date: November 14, 2022.
Branner Global Christian University (“Branner,” “the Institution,” “we,” “our,” or “us”) respects the privacy of applicants, students, alumni, faculty, staff, ministry partners, website visitors, and all individuals who interact with our institution.
This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, protect, disclose, and retain personal information in connection with our website, admissions process, academic programs, student services, institutional communications, religious education activities, and administrative operations.
Branner Global Christian University is committed to maintaining responsible data practices consistent with applicable privacy laws, institutional policies, and consumer protection expectations applicable to private faith-based postsecondary educational institutions.
1. Information We Collect
We may collect personal information directly from applicants, students, alumni, employees, representatives, ministry partners, and website users when they complete forms, submit applications, request information, enroll in programs, make payments, communicate with our departments, or use our online platforms.
The personal information we may collect includes:
Full legal name;
Date of birth;
Email address;
Telephone number;
Mailing address;
Country, state, or place of residence;
Government-issued identification, when required for academic or administrative purposes;
Academic records, diplomas, transcripts, certificates, résumés, professional history, and supporting documents;
Enrollment applications and admission records;
Course registration, academic progress, grades, attendance, completion status, and graduation records;
Payment, billing, and financial transaction information;
Communications with admissions, registrar, academic records, finance, student services, faculty, or institutional representatives;
Technical information such as IP address, browser type, device information, website usage data, cookies, and analytics information.
We collect only the information reasonably necessary for legitimate educational, administrative, legal, financial, religious, ministry-related, and institutional purposes.
2. How We Use Personal Information
Branner Global Christian University may use personal information for the following purposes:
To respond to inquiries and provide information about academic programs, religious education, ministry training, and institutional services;
To process applications, admissions, enrollment, registration, and student records;
To verify identity, academic eligibility, prior education, ministry background, and submitted documentation;
To provide educational services, academic advising, student support, ministry-related guidance, and administrative assistance;
To maintain academic records, transcripts, certificates, diplomas, and institutional documentation;
To process tuition, fees, refunds, billing, and financial records;
To communicate institutional notices, policies, deadlines, academic updates, ministry-related information, and service communications;
To support compliance with applicable laws, rules, institutional policies, religious exemption requirements, accreditation standards, authorization requirements, or regulatory obligations;
To improve our website, student services, academic programs, technology systems, and communications;
To protect the rights, safety, security, and integrity of the Institution, students, staff, faculty, ministry partners, and institutional representatives;
To respond to lawful requests from governmental, regulatory, accreditation, legal, educational, or ecclesiastical authorities.
3. Student Records and Academic Information
Student records may include admission documents, enrollment agreements, academic history, grades, transcripts, attendance records, course completion data, program status, graduation records, financial records, and communications with the Institution.
Branner Global Christian University maintains student records for legitimate academic, administrative, legal, financial, verification, archival, religious education, and institutional purposes.
Access to student records is limited to authorized personnel, departments, faculty, institutional representatives, service providers, educational partners, or ministry-related representatives who have a legitimate need to access such information.
Academic records may be retained for extended periods or permanently when necessary for transcript verification, alumni services, institutional accountability, legal compliance, religious education records, or academic recordkeeping.
4. Disclosure and Sharing of Information
Branner Global Christian University does not sell personal information.
We may share personal information only when necessary and appropriate, including with:
Authorized institutional staff, faculty, departments, and administrators;
Registrar, academic records, admissions, student services, finance, and compliance personnel;
Educational partners, ministry partners, institutional representatives, licensing partners, or academic service providers;
Technology providers, hosting platforms, learning management systems, payment processors, communication systems, and document management services;
Accreditation, authorization, governmental, legal, religious, ecclesiastical, or regulatory bodies when required or permitted;
Professional advisors, legal counsel, auditors, accountants, or compliance consultants;
Third parties when necessary to protect institutional rights, prevent fraud, enforce institutional policies, comply with law, or respond to legal process.
Any third-party service provider that processes personal information on behalf of Branner Global Christian University is expected to use such information only for authorized institutional purposes.
5. Regulatory, Authorization, and Consumer Protection Disclosures
Branner Global Christian University may disclose institutional, student, or administrative information when required to comply with applicable laws, rules, licensing, exemption, accreditation, authorization, consumer protection, or regulatory obligations.
Where applicable, Branner Global Christian University may maintain records, policies, disclosures, and documents required for institutional authorization, religious exemption, student protection, institutional accountability, or regulatory review.
If the Institution operates under any exemption, authorization, registration, approval, or recognition, such status shall be represented accurately in official institutional publications and communications.
6. Religious Institution Disclosure
Branner Global Christian University is a private faith-based educational institution.
Where applicable, Branner Global Christian University may seek or operate under religious exemption provisions pursuant to Florida law and applicable regulatory requirements.
Any religious exemption, if granted, does not by itself constitute institutional accreditation, federal recognition, or approval of all academic programs by the State of Florida.
Branner Global Christian University will make reasonable efforts to accurately describe its legal status, authorization, exemption, accreditation, and program recognition in its official publications, website, catalogs, enrollment documents, and institutional communications.
7. Cookies and Website Technologies
Our website may use cookies, analytics tools, tracking technologies, and similar systems to improve website functionality, understand visitor behavior, enhance security, and improve communications.
These technologies may collect information such as IP address, browser type, device information, pages visited, time spent on the website, referral sources, and user interactions.
Users may disable cookies through their browser settings. However, some website features may not function properly if cookies are disabled.
8. Data Security
Branner Global Christian University uses reasonable administrative, technical, physical, and organizational safeguards to protect personal information against unauthorized access, loss, misuse, alteration, disclosure, or destruction.
These safeguards may include restricted access, secure storage, password protection, encrypted systems where appropriate, administrative controls, staff training, and secure document handling procedures.
Although we work to protect personal information, no electronic system, website, database, email transmission, or online platform can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
9. Data Retention
Branner Global Christian University retains personal information for as long as necessary to fulfill educational, academic, administrative, legal, financial, religious, archival, verification, compliance, or institutional purposes.
Student academic records, transcripts, certificates, diplomas, and related verification records may be retained for extended periods or permanently.
Records that are no longer required may be securely archived, deleted, destroyed, or anonymized in accordance with institutional procedures and applicable law.
10. Student Complaints and Concerns
Students are encouraged to first contact Branner Global Christian University directly to resolve academic, administrative, financial, technical, or service-related concerns.
Students may contact the appropriate institutional department, such as:
Registrar’s Office: registrar.office@brannerglobal.education
Academic Records: academic.records@brannerglobal.education
General Contact: contact@brannerglobal.education
Where applicable, students may also contact the Florida Commission for Independent Education regarding concerns involving a nonpublic postsecondary institution in Florida.
Florida Commission for Independent Education
325 W. Gaines Street, Suite 1414
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0400
Phone: 1-888-224-6684 / 850-245-3200
Email: CIEInfo@fldoe.org
Fax: 850-245-3238
11. International Data Processing
Branner Global Christian University may serve students, applicants, faculty, staff, ministry partners, and institutional representatives located in different countries.
As a result, personal information may be transferred, stored, or processed in jurisdictions outside the individual’s country of residence.
By submitting information to Branner Global Christian University, individuals acknowledge that their personal information may be processed in jurisdictions where privacy laws may differ from those of their home country.
Branner Global Christian University will use reasonable measures to protect personal information in accordance with this Privacy Policy and applicable legal requirements.
12. User Rights and Requests
Depending on applicable law and the individual’s location, users may have the right to:
Request access to their personal information;
Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete information;
Request deletion of certain personal information, when legally permitted;
Request restriction of certain processing activities;
Withdraw consent when processing is based on consent;
Request information about how their data is used or disclosed;
Object to certain uses of personal information.
Requests may be submitted to:
Privacy Contact: [Insert Privacy Email]
Registrar’s Office: registrar.office@brannerglobal.education
Please note that Branner Global Christian University may be required to retain certain records for academic, legal, financial, regulatory, verification, religious, or institutional purposes.
13. Marketing and Institutional Communications
By submitting contact information, individuals may receive communications from Branner Global Christian University regarding admissions, academic programs, religious education, ministry training, institutional updates, deadlines, events, services, and opportunities.
Users may request to stop receiving promotional communications at any time.
However, Branner Global Christian University may continue to send essential academic, administrative, financial, legal, regulatory, or transactional communications related to the individual’s relationship with the Institution.
14. Third-Party Websites and Services
Our website may contain links to third-party websites, payment platforms, learning systems, communication tools, partner institutions, or external services.
Branner Global Christian University is not responsible for the privacy practices, security, policies, or content of third-party websites or services.
Users are encouraged to review the privacy policies of any third-party websites or platforms they access.
15. Children’s Privacy
Branner Global Christian University’s programs and services are generally intended for adults or individuals who meet applicable admission requirements.
We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under the applicable age of consent without proper authorization from a parent or legal guardian.
If we become aware that personal information from a child has been collected improperly, we will take reasonable steps to delete such information, unless retention is required by law or institutional obligation.
16. Accuracy of Institutional Information
Branner Global Christian University is committed to providing accurate information regarding its programs, policies, tuition, fees, refund policies, authorization status, exemption status, accreditation status, and student services.
Students and applicants are encouraged to carefully review official institutional documents, including the catalog, enrollment agreement, admissions requirements, tuition disclosures, refund policies, academic policies, and program information before enrolling.
17. Changes to This Privacy Policy
Branner Global Christian University may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in institutional practices, technology, legal requirements, authorization status, exemption status, accreditation status, regulatory expectations, or educational services.
The updated version will be posted on our website with a revised effective date.
Continued use of our website, platforms, or services after updates means that the user acknowledges the revised Privacy Policy.
18. Contact Information
Questions, requests, or concerns regarding this Privacy Policy may be directed to:
Branner Global Christian University
Registrar’s Office: registrar.office@brannerglobal.education
Academic Records: academic.records@brannerglobal.education
Privacy Contact: privacy@brannerglobal.education
Website: https://brannerglobal.education
Address: Florida Branch Office:2125 Biscayne Blvd, Ste 204 #26392, Miami, Florida 33137, USA