Your California Privacy Rights
If you are a resident of California, we are required to inform you that you have a right to know how information we collect from you is shared with other businesses for direct marketing purposes. We will not share any information submitted to this website with other businesses for direct marketing purposes without your explicit consent. If you have consented but later decide to opt out, we will honor your request in a timely manner. To opt out of sharing your information with other businesses for direct marketing purposes, you may manage your data and preferences through My mba.com profile, GMAC® Customer Service, GMAT® Customer Service (for test takers), or email, postal mail, or toll-free telephone, as stated in the Contact Us section below.
Data Protection for Residents of Argentina
El titular de los datos personales tiene la facultad de ejercer el derecho de acceso a los mismos en forma gratuita a intervalos no inferiores a seis meses, salvo que se acredite un interés legítimo al efecto conforme lo establecido en el artículo 14, inciso 3 de la Ley 25.326. La DIRECCION NACIONAL DE PROTECCION DE DATOS PERSONALES, órgano de Control de la Ley 25.326, tiene la atribución de atender las denuncias y reclamos que se interpongan con relación al incumplimiento de las normas sobre protección de datos personales
Data Protection for Residents of Croatia
When you provide personal data to GMAC, you agree that GMAC may collect, process and transfer your personal data, which may be disclosed by GMAC, to its data processors and vendors, as well as to authorized score recipients (if applicable) and GMASS subscribers (if applicable), and also to the extent, if any, required by applicable regulations, or by a court of competent jurisdiction, or as necessary to detect and prevent unlawful activity. GMAC hereby informs Croatian residents that the scope of the processing is educational. Also, GMAC hereby informs Croatian residents that GMAC will not share your personal data with other businesses for direct marketing purposes without your explicit consent.
Also, you provide an explicit consent to the collection and transfer of your audio and visual data during the GMAT test through the use of a closed television circuit installed in the Local Test Center for the purposes of deterring fraud, maintaining the security and integrity of the GMAT exam, and to enable the test center personnel, Pearson VUE and GMAC to address questions or concerns of the test-takers.
You also agree to the transmission of your personal data into and out of the United States, which is the primary processing location for GMAC and its data processor, Pearson VUE. For test takers, you further agree to the transmission of your data into the countries where your selected score recipients are located and for GMASS participants, you agree to the transmission of such data to the countries where GMASS subscribers are located. You acknowledge the fact that the above countries may not provide the same level of data protection that their home country provides.
You understand that pursuant to the Croatian Act on Personal Data Protection, Section VIII (Official Gazette, No. 103/03, 118/06, 41/08), you have the right of access, modification, rectification and erasure of personal data as provided in this Privacy Policy, and for test takers, as provided in the GMAT Information Bulletin.
To exercise these rights, you may review your Mymba.com profile, or may contact GMAC Customer Support, or GMAT Customer Service (for test takers), or by email, postal mail, or telephone, as stated in the Contact Us section below. In addition, you may also contact your Local Test Center in Croatia, “Institute for the Development of Education,” with registered office in Zagreb, Preradoviceva 33/1 for any data protection issues.
From time to time, we may need to change our privacy policy or procedures to accommodate changes in applicable law, our programs or business needs, or for other reasons. If we make any material changes to our privacy policy, including changes in our use of personal information, we will post a prominent notice on the mba.com homepage and other places we deem appropriate so that you are aware of what information we collect, under what circumstances, and how we use it.
Data Protection for Residents of France
When you provide personal data to GMAC, a resident of France agrees that GMAC may collect and process your personal data, which may be disclosed by GMAC, to its data processors and vendors, as well as to authorized score recipients (if applicable) and GMASS® subscribers (if applicable), and also to the extent, if any, required by applicable regulations, or by a court of competent jurisdiction, or as necessary to detect and prevent unlawful activity. You also agree to the transmission of your personal data into and out of the United States, which is the primary processing location for GMAC and its data processor, Pearson VUE. For test takers, you further agree to the transmission of your data into the countries where your selected score recipients are located and for GMASS participants, you agree to the transmission of such data to the countries where GMASS subscribers are located. Residents of France understand that you have a certain right of access, of modification, of rectification and of erasure of certain personal data as provided in this Privacy Policy. To exercise these rights, you may review your My mba.com profile, or may contact GMAC® Customer Service, or GMAT® Customer Service (for test takers), or by email, postal mail, or telephone, as stated in the Contact Us section below.
Data Protection for Residents of Greece
When you provide personal data to GMAC, a resident of Greece agrees that GMAC may collect and process your personal data, which for GMAT test takers includes your name, date of birth, citizenship, gender, place of residence, certain education data, your exam responses, your digital photograph and your digital signature, and in case of payment of the examination fees by electronic means, your email address, your credit card number, its expiration date and the billing address. GMAC hereby informs Greek residents that the scope of the processing is educational.
Also, a resident of Greece provides your explicit consent to the collection of their audio and visual data during the GMAT test through the use of a closed television circuit installed in the examination centers for the purposes of deterring fraud, maintaining the security and integrity of the GMAT exam, and to enable the test center personnel, Pearson VUE and GMAC to address questions or concerns of the test-takers.
A resident of Greece agrees that your personal data may be disclosed by GMAC to its data processors and vendors as well as to authorized score recipients (if applicable) and GMASS® subscribers (if applicable), and also to the extent, if any, required by applicable regulations, or by a court of competent jurisdiction, or as necessary to detect and prevent unlawful activity.
You also agree to the transmission of your personal data into the United States, which is the primary processing location for GMAC and its data processor, Pearson VUE. For test takers, you further agree to the transmission of your data into the countries where your selected score recipients are located and, for GMASS participants, you agree to the transmission of such data to the countries where GMASS subscribers are located. Greek residents acknowledge the fact that the above countries may not provide the same level of data protection that their home country provides.
Residents of Greece understand that pursuant to Law 2472/1997 you have the right of access, of modification, of rectification and of erasure of certain personal data as provided in this Privacy Policy, and for test takers, as provided in the GMAT Information Bulletin. To exercise these rights, individuals may review My mba.com profile, or may contact GMAC® Customer Service or GMAT® Customer Service (for test takers), or by email, postal mail, or telephone, as stated in the Contact Us section below.
Greek residents are hereby informed that the local representative of GMAC in Greece for data protection issues is the company “Pearson Education Hellas,” with registered offices in Athens, at 229 Syngrou Avenue, 17121 Nea Smyrni.
Changes to this Policy
From time to time, we may need to change our privacy policy or procedures to accommodate changes in applicable law, our programs or business needs, or for other reasons. If we make any material changes to our privacy policy, including changes in our use of personal information, we will post a prominent notice on the mba.com homepage and other places we deem appropriate so that you are aware of what information we collect, under what circumstances, and how we use it.
Data Protection for Residents of Romania
Residents of Romania understand that pursuant to Law no. 677/2001 they have certain rights: the right of access (art.13), the right of intervention (art. 14), the right of opposition (art. 15), the right not to be subject to automated individual decisions (art. 16) and the right of access to justice (art. 17) as provided in this Privacy Policy and for test takers, as provided in the GMAT Information Bulletin. To exercise these rights, individuals may contact the local representative of GMAC in Romania for data protection issues, review My Profile, contact GMAC® Customer Service or contact GMAT® Customer Service (for test takers) by email, mail or telephone, as stated in the Contact Us section.
Romanian residents are hereby informed that the local representative of GMAC in Romania for data protection issues is the company, M.B.L. Computers SRL, with registered offices in 020331 Bucharest, 15 Fabrica de Glucoza street, Romania, Telephone:+40 21 204 67 50 Fax: +40 21 204 67 41.
GMAC is the data controller and is registered with the Data Protection Authority (DPA) (Autoritatea Nationala pentru Supravegherea Prelucrarilor de Date cu Caracter Personal) under file number 6010.
Data Protection for Residents of Spain
Residents of Spain provide their explicit consent to the collection of their personal data (name, surname, address, test records, the digital photograph, signature, fingerprint and/or palm vein template, and other optional background information that may be provided), in relation to their participation in the GMAT exam and their registration on this website and/or other optional programs or services including the GMASS Search Service, in addition to the audio and visual data collected through the use of a closed television circuit installed in the examination centers for the purposes of deterring fraud, maintaining the security and integrity of the GMAT exam, and to enable the test center personnel, Pearson VUE and GMAC to address questions or concerns of the test-takers.
Such residents also agree to the transmission of their personal data for managing their participation in the GMAT exam, registering on this website, or participating in any optional programs or services including the GMASS Search Service, to the Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC), with its registered office at 1600 Tysons Blvd, 14th FL, McLean, Virginia, 22102, United States, and its data processor, Pearson VUE, with its registered office at 5601 Green Valley Drive, Bloomington, Minnesota, 55437, United States, and also to the extent, if any, required by applicable regulations, or by a court of competent jurisdiction, or as necessary to detect and prevent unlawful activity. For test takers, they further agree to the transmission of their data into the countries where their selected score recipients are located, and for GMASS participants, they agree to the transmission of their data to the countries where the GMASS subscribers are located. Residents of Spain acknowledge that the above countries may not provide the same level of data protection that their home country provides.
Residents of Spain understand that they have the right of access, of modification, of rectification and of erasure of certain personal data as provided in this Privacy Policy, and for test takers, as provided in the GMAT Information Bulletin, Effective January 2007. To exercise these rights, individuals may review their My mba.com profile, or may contact GMAC® Customer Service or contact GMAT® Customer Service (for test takers), or by email, mail, or telephone, as stated in the Contact Us section.
Spanish residents are hereby informed that the local representative of GMAC in Spain for data protection issues, and the exercise of the above rights, is the company "Pearson Educación S.A", with registered offices in Madrid, at Calle Ribera del Loira 28, 28042. Spain.
