Effective Date: August 7, 2026

Last Updated: August 7, 2026

Bright Institute ("we," "our," or "us") is committed to protecting the privacy and security of our students, prospective students, and website visitors. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website, enroll in our career training courses, or interact with our learning management systems.

Please read this policy carefully. If you do not agree with the terms of this privacy policy, please do not access the site or register for courses.

1. Information We Collect

We collect information that identifies, relates to, or could reasonably be linked with you ("Personal Information") in two primary ways: voluntarily provided by you and automatically via technology.

A. Personal Information You Provide Voluntarily

• Contact & Identity Data: Full name, email address, physical mailing address, phone number, and account passwords.
• Educational & Enrollment Data: Academic background, professional goals, course selections, and progress records.
• Financial & Transactional Data: While we do not store full credit card numbers on our servers, our third-party merchant processor collects billing addresses, card types, and transaction histories necessary to process your tuition payments.

B. Information Collected Automatically

• Log & Usage Data: Your IP address, browser type, operating system, pages viewed, time spent on our site, and referring URLs.
• Cookies & Tracking: We use standard cookies and web beacons to keep you logged in to the student portal, track course progress, and analyze website traffic.

2. How We Use Your Information

Bright Institute utilizes the collected data strictly for legitimate educational, business, and operational purposes, including:

• Processing your course registration and tuition payments.
• Fulfilling immediate digital delivery of your course access and student dashboard.
• Managing academic records, issuing certificates of completion, and providing student support.
• Complying with regional state proprietary school licensing boards and educational reporting standards.
• Sending important administrative notifications, system updates, or promotional materials (which you may opt out of at any time).

3. How We Share Your Information

Bright Institute does not sell, rent, or trade your Personal Information to third-party marketers or advertisers under any circumstances.

We may share your information only with trusted service providers who assist us in running our school, subject to strict confidentiality agreements:

• Payment Gateways: To process your tuition transactions securely.
• Learning Management Systems (LMS): To host your online courses and track grades.
• Legal Compliance: We may disclose data if required by law, subpoena, or to protect the rights and safety of our institution and students.

4. Data Security

We implement robust technical and organizational security measures—including SSL encryption for financial transactions—to safeguard your information from unauthorized access, alteration, or disclosure. However, please note that no internet transmission or electronic storage method can be guaranteed 100% secure.

5. Your Rights and Choices

Depending on your jurisdiction, you have specific rights regarding your data:

• Access & Review: You can request a copy of the personal information we hold about you.
• Correction: You may update or correct your profile information via your student dashboard at any time.
• Deletion: You may request that we delete your personal data, subject to legal, regulatory, or institutional record-keeping obligations.
• Opt-Out: You can unsubscribe from non-academic marketing communications using the link at the bottom of our emails.

6. Children's Privacy

Our courses are designed for students beyond the age of compulsory secondary school attendance (16 years of age in NC), adult learners and professionals. We do not knowingly collect personal data from individuals under the age of 13.

7. Changes to This Privacy Policy

Bright Institute reserves the right to modify this Privacy Policy at any time. We will notify you of any material changes by updating the "Effective Date" at the top of this page. Continued use of our website or courses constitutes acceptance of the modified policy.

8. Contact Us

If you have questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or your data privacy rights, don't hesitate to get in touch with our administrative office:

Bright Institute

Email: [email protected]

Website Contact: Connect With US