1. Introduction
The Education and Training Evaluation Commission (ETEC) is the authority in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia responsible for evaluation, assessment, and accreditation in education and training across both the public and private sectors. Its goal is to enhance their quality and efficiency and to support their contribution to the national economy and development, in accordance with the Commission’s mandate issued by Cabinet Resolution No. (108) dated 14/2/1440H.
In line with ETEC’s commitment to safeguarding users’ data and information, the Commission pledges to protect the confidentiality and privacy of such data and to use it in a way that ensures the highest quality of services provided to users, in accordance with the laws and regulations applicable in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Use of ETEC’s website and affiliated electronic platforms constitutes acceptance of this Privacy Policy.

2. Personal Data Collected
Personal data are collected for purposes related to evaluation, assessment, and accreditation in education and training, in compliance with the Personal Data Protection Law in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The collected data may include the following categories:

Basic Personal Information:
Name, national ID number, date of birth
Contact Information:
Mobile numbers, email address, residential address
Account Information:
Login details for accounts and applications affiliated with ETEC
Educational and Training Data:
Results and surveys from services provided to individuals and institutions
Financial Data:
Electronic payment details
Health Data:
Information related to an individual’s health condition
Geographic location:
Data related to geographic location

3. Use of Your Personal Data

ETEC is committed to ensuring that any personal data collected from you, whether directly or indirectly, is processed and transferred, within or outside the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, in accordance with the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy and within the scope of ETEC’s statutory mandate under its Regulation issued pursuant to Council

of Ministers Resolution No. (108) dated 14/2/1440 AH.

ETEC further ensures that personal data is processed only by duly authorized personnel and in accordance with its approved policies, in full compliance with the Personal Data Protection Law, its Implementing Regulations, and the Regulations on the Transfer of Personal Data Outside the Kingdom.

Please note that failure to provide the required personal data may limit your ability to access or benefit from the services provided by ETEC.

4. Purpose of Collecting Personal Data
Your personal data are collected when you visit ETEC’s website. Data may also be shared with national entities for purposes of admission and evaluation, and used in research, studies, and reports conducted by the Commission to enhance the quality of education and training in the Kingdom. They may also be used in studies aimed at improving user experience with ETEC’s services. Data are collected directly through registration, participation in surveys, or official communication channels, and indirectly from governmental and non-governmental educational sources, as well as from your visits to ETEC’s electronic platforms. This includes, for example:

Information provided by governmental and non-governmental entities within the national education and training ecosystem.
Data collected from your visits to ETEC’s electronic platforms, such as cookies.

5. Storage and Destruction of Personal Data
Your personal data are stored on ETEC’s servers located within the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, using secure solutions based on advanced technologies that comply with the National Cybersecurity Authority’s policies and controls. Data may also be stored by an authorized third-party provider. Data will be destroyed according to the retention periods set forth in ETEC’s internal policies, using secure methods that prevent access to or recovery of the data.

6. Legal Basis for Collecting and Processing Personal Data
Consent: The legal basis for processing your personal data is consent. The platform processes personal data only after obtaining your prior and explicit consent. Accessing this website constitutes unconditional and unlimited acceptance of this Privacy Notice, whether you are a registered user or not. This consent becomes effective from the date of your first use of the portal. (This legal basis applies only to personal data obtained voluntarily from you and excludes processing activities that are legally mandated.)

7. Rights of Personal Data Owners

Right to Be Informed: To be informed about the methods of data collection and the legal basis for processing.
Right to Access: To request a copy of your personal data via email.
Right to Rectification: To request correction of inaccurate or incomplete data.
Right to Erasure: To request deletion of your personal data in specific cases, unless there is a legal or contractual obligation to retain them.
Right to Withdraw Consent: To withdraw consent to data processing, unless there are legitimate grounds to the contrary.

8. Exercising Your Data Rights
You may request access, correction, or deletion of your personal data by visiting the Beneficiary Services Portal at:
https://support.etec.gov.sa

9. Complaints and Inquiries
For complaints or inquiries regarding this Privacy Policy or the handling of personal data, please contact ETEC’s Data Management Office via email:
DMO@etec.gov.sa

10. Personal Data Protection Officer

Name: Data Management Office, Education and Training Evaluation Commission
Address: Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Email: DMO@etec.gov.sa

11. Updates to the Privacy Policy
ETEC’s website administration reserves the right to add or modify any terms of this Privacy Policy.

12. Address of the Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority (SDAIA)
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia – Riyadh
https://sdaia.gov.sa
National Data Governance Platform: https://dgp.sdaia.gov.sa/wps/portal/pdp/home

Disclaimer

- The Education and Training Evaluation Commission (ETEC) shall not be held liable for any consequences arising from the use of its website or the information and data contained therein. Under no circumstances shall the Commission be liable for compensating any losses or damages of any kind incurred by users as a result of such use.
- The Education and Training Evaluation Commission (ETEC) assumes no responsibility for any consequences resulting from errors in, or the failure to update, the information and data published on its website.