Privacy Notice

1. Data controller

The Seminario Bíblico de Puebla, A.C. ("SBP"), with offices in Puebla, Puebla, Mexico, is the controller of your personal data. For any matter related to this Privacy Notice, contact us at:

• Email: academicos@sbp.mx
• Phone: +52 (222) 248 13 87

2. Personal data we collect

Depending on your relationship with SBP, we may collect the following categories of personal data:

• Identification: full legal name (paternal, maternal, given), date and place of birth, nationality, sex, marital status, CURP, RFC, INE, passport (where applicable), photographs.
• Contact: address, mobile phone, WhatsApp, email, emergency contact.
• Family: spouse, children, parents, and their faith status where applicable.
• Academic: education history, certificates, transcripts, languages and proficiency.
• Ecclesiastical and spiritual: local church, denomination, pastor, years of membership, conversion testimony, call to ministry, devotional life, ministry experience.
• Sensitive data: health (medical conditions, allergies, medications, mental-health history, addiction history), criminal record, prior church or academic discipline, prior divorces. Processing of this data requires your explicit consent, given by ticking the corresponding checkbox on the application form.
• Financial: approximate household income, financial dependents, sponsor information, proof of income (for scholarship applications).

3. Purposes of processing

Your personal data will be used for the following primary purposes, necessary for the relationship between you and SBP:

• Process and evaluate your application for admission.
• Contact the references you designate.
• Verify the accuracy of the information you provide.
• Communicate the status of your application and admissions decisions.
• If admitted, enroll you in the academic and administrative systems of SBP.
• Comply with legal, tax, and accreditation obligations.

Additionally, we may use your data for the following secondary purposes, which are not necessary for our relationship but help us serve you better:

• Sending newsletters and academic / devotional resources.
• Invitations to events, conferences, and seminary campaigns.
• Requests for feedback or testimonials.

If you do not want your data processed for secondary purposes, you may opt out at any time by emailing academicos@sbp.mx. Refusing secondary-purpose processing is not grounds to deny you service.

4. Data transfers

SBP does not share your personal data with third parties for commercial purposes. We only perform the following necessary transfers:

• Technology service providers that host or process data on our behalf (Cloudflare, Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure), under confidentiality clauses and exclusively for the purposes described here.
• Competent authorities when legally required by judicial or administrative order.
• References you designate, whom we contact only for the purposes indicated in your application.

5. ARCO Rights

You have the right to know what personal data we hold about you, how we use it, and the conditions of such use (Access). You also have the right to request correction of your information if it is outdated, inaccurate, or incomplete (Rectification); to have it deleted from our records when you believe it is not being used in accordance with the applicable principles and obligations (Cancellation); and to oppose the use of your data for specific purposes (Opposition).

To exercise any of these rights, send a written request to academicos@sbp.mx, including:

• Your full name and a means of contacting you.
• Documents that prove your identity (copy of official ID).
• A clear, precise description of the right you wish to exercise.

Your request will be addressed within a maximum of 20 business days.

6. Revocation of consent

At any time you may revoke the consent you have given for the processing of your personal data, by sending your request to academicos@sbp.mx. Revocation cannot have retroactive effects on processing already performed nor on legal or contractual obligations that require data retention.

7. Security measures

SBP has implemented technical, administrative, and physical measures to protect your personal data against loss, unauthorized access, alteration, or destruction. This includes encryption in transit (HTTPS), storage with providers holding SOC 2 / ISO 27001 certification, two-factor authentication for administrative staff, and periodic access reviews.

8. Cookies and similar technologies

Our website uses strictly necessary cookies to maintain your signed-in session while you complete an application. We do not use advertising tracking cookies and do not share data with advertising networks.

9. Changes to this Privacy Notice

Any modification to this Privacy Notice will be published on this page, indicating the date of the last update. We recommend reviewing it periodically.