Data Uses and Your Choices

Information Use

We use the information we collect for many purposes, including, but not limited to those listed below.  See Special Notes for Professionals from GMAC® Governing Schools, GMAT® Score Report Recipients, Event Participants, and Survey Participants.

  • Allow you to create and update your Profile with gmac.com and manage your preferences.
  • Administer the GMAT® test.
  • Provide online services you request from GMAC®, such as MBA Pathfinder®, Recruiting Calendar, GMASS®, Validity Study Service, GMAT® Interactive Profile, My Account, publications, and registering for the Council’s events, such as professional development programs.
  • Determine eligibility for participation in events.
  • Manage event logistics; communicate with event participants, speakers, and facilitators; and administer event discussion forums;
    soliciting survey participation.
  • Solicit survey participation.
  • Authenticate you as a valid professional from an institution that uses the GMAT® test or receives GMAT® score reports.
  • Contact you regarding GMAC® news, graduate management industry updates, and products/services, if you opt in.
  • Email any individual to whom you send an email using our “Email-a-Friend” feature in certain online publications (Note: GMAC® will not send additional communications without first obtaining opt-in consent from those individuals).
  • Enable you to fulfill your governance responsibilities, if applicable, as a designated GMAC® governing school representative or member of the Council’s Board of Directors.
  • Enable you to participate in a GMAC® committee, task force, or advisory group, if applicable.
  • Maintain the integrity and quality of our services, customize site content to meet your specific needs, and make technical improvements to gmac.com.
  • Cooperate as required by law or in legal proceedings, and as necessary to detect or prevent fraud and other unlawful activity.

Choices and Control of Your Personal Information

GMAC® has implemented important privacy safeguards because we are dedicated to protecting your privacy. GMAC® retains personal information only to the extent necessary to serve your needs, administer the GMAT® test, provide GMAC® services, fulfill our joint GMAC® governance responsibilities, detect and prevent unlawful activity, and fulfill legal requirements.

You may opt in to receive communications or publications related to services offered by GMAC® , including:

Communications

  • GMAT® information
  • Research and trends
  • School products and services
  • Professional development
  • Industry news and updates

Publications

  • Graduate Management News
  • Deans Digest

If you later decide that you no longer want to receive any of this information, you can change these settings in your profile on gmac.com or by calling GMAT Customer Service. Regardless of the options selected above, you may receive correspondence related to:

  • Services that you or your school subscribe to,
  • GMAC® governance activities, if applicable,
  • Invitations for you or your school to participate in GMAC surveys, and
  • Conferences or events that you or your school has registered to attend

Questions

Questions regarding this statement should be directed to our chief privacy official at privacy@gmac.com. If you do not receive an answer to your inquiry, or are not satisfied, you may contact TRUSTe through the TRUSTe Watchdog Dispute Resolution website.

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