Privacy Policy

2. General Information About Data Processing

A&B Study respects your privacy and processes personal data only when necessary to provide our advisory services, communicate with you or fulfil legal obligations.

This privacy policy explains what information is collected, how it is used and what rights you have under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

3. Legal Bases for Data Processing

Personal data is processed on the following legal bases:

• Article 6(1)(a) GDPR (consent) — when you expressly consent to our processing of your data
• Article 6(1)(b) GDPR (performance of a contract) — when processing is necessary to fulfil our advisory agreement or respond to your enquiry
• Article 6(1)(f) GDPR (legitimate interests) — when processing is necessary to improve our website or services

4. Hosting and Website Infrastructure

This website is hosted by B12. Each time you access our website, certain technical information is automatically collected and stored in log files:

This data is collected for administrative, security and statistical purposes and is normally deleted after a short period.

• IP addresses
• Date and time of the request
• Browser type and operating system
• Referrer information
• Access status (HTTP status code)

5. Contacting Us

When you contact A&B Study, we process the information you provide to:

You can contact A&B Study through:

Contact forms on our website, email: info@a-and-bstudy.com, phone: +49 176 64708589, WhatsApp: +49 176 64708589

• Respond to your enquiry
• Provide advisory services
• Inform you about our services

6. Processing Contact Form Data

When you complete a contact form on our website, the following information is processed:

This data is used to handle your enquiry and provide personalised advice. Form submissions are encrypted during transmission.

• Name
• Email address
• Phone number / WhatsApp
• Current educational status
• Areas of interest and goals
• Other information you provide voluntarily

7. WhatsApp Communication

A&B Study uses WhatsApp to communicate with clients. Please note that WhatsApp is a Meta Platforms service and that Meta independently processes your messages and metadata, such as timestamps and contact information.

We do not control how Meta processes your data. For further information, please refer to the WhatsApp privacy policy.

8. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

Our website makes limited use of cookies and tracking technologies:

You can disable cookies in your browser settings, but this may affect the functionality of the website.

9. Job Application Data

If you apply for a position at A&B Study, we process the information in your application:

Purpose: To process your application and conduct the recruitment procedure.

Application data is deleted after the recruitment procedure unless we retain it for compliance or archiving purposes.

• Name and contact details
• CV and qualifications
• Education and work experience
• Cover letter and other information provided

10. Processing Client and Advisory Data

When providing advisory services, we may process the following data:

Purpose: To provide personalised advisory services, including reviewing your profile, selecting programmes, preparing documents and supporting applications.

• Personal and contact information
• Educational background and academic records
• Language skills and qualifications
• Career and professional goals
• Financial information, if relevant to scholarship advice
• Correspondence and project documents

11. Sharing Data with Third Parties

Your data is not shared with third parties without your express consent. Exceptions include:

• Sharing data with universities or other institutions when necessary to provide the services you have requested
• Sharing data with authorities when required by law
• Sharing data with service providers, such as hosting providers, who process data only according to our instructions

12. Retention Period

Personal data is retained for as long as necessary for the purpose of processing or as required by law. After an advisory engagement ends, data may be retained for a limited period for archiving or to demonstrate compliance with legal obligations.

You may request the deletion of your data at any time, provided that statutory retention obligations do not prevent this.

13. Your Rights Under the GDPR

You have the following rights:

To exercise these rights, please contact us at info@a-and-bstudy.com

• Right of access — you can obtain access to the data we hold about you
• Right to rectification — you can have inaccurate data corrected
• Right to erasure — you can request deletion of your data under certain conditions
• Right to restriction of processing — you can have the processing of your data restricted
• Right to data portability — you can receive your data in a standardised format
• Right to object — you can object to the processing of your data
• Right to withdraw consent — you can withdraw previously given consent at any time

14. Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your personal data from unauthorised access, loss or misuse. These include encryption during transmission (SSL/TLS) and secure storage with our hosting provider.

However, no internet transmission or electronic storage can be 100% secure. We cannot guarantee absolute security.

15. Right to Lodge a Complaint

If you believe that our processing of your personal data violates data protection law, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.

As A&B Study operates in Germany, you can lodge a complaint with a German data protection supervisory authority or the authority in your country.

16. Updates to This Privacy Policy

We may update this privacy policy if our practices change or new legal requirements arise. We will inform you of significant changes.

Last updated: August 2026

17. Contact for Data Protection Enquiries

If you have questions about this privacy policy or wish to exercise your rights, please contact us: