Privacy policy

Last updated: 9 November 2026

Who we are

Global Talent Bridge Ltd ("we", "us") runs this website and the Global Talent Bridge Academy and Careers services. We are the data controller for the personal information described in this policy and are registered with the UK Information Commissioner's Office (ICO).

If you have any question about your data, write to mgmt@globaltalentbridge.co.uk.

What we collect

Account details: your name, email address, phone number and password (stored only as a secure hash).
Registration details: your country, date of birth, whether you are a student or a professional, the exam you choose and your declarations.
Profile details: date of birth, gender, nationality, address, ID type and number, and your education or employment details.
Documents for KYC: your photograph, government photo ID, a selfie holding your ID, proof of address, and student or employment documents such as ID cards, marksheets, certificates and experience letters. We use these only to confirm your identity and eligibility.
Identity checks on exam day: your webcam image, to confirm it is really you.
Exam records: your answers, practical work, viva recording, marks, grade and certificate.
Payment records: amounts, dates, receipt numbers and transaction IDs. Card details are handled by PayPal or Razorpay and never reach our servers.
Messages: anything you send us through the contact form or by email.
Technical data: basic logs such as IP address and browser type, used for security.

How we use it

To create and run your account and dashboard.
To register you for exams, take payments and send receipts.
To deliver, proctor, mark and moderate your exam, and to issue your result and certificate.
To let employers verify a certificate when you share its ID.
To send important reminders, such as your exam fee deadline.
To consider you for roles through our Careers division, if you ask us to.
To prevent fraud and cheating, and to meet our legal duties.

Our legal reasons

Under UK GDPR we rely on: contract (to provide the exams and services you sign up for), legal obligation (for tax and accounting records), legitimate interests (to keep exams fair and secure and to improve our services) and consent (for marketing emails, which you can withdraw at any time).

Your declaration about legal cases is used only to decide eligibility and is kept securely with restricted access.

Payment providers: PayPal and Razorpay.
Our proctoring and assessment partners, who act on our instructions.
Licensed employment partners in your country, only if you accept a role.
UK employers, only with your permission or when you share your certificate ID.
Hosting and email providers that keep our systems running.
Authorities, where the law requires it.

We never sell your personal information.

International transfers

Because we work with candidates and partners in many countries, your information may be processed outside the UK. When this happens we use safeguards approved under UK law, such as the International Data Transfer Agreement.

How long we keep it

Account and exam records: for as long as your account is open and for 6 years after your last exam, so certificates can still be verified.
KYC documents: until 12 months after your final exam result, then deleted. Your verification outcome is kept with your exam record.
Viva and proctoring recordings: 12 months after results are published, unless needed for an appeal or investigation.
Payment records: 6 years, as required by UK tax law.
Contact messages: 2 years.

Your rights

You have the right to access your data, correct it, ask us to delete it, restrict or object to how we use it, and to receive a copy in a portable format. To use any of these rights, email mgmt@globaltalentbridge.co.uk. We will reply within one month.

If you are unhappy with how we handle your data you can complain to the ICO at ico.org.uk.

Keeping it safe

We use encrypted connections, hashed passwords, restricted staff access and regular reviews. No system is perfect, so please keep your password private and tell us straight away if you think your account has been misused.

Cookies

We use one essential cookie to keep you logged in and protect forms from misuse. We do not use advertising cookies. Payment pages from PayPal or Razorpay may set their own cookies, covered by their own policies.

Changes to this policy

We may update this policy from time to time. The date at the top shows when it last changed. If the changes are important we will email you.