Top Hat Privacy Policy Updates (Feb 2025)

Top Hat’s Privacy Policy has recently been updated this month, February 2025. These changes are meant to give Top Hat and Aktiv users more transparency and control over their Personal Information, while aligning with legal requirements and improving user experience.

• Summary: We’ve added a plain-language summary at the beginning of the Privacy Policy Download Privacy Policy. This will give clear, simple explanations of how Top Hat collects and uses Personal Information.

• Contact Information: The contact details for Top Hat’s Data Privacy Officer have been included for ease of contacting Top Hat about privacy inquiries, concerns, or complaints.

• Terminology: We’ve added and updated definitions to make the policy clearer and more consistent. This includes adding a definition for Location Information, which Top Hat uses for its secure attendance feature.

• Website usage: We’ve added how Top Hat may collect information about how the website is used.

• Data Disclosure: We’ve clarified how data may be shared with an institution and specific users at the institution for educational and administrative purposes.

• Consent and Withdrawal: We’ve updated the policy to include clear instructions on how to delete Personal Information, situations where it might not be deleted, and how to appeal Top Hat’s decision not to delete Personal Information (both within Top Hat and with local Data Privacy Authorities). We’ve also included instructions on how to opt out of marketing communications.

• Jurisdiction Specific Requirements Download Jurisdiction Specific Requirements: Top Hat understands different states, provinces, and countries have different data privacy laws. The new policy includes a link to specific legislative information and contact details for local Data Privacy Authorities.