Privacy Policy

HOP Academy

Effective Date: 14/08/2025

Who We Are

Welcome to HOP Academy. We are a professional training institute specializing in beverage business and entrepreneurship, operated by Korat Micro Brew Co., Ltd.

Our website address: https://hop-academy.com
Email: info@hop-academy.com
Phone: +66 91-835-2279

Information We Collect

Comments

When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect:

  • Data shown in the comments form
  • Visitor’s IP address
  • Browser user agent string to help spam detection

An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/

After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.

Media

If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.

Course Registration Information

When you register for our courses, we collect:

  • Full name
  • Phone number
  • Email address
  • Company/Organization name (if applicable)
  • Billing address

Cookies

Comment Cookies

If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.

Login Cookies

If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.

When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices:

  • Login cookies last for two days
  • Screen options cookies last for a year
  • If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks
  • If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed

If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.

Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics to analyze website usage. Information collected includes:

  • Number of visitors
  • Pages visited
  • Session duration
  • Traffic sources

Embedded Content from Other Websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.) from other websites such as:

  • YouTube
  • Facebook
  • Google Maps

Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website. These websites may:

  • Collect data about you
  • Use cookies
  • Embed additional third-party tracking
  • Monitor your interaction with that embedded content

Who We Share Your Data With

We share your data with the following parties:

Business Partners

  • SME D Bank: For funding access services
  • Government Support Agencies: NIA, TEDFund, NSTDA (for selected participants only)

Service Providers

  • Payment Gateway: For payment processing
  • Email Service Provider: For course information delivery
  • Cloud Storage: For course materials storage

Legal Requirements

When required by law or government authorities’ lawful requests

If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.

How Long We Retain Your Data

  • Comments: Retained indefinitely for automatic approval purposes
  • Registration Data: 5 years for certificate issuance
  • Payment Information: 7 years per accounting regulations
  • Analytics Data: 26 months

For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.

What Rights You Have Over Your Data

You have the following rights regarding your personal data:

1. Right to Access

Request a copy of the personal data we hold about you

2. Right to Rectification

Correct inaccurate or incomplete information

3. Right to Erasure

Request deletion of your personal data (except data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes)

4. Right to Object

Object to processing for direct marketing purposes

5. Right to Data Portability

Receive your data in a machine-readable format

If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us.

Security Measures

We implement the following measures to protect your data:

  • SSL/TLS encryption for data transmission
  • Encryption of sensitive data
  • Access restriction to authorized personnel only
  • Regular data backups
  • Intrusion detection and prevention systems

Children’s Privacy

Our website is not intended for individuals under 18 years of age. If we discover that we have collected personal information from children without parental consent, we will delete that information immediately.

International Data Transfers

Your data may be transferred to and processed in other countries, including:

  • United States (Google, Facebook services)
  • Singapore (Cloud services)

We ensure appropriate safeguards are in place for such transfers.

Where Your Data Is Sent

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.

Your information may be processed by third-party services located in various countries. We ensure all data transfers comply with applicable data protection laws.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this privacy policy from time to time. Changes will be effective immediately upon posting on the website. We will notify you via email of any significant changes.

Contact Information

For questions about this privacy policy, please contact:

HOP Academy
Korat Micro Brew Co., Ltd.
📧 Email: privacy@hop-academy.com
📞 Phone: +66 91-835-2279
🏢 Address: 628 Suebsiri Rd, Muang, Nakhon Ratchasima 30000

Data Protection Officer (DPO)
Email: dpo@hop-academy.com

Complaints

If you are dissatisfied with our handling of your personal data, you may lodge a complaint with:

Personal Data Protection Committee Office (Thailand)
Phone: +66 2-142-2233
Email: info@pdpc.or.th
Website: https://www.pdpc.or.th

For international users, please contact your local data protection authority.

This policy is prepared in accordance with the Personal Data Protection Act B.E. 2562 (2019) of Thailand and international data protection standards.

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