Courses by BIBS Financial

Website URL: https://courses.bibsfinancial.com
Last Updated: Monday December 8th 2025

Courses by BIBS (“we”, “our”, or “us”) operates an online learning platform offering accounting courses and related educational content. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your personal information when you use our website.

 

Who We Are

Our website address is: https://courses.bibsfinancial.com.
Courses by BIBS is an online teaching platform focused on accounting education for students in Barbados, the Caribbean, and worldwide.

 

Comments

When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form as well as the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help with spam detection.

An anonymized string created from your email address (known as a hash) may be sent to the Gravatar service to check if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available at: https://automattic.com/privacy/.
After your comment is approved, your profile picture becomes visible to the public alongside your comment.

 

Media

If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images that contain embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the website may download and extract any location data from images posted on the site.

 

Cookies

Comment Cookies

If you leave a comment on our site, you may choose to save your name, email address, and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not need to re-enter your details when posting another comment. These cookies last for one year.

Login Cookies

When you visit our login page, a temporary cookie is set 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, several cookies are created to store your login information and screen display preferences.

  • Login cookies last two days.

  • Screen options cookies last one year.

  • If you select “Remember Me”, your login persists for two weeks.

  • When you log out, login cookies are removed.

Editor Cookies

If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie is saved in your browser. This cookie contains no personal data and simply stores the post ID of the article you edited. It expires after one day.

 

Embedded Content from Other Websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content such as videos, images, or articles. Embedded content from third-party websites behaves exactly as if you visited the external website directly.

These external websites may:

  • collect data about you,

  • use cookies,

  • embed third-party tracking, and

  • monitor your interaction with the embedded content,
    including tracking your interaction if you are logged in to their website.

 

User Accounts & Course Access

To access paid or restricted course content, students must create an account and provide personal information such as name, email address, and login details. This information is used strictly for:

  • account creation and authentication,

  • course access,

  • communication regarding courses or account updates, and

  • improving the learning experience.

 

Who We Share Your Data With

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

We may also share limited data with third-party service providers that support website operations (such as hosting, payment processors, analytics tools, or spam detection services). These providers are required to protect your data and only use it for the services they perform.

 

How Long We Retain Your Data

  • Comments: Comments and related metadata are retained indefinitely so that we can automatically recognize and approve follow-up comments.

  • User Accounts: For users who register on our website, we store the personal information provided in their profile.

    • Users may view, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except username changes).

    • Website administrators can also view and edit user information as needed.

 

What Rights You Have Over Your Data

If you have an account on this site or have left comments, you may request:

  • an exported file of the personal data we hold about you,

  • deletion of any personal data we hold about you.

This does not include data we must retain for administrative, legal, or security reasons.

To request access or deletion of your data, please contact us at:
[Insert Contact Email]

 

Where Your Data Is Sent

Visitor comments may be checked through automated spam detection services and website security tools to protect the site from malicious activity.

 

How We Protect Your Data

We use industry-standard security measures to protect your personal information, including:

  • encrypted SSL connections throughout the website,

  • secured user authentication,

  • restricted backend access, and

  • regular updates to maintain platform security.

 

Contact Information

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or how your data is handled, please contact us:
Email: info@bibsfinancial.com
Website: https://courses.bibsfinancial.com